Maritime Autonomous Systems News
Fugro’s major upgrade to LADS technology improves hydrographic data collection in Australia and Pacific region
Fugro has successfully trialled a major upgrade to their Fugro LADS airborne lidar bathymetry (ALB) system. The enhanced LADS HD+ technology was developed in Fugro’s laser laboratory in Adelaide, Australia, and is a sophisticated hydrographic mapping system that accurately measures...
Maintain origional LSA Service and Inspection Schedules, advises Survitec
With an increasing number of vessels returning to service following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, Survitec is advising that ships’ life-saving appliances are maintained according to their original service schedules in order to avoid delays. Operators must have a valid safety...
Fugro wins three long-term ROV services contracts with Petrobras in Brazil
In partnership with Solstad and Oceanpact, Fugro has been awarded three long-term contracts by Petrobras to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services for a variety of subsea activities in Brazil. All three contracts are for 3-year firm periods with additional 1-year options. Fugro...
Fugro awarded 3-year multidisciplinary survey services contract by Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Fugro has been awarded a 3-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the State of Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) for the provision of statewide survey services. Active from now until August 2023, the contract involves services including...
SeeByte and MIT successfully combine autonomy engines for best of breed “system of systems”
SeeByte and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have successfully combined SeeByte’s Neptune autonomy engine with MIT’s MOOS-IVP during the first trials to test a multi-architecture autonomy framework. The two autonomies were run together cooperatively on a single...
Chelsea Technologies are Recruiting!
Project Manager (Underwater products & defence projects)Chelsea Technologies is looking for a talented Project Manager to join its R&D team in the design and development of underwater products and defence projects. The successful candidate would be responsible for delivering...
Fugro’s ROV survey and monitoring services help install world’s longest subsea interconnector
Fugro has completed a contract for Nexans to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) survey and monitoring support services to lay the North Sea Link cable through a mountain and along a lakebed in Norway. National Grid NSN Link Ltd and Statnett SF are building an electricity interconnector...
Fugro performs first fully remote platform inspection on UK continental shelf
Fugro has delivered the first fully remote inspection of an oil and gas platform in UK waters, 250 km east of Scotland, using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and Fugro’s state-of-the art remote operations centre (ROC) in Aberdeen. In a first for the UK sector, the...
PDE Offshore supports Taiwanese offshore wind build out using Sonardyne technology
Underwater positioning equipment from Sonardyne Asia Pte Ltd. has been selected by PDE Offshore Corporation to support its work on wind farm construction projects offshore Taiwan. The company has ordered a Mini-Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) system and Wideband Sub-Mini 6+ (WSM 6+)...
AutoNaut USV maps North Sea soundscape during lockdown
AutoNaut has played a vital role in enabling The Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) to seize upon the quiet of lockdown to map the underwater soundscape of the Belgian section of the North Sea. Using its near silent AutoNaut USV research vessel, Adhemar, VLIZ has been able to record...
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