robots

Europe gets its first robot testing center for offshore wind

INESC TEC Insitute along with the energy company EDP, launched a project for the construction of the first real-time maritime robot testing center, used for offshore wind in Europe. Through this offshore project, development of monitoring and maintenance technologies for offshore infrastructures will get a boost.

Namely, the European real-time maritime robot testing center, “European Atlantis” will be located in Viana do Castelo, Portugal and involves 8.5 million euros financed by the H2020 –...

https://safety4sea.com/europe-gets-its-first-robot-testing-center-for-offshore-wind/

Port of Los Angeles ready for robotic operation

Pier 400 in Los Angeles is North America’s largest shipping terminal. More than 1,700 trucks pass through, on average per day, even in the middle of the U.S.-China trade war. All that cargo translates into thousands of miles driven within the facility each day, mostly by diesel vehicles, spewing pollutants.

For APM Terminals, the part of global shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S that runs the Los Angeles terminal, the future of cargo handling looks like the future of driving: electric...

https://container-news.com/port-los-angeles-robotic-operation/

The European project DURABLE will apply drones and robots to boost the deployment of renewable energies

The European project DURABLE will apply drones and robots to boost the deployment of renewable energies

DURABLE has a budget of € 3.9M and it is financed by the Interreg Atlantic Area Program. The project launch meeting takes place today in Bidart (France).

Alerion Technologies, Lortek S. Coop and The Basque Energy Cluster are the Basque partners of this project, which brings together a total of 10 European partners. The 5 participating countries are France, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and United...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/04/26/the-european-project-durable-will-apply-drones-and-robots-to-boost-the-deployment-of-renewable-energies/

Company develops auto-navigation, auto-docking robotic boat

Yanmar is developing technologies for robotic boats and auto-docking technologies that are expected to see service in operations in dangerous waters, maritime surveys, or smart fisheries. The autonomous piloting technology involved in the robotic boat was developed into an auto-docking system that can be integrated into fishing vessels or marine pleasure craft. This technology is not just for commercial vessels, but may be integrated into Yanmar vessels to reduce the hassle of docking and make...

https://safety4sea.com/company-develops-auto-navigation-auto-docking-robotic-boat/

Digitalization to benefit oil and gas sector, report says

Despite the increasing speed of technology and innovation that is pressuring the industry, oil and gas CEOs consider technological disruption as more of an opportunity, 2018 KPMG CEO Outlook: Oil & Gas, reported.

Namely, oil and gas CEOs see technological disruption as an opportunity, and not as a threat, to acquire more knowledge and to improve their more work.

Specifically, CEOs see technological disruption as an opportunity as:

  • 85% are piloting testing AI or have implemented AI;
  • 59% feel their...

https://safety4sea.com/digitalization-to-benefit-oil-and-gas-sector-report-says/

New robot can sense plankton optically and acoustically

Oceanographers and engineers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego collaborated to modify a common physical oceanography instrument to be able to image zooplankton as it glides through the ocean. The data collected will provide knowledge about zooplankton dynamics, as well a a priceless view of how marine life is responding to climate change.

The robot, dubbed Zooglider by Scripps biological oceanographer Mark Ohman, uses as its platform a...

https://safety4sea.com/new-robot-can-sense-plankton-optically-and-acoustically/

Robots tested for cargo hold cleaning to ensure safety

Cargo hold cleaning constitutes one critical aspect of the complex bulk carrier operations that require careful preparation to maintain cargo quality and to avoid any delays. A conventional bulk carrier may transport coal this week and soya beans the next week, which requires thorough wash-downs and cleaning. In this regard, Danish shipping company Norden announced it has tested a cargo hold robot which can be remotely operated to prevent risk and delays.

The prototype, developed by Danish...

https://safety4sea.com/robots-tested-for-cargo-hold-cleaning-to-ensure-safety/

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