Harbor Tug Developed by Keppel O&M the First to Receive ABS Remote-Control Navigation Notation
World First Notation Recognizes Pioneering Project’s Remote-Control Navigation Capability(SINGAPORE) A remotely operated harbor tug developed by Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) is the first in the world to receive the ABS Remote Control Navigation Notation.
A trial of the 65-meter tug, controlled from a remote location at the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore’s Maritime Innovation Lab, was successfully performed in April 2021. The second phase of the project, scheduled for late 2021, will see the vessel perform autonomous collision avoidance tasks while under remote