Shore-based navigational support – Phase 2
Providing navigational support to vessels remotely, based on principles similar to those used in remote air traffic control towers, could create new opportunities for shipping and the transport system as a whole. These could relate to accessibility, cost efficiency, the working environment and sustainability. This research project aims to determine whether this could become a reality and, if so, how.
Shore-based navigational support is one of the Swedish Maritime Administration’s focus areas in research and innovation, with the aim of complementing traditional pilotage.
The project had a budget of SEK 38 million for the period 2022–2025. The Swedish Transport Administration funded SEK 29 million, and the Swedish Maritime Administration contributed SEK 9 million.
Other project partners included RISE, VTI, LFV, Linköping University, Chalmers University of Technology and the Swedish Transport Agency.
The shipping companies formally participating in the project were Tärntank Rederi AB, Thunbolagen and Tarbit Shipping, although around ten other shipping companies also contributed.
The project comprised several work packages:
- Project management and communication (Swedish Maritime Administration)
- Procedures, competence analysis and organisation (Chalmers)
- Economic and stakeholder analyses (RISE)
- Risk analyses and regulations (RISE)
- Test infrastructure (Swedish Maritime Administration)
- System demonstrations (Swedish Maritime Administration)
The project concluded in April 2026
- Final report
A final conference was held in Gothenburg on 21 April 2026
- Presentations
The interim reports are available here:
A mid-term conference was held in Gothenburg on 2 October 2024:
When the project was launched, it was presented in, among other things, this news article.
Last updated 2026-08-21