Chance Maritime Technologies' MC-29 USV Completes Long-endurance Testing
included 24 operational days of 24-hour operation in Vermilion Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.This new class of utility vessel offers kilowatts of continuously available payload power, 30+ day endurance, a 19” payload rack, moon pool, active gyro stabilization, and high-bandwidth Starlink satellite communications.Stuart Chance, CEO of Chance Maritime Technologies, said, “We’re extremely excited with the results of our endurance testing. The MC-29 represents an incredible effort by the talented team at Chance Maritime to design, build, and operate a flexible, durable and truly capable
Remote Operations: Challenges & Opportunities
with Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) services, provide higher throughput and lower latency than existing Geostationary (GEO) VSAT satellite services, enabling a new layer of complex applications including media transfer, live communications, and monitoring. For remote operations, the load on satellite communications is far higher due to the requirement for exchanging large volumes of data between sites, therefore bandwidth efficiency – no matter the network – will be key as global demand continues to grow. The technology itself is relatively easy to adopt, but for some organizations
Subsea Robotics: Aquanauts, Hydronauts, Roll Out
tool deployment includes supervised autonomy and tool control using Nauticus’ acoustic communication networking technology.This is wrapped in with wider over the horizon communications – terrestrial and underwater – to support the ability to operate without an umbilical. While satellite communications are there, the rollout of the likes of Starlink will provide more inexpensive ways to transmit more data to the surface, says Radford. For through-water communications, Nauticus has been working with Schlumberger, from whom Nauticus has licensed use of an underwater modem previously tested
Argeo First to Operate Maritime Robotics' Mariner X Unmanned Surface Vessel
below the hull. We also wanted a configurable deck space to allow for towed sensors, cargo, or other applications”, says Hovstein.The five sq. m. deck space also has a rail system for field-swappable payload systems. It easily facilitates mounting custom payloads such as survey navigation, satellite communications, deck generators, winches, deck cargo, and more.Another feature of the Mariner X is the hull and superstructure design, based on a collaboration between Maritime Robotics, Ulstein Design, and local boat designer Innovation JBA. The shape of the foreship is intended to facilitate improved
Inmarsat's Satellite Services for OceanGate Expeditions' 2022 Titanic Survey Expedition
, Offshore Energy & Fish, Inmarsat Maritime."Our advanced satellite services save lives and provide connectivity to vessels working in remote and challenging maritime locations around the globe. We’re here to keep mariners safe. Inmarsat was originally created to develop a satellite communications network for protecting lives at sea and we are deeply proud of our safety heritage,” shares Griffin.The OceanGate Expeditions Titanic Expedition will embark from St. John’s, Newfoundland on June 15. The wreck of the Titanic lies roughly 400 nautical miles off the coast of St
MSM Ocean, Sonardyne Partner on Tsunami Early Warning System
deep water pressure measurement and acoustic through-water telemetry capabilities. Together, these allow minute changes in deep water pressure at the seafloor that indicate a tsunami to be reliably detected, triggering a direct alert to national emergency organisations via acoustic and satellite communications, all within seconds.The tsunami early warning system is fully International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) compliant and can be deployed in areas of up to 7,000 m water depth.Through the teaming agreement, MSM Ocean and Sonardyne have also agreed
Inside Sofar Ocean Technologies' Epic Quest to Open Ocean Data
. The challenges that you have in collecting ocean data; one, it’s the ocean, so it has salt water and storms and anything electronic generally doesn’t like that very much. (But to answer your question): communications have traditionally been very expensive through monopolies in satellite communications, and that’s changing rapidly. Power. Advances in battery technology and solar capture has made it possible for us to build a low cost completely autonomous system that can stay out in the ocean forever and provide useful information. More generally, advances in IOT technology, the
SEA-KIT's USV Equipped with Innovative Connectivity Solution by Inmarsat
Maritime and offshore mobile satellite communications specialist Inmarsat has installed a new connectivity solution on SEA-KIT's uncrewed surface vessel (USV) Maxlimer using virtualized networks that the company says will establish higher standards for over-the-horizon uncrewed vessel control.The installation connects the USV Maxlimer to the best available network at all times by switching as necessary between Fleet LTE, Global Xpress (GX) and FleetBroadband satellite services when out of range, Inmarsat said."The combination will set new standards in continuous connectivity to serve a
Inmarsat Provides Connectivity for OceanGate's 2021 Titanic Survey Expedition
The OceanGate Expeditions 2021 Titanic Survey Expedition was connected by Inmarsat’s satellite communications. Inmarsat kept the OceanGate Expeditions crew connected with team members and support services during the six-week expedition to document the maritime heritage site located over 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic Ocean.“The OceanGate Expeditions’ Titanic Survey Expedition has taken Inmarsat full circle,” said Eric Griffin, VP Offshore and High End Fishing, Inmarsat. “In response to the sinking of the Titanic and the appalling loss of life
February 2024
