Auteur/autrice : Samuel Jordery

𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑠 — 𝑦𝑒𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑔𝑜 𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑛𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑.
𝑊𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑤𝑜   𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝑛𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐸𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟, 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠.
𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡’𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑒 𝐴𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛.

Developed by IFAW and Conserve.IO, and now supported in Europe by Greenov, Whale Alert is a free mobile app designed to help both recreational and professional mariners preventing ship strikes by reporting whale sightings and receiving real-time alerts.

Initially launched in North America, the app now includes key features for European users, such as:
> Real-time cetaceans presence alerts close to your boat
> Collisions risk alert based on vessel location, size and speed
> Integration of European marine protected areas
> Navigation guidelines when whales are nearby
> A “trusted observer” status for frequent sightings contributors

At Greenov, we believe that technology must serve biodiversity, and we are committed to building solutions that allow humans and nature to coexist at sea.

“𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑒 𝐴𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑡 𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑠 – 𝑏𝑦 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑑𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑑 « .
𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐫, 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐯.

Download Whale Alert now, and be part of the movement to protect the giants of our oceans – before it’s too late.
Available on the Apple App Store and Google Play

In this new video, we present how SafeNav delivers:
⚓ A COLREG-compliant Co-Pilot for real-time decision support.
📊 A powerful HSEQ module to track and reduce near misses.
🖥️ An intuitive GUI that crews actually want to use.

We’re not chasing full autonomy. We’re focused on what’s needed now, real tools, real safety, real deployment.

🎥 Watch the demo.
Then let’s talk.

📍 Our CEO Jorgen Grindevoll will be at Nor-Shipping UK next week, ready for meetings, coffee chats, or a quick look at what SafeNav can do. 📩 Drop me a message or reach out at: info@safenavsystem.com

Youtube video: https://lnkd.in/eEb74KQ9
Book your meeting with SafeNav: https://lnkd.in/eTGDERVQ
SafeNav Website: https://lnkd.in/dUCtC2kr

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐎 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑏𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝐼𝑡 𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑠. 🌊 💡

At Greenov, we’re proud to present MALO – Noise reduction using Acoustic Metamaterials for operating offshore wind turbines. This project addresses a growing environmental challenge: the continuous noise emitted by offshore wind farms and its impact on marine life.

As offshore wind energy becomes a key component of France’s energy transition, it’s crucial to understand and mitigate the underwater noise generated by operating turbines—a noise level comparable to that of a ship, but constant. MALO aims to measure and reduce this noise, helping to protect marine ecosystems.

The solution developed within MALO relies on acoustic metamaterials, installed at one or several points along the turbine mast to block the propagation of vibratory waves. The goal? Limit the transmission of noise to the marine environment. Even better, this solution is designed to be retrofitted on existing turbines.

So what exactly are metamaterials? These are specially engineered materials with unique internal structures that give them unusual acoustic properties. In our case, they can create so-called band gaps—frequency zones where vibrations cannot propagate—allowing us to greatly reduce underwater noise pollution.

A promising innovation at the crossroads of sustainable energy and marine biodiversity preservation.

Thank you to Erwan Meteyer, Project Manager for MALO and PhD, Underwater Acoustics Engineer and Project Manager at GREENOV.
A big thank you to our project partner Metacoustic for their expertise and involvement, and to their team for making this possible: Clément Lagarrigue (CEO) Damien Lecoq (R&D Associate Director) Julie Perchaud (Project Manager) Tony Merrien (Project Engineer)
Stay tuned — more exciting updates on MALO are coming soon!

It sounds surreal — but it happened today on the Norwegian coast.
Thankfully, no one was hurt.

But this bizarre incident highlights a deeper issue:
How is this still happening in the age of modern navigation technology?

As our Captain Jørgen Grindevoll puts it:
🗣 “No one should wake up to a ship in their backyard.”

At SafeNav, we’re asking a tough but necessary question:
When will the shipping industry embrace the modern decision support tools that are already available to navigators on board?
The technology exists. It works. What’s missing is adoption.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/safenavsystem

What’s your take — can smarter navigation really prevent these kinds of incidents?

#MaritimeSafety #Shipping #SmartNavigation #InnovationAtSea #SafeNav #IncidentPrevention #DigitalTransformation

Welcome to Félix Aubourg !
We’re delighted to welcome Félix Aubourg, who joined Greenov on Monday, May 13th as a Systems Development Engineer.

𝐅𝐞́𝐥𝐢𝐱 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

He will play a key role in the design, integration, and optimization of technologies that serve our core mission: building effective tools that protect marine ecosystems.

“𝐼 𝑗𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑣 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑠, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑎 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑑𝑎𝑦. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑠, 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑎𝑗𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑙𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑚𝑦 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠.”
— 𝐹𝑒́𝑙𝑖𝑥 𝐴𝑢𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑔.

We’re proud to have him on board and look forward to the impact he’ll bring to the team and to our shared vision.
Welcome, Félix ! 🌊 💡 👏

As we conclude our full-day exploration of ship/whale collision risks and solutions, this final chapter highlights innovative behavioral, technological, and policy approaches aimed at preventing incidents before they occur.
This critical session will be chaired by Charlotte Curé, Director of Research in Bioacoustics at Cerema/UMRAE (France).

𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑒’𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑓𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑐𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑐 𝑛𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ-𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑘 𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠. 𝑆ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠’ 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑-𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑘𝑠.

Meet the featured speakers:
> Loanne Pichot – Cerema
Abstract: Experimental Evaluation of an Acoustic Alerting Signal to Reduce Humpback Whale Collisions with Vessels
→ Loanne presents results from pioneering playback experiments off Madagascar, showing that adding a warning signal to ship noise can enhance whales’ ability to detect and avoid vessels. Preliminary findings are promising, and a prototype acoustic alert system is being envisioned for further trials in 2025.

> Aurore Morin – International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Abstract: Ship strikes and whales: preventing a collision course
→ Aurore advocates for global adoption of slow steaming and strategic rerouting to reduce collision risks, noise pollution, and CO2 emissions. She highlights IFAW’s Blue Speeds campaign and the importance of collective, international action to protect whale habitats effectively.

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 ? Le Quartz, Brest – France
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 ? June 16, 2025

Register now: https://lnkd.in/gKjsKhht
Full program: https://lnkd.in/eRJiGBuz

Through science, policy, and innovation, this session will underline that safeguarding whales is both achievable and essential for the future of sustainable maritime activity.

𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 !