MV Yara Birkeland is an autonomous 120 TEU container ship[4] carrying fertilizer between ports at Herøya and Brevik in Norway.
[6] Costing $25million[7] (NOK250 million)[3] it is designed by Marin Teknikk, with navigation equipment by Kongsberg Maritime.
[6] The Norwegian Government gave a grant of NOK133.6 million towards the construction of the ship, about a third of the total cost, in September 2017.
[9] Yara Birkeland sails between Herøya and Brevik (~7 nautical miles (13 km))[6] carrying chemicals and fertiliser, and is intended to reduce road truck traffic by 40,000 loads per year.
[12][4][11] The ship was christened on April 29, 2022 in Brevik where 500 local students and Crown Prince Haakon was attending.