Fugro Timeline

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… - source: fugro.com
• 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. - source: rivieramm.com
• 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… - source: fugro.com
• 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… - source: fugro.com
• 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… - source: fugro.com
• 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. - source: fugro.com
• 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… - source: offshorewind.biz
• 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. - source: fugro.com