Industrial Automation

Maersk opens global Innovation Centre in the US

Shipping and logistics giant Maersk has opened a global Innovation Centre in the US to discover how emerging technologies can…

RINA awards first approval for uncrewed workboats

Dutch marine engineering and manufacturing firm RC Dock has received the first class approval for its new remotely controlled uncrewed…

Fincantieri selects ABB’s propulsion tech for new cruise vessels

ABB has agreed to provide its Azipod propulsion solution to Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri for four new cruise vessels. Under…

SHI and Kongsberg partner on autonomous LNG carrier design

South-Korea based Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has collaborated with Norwegian technology firm Kongsberg Maritime for the development of a design…

DP World to deploy BOXBAY storage system at South Korean port

DP World plans to install the BOXBAY high-bay storage system at its terminal in Pusan, South Korea, marking the technology’s…

UK grants funds for liquid hydrogen autonomous vessel project

The UK Government has allocated £3.8m to an ACUA Ocean-led consortium in alliance with Unitrove for a liquid hydrogen autonomous…

KSOE and ABS to develop automation solutions for unmanned ships

HD Hyundai’s intermediate holding firm Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the…

Dassault and SHI partner on creation of smart digital shipyard

Dassault Systèmes has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the creation of a smart…

ABB to provide shaft generator systems for Cosco boxships

Technology company ABB has received an order to supply its permanent magnet shaft generator systems for containerships of China-based Cosco…

Wabtec joins HYPOBATT vessel electrification project

US-based Wabtec has joined the hyper-powered vessel battery charging system (HYPOBATT) project to support the electrification of vessels. Part of…