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Fugro completes world’s first remote offshore wind ROV inspection

Fugro completes world’s first remote offshore wind ROV inspection

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 1, 2023 | Autonomous operation, Classification/inspection, Digitalisation, News, Offshore wind, Survey

The world’s first fully remote inspection of offshore wind farm assets has been successfully carried out by Fugro. The company used one of its Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) with Blue Volta, an electrical remotely operated vehicle (eROV). The inspection...
TAQA completes first offshore integrity inspections with USV

TAQA completes first offshore integrity inspections with USV

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 2, 2023 | Classification/inspection, Digitalisation, News, Offshore, Survey

TAQA Netherlands is the first oil and gas operator in Europe to successfully complete an offshore integrity inspections campaign with an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) and electrical remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The pilot project made use of Fugro’s uncrewed...
Lloyd’s Register certifies DriX uncrewed surface vessel

Lloyd’s Register certifies DriX uncrewed surface vessel

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 9, 2022 | Autonomous operation, Classification/inspection, Maritime regulations, News

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded its first certification for an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) to the DriX maritime drone, developed by Exail. The new certification attests that the surface drone meets critical safety requirements to be operated at sea. The DriX...
Fugro expands autonomous survey vessel fleet with Blue Prism

Fugro expands autonomous survey vessel fleet with Blue Prism

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 6, 2022 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, Emissions, Maritime research, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Ship design, Survey

Fugro has contracted Kooiman Engineering and Van Oossanen Naval Architects to design Fugro’s next generation of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). Engineered for operations in both coastal and offshore environments, the so-called Blue Prism will combine an ultra-low...
Uncrewed surface vessel to sail to the North Sea from Rotterdam for the first time

Uncrewed surface vessel to sail to the North Sea from Rotterdam for the first time

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 11, 2021 | Autonomous operation, News, Offshore, Offshore wind

Fugro’s Blue Essence, an offshore certified uncrewed surface vessel (USV) with an electric remotely operated vehicle, will begin its first project in the Netherlands. The vessel is controlled from an onshore remote operations centre via a satellite connection and is...

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