China's first unmanned autonomous container ship makes maiden voyage

"Zhi Fei", China's first autonomous 300TEU containership makes its maiden voyage in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, April 22, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Jingang)

The 300TEU container merchant ship "Zhi Fei" is China's first transport cargo ship with smart navigation capability. It has a total length of about 110 meters, a width of about 15 meters, a depth of 10 meters, and a designed speed of 12 knots.

The containership is equipped with three driving modes - manned driving, remote driving, and unmanned driving, which enables it to realize the intelligent perception of the navigation environment, independent route planning, intelligent collision avoidance, and remote control driving.