Hydrographic Survey
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NewsWATCH: Trinity House launches £200 million vessels tender
The UK’s lighthouse authority has called for tenders for two multi-functional buoy-handling vessels to replace two of its ageing fleet.
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NewsVard to build ground-breaking research vessel
‘A vessel for the future’: Vard says a research vessel it has agreed to build will be the most modern the world has seen.
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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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NewsUsing AI for the restoration of coral reefs
A new partnership is using AI to restore the planet’s largest coral reefscape in a first-of-its-kind marine science initiative
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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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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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NewsDigital boulder detection boosts marine survey
Coda Octopus’ SEADP Version 4.1 upgrade uses advanced machine learning for enhanced hydrographic survey
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NewsMoU signed for new subsea connection between Italy and Greece
A new submarine cable will connect Italy with Greece, reinforcing the power capacity between the two countries.
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NewsA high endurance USV for long deployment
Zero USV has a new high endurance unmanned surface vessel (USV) with a 7500 nautical mile range
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NewsSatellite data helps revolutionise port navigation
A consortium is pioneering the use of space technology to track tidal and riverbed changes on the UK Mersey Estuary
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NewsCore values: How automation is crucial to seabed sampling
For geotechnical exploration vessels, retrofitting automation solutions one at a time can help companies enhance safety and stay competitive, says Laurie Thornton, director of specialist offshore engineering firm MintMech.
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NewsSaildrone boosts European maritime surveillance
Saildrone has opened a Danish subsidiary to boost European maritime security with autonomous surveillance and seafloor mapping
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NewsCollaboration in autonomy: the next steps
Enhanced vessel impact and movement data could boost industry leading vessel autonomy software. Jake Frith reports from Ocean Business 2025, Southampton, UK.
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NewsDutch royalty launches Sea Ranger sailing work vessel
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has christened the new Sea Ranger Service ship SRS Janet Taylor in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with more than 300 maritime sector, government, conservation and social financing representatives watching.
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NewsFugro Mercator survey vessel runs aground
The Fugro Mercator geophysical survey vessel ran aground on in Italy on 22 March
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NewsPioneering uncrewed subsea robotics
HonuWorx Ltd’s new VALOR ROV will form a key component of its Loggerhead subsea robotics deployment platform
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NewsSaildrone USVs begin Florida ocean mapping mission
Saildrone has launched two ten metre Voyager USVs as part of the Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative (FSMI)
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NewsFugro secures key offshore wind survey contract
The Blue Mackerel windfarm, being developed by Parkwind, is set to become one of Australia’s flagship offshore wind initiatives
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NewsLighthouse for the industry within Reach
A partnership has launched its first completely Uncrewed Surface Vessel in what it says is a lighthouse moment for the industry.
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NewsCertification must be at the crest of the USV wave
From aviation’s drones to automotive’s driverless cars and computing’s generative AI, automation is quickly becoming a technological and operational reality. It’s all going to need to be regulated and certified, say authors for Maritime Journal from Fugro company SEA-KIT and Lloyd’s Register.
