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ONR Fund Seebyte and MIT Multiple Autonomy Collaboration Project
9 January 2020

ONR Fund Seebyte and MIT Multiple Autonomy Collaboration Project

SeeByte and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have joined forces to explore the feasibility of combining multiple autonomy architectures onto a single autonomous platform to produce the most capable unmanned system. As unmanned systems are now routinely deployed to carry out a...

Brazil - Turbine inspection and repair
9 January 2020

Brazil - Turbine inspection and repair

A major oil company has issued a tender for inspection and repair services. Description: You should be able to supply inspection and repair services for: a power turbine a gas generation turbine accessory systems of the Siemens STG 200 gas generator (formerly...

Valmet and Fabio Perini start Industrial Internet ecosystem partnership to provide digital solutions for tissue production and converting
8 January 2020

Valmet and Fabio Perini start Industrial Internet ecosystem partnership to provide digital solutions for tissue production and converting

Valmet and Fabio Perini have established an Industrial Internet ecosystem partnership to strengthen collaboration in the tissue industry. The target is to allow tissue producers and converters to work together more efficiently, and to exchange knowledge and resources for the benefit of...

Cleaner Air in 2020 - 0.5% sulphur cap for ships enters into force worldwide
8 January 2020

Cleaner Air in 2020 - 0.5% sulphur cap for ships enters into force worldwide

From 1 January 2020, the maximum sulphur content of marine fuels is reduced to 0.5% (down from 3.5%) globally – reducing air pollution and protecting health and the environment. Sulphur Oxide (SOx) emissions from ships' combustion engines cause acid rain and generate fine dust that can...

Kuwait - Soil remediation
7 January 2020

Kuwait - Soil remediation

A national oil company is looking for companies that can provide soil remediation work. Description: This is for a major soil remediation project work involving: excavation transportation The soil is contaminated with hydrocarbon and crude oil spillage. You must have experience in soil...

AGI Recognised as Top International Performer in the Central South
7 January 2020

AGI Recognised as Top International Performer in the Central South

Accountancy and Business advisory firm BDO LLP’s most recent analysis of the mid-market has shown that Aeronautical & General Instruments (AGI) is one of the Central South’s success stories in achieving sustained international growth. It is one of just 20 companies...

PSM announce Maas Marine & Industrial Equipment BV  as Exclusive Dutch Distributor
6 January 2020

PSM announce Maas Marine & Industrial Equipment BV as Exclusive Dutch Distributor

PSM Instrumentation is delighted to start 2020 with the announcement that they have appointed the Dutch company Maas Marine & Industrial Equipment BV as their agent and exclusive distributor of PSM products in the Netherlands. This cam into effect from January 1st 2020. Like PSM, Maas...

HR Wallingford acquires Cussons Technology’s Marine Hydrodynamics business
3 January 2020

HR Wallingford acquires Cussons Technology’s Marine Hydrodynamics business

International engineering consultants HR Wallingford have acquired the Marine Hydrodynamics division of Manchester-based Cussons Technology, after they were placed in to administration on 17 October 2019. HR Wallingford delivers smart solutions wherever water interacts with people...

Brazil - Mobile offshore drilling unit
2 January 2020

Brazil - Mobile offshore drilling unit

A major oil company has issued a tender for chartering and operation of a MODU. Description: You should be able to supply a MODU with: mobile offshore rigs drill ships semi-submersibles or jack up rigs You must also provide rig operating services...

New Year’s Honours 2020 awards to those in the maritime and marine sector
2 January 2020

New Year’s Honours 2020 awards to those in the maritime and marine sector

A large number of individuals from the sector have been honoured in the 2020 list of New Year’s Honours and SMI offers congratulations to all the recipients. KNIGHT GRAND CROSS IN THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH (GCB) Admiral Sir Philip JONES, lately First...

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Marine Autonomy Challenge (MAChallenge)

This exciting challenge is open to teams of students studying at UK universities. The first phase involves a video submission and the finals take place in November this year. Each qualifying team will be provided with an industry simulator to enable them to build the autonomous behaviours required to achieve a series of challenges.

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