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Thursday, December 20, 2018
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Test of Class Survey Using Drones Demonstrated in Japan

Japanese shipping line Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has participated in a demonstration test of ship class survey using aerial drones to inspect an MOL-operated coal

December 20, 2018
Total Views: 121

Friday, August 10, 2018
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Wilhelmsen Wins Singapore Funding to Test Shore-to-Ship Drone Delivery

Norway-based maritime services company Wilhelmsen Ships Service has been selected to help develop the future Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) regulatory

August 10, 2018
Total Views: 315

Tuesday, June 5, 2018
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Wilhelmsen to Trial Shore-to-Ship Drone Delivery in Singapore

Global ships agency Wilhelmsen is teaming up to aeronautics company Airbus to bring shore-to-ship drone delivery to Port of Singapore. The new service, called

June 5, 2018
Total Views: 66

Monday, June 4, 2018
Robot Boats Propel One of China’s Hottest Startups
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Robot Boats Propel One of China’s Hottest Startups

By Blake Schmidt (Bloomberg) — In the vast, freezing Ross Sea, China’s “Snow Dragon” icebreaker needed to find a safe anchorage before it could

June 4, 2018
Total Views: 82

Thursday, May 3, 2018
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In U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Robots and Drones Take on Dangerous Offshore Oil and Gas Work

By Liz Hampton HOUSTON, May 3 (Reuters) – At BP’s massive Thunder Horse oil platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, a dog-sized robot called Maggie

May 3, 2018
Total Views: 191

Thursday, February 15, 2018
WATCH: Drone Video Shows a Busy Remontowa Shipyard
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WATCH: Drone Video Shows a Busy Remontowa Shipyard

Here is some drone footage showing an extremely-busy Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk, Poland, one of the busiest shipyards in Europe specializing in repairs,

February 15, 2018
Total Views: 140

Tuesday, January 30, 2018
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Sailors Die At Sea While USCG Drone Program Remains Hard Aground

The US Coast Guards long promise to deploy search and rescue (SAR) drones to rescue mariners has been aground for two decades. Will this wreck ever be

January 30, 2018
Total Views: 133

Thursday, January 18, 2018
WATCH: Aerial Drone Used to Save Two Swimmers’ Lives in Australia
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WATCH: Aerial Drone Used to Save Two Swimmers’ Lives in Australia

Lifeguards in Australia are being credited with saving two swimmers’ lives using a relatively new life-saving drone in what is believed to be a

January 18, 2018
Total Views: 65

Friday, November 17, 2017
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News

Singapore Wants to Start Using Aerial Drones for Remote Ship Inspections

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has unveiled plans to leverage aerial drones for carrying out ship inspections beginning as soon as early next

November 17, 2017
Total Views: 107

Friday, May 19, 2017
Wilhelmsen Ships Service Launches Drone Delivery Pilot Project
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Wilhelmsen Ships Service Launches Drone Delivery Pilot Project

Wilhelmsen Ships Service has announced plans to launch a large scale pilot program exploring use of drones to deliver vital supplies to ships in harbors

May 19, 2017
Total Views: 77

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Drones Take Eni’s Oil Rig Inspections Airborne
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Drones Take Eni’s Oil Rig Inspections Airborne

By Joe Easton (Bloomberg) — A British drone operator has won a contract to inspect rigs operated by one of the world’s largest oil producers. Sky

February 14, 2017
Total Views: 61

Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Robots Are Taking Over Oil Rigs as Roughnecks Become Expendable
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Robots Are Taking Over Oil Rigs as Roughnecks Become Expendable

By David Wethe (Bloomberg) — The robot on an oil drillship in the Gulf of Mexico made it easier for Mark Rodgers to do his job stringing together

January 24, 2017
Total Views: 148

Friday, January 13, 2017
Watch: Over 100 Micro-Drones Swarm in Formation
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Watch: Over 100 Micro-Drones Swarm in Formation

The Pentagon has carried out what it is calling one of its most significant tests of autonomous systems under development by the Department of Defense

January 13, 2017
Total Views: 232

Friday, October 21, 2016
Denmark Planning for Future With Autonomous Ships
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Denmark Planning for Future With Autonomous Ships

The Danish Maritime Authority is preparing for a future that includes autonomous ships by launching a pre-study on the matter. The Authority says that unmanned

October 21, 2016
Total Views: 121

Thursday, October 20, 2016
Youtuber Chases Ships with His Drone and the Footage is Spectacular
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Youtuber Chases Ships with His Drone and the Footage is Spectacular

Just over a year ago Youtuber Th Bee (aka TheraDrone) launched his Phantom 3 Professional drone from a quiet beach in Belgium to chase a passing MSC

October 20, 2016
Total Views: 421

Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Ship Detained After Launching Drone in Suez Canal
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Ship Detained After Launching Drone in Suez Canal

A recent incident involving a drone in the Suez Canal is causing a marine insurance company to warn over their usage onboard vessels. The P&I Club

June 14, 2016
Total Views: 240

Monday, April 18, 2016
Could Snake-Like Swimming Robots be the Future of Subsea IMR?
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Could Snake-Like Swimming Robots be the Future of Subsea IMR?

Kongsberg Maritime and Statoil have signed an agreement with Eelume, a Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) spin-off company, to develop

April 18, 2016
Total Views: 96

Thursday, March 31, 2016
Amazing Drone Video of Once Forgotten Arthur Kill Ship Graveyard
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Amazing Drone Video of Once Forgotten Arthur Kill Ship Graveyard

Some cool drone footage by Youtuber Jersey Drone of ships left abandoned at Staten Island’s Arthur Kill ship graveyard, eerily located on the Arthur Kill

March 31, 2016
Total Views: 427

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Rolls-Royce Reveals Vision of Shore-based Control Centers for Unmanned Cargo Ships
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Rolls-Royce Reveals Vision of Shore-based Control Centers for Unmanned Cargo Ships

Rolls-Royce on Tuesday offered another glimpse into the future of unmanned shipping, revealing for the first time its vision for a land-based control

March 22, 2016
Total Views: 800

Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Maersk Tankers Claims First Drone Delivery to Ship at Sea
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Maersk Tankers Claims First Drone Delivery to Ship at Sea

Maersk Tankers says that it has completed the first drone delivery to a vessel at sea as part of a test to see whether or not drones can become

March 8, 2016
Total Views: 445
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