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EQUIPMENT

SmartOcean AS has launched near-real-time wave indication across all its marine monitoring buoys, enhancing safety and decision-making for vessel operations worldwide.

23rd October 2025

Real-time ocean data boosts vessel operations

23rd October 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

The UK’s lighthouse authority has called for tenders for two multi-functional buoy-handling vessels to replace two of its ageing fleet.

15th July 2025

WATCH: Trinity House launches £200 million vessels tender

15th July 2025

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Briggs Marine has inked a landmark £182 million contract with the UK Ministry of Defence, which will help strengthen the country’s defence capabilities and strengthen national security.

26th June 2025

Briggs chalks up its largest ever UK Defence contract

26th June 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

BMT and ATLAS Elektronik UK (AEUK) have successfully put AEUK’s ARCIMS system, an advanced unmanned vessel designed for mine warfare through rigorous testing. 

3rd April 2025

Leading the way in autonomous vessel testing

3rd April 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

Sonardyne has launched a new shallow water dynamic positioning (DP) reference system which joins its renowned SPRINT-Nav underwater vehicle navigation portfolio.

5th February 2025

Removing GNSS dependency for shallow water vessel positioning

5th February 2025

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

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

After more than a decade of effort and four diplomatic conferences, the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) has officially transitioned from a non-governmental organization (NGO) to…

27th August 2024

IALA boosts navigation safety with new status

27th August 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

ABB has introduced a new feature to its Routing Services portfolio that will allow vessel owners to manage fuel costs on a through-voyage basis by optimising vessel optimal route and speed at…

5th June 2024

Optimal speed routing for enhanced fuel efficiency

5th June 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A Finnish technology company has designed a solution to give ship managers shoreside an unparalleled view of the surrounding area of all fleet vessels, including tugs and harbour vessels.

22nd May 2024

Better situational awareness for fleet managers

22nd May 2024

SEAWORK

SEAWORK

Isle of Wight based workboat and special vehicle and plant charter company Rebel Marine recently completed a critical and time-sensitive project in Cowes Harbour: replacing a lost navigation mark.

17th May 2024

Tight turnaround for navigational mark replacement

17th May 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Diverse Marine and Hefring Marine have joined forces on a smart marine solution as standard on all newbuilds.

2nd May 2024

Smart vessel system for Diverse newbuilds

2nd May 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

NorthStandard and Orca AI are working together to offer the global marine insurers’ members an automated situational awareness solution to manage safety risk.

13th March 2024

NorthStandard looks to AI for safer navigation

13th March 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue (ICE-SAR) has formed a commercial partnership with Hefring Marine, in order to increase its fleet safety and operational efficiency.

19th February 2024

SAR partnership will increase Icelandic fleet safety

19th February 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Exail has won a deal with Brazilian subsea firm Sapura for eight units of its inertial navigation systems.

1st February 2024

European autonomy for Brazilian subsea navigation

1st February 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Dutch NavCom provider Radio Holland Group, has appointed Sven Zaadnoordijk as its new CEO effective from 1 January 2024.

27th November 2023

All change at the top for Radio Holland

27th November 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Kongsberg will provide scientific sensors and scientific handling equipment for Germany’s new state-of-the-art ocean research vessel, the 135-metre Meteor IV.

10th October 2023

Kongsberg equipment for German ocean research vessel

10th October 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Sydney Harbour’s iconic Hornby Lighthouse at South Head is getting a makeover that will ensure it can shine its light well into the future.

18th September 2023

A harbour restoration project with a difference

18th September 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

NASH Maritime is undertaking vessel traffic surveys in the North Sea which will be used in the navigation risk assessment for the Buchan Offshore Wind project.

16th August 2023

Managing navigational risk for Buchan Offshore Wind

16th August 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

The “Channelling the Green Deal for Venice” project seeks to address the problem of limited nautical accessibility to the ports of Venice and Chioggia.

3rd July 2023

Works needed to keep Venice ports accessible

3rd July 2023