DARPA picks L3 Harris for autonomous ship project

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) reports that it been selected to design an autonomous surface ship concept for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in phase one of the two phase No

Halter Marine invests in customized robotic welding solutions

Halter Marine continues to make upgrades in preparation for construction of the Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter (PSC). Today, Danish robotic welding specialist Inrotech reported that it had received an order from

MOL car carrier is first ship to gain ClassNK remote survey notation

The Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) car carrier Orca Ace, operated by MOL and managed by MOL Ship Management Co., Ltd. is the first vessel to be awarded ClassNK’s Remote Survey (RMSV)

OPINION: Time to address “sea blindness” on digital transformation

By Martin Wallgren, Chief Information Officer at GAC Group Done right, digital transformation has boundless potential for shipping. But doing it right demands resilience, the right mindset and a clear focus on

Project aims to develop world’s first fully remote-controlled commercial tug

The Maersk group’s global towage operator Svitzer has signed an agreement with Kongsberg Maritime and ABS to develop RECOTUG, the world’s first fully operational, and fully remotely controlled tugboat. Svitzer’s contributions to

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Is the U.S. ready to adopt new technology for tugs and towboats?

A Q&A with Dave Lee, Senior Account Manager – ABB Marine & Ports Marine Log (ML): The world’s first LNG-hybrid tug is being built in Singapore. How long before we start seeing

WingGD broadens X72DF choices

Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) is now offering four versions of its X72DF dual-fuel engine platform. The X72DF is WinGD’s best-selling engine. Particularly successful in newbuild LNG carriers, it is also applicable

Seaspan Ferries to trial new Corvus Blue Whale ESS

A large-scale energy storage system (ESS) designed by Corvus Energy for large ships is to have its inaugural field trials on a cargo ferry operated by Delta, B.C., based Seaspan Ferries. Corvus

Silicon Valley AI developer takes ship performance solutions “out of stealth mode”

Japan’s K-Line is to fit 300 ships with an AI (artificial intelligence) based performance analysis solution developed by Palo Alto, Calif., based Bearing Inc., a company backed by AI pioneer Andrew Ng’s

Brunvoll to equip Van Oord cable layer

The next generation cable layer recently ordered by Van Oord will have a complete propulsion and maneuvering system supplied by Molde, Norway, based Brunvoll AS. As we reported earlier, (see story) the

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