Henrik Ringbom is Professor II (part-time) at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law in Oslo, Norway, and Head of Research at the Department of Law, Åbo Akademi University in Turku/Åbo, Finland.

Erik Røsæg is Professor of Law at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law,University of Oslo.

Trond Solvang is Professor of Law at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, University of Oslo.

Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction 2. Terminology and Concepts Part II: Public international law issues 3. Autonomous Offender Ships and International Maritime Security Law 4. Developments, Challenges and Prospects at the IMO 5. Switching off Regulatory Requirements - Flag State Exemptions as a Tool to Facilitate Experiments with Highly Automated Vessels and their Operational Implementation Part III: Liability issues 6. Unmanned Ships and Fault as the Basis of Shipowner's Liability 7. Man, Machine and Culpa - or Finding a Path Towards Strict Liability 8. Diabolus ex machina-when an Autonomous Ship Does the Unexpected 9. Autonomous Ships and Product Liability under the EU Directive 10. Autonomous Technology in Shipping - an Increased Role for Negligence Product Liability? Part IV: Insurance issues 11. Hull Insurance of Autonomous Ships according to Nordic Law- What Are the Challenges? 12. P&I Perspectives 13. Insuring Autonomous Vessels - Scoping the Issues 14. Moving Forward by Looking Back: Insuring Autonomous Vessels under English Hull and Machinery Cover and Law Part V: Specific issues 15. Seaworthiness and Good Seamanship in the Age of Unmanned Vessels 16. Manning of Unmanned Ships 17. Pilotage of Autonomous and Remotely-Controlled Ships