CLS helps locating oil spill enabling time critical decision making with an unquestioned level of security and reliability.
Oil Spills: When every minute counts
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Discover MAS: Smart Data Fusion for Comprehensive Maritime Understanding
By fusing satellite imagery, ship identification data (both satellite and terrestrial AIS), satellite RF detection, commercial ship databases, and advanced technologies such as Machine Learning and...
Franco-Sri Lankan Victory Against Eco-Crime
Flagrant pollution offences observed from space, criminal polluters identified thanks to CLS, a subsidiary of the French Space Agency, penalties imposed by local authorities, unprecedented discovery...
David Bajouco: “We aim to provide all maritime players with the very best in data – information that’s accessible, flexible, affordable and on-demand”
David Bajouco is the new Director of Maritime Surveillance at CLS. CLS provides the maritime world, both private and public, with first-class data, satellite imagery, advanced sensor data and...
Franco-Indian Space Relations: ISRO Chairman Visits CLS
The Franco-Indian space partnership continues to flourish, marked by technological breakthroughs and scientific achievements. CLS is proud to be part of this journey, contributing to milestones in...
Over 25 Nationalities Attend CLS Group Seminar
This week, a part of the CLS network was gathered at the company's headquarters in Toulouse. Almost 200 participants worked hard during the whole week. The objective of the CLS group seminar: to...
French Customs rely on MAS for their daily missions
A powerful research and analysis tool, which enables French Customs to target vessels of interest, monitor their behavior and prepare customs operations. The first maritime information analysis and...
CLS Hosts High-Level Strategic Studies Delegation
Today, we had the honor of hosting nearly 30 high-level strategic studies participants from the Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic studies (Institut FMES) and Institut des Hautes Etudes de...
Controlling the Impact: Strategies for Addressing Oil Spills with CLS’s Expert Solutions
The consequences of oil spills at sea are synonymous with causing harm to human health, the environment, and marine ecosystems. This year, we detected from our VIGISAT center located in Brest,...
Introducing CLS’ MAS at WCO Hanoi
CLS’ Maritime Awareness System (MAS) is a unique service for detecting and monitoring threats at sea, already used by French Customs and Navy as well as Ecuador. Relying on artificial intelligence...
Security at Sea: CLS Strengthens its Position Through Pivotal Contracts in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand, and Acquires SAT ONE in Brazil
CLS, world leader in satellite-based maritime security, announces the signature of three major contracts with the governments of India, Sri Lanka and Thailand for the supply of its state-of-the-art...
Indonesia-EU Maritime Security High Level Conference and Table-Top Exercise: Inter-Agency Coordination in Accident Management at Sea
CLS was invited by Ms Adriani Kusumawardani, acting director of Maritime Security and Resilience, Ministry for the Coordination of Maritime Affairs and Investment to attend and participate in an...
United Nations International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) is a global threat to our oceans.CLS has, for many years, been committed to fighting this environmental, human, economic and ecological plague....
European Maritime Day 2023 in Brest 24-25 May 2023
Come to meet Vincent Kerbaol, CLS Maritime Surveillance Head of Innovations & Solutions and site manager for CLS Brest, at The European Maritime Day 2023 which takes place at the Brest Expo...
Oil Spill Pollutes Philippine’s Waters and Coastline
The MV Princess Empress, carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil, sank on February 28th off the coasts of Oriental Mindoro Island, southwest of Manila (Philippines), spilling its cargo of...
High Seas Treaty: UN Makes Historic Deal to Protect International Waters
"The ship has reached the shore," conference chair Rena Lee announced at UN headquarters in New York shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, to a round of applause from delegates. The first...
From volcanic ash to oil pollution to sargassum to icebergs: a sharp view from space
The submarine volcano East of Epi Island (Vanuatu) erupted on January 31st. On February 2nd, strange objects were observed floating close to the eruption site on both Landsat and Sentinel-2 images....
Visit to CLS Brest by French Secretariat of the Investment
The SGPI, Secrétariat Général à l'Investissement, in charge of France 2030, toured the French region of Brittany for two days to meet the academic and industrial players and discuss their strategic...
International Customs Day: CLS hand in hand with customs officials and agencies to guarantee the sovereignty of their waters
Customs Day: CLS is proud to renew its unwavering support to customs agencies in their duty of keeping borders safe all across the world.
CLS is attending MRST 2023 trade fair from 1st to 2nd February in London
CLS team will be at MRST showcase to present our innovative domain awareness solutions for maritime reconnaissance and surveillance.
Innovation at the Heart of the CLS’s Process: Vision and Expertise for Maritime Surveillance
Interview of Guillaume Hajduch, Head of CLS’ Innovation Unit for Maritime Surveillance, who takes part into the innovation strategy.
Follow CLS at 2022 World Satellite Business Week (WSBW)
Join us on September 16, 2022 at the WSBW 22, which underlines the opportunities of the satellite communications & satellite imagery sectors.
Combatting IUU Fishing in Chilean waters with MAS
The IUU fishing industry is a real concern and monitoring and enforcement is a significant challenge. This is precisely what CLS’ ‘MAS’ system provides.
Illegal discharge, a common threat with disastrous ecological cost that can be mitigated by satellites and drones
Relying on main radar satellite constellations and RPAS capabilities, CLS delivers in-depth analysis based on SAR imagery and in-situ drone data, detects and identifies oil slicks
Meeting with the Delegation of French Polynesia at CLS Brest
In the context of the One Ocean Summit, CLS welcomed in its premises in Brest a Polynesian delegation to talk about maritime solutions.
Follow us at the One Ocean Summit from February 9 to 11 in Brest
On the occasion of the One Ocean Summit, CLS can welcome you in Brest for a visit of the VIGISAT station (demonstration of analysis process).
With MAS, CLS mobilizes more than 300 satellites to monitor maritime areas worldwide
With its Maritime Awareness System (MAS), CLS mobilizes more than 300 satellites to monitor maritime areas worldwide.
CLS: your daily partner for Maritime Domain Awareness and Maritime Intelligence
For more than 30 years, CLS has been working hand in hand with maritime authorities worldwide, for safer and more peaceful seas.
CLS is attending SEMANTIC 2021 event organized by the French Navy
Our team is currently in Toulon to present CLS’ capabilities in maritime surveillance, using satellite and drones’ data.
Fighting pollution at sea: Each year, more than 15,000 images are analyzed by CLS’s experts
Solutions exist to combat pollution at sea, and it is from space, thanks to the satellites and drones that CLS deploys as a complement.
Fight against illegal fishing in Ecuador
Ecuador, like many other countries, aware of the need for surveillance and protection of their EEZ has placed their trust in CLS.
The French Navy’s TRIMARAN III contract, which relies on CLS, mobilizes more than 300 satellites to monitor the French maritime space
The French Navy’s TRIMARAN III contract, which relies on CLS, mobilizes more than 300 satellites to monitor the French maritime space.
International Day on the fight against IUU fishing
Illegal fishing means millions of tons of fish caught every year, one fish out of 5 that ends up on the shelves has been caught in an unregulated way. CLS has, for many years, been committed to fighting this environmental, human, economic and ecological plague.
CLS is attending digital Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology (MRST) 2021 trade fair from 3rd to 4th February
Meet the CLS team on MRST 2021 from 3rd to 4th February to talk about Maritime Domain Awareness platform and RPAS solutions.
The Strait of Hormuz: How do satellites help maritime authorities?
The Persian Gulf, specifically the Strait of Hormuz, the maritime corridor between Iran, the UAE and Oman is one of the world’s most politically sensitive areas, and a major global bottleneck for...
What are the main challenges facing navies, customs, coastguards and other maritime security organizations?
Come see us at the Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology Conference in Rome, Italy, from 5 to 6 February 2020.
Publication by the French Navy’s MICA Center (Maritime Information Cooperation & Awareness Center) of the 2019 worldwide report on piracy and robbery
Piracy and armed robbery at sea, endanger the safety of crew and goods carried. This threat can be monitored thanks to CLS’s real-time Maritime Awareness System (MAS).
The Sinking of the Erika, 20 Years Later – “The authorities were almost blind… today they can see everything”
December 12th, 1999, the oil tanker Erika sanked off the coast of Brittany. Since, what has changed in the fight against maritime pollution?
CLS is attending Interpol World in Singapore, 2-4 July 2019
CLS is proud to introduce at Interpol World Singapore its brand-new Maritime Awareness System, a unique state-of-the-art platform for maritime intelligence.
European Space Week, Marseille, 3-6 December 2018
How Space is Making Maritime Surveillance Faster and Smarter? CLS was at the European Space Week 2018 in Marseille.
French Assises de l’Economie de la Mer: CLS Highlights
CLS was at the French Assises de l’Economie de la Mer. How Maritime Defence contributes to research and industrial and civil progress?
The French ‘Assises de la Mer’ – Starting Today for 2 Days of Workshops on the Blue Economy, in Brest, France
Vincent Kerbaol, CLS Brest, will speak in a workshop scheduled on November, Wednesday 28th about the Artemis project, Kinéis and CLS’ innovations.
France well coordinated to efficiently support fight against pollution at sea
CLS together with the Cluster Maritime Français, organized on March 21st, a presentation of the space-based technologies to fight effectively against the maritime pollutions.
CLS, ready to take on the challenge of blue growth
In a meeting organized with representatives of the Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique, Nicolas Hulot, French Minister of Ecology, set blue economy targets in a key phrase: "We must accelerate" This event...
CLS participates to the Air Paris Show 2017 to promote space and maritime applications
The Paris Air Show 2017 “Salon du Bourget” is a privileged moment to describe the new activities and the potential offered by space solutions. In the current context of digital transition, space...