Science & Technology

NOAA has launched an interactive dashboard that indicates high compliance with endangered North Atlantic right whale mandatory vessel speed zones. The dashboard is generated from Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) data for vessels that are subject to existing mandatory speed regulations and allows users to explore vessel activity by speed, season, month, speed zone and vessel type. AIS is an automated safety tracking system that provides the location — and other information — of vessels in a given area.

Valuable simulation insights have traditionally been kept on-premise, making them unavailable to key personnel in the organization. As a result, important use cases are only utilized during project development instead of being available during normal operations.

Evolution without Compromise

There is a growing consensus that autonomy will play a significant role in the future of maritime operations. While full autonomy in all maritime sectors might be a distant goal, the incremental adoption of autonomous technologies is already evident.

All American Marine (AAM), together with NOAA, announces the launch of RV GANNET for NOAA Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS).

Saildrone, a world’s leading provider of ocean data using uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs), and Bat Conservation International, a global conservation organization dedicated to ending bat extinctions, are excited to announce today the completion of a first-of-its-kind mission to study bats in an offshore environment using an ultrasonic microphone mounted on a Saildrone USV.

A new report commissioned by the American Clean Power Association (ACP) confirms what other scientific bodies have underscored: Climate change is having a far greater impact on the ocean and whale habitats than development of energy projects.  

A fleet of marine robots that can tackle complex offshore tasks, part of a recently completed, ground-breaking project funded by Innovate UK, is poised to change approaches to ocean exploration.

The full program has been announced for this year’s Marine Autonomy Technology Showcase (MATS), taking place from November 7-9, 2023, at the National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) waterfront site in Southampton. MATS has grown over the last nine years to become a key event in the marine technology calendar, attracting delegates from around the world.

HAV Hydrogen and Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) have completed a successful laboratory test of a hydrogen fuel cell in combination with a maritime control system. The successful test is a continuation of the FreeCO2ast project that has developed a high-capacity hydrogen-based energy system that can be retrofitted onboard ships.

Global oceans insights experts Miros, through local partner Belga Marine, has won a significant contract with Brazilian oil major Petrobras to update its existing oil spill detection efforts.

On October 22, the Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) launched a 14-day expedition aboard Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus to survey some of the most complex deep-sea geology around the Main Hawaiian Islands. The main purpose of the expedition is to test a new widefield camera array mounted on remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).

SecurityHQ analysts have recently observed a significant increase in Business Email Compromise (BEC), regarding phishing attacks containing QR code (Quishing) and captchas for credentials harvesting.