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AI can help track floating plastic debris from space

AI can help track floating plastic debris from space

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 10, 2026 | Digitalisation, Maritime research, News

Under the EPFL-led ADOPT project, researchers are combining AI satellite-image recognition with drift prediction models to improve the collection of plastic debris in the ocean. The technology has passed the proof-of-concept stage and is ready for field testing. ...
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...
Fincantieri plans humanoid welding robot for shipyards

Fincantieri plans humanoid welding robot for shipyards

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 20, 2026 | Digitalisation, Navy, News, Shipbuilding

Fincantieri and Generative Bionics, an Italian company focused on the development of autonomous humanoid robots, have launched an industrial partnership aimed at implementing a humanoid welding robot. The robot is designed to operate alongside humans in Fincantieri’s...
VIDEO: LDA launches first of three wind-assisted RoRos

VIDEO: LDA launches first of three wind-assisted RoRos

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 12, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, WASP

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) is set to welcome the first ship of its next generation RoRo vessels chartered to Airbus. The Spirit of Toulouse, which will be equipped with Rotor Sails, was launched last week at Wuchang Shipyard (CSSC Group). Two other vessels – Spirit...
Shipbuilding robotics project launches in the Drechtsteden

Shipbuilding robotics project launches in the Drechtsteden

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 10, 2026 | Digitalisation, Maritime manufacturing industry, News, Shipbuilding

On 9 February, Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Vincent Karremans and Maritime Manufacturing Envoy Marja van Bijsterveldt launched project STREAM. The initiative is to advance automation and robotisation in shipbuilding to cut costs and tackle labour shortages. The...
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