Fugro and SEA-KIT International Develop Uncrewed Surface Vessels

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Fugro, the world’s leading Geo-data specialist, has announced a strategic partnership with SEA KIT International, winner of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE.

SEA-KIT, a global provider of hi-tech solutions to maritime and research industries, will work with Fugro to develop a new range of agile and compact uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) which can deploy remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for marine asset inspections. The first USVs will be launched before the end of this year, and a larger USV model is being designed for delivery in 2021. These inspection-related USVs are being developed alongside Fugro’s range of USVs for hydrographic data acquisition. Mark Heine, Chief Executive Officer at Fugro, said: “We are... ... More: Official Press Release Fugro

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