Fugro

• Blue Essence

Supply chain relationships

• SEA-KIT

  Inbound - Marine Vessels - SEA-KIT received Fugro's 2020 order for two X-class uncrewed surface vessels

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• Kongsberg Discovery AS

  Inbound - Sensing Perception - Fugro selected Kongsberg Discovery EM2042 multibeam echosounders for new autonomous survey platforms

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• Kongsberg Discovery AS

  Inbound - Positioning & Navigation - Fugro selected Kongsberg Discovery Seapath GNSS and motion systems for new autonomous survey platforms

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• Sonardyne

  Inbound - Navigation - Sonardyne Mini-Ranger 2 is integrated into Fugro Blue Essence uncrewed vessels

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Events

• 2024-01-25 - Regulatory - Fugro Vaquita receives unrestricted UK coastguard approval

  Fugro announced Vaquita's Category 0 approval on January 25, 2024. The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency granted its highest approval level for autonomous vessels. The approval made Vaquita the largest fully remote USV with unrestricted access for projects farther offshore.

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• 2023-11-28 - Acquisition - Fugro agrees to acquire SEA-KIT International

  Fugro described SEA-KIT as its long-standing partner in uncrewed surface-vessel development. The transaction added SEA-KIT's marine robotics capability to Fugro's remote-operations platform.

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• 2023-04-25 - Demonstration - Blue Essence completes first fully remote offshore-wind ROV inspection

  Fugro completed the fully remote inspection at the Aberdeen offshore wind farm by April 25, 2023. The Blue Volta eROV inspected turbine structures while a hull-mounted sensor mapped the seabed. Vattenfall and ORE Catapult jointly funded the real-world technology demonstration.

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• 2023-01-30 - Deployment - Fugro completes first fully remote offshore inspection for TAQA

  The inspection covered seabed mobility, pipeline depth, visual and cathodic-protection measurements within the 500-metre zone. The project inspected two platforms and more than 40 kilometres of pipeline off the Netherlands. Teams in the Netherlands and Aberdeen controlled Blue Essence and Blue Volta over satellite links without offshore survey personnel.

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• 2021-11-10 - Deployment - Blue Essence begins first European project from Rotterdam

  Blue Essence began its first Netherlands project on November 10, 2021. The vessel left Rotterdam without personnel onboard and was controlled from an onshore centre over a satellite link. Fugro configured the system for offshore-asset inspection, construction support and hydrographic and geophysical surveys.

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• 2021-04-28 - Product Launch - Fugro launches Blue Essence uncrewed vessel

  Blue Essence supports remote and autonomous offshore survey work. The system pairs uncrewed vessels with remote operations centres. The launch expanded Fugro uncrewed maritime survey capability.

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• 2020-08-04 - Commercial Order - Fugro orders two SEA-KIT X-class USVs

  The two 12-metre vessels were intended for operations in the North Sea and Asia-Pacific region. Planned equipment included underwater-vehicle launch and recovery systems and station-keeping capabilities. Fugro planned to connect the vessels to its remote operations centres for remotely controlled inspections.

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• 2020-03-01 - Partnership - Fugro and SEA-KIT partner on uncrewed surface vessels

  The planned compact uncrewed surface vessels could deploy ROVs and AUVs while controlled from Fugro remote-operations centres. The programme targeted lower-emission offshore inspection without crews aboard the host vessel.

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Relationships

• Ubotica

  Maritime Intelligence Partner - Ubotica and Fugro are developing a maritime intelligence platform with DTACT, combining planned satellite vessel data and Geo-data.

• SEA-KIT International

  Usv Development Partner - SEA-KIT International developed Fugro's Blue Essence vessels with Fugro.

• ORE Catapult

  Demonstration Co Funder - ORE Catapult co-funded Fugro's real-world offshore-wind inspection demonstration.

• Vattenfall

  Remote Inspection Demonstration Site - Fugro inspected Vattenfall's Aberdeen wind farm with Blue Essence and Blue Volta in a demonstration co-funded by Vattenfall and ORE Catapult.

• TAQA

  Offshore Inspection Services Customer - Fugro used Blue Essence and Blue Volta to inspect two TAQA platforms and over 40 kilometres of pipeline in the North Sea.

• SEA-KIT

  Acquirer - Fugro agreed to acquire the remaining shares in SEA-KIT International.

Shared workflows

• DroneQ Robotics

  workflow adjacency - Marine Robotics Inspection

• Subsea Fenix

  workflow adjacency - Marine Robotics Inspection

• Blueprint Subsea

  workflow adjacency - Marine Robotics Inspection

• EyeROV

  workflow adjacency - Subsea Inspection Robotics

• Saipem

  workflow adjacency - Subsea Inspection Robotics

• VideoRay

  workflow adjacency - Subsea Inspection Robotics

• SEAHI Robotics

  workflow adjacency - Subsea Inspection Robotics

• Terradepth

  workflow adjacency - Subsea Inspection Robotics

• Bedrock Ocean Exploration

  workflow adjacency - Subsea Inspection Robotics

• Boxfish Robotics

  workflow adjacency - Subsea Inspection Robotics

• OceanScan

  workflow adjacency - Subsea Inspection Robotics

• Fincantieri

  workflow adjacency - Subsea Inspection Robotics

• Forssea Robotics

  workflow adjacency - Subsea Inspection Robotics

• Planys Technologies

  workflow adjacency - Subsea Inspection Robotics

• Forum Energy Technologies

  workflow adjacency - Subsea Inspection Robotics

• DOF Group ASA

  workflow adjacency - Subsea Inspection Robotics

Context tags

• Marine robotics inspection - Workflow - Fugro's robotics products or services are relevant to marine robotics inspection workflows.
• Subsea inspection workflow - Workflow - Fugro belongs in the subsea inspection robotics peer group based on its robotics segment and product or workflow focus.

• Fugro orders two SEA-KIT X-class USVs

  2020-08-04 · Order / contract · The 2020 vessel purchase supported Fugro's remote offshore inspection plans.

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