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Kongsberg Discovery Announces 2026 Multibeam Forum

Kongsberg Discovery has announced that the 18th Forum for the Exchange of Mutual Multibeam Experiences (FEMME) will take place in Genoa…
EIB Backs French Cable Maker with $290M Investment

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided $293.4 million (€250 million) in financing to French cable maker and services…
FET Unveils New ROV Control System

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has launched its next generation remotely operated vehicle (ROV) control system – ICE Unity.
Ocean Geophysics Teams Up for EdgeTech on Seabed Data Processing

Offshore energy industry suppliers Ocean Geophysics has partnered with EdgeTech, a specialist in underwater technology solutions…

Offshore Energy

Shearwater Gets Seismic Job for Indian Oil Firm

Shearwater Geoservices has secured a seven-month streamer contract by Oil India, starting in the fourth quarter of 2025.The combined 3D and 2D seismic survey will employ two vessels from the Shearwater fleet.The project covers the Mahanadi and Krishna-Godavari fields and includes the acquisition of approximately 5.000 square kilometres of 3D seismic and more than 4.000 line-kilometres of 2D data.“Shearwater is returning India for our tenth consecutive season to acquire high-quality data.

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Norwegian Firm Grows USV Fleet with Additional HydroSurv Units

Norwegian firm Nordic USV has ordered two additional REAV‑47 hybrid uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) from HydroSurv.The expansion will see USV Kuling and USV Storm join the fleet to scale up autonomous survey operations along Norway’s coastline.The first REAV-47 USV Bris, delivered by HydroSurv to Nordic USV, has been deployed in Mo i Rana in northern Norway, and operated entirely remotely from Nordic…

Ocean News

High Seas Treaty to Enter into Force

The High Seas Treaty has reached the milestone of 60 state ratifications needed to trigger its entry into force.Sri Lanka, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sierra Leone and Morocco deposited ratification instruments at the United Nations General Assembly on September 19.Formally known as the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (or BBNJ Agreement)…

Subsea Defense

Navy’s NUWC Newport Honors 42 Training Program Graduates

The U.S. Navy’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport has honored 42 students who completed its Academic Degree Training Program (ADTP), earning degrees in engineering, cybersecurity and other technical fields.Since the inception of ADTP in 2018, Division Newport has seen a total of 315 graduates in the program which offers financial and other support.ADTP includes a Fellowship Program…

Vehicle News

ACUA Ocean Announces Build of Second Pioneer-Class USV

ACUA Ocean has announced an agreement with Aluminium Marine Consultants on the Isle of Wight for the build of the second in the Pioneer-class of uncrewed surface vessels. The agreement includes an intention for a third vessel in the class to follow in 2026.The Pioneer-class will initially be built under the designation Pioneer Mk2 and will incorporate design optimizations including enhanced system redundancy, speed and endurance.

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USVs Getting Smarter, Faster and More Flexible

The rapid pace of uncrewed surface vessel (USV) technology development has been on display this month, most recently with CSBC Corp’s military-grade USV Manta being demonstrated at the Taipei Aerospace and Defense Technology Exhibition.All components of the trimaran USV are guaranteed to be from non-Chinese sources, and the software used on the ship was developed by a joint venture between domestic and foreign companies, excluding China.

Deepest-Ever Subsea Compression Systems Come Online Offshore Norway (Video)

“2 Days, 50 Ports”: New Wave Media Acquires Port of the Future Conference & Exhibition

Third Phase of Deep-Sea Mining Impact Research Begins

Overfishing Deal Reached After 20 Years of Negotiation

Novel Hydrothermal System Links Two Seabed Phenomena

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Kongsberg Discovery Announces 2026 Multibeam Forum

EIB Backs French Cable Maker with $290M Investment

FET Unveils New ROV Control System

Ocean Geophysics Teams Up for EdgeTech on Seabed Data Processing

Shearwater Gets Seismic Job for Indian Oil Firm

Fugro Scraps 2025 Outlook, Announces Job Cuts

Prysmian Completes Cable Laying for Canary Islands Interconnector

Viridien, TGS Wrap Up OBN Survey in Gulf of America

Norwegian Firm Grows USV Fleet with Additional HydroSurv Units

Exail to Supply Next-Gen Navigation System for Deep Sea Exploration Firm

Phase 1 of S-100 Implementation Complete

High Seas Treaty to Enter into Force

India Signs Deepsea Mining Exploration Deal with International Seabed Authority

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Eight Scientists Named 2025 Schmidt Polymaths to Pursue Research in New Disciplines

Navy’s NUWC Newport Honors 42 Training Program Graduates

Saab to Spearhead NATO's New Underwater Defense Project

HII, Babcock Integrate UUVs with Submarine Weapon Handling and Launch Systems

Kongsberg Discovery Receives U.S. DoD Certification for MBR Communication System

ACUA Ocean Announces Build of Second Pioneer-Class USV

NOAA, Fugro Partner to Accelerate Deep Ocean Mapping and Characterization

RTS Acquires Scottish ROV Robotics and Tooling Specialist

Stema Systems Adds Sonardyne USBL to Rental Fleet

USVs Getting Smarter, Faster and More Flexible

Teledyne Marine Showcases Navigation Solutions at DSEI 2025

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