Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Spain. The new business relationships will see BUVI and USP represent Greensea IQ and its complete range of Bayonet autonomous underwater ground vehicles (AUGVs). “We are excited to welcome BUVI Scandinavia and USP to our Growth Team,” said Rob Howard, Greensea IQ’s CGO
the USV hicles (ROTVs), inspection-class Remotely Operated Vehicles to withstand the most severe ocean conditions, the new DriX (ROVs), as well as Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). O-16 has been designed for long-duration operations (up to Its gondola, located below the surface, can further host
. It has three arms, but the Images courtesy of GSR much larger Eureka III will have 16 arms. Gunasekara estimates that a ? eet of around 16 of these autonomous col- lectors would be a break-even point for commercial operations, with scale up from there possible gradually. Hundreds of collectors can be
multicorer, CTD of landslides in acoustic data recorded (conductivity, temperature, depth), and off Kilauea and West Mata. Before that Known Unknowns autonomous ocean glider. Mackay’s fa- discovery, we had no idea how to tell if Much remains unknown about subma- vorite was the multibeam echo sounder, an
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nyone familiar with glider hardware options integrated for a broad Glider answers that need,” said Shea autonomous underwater ve- range of missions. Quinn, Slocum Glider Product Line hicles (AUVs) is certainly “As the use of Slocum Gliders grew, Manager at TWR. A familiar with the popular- so did
of lenges. Unlike contact mines, bottom Strikepod Systems, a research and strategic advisory mines utilize a range of sensors to de- focusing on autonomous undersea systems. tect their prey – acoustic, magnetic, pressure – and as such pose a hazard to manned MCM vessels. To safely detect, identify
from Cornell University. Strachan David R. Strachan is a defense analyst and founder of Strikepod Systems, a research and strategic advisory focusing on autonomous undersea Lundquist Wigen systems. Wigen Svenn Magen Wigen is a Cathodic Protection and corrosion control expert having worked across engineering
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the new fu- cepts and technologies, which then con- els, they will need literacy in the emerg- tribute to their commercialization.” ing digital and autonomous ecosystems Mobile phones have grown beyond as well as an entirely new safety mindset their fundamental role as telephones, and understanding
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International Maritime Organization (IMO) continues tonomous or remote-control functions, but the vessel is to make headway on developing its Maritime Autonomous equipped with technology from ABB to enable autono- Surface Ships (MASS) Code, due to take effect in 2025. mous operations in the future. “[The
Feature Navigation “Wind Turbines: The Bigger, the Better” – USDOE Of? ce of Energy Ef? ciency & Renewable Energy, August 24, 2023 ast December the Bureau of Ocean Energy Man- Agencies write: we want to advance wind energy, but ocean agement (BOEM) published a proposed sale no- areas can only yield so
By the Numbers US Inland Waterways: Economic Impact by State In 2021, nearly 500 million tons of goods valued at more than $158 billion moved on the U.S. inland waterways system, which includes a vast network of 12,000 miles of connecting waterways and 219 locks. The U.S. Department of Transportation
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AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER (ARC) operate a US ? ag ship just for the MSP customer through that global network. As an example of “clarity and con- stipend. It’s a cargo driven industry, and We are certainly a unique business unit sistency,” Ebeling points ? rst to “the those cargoes help to
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COVER FEATURE ARC KEEPING THE CARGO ROLLING With a ? eet of nine U.S.-? ag RoRo ships, American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group (ARC), is the U.S.’ premier commercial RoRo carrier of U.S. government and military cargo. As the world becomes an increasingly contentious place, Eric P. Ebeling, President
being invented by a number of companies, so that’s another key area that we’re investigating. Is Wabtec preparing its en- gines for the advent of the autonomous engine room? Absolutely. It is something that we’re taking to heart readily, designing for long www.marinelink.com 25 MR #2 (18-33).indd 25
operations and maintenance performance, in- analyses the commercial and technical potential vessel capac- cluding IoT connectivity, digital twins and autonomous opera- ity and capability gaps in detail as well as why the commercial tions. conditions don’t yet really exist for sustained new building • An
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