HPR Secures Taiwan Offshore Wind Deal After High-Current ROV Trials
in March, demonstrating inspection speeds significantly faster than the existing rate on the project.The results led to HPR being appointed as an additional contractor to help accelerate the inspection program.The award marks HPR's entry into the Taiwanese offshore wind market and its first contract with IOG.The company deploys compact ROVs and subsea robotic systems developed from its Aberdeen headquarters, applying technology and expertise from North Sea oil and gas operations to offshore wind projects.HPR has previously deployed its micro-ROV technology at the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in
Atlantas Marine Acquired by Novi Partners
Ben Saward, have joined as joint Managing Directors, based in Yeovil and responsible for running the company day-to-day alongside the established senior leadership team.Over the coming months, Charlie will support a smooth handover by introducing Josh and Ben to the customers and suppliers he has worked with over many years. He will remain involved until the end of December 2026.Novi Partners plans to invest in the fleet, the company's own technology and its data capabilities to support growth
Modernizing Dredging Procurement: Building on American Capacity and Competition
Corps develops its Dredging Evolution for Enterprise Production (DEEP) initiative and proposed Enterprise Dredging Delivery Center (EDDC), decisions about project groupings, competition, and contractor participation will shape the American dredging industrial base for years.DCA has addressed these issues with Corps leadership through meetings and written comments. Our recommendations seek to make modernization successful while preserving the companies, equipment, skilled workers, and competitive markets that make the navigation mission possible.America Has a Capable and Expanding Dredging FleetAmerica&rsquo
ACUA, Forssea Complete Remote ROV-USV Trials
ACUA Ocean and Forssea Robotics have completed trials combining an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for fully remote subsea inspection and light intervention operations off Plymouth in the UK.The three-week campaign paired Forssea's 170-kg ARGOS ROV with ACUA's USV Pioneer, completing more than 40 deployments with launches, dives and recoveries commanded remotely from shore.The integration, carried out under a contract with the European Space Agency, included operations in two-meter waves south of the Plymouth breakwater, with no impact on the ROV, according
Oceanbotics, RJE International Move Headquarters to New Irvine Facility
Underwater robotics manufacturer Oceanbotics and its parent company, RJE International, have officially moved their global headquarters to a new facility in Irvine, California (9805 Research Drive, Irvine, CA 92618 USA). Located just down the road from their previous site, the 20,000-square-foot facility more than doubles the company's production capacity and features an open floor plan designed specifically for rapid scaling and continuous expansion.A 15-minute drive from the Pacific Ocean, the new location optimizes the companies' ability to conduct live ocean demonstrations and hands-on
Prysmian Cable Manufacturing Expands North Carolina Facility
Prysmian, a provider of cable manufacturing, is investing over $1 billion and adding 385 jobs in an expansion of its facility in Catawba County, Governor Josh Stein announced today. Prysmian, headquartered in Milan, Italy, operates in over 50 countries and specializes in cabling solutions. Its North American headquarters are located near Cincinnati in Highlands Heights, Kentucky. The company currently employs about 680 people at its Claremont facility in Catawba County, a 1.2 million-square-foot manufacturing operation where it produces both the glass used inside fiber optic cables and the
Unique Group Provides Subsea Engineering for Open-Ocean Human Habitat
and engineering, has successfully delivered the engineering, survey and infrastructure systems supporting Vanguard, the first open-ocean subsea human habitat deployed in United States waters in more than 40 years. Developed by ocean engineering firm DEEP and installed on the seabed at Tennessee Reef within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Vanguard is designed to enable crews of up to four aquanauts to live and work underwater during extended scientific and operational missions.The project presented a subsea engineering challenge, creating infrastructure capable of supporting long-duration
52-ft. ASV 'Mirage' Splashes
fleet, and is the latest milestone in a production model delivering autonomous vessels at speed and scale. According to Saronic, Mirage went from initial design to launch in under a year, and now begins on-water trials at the company’s privately funded test facility in Galveston, Texas, with the next hull already on the production line at the company’s Austin headquarters. “We launched our first Marauder four weeks ago, and today we’re putting another vessel in the water. This cadence is what our production model was built to deliver,” said Dino Mavrookas, Co-founder
Oceanscan Offers Dedicated Subsea Calibration Service
Oceanscan has expanded its technical service offering with the launch of dedicated subsea calibration services, following the successful relocation to its new fully customized facility in Aberdeen earlier this year.The new service builds upon Oceanscan’s established calibration expertise and complements the company’s existing NDT calibration services, providing clients with a comprehensive solution for the calibration, verification and servicing of subsea, hydrographic and oceanographic instrumentation.Designed to support offshore energy, renewables, defense and marine survey operations
August 2026
