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Self-driving boats for Amsterdam’s canals

Roboat – a research project by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS Institute) – has successfully developed two full-scale autonomous prototype vessels for use on Amsterdam’s waterways. The boats are fully electric and can operate for up to ten hours. They are self-learning and adapt their abilities based […]

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Maritime, Commercial & Defence

£9m investment in nine pilot vessels

Associated British Ports (ABP) has commissioned nine new Orc pilot vessels from UK boat builder Goodchild Marine Services Limited. The nine vessels will serve around the UK, with five in ABP Humber ports, three in Southampton, and the remaining operating in Barry, South Wales. They’ll be delivered over the next five years in an investment […]