Ship Spotter: Training Ship State of Maine
Training Ship State of Maine, the third of five National Security Multi-Mission Vessels built for the U.S. state maritime academies, seen at Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine.
Raytheon’s HADALUS UUV Performs for U.S. Navy
the UUV completed a series of at-sea missions on a Navy undersea test range, successfully demonstrating its undersea launch capabilities while submerged. This marks the first time the U.S. Navy has seen this integrated capability in the water and points toward a future where a single unmanned undersea platform can perform detect, reacquire and engage functions within one mission.HADALUS is a 34‑foot UUV with a six‑foot cross section and more than 2,000 nautical miles of endurance. Its free‑flooded, all‑carbon‑fiber exoskeleton delivers exceptional strength and payload capacity while enabling a significantly
TDI-Brooks Awarded Offshore Survey Contract by Delfin LNG
Delfin LNG has awarded the offshore geophysical and geotechnical survey services for the Delfin Deepwater Port Project, located offshore Louisiana, to TDI-Brooks. Under this award, TDI-Brooks will serve as the prime contractor, executing the full scope of work, including geophysical survey activities, and managing the geotechnical investigation in partnership with its subcontractor, Tolunay-Wong Engineers, Inc.(TWE).Geophysical data acquisition is scheduled to commence at the end of August utilizing the R/V Brooks McCall, followed by the geotechnical phase anticipated to begin in late September.
Unique Group Provides Subsea Engineering for Open-Ocean Human Habitat
missions.The project presented a subsea engineering challenge, creating infrastructure capable of supporting long-duration human habitation while operating safely within a protected marine environment and withstanding extreme weather conditions over a 20-year design life.Unique Group was responsible for delivering the engineering lifecycle of the habitat's supporting infrastructure, spanning geophysical and geotechnical site investigations, structural and foundation engineering, fabrication, installation support and life-support systems integration.The company carried out geophysical and geotechnical
Sharks Fitted with Sensors to Help Hurricane Predictions
of the "Sharknado" movies, films long have portrayed sharks as objects of summer fear. But when a shark cuts through the waters off the U.S. East Coast, it now may be doing more than hunting. It may also be gathering data that helps scientists understand the potential intensity of a hurricane before it makes landfall.University of Delaware researchers are testing whether sharks can serve as mobile near-real-time ocean-data observers, carrying sensors that measure ocean conditions to inform oceanographic, atmospheric and climate models.These CTD tags are small electronic devices that measure
Pioneer Consulting to Support FISH West 2 Submarine Cable System
that lack robust communications infrastructure. The submarine cable will also utilize the existing landing point in Seward, shared with the planned 295 km FISH West network that will connect Cordova and Seward, with branching units to Johnstone Point and the Village of Chenega, which will be ready for service by Q3 2027. Funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ReConnect Program, Pioneer Consulting will lay the groundwork for the project by identifying ideal cable routes and landing locations, ensuring regulatory compliance and environmental considerations are met, and gathering
Gulf Hypoxic Zone Found to Be Smaller Than Expected
to bottom species. The annual hypoxic zone survey was led by scientists at Louisiana State University and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON). The survey cruise was conducted aboard the LUMCON research vessel Pelican from July 24-30. Data from the survey is available online for the public. The measured hypoxic zone is smaller than anticipated this year due to Tropical Storm Bertha passing through the northern Gulf of America on the eve of the cruise. Tropical storm-force winds and high waves churned the water across the cruise area and mixed oxygen-rich surface waters
MARTAC Delivers Strongest H1 Results in Company History
Maritime Tactical Systems, Inc. (MARTAC), a U.S.-based, leading provider of fully autonomous unmanned surface vessels (USVs), announced the strongest first-half results in the company’s 15-year history.MARTAC concluded record results for the six months ending June 30, 2026 across orders, funded backlog, revenue, profitability and cash flow. The company also made several notable investments to scale its operational footprint, resulting in a 25-fold increase in production capacity. The results reflect increasing vessel deliveries to domestic and international customers, as well as the sale of
ASENAV to Build Hybrid Research Vessel for UC San Diego
Chile will export its first floating laboratory to the United States after ASENAV signed a contract to build a hybrid vessel dedicated to ocean research for the University California of San Diego.From its home port in San Diego, California, the 38-meter vessel will serve hundreds of scientists and students each year along the Eastern Pacific coast as part of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. The NB 201 project, designed by US-based naval architecture firm Glosten, will replace Research Vessel Robert Gordon Sproul, the current coastal research vessel being retired after nearly four decades of service.
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