Geo-data specialist Fugro has signed a collaborative agreement with UAE-based port operator Abu Dhabi Ports (AD Ports) that sets out combined goals to utilise remote and autonomous technologies in the region.

Whilst the agreement formalises the partnership, the companies have been working together since March 2022 ahead of the arrival of the region’s first uncrewed surface vessel (USV), the Fugro Pegasus. The USV was recently welcomed into the UAE and will be stationed at Al Mirfa Port, Abu Dhabi.