Autonomous Vessels & Technology

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

UK-based Robosys Automation has partnered South African firm Lynx Power Catamarans to deliver a fully autonomous multi-role vessel.

24th July 2023

Robosys and Lynx Power develop MRV

24th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Robosys and SEA.AI have created a first of-its-kind machine vision-based maritime autonomous surface collision avoidance system.

20th June 2023

Pioneering machine-based surface collision avoidance

20th June 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Offshore wind farm owner Northland Power and Subsea Europe Services are teaming up on a pilot project to position autonomous underwater inspection at the heart of operations and maintenance (O&M).

9th June 2023

Autonomous subsea surveys at German wind farm

9th June 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

An undersea glider has been launched from an aircraft for the first time, opening up possibilities for ocean research.

25th May 2023

AUV launched from aircraft for first time

25th May 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

The use of Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) for survey work has rocketed, and for good reason.

24th May 2023

Offshore USVs – the better, safer option?

24th May 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Autonomous shipping and AI might create difficulties in establishing liability under the Hague Rules for maritime casualties, warns the chair of the Association of Average Adjusters.

18th May 2023

Autonomous ship errors: who’s to blame?

18th May 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Zelim has chosen Sea Machines’ remote control for its new Guardian class of fast search and rescue craft.

27th April 2023

Revealed: the world’s first uncrewed SAR vessel

27th April 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A WWII Japanese transport ship carrying almost 1,000 Australian prisoners of war has been discovered at the bottom of the South China Sea 80 years after it was torpedoed.

27th April 2023

Fugro AUV finds ocean grave of 1,000 WWII prisoners

27th April 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Saildrone has signed an agreement with the UN’s plan to map the seabed by 2030.

20th April 2023

Saildrone signs agreement with Seabed 2030

20th April 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

2022 was a year of breakthroughs in autonomous shipping, paving the way for more progress in the coming 12 months.

12th April 2023

Viewpoint: The importance of automation for safety

12th April 2023