Ship&Offshore | Issue 05/2023
CAPTN project takes major step forward
The commissioning of a Shore Control Centre at Anschütz will now enable the real-time tracking of research platform MV Wavelab as part of the Clean Autonomous Public Transportation Network (CAPTN) project on the Kiel Fjord. The CAPTN initiative aims to connect the east and west banks of the Kiel Fjord with autonomous, low-emission passenger ferries. Funded by the German Federal Ministry for Digitalisation and Transport, a range of companies and universities are involved in researching and developing the necessary technologies....