USVs

Digest

NEWT21 FOG

FOG is a new 4.7 m shallow-draft USV, offering a payload capacity of 200 kg, developed for use in coastal areas, estuaries, rivers and lakes in a variety of roles. The central idea behind its development, according to CEO...

Dossier

Tuco Marine Group’s ProZero USVs

The town of Faaborg has existed on the Danish island of Funen for over 800 years, and has spent a significant portion of that history as a key shipping and naval hub for the Kingdom of Denmark. Today, among the town’s boat...

In Operation

Mente Marine Callboats CAT 10 L

The maritime passenger transport industry has been a hotbed for autonomy pilot projects for several years now, with legitimate causes beyond the mere profit motive of uncrewed systems manufacturers. For one, while many industries...

In Operation

Subdron vessel damage assessments

For six days in March 2021, the 400 m long container vessel Ever Given sat grounded in the Suez Canal. The majority of related news coverage delved busily into reasons for the grounding, the steps being taken to resolve it and its various consequences...

Insight

USVs

Although AI is booming both as an industry and as a buzzword worldwide, those among our readership understand that the true autonomy of an uncrewed vehicle depends on far more than just its intelligence. It is especially hard to consider...

In Operation

Seasats Lightfish USV

Autonomously crossing the world’s great oceans is a challenging undertaking, but one made easier when uncrewed systems engineers have a large budget to work with, as the last few years have proven. But managing such stable, fault-free and persistent...

Dossier

ACUA Ocean Pioneer-class H-USV

As an island nation, dependent on seafaring vessels for trade, defence and more, the UK’s traditions for innovative and robust shipbuilding date back centuries. Small wonder then that today, amid booming demand for automated ocean logistics...

Digest

IM Solutions Monodrone IM 3000 Mk2

Sebastien Manigot, operations manager at USV developer IM Solutions, describes the company’s new Monodrone IM 3000 Mk2 as a gap-filler in its range of vessels, which also includes 1.3, 1.8 and 7 m craft. The rigid-hull boat was developed at the request of some of the company’s customers...