Oceanology International Returns to 2026 ExCeL Conference
Oceanology International, the world’s leading forum for ocean science, engineering and technology, returns to London’s ExCeL from March 10-12, 2026, to connect the global ocean community for three days of innovation, networking and thought leadership. Welcoming engineering, survey and science professionals from ocean industries including offshore energy, ocean observation and defense, the 2026 edition will spotlight breakthrough solutions driving the future of ocean exploration, environmental monitoring and sustainable marine operations.Adding a fresh dimension for 2026, COAST is launching
Phoenix Welcomes New Project Manager for AUV Division
Vehicle (AUV) Division.Scott brings to Phoenix 20 years of experience in Marine Engineering and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), working in the research, scientific, biological, and oceanographic industries across the globe. Additionally, he holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marine Engineering Technology from Maine Maritime Academy and spent six years in the merchant marine industry holding positions from Assistant Engineer to Superintendent Engineer."Scott Hansen joins Phoenix as a Project Manager with underwater robotics experience spanning from technician to pilot, to advisor. His
Reducing Complexity in Marine Winches with Powertrain Solutions
The ChallengeAn international engineering technology company that strives to develop unique, innovative, sustainable products for their customers needed assistance with designing a marine winch, which is a critical component in the marine industry. This component is used for the control, lifting, and retrieval of remote operated vehicles (ROVs) on sea/ocean fairing vessels.The winch needed to lift a type of ROV called a hull cleaner, which is designed to remove fouling on the ship hull. This reduces the risk of transporting biological contamination across different zones, and improves fuel efficiency
SMD Sells Its First Electric Atom ROV
;s frequent deep-water missions. “As part of a significant upgrade to its primary marine facilities, HCMR was seeking a sustainable and adaptable vehicle with which to conduct its operations.“The Atom EV is the creation of our specialist Innovation Division, which is dedicated to engineering technology that pushes boundaries and propels the industry forward. This flexible ROV system can convert 63 percent of inputted power into usable thrust performance, and with a modular design, its configuration can be easily optimised for the job at hand.“We give special thanks to the fantastic
Research Buoys Deployed in Lake Michigan
; offers students the opportunity to gain skills, knowledge and understanding of the world’s dynamic water resources by earning a bachelor’s degree in Marine Technology. Graduates of the bachelor’s program have 100-percent employment in the marine industry. Associate degrees in Engineering Technology-Marine and Freshwater Studies are also available
Subsea Mining: All Eyes on Marine Minerals Offshore Norway
no issue, says Wiebe Boomsma, Manager Product Development, IHC Mining. “The next step is large scale pilot mining test to test the technology in full scale,” he says. SMD’s QC2000. Image from SMD.Portugal-based research institute INESC TEC (Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science) has also been working on technologies for seabed mining.This includes VAMOS, a barge-based system from which a seabed mining vehicle and a hybrid robot (the EVA AUV) are launched to perform and support mining. Eduardo Silva, Robotics Unit Coordinator, focused on a position
TechnipFMC Splits the Company in Two
and U.S.-based FMC Technologies, announced its intention to separate into two independent public firms in August 2019 - one focused on upstream activities - Technip FMC - the other on midstream and downstream - Technip Energies.According to the company's detailed description, Technip Energies an Engineering & Technology company for the energy transition, "with leadership positions in LNG, hydrogen and ethylene as well as growing market positions in blue and green hydrogen, sustainable chemistry and CO2 management."Doug Pferdehirt, Chairman and CEO of TechnipFMC, stated: “I am
Shell, i-Tech 7 Team Up to Speed Up Subsea Digitalization
;s offshore assets.“Digitalisation will support Shell to become a world-class investment case by improving our productivity, reliability, and performance as well as reducing the costs of our assets,” said Christian George, Shell Vice President of Wells, Deep Water, and Surface Engineering Technology."[i-Tech 7's] mix of technology development and operational expertise across the life cycle of deepwater assets will help us accelerate the deployment of these transformational technologies,” added George
Protecting Ports from Sea Level Rise
in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, with the most feasible barrier connecting Long Island to Sandy Hook. Common to the existing and proposed storm surge barriers are three main elements: dike; tidal flow gates and navigation gates. The dike and tidal flow gates are existing traditional engineering technology, aided in the modern age with computer modelling of the harbor to size and locate the tidal flow gates to maintain water quality and to minimize current velocity at the navigation gates. The navigation gates hold the largest engineering challenge, balancing demands for the widest possible
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