USVs

VESSELS

VESSELS

Autonomous vessel firm Saildrone is expanding its manufacturing and operations into Europe, opening new production lines in the Netherlands, Norway and Poland alongside a new EU headquarters and technical hiring in Copenhagen.

18th August 2026

Saildrone sets sail for Europe with major expansion

18th August 2026

SEAWORK

SEAWORK

Autonomy is reshaping offshore marine operations, but industry experts warn regulatory uncertainty around vessel autonomy and Dynamic Positioning (DP) vessels risks creating safety gaps.

10th June 2026

Seawork: USVs push DP regulations to the limit

10th June 2026

EVENTS

EVENTS

Join speakers from the International Marine Contractors’ Association (IMCA) to look at where we are with global regulations in shipping when it comes to autonomy.

11th February 2026

Autonomy at sea: Navigate upcoming rules with IMCA

11th February 2026

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

As offshore wind capacity deployment continues to scale, developers need increasingly detailed characterisation of the seafloor to de-risk engineering activities such as cable route planning, landfall design and foundation installation.

23rd January 2026

Offshore wind on the CUSP of SBP breakthrough

23rd January 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Traditional maritime security has always relied on crewed patrols and fixed surveillance. As threats grow and operations become more complex, operators and governments are adopting remote and autonomous technologies to improve awareness…

23rd January 2026

From sky to sea: A holistic security solution

23rd January 2026

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Hampshire, UK-based RAD Propulsion is becoming one of the most quietly influential players in the booming uncrewed and electric-propulsion sector.

23rd January 2026

Silent disruptor: Driving the uncrewed revolution

23rd January 2026

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

After more than three years on the drawing board, the hydrogen powered USV Pioneer last August completed the world’s first continuous, remotely operated, 24-hour offshore operation on zero emissions.

23rd January 2026

ACUA OCEAN: Pioneers in hydrogen USV technology

23rd January 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

The UK’s Royal Navy has issued a £10.25m (€11.6m) tender for a fleet of 20 Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) for its Surface Flotilla (SURFLOT).

17th December 2025

Royal Navy issues £10m Project Beehive tender for unmanned boats

17th December 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Lloyd’s Register has become the first Certifying Authority to be authorised to certify remotely operated and unmanned vessels (ROUVs).

23rd July 2025

Lloyds Register to certify ROUVs in rapidly growing sector

23rd July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

A report that looks specifically at Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) will paint a bleak picture of the industry and why it is not developing as expected.

7th April 2025

New report highlights USV industry challenges

7th April 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

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

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Ocean data firm Xocean says a €115 million fund raise will held it to expand across multiple offshore segments.

9th January 2025

€Millions boost for Irish hydrographic firm

9th January 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Henriksen’s launch and recovery systems (LARS), on show at Seawork in June, remain very straightforward, even though the latest iterations are fitted to extremely sophisticated boats, writes Stevie Knight.

24th September 2024

Simple Stinger solution for sophisticated boats

24th September 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

French high-tech firm Exail has carried out the first sea trials of an uncrewed surface vessel it launched at this year’s Oceanology show.

7th June 2024

Exail conducts first USV sea trials

7th June 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Two firms have formed a partnership that will see greater autonomy and security on uncrewed surface vessels.

17th May 2024

Partnership looks to strengthen autonomy

17th May 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

As the ‘blue economy’ drives the potential of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) in reducing human labour and improving ocean productivity, Matthew Ratsey, managing director of Zero USV, highlights the untapped potential of USVs,…

17th May 2024

Autonomous USVs will lead Blue Economy

17th May 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

UK-based maritime AI specialist Robosys has announced winning a contract to supply and integrate its AI systems into a fully autonomous unmanned surface vessel (USV). 

13th February 2024

Robosys wins South African contract

13th February 2024