Robot model
Yara Birkeland
Fully autonomous electric container ship.
- Manufacturer
- Yara International
- Form factor
- maritime_surface
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
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.)
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Sources on file
- 4 sources, view all
Key facts
Ship cost
Battery capacity
Capacity
Route
Specs
Max speed
Weight kg
Payload kg
Data & sources
Web sources
4
4 sources backing this record.View all →
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.
Deployments (1)
- Yara Birkeland at Porsgrunnoperational
Yara Birkeland autonomous electric container ship operating route between Porsgrunn and Brevik, Norway.
Yara Birkeland on the deployment map
Where Yara Birkeland is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Yara Birkeland's Voyage from Horten to Oslo
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Yara Birkeland — world's first autonomous zero-emission container ship
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Supply chain (1)
Foundation model / software
- KongsbergKongsberg Maritime K-Pos DP + autonomous navigation and remote operations systemsupplies
Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Yara Birkeland.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (4)
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 Armada, Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor), ASView / C-Worker, Autonomous Vessel System.
- How does Yara Birkeland compare to Armada?
- Yara Birkeland and Armada (Ocean Infinity · 2 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 26% 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).
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
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Yara Birkeland from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
MV Yara Birkeland - Wikipedia
Wikipedia article on the MV Yara Birkeland, the world's first autonomous commercial container ship, carrying fertilizer between Herøya and Brevik, Norway.
Yara Birkeland electric container ship starts commercial operations
Yara Birkeland commenced commercial operations, becoming the first fully autonomous and zero-emission container ship in the world.
World's First Autonomous Ship to Launch in 2018
Fortune reports on Yara Birkeland, the world's first fully autonomous electric container ship, planned to launch in 2018 and reduce 40,000 truck journeys per year.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/yara-birkeland-ship.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/1f722d2a-b9b2-47ab-93dc-e3eb7246310f
- Revision history: /models/yara-birkeland-ship/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
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Reality vs attention
Yara Birkeland draws attention at the 64th percentile but verifies reality at the 44th percentile among maritime_surface robots. Hype Gap +20, 6th widest among maritime_surface robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 23, 2026