Maritime Autonomous Systems News
RS Aqua brings SEAMOR Marine ROVs to UK and Ireland
RS Aqua is delighted to announce the signing of an exclusive partnership with Canada-based SEAMOR Marine. The partnership enables RS Aqua to distribute SEAMOR Marine’s range of commercial inspection remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) in the UK and Ireland and is part of the company’s...
Fugro achieves UK first with RAMMS bathymetric lidar technology
Fugro has won a contract to capture bathymetric lidar of Northern Ireland’s coastline as part of a project from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to create a detailed 3D elevation model of the coast. The nearshore survey will acquire satellite-derived...
RS Aqua Appoints Malcolm Johnston as Senior Sales Manager in Maritime
Throughout the past year, RS Aqua has been working on expanding its markets across the UK and Ireland. As part of this expansion, RS Aqua has recently appointed its first Scotland-based member of the team - Malcolm Johnston. He is the company's new Senior Sales Manager in Maritime. Prior...
Fugro selects Sonardyne for its uncrewed vessel operations
Leading geo-data specialist Fugro has chosen underwater positioning and communications technology from Sonardyne to support its global fleet of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). Fugro will integrate Sonardyne’s Mini-Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine...
Fugro partners on ‘4S’ global satellite observation seafloor mapping innovation
Fugro is participating in an EU co-funded research and innovation project to develop a remote solution for global satellite derived seafloor mapping. The 3-year project, named ‘4S’ (Satellite Seafloor Survey Suite), will develop an online cloud-based solution that will use highly...
Marine Autonomy Challenge goes Totally Remote for 2021
Developing the UK’s Future Marine Autonomy Technologists We are excited to announce that SMI’s Marine Autonomy Challenge for University teams will be run in a totally remote mode for 2021, with a top prize of £2,000 available for the wining team. The MA Challenge is part of an...
Is it a ship? Is it a boat? No, it’s an uncrewed surface vessel needing updated ocean governance
Ivar Josselin de Jong, Solution Director Remote Inspection The accelerated design and manufacturing of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), which can perform tasks on the ocean surface while being controlled remotely, are starting to supersede the methods and legacy technologies remaining in...
Ocean Infinity selects Sonardyne for pioneering Armada fleet
Sonardyne technology has been selected to support the world’s largest and most environmentally sustainable fleet of ocean-going, multi-role robotic vessels, which is being launched by marine robotics company Ocean Infinity. Sonardyne systems will provide part of Ocean Infinity’s new...
Fugro wins HSE Partnership of the Year award from Total
Total E&P UK Ltd (Total) has presented Fugro with their prestigious ‘Partnership of the Year 2019’ award at their annual HSE award ceremony. Fugro won the award after completing 122 days of successful inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) operations across all Total UK offshore...
Fugro wins three site investigation contracts for IJmuiden Ver offshore wind farm zone
Fugro has been awarded three geotechnical investigation contracts for IJmuiden Ver, the largest offshore wind farm (OWF) zone to be developed in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The investigations for IJmuiden Ver are the most extensive the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has organised to...
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