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Rolls-Royce has unveiled its vision of the land-based control centres to remotely monitor and control the unmanned ships of the future.In a six minute film, Rolls-Royce presents a vision of the future in which a small crew of 7 to 14 people monitor and control the operation of a fleet of vessels across the world. The crew uses interactive smart screens, voice recognition systems, holograms and surveillance drones to monitor what is happening both on board and around the ship.

Israel based company Elbit Systems introduces Seagull, a new multi-mission unmanned surface vehicle system for maritime warfare missions with the aim to change the dynamic of anti-submarine operations through its detection capabilities.

The industry conversation on the topic of unmanned ships has entered turbulent waters. Its proponents say they can deliver the technology – though the initial project groups are only now investigating the subject in any depth – but doubts have been expressed about the regulatory framework that would permit their use.

Exercise Highcrest 2015 has recently conducted in Singapore with the use of an unmanned surface vessel.

Unmanned vessels are already a reality in todays shipping industry, and will play a larger role in future, delegates to The Nautical Institutes latest seminar were told.

The first remote-controlled ferry demonstrator could hit the water within four to five years thanks to a new wave of research

Inmarsat announced its participation in the AAWA recently launched by Rolls-Royce

The Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative; designs for next generation ships Rolls-Royce is to lead a new 6.6 million project that could pave the way for autonomous ships. The Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative will produce the specification and preliminary designs for the next generation of advanced ship solutions.The project is funded by Tekes (Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation) and will bring together universities, ship designers, equipment manufacturers, and classification societies to explore the economic, social, legal, regulatory and technological factors which need to be addressed to make autonomous ships a reality.The project will run until the end of 2017 and will pave the way for solutions - designed to validate the project's research. The project will combine the expertise of some of Finland's top academic researchers from Tampere University of Technology; VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd; Åbo Akademi University; Aalto University; the University of Turku; and leading members of the maritime cluster including Rolls-Royce, NAPA, Deltamarin, DNV GL and Inmarsat.Rauli Hulkkonen, Tekes, Chief Advisor, said: "This project is a fantastic opportunity to establish the Finnish maritime cluster as the world leader in maritime remote control technology.Esa Jokioinen, Rolls-Royce, Head of Blue Ocean Team, said: "Rolls-Royce ...

DNV GL introduces new unmanned floating LNG concept DNV GL has developed a new unmanned floating LNG concept that overcomes many of the challenges currently faced by those looking to unlock the potential of remote offshore gas fields.Called Solitude, the concept demonstrates how technological advances - most of the technology already within reach - can be combined into a solution that offers some 20 percent reduction in annual OPEX, only adding a few percent increase in CAPEX and at the same time increase the overall safety.FLNG technology is developing rapidly as part of the industry's quest for resources in more remote waters. A number of concepts have been discussed, but only a few are currently under construction, as many oil and gas companies have experienced double-digit growth in both capital and operational expenditure over the last decade.Foreseeing the need for more remote projects to be able to overcome even more challenging cost barriers, whilst still meeting increasingly stringent safety and environmental standards, DNV GL embarked on an Extraordinary Innovation Project to explore the future of LNG technology."Solitude has been developed with maintainability foremost in mind," says Elisabeth Tørstad, DNV GL CEO Oil & Gas. "By changing the focus from maximum ...

The U.S. Navy completed tests on the GhostSwimmer unmanned underwater vehicle