Sulfur sniffing drone starts patrolling Danish waters
A large drone has started to check emissions from ships in Danish waters to make sure they comply with the sulfur limit. The drone is being provided by the European Maritime Safety
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VIDEO: K Line launches new drone inspection project
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line) has partnered with non-destructive testing specialist Technos Mihara Corporation to launch a ship hull inspection and maintenance project using aerial and underwater drones and an image
Two more class societies certify RIMS for remote inspections
Delft, Netherlands, based RIMS BV has received two more classification society certifications — from DNV GL and the Indian Register of shipping — for the use of Remote Inspection Techniques (drones) during
Cyberhawk completes ABS oil tanker survey using drones
AUGUST 6, 2018 — Livingston, Scotland, headquartered Cyberhawk reports that it has successfully completed the first full ABS on an oil tanker using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones. Cyberhawk says that
Wilhelmsen partners with Airbus on shore-to-ship drone delivery
JUNE 5, 2018 — Wilhelmsen Ships Service is partnering with Airbus to shore-to-ship drone delivery to one of the busiest ports in the world, Singapore. Launching at Singapore port’s Marina South Pier
VIDEO: Drone technology tested for safer tug operations
DECEMBER 23, 2017—Dutch towing company Kotug has never been shy about developing and applying new technology to its operations. The family-owned business, which stretches back to 1911, has developed the Rotortug—a tug
VIDEO: ABS certifies Cyberhawk for cargo tank drone inspections
NOVEMBER 1, 2017 — Livingston, U.K., headquartered Cyberhawk Innovations, a specialist in using drones — more formally unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) — for inspection and survey has been certified as an External
DNV GL carries out first offshore drone survey
AUGUST 14, 2017 — DNV GL surveyors have carried out the classification society’s first offshore drone survey on the semisubmersible vessel Safe Scandinavia in the North Sea. The 25,383 GT tender support
Wilhelmsen Ships Service plans drone deliveries
MAY 19, 2017 — Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) says it will soon be delivering its agency essentials to ships via drone. “Whether it is deliveries of critical documents or vital medical supplies,
Drone helps cutter make major drug seizures
MAY 9, 2017 — When the USCGC Stratton (WMSL-752) left its home port in Alameda, CA, earlier this year, it became the first U.S. Coast Guard cutter to deploy fully equipped with