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AUTONOMOUS VESSELS & TECHNOLOGY

AUTONOMOUS VESSELS & TECHNOLOGY

A 1.2-metre autonomous sailing robot has crossed the Atlantic without human intervention, completing a 127-day voyage that tested its navigation, power management and ability to operate independently in open ocean. C-Star PC13, developed by UK maritime technology company Oshen, crossed…

15th September 2026

Autonomous sailing robot completes Atlantic crossing after 127 days

15th September 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Subnero and HydroSurv have teamed up to transform long-term ocean monitoring by reducing reliance on crewed recovery vessels and enabling continuous seabed-to-shore data delivery.

8th June 2026

Subsea data ops partnership launches

8th June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Australian manufacturing and robotics firm Hyperion Systems has highlighted the ‘transformative potential’ of 3D printing in vessel building with an entire hull produced in 40 hours.

28th May 2026

WATCH: 3D printing ‘in a box’ produces USV hull in 40 hours

28th May 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

The German autonomous system developer, CiS, has launched ORKA Dock, an autonomous drone launch dock designed for both over land and marine surveillance operations.

19th May 2026

CiS expands maritime drone launch capability

19th May 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

ZeroUSV has successfully launched a subsea glider from an uncrewed surface vessel (USV), marking a milestone for autonomous vessels in subsea operations.

18th March 2026

USV launches subsea glider in milestone for unmanned operations

18th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

HydroSurv has delivered an autonomous vessel to Skanska Norway to expand its uncrewed vessel capability supporting inland and coastal hydrographic survey operations.

2nd March 2026

Skanska expands autonomous survey capability

2nd March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Piloda Defence, Havelsan and VN Maritime Technologies have signed an MoU to advance Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) development for Italy’s maritime security market.

18th February 2026

Italy strengthens unmanned vessel capability

18th February 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

The Italian Navy’s new Major Hydro-Oceanographic Ship has been launched at Fincantieri’s integrated shipyard in Riva Trigoso, representing a major step forward in Italy’s capacity for maritime research, environmental monitoring and security.

30th January 2026

Fincantieri advances Italian navy research

30th January 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Will Alexander, Global Business Development Lead – Maritime Autonomous Systems with BMT, tells Maritime Journal why design and thinking systems matter more than ever with autonomy in an increasingly complex and critical…

23rd January 2026

Systems thinking is critical for complex naval autonomy

23rd January 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

HydroSurv has secured new funding to advance an autonomous vessel system for 3D sub-bottom profiling to transform subsea survey work in offshore wind.

1st December 2025

A new era for autonomous sub-bottom profiling

1st December 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

A groundbreaking new project has helped set new standards in vessel autonomy, control and training for uncrewed service vessels (USVs).

9th October 2025

A new milestone in uncrewed vessel operations

9th October 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Exail has reached a significant milestone in maritime autonomy with its DriX O-16 transoceanic uncrewed surface vehicle (USV), which has successfully completed a groundbreaking 1,100-nautical-mile (2,000 km) voyage.

26th September 2025

Exail proves autonomous readiness

26th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Nordic USV A/S is expanding its fleet with two new REAV-47 hybrid uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) built by HydroSurv.

15th September 2025

Nordic USV expands autonomous vessel fleet

15th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Subsea Europe Services (SES) has developed its own Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) after years of configuring and operating third-party vessels.

9th September 2025

German USV company launches own vessel

9th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

BMT has unveiled a modular uncrewed ship concept that it says advances the evolution of medium and large uncrewed vessels for commercial and military purposes.

9th September 2025

BMT unveils modular uncrewed ship concept

9th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

An Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) is on its way from Europe to Australia to carry out inspection, maintenance and repair operations with new onboard monitoring technology.

4th September 2025

Down Under within Reach: USV sets sail for Australia

4th September 2025

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

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

VESSELS

VESSELS

Norwegian offshore survey company Argeo has become the first commercial customer to adopt Henriksen’s SOLUS launch and recovery system for uncrewed surface vessels (USVs).

1st July 2025

Argeo boosts USV autonomy with SOLUS

1st July 2025