For the first time, an unmanned survey vessel purpose-built for offshore operations has completed a multi-day deployment at an active wind farm construction site. Van Oord's VO:X Barentsz supported monopile and cable installation works at Ecowende's Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm, operating alongside installation vessels Boreas, Nexus and Subsea Viking.

The VO:X Barentsz is the fifth unmanned survey vessel in Van Oord's fleet and the first specifically designed for open-sea operations. Developed in close collaboration with Demcon Unmanned Systems, the vessel builds on the same hardware and software platform as its four predecessors, while expanding that foundation with new technologies and functionalities tailored to offshore conditions. It is capable of sustained survey activities lasting several weeks and suited

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Two newly launched products – Water Level Information (S-104) and Surface Currents (S-111) – mark a significant step forward in Norway's digital maritime navigation offering. For the first time, mariners and developers can access standardized, real-time forecasts of water levels and currents as data products ready to integrate directly with electronic charts.

Built for next-generation Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS), both products give software developers immediate access to standardized, up-to-date data. The ultimate beneficiaries are mariners, who gain more accurate and reliable information for safer, more efficient voyages.

"By providing forecasts of water levels and currents as products that can be combined with charts, the maritime sector gains a stronger basis for decision-making. Mariners can better understand

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Two newly launched products – Water Level Information (S-104) and Surface Currents (S-111) – mark a significant step forward in Norway's digital maritime navigation offering. For the first time, mariners and developers can access standardized, real-time forecasts of water levels and currents as data products ready to integrate directly with electronic charts.

Built for next-generation Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS), both products give software developers immediate access to standardized, up-to-date data. The ultimate beneficiaries are mariners, who gain more accurate and reliable information for safer, more efficient voyages.

"By providing forecasts of water levels and currents as products that can be combined with charts, the maritime sector

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