Autonomous Shipping

Department of Defense taps Sea Machines for autonomous VTOL replenishment vessels

Ocean research non-profit ProMare and IBM have announced the completion and launch of the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) – an AI and solar powered marine research vessel which will traverse oceans gathering vital environmental data.

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.

The British Ports Association has launched a new initiative looking at the implications of autonomous shipping for UK ports, including a call for evidence from interested parties.

SEA-KIT’s 12m Uncrewed Surface Vessel ‘Maxlimer’ returned to Plymouth after 22 days of remote survey operations on Europe’s continental margin.

The MoU will broaden the RN’s capability in the utility and deployment of autonomous and robotic underwater systems.

Fugro cements uncrewed evolution strategy with order for two SEA-KIT USVs

NOAA and the United States Navy have signed a new agreement to jointly expand the development and operations of unmanned maritime systems in the nation’s coastal and world’s ocean waters.

Flag, Coastal and Port Authorities from Eight Countries Come Together to Encourage Development of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships

XOCEAN is out to transform the way subsea data is collected

The strategic investment and associated partnership with HII will accelerate the deployment of self-piloting technologies in the rising market of unmanned naval boats and ships

NOAA’s unmanned maritime systems operations will be based in a new facility being built in Gulfport by the Mississippi State Port Authority in partnership with the University of Southern Mississippi.