Marine AI looks to give uncrewed vessels a voice

The autonomy software developer Marine AI has launched a project in the hope of granting uncrewed vessels the ability to “communicate naturally” with other ships, in the manner of a human operator. The project has received the backing of the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), a branch of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) created to fund the development of innovate tech solutions for the British Armed Forces.

Nuclear ships: Who pays the price?

The past few years have seen regulators warm to nuclear power’s potential, but a major challenge remains: persuading investors to fund nuclear-powered commercial ships. This was the main theme of the roundtable Is Nuclear the Missing Piece in Maritime Decarbonisation?, hosted by classification society IRClass.

Neoliner Origin goes back to the future (of sailing)

Neoliner Origin aims to reduce its fossil fuel consumption by more than 80% compared to a same-sized conventional ship operating at 15knots. Launched at RMK Marine facility in Tuzla, Istanbul, this 136m, sailing and diesel-electric ro-ro cargo vessel connects the Atlantic coast of France with the port of Baltimore. Like the ship in question, this transatlantic route is a first of its kind.

A new class of floating wind installation vessel

The Future FLOW Installation Vessel would run on methanol and feature a hydrodynamically optimised hull. Devised by a consortium comprising Morek Engineering, Solis Marine Engineering, Tope Ocean, First Marine Solutions and Celtic Sea Power, this new class of floating wind installation vessel is primed for energy efficiency and sustainable operations.