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The technology for autonomous inland waterway transport is advancing fast — track guidance assistants and remote-controlled navigation are already on their way to established features of today’s ship operation.

But… how to integrate such smart ships into commercial logistics practice? The tasks of the shipmaster of an inland ship are manifold. Replacing them requires multiple novel solutions: multimodal transport planning including pre- and post-haul leg coordination, stowage planning and ship stability calculations, port call coordination, and mooring are to be addressed to fully exploit the potential promised by smart and green shipping, eventually resulting in a comprehensive novel transport service.