Wärtsilä tests remote control ship operation

Gulfmark Offshore PSV 'Highland Chieftain' was taken through four hours of manoeuvers from a control centre 5,000 miles away

Wärtsilä has tested remote control of ship operations for the first time on Gulfmark Offshore platform supply vessel ‘Highland Chieftain’.

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