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Kongsberg Discovery Prepares Product Launches, Demonstrations at Oi26

Kongsberg Discovery is using this year’s Oceanology International (Oi) as a platform to demonstrate existing leadership and future potential.
TGS Embarks on Multi-Client 2D Survey off Angola

Energy data and intelligence TGS has started the Ultra Profundo multi-client 2D survey offshore Angola.The survey covers approximately 12…
Orbital Marine Grows UK and Canada Tidal Energy Orderbook to 32MW

Scottish firm Orbital Marine Power has secured an additional Contract for Difference (CfD) in the U.K.’s Allocation Round 7 (AR7)…
Elemental Energies Expands Subsurface Expertise with APT Buy

Elemental Energies has acquired Norway-based geoscience specialist Applied Petroleum Technology (APT), expanding its subsurface…

Offshore Energy

HydroWing Wins 10MW CfD Boost for Morlais Tidal Energy Project

HydroWing Tidal Energy Projects, part of Inyanga Marine Energy Group, has secured an additional 10 MW of capacity for its Ynni’r Lleuad Project at Morlais in Wales.The additional 10 MW have been awarded as part of the U.K. government’s Allocation Round 7a (AR7a) Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme.The latest award builds on 20 MW previously secured through earlier CfD rounds and under development…

Hydrographic

Japan Retrieves Rare Earth Mud from Deep Seabed

Japan's government said on Monday that it has successfully retrieved rare-earth-rich seabed mud for the first time from depths of around 6 km (4 miles) during a test mission.A Japanese scientific drill ship departed on January 12 for the remote Minamitori Island to explore rare-earth-rich mud deposits, part of Tokyo's effort to reduce its reliance on China for critical minerals as Beijing chokes off supplies.The month-long mission by the test vessel Chikyu near Minamitori Island, about 1,900 km

NOAA to Map Critical Minerals Offshore American Samoa

NOAA’s National Ocean Service announced a new hydrographic survey project to map and characterize more than 30,000 square…

Ocean News

Draft Decision Rejects Taranaki Seabed Mining Application

Greenpeace along with iwi and environmental groups are calling the decision to reject Trans-Tasman Resources’ proposal to mine the Taranaki seafloor a massive win for people power and the ocean.In a draft decision, released last week, the Fast Track expert panel declined the Australian company’s application to mine the seabed in the South Taranaki Bight, finding it would likely cause material harm to marine ecosystems and threatened species like pygmy blue whales and penguins.

Subsea Defense

Australian Maritime College, HII Celebrate Near-Perfect REMUS 100 Reliability

The Australian Maritime College (AMC) and HII announced a reliability milestone for AMC’s Legacy REMUS 100 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). Over seven years, the AMC REMUS 100 completed 935 operational deployments with only two days of downtime caused by material issues. During this period the AUV supported the training of more than 400 Royal Australian Navy AUV operators.Despite frequent use in challenging environments…

Vehicle News

NYK Invests in USV Startup Oceanic Constellations

NYK recently made an equity investment in Oceanic Constellations Inc. (OC) through a third-party allotment of new shares, funding expected to support OC’s efforts to establish a mass-production framework for unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), among other initiatives.OC, an ocean-tech startup, aims to establish a mass-production framework for USVs within the next few years. The large-scale production…

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The Rise of the Aquanaut

The feeling of awe and planetary connection experienced by astronauts observing Earth from low space orbit is known as the “overview effect,” a term coined by Frank White, the author of numerous books on space exploration and science. Now researchers from Northeastern University have documented a similar cognitive shift among aquanauts, people who live and work under the sea. They call it the “underview…

New Study Reveals How Greenland’s Seaweed Stores Carbon in the Deep Ocean

Fincantieri Launches Italian Navy’s Hydro-Oceanographic Ship

Underwater 3D Printing of Concrete Ready for DARPA Assessment

Argentina’s Deep Sea Is More Biodiverse Than Scientists Thought

Transocean-Valaris Tie-Up to Create $17B Offshore Drilling Major with 73 Rigs

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Kongsberg Discovery Prepares Product Launches, Demonstrations at Oi26

TGS Embarks on Multi-Client 2D Survey off Angola

Orbital Marine Grows UK and Canada Tidal Energy Orderbook to 32MW

Elemental Energies Expands Subsurface Expertise with APT Buy

HydroWing Wins 10MW CfD Boost for Morlais Tidal Energy Project

Aquaterra Energy Gets Multi-Year Well Intervention Job off Spain

Chevron Enlists Subsea7 for Mediterranean Sea Job

TGS Gets Another OBN Acquisition Job in North Sea

Japan Retrieves Rare Earth Mud from Deep Seabed

NOAA to Map Critical Minerals Offshore American Samoa

Draft Decision Rejects Taranaki Seabed Mining Application

AquaTitans Joins Scottish Research Scheme

ACUA Ocean, RS Aqua to Scale Offshore AI Acoustic Data Gathering

Robotics Essential to Coral Reef Preservation Efforts

Australian Maritime College, HII Celebrate Near-Perfect REMUS 100 Reliability

Fincantieri Unit WASS Wins $237M Saudi Navy Torpedo Contract

Fugro Starts Site Surveys for SSEN’s Western Isles Power Link

Underwater Infrastructure Security Project Launched in Norway

NYK Invests in USV Startup Oceanic Constellations

Saipem’s Underwater Drone Carries Out Autonomous Survey at Njord Field

Rovtech, Unique Group to Expand ROV Reach to Middle East and Asia

Teledyne Demonstrates Autonomous Systems for Anti-Submarine Warfare in the North Atlantic

The Rise of the Aquanaut

Coda Octopus Introduces ECHOSCOPE PIPE NANO Gen Series

New TrustLinkTM Coax Connector Engineered for Secure Connectivity Solutions

CSignum Launches Through-Ice Wireless Monitoring System

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