Coast Guard Issues Notice on Unmanned Vessels
to support maritime domain awareness, safe waterway management, and navigation safety.Contact the nearest USCG Command Center to provide notification.Be familiar with the USCG guidance outlined in the Oversight of Unmanned, Autonomous and Remote-Control Operations Work Instruction, and provide the information listed therein to the cognizant COTP
Greensea IQ wins $18m Navy Contract
Greensea Systems, Inc., d.b.a, Greensea IQ, won a $18,154,710 Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide hardware, software, and engineering technical services for underwater controllers used to operate autonomous and remotely operated systems in maritime environments. This seven year, sole-source award, made under the authority of 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(1) further establishes Greensea IQ as a trusted leader in subsea autonomous solutions for the Department of War. The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, San Diego, California serves as the contracting activity. &ldq
DEEP Installs Pilot Subsea Habitat in Florida Keys
, the company will begin habitat support crew training ahead of the first research missions at Tennessee Reef."Installing Vanguard at Tennessee Reef was a carefully choreographed marine operation with a lot of moving parts, and the culmination of 18 months of intense design, build, and testing efforts. Today is a huge milestone and an experience I'll never forget.“Successful deployment gets us closer to enabling a continuous human presence in the ocean and is a major step forward in DEEP's mission to make humans aquatic.“From Vanguard we can expand meaningful access to the
Dutch Grant Backs SolarDuck's Offshore Solar Power Hub Scheme
Offshore floating solar company SolarDuck and the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) have been awarded a $3.7 million (€3.2 million) subsidy from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) to advance the development of an offshore floating platform designed to provide power and utilities to remote subsea assets.The funding will support the Steady Seas research program, which aims to develop SolarDuck's Offshore Floating Power & Utility Hub (OFPH), a single-platform offshore solar solution intended to provide power, communications and other utilities to offshore and subsea
NOAA Atlantic Scientific Review Group Opens Nominations
The National Marine Fisheries Services published in the Federal Register a notice and invitations for nominations for a regional scientific review groups to advise the Secretary of Commerce through the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on marine mammal science issues as required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The Atlantic Scientific Review Group (SRG) advises on marine mammals that occur in waters off the Atlantic coast, Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. Territories in the Caribbean, including: Population estimates and the population status and trends of marine mammal stocks; Uncertai
OCEANS 2026 Monterey: Charting the Future of Ocean Innovation
The marine technology community will converge in California’s Monterey Bay Sept. 21–24, 2026, at the Monterey Conference Center. Hosted in one of the world’s most dynamic marine-science hubs, OCEANS 2026 Monterey will bring together industry leaders, researchers, students, policymakers, and innovators to explore the latest advances in ocean and freshwater technology, sustainable practices, and maritime operations. OCEANS conferences consistently attract over 2,000 attendees from more than 40 countries, representing academia, industry, and government.
Explorer to Attempt Solo Unassisted Nonstop Circumnavigation of the Arctic Ocean
On June 25, solo sailor, explorer, researcher, and founder of the nonprofit Ocean Research Project, Matt Rutherford, will depart from Aasiaat, Greenland, where he will attempt the first-ever solo, nonstop, unassisted circumnavigation of the Arctic Ocean. His target finish is early October.The route covers more than 10,000 miles through three of the most hostile ocean environments on Earth: the North Atlantic, the Russian Arctic coast via the Northern Sea Route, and the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. No one has completed this passage solo and nonstop. Until recently, no one
Vessel Maintenance Demands Rise, IMCA Urges Focus on Diver Safety
International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has reminded vessel owners and operators of the significant risks associated with underwater ship husbandry (UWSH) operations as activity in the Strait of Hormuz increases.As vessels begin returning to service following extended periods at anchor, demand for hull cleaning, inspection, and maintenance has risen sharply. These activities, commonly grouped under UWSH, play a critical role in restoring vessel efficiency by removing marine growth and biofouling.Bloomberg has reported that orders for crews to clean ship hulls fouled by algae, slime, and crustaceans
Hydromea, FAU Receive AUKUS Grant
at depth is practically impossible with conventional technologies: radio waves and GPS do not penetrate seawater, and acoustic systems offer severely limited bandwidth. Vast volumes of sensor data sit stranded on the seabed, inaccessible unless a vessel physically retrieves them.The joint FAU-Hydromea platform integrates two complementary technologies: long-range acoustic links for resilient wide-area command and control, and Hydromea's high-speed LUMA FSO optical modems for rapid, high-bandwidth data harvesting. This hybrid architecture resolves the fundamental trade-off that has constrained
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