Autonomous Vessels & Technology

VESSELS

VESSELS

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.

27th August 2025

VIDEO: Saildrone’s ‘Surveyor’ USV wins classification

27th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Two Southampton-based companies have trialled an electric vessel for a marine civil engineering project in one of the UK’s busiest ports.

22nd August 2025

VIDEO: Autonomous, electric cargo delivery

22nd August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

ACUA Ocean’s unmanned surface vessel has completed reportedly the world’s first continuous, remote 24-hour offshore operation powered entirely by hydrogen.

22nd August 2025

WATCH: Hydrogen USV completes historic mission

22nd August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

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…

21st August 2025

Royal Navy orders USV and automation technology

21st August 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Robosys Automation is spearheading Project ORACLES, a new initiative to overhaul the environmental consenting process for offshore wind farms (OWF) using advanced marine robotics and autonomous systems.

15th August 2025

Autonomous USVs revolutionise offshore wind

15th August 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The offshore energy sector is increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to enhance safety and operational monitoring, with particular focus on reducing man overboard (MOB) risks.

4th August 2025

AI enhances offshore safety

4th August 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A research team from the One Ocean Foundation has successfully completed a groundbreaking deep-sea expedition in the Caprera Canyon off northeastern Sardinia, reaching depths exceeding 1,000 metres.

1st August 2025

Battery-powered ROV reveals deep-sea biodiversity

1st August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

A new UK Government-backed project is using AI prediction to improve vessel performance and offshore operations while cutting carbon emissions and costs.

28th July 2025

AI powers predictive CTV maintenance

28th July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Lloyd’s Register has become the first Certifying Authority to be authorised to certify remotely operated and unmanned vessels (ROUVs).

23rd July 2025

Lloyds Register to certify ROUVs in rapidly growing sector

23rd July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Kongsberg Discovery will produce its HUGIN underwater autonomous vehicles (AUVs) in the US, the company says, because of burgeoning demand from the defence sector.

14th July 2025

Kongsberg answers defence call with US facility

14th July 2025