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Microsatellites Launched for Maritime Monitoring, Comms and Science
The Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) announced the successful launch of two Norwegian…
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Voices: NOC Executive Director Ed Hill
At the National Oceanography Center (NOC) in Southampton, U.K. for Ocean Business 2017…
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NOAA to Deploy Saildrones for Climate Study
During the next four months, NOAA scientists will deploy Saildrone unmanned ocean…
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UK Partners to Launch Autonomous Vessels Testing Service
The U.K.'s first maritime autonomous systems testing service is set to launch later this year.
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New Water Jet Promises to Boost Soil Cutting Capabilities
A new high velocity water jet, designed, developed and patented by subsea excavation…
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North Sea Link Trenching Contract Awarded
Aberdeen based trenching solution provider Canyon Offshore Limited said it has been awarded a contract to provide offshore…
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Greensea Hires Abbott as Robotics Engineer
Greensea, creator of the universal marine industry operating platform OPENSEA, has hired Geoffrey Abbott as its new robotics engineer…
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Kraken Set to Hunt for Avro Arrow Artifacts
A new search mission will seek to locate nine Avro Arrow free flight models launched over Lake Ontario in a series of tests from 1954 to 1957.
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Ocean Radar Detects Mini Tsunami 40 Minutes before Impact
In May 2017 the Dutch coast was hit with a “mini tsunami” that brought a flood wave more than 2 meters tall, sweeping away beach chairs…
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Xodus wins Subsurface Contract with Cairn Oil and Gas in India
Xodus Group won a contract with Cairn Oil and Gas of Vedanta Ltd. to conduct exploration and appraisal work on its Rajasthan…
Latest news
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Case Study: Klein System 5900 Side Scan Sonar
Klein Marine System’s flagship 5900 high-resolution and high-speed side scan sonar is designed for use as either a conventional…
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Deepwater Atlantic Habitats Study Commissioned
TDI-Brooks International, Inc. said it has been awarded an interagency five year, multimillion dollar study focusing on the…
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New Oilfield Comms Products from Moog Focal
Moog Focal has introduced the Quad Serial Server (QSS) module, which combines a 4-channel serial server with integrated 3…
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Shipping Company Sponsors Sea Turtle Research
Commercial shipping line NYK said it has once again sponsored the Kishu Minabe Sea Turtle Research Project conducted by the NPO Earthwatch Japan.
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Schlumberger to Acquire Majority Stake in Eurasia Drilling
Russia's Eurasia Drilling Company (EDC) said on Thursday it would sell a 51 percent stake in the company to the oilfield services provider…
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Shipwreck Recovery to Commence in August
Florida-based Swordfish Partners and Deep Blue Exploration have contracted Blue Water Ventures International to recover potentially…
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Bourque Joins Sea Machines
Following a recent capital investment and the growing global interest from the marine sector, Sea Machines Robotics said…
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Duke Receives Funding for New Research Vessel
Duke University said it has received $11 million for the construction and operation of a new state-of-the-art vessel that…
Offshore Energy
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CGG Wins Petrobras Data Processing Contract
CGG said it was awarded a contract from Petrobras to process the seismic data from a 3D Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) survey covering a full-fold area of 2…
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Boskalis, Van Oord JV Awarded Nord Stream 2 Rock Placement LOI
A joint venture between Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. and Van Oord has been awarded a LoI (Letter of Intent) for rock placement…
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Bibby Completes Decommissioning Work for Maersk Oil UK
Bibby Offshore, a subsea services provider to the oil and gas industry, has announced a multimillion dollar contract with…
Hydrographic
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Kongsberg Launches Bathymetric Image Contest
The KONGSBERG 2017 Bathymetric Image Contest is now open for entries. All users of Kongsberg Maritime’s bathymetric systems…
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EdgeTech Delivers Multi Phase Echo Sounder to UNH CCOM
EdgeTech, provider of high resolution sonar imaging systems and underwater technology, recently delivered a 6205 Multi Phase…
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French Bathymetric Survey Vessel Renovated and Refurbished
Global multibeam solution provided by MacArtney guarantees functioning of bathymetric surveys carried out close to the harbor…
Ocean Observation News
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Giant Iceberg Breaks off Antarctica
One of the biggest icebergs on record has broken away from Antarctica, scientists said on Wednesday, creating an extra hazard…
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4K Camera Captures Subsea Footage for BBC and NHK
Blackmagic Design said its Micro Studio Camera 4K was chosen as part of the new EagleRay 4K underwater camera system, which…
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ROS Introduces Fluorescent Floodlight
Remote Ocean Systems (ROS) has introduced the ROS LUV-LED, an oceanographic floodlight specifically designed for coral fluorescence.
Subsea Defense
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Two Frenchmen Investigated over 2002 Malaysia Submarines Deal
Two French former defence industry executives have been placed under preliminary investigation as part of a probe into the…
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HII Wins USS Columbus Submarine Repair Work
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $219 million…
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Klein's Mine Hunting Capabilities on Display
Klein Marine Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitcham Industries, Inc., said it has concluded a week of trials…
Vehicle News
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New Submersible GPS Receiver for Marine Surveyors
A new, robust submersible GPS receiver with integrated L1 + L2 antenna has been launched for the marine survey market. The…
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MMT Plots for Growth
Marine survey company MMT said it has gained a good market position during the past year. Planning to continue this development…
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Subsea UK Unveils Teaching Resource for Schools
Primary school pupils across England and Wales will benefit from a new teaching initiative that aims to encourage youngsters…
New Products
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Subsea Industries Introduces Ecolast Coating
Subsea Industries has launched Ecolast, the latest member in its range of coating systems. This product is UltraViolet (UV)…
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60th OCEANS Conference Held in Aberdeen
Cosponsors the Marine Technology Society (MTS) and the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (OES) jointly hosted the OCEANS '17…
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Calibration Innovation: New Tensioner Test Rig
HTL Group informs it has designed a new tensioner test rig which allows bolt tensioners to be pressure tested in a manner…
