Factory testing concluded for Norwegian-developed long-endurance AUV

A Kongsberg Hugin Endurance AUV

Norway’s Kongsberg, via its Kongsberg Discovery technology division, has confirmed that the first production example of its long-range Hugin Endurance autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) has completed factory acceptance testing. Sea trials for the first production unit began in September 2023. In...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/specialised-fields/unmanned-craft-non-naval/factory-testing-concluded-for-norwegian-developed-long-endurance-auv/

Longitude Engineering to take eSOV design to next level

Longitude Engineering eSOV

London-headquartered Longitude Engineering has been selected to design the world-first zero-emission electric Service Operation Vessel (eSOV) that a consortium led by Bibby Marine plans to build (see earlier story). The project has recently been awarded GBP 20 million (about $25 million) in U.K. government funding under the Zero Emission Vessel and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition.

The eSOV is based on Longitude Engineering’s OSD-IMT9605 design. The vessel will be powered by a hybrid 20MWh...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/longitude-engineering-to-take-esov-design-to-next-level/

Kongsberg Discovery’s HUGIN Endurance Marine Trials Set New AUV Record

Credit: Canal De Panama/unsplash

Kongsberg Discovery sets new AUV milestone with successful sea trials of HUGIN Endurance, states a Kongsberg news source.

Long range AUV

Kongsberg Discovery has started an extensive programme of sea trials with its new and revolutionary long-range Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), the HUGIN Endurance.

HUGIN Endurance, launched in 2021, is the largest member of Kongsberg Discovery’s HUGIN family of AUVs. Measuring approximately 11 metres in length, with a diameter...

https://mfame.guru/kongsberg-discoverys-hugin-endurance-marine-trials-set-new-auv-record/

COLUMN | Quick Updates: Atlantica buys DOF’s supply vessel flip; Maersk sells anchor handlers; battery power drive gains momentum in UK and Norway; Ocean Infinity wins grant; more cable layers ordered [Offshore Accounts]

Last week we looked at Britoil’s acquisition of 30 offshore supply vessels (OSVs) from Vroon for a price we estimated to be in the region of US$239 million, and the acquisition of the Vroon Offshore Services management teams in Singapore and Italy. We noted how the Dutch Bank ING had foolishly cut a side deal […]

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Kongsberg Digital Receives ABS SMART Data Infrastructure and CyberSafety Product Design Assessment for its Vessel Insight Cloud Infrastructure

Kongsberg Digital’s vessel-to-cloud data infrastructure platform, Vessel Insight, was awarded an ABS Product Design Assessment (PDA) for SMART(INF) (infrastructure) in accordance with the ABS Smart Functions Guide, in addition to…

https://gcaptain.com/kongsberg-digital-receives-abs-smart-data-infrastructure-and-cybersafety-product-design-assessment-for-its-vessel-insight-cloud-infrastructure/

Romania Buys Naval Strike Missile Coastal Batteries in $217M Deal

Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense System. Kongsberg Image

Raytheon was awarded a $208 million contract to arm Black Sea state and NATO member Romania with mobile coastal anti-ship missile batteries, the Pentagon announced in a Thursday contract statement.

Working with the Norwegian company Kongsberg, Raytheon will provide Romania an unspecified number of Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense Systems as part of the deal that could be worth up to $217 million after all the options are exercised,...

https://news.usni.org/2023/01/05/romania-buys-naval-strike-missile-coastal-batteries-in-217m-deal