Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara sends about a hundred truckloads of product each day from its plant in Porsgrunn, Norway, to a port 60 km away to be shipped. That transportation function will be assumed by an autonomous electric container ship by 2020, The Local reports.

The zero emission container ship, to be constructed by Norwegian shipbuilder Vard and engineering company Kongsberg, is partially funded by the government and will be the first of its kind in the world. The project is expected to cost NOK 250 million.

This project represents a possible future for Norway, and the whole maritime industry. In July, Kongsberg increased its stake in autonomous shipping by buying Rolls Royce’s competing technology.

Source: nordic.businessinsider.com