Unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) are increasingly being used for the mapping and management of shallow-water environments such as lagoons, rivers and estuaries, due to their economic and ecological benefits. The...

How do you perceive prospects in the hydrographic surveying industry in 2024, compared to the past couple of years? When contemplating the hydrographic sector holistically, which areas of investment do...

The development of unmanned and autonomous surface vehicles in recent years has triggered a new era in civilian and military maritime operations. One of the applications that is likely to...

Nicolas Gracieux is deputy general counsel of the Exail group. Nicolas graduated in international business law and international relations from Paris Assas & La Sorbonne Universities and from the Paris...

SEA-KIT International has won funding from the Zero Emissions Vessels and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition to design and manufacture a hydrogen-fuelled uncrewed surface vessel (USV). The company will partner with maritime...

Maritime Robotics, the Norwegian provider of autonomous navigation systems (ANS), has announced its contract with Ørsted, making it the supplier and integrator of the built-in ANS for Ørsted’s first fleet of...

Combining the DriX uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) and the FlipiX remotely operated towed vehicle (ROTV), Exail has developed a unique solution enabling fully autonomous and remotely operated surveys. Combining the DriX uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) and the FlipiX remotely operated towed vehicle (ROTV), Exail has developed a unique solution enabling fully autonomous and remotely operated surveys. Accurate surveys...

Maritime Robotics has been given permission to operate uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) on the freight route between Trondheim and Vanvikan by the Norwegian Coastal Administration and the Norwegian Maritime Directorate....

Maritime Robotics recently launched a new multipurpose unmanned surface vehicle (USV) platform, the Mariner X, with a configurable design and built for high-quality data acquisition at sea. The platform wields...

CHC Navigation (CHCNAV), a leading manufacturer of uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) technology, has introduced the Apache 3 Pro – an advanced compact hydrographic drone engineered for autonomous bathymetric surveys in...