A £1.4 million UK project is currently trialling the use of new artificial intelligence (AI) control systems for autonomous underwater robots, dedicated to offshore wind farm repairs and maintenance. The project, dubbed Underwater Intervention for Offshore Renewable Energies (UNITE), is an Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) Prosperity Partnership programme, led by Heriot-Watt University, […]
With its projected value of US$4.05 billion by 2050, it’s easy to see why the ‘blue economy’ is spawning a race to deliver smarter, safer and more efficient ways to monitor our oceans, writes Matthew Ratsey. The offshore renewables sector (wind, tide, wave and thermal) is growing to augment, and potentially replace, existing hydrocarbon energy […]
For a compact uncrewed vessel, the Oceanus12, developed by Zero USV, promises an extensive reach when it comes to truly autonomous, AI-supported missions in high sea states, writes Stevie Knight. To start with, Zero USV has initially committed to a fleet of a dozen fully autonomous boats, but these will be ‘guns for hire’: the […]
UK boatbuilder Diverse Marine has announced that it will integrate Hefring Marine’s AI marine solutions into all its newbuilds “as standard”, following the signing of a strategic partnership between the two groups. Iceland-based Hefring Marine’s main product is IMAS, an AI-driven onboard system developed to capture vessel data for real-time decision support, which has found […]
The usage of artificial intelligence in the shipping industry has been steadily growing in recent years. The technology has a myriad of uses, from monitoring carbon emissions and ship systems to navigation and threat detection. The progress in the field of AI in shipping is often pioneered by technology startups with dedicated teams of researchers […]
By Dr Marco J Cianni, FRINA, FIEAust., FRSA HMS Ark Royal was the former flagship of the Royal Navy and the third and final vessel of the Invincible-Class aircraft carriers. It was commissioned in 1985 with a complement of 685 crew, 366 fleet air arm and 22 aircraft. At 210 metres in length, a beam […]
The Royal Institution of Naval Architects once again hosted its annual President’s Invitation Lecture earlier this month on November 1st. RINA members and invited guests gathered to hear a wide-ranging talk that looked at one of the current hot topics in the maritime world, the growing use of artificial intelligence. The lecture, which was presented […]
Artificial Intelligence and automation are hot topics these days. Governments, companies and individuals all over the world are wondering how best to integrate them into our lives. The maritime sector is no exception. Unmanned or semi-unmanned vessels operating on the world’s oceans will soon no longer be the stuff of science fiction but reality. Helping […]
The Royal Navy is transitioning mine countermeasures capability from ships to unmanned, autonomous units and a distributed, disaggregated force that makes use of networking, autonomy and artificial intelligence. With a series of operational demonstrators already on contract as part of Block 1 of the Mine Hunting Capability (MHC) programme, the Ministry of Defence and UK […]
AI: transforming the fleet of today and tomorrow Angus Whiston, communications director, DeepSea Technologies Traditional weather routing has been used for years in shipping, to “optimise voyages” by analysing weather forecasts – to plot the safest way of getting from point A to B. Now, landmark developments in artificial intelligence (AI) are rendering old weather […]
FuelTrust’s AI-enabled solutions measure vessel carbon emissions As shipping moves towards its 50% carbon reduction target in 2050, the progress of vessels in relation to this goal will be assessed based on historical baselines going back to 2008. Finance decisions, tax levies and ESG reporting will all be driven by this assessment of vessel performance […]