Tag: automation

The UK's Automated Ships and Norway's Kongsberg Maritime have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build the world's first unmanned and fully-automated vessel for offshore operations. In January 2017, Automated Ships Ltd will contract the ‘Hrönn', which will be designed and built in Norway in cooperation with KONGSBERG.

Lloyd’s Register and the new Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine, Singapore (TCOMS) have agreed to jointly develop technology, infrastructure and skills necessary for future marine and offshore systems, digital and data innovation, and robotic autonomous systems in a marine environment.

Originally developed for military applications, Wärtsilä's new helicopter guidance software technology is based on the company’s well known Nacos Platinum navigation system. The Guidance has been further developed to suit marine applications, notably in the mega yacht and cruise ship segments.

The ‘roboat’ project seeks to design and test the world's first fleet of autonomous boats in the city of Amsterdam. Partners announced their plans to start a five-year trial of the vessels from 2017 to give the multi-purpose boats all sorts of interesting tasks for the busy waterways.

Using acoustic sonar and high-resolution imaging, General Dynamics AUV records a hull's condition and can identify potential threats to the ship while keeping divers safe

New business ecosystem has brought together global forerunners and agile ICT start-ups to develop first autonomous shipping solutions in the world.

Wärtsilä has announced its participation in an important research programme together with other leading marine sector and information & communication technology (ICT) companies. The project aims to create the world’s first autonomous marine transport system.

Trelleborg’s marine systems operation has launched a new survey aiming to assess the digital maturity of global ports. The Terminal Automation Audit is intended to determine how ‘future ready’ international facilities are by examining how advanced the use of ‘smart’ technology and data is across the industry.

Bureau Veritas has approved a new automation & control system – ULSTEIN IAS® based on the new back-bone architecture ULSTEIN X-CONNECT.ULSTEIN IAS® is a scalable and flexible automation system. The graphics are developed with the attention to provide a user interface that lets the ship operator respond with higher efficiency.

Ports of Auckland has started a second round of consultation with staff and unions on a proposal to partially automate its container terminal.