Autonomous Vessels & Technology

AUTONOMOUS VESSELS & TECHNOLOGY

AUTONOMOUS VESSELS & TECHNOLOGY

A 1.2-metre autonomous sailing robot has crossed the Atlantic without human intervention, completing a 127-day voyage that tested its navigation, power management and ability to operate independently in open ocean. C-Star PC13, developed by UK maritime technology company Oshen, crossed…

15th September 2026

Autonomous sailing robot completes Atlantic crossing after 127 days

15th September 2026

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

Italian survey contractor Subsea Fenix has taken delivery of a 5.7m battery-hybrid uncrewed surface vessel (USV) from UK builder HydroSurv, combining hydrographic survey and subsea inspection capabilities on a single platform. Named Fenix 01, the vessel is based on HydroSurv’s…

10th September 2026

Subsea Fenix takes delivery of hybrid USV for survey and ROV work

10th September 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Stillstrom by Maersk has successfully demonstrated fully automated cable control for its Offshore eCharger, removing a key practical barrier to charging hybrid and electric vessels while they operate on dynamic positioning (DP)…

24th August 2026

Stillstrom breakthrough removes barrier to offshore vessel charging

24th August 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Autonomous vessel firm Saildrone is expanding its manufacturing and operations into Europe, opening new production lines in the Netherlands, Norway and Poland alongside a new EU headquarters and technical hiring in Copenhagen.

18th August 2026

Saildrone sets sail for Europe with major expansion

18th August 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Stillstrom by Maersk has demonstrated an automated cable-control system designed to allow hybrid and electric offshore wind vessels to charge while maintaining position on dynamic positioning (DP).

17th August 2026

Stillstrom reveals fully automated offshore charging cable

17th August 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

British shipyards stand to benefit from a £2.4 billion (€2.8 billion) UK-Netherlands defence agreement for a new generation of amphibious transport ships.

13th July 2026

UK/Dutch sign major amphibious vessel agreement

13th July 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

An autonomous dockside system designed to continuously remove floating pollution from marinas, ports and waterfronts has been deployed at Belfast Harbour Marina as part of a commercial demonstration of the technology.

9th July 2026

Belfast Harbour deploys autonomous debris removal system

9th July 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

The UK government’s new Defence Investment Plan (DIP) pledges record spending on drones and autonomous technology.

30th June 2026

UK pledges record spending on naval autonomy and uncrewed tech

30th June 2026

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Swiss industrial technology company ABB will buy the Norwegian marine automation firm Høglund in a move designed to ‘complement ABB’s existing automation offering to marine customers and support further growth in markets…

29th June 2026

ABB announces plans to buy marine automation firm

29th June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

An inland container vessel has completed an autonomous navigation trial in the Port of Rotterdam, demonstrating the potential application of automated vessel control systems in one of Europe’s busiest maritime environments.

17th June 2026

Autonomous vessel completes Rotterdam port trial

17th June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

ZeroUSV has received regulatory certification for its flagship autonomous vessel with the certificate officially presented at Seawork last week.

15th June 2026

ZeroUSV receives autonomous vessel certification at Seawork

15th June 2026

SEAWORK

SEAWORK

Autonomy is reshaping offshore marine operations, but industry experts warn regulatory uncertainty around vessel autonomy and Dynamic Positioning (DP) vessels risks creating safety gaps.

10th June 2026

Seawork: USVs push DP regulations to the limit

10th June 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Robin Radar Systems has announced a major expansion of its IRIS On-The-Move (OTM) capability, introducing new maritime functionality designed to enhance counter-unmanned aerial system (counter-UAS) protection across shipping lanes, ports and offshore…

8th June 2026

Robin Radar adds maritime capability

8th June 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Subnero and HydroSurv have teamed up to transform long-term ocean monitoring by reducing reliance on crewed recovery vessels and enabling continuous seabed-to-shore data delivery.

8th June 2026

Subsea data ops partnership launches

8th June 2026

EVENTS

EVENTS

Commercial marine professionals curious about how artificial intelligence could affect their businesses may want to clear their diaries for Wednesday at 2pm, when PerformOS chief executive Nigel Taylor delivers what promises to…

2nd June 2026

AI presentation set to be a must-see session

2nd June 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Maritime artificial intelligence specialist SEA.AI will supply seven of its monitoring systems to a Spanish government department specifically to monitor marine animals such as whales.

28th May 2026

VIDEO: Spain taps AI to reduce whale strikes at sea

28th May 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Australian manufacturing and robotics firm Hyperion Systems has highlighted the ‘transformative potential’ of 3D printing in vessel building with an entire hull produced in 40 hours.

28th May 2026

WATCH: 3D printing ‘in a box’ produces USV hull in 40 hours

28th May 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

DeepOcean has begun operational use of a remote launch and recovery system for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) developed by Evotec, enabling subsea operations to be conducted from shore through an automated process.

26th May 2026

DeepOcean deploys remote ROV launch and recovery system

26th May 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

UK-based SubSea Craft will set up a base in the US to work with defence and maritime customers on specialist technologies including diver delivery systems.

21st May 2026

UK subsea craft company offers defence across the Pond

21st May 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

The German autonomous system developer, CiS, has launched ORKA Dock, an autonomous drone launch dock designed for both over land and marine surveillance operations.

19th May 2026

CiS expands maritime drone launch capability

19th May 2026