Metron, Cellula Robotics Complete Multi-Mission Open-Water UUV Demonstration
provider of robotic undersea platforms, announced the successful completion of a multi-mission open-water demonstration off the coast of Vancouver, Canada. The sea trial showcased the integration of Metron’s Autonomous Navigation Command and Control (ANCC) software with Cellula’s Guardian UUV—an autonomous, long-duration, multi-payload platform designed to increase mission success in contested and complex environments. When equipped with Cellula’s advanced hydrogen fuel cell technology, the Guardian is capable of operational ranges up to 5,000 km and endurance of 45&ndash
Cellula Robotics Expands AUV Market Reach in Northern Europe
Subsea Europe Services (SES) and its defense division, FLANQ to expand the market presence of its advanced autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) technologies across Northern Europe.Under the agreement, SES will promote and represent Cellula’s full AUV portfolio - including the Envoy, Porter, and Guardian AUVs, the Subsea Warden Hovering AUV for ship signature management, and the Subsea Sentinel system for passive acoustic monitoring - in both commercial and scientific sectors.SES will focus on customers in academic research, offshore survey, and geophysical industries, while FLANQ will engage with
Parkburn, Scantrol Collaborate for Offshore Support Vessel Performance in Ultra-Deep Waters
In the demanding environment of ultra-deep waters, where reliability is paramount, Parkburn Precision Handling Systems and Scantrol AS have joined forces to deliver an impactful solution. This collaboration has enabled Stabbert Maritime Group's Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) Ocean Guardian to achieve successful operations since delivery over two years ago.Parkburn, an innovator in winching technologies and cable handling systems across the marine, industrial, and oil & gas sectors, often collaborates with specialized suppliers to enhance its systems performance. In 2021, Parkburn established an
British Firm Launches Fully-Autonomous Oceanus12 USV
weeks, the company said.The 12-meter Oceanus12 USV features hybrid-electric drive system, with twin drives for redundancy and efficiency coupled with sufficient onboard fuel for a cruising range of more than 2500 nautical miles, and fully autonomous software stack on the market – MarineAI’s Guardian software.Utilising a suite of world-class marine sensors, including the internationally renowned mm-wave Navtech Radar, Oceanus12 integrates multiple data streams into MarineAI’s GuardianAI autonomy software. This enables real-time processing and analysis, ensuring COLREG-compliant vessel
Carbon Dumping
and more intense. I’m trying really hard to understand how you can know all of this (the fossil fuel industry has known this for decades) and still show up to work every day.“Perhaps if you sat down and wrote a letter to your kids you might feel differently?”Back in Australia, the Guardian reports a Woodside spokesperson as saying the Browse gas project aligns with “key policy statements of both the Western Australian and Australian governments which recognize the pivotal role of natural gas in Australia to 2050 and beyond.”Australia is not alone in that. In December,
EMGS Lines Up New CSEM Survey Offshore India
Norwegian offshore survey services firm Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has secured a controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) survey offshore India.The survey is expected to have a contract value of approximately $10 million, subject to the issuance of a callout order.The letter of award (LOA) does not include a minimum scope of work. The Atlantic Guardian will commence acquisition following completion of the previously announced survey in India. The company expects the final contract execution to take place within the next several weeks.
Woodside Accused of Greenwashing Over CCS Plans
.“Ultimately, if we are serious about tackling climate pollution and reducing emissions this decade, we must stop emissions before they are produced. CCS is a failed experiment and has not been proven to work at the scale required to tackle the climate crisis anywhere in the world.”The Guardian reports a Woodside spokesperson as saying the Browse gas project aligned with “key policy statements of both the Western Australian and Australian governments which recognise the pivotal role of natural gas in Australia to 2050 and beyond.&rdquo
EMGS to Conduct CSEM Survey Offshore India
Norwegian offshore survey services firm Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has secured a contract for controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) offshore India.The survey is expected to have a contract value of approximately $10 million, including mobilization fee.The Atlantic Guardian will be deployed as part of the survey, and the vessel is expected to start transit from Norway in the fourth quarter of 2024.EMGS did not reveal the name of the client.CSEM is a marine geophysical method mapping the subsurface resistivity. A horizontal electric dipole source (HED) is towed across a grid or line of seabed
ISA Elects Secretary General as Calls Grow to Pause Deep-Sea Mining
Lodge, the ISA said in a statement on Friday. Her four-year term as head of the United Nations-mandated body that regulates sea-floor mining will start in 2025.The appointment of Carvalho, who formerly worked for Brazil's oil regulator, could trigger a change in approach at the ISA.Carvalho told The Guardian last month that rules governing deep-sea mining will take time and that no mining application should be approved before they are complete.Canada's The Metals Company (TMC) has said it is seeking a license by year-end to extract minerals from the ocean floor.MEETINGSThe ISA last week finished
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