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New Offshore Decommissioning Barge
Longitude Engineering reportedly has developed a cost effective decommissioning barge…
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Robot Cleans World’s Largest Crane Vessel
This March, a robot called Fleet Cleaner was deployed to clean both floaters of Heerema’s…
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Concordia Maritime, Swedish Institute to Measure Microplastics in the Oceans
Together with the Swedish Institute for the Marine Environment, Concordia Maritime…
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Ocean Autonomy: Norway to the Fore
Marine autonomous systems working independently and in connected systems are fast…
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MacArtney: Custom EMO Multiplexer
Upgrading the subsea survey and camera interfaces of an ROV represents the primary…
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Plastic-eating Enzyme Holds Promise in Fighting Pollution
Scientists in Britain and the United States say they have engineered a plastic-eating enzyme that could in future help in the fight against pollution.
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Italian Navy Divers Practice with Explosives
A team of Italian specialist Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) divers carried out mine-countermeasures training on Friday…
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Atlantic Ocean Circulation at Weakest Point in 1,600 Years
A key cog in the global ocean circulation system hasn’t been running at peak strength since the mid-1800s and is currently…
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Schlumberger Fights to Boost Patent Damages at US Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared divided over whether to make it easier for companies to recoup profits lost due…
Latest news
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iXblue Equips Manned Submersible for Titanic Mission
OceanGate, Inc., a provider of manned submersible services, and iXblue, a global company that provides innovative solutions for navigation…
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Switch from Leaded Petrol has Reduced Ocean Pollution
New research shows the first observed reduction in lead concentrations in the surface waters of the seas around Europe since…
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Subsea 7 Makes Hostile Bid for McDermott
Offshore oil services firm Subsea 7 has made an unsolicited offer worth about $2 billion for U.S. rival McDermott, potentially breaking up the U.S.
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Hydro Group Scoops Queen’s Award
Hydro Group plc, has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade. The Awards acknowledge exceptional…
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Fugro Commences Deep Sea Mining Support
Fugro is commencing its first project supporting deep sea polymetallic nodule mining under a contract awarded by seafloor…
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Newbuild Kreuz Challenger Mobilized for Brunei Shell Contract
Subsea services company Kreuz Subsea has mobilized the recently delivered newbuild dive support vessel, Kreuz Challenger…
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Fugro Supporting Seabed Mining Exploration
In the deep waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, Fugro’s specialist marine geoscience team will perform detailed site characterization…
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MaRINET2 Advances Renewable Energy Research
The MaRINET2 project has awarded €1.1 million in support to 32 offshore renewable technology developers to test at its network…
Offshore Energy
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BP, Reliance Move Ahead in Deep Water
BP and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) today announced the sanctioning of the ‘Satellite cluster’ project in Block KG D6.
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Oil Plus bags $1.5 mi Middle East Deals
Oil Plus has secured contracts worth more than $1.5m over the past three months and has significantly expanded its footprint in the Middle East.
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Flintstone Sets Its Sights on Floating Wind
Flintstone Technology Ltd said it plans to diversify its mooring operations to help drive down costs for the offshore floating…
Hydrographic
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MacArtney Supplies Survey Equipment to Geo Group
Turnkey customer-specific concept including installation and training in hardware and software to support Geo Group, Germany, in mapping subsea areas.
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Zurquiyah Named CEO of CGG
Geoscience company CGG announced Sophie Zurquiyah has been appointed to take over as the company’s next Chief Executive Officer.
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IMO: Nitrogen in the Oceans Needs Further Study
Human activity increases the amount of nitrogen that reaches the oceans by 50%, on top of natural processes, according to…
Ocean News
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Shell Ocean Discovery XPrize Field Pared to 9
“We have been mapping what lies beneath the seas for hundreds of years, but we have a very long way to go,” said Dr. Jyotika Virmani…
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Oceanex Joins Fleet of Trained Whale Watchers
The intermodal transportation firm Oceanex has swelled the ranks of sailors volunteering as whale observers for the Réseau…
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Boaty McBoatface Completes First Antarctic Mission
The National Oceanography Center’s (NOC) autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Autosub Long Range (ALR), known affectionately…
Subsea Defense
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Saab Control System for Collins Class Subs
Saab announced it has signed a A$24.2 million (US$18.5 million) contract with ASC for supply of an updated Integrated Ship…
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Naval Group Engages KBR in SEA1000 Project
Naval Group has formally signed a Design Services Subcontract (DSSC) with local engineering company, KBR, to assist with…
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USS Colorado Commissioned
Colorado is the first submarine to bear the name and third vessel to be named for the state and was brought to life by her sponsor…
Vehicle News
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Seabed Geosolutions bags 3D OBS contracts in M.E.
Seabed Geosolutions has received a contract award for an ocean bottom seismic project in the Middle East. The survey to acquire…
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Fugro/CGG JV Wins Seismic Survey Contract
Fugro and CGG joint venture Seabed Geosolutions said it was awarded a contract for an ocean bottom seismic project in the Middle East.
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SMD to Supply Work Class ROV to China
Subsea equipment design and manufacturer Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd (SMD) has signed a contract to supply its Atom Mk1 1000m…
New Products
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Riptide Displays Deep-rated UUV at Sea-Air-Space
During Sea-Air-Space in National Harbor, Md., Riptide Autonomous Solutions displayed a new variant of its unmanned undersea…
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Aquabotix Unveils New Swarm USV/UUV
UUV Aquabotix Ltd, an underwater robotics company with operations in Australia and the U.S., has unveiled its new micro unmanned…
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JFSE Launches 'Excavation Plus' Package
Global subsea excavation specialist James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE), a part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has launched…
