Sea Machines, a developer of autonomous control and advanced perception systems for the maritime industry, has moved its team in Hamburg, Germany to a larger, waterfront work space in the Hammerbrook area of Hamburg.

The move was made to support the growing interest in the company’s autonomous controls and advanced perception technology in European markets, and to make sure that Sea Machines' upcoming commercial product release is successful.

“This move strengthens Sea Machines’ foothold in Germany and supports our growing demand for engineering, sales and marketing across Europe,” says Sea Machines CEO Michael Johnson.

“We continue to aggressively develop our products and educate the commercial marine industry about the myriad benefits autonomous control and advanced perception technology offers. The work we’re doing reinvents on-water operations and will revolutionize the marine space.”

Located between S-Bahn rapid transportation system lines, the space offers customers and employees easy access. Additionally, the new location offers more than three times the space as Sea Machines' previous location, and also provides dockage for the company’s test vessels.

The space also accommodates the locally expanding team, and provides a new commercial workshop and test lab.

In April, Sea Machines signed a contract with A.P. Moller-Maersk of Copenhagen, Denmark to test its perception and situational awareness technology aboard one of A.P. Moller-Maersk’s new-build ice-class container ships.

Sea Machines says that the new location in Hamburg will ensure the timely delivery of the its SM300 industrial-grade control system, and will promote a successful execution of the “Sea Machines-Maersk perception and situational awareness technology project.”

Sea Machines is also managing a pilot program with Tuco Marine of Denmark to test the autonomous technology aboard ProZero workboats, including the world’s first autonomous, remote-controlled fireboat.

Described as an “industrial-grade control system that provides seamless autonomous and remote vessel control for workboats and other commercial marine vessels,” the SM300 serves operations looking for operator-in-the loop autonomy in survey, spill response, dredging and security/surveillance.

Sea Machines is also actively developing advanced perception and navigation assistance technology for a wide variety of vessel types.