MV Yara Birkeland
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Yara Birkeland |
| Namesake | |
| Owner | Yara International |
| Route | Herøya–Brevik, 7 NM (13 km) |
| Ordered | 2017 |
| Builder | Marin Teknik |
| Cost | $25m |
| In service | 2022 |
| Identification | |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Autonomous cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 3,200 DWT |
| Length | Over 80 metres (260 ft) |
| Beam | 15 metres (49 ft) |
| Draught | 5 metres (16 ft) |
| Depth | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Installed power | Batteries 6,800 kWh, 6,600 V |
| Propulsion | Electric motors driving 2 azimuth pods (2x 900 kW) and 2 tunnel thrusters (2x 700 kW) |
| Speed |
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| Capacity | 120 TEU |
| Crew | manned |
| Notes | First autonomous commercial ship in the world. |
MV Yara Birkeland is an autonomous 120 TEU container ship carrying fertilizer between ports at Herøya and Brevik in Norway. The Yara Birkeland was designed to serve as a proof of concept for a fully autonomous ship capable of global travel and with multiple functions from industrial site operations to port operations.