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Polarstern Reaches Sailing Milestone

On 26 August 2026, the German research icebreaker Polarstern reached the milestone of covering two million nautical miles…
Hornbeck and Helix Complete Merger

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. and Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. have completed the previously announced combination…
Kongsberg Completes Sonatech Acquisition

Kongsberg has completed the acquisition of Sonatech, an underwater acoustics specialist. The acquisition supports Kongsberg’s…
AAM Delivers R/V Osprey to UNCW

All American Marine (AAM) announced the delivery of a 78-foot aluminum research vessel commissioned by the University of…

Offshore Energy

Omega Subsea Sets Up New Operation Base in Western Norway

Subsea services and ROV technology provider Omega Subsea has entered into a long-term agreement to establish operations at Hilleren Navy Supply Park in Mathopen, adjacent to Haakonsvern in Western Norway.The company will become a strategic subsea partner and a key tenant at the site, where it will develop a new operational base comprising workshop, warehouse and office facilities.Omega Subsea provides services and technology within ROV operations…

Hydrographic

BMT Joins Seabed 2030

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has announced a new partnership with BMT to share expertise and best practice, and to engage with the wider geospatial and maritime communities in support of Seabed 2030’s mission to accelerate ocean mapping.Operating from an international network of offices across the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe, BMT’s work spans maritime design, technical consultancy and digital innovation supporting safer…

Ocean News

Sharks Fitted with Sensors to Help Hurricane Predictions

From the killer shark of "Jaws" to the tornado-tossed predators of the "Sharknado" movies, films long have portrayed sharks as objects of summer fear. But when a shark cuts through the waters off the U.S. East Coast, it now may be doing more than hunting. It may also be gathering data that helps scientists understand the potential intensity of a hurricane before it makes landfall.University of Delaware…

Japan Finds Rare Earth Mud Near Remote Island

An analysis of rare earth-rich mud retrieved from the deep seabed off a remote Pacific Island earlier this year found medium…

Subsea Defense

VIDEO: Saildrone USV Fires JAGM Missiles

[video courtesy Saildrone]Saildrone and Lockheed Martin demonstrated a new armed autonomous naval capability during RIMPAC 2026, successfully launching two Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) from a Saildrone Surveyor unmanned surface vessel (USV) off Hawaii.The live-fire exercise marked the first missile launch from a Saildrone platform, moving the commercially derived USV beyond its established intelligence…

Vehicle News

Saab Seaeye SR20 eWROV Successfully Completes Inland Water Trials

Saab UK’s Seaeye SR20 eWROV, its next-generation all-electric work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV), has successfully completed a comprehensive program of inland water trials.The recent water trials marked an important step in the SR20's development, forming a key part of the verification and validation program.The water trials assessed vehicle performance against specification requirements, measuring capability and stressing the ROV as a complete system.

New Products

Sonardyne Expands SPRINT-Nav into Family of Navigation Products

Sonardyne, a Kraken Robotics company, has expanded its industry-leading SPRINT-Nav technology into a complete, scalable family of underwater navigation systems for marine robots, built around a single shared architecture.For more than a decade, SPRINT-Nav has combined the key sensors needed for underwater navigation in a single pre-calibrated instrument. This has helped subsea vehicle teams around the world to save space…

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Modelling Climate Solutions

August marks the annual hydrographic e-magazine and the opportunity to highlight some of the global research underway in our world’s oceans. We explore hydrographic data, climate simulations, subsea networks and cybersecurity, camera technology, autonomous operations, sonar and survey solutions, as well as ROVs.

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