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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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Schlumberger to Acquire Majority Stake in Eurasia Drilling
Russia's Eurasia Drilling Company (EDC) said on Thursday it would sell a 51 percent…
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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…
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AUVs Launched and Recovered Autonomously
Autonomous surface vehicle launches and recovers autonomous underwater vehicles . . . autonomously.
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Scientists Explore Canada’s Deep Ocean Seamounts
A team of scientist from Fisheries and Oceans Canada has set out on a mission to…
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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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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. BAE Systems said it has been awarded £457…
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NOAA to Deploy Saildrones for Climate Study
During the next four months, NOAA scientists will deploy Saildrone unmanned ocean vehicles to hard-to-reach locales such…
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Voices: NOC Executive Director Ed Hill
At the National Oceanography Center (NOC) in Southampton, U.K. for Ocean Business 2017, Marine Technology Reporter was able…
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Microsatellites Launched for Maritime Monitoring, Comms and Science
The Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) announced the successful launch of two Norwegian microsatellites developed and built by…
Latest news
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Proserv Secures Decommissioning Work in Asia Pacific
Energy services company Proserv has been awarded a series of contracts worth around $4m for its well severance, platform…
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Roxtec Bags $1.7 Bln Rampion Wind Farm Deal
International cable seal manufacturer Roxtec has delivered a sealing solution to support a new £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion)…
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Wilson Joins QPS Sales Team
QPS has hired Matthew J. Wilson in a marketing and sales position at QPS-US Inc, effective September 1, 2017. Wilson joins…
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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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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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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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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…
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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…
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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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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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…
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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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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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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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…
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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MacArtney Delivers Automatic Bolt-torquing Tool to Siemens Gamesa
MacArtney said it has supplied an automatic bolt-torquing tool to Siemens Gamsea. The complete turnkey system designed, engineered…
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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…
