Maritime Autonomous Systems News
SMIFutures Early Career Profiles: Jacob Graham
Meet Jacob Graham, Head of Defence Business Unit at OCEA UK, and valued member of SMIFutures. We recently sat down with Jacob to discusses his pathway into the industry, the importance of seeing value and learning opportunities no matter the project outcome and finding an empowering workplace culture at OCEA-UK.
RS Aqua Invents Innovative Anomaly Detection and Acoustic Data Labelling Software
RS Aqua, leading ocean science technology specialists, are proud to announce a significant update to the MARLIN project.
SEA-KIT leads the march on Unmanned Marine Systems certification
SEA-KIT's 12 metre SEA-KIT X-Class USV, Fugro Blue Essence®, was recently awarded LR UMS certification, marking the company’s 5th certificate and the first LR UMS certificate for a Category 0 certified vessel.
Langstone Harbour awards Oceanwise environmental monitoring contract
OceanWise are proud to announce that they will be supplying and installing a marine environmental monitoring solution in Langstone Harbour, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Hampshire
Robosys Automation partners with ACUA Ocean to Integrate Voyager AI Systems With ACUA’s hydrogen-powered USV
Robosys and ACUA Ocean have partnered to integrate their technologies to further advance the marine industry towards zero-emission technology. ACUA's Unmanned Surface Vessels (H-USV), powered by hydrogen, will be combined with Robosys' cutting-edge Voyager AI vessel control systems.
Robosys Secures a Contract From Legacy Marine for Supply of an AI-Driven Autonomous Control System for A 9.5m USV
Robosys Automation, the AI-driven maritime autonomy & smart-shipping specialist, has secured a contract from Legacy Marine of South Africa, for the supply and integration of AI systems for a fully autonomous USV. The bespoke fully autonomous AI-driven unmanned surface vessel (USV) has been designed by Icarus Marine and will be constructed by Legacy Marine, which is headquartered in Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), South Africa.
MASRWG Conference 2024 - MASSive Development
The UK Maritime Autonomous Systems Regulatory Working Group's 9th conference, titled MASSive Development, is set to take place on January 16 and 17, 2024. It will be a virtual conference produced and directed by UKi Media & Events, organisers of the Autonomous Ship Technology Expo & Symposium 2024.
AutoNaut USV Purchased for Hurricane Tracking
The AutoNaut Unscrewed Surface Vessel (USV), built in the UK, has been purchased by the Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) to provide data to assist with Hurricane tracking. The sensors on board will provide BMS scientists with humidity, conductivity, temperature, depth, wind and wave data. This will allow the scientist to monitor and observe the changes as different weather patterns approach the island of Barbados.
Sonardyne appoint Aquatic Sensors as resellers in expanding US market.
Sonardyne Inc are delighted to announce the appointment of Aquatic Sensors as resellers as part of their growth in the US marine technology market.
SEA-KIT unveils proprietary vessel control system
Leading uncrewed surface vessel (USV) designer and builder, SEA-KIT International, has unveiled a proprietary vessel control system (VCS) that harnesses the latest technological advances to enhance the capability of its commercially successful vessel designs.
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