Autonomous Vessels & Technology

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A groundbreaking partnership between maritime technology specialists EIVA and Tuco Marine introduces a cutting-edge autonomous system for inspecting subsea assets.

7th January 2025

A cutting-edge autonomous subsea monitoring system

7th January 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Building on a transformative first year of uncrewed operations in Norwegian waters, Nordic USV and HydroSurv have announced a major milestone with the extension of their partnership.

29th November 2024

Nordic USV and HydroSurv extend partnership

29th November 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA) is taking the bull by the horns and asking manufacturers and system integrators to join a study on the potential opportunities and prerequisites of remote pilotage.

27th November 2024

International study poses questions on remote pilotage

27th November 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Safeen Subsea, a joint venture between the AD Ports Group and NMDC Group, has launched a remotely operated unmanned vessel that it says will ‘revolutionise marine surveys and inspections’.

7th November 2024

AD Ports subsidiary launches unmanned ROV

7th November 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Ashtead Technology has made a ninth acquisition in seven years, this time to expand its survey and robotics rental services.

29th October 2024

Subsea tech firm dives deeper into robotics

29th October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

German firm Schottel has won the contract to supply propulsion systems to the four double-ended electric ferries that will eventually run autonomously.

11th October 2024

Schottel steps in to supply e-ferry systems

11th October 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Beam, a provider of AI and autonomous-enabled offshore wind services, has bolstered its fleet with the addition of three new vessels, including two autonomous surface vessels.

23rd September 2024

Beam expands its offshore wind capabilities

23rd September 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project is partnering Exail, a leader in robotics, navigation and subsea imagery.

20th September 2024

Robotics firm Exail joins Seabed 2030

20th September 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Subsea technology company SMD has sold its first compact workclass electric ROV to Greece’s Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), the primary Greek public body undertaking marine research in the eastern Mediterranean.

19th September 2024

SMD sells first compact e-ROV to Greece

19th September 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA) is undertaking a groundbreaking study on remote pilotage and its potential use in both conventional ships and future autonomous vessels.

11th September 2024

Assessing the safety of remote pilotage and autonomy

11th September 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Brunvoll is teaming up with Torghatten Nord in the construction of a new hybrid ferry, set to operate between Svolvær and Skutvik in Lofoten, Norway.

9th September 2024

Brunvoll propulsion & autonomy for new ferry

9th September 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The MV Wavelab research catamaran is continuing its work on the Kiel Fjord in Germany, collecting data, training AI-based algorithms and testing new functions, sensors and systems.

9th September 2024

MV Wavelab advances autonomous navigation

9th September 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shiprepair has hired five robots to carry out hull restoration works including washing, grit/hydro blasting, painting and final inspections.

5th September 2024

Damen hires hull maintenance robots

5th September 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

A 24m uncrewed surface vessel has been named ‘Ship of the Year’ at the SMM conference and exhibition in Hamburg, which opened today.

3rd September 2024

Kongsberg USV wins ‘Ship of the Year’ at SMM

3rd September 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

RanMarine Technology has commercially launched a mid-sized, fully-electric vessel to help clean up near-shore waters.

30th August 2024

RanMarine unveils MegaShark clean-up vessel

30th August 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Firms are putting themselves forward to clear more than a million tonnes of World War II ammunition that still lie dumped on the seabed around Germany’s coastline.

27th August 2024

FEATURE: Clearing Germany’s WWII subsea ammo

27th August 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Saildrone has successfully mapped 1,500 square nautical miles in the north-central Gulf of Maine, aiding the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in its survey of deep-sea coral habitats.

21st August 2024

Saildrone maps Gulf of Maine for NOAA

21st August 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has ordered a research vessel from Spain’s Freire Shipyard.

19th August 2024

New research vessel ordered for Red Sea

19th August 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The first ever containerised remotely operated towed vehicle developed for the UK military has successfully completed factory acceptance testing.

19th August 2024

UK military’s first containerised survey vehicle passes testing

19th August 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Teledyne Gavia has announced a major expansion of its Engineering and Production facilities in Kopavogur, Iceland, in response to growing demand for its advanced Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs).

13th August 2024

Teledyne Gavia expands production to meet AUV boom

13th August 2024