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Orca AI extends situational awareness to 360° view

Orca AI extends situational awareness to 360° view

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 10, 2026 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, Navigation, News, Piracy, Shipping

Maritime AI company Orca AI has launched the next generation of its AI-based operational platform, delivering a 360° field of view (FOV) around a vessel. This forms a foundation for advanced collision avoidance and autonomous navigation. Demand for full-surround...
Martens en Van Oord orders autonomous USV from Demcon

Martens en Van Oord orders autonomous USV from Demcon

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 16, 2026 | Autonomous operation, Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, Survey

Martens en Van Oord is investing in the latest generation of the V4000 autonomous unmanned survey vessel (USV) from Demcon unmanned systems. With the USV, the company wants to take a step towards further sustainability and modernisation of its fleet. Martens en Van...
Damen and Blue Water to build autonomous vessel for US Navy

Damen and Blue Water to build autonomous vessel for US Navy

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 13, 2026 | Autonomous operation, Navy, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding

Damen Shipyards has entered into a licence agreement with Blue Water Autonomy, a Boston-based technology and shipbuilding company. Under the agreement, Blue Water Autonomy will construct its first vessel, the Liberty Class, which will be built on Damen’s Stan Patrol...
UKDI backs project on autonomous underwater sensing

UKDI backs project on autonomous underwater sensing

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 13, 2026 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, Maritime research, News

A first-of-its-kind project to develop a network of ocean robots to assure the operations of submersible fleet assets has launched this month. It follows a successful funding bid with UK Defence Innovation (UKDI), between ZeroUSV, Oshen and MarineAI. As underwater...
Rotterdam UAS leads autonomous shipping research

Rotterdam UAS leads autonomous shipping research

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 4, 2026 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, Maritime research, Navigation, News, Ports, Shipping

The international STARSHIP consortium, led by Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (Rotterdam UAS) and its Centre of Expertise HRTech, has been awarded a substantial SIA RAAK PRO grant. With this funding from Regieorgaan SIA, the consortium will begin research in...
IHC and Demcon team up on maritime autonomy

IHC and Demcon team up on maritime autonomy

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 23, 2026 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, News

Royal IHC and Demcon unmanned systems are partnering to accelerate the deployment of unmanned and autonomous vessels in both the civil and defence sectors. The development and integration of containerised Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS) for unmanned surface...
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