The Maritime and Arctic Security and Safety conference (MASS) highlights Atlantic Canada's unique capabilities in defense and technology
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland & Labrador.)With 600 participants, this year's MASS conference is the biggest ever, according to Victoria Belbin, ACADA president and CEO.The conference, held at the St. John's Convention Centre, is examining the policies, technologies and operations to leverage Atlantic Canada's leadership in environmental management, economic leadership and workforce development.In his keynote remarks, Newfoundland Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham told the delegates that the province has the strategic geopolitical location as a gateway to
Fugro Secures Timor-Leste Offshore Survey Job
to start in the fourth quarter. The offshore campaign is expected to last about three months."This award reflects our client's confidence in Fugro's ability to execute complex offshore survey programs in challenging marine environments. By combining advanced geophysical, seismic and AUV technologies with our strong regional expertise, we will deliver the critical geo-data needed to support the safe and successful development of this strategically important energy infrastructure,” said Safri Drahman, APAC Regional Business Line Director at Fugro
KONGSBERG, Oceaneering to Support Autonomous Defense Combat Program for XLUUV
of War’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to support the Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform (CAMP) program, focused on the development of an Extra-Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) for future U.S. Navy missions.The CAMP program accelerates the transition of mature commercial and defense technologies into operational naval capabilities. This collaboration will focus on concept definition, system architecture, and design trade studies, emphasizing modularity, interoperability, and rapid integration.The design is expected to be delivered in the third quarter of this year
GABLER, FLANQ Complete Successful Sea Acceptance Test for USV
missions. The 4.5-meter platform features a folding keel and sensor mast, electric drivetrain and a mission-configurable payload bay. A one-way-attack (OWA) variant, Strike, will also be available. June’s Sea Acceptance Test validated the integration and operation of the vehicle's key technologies, with performance data recorded and verified throughout the trials.
Underwater Technology Partnership to Pursue Mine Countermeasure Solutions for the Indian Navy
.The partnership combines Klein's sonar technology with Teledyne Marine's underwater sensing and autonomous systems expertise, VideoRay's deployable ROV capabilities, and Spry Technocon's indigenous engineering and integration capabilities.The proposed solution will integrate advanced technologies including:Autonomous Underwater Vehicles and Mine detection, classification and identification capabilities from Teledyne Marine;High-resolution side-scan sonar and seabed mapping systems from Klein Marine Systems;Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and Expeditionary Mine Counter Measures capabilities
Deep Sea Mollusks Threatened by Mining Efforts
vent field would also mean the loss of all other non-mollusc vent species.Chen said some of the vent molluscs have already proven to hold value for human society, such as a scaly-foot snail that has developed a biomineralisation process that is helping researchers produce nanoparticles for new technologies like solar cells. Others are being studied to help develop alternatives to plastics."Allowing these species to go extinct could mean also losing biological solutions to future challenges in medicine, materials, and technology before we have even had the chance to discover them," he added
Saitec Tests Nature Inclusive Design Installations at Floating Wind Platform
Saitec Offshore Technologies, through DemoSATH Lab, is using its operating floating wind demonstrator as a real-scale testing ground to study environmental interactions, improve monitoring methods, and explore solutions that support coexistence with marine biodiversity.Following the successful deployment of biomimetic reef solutions on the submerged section of the platform, the company is now testing new methods to co-locate floating wind and aquaculture.The recent offshore operation marks a new step in DemoSATH Lab's biodiversity program and forms part of the AQUASATH Project, with the installation
TGS Sells North American Well Data Business to Enverus
and capital discipline as it concentrates on its offshore geophysical offering following the acquisitions of PGS, Magseis and ION Geophysical between 2022 and 2024.Those acquisitions have expanded TGS' position in offshore basins, including through offshore ocean bottom node and streamer technologies, multi-client data and data processing. The company said its North American onshore geological business had consequently become less strategic to its long-term priorities.TGS will retain a license to use the A2D North American well log library for internal purposes, allowing it to continue enhancing
Cobham Ultra to Sell Ultra Maritime to Lockheed Martin
have also grown by around 17% per year during this time period.This strategy has helped successfully position Ultra Maritime as a partner of choice for next-generation unmanned anti-submarine warfare from the air, the surface and undersea domains.Building on its expertise in acoustics, sonar and radar technologies, the business has become a sought-after collaborator for emerging defense technology companies bringing undersea warfare to a global scale. In 2025, Ultra Maritime announced strategic partnerships with Anduril Industries, to advance next-generation autonomous ocean sensing, and General Atomics
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