Maritime Risk Symposium 2024 – Great Power Competition and Gray Zone Engagement
Tri-Service Maritime Strategy (TSMS) to get to the next level: considering an all-services focus on mutual cooperation during times of steadily rising maritime risk, military hazards, and gray-zone international conflict.Panel 2 – Maritime Domain Awareness and Tri-Service CollaborationFocus: Global maritime security and prosperity is accomplished through the effective understanding of the maritime domain and by improving our ability to appropriately share maritime information, including intelligence, law enforcement information and all-source data from private sectors. The panel will consider pressing
Fincantieri and EDGE to Launch JV for Naval Vessels Construction
to a series of conditions precedent, customary for an agreement of this kind.“Through this transformative joint venture with Fincantieri, we are not just expanding EDGE's diverse capabilities in shipbuilding but setting a new benchmark for collaboration and knowledge exchange in the global maritime industry,” Hamad Al Marar said.The JV will concentrate on sales, commercial operations, and engineering for design and service, taking charge of developing shared intellectual property and retaining exclusive rights to all future designs.Furthermore, the JV will set up a dedicated design
Global Maritime Acquires Iberian Offshore
Global Maritime announced it has acquired engineering specialist Iberian Offshore, strengthening Global Maritime's footprint in the emerging Spanish offshore wind sector and serving as a gateway for future expansion into the Mediterranean region.Jonny Logan, CEO at Global Maritime, said, “With a global footprint spanning over 20 offices globally, our strategy is geared towards offering clients localised content and expertise that is supported by our global network and experience. Establishing this new entity allows us to sustain and enhance our standing as a market leader in the offshore
Tech Partners Enhance NATO Navy’s AUV Capabilities
classify mapping using Wavefront’s leading multi-aperture sonar Solstice, the vessel can re-acquire and identify MLOs using Voyis’ laser and camera, improving the probability of detection, reducing false alarms, and sustaining a high op tempo.Voyis and Wavefront partnered with Forcys, a global maritime defense company and a sister company in Covelya Group, to market the system to allied nations
Connecting the Dots: From Remote Operations to Full Autonomy
autonomy.”Today, by Brown’s estimation, Harvest supports the majority of tier-one service providers within the IMR space.“We've recently joined Inmarsat Maritime's initiative as a certified application provider, so that's giving us access to a significant part of the global maritime and shipping sector,” he said.“In 2018, we set out with a mission to make remote operations possible, with a longer term view of enabling the path towards robotics and autonomy.” - Damiain Brown, Chief Product Officer, Harvest Technology Group (Image courtesy Harvest Technology
Remote Operations: Challenges & Opportunities
applications can be installed on mobile devices to facilitate real-time live video and audio streaming over any network. The Satellite Connection – Overcoming the Challenges In its March 2023 report, Verified Market Research revealed that by 2028, the value of the global maritime satellite communication market could swell to an estimated $6.67B. While that figure is impressive, challenges are still prevalent today, such as limited bandwidth, access to services and comparatively high cost. Until recently, satellite infrastructure has been engineered for users
HAV Group Acquires DP Specialist Undheim Systems
systems for vessels. The consideration for the purchase includes a non-material cash amount and 250,000 shares in HAV Group ASA, valued at NOK 14.0 per share."The technology acquisition is a strategic move that accelerates HAV Group's plans to offer digital functionality that meets the global maritime market's needs for autonomous ship operations," HAV Group said."We are really pleased to acquire the dynamic positioning (DP) technology that Undheim Systems has developed and commercialised. We will couple these with our own smart navigation system to provide solutions that control
Teledyne Slocum Glider Deployed from US Navy Helicopter
first launch from a helicopter and the first-ever successful glider deployment from an aircraft. Teledyne Marine takes pride in our continued innovation and support of the U.S. Navy as it expands the operational envelope of underwater gliders," said Dr. Thomas Altshuler, Senior Vice President, Global Maritime Defense Strategy and Business Development Teledyne Technologies.The MCM Commander now has the capability for rapid and widespread glider deployment by Task Force elements under direct, tactical control, eliminating the dependency on strategically tasked oceanographic ships. The gliders provide
HAV Group Set to Acquire Undheim Systems, Adding DP Capabilities
Norway's HAV Group ASA has agreed to acquire Undheim Systems AS, a provider of dynamic positioning (DP) systems for vessels."The planned technology acquisition is a strategic move that accelerates HAV Group's plans to offer digital functionality that meets the global maritime market's needs for decision support tools and autonomous ship operations," HAV Group said.“HAV Group already provides digital decision support systems to vessels in order to cut operating expenditure and emissions to air. By adding DP capabilities to our product portfolio, we will be able to provide an
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