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The reason autonomous/crewless isn't really feasible or worth investing in is that most container ships only have a crew of about a dozen, and they are generall
by fasteddie 8y ago
The reason autonomous/crewless isn't really feasible or worth investing in is that most container ships only have a crew of about a dozen, and they are generally from low-wage countries so that their salary costs are far out-weighted by the fuel.
- travisjungroth 8y agoI think this is a good example where automation doesn’t mean getting rid of all jobs, just 99% (which has nearly the same effect). I mean, we still have blacksmiths hand forging swords ffs.
- acrooks 8y agoMaybe a little bit picky, but the average size of a crew on a, say, 9000 TEU container ship is actually closer to two dozen. 20-24 most of the time. The number can rise further with more complex cargo.
- tajen 8y ago> from low-wage countries I was surprised we still made shipmates (?) in Canada and other western countries. BTW I learnt that from the youtuber JeffHK who makes both relaxing and informative videos about what it’s like to work in the commercial ship industry: https://youtu.be/tdMYEKwxTyo https://youtu.be/tdMYEKwxTyo