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Robot model

Yara Birkeland

maritime surfacecommercialby Yara International

Fully autonomous electric container ship.

Track Yara Birkeland
Manufacturer
Yara International
Form factor
maritime_surface
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1

The verified answer

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Yara Birkeland, a maritime surface by Yara International (commercial): 1 verified deployment on record. 4 sources back the record.

Overview

Fully autonomous electric container ship. 120 TEU capacity, zero emissions, autonomous navigation and docking. Route between Porsgrunn and Brevik, Norway. Operates with remote monitoring center.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
Sources on file
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Key facts

Ship cost

5M (NOK 250M)

Battery capacity

6.7 MWh

Capacity

120 TEU containers

Route

Herøya to Brevik, Norway (7 NM)

Specs

Max speed

13 kt

Weight kg

3200000

Payload kg

3200000

Data & sources

Web sources

4

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Yara Birkeland. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Deployments (1)

  • Yara Birkeland at Porsgrunnoperational

    Yara Birkeland autonomous electric container ship operating route between Porsgrunn and Brevik, Norway.

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Supply chain (1)

Foundation model / software

  • KongsbergKongsberg Maritime K-Pos DP + autonomous navigation and remote operations systemsupplies

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Yara Birkeland.

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Sources (4)

  1. https://www.yara.com/news-and-media/news-archive/2022/yara-birkeland/
  2. https://www.kongsberg.com/maritime/products/autonomous-solutions/
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yara_Birkeland
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Yara_Birkeland

Common questions

What is Yara Birkeland?
Fully autonomous electric container ship. 120 TEU capacity, zero emissions, autonomous navigation and docking. Route between Porsgrunn and Brevik, Norway. Operates with remote monitoring center.
How much does Yara Birkeland cost?
Yara Birkeland's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Yara Birkeland from Yara International. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Yara Birkeland actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Yara Birkeland is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
What are the specs of Yara Birkeland?
Yara Birkeland's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Max speed: 13 kt; Weight: 3200000 kg; Payload: 3200000 kg. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
Who makes Yara Birkeland?
Yara Birkeland is made by Yara International, based in Oslo, Norway, founded in 1905.
Where is Yara Birkeland deployed?
1 verified deployment of Yara Birkeland is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Porsgrunn.
Can you buy Yara Birkeland?
Yara Birkeland is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to Yara Birkeland?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable maritime_surface robots to Yara Birkeland include Corsair, Voyager, Surveyor, Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor).
How does Yara Birkeland compare to Corsair?
Yara Birkeland and Corsair (Saronic Technologies · 8 deployments) are both maritime_surface robots on the DEPLOY registry. Yara Birkeland has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Yara Birkeland a top maritime_surface?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Yara Birkeland ranks in roughly the top 69% of maritime_surface models tracked by the registry.
What is Yara Birkeland's maturity stage?
Yara Birkeland is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Is Yara Birkeland safe?
Yara Birkeland has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
What is the Yara Birkeland autonomous ship?
The Yara Birkeland is the world's first fully electric and autonomous container ship, with zero emissions. It is a 120 TEU container ship carrying fertilizer between ports at Heroya and Brevik in Norway. It reduces truck haulage by 40,000 journeys a year. Built by Yara (Norway).
Yara: First zero emission autonomous ship Wikipedia: MV Yara Birkeland
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-15

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-15

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: maritime_surface

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source
2
knowledge-base
Knowledge base

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Yara Birkeland.

Recent coverage

Yara Birkeland in third-party press

MV Yara Birkeland - Wikipedia

Jan 1, 2024

Yara Birkeland electric container ship starts commercial operations

Dec 9, 2021

World's First Autonomous Ship to Launch in 2018

Jul 22, 2017