Wärtsilä and Seaspan Revolutionize Maritime Operations with SmartDock Autodocking Technology

Wärtsilä ANCS, a part of Wärtsilä, has delivered its autonomous SmartDock capabilities to Seaspan, a marine transportation and shipbuilding company. This marks a significant advancement in autonomous docking and undocking operations, making maritime activities safer and more efficient. The SmartDock system enables Seaspan to perform autonomous docking manoeuvres even in challenging conditions, ensuring consistent, safe, and predictable docking and undocking every time.

The scope of work includes providing the autonomous SmartDock system, including track development for autodocking at Tilbury, Duke Point, and Swartz Bay ports in Canada. The system uses an advanced UKF estimator, combining sensor measurements from various sources to calculate precise position and rate estimates of the vessel’s motion. The commissioning of the Seaspan Trader cargo vessel has been completed, with the Seaspan Transporter cargo vessel scheduled to be commissioned in late 2023/early 2024.

Wärtsilä ANCS is excited to continue supporting Seaspan and looks forward to the potential implementation of the SmartDock product across other vessels in Seaspan’s ferry fleet. Seaspan is proud to lead the charge in technological advancement in vessel manoeuvring and is committed to excellence and innovation in maritime operations.

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