Research Communication | Open Access
Volume 2021 | Communication ID 300
Volume 2021 | Communication ID 300
| Towards a descriptive model of the future Moroccan seaport for autonomous ships |
Fatima Ezzahra Sakhi, Abdelmoula Ait Allal, Khalifa Mansouri, Mohammed Qbadou
Received |
Accepted |
Published |
February 10, 2021 |
February 15, 2021 |
March 15, 2021 |
Abstract: Today, With Revolution 4.0, autonomous ships (AS) are becoming a reality, offering the promise of improving safety and reducing costs by removing the human element from some operations. After the test of the first autonomous container ship in 2019 named "the Yara Birkeland" without any human intervention. This topic has grown in importance in the global maritime industry. However, before AS begin to be fully used in commercial operations, seaports must be able to accommodate this type of vessel. Therefore, future seaports are called to be smart, to adopt a collaborative approach in the ...