Tag: autonomous vessels

The Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) recently held a keel laying ceremony for the two autonomous zero emission electric vessels being built for ASKO Maritime AS of Norway.

The uncrewed, autonomous, Saildrone Surveyor has arrived in Hawaii after its maiden voyage from San Francisco to Honolulu. 

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group successfully conducted a test run of a fully autonomous craft supported by its own navigation system and the 5G network of a local mobile operator.

The Royal Navy, SeaBot XR, and the United Kingdom’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) joined forces in order to create Europe’s first training and development centre, dedicated to supporting maritime’s digital transition.

Huntington Ingalls Industries launched the Proteus unmanned surface vessel (USV), for testing and development of autonomy capabilities.

In an effort to boost autonomy and digitalization, the British Royal Navy has officially welcomed a new autonomous vessel into its service, named as "Madfox".

Kongsberg Maritime and the Norway’s Institute of Marine Research (IMR) reached an agreement in order to deliver a full solution for ecosystem monitoring, using autonomous vessels.

Svitzer A/S, Kongsberg Maritime and ABS announced that they have signed an agreement to jointly develop RECOTUG, the world’s first fully operational, and fully remotely controlled tugboat.

Autonomous ships are slowly but steadily becoming a reality for the shipping industry, as several organisations develop new solutions and testbeds.

Port of Antwerp along with the University of Antwerp shake hands and tested innovative technology for autonomous shipping operations.