IMO Adopts MASS Code: The Autonomous Ship Moves from Drawing Board to Regulated Reality
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted the Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) Code, moving autonomous shipping from concept to regulated reality. This adoption marks a significant step for commercial maritime innovation and regulatory progress in autonomous technologies.
The maritime industry has spent the better part of a decade debating whether autonomous ships represent genuine commercial progress or elaborately funded engineering theatre. That debate has not been entirely...