PODCAST: ClassNK on autonomous shipping
In this edition of Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast, we talk to Dr. Makoto Ito, a researcher at the ClassNK Research Institute, on the future development of autonomous shipping and ClassNK’s role
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VIDEO: FMD moves to redefine the limits of maritime technology
Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management (Arcline), aims to redefine the technological limits of national security with the establishment of its Technology Center of Excellence. The initiative
EPF marks acceptance and autonomy double milestone
PEO Ships reports that the the future USNS Apalachicola (EPF 13) Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport has successfully completed acceptance trials and unmanned logistics prototype trials. Acceptance trials consist of a series of
Sea Machines autonomy system on board Foss tug gains ABS AiP
The Sea Machines Robotics SM300 autonomy system on board the Foss Maritime tug Rachael Allen gained Approval in Principle from ABS, marking a major advancement in bringing autonomy to the marine supply
Austal USA awarded $44 million to develop EPF autonomy
The U.S. Navy has awarded Austal USA, Mobile, Alabama, a $44,000,000 contract modification for the detail design, procurement, production implementation, and demonstration of autonomous capability in Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) 13. Work
VIDEO: Huntington Ingalls debuts test USV
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its 27-foot Proteus unmanned surface vessel (USV) completed a successful demonstration off the coast of Panama City, Fla., on Friday, May 14. The Proteus USV
Autonomy doubles productivity of Galveston Bay survey boat
DEA Marine Services, a division of Vancouver, Wash., based David Evans and Associates Inc. (DEA) is using a Sea Machines Robotics SM300 autonomous-command and remote-helm control system as it carries out a
VIDEO: TP Group autonomous navigation system completes sea trials
Reading, U.K., headquartered TP Group plc reports that its patent pending autonomous navigation system, Northstar, has completed its sea trials program, demonstrating that it can safely navigate unmanned vessels in real-time and
Sea Machines autonomy selected for unmanned Wadden Sea surveys
A survey vessel owned by Netherlands-based survey company Deep BV will soon be operating in the Wadden Sea commanded by personnel in the company’s Amsterdam office. Deep, which specializes in hydrography, marine
How autonomous systems support crews, create new opportunities
SPONSORED CONTENT: It’s hard to scan marine industry news without coming across a handful of stories each week dedicated to the subject of marine autonomy. While many are still focused on technologies