automation


Friday, July 11, 2025
Younghoon Song, Executive Director of HD Hyundai Robotics and David Reger, Founder and CEO of NEURA Robotics shake hands after signing the agreement during Automatica in Munich, Germany at the end of June.
Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Advances Humanoid Welding Robots for Shipbuilding

Two units of South Korean shipbuilding conglomerate HD Hyundai have signed a strategic partnership agreement with Germany’s NEURA Robotics to develop

July 11, 2025
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024
ILA Dockworker No port automation sign
Ports

Why is the ILA Union Against Port Automation?

By Jo Constantz and Alicia Tang (Bloomberg) Longshoremen at docks along the US East and Gulf coasts have gone on strike for the first time since 1977 as

October 2, 2024
Total Views: 2050

Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Saildrone Completes Groundbreaking Unmanned Ocean Mapping Mission
Shipping

Saildrone Completes Groundbreaking Unmanned Ocean Mapping Mission

Saildrone, a leading autonomous vessel company, has successfully completed a groundbreaking ocean survey mission in remote areas off California and

March 7, 2023
Total Views: 3844

Saturday, February 11, 2023
Cargo containers pile up at a marine terminal at the Port of Los Angeles.
Ports

Patience Wanes Over West Coast Port-Labor Talks As Cargo Drops

By Laura Curtis and Augusta Saraiva Feb 10, 2023 (Bloomberg) –Talks for a new labor pact between West Coast dockworkers and their employers are

February 11, 2023
Total Views: 3185

Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Tiangin,,China. Photo: ambient_pix / Shutterstock.com
Ports

Major China Port Banks on Robots to Beat Post-Covid Disruptions

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — One of the world’s biggest ports is working to fully automate all dock operations in a bid to cope with Covid-induced

January 18, 2023
Total Views: 1046

Monday, May 2, 2022
FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind container cranes at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 14, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo
Ports

West Coast Port Employers Laud Automation Ahead of Labor Talks

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — Employers at West Coast ports at the center of the U.S. supply-chain crisis released a study extolling the benefits

May 2, 2022
Total Views: 3011

Friday, November 13, 2020
Boston Dynamics Robot ‘Spot’ Learning New Tricks Offshore Oil Rig
Offshore

Boston Dynamics Robot ‘Spot’ Learning New Tricks Offshore Oil Rig

Nov 13 (Reuters) – Boston Dynamics’ dog-like robot ‘Spot’ is learning new tricks. Working on an oil rig operated by BP Plc nearly 190

November 13, 2020
Total Views: 1011

Friday, June 16, 2017
autonomous unmanned ship
Blog

Ship Automation Without Consultation – The Problem With Robot Ships

By Capt. George H Livingstone, “Promise Everything, Deliver Nothing” Napoleon Bonaparte There is an ongoing “full court press” regarding the subject of

June 16, 2017
Total Views: 143

Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Automated Ship
Blog

Auto(m)ation

By Captain George Livingstone I remember an American cartoon from childhood, “The Jetson’s”, I still remember the intro song (“Meet George Jetson,

August 3, 2016
Total Views: 127

Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Digital Security Graphic
Blog

Not If, But When – Training For New Threats on Automated Sea

[su_pullquote] Long gone are the days of eye patches and peg legs. Long gone are the days of sail, grappling hooks, and one shot pistols. Long gone are the

April 20, 2016
Total Views: 44