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GoM Rigs Evacuated ahead of Storm Cindy
Facing incoming Tropical Storm Cindy, offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf…
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Tech File: The Apium Data Diver
The Data Diver is a new type of vehicle: a hand launched gps enabled boat that doubles…
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New Heavyweight Torpedo Enters Final Development
A new torpedo design being developed under the Artémis program, which aims to equip…
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Apply Now for the MTR100
The July/August 2017 issue of Marine Technology Reporter — the world's leading subsea…
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Statoil Cleared to Use Cap-X Drilling Technology – for Now
A ban on Norway's Statoil using a pioneering drilling technology in the Barents Sea…
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The Autonomous Future of Seabed Mapping
No longer can we truly say “95 percent of the ocean is left unexplored.” In fact, thanks to advances in satellite monitoring…
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US Awards $12 Mln for Wave Energy Projects
Up to $12 million has been awarded by the U.S. Energy Department for four West Coast projects that will aim to develop new…
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European e-Navigation Solutions Tested for Human Factors
The EU funded EfficienSea2 project, which aims to implement innovative and smart solutions to increase efficient, safe and sustainable traffic at sea…
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Scientists Predict Larger ‘Dead Zone’ for Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay’s crabs, oysters and fish are under threat as scientists expect this year’s summer hypoxic or “dead zone”…
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NOAA Hydrographic Survey Spending in Question
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) needs to improve its strategy for analyzing costs and expanding…
Latest news
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Rising Temperatures Threaten Mediterranean Sea Species
Water temperatures in the northwestern Mediterranean are increasing much faster than global averages, threatening the survival of several species…
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Wallace Joins Rovco as CTO
U.K.-based subsea company Rovco has appointed Dr. Iain Wallace o its senior management team as chief technology officer (CTO).
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OSIL Delivers Ocean Observation Buoy in Chile
The University of Los Lagos (Chile) has recently installed an oceanographic observation system in the Seno de Reloncaví (Reloncaví…
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University of Gothenburg Selects HUGIN AUV
The University Of Gothenburg has chosen Kongsberg Maritime’s HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to expand Sweden’s…
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Oliver Named Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries
Chris Oliver has been selected by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, with concurrence from the White House, as assistant…
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Trelleborg Acquires Automated Dynamics
Trelleborg said it has, through its business area Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, signed an agreement to acquire the U.S.-based…
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Faroe Islands Looks to Restart Hunt for Oil and Gas
Oil companies are interested in restarting the hunt for oil and gas in the scarcely explored seas off the Faroe Islands neighbouring…
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Canyon Offshore Wins Wind Farm Trenching Work
Aberdeen based trenching solutions provider Canyon Offshore Limited said it has been awarded a contract by Siem Offshore…
Offshore Energy
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Mexico Auctions Two-thirds of Blocks in Shallow Water Oil Tender
Mexico on Monday auctioned two-thirds of the shallow water oil and gas blocks up for grabs in the latest round of its energy market opening…
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Aquatic Inks Two Regional Deals with DOF
Aquatic informs it has signed two regional frame agreements with DOF Subsea. The first, Aquatic Asia’s frame agreement with…
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Project to Standardize Subsea Processing Progressing
Subsea processing offers great potential for the oil and gas sector, but is also a relatively young field of technology,…
Hydrographic
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AML Acquires Rolls-Royce’s MVP Product Line
AML Oceanographic Ltd. said it has purchased the global rights to the Moving Vessel Profiler (MVP) product line from Rolls-Royce Canada.
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New Seabed Characterization Tool
A new feature of Chesapeak Technology’s SonarWiz 7 is the new Seabed Characterization tool. It now incorporates bathymetric slope…
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Tech File: Kongsberg’s Compact Survey Vessel
Kongsberg GeoAcoustics has recently launched its new Compact Survey Vessel (CSV) which has been specifically designed to…
Ocean Observation News
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NOAA Names Werner Director of Scientific Programs
NOAA announced the appointment of Cisco Werner, Ph.D. as the new Director of Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor. As Director, Dr.
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How Does Ocean Circulation Impact Marine Protected Areas?
Researchers at the National Oceanography Center (NOC) studying the U.K.’s four largest Marine Protected Areas have found that…
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WHOI’ O’Hara Selected for NASA Astronaut Program
NASA’s most recent class of astronauts was introduced June 7, 2017 at Johnson Space Flight Center. Among the group of 12…
Subsea Defense
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SeeByte Wins Belgian Navy Contract
SeeByte, creator of smart software for unmanned maritime systems, said it has sold 10 SeeTrack licenses, including personnel training…
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Kraken Wins Repeat AquaPix Contract
Kraken Sonar Inc. said its wholly-owned subsidiary Kraken Sonar Systems Inc. has been awarded a repeat contract valued at over C$400…
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2G Robotics to Aid Mine Countermeasure Ops
2G Robotics said it has been selected to supply AUV-based laser scanning, stills imaging and illumination solutions for HUGIN…
Vehicle News
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IMarEST Supports Research into Collaborative Autonomous Fleets
Thompson holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Naval Architecture, and is a PhD candidate at the Australian Maritime…
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L3 Acquires Open Water Power, Inc.
L3 Technologies has acquired Open Water Power, Inc., the Somerville, Mass. based developer of high-energy-density undersea…
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Aquaterra Wins North Sea Contract
Aquaterra Energy won a contract to supply subsea high pressure riser (HPR) equipment and services for a subsea abandonment…
New Products
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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…
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Submersible, Magnetic Robot Performs Hull Inspections
Canadian company Deep Trekker has launched a new inspection vehicle at Nor-Shipping 2017: the Deep Trekker DT640 Utility Crawler…
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New 300L Fluid Bath from Guildline
Guildline Instruments Ltd. announced it is accepting orders for its new 300L Fluid Bath through global resellers Ocean Scientific…
