Classification society DNV has introduced its first competence standard for vessel remote control centre operators (RCCO), supported by a new…
Navigation and Autonomous Vessels
Autonomous vessel systems company Groke Technologies has raised new funding from three Japanese tanker operators, with Uyeno Transtech, Tsurumi Sunmarine…
Navigation and Autonomous Vessels
SEA-KIT uncrewed surface vessel installs Inmarsat hybrid connectivity network
Inmarsat reports that it has installed a connectivity system employing virtualised networks for the SEA-KIT International uncrewed surface vessel (USV)…
Yara Birkeland, the world’s first electric and self-propelled container ship, has departed for its maiden voyage in the Oslo fjord…
Marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has agreed a new deal with Saab for the supply of 10 electric work remotely…
Navigation and Autonomous Vessels
Groke Technologies secures SMFL funding for autonomous tech development
Groke Technologies has announced that it has secured new funding from Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing (SMFL), which has become…
The polar cruise vessel National Geographic Resolution, owned by Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, has successfully implemented an integrated bridge and navigation…
Autonomous ‘snake robots’ built by Norwegian company Eelume, a spin-off from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) supported…
Venture capital firm IMC Ventures, along with CapVista, ShipsFocus-Quest Ventures (Maritime Fund), SEEDS Capital, and the National University of Singapore…
JRC and Alphatron Marine have introduced their new DynaPilot system, developed to offer ‘supported sailing’ options using a range of…