SeaThor Starts Testing Dynamic Cable Protection System for Floating Wind

Engineering firm SeaThor has started testing its dynamic cable protection system CableSpring, designed for subsea cables that connect floating offshore wind turbines to the grid, at Falmouth Harbour’s test site for offshore renewables FaBTest.CableSpring is a new integrated buoyancy and cable protection system patented by SeaThor for dynamic cable configurations in floating offshore wind, designed…

Offshore Industry Majors Join Forces for Next-Gen Subsea Flowline Tech

A consortium of offshore energy companies including TotalEnergies, Equinor, Aker BP, DeepOcean, Tenaris, and LS Cable & System has launched a joint industry project to commercialize a new subsea flowline heating technology designed to cut costs and carbon emissions related to deepwater oil and gas subsea tie-back projects.The system, named FlowHeat, aims to lower manufacturing and installation costs…

Saipem Showcases Its Star1 Floating Wind Technology

Saipem has presented its Star1 semi-submersible floating wind foundation technology, which was recently selected for two floating wind projects planned in the Mediterranean Sea.Deriving its name for star-like shape, the Star1 technology consists of three arms converging at the center, where the tower supporting next-generation turbines is installed, including those exceeding 20 MW.According to Saipem…

Subsea Europe Services, FLANQ Appointed as a Distributor of Voxometer Survey System Across Mainland Europe

Subsea Europe Services, together with its defense division, FLANQ, has been appointed as a mainland Europe distributor for the Voxometer multi-aspect survey system developed by Malta-based R3Vox. This partnership marks a milestone in Subsea Europe Services’ commitment to delivering hydrographic survey and underwater inspection technologies to commercial, academic and, through FLANQ, defense customers…

Torqeedo Provides Electric Propulsion System for Inland Shipping Research Vessel

Torqeedo has provided an electric propulsion system for a new research vessel, “NOVA”, operated by the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) and the Development Center for Ship Technology and Transport Systems (DST). The autonomous research vessel will operate on the Rhine, exploring ways to make inland shipping more environmentally friendly and efficient.The 15-meter-long “NOVA” is an inland vessel with a twin-hull design. It will be capable of transporting both cargo and passengers.

Ireland’s New Research Vessel Arrives in Galway

Ireland's new research vessel, the RV Tom Crean, has arrived in Irish waters and is currently docked in the Port of Galway before embarking on its first survey towards the end of July and then making its way to Dingle in advance of its official commissioning due to take place in Autumn 2022. The vessel has been named the RV Tom Crean after the renowned seaman and explorer from Kerry, who undertook…

Seequent Webinar Offers Insights Into Offshore Wind Workflow

Seequent is excited to announce an upcoming webinar that will delve into the advanced capabilities of their integrated offshore workflow. This session will demonstrate how Leapfrog seamlessly incorporates magnetics, side scan sonar, seismic, and multibeam data to create robust integrated ground modelsDate and Time: July 2, 2025, at 10:00 AM BSTRegistration: More information and registration details can be found here.

EU Presents European Ocean Pact

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has presented the European Ocean Pact at the third UN Ocean Conference in Nice.The initiative is aimed at safeguarding the long-term health of the world’s ocean. It serves as both a commitment and a call to action, fostering stronger transnational cooperation and innovative ocean governance to ensure the long-term health of ocean.EU actions include:The EU…

Verlume, Kraken Robotics Establish Strategic Collaboration to Deliver Subsea Battery Solutions

Verlume, developer of subsea intelligent energy management and storage solutions for the offshore energy industry, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Kraken Robotics, developer of SeaPower subsea battery solutions, to deliver best-in-class subsea power storage. By integrating Verlume’s Axonn advanced energy management technology with Kraken’s high-performance subsea batteries, the partnership will provide reliable…

Antarctica Undergoing Abrupt Change

Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are experiencing abrupt changes due to human-caused climate change, according to research published in Nature on Thursday.The research review, led by Professor Nerilie Abram from the Australian National University (now Australian Antarctic Division Chief Scientist), shows that multiple rapid changes across the Antarctic environment are already underway, or imminent.These abrupt changes include a rapid decline in sea-ice coverage, weakening of ice sheet and ice s

Blueye Robotics to Deliver ROVs to the Netherlands Royal Navy

Blueye Robotics, together with local partner RVI Tools, has secured a major international contract to supply underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to the Netherlands Royal Navy.The ROV systems will be delivered with advanced capabilities tailored for military engineers and mine countermeasure (MCM) teams.The awarded contract highlights the increasing demand for compact, user-friendly underwater systems to support complex military operations in inshore and coastal environments.

Kongsberg Discovery Announces Passive Acoustic Technology

Kongsberg Discovery is targeting a global roll out of advanced passive acoustic technology, helping markets such as the oil, gas and naval sectors detect operational anomalies from the outset, safeguarding critical subsea assets and environments. The push comes with the full integration of Naxys Technologies into the company, following on from its acquisition in January this year.Naxys has forged a position as Norway’s leading innovator in passive acoustics…

DNV GL Opens Laboratory in Singapore

DNV GL opened a new laboratory in Singapore which it said aims to deliver innovative and integrated solutions for the marine and offshore industries. The laboratory was officially opened on March 1, 2014 by Norway’s Foreign Minister H.E. Borge Brende and DNV GL Group Executive Vice President Remi Eriksen. Driven by recent deepwater-technology developments, the laboratory has been increasingly involved in challenging projects aimed at providing integrated solutions through testing…

Predator, SeeTrackCoPilot Demonstrated at OI

SeeByte, a creator of smart software for unmanned maritime systems, and Seatronics, a rental and sales company for marine electronic equipment, demonstrated the fruits of their collaboration at this year’s Oceanology International Exhibition in London. Having announced their partnership in July last year, SeeByte and Seatronics have been working together to bring SeeByte’s software control capabilities to the Seatronics Predator ROV.

Liquid Robotics, NOAA Sign Forecasting Agreement

Liquid Robotics and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the signing of a multiyear, Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) designed to advance ocean observations to improve U.S. weather forecasting, fisheries management and environmental monitoring. The NOAA/Liquid Robotics CRADA combines the significant product capabilities of the Wave Glider, a revolutionary…

Kongsberg to Supply Offshore Crane Simulator to Heerema

Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has selected Kongsberg Maritime's K-Sim Offshore simulation platform to enhance crane operator training and the safe, efficient implementation of heavy lift operations. According to Kongsberg the delivery of what will become the world's most advanced offshore heavy lift crane simulator is planned for September 2015. The equipment will be installed at a new simulation centre in the HMC Academy at the company's HQ in Leiden, the Netherlands.

Topaz Secures $75m Investment from SCPE

Topaz Energy and Marine, an offshore support vessel company with primary operations in the Caspian, Middle East, West Africa and Subsea operations in the North Sea and Gulf of Mexico, has  announced a $75 million new equity investment in the business from Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE), one of the world’s leading emerging market private equity investors. Under the terms of the investment, SCPE will inject $75 million of equity in return for a 9.8% stake in the business.

L-3 Communications Klein Associates, Inc.

No. L-3 Klein, a division of L-3 Marine & Power Systems is a leading sensor technology provider that designs and manufactures high-resolution sonar systems and radar-based security and surveillance systems. L-3 Klein is a sensor technology provider that manufactures and designs high-resolution sonar systems, and radar-based security and surveillance systems. The Klein S5900 is a COTS multi-beam Side Scan Sonar with sensors and capabilities that are suited to mine-like object detection.

MTR100: Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd.

No. Silicon Sensing Systems is a provider of silicon MEMS-based gyroscopes, accelerometers and inertial measurement units. The latest solutions offer robust non-magnetic North Finding technology – a cost-effective alternative to FOG-based products – as well as systems suitable for a wide range of navigation and stabilization requirements. With a heritage dating back over 100 years, Silicon Sensing…

MTR100: Editor’s Choice - Five Stand-Outs

MTR’s roving correspondent Kira Coley was tasked to identify and deliver five innovative companies worthy of inclusion in the 10th Annual MTR100. Deep Trekker Inc. Deep Trekker Inc. was founded in 2010 with a mission to bring a fully capable yet portable and accessible remotely operated vehicle to market. Over the last 5 years, Deep Trekkers ROVs have quickly been adopted around the world as the go to underwater observation tool.