DNV GL: New Guidelines for Autonomous Ships
With the first commercial autonomous and remotely operated vessels due to launch in the next several years, DNV GL has released a new class guideline to help build a safety culture around these new technologies.āA new set of sensor, connectivity, analysis and control functions in maritime technologies is laying the foundation for remote and autonomous operations in shipping,ā said Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO of DNV GL ā Maritime. āIncreased automation, whether in the form of decision supportā¦
Cooperation Yields New Oil Spill Detection System
Moxa said it has long partnered with Intel to produce industrial computing platforms, using innovative advances in hardware and software designs to make the most of industrial-grade Intel processors, producing rugged solutions tailored for mission critical maritime applications. The recently published Intel case study āMarine Disaster Recovery through Intelligent Systemsā highlights how the combination of Intel processors with Moxa design and engineering has resulted in certifiedā¦
Swiftships Unveils USV with the University of Louisiana-Lafayette
Last month, Swiftships Shipbuilders, LLC, in Morgan City, La., showcased the Anaconda-2 ā an unmanned, 35-ft. craft in development ā during a demonstration on the Atchafalaya River next to its HQ. The company partnered with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette more than a year ago to produce technology for a vessel that can navigate without a pilot aboard. Swiftships and ULL are designing a boat that uses Global Positioning System/sensory data, and has the potential to support naval, enforcement and zone-protection operations, mainly on inland waters.
GL Noble Denton and Marine Cybernetics: New Partnership
Aberdeen, United Kingdom - GL Noble Denton, the global independent technical advisor to the oil and gas industry, has partnered with control system software testing specialist Marine Cybernetics, to improve performance, reliability and planning for all types of offshore vessels. The partnership will see GL Noble Denton's Dynamic Positioning experts offer extensive failure mode effects and criticality analyses (FMECA) services on clients' offshore vessels - with Marine Cybernetics providing testing and verification of control system software using Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing technology.
