The 2024 Port of the Future Conference will host representatives from over 50 ports worldwide. For the list of participating ports access https://lnkd.in/gggupzrB . Aging infrastructure, incident impact, security threats, hull condition, hypoxia, etc. The maritime industry often has a good handle on what happens above the water line, but what about below? Historic weather events and international conflicts can change safe routes of navigation overnight. Clean water as a global resource is becoming more scarce everyday globally as hypoxic conditions, dead zones for marine life, continue to grow. Use of divers and other manual operations to define underwater conditions is costly, often adds significant risk, takes additional time to manually generate technical reports, and takes time away from operations. Current technologies generate high-resolution data for surface and sub-surface hazard and threat definition. Using small un-crewed vessels such as Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) with real-time displays affords instant high-resolution feedback gathered from a safe distance. Combined, these technologies define conditions to reduce diver/human cost and risk for hull inspections, provide mapping of hypoxic (dead zones for marine life) and bacteria-infested waters, analyze sediment buildup and quality for removal of structures, and aid in client compliance efforts. MerLion offers safe, timely, and cost-efficient USV and ROV systems easily deployed to provide critical data supporting decisions affecting safety, security, and ecological sustainability. #ROVs #USV # UnmannedSurfaceVessels #ports #future #portofthefuture #portoperations #shipping #maritime #scports #irprt #porthouston #texasports #maritimeindustry #portassociationoflousiana @ShipNews #VirginiaMaritimeAssociation @PortoftheFutureConference
