Autonomous Vessels & Technology

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Two uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) have been deployed from St Petersburg to map Florida’s coastal waters, providing vital seafloor data for navigational safety and coastal resilience.

11th March 2025

Saildrone USVs begin Florida ocean mapping mission

11th March 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

A double-ended car ferry is to be converted to full electric operation with mechanical propulsion back-up.

6th March 2025

Car ferry charged with battery upgrade

6th March 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Uncrewed vessels are certainly gaining momentum – and for all the right reasons: crew safety, cost, improved technology making it feasible. 

5th March 2025

Lighthouse for the industry within Reach

5th March 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Jeffrey Tuckerman, USV Regulatory Compliance Officer at SEA-KIT, a Fugro company, and Matthew Palmer, Global Nuclear, Submarines & Autonomous Shipping Director at Lloyd’s Register, write about the need for a so-far unregulated…

4th March 2025

Certification must be at the crest of the USV wave

4th March 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Sea.AI’s Sentry system is helping revolutionise offshore renewables and crew transfer vessel safety, combining digitisation, AI and advanced marine safety for operational intelligence.

4th March 2025

Sea.AI enhances safety onboard offshore CTVs

4th March 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

SMST has been awarded a contract by Armon Shipyards to supply mission equipment for the world’s first fully electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV) owned by Bibby Marine. 

3rd March 2025

SMST to equip Bibby Marine’s fully electric CSOV

3rd March 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

ZeroUSV is one step closer to offering reportedly the world’s first charter fleet of fully autonomous uncrewed surface vessels following the successful launch of its inaugural Oceanus12 at Manor Marine in Portland,…

27th February 2025

ZeroUSV to launch autonomous charter fleet

27th February 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

AI-equipped drones have the potential to increase offshore wind efficiency, offering safer, faster and more cost-effective inspection, maintenance and cargo delivery for windfarms worldwide.

26th February 2025

WATCH: AI drones seek to revolutionise windfarm operations

26th February 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Kongsberg Discovery has successfully completed acceptance testing of its HUGIN Superior Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) for the US Navy.

24th February 2025

HUGIN AUV boosts US Navy’s subsea capabilities

24th February 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

US-based Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has launched its latest Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), which was built at its UK manufacturing base.

19th February 2025

ROV launched for heavy-duty subsea operations

19th February 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

TideWise’s 24-metre uncrewed surface vessel (USV) has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR), paving the way for advanced offshore operations using vessel autonomy.

17th February 2025

TideWise’s USV wins key autonomy approval nod

17th February 2025

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A multi-million euro automated vacuum mooring system is to be installed at Ireland’s Port of Dublin.

14th February 2025

Port of Dublin orders €multi-million mooring system

14th February 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

The first Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) will be delivered to the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management executive agency (Rijkswaterstaat) in a four-year contract.

13th February 2025

First USV ordered for Dutch water board

13th February 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Teledyne Marine has signed a multi-year Framework Agreement with the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) to deliver and support GAVIA Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) for Mine Counter Measures (MCM) and seabed mapping.

12th February 2025

Teledyne’s Swedish deal for subsea mine counter measures

12th February 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Neptune Marine has officially begun the construction of a new hybrid survey and remotely operated vehicle support vessel, with a keel laying ceremony held on 21 January at its facilities in Hardinxveld-Giessendam…

24th January 2025

Keel laid for new hybrid survey vessel

24th January 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Artificial Intelligence is spreading like wildfire across all industries, and commercial marine is no different. Listen to our podcast, in which Marine AI talks to Maritime Journal about how artificial intelligence enhances safety, improves efficiency…

23rd January 2025

PODCAST: How AI is revolutionising commercial marine

23rd January 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Kongsberg Maritime is hailing a ‘new era in offshore operations’ with the successful delivery of the Reach Remote 1, a 24-metre unmanned surface vessel (USV).

17th January 2025

‘New era in offshore operations’ begins

17th January 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

The Oceantic Network, an offshore renewable energy association in the US, has released a report ahead of the new US administration, stressing the importance of the industry.

15th January 2025

US network puts the case for offshore wind

15th January 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Subsea technology company SMD and software company Beam will install new technology on SMD’s vehicle that they say will allow it to operate in harsher, deeper environments. 

13th January 2025

Two firms combine deep-sea technologies

13th January 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Exail has sold its cutting-edge transoceanic uncrewed surface vessel (USV), to an Indo-Pacific customer operating within the civil sector.

10th January 2025

Exail sells first DriX O-16 USV

10th January 2025