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HydroSurv, a leading provider of electric and hybrid uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), has secured Innovate UK funding to commercialise an end-to-end seagrass monitoring solution with support from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The project aims to provide a rapidly scalable, low-impact and comprehensive answer to the numerous challenges of monitoring seagrass…

A fleet of marine robots that can tackle complex offshore tasks, part of a recently completed, groundbreaking project funded by Innovate UK, is set to change approaches to ocean exploration. Autonomous marine systems are being developed and deployed in increasing numbers. However, as maritime operations become ever more complex and expensive, and installed energy infrastructure…

SeaRegs Training, specialists in internationally recognised maritime courses and marine apprenticeships, has ordered a customised REAV-28 Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) from Exeter-based HydroSurv. The vessel will be used to provide industry leading training for USV operators around the UK. This will be HydroSurv’s most advanced REAV-28 build to date and the company’s first USV to…

ACUA Ocean and HydroSurv, two UK-based companies specialising in maritime autonomous systems, have announced their intention to merge, combining extensive expertise in the development and operation of Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) and associated technologies for marine surveying and surveillance. The new company, to be named Blue Ocean Autonomy, will deliver turnkey solutions across a broad…

HydroSurv, a leading provider of low-impact Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), has announced the sale of three REAV-16 inland multi-purpose USVs to new customer MSeis Limited. MSeis is a specialist provider of marine acoustic monitoring products and associated training and support services to the marine surveying industry. The sale represents a breakthrough into new applications that…

HydroSurv has won funding from Innovate UK to continue working with the University of Plymouth to enhance its technique of using Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) to map seagrass coverage on the seabed. Building on previous collaborations with the University and Valeport, the project aims to generate a comprehensive picture of seagrass meadows as well as…

A consortium of nine organisations, led by MSE International has been awarded £1.2M as part of the Smart Maritime Land Operations Call managed by MarRI-UK and supported by the Department for Transport (DfT). The project, called SPINE, (Shipping and Port Interfaces In the New Era) will advance the automation of operations in the land/water interface,…

HydroSurv, a UK innovator in the Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) sector, has announced its partnership with Danish engineering company, EIVA, to supply autopilots for a lease fleet of USVs. The integration of EIVA’s hydrographic survey software bundle, NaviSuite Kuda, with the innovative autopilot technology installed on HydroSurv’s REAV-28 USV design offers operators adaptive line planning…

Exeter-based HydroSurv has moved into brand new facilities to deliver expansion in production capacity for its state-of-the-art Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) for hydrographic and environmental data collection. Located centrally in Exeter’s Marsh Barton industrial estate, HydroSurv’s new 6000ft² premises incorporate facilities for design, manufacturing and the final assembly of USVs from 2.8-8.6m in size, enabling…