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Fugro boosts remote operations with new centre in the Middle East
Fugro has opened a new state-of-the-art remote operations centre (ROC) in Abu Dhabi, which is already delivering successful remote and autonomous solutions to clients in the Middle East and India (MEI) region. The new ROC in Abu Dhabi is the latest addition to Fugro’s global network of ROCs...
First aerial drone-dipping sensors take off with Valeport
A cutting-edge new system for autonomous airborne hydrographic survey has been launched by THURN Group. The THURN QuickDipTM system of data collection uses aerial drones to carry Valeport sensors on pre-planned survey routes to deliver an efficient and repeatable method of gathering highly...
Marine Project Development through the Covid Pandemic
Lockdown came to Beckett Rankine's vibrant central London office in March with all engineers working flat out on a wide range of maritime projects, some of which we had only just re-started following last year's political and Brexit uncertainties. Almost overnight, all staff moved to working from...
Current Trends in Shipping Webinar
This webinar discussed the current trends in Shipping Markets. Richard Greiner presented the latest details from the BDO Shipping Confidence Survey. Trevor Crowe of Clarksons gave a valuable insight into the current market conditions and the BPA will...
SMI and BRL Shipping Consultants Partnership
Napoleon Bonaparte is quoted as saying “War is 90% information”. In these tough market conditions with fewer opportunities it makes real sense to increase your market information to drive your sales activities. To that end SMI has negotiated special market data rates with...
Valeport strengthens senior team
Valeport has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of a Head of Marketing, as it targets market leadership in the environmental sensors sector. The internal appointment of former marketing manager, Guy Frankland, to Head of Marketing marks the latest step in the...
Littorally An Important Update From Solar Solve Marine
Way back in July 2017 Solar Solve Marine put out a statement proudly declaring the company ‘Continues to be a successful supplier to the US Navy for its current series of Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) that are being built by one particular USA shipyard.’ At that time the South...
Innovative NOC project wins funding to support Blue Economy and sustainable energy
A new project being led by the National Oceanography Centre to develop a system to improve the efficiency of offshore renewable energy generation and help develop the Blue Economy has been awarded funding from Innovate UK’s Sustainable Innovation Fund. Submarine High-fidelity...
BAE Systems joins the Marine Robotics Innovation Centre as an Affiliate Partner
BAE Systems joins the Marine Robotics Innovation Centre as an Affiliate Partner The NOC’s Marine Robotics Innovation Centre has announced that BAE Systems is joining its thriving technology development community as an Affiliate Partner. The NOC and BAE...
New SMI Podcast: Exporting in Current Market Trends
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