World's Largest Known Deep-sea Coral Reef Habitat Found

Covering 6.4 million acres, an area larger than Vermont, an underwater seascape of cold-water coral mounds offshore the southeast United States coast has been deemed the largest deep-sea coral reef habitat discovered to date, according to a paper recently published  in the scientific journal Geomatics."This strategic multiyear and multi-agency effort to systematically map and characterize the stunning coral ecosystem right on the doorstep of the U.S.

VideoRay Names Snyder Director of Applications Engineering, Integration and Testing

Underwater robotics solutions company VideoRay announced the appointment of Jeff Snyder as its new Director of Applications Engineering, Integration and Testing.Snyder began his career with a degree from Duke University before serving as a special operations officer for the US Navy. After his service with the US Navy, he earned a graduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Teledyne Marine Launches Intrepid – A GNSS/Inertial Navigation System

Teledyne Marine introduces the Intrepid, a GNSS/Inertial Navigation System. The system is integrated with the SeaBat T20-ASV processor and comprises a compact inertial measurement unit (IMU) and two GNSS antennas, delivering reliable and precise positioning.With the Intrepid on board, no manual interfacing between sensors is required, as the system automatically streams data to third-party software.

US Announces $27 Million for Pacific Salmon Research

The Department of Commerce and NOAA announced plans for $27 million to recover threatened and endangered Pacific salmon in the face of climate change. These funds, part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, are made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act. This investment in science will support informed management actions as a component of NOAA’s comprehensive strategy for Pacific salmon…

FET and Safeen to Collaborate on Development of Electric Thrusters for ROVs

Forum Energy Technologies (FET), though its Subsea Technologies product line, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an underwater inspections provider Safeen Survey and Subsea Services to collaborate on the development of electric thrusters for remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).A signing ceremony took place at the Oceanology International trade event in London, UK as FET launched its updated 300Vdc and 600Vdc range of direct current thrusters.As part of the MoU agreement with Safeen…

Canada and Spain Scientists Establish Antarctic Ocean Observatory

Canadian and European experts in polar observation are joining forces in a new partnership that will see Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) operating a subsea observatory at the Spanish Antarctic Station, providing year-round, near real-time data on ocean conditions there. This is the first time that ONC will extend its ocean monitoring outside Canadian waters.This partnership between ONC, a University of Victoria initiative…

Exail, RTsys and ABYSSA Connect on Ocean Floor Mapping

Exail, RTsys, and ABYSSA announced a strategic partnership in the CARMA (Mineral resources mapping by AUVs swarms) project. Co-funded by Bpifrance under the #France2030 initiative and designed to advance knowledge of great depths, the CARMA project focuses on developing swarms of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) for efficient ocean floor mapping.This project aims to develop an innovative solution for precise seabed surveying at great depths.

Saipem’s Hydrone-R Marks Subsea Milestone at Equinor’s Njord Field

Saipem’s underwater intervention drone Hydrone-R, currently operating on Equinor's Njord Field development project offshore Norway, has achieved the milestone for continuous subsea residency of 167 days.The project, for which Saipem’s Hydrone-R is deployed, is part of a 10-year contract signed in 2019 with Equinor.The drone is tasked to carry out inspections and interventions on subsea assets, thus…

Kraken Demos Autonomous KATFISH Launch and Recovery System to Navy Clients

Kraken Robotics has completed demonstrations for its new autonomous launch and recovery system (ALARS) for KATFISH towed synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) for more than 40 naval customers.The company performed demonstrations in Nova Scotia’s Halifax Harbour.The new ALARS was built to fit a 20-foot International Organization for Standardization (ISO) container footprint to increase interoperability with different vessels…

Portugal Ushers in Floating Wind Era

Portugal is beckoning a new era for offshore wind after officially signing ‘rules of procedure’ for a new Technological Free Zone located off the coast of Viana do Castelo.The news was announced during an international conference in Lisbon promoting offshore wind supply chain development between Portugal and Norway.Addressing the delegation, Portugal’s Secretary of State for Maritime Affairs Lidia…

REV Ocean Finds Ship Management Partner for New Expedition Vessel

V.Ships, part of V.Group, will partner up with REV Ocean to provide a suite of ship management services for the REV Ocean vessel, deemed the world’s largest and most advanced research and expedition ship.Currently at Vard Søviknes in Norway, the vessel will be equipped to conduct research across the entire marine ecosystem, using advanced technology systems.Scientists and other experts will use it for research expeditions…

NKT Secures Two High-Voltage Cable Projects for TenneT’s 2GW Program

The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has selected Danish subsea cable and services firm NKT to provide onshore and offshore high-voltage cable systems for two projects in Germany as part of its 2 GW grid infrastructure program.Under the existing multi-year framework agreement with TenneT. NKT will provide 525 kV XLPE high-voltage direct current (HVDC) onshore and offshore power…

SES Purchases 300th Teledyne Marine Odom ECHOTRAC E20

Teledyne Marine announced that its long‑standing channel partner Survey Equipment Services (SES) has purchased its 300th Odom ECHOTRAC E20 Single‑Beam Echo Sounder, a milestone that highlights the demand for reliable, rapid-deployment survey solutions across the US in marine and inland survey applications.Since introducing the E20 to its customers in 2019, SES has supplied the ECHOTRAC E20 to customers in various sectors…

NYK Advances Design of Subsea Cable-Laying Vessel

Japanese shipping major NYK Line has completed the basic design of a new long-distance subsea cable-laying vessel intended to support the development of Japan’s future high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission network, marking a key milestone in a national effort to strengthen offshore renewable energy infrastructure.The vessel’s design recently received General Design Approval (GDA) from classification society ClassNK…

SeaBot Maritime, GRi Simulations, Frontier Robotics Deliver Human-AI Autonomous Training Platform

Across offshore energy, commercial maritime and defense, deploying people and equipment into subsea environments remains complex, specialist and high-risk work, with individual campaigns often exceeding USD$133,000 (£100,000) per mission. As autonomous systems become central to maritime operations, SeaBot Maritime, GRi Simulations Inc. and Frontier Robotics have delivered a new simulation platform…

Oceaneering Debuts New Electric Propulsion Work Class ROV

Oceaneering International, Inc. announced that its Subsea Robotics segment has debuted the newest addition to its Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) portfolio, the Momentum Electric Work Class ROV, at Subsea Tieback Forum.The Momentum Electric ROV was developed using a reliability‑driven, data‑informed design approach that re‑engineered the work‑class platform around electric propulsion to improve efficiency and simplify system architecture.

Spiralis Energy Scoops $1M Investment to Advance Tidal Energy Tech

U.K.-based tidal energy technology developer Spiralis Energy has secured a $1 million investment from Kistos Holdings to build and test the Axial Skelter tidal energy unit.The investment received from Kistos will fund Spiralis Energy’s upcoming survivability testing ahead of a full-scale trial deployment in the waters off Alderney.The first phase of testing will begin in the first quarter of 2025 with…

Inertial Sensor From Silicon Sensing Supports New Navigation Device

Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd's inertial sensor technology is central to a new north-finding navigation device recently unveiled by Kongsberg Discovery AS and set to be demonstrated at Oceanology International this month.In June 2025, the two companies announced they had signed a co-operation agreement to develop a new generation of inertial products. This is the first development to emerge from this cooperation.Market requirements for north-seeking gyroscopes increasingly demand low size…

NOAA, Northrop Grumman to Release Sonar Images of the USS Monitor Shipwreck Site

NOAA and Northrop Grumman will release the first-ever high definition sonar images of the USS Monitor shipwreck site during a media briefing on Saturday, March 7. The briefing will  include presentations from members of the research team. Reporters will also have the opportunity to tour the Batten Conservation Complex, the primary conservation facility for artifacts recovered from the Monitor, including the revolving gun turret, Dahlgren guns, and steam engine.

Sonardyne Launches Intelligent Subsea Monitoring Tool

Underwater technology specialist Sonardyne has launched Observer, a new advanced monitoring system for real-time integrity management of subsea infrastructure across the offshore energy industry.Observer combines high and low frequency motion and position monitoring, powerful in-built analytics and wireless communications to deliver live insight into how subsea assets are truly behaving.This means unseen process and environmental challenges…