Maritime Autonomous Systems News
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...
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...
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...
Fugro wraps up offshore field programme for Mayflower Wind in US
Fugro has successfully completed a large site characterisation field programme off the coast of Massachusetts for Mayflower Wind, a joint venture between Shell New Energies and Ocean Winds (the global offshore wind collaboration of Engie and EDP Renewables). The 6-month programme involved...
'Putting Wind in the Sails of the UK Autonomous and Smart Shipping Industries’.
From November 2018 to September 2020 the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) have been working on Regulators’ Pioneer Fund project ‘Putting Wind in the Sails of the UK Autonomous and Smart Shipping Industries’. To manage this work and engage with industry the MCA established...
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