Damen Shipyard and Sea Machines Robotics have signed an alliance agreement to further investigate the adoption of collision avoidance functionality on board Damen ships. For the past four years Damen Shipyards Group has been investing in autonomous shipping technologies. The shipbuilder has participated in several joint industry projects to research the readiness level of technologies. Damen is now entering the
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The fifth and final call for the EU-funded MaRINET2 project is now open. The project offers free access to a world-leading network of testing and research infrastructures, including EMEC’s test sites. The call is open to offshore energy technology developers, including offshore wind, wave and tidal energy at full system, subsystem, component or sensor level. Following a simple application process,
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The July webinar on OceanReports is now available as an online video. OceanReports is a tool for developers of energy and other ocean-based projects to help them get to know many facets of a proposed location long before they take costly steps related to selecting sites. The tool and its use is explained in the first 30 min. of a
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UIPA, the South Korean Information and Communication Technology Promotion Agency, has awarded Kongsberg Digital the contract to supply a fully featured bridge simulator for a new, state-of-the-art autonomous ship research facility in Ulsan, South Korea. The Korean government has committed to invest 130 billion won ($110 million USD) in the project over the next three years, with a goal of
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Marine-i, in cooperation with the Carbon Trust, announced three new tender opportunities designed to help improve technology in the floating offshore wind energy sector. They invite proposals from innovative marine companies to tackle three key development areas. The first tender is to identify and evaluate innovative mooring systems and anchoring solutions. The second tender requires companies to investigate the drivers
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