DEEP Expands U.S. Operations with $100m Investment, Builds Subsea Human Habitat in Florida
DEEP, an ocean engineering and technology company, announced a major expansion of its operations in the United States, including a $100 million investment in a permanent engineering and development hub in Florida and a manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas. At the center of this expansion is Project Vanguard, the first crewed subsea human habitat of its kind to be constructed in four decades.Construction of Vanguard is underway in Florida. Designed for four-crew, medium-duration missions of a week or more, the habitat will support specialist projects such as scientific research and environmental
Oceanology International Returns to 2026 ExCeL Conference
a fresh dimension for 2026, COAST is launching to increase the attention on the critical coastal and shallow water sectors. The new focus will ensure that coastal resilience, infrastructure and engineering will be at the heart of an event which once again promises to connect the world’s ocean engineering, technology and science communities from more than 80 countries.COAST will further enhance the traditionally diverse Oceanology International (Oi) program, across both the exhibition and conference, by highlighting breakthrough developments in coastal protection, erosion control, sediment transport
Autonomy and Route Optimization Lead AI Research Boom
The first applications of AI in ocean science and maritime engineering date back to the 2000s, and a paper recently published in Ocean Engineering tracks the subsequent growth in the number of scientific studies charting its advance.Since 2018, the number of studies using AI techniques has been doubling each year, reaching 1,329 in 2022. This growth corresponds with developments in autonomous vessel and vehicle navigation, route optimization and wave climate characterization.The authors explain that AI spans a wide range of technological developments and can be broadly categorized as:• Artificial
DEEP’s Vanguard Pressure Vessel Aces Submergence Test off Scotland
Orkney-based marine engineering firm Green Marine UK has played a key role in a major milestone for ocean engineering company DEEP, acting as Principal Contractor to deliver the successful submergence test of DEEP’s pioneering subsea habitat, Vanguard, at Kishorn Port in the Scottish Highlands.DEEP is working to establish permanent human habitation on the seafloor. The Vanguard habitat is a key step in this mission - a modular, transportable, pressurized vessel designed to allow humans to live underwater at depths of up to 200 meters for extended periods.Ultimately, Vanguard will pave the way
URI Research Seeks to Learn About Deep Sea Organisms
Building upon previous research, University of Rhode Island Professor of Ocean Engineering and Oceanography Brennan Phillips and a multidisciplinary team of scientists will use cutting-edge technology to learn new information about fragile deep-sea organisms and possibly discover new species.The team will receive $2.2 million over three years from the Ocean Shot Research Grant Program, an initiative to encourage bold research in ocean discovery and technology through the Sasakawa Peace Foundation’s Ocean Policy Research Institute, supported by The Nippon Foundation.In addition to Phillips
NOC Awarded $3.5m to Explore Expanding Ocean Desertification
could offer new insights into mitigating climate change’s impact on our oceans."As part of the project, researchers will conduct two expeditions aboard the R/V Marion Dufresne. These expeditions will bring together experts in biogeochemistry, microbiology, physical oceanography and ocean engineering to collect critical data from the Indian Ocean.The project will also involve the deployment of innovative, advanced automated ocean observing equipment developed by NOC to monitor diazotroph activity and diversity over an entire year, allowing scientists to gather continuous data, even when
Machine Learning Versus Statistics
less accurate, offered far greater interpretability. They provided explicit equations and coefficients that clarified how each predictor variable influenced the target outcomes, facilitating deeper insights into the physical processes at play.”Machine learning models have been used in ocean engineering to calculate the equilibrium scour depth around piles, to predict wave formation, to simulate coastal processes, to predict iceberg draft and to predict changes in beach profiles
Phoenix Hires New Area Manager to Lead San Diego-Based Operations
Michael T. Johnson (Mike) as Area Manager for its San-Diego based operations.A retired U.S. Navy Master Diver and Warrant Officer, Mike Johnson has more than 30 years of hands-on leadership experience and extensive technical expertise within the Naval Salvage and Expeditionary Combat Enterprise, ocean engineering, marine and waterfront construction and operating in extreme environments. He has designed and led projects and programs including large scale fleet exercises with a record of consistently delivering superior outcomes on-time, safely, and within budget. He is a creative and highly respected
Tadek Ocean Engineering expands UK office
Tadek Ocean Engineering is celebrating 15 years in business with an expansion into new UK offices and a landmark 300 projects. Tadek specialises in the delivery of pioneering cable systems, risk advisory and analysis work to developers and owners of fixed and floating assets across marine, offshore and subsea sectors. They also focus on grassroots work in installation analysis and project engineering and management.They are also rapidly enhancing expertise in offshore renewables, including pre-FEED optioneering studies to FOW (Floating Offshore Wind) developers plus MRE (Marine Renewable Energy)
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