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- Welcome on our website
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Autonomy - a system's ability to operate without human intervention
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The deployment of increasingly automated maritime systems such as collision avoidance systems, remote monitoring tools, and workload management software will have a positive impact on productivity, emission reduction and safety.
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About MASS
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Bringing digital trailblazers and maritime stakeholders together
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Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) is a think tank that brings stakeholders from the entire maritime value chain and technology providers together to share (technical) knowledge by presenting and discussing ongoing projects resulting in a 360° perspective on the challenges that are being faced.
Contact details MoU Member States:
- BE : mass@mobilit.fgov.be
- DE : mass@deutsche-flagge.de
- DK : futurelab@dma.dk
- NL : nautischbeheer@kustwacht.nl
- UK : Innovation@mcga.gov.uk
- NO: post@sdir.no
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- More information
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Our last presentations
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Jan Pas - Maritime Expert MASS
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DG Schipping - Update 2026
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Technical evaluation procedure revised Vesselcategories Certification/documentary evidence Support level assessment Exemption process based on compliance with...
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Sylvain Joyeux - Co-Founder en CTO
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Tidewise - Successes and Challenges of USV Operations
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A bit of (operational) history 2020-2023: Technology development, to TRL 8September 2023: TideWise's first BVLOS operation...
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Evert Lataire - Naval Architect & Professor
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UGhent - Autonomous: Car vs Ship
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Unlike cars, ships are heavily influenced by water interaction:Hydrodynamic forces depend on velocity and accelerationAdded mass...
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Join our community
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Why become a member?
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MASS is a place to share technical knowledge on innovative technologies and network. By uniting members from the entire maritime value chain with technology providers gives the opportunity to view projects from a 360° perspective.
Membership is free of charge, we only ask to actively participate in our sessions and/or present a project you are currently working on.
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- Read more & check out all our members
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