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Press Release \u2013 Norwalk-based First Harvest Navigation, a marine transportation company that connects family farms to urban and suburban neighborhoods, has selected Boston-based\u00a0Sea Machines\u2019<\/a>technology to launch the first autonomous hybrid cargo vessel in the U.S. Powered by Sea Machines\u2019 SM300 autonomous command and remote-helm control system, the U.S.- built, electric-powered\u00a0Captain Ben Moore<\/em>\u00a0will also be the first hybrid cargo vessel to feature remote crew-assist technology and to generate zero emissions.\u00a0<\/p>\n Installation of Sea Machines\u2019 SM300 aboard the\u00a0Captain Ben Moore,<\/em>\u00a0a 63\u2019 x 21.3\u2019 aluminum catamaran, will take place in November 2020. Once complete, vessel\u2019s intelligent capabilities will offer First Harvest Navigation redundancy and flexibility for crew shifts, with the capability to autonomously command\u00a0Captain Ben Moore<\/em>\u00a0from the company\u2019s land-based control station. In addition to autonomous control and remote vessel monitoring tools, the SM300 system also features obstacle detection and collision avoidance technology for added operational safety. gCaptain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Press Release \u2013 Norwalk-based First Harvest Navigation, a marine transportation company that connects family farms to urban and suburban neighborhoods, has selected Boston-based\u00a0Sea Machines\u2019technology to launch the first autonomous hybrid cargo vessel in the U.S. Powered by Sea Machines\u2019 SM300 autonomous command and remote-helm control system, the U.S.- built, electric-powered\u00a0Captain Ben Moore\u00a0will also be the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[713,51,12699,2564,170,3297,9260,1655,997,1383,549],"class_list":["post-20117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marine-world","tag-autonomous","tag-cargo","tag-harvest","tag-hybrid","tag-inaugural","tag-launch","tag-machines","tag-navigation","tag-sea","tag-selects","tag-vessel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/20118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Captain Ben Moore<\/em>\u00a0will enter service between Norwalk and Huntington, NY, to deliver food and other cargo faster, more reliably and more affordably than truck transportation to East Norwalk\u2019s\u00a0Harbor Harvest<\/a>\u00a0food market, while also reducing regional highway congestion. Comparable trucking services require a near nine-hour round trip to deliver within this location. First Harvest Navigation completes the terminal-to-terminal voyage in approximately 35 to 45 minutes.
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\u201cPart of our transportation goals are to develop autonomous, hybrid catamarans to move farm products across Long Island Sound. The Sea Machines SM300 autonomous navigation system will help us achieve many of our goals because it enables shipping movements to be completed very reliably and efficiently in a seamless and sustainable delivery system,\u201d said\u00a0Bob Kunkel, president, First Harvest Navigation<\/strong>. \u201cShifting cargo from streets and highways also alleviates the growing congestion, lower emissions and reestablishes our waterways as a viable and cost-efficient alternative to land-based transport.\u201d
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\u201cSea Machines and First Harvest Navigation are aligned in our commitments to innovation to bolster the U.S. marine highway system and in our support of family farms,\u201d said\u00a0Michael G. Jonson, founder and CEO, Sea Machines<\/strong>. \u201cThe SM300 ensures predictable and performance-based vessel operations while providing a 24\/7 crew support system that is\u00a0always on watch<\/em>. It often takes determined entrepreneurial leaders like First Harvest Navigation to move an industry into new waters and Sea Machines is pleased to support the achievement of their goals.\u201d
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The hybrid vessel can carry approximately 28 pallets, 10 of which are positioned in a fully refrigerated and protected walk-in space. The remaining cargo spaces are open and covered according to customer requirements. It is powered by a pair of Cummins QSB 6.7 diesels, generating 104 kW each at 2,400 kW, and lithium batteries connected to a pair of BAE Systems HybriDrive electric motors.
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Harbor Harvest & First Harvest Navigation<\/u><\/strong>
Harbor Harvest is dedicated to developing the relationship between farmer, harbor and customer. Their mission is to provide convenient access to healthy, nutritious food sourced from local and regional farms and artisans at a price that supports the local community. First Harvest Navigation and Harbor Harvest are providing new regional transportation, warehousing and retail marketing for family farms, local business and artisan products within New York and New England areas. More:\u00a0www.harborharvest.com<\/a>
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About Sea Machines Robotics<\/u><\/strong>
Headquartered in the global tech hub of Boston and operating globally, Sea Machines is the leader in pioneering autonomous command and control systems for the marine and maritime industries. Founded in 2015, the company builds autonomous vessel software and systems, which increases the safety, efficiency and performance of ships, workboats and other commercial vessels. Learn more about Sea Machines at\u00a0www.sea-machines.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n