Singapore-based unmanned surface vessel developer Zycraft USV PL has now completed Phase II engineering development of an 8 meter long unmanned fireboat. This follows completion of Phase I which started in 2019,
Norwegian grocery distributor ASKO has awarded Kongsberg Maritime and Massterly (a Kongsberg Wilhelmsen joint venture) contracts to supply solutions for the two autonomous, all electric freight ferries it has on order at
One of the surprises in the Navy’s FY2020 budget request was the inclusion of “two large unmanned surface vessels” in the ship construction submission. As we noted earlier this week (see story),
NOVEMBER 28, 2018 — In a test involving the 85 m long Norwegian ferry Norled Wärtsilä has successfully completed what is believed to be the first ever fully automated dock-to-dock operation, in complete
AUGUST 31, 2018 —Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA, recently reported that its undergraduate students are developing an autonomous underwater robot to hunt an invasive species of fish that poses a threat
AUGUST 15, 2018 — Norwegian fertilizer giant Yara has signed a shipbuilding contract worth approximately NOK 250 million (about $30 million) with Fincantieri subsidiary Vard for construction of the zero-emission vessel Yara
JULY 29, 2018 —The Multi-Agency Craft Conference (MACC) offers an annual glimpse into the future of the U.S. military and government agency patrol boat market, creating a valuable opportunity for marine suppliers
MAY 24, 2018 — Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to supply Yara International SA with fully autonomous equipment, software and services for a unique, fully digitalized container handling solution at Yara’s Porsgrunn
APRIL 25, 2018 — Boston, MA, based Sea Machines Robotics reports that it has signed a contract with A.P. Moller-Maersk, of Copenhagen, Denmark, to trial its perception and situational awareness technology aboard
MARCH 21, 2018 — A research project led by Rolls-Royce has demonstrated that the operation of autonomous vessels can meet, if not exceed, current collision avoidance (COLREG) rules. Rolls-Royce’s partners in the