Hornbeck Offshore said it has installed a dynamic positioning (DP) simulator that provides an interactive and immersive training experience for current and future mariners who serve in DP officer (DPO ...

The inclusion of dynamic positioning systems has become a standard and necessary system on supply boats and many crew/supply vessels. In their simplest form, dynamic positioning systems allow an ...

The Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis has released Safety Alert 11-22 regarding an incident involving weaknesses within Dynamic Positioning Systems. Dynamic positioning (DP) systems 1 ...

While offshore drilling in shallower waters allows a jackup to position itself on the sea floor above the location, drilling in deepwaters requires the rig, whether a semisub or a drillship, to float ...

NEWARK, DELAWARE / ACCESS Newswire / February 9, 2026 / The global maritime and offshore industries are entering a decisive phase of automation-led transformation. As offshore energy projects move ...

Bordelon Marine, providers of vessel services to operators in the Gulf of Mexico and around the world, has selected acoustically aided inertial navigation technology from Sonardyne Inc., Houston, for ...

Steerprop’s dual-end propulsors are particularly well suited to hybrid propulsion, with the ability to connect and operate ...

Dynamic positioning (DP) enables an offshore vessel to stay on the same spot at sea for hours on end without anchoring, for example while divers work on the seabed below, and requires not only ...

Nuclear-powered dynamic positioning vessels are technically feasible and achievable, according to results from the NuProShip II research and innovation project led by VARD, a subsidiary of the ...

There is no positioning technology, such as GPS, for the indoor area. This makes location at shipyards, for instance, very difficult. In ship building, the environment changes constantly as a result ...