Maritime Autonomous Systems News
ACUA Ocean’s PIONEER Becomes First UK ROUV Certified to Workboat Code 3
ACUA Ocean’s hydrogen-powered PIONEER has become the UK’s first remotely operated and unmanned vessel to achieve certification under the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s Workboat Code Edition 3 Annex 2, awarded by Lloyd’s Register.
LR Becomes First Certifying Authority Authorised to Certify ROUVs Under MCA WBC3 Annex 2
This new authorisation allows LR to meet the increasing demand for unmanned and autonomous vessel solutions.
Exail to Equip Petrobras FPSOs with Quadrans AHRS in Brazilian Offshore Project
Exail, a global leader in inertial navigation technologies, has secured a contract with Brazilian offshore services company Mitang to deliver 30 Quadrans Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS).
Robosys Automation Launches New Software Autopilot, VOYAGER AI SMARTPILOT™
Robosys Automation has unveiled its new VOYAGER AI SMARTPILOT™ software autopilot at the Autonomous Ship Expo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Uncrewed Survey Solutions (USS) Announces Expansion With Key Appointments Driven By Organisational Growth
Uncrewed Survey Solutions (USS) has announced three key appointments in support of its ongoing growth strategy
Frazer-Nash Consultancy at the Heart of the UK’s Largest Multi-Domain AI Defence Trial
Frazer-Nash Consultancy played a central role in coordinating WINTERMUTE 3, the UK’s largest multi-domain AI defence trial. The exercise gathered critical data to advance automatic target recognition technologies across land, air, and sea platforms.
Come Onboard for the MCA’s Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships Meeting
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) will host an online stakeholder engagement meeting on 2nd July 2025 to discuss Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) under 24 metres.
Scientists Explore Role of High-Temperature Fluid Flow in Explosivity of Giant Underwater Volcanoes
Scientists from the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have led an international team on a groundbreaking expedition to enhance our ability to forecast and understand the hazards posed by Earth’s most explosive volcanic eruptions.
Kongsberg Discovery On Board with One Ocean Expedition for Ambitious Year-Long Research Voyage
Kongsberg Discovery has helped transform the 111-year-old, three-masted sailing ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl into a state-of-the-art research vessel for the upcoming One Ocean Expedition
NOC Launches New Innovation Hub to Power Ocean Tech and Blue Economy
The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has unveiled an ambitious new Innovation Hub in Southampton, designed to accelerate advances in ocean technology and support sustainable growth across the blue economy.
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