Autonomous Vessels & Technology
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NewsNordic USV expands autonomous vessel fleet
The new vessels will scale up autonomous survey operations and marine monitoring along Norway’s coastline
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NewsGerman USV company launches own vessel
Subsea Europe Services (SES) has developed its own Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) after years of configuring and operating third-party vessels.
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NewsBMT unveils modular uncrewed ship concept
BMT has unveiled a modular uncrewed ship concept that it says advances the evolution of medium and large uncrewed vessels for commercial and military purposes.
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NewsUK MOD signs contract for £850 million vessel replacement
Damen Shipyards has won a contract from vessel operator Serco for 24 new vessels to refresh the UK Royal Navy’s maritime services fleet.
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NewsDown Under within Reach: USV sets sail for Australia
An Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) is on its way from Europe to Australia to carry out inspection, maintenance and repair operations with new onboard monitoring technology.
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NewsExail expands sales with autonomous USV order
High-tech robotics and autonomous navigation firm Exail is building on its success with its USVs with another sale, this time to an unnamed ‘global hydrographic authority’.
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NewsVIDEO: Saildrone’s ‘Surveyor’ USV wins classification
Saildrone’s Surveyor class of Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) has been given full classification by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), the first for a deep-sea unmanned platform, it says.
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NewsVIDEO: Autonomous, electric cargo delivery
Two Southampton-based companies have trialled an electric vessel for a marine civil engineering project in the city’s port in one of the UK’s busiest ports.
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NewsWATCH: Hydrogen USV completes historic mission
ACUA Ocean’s hydrogen-powered USV has completed a world-first 24-hour zero-emission offshore autonomous mission
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NewsRoyal Navy orders USV and automation technology
The UK’s University of Plymouth will deliver a C-Enduro Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) to the Royal Navy, with maritime autonomy and smart shipping applications firm Robosys retrofitting it with its VOYAGER AI Autonomous Navigation System.
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NewsAutonomous USVs revolutionise offshore wind
A new project will use advanced USVs to revolutionise offshore wind farm environmental monitoring and data collection
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NewsAI enhances offshore safety
Zelim’s smart system boosts offshore safety by detecting and tracking man overboard incidents in real time
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NewsBattery-powered ROV reveals deep-sea biodiversity
An ROV expedition off Sardinia has revealed rich biodiversity off the northeastern coast of Sardinia in depths of more than 1,000 metres.
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NewsAI powers predictive CTV maintenance
The Enhance Vessel AI project aims to develop an intelligent predictive maintenance tool for CTVs
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NewsLloyd's Register to certify ROUVs in rapidly growing sector
Lloyd’s Register has become the first Certifying Authority to be authorised to certify remotely operated and unmanned vessels (ROUVs).
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NewsKongsberg answers defence call with US facility
Kongsberg Discovery will produce its HUGIN underwater autonomous vehicles (AUVs) in the US, the company says, because of burgeoning demand from the defence sector.
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NewsManor Marine wins contract for two more Zero USVs
Seawork exhibitor Manor Marine will build and fully outfit two more USVs in the Zero USV Oceanus 12 series.
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NewsRosenxt acquires Beam subsea assets
The acquisition will increase Rosenxt’s subsea capabilities for the critical infrastructure and energy sectors
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NewsRobotic surveillance vessel hits Kuwaiti waters
Marine tech firm Ocean Infinity has launched its cutting-edge NeedleFish Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV)
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NewsArgeo boosts USV autonomy with SOLUS
Henriksen’s new SOLUS system enables safe, efficient remote recovery of uncrewed surface vessels
