Autonomous Vessels & Technology
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NewsAnother first to be presented at Seawork exhibition
Norway’s Henriksen AS says it will present its automatic launch and recovery system (LARS) for small boats and unmanned surface drones for the first time at this year’s Seawork.
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NewsUK start-up launches drone fleets to guard oceans
Online Oceans has raised £4 million (€4.6 million) to deploy autonomous surface vessels for persistent maritime surveillance, from subsea cable protection to anti-submarine warfare.
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NewsBoskalis deploys first ROV from onshore hub
Dredging giant Boskalis’s announcement that it has just deployed its first ROV from its own Remote Operations Centre (ROC) is a sign of the growing business in onshore operations carrying out offshore work.
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NewsMAIB chief: Sea safety among tides of change
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has appointed Rob Loder as its new chief inspector, replacing Andrew Moll OBE, who retired earlier this month after 21 years’ service. We spoke to Mr Loder about today’s challenges at sea, and what the MAIB is doing to try and keep seafarers safer.
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NewsDON’T MISS OUT: Get your Seawork Award entry in NOW
Entries are flooding in for the celebrated Seawork Awards, offering maritime businesses, teams and individuals the chance to showcase innovations on one of the industry’s biggest stages.
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NewsA ground-breaking spin on simulation: BMT opens ‘world-first’ DISC
BMT has officially opened a 360 degree immersive maritime testing hub, with wall-to-wall LED screens that use live AIS feed to depict real-world port scenarios.
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NewsUSV launches subsea glider in milestone for unmanned operations
ZeroUSV has successfully launched a subsea glider from an uncrewed surface vessel (USV)
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NewsOcean Infinity: To boldly go where no man will go again
It’s a very bold ambition: to change the entire mindset of the offshore survey sector so that in the future, vessels will be entirely unmanned.
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NewsROV certification marks breakthrough for uncrewed vessels
Lloyd’s Register has certified one of the first uncrewed vessels to achieve full compliance to the updated Workboat Code 3 framework to regulate the design and operation of ROVs in UK waters.
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NewsTrust gap threatens rapid rise of uncrewed vessels, industry warns
Industry leaders have warned that the rapid expansion of uncrewed and autonomous vessel operations risks outpacing standards and operational controls, potentially undermining trust in the technology unless clearer guidance and more robust systems are developed.
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NewsBMT unveils autonomy training platform at OI
BMT has launched a ROC-Sim platform simulator designed to allow operators and developers to test and train on uncrewed maritime systems without putting vessels or personnel in the water.
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NewsSubsea launches galore at Oceanology International
With Oceanology International awash with launches this year, it would be impossible to list all of them. Here is a sample of some of them.
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NewsABB power for Orange Marine cable fleet
The company will deliver a fully integrated electrical power, propulsion and automation package for the new cable repair vessels
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NewsOrca AI launches 360-degree AI field view platform
Orca AI has launched a version of its maritime AI platform built around a 360-degree field of view, giving vessels continuous visual coverage on all sides.
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NewsSkanska expands autonomous survey capability
HydroSurv has delivered an autonomous vessel to Skanska Norway to expand its uncrewed vessel capability for hydrographic survey operations
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NewsItaly strengthens unmanned vessel capability
Piloda Defence, Havelsan and VN Maritime Technologies have signed an MoU to advance USV development in Italy
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NewsPrivilège Marine integrates SEA.AI system across entire vessel range
French catamaran builder Privilège Marine will install SEA.AI technology as standard across its entire range of vessels in a shift towards integrating AI-assisted situational awareness into offshore cruising design.
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NewsPorts of the future: safer, smarter and always on
The ports of tomorrow will be completely different from today: yet that vision is not very far away from reality. Graham Wilde, head of Private Networks with Three Group Solutions, describes how far the Port of Felixstowe has travelled along the smart route.
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NewsRobotic humanoids join human welding crews
Fincantieri and Generative Bionics are teaming up to develop humanoid welding robots for shipyards
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NewsBlue Water and Damen plunge in to autonomy
The number of autonomous surface vessels being built worldwide is massively growing as naval and commercial operators seek to expand capacity without increasing crews.
