ACUA Ocean Unveils FleetMind Integrated Platform Monitoring System for Autonomous Vessels
;propulsion, power management, and structural health—is as critical to mission success as the navigation and C2 software. FleetMind addresses this by prioritizing the "engineering stack" alongside traditional autonomy.FleetMind delivers scalable modular data aggregation of vessel systems (NMEA, PLCs, Sensors, Networks, etc.) into data lakes, enabling insights into vessel performance, maintenance and characteristics. This capability is being developed to include vessel simulation and virtual test environments.First deployed onboard ACUA Ocean’s USV Pioneer in Q2 2025, FleetMind
OS Energy to Equip New Vessels with Sonardyne's SPRINT-Nav DP System
, especially near turbine arrays and marine infrastructure. By ensuring uninterrupted DP operations, using SPRINT-Nav DP, our customers can stay on-task, maintain compliance with industry standards and, ultimately, enhance project delivery,” added Duncan Rigg, Business Development Manager, vessel systems, at Sonardyne.
Navigating a Safe Future for Us and Our Marine Environment
ability to continue to sustain us, whether that’s as a route for more than 90% of global trade, as a major source of food or as the engine of our climate systems.It’s a wider challenge that all in the maritime sector face as we seek to reduce the environmental impact of our vessels and vessel systems.At the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), we’ve a goal to have net zero emission operations by 2040, 10 years ahead of wider UK net zero goals. It’s a tough challenge but one that we’re keen to tackle.In collaboration with the UK’s Natural Environment Research Council
Ocean Infinity Orders Six 85m Robotic Offshore Vessels from VARD
for the global maritime industry," Ocean Infinity said that the new contract between Ocean Infinity and VARD facilitated the next phase of a joint development between the two companies, including VARD’s subsidiaries, Vard Design, Vard Electro, and Seaonics. "VARD’s vessel systems management and automation techniques coupled with Ocean Infinity’s systems integration capability and remote operations infrastructure will enable remote ship operation on a uniquely global scale," Ocean Infinity said.Richard Daltry, Technical Director – Surface Technology at
Simulation: Cutting the Corner on Machine Learning
of the ML or by making the ML model learn aspects of the physics-based system and apply that learning directly. This approach effectively provides data-driven decisions to the entire system of systems.Data Driven ML control for DPDynamic Positioning (DP) can be one example where the operation of vessel systems can benefit from ML algorithms.Ships that are involved in safety-critical operations related to drilling, cargo-transfer, subsea crane operations and pipe-laying typically have an extended actuator setup to allow for redundancy in case of system errors. During such operations, the vessel is required
Staying Vigilant On and Beneath the Waterline
sight, radar or Lidar – is detected in the water column, out to 1.5 kilometers ahead, which provides ample time to take avoidance action. Automated warnings can also be set for water depth, for those unexpected sand banks, reefs or even wrecks.Derek Lynch, Global Business Manager for Marine Vessel Systems at Sonardyne, says, “It’s a powerful tool, taking the risk out of day-to-day operations as well as the more ‘off-chart’ navigation by the adventurous mariners among us. It’s also a marine autonomy enabler. All the outputs from Vigilant can be used by third party
ABP’s Ports in the North West Invest in New Survey Technology
system engineered for coastal, offshore and inland waterway surveying and will be used to survey infrastructure around their ports and harbors.Chris Heppenstall, Hydrographer at Associated British Ports in the North West, said, “We wanted a system that would easily fit in with our existing vessel systems so that we could survey above and below the waterline at the same time. Prior to purchase we trialed the Merlin a couple of times and were very impressed with its performance.”James Williams, Managing Director of Swathe Services, said, “The Merlin is a fantastic addition to their
Sonardyne's New Forward Looking Sonar Supports Collision Avoidance
and integration options including permanent, through-hull deployment and interfacing with third-party command and control systems or electronic charting displays and is suitable for both new builds and already commissioned vessels.Derek Lynch, Sonardyne’s Global Business Manager for Marine Vessel Systems, said, “Every day, we hear of ships of all types and all over the world running aground or colliding with unseen submerged objects, sadly including endangered mammals and ecosystems. The costs and consequences in all respects can be enormous. These incidents occur for many different reasons
Project to Enable Autonomous Navigation in Denied Environments
capability. “By proving and demonstrating these technologies, we will enable autonomous vessels to behave in a safe and predictable manner beyond the point at which existing systems revert to human control,” said Derek Lynch, Sonardyne’s Global Business Manager for Marine Vessel Systems. “This will include safe, reliable positioning in the event of a sensor failure (such as the denial of GNSS, which is becoming ever-more common), and enhanced positioning to enable moving in challenging and complex environments.&rdquo
February 2026
