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A domestic Japanese feeder ship is being retrofitted for autonomous shipping as part of the Designing the Future of Full Autonomous Ships (DFFAS) project.

Loaded with two containers, the 2019-built 204 teu Suzaku began an autonomous sailing trial between Tokyo Bay and Ise Bay on Monday, ...

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