Greensea IQ Appoints Sea and Land Technologies As Southeast Asia Representative

Greensea IQ, a leader in advanced subsea robotics and autonomy, is proud to announce a new partnership with Sea and Land Technologies Pte Ltd (SALT), appointing the company as the exclusive regional sales representative for its Bayonet line of Autonomous Underwater Ground Vehicles (AUGVs) across Southeast Asia.Under the agreement, SALT will represent Greensea IQ’s Bayonet products in Singapore, Indonesia…

Teledyne Marine Showcases Navigation Solutions at DSEI 2025

Teledyne Marine, a leader in advanced marine technologies, will showcase its latest innovations at DSEI 2025, taking place September 9-12 at ExCeL London. Exhibiting at the Teledyne booth S3-110, the company will present a range of mission-critical solutions designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s naval and security communities.A central highlight will be Teledyne Marine’s new Compact Navigator, a next-generation solution that enables precise positioning in GPS-denied environments.

Prysmian, Fincantieri to buy Xtera in Subsea Telecom Cables Push

A Prysmian-led joint venture with Fincantieri has signed an agreement to acquire Xtera Topco Limited, a UK- and US-based provider of turnkey subsea telecom systems, in a move that expands Prysmian’s presence beyond energy cables into subsea telecommunications.The acquisition will be carried out by a joint venture between Prysmian, which will hold an 80% stake, and Fincantieri, which will own the remaining 20%.

Kongsberg Discovery Prepares Product Launches, Demonstrations at Oi26

Kongsberg Discovery is using this year’s Oceanology International (Oi) as a platform to demonstrate existing leadership and future potential. Two technology launches will be revealed to attendees at the London event, taking place March 10-12, along with new collaborations, contracts and ocean insights. Action stationsResilience, protection and the changing nature of risk will also be in the spotlight at the company’s stand…

Odfjell Technology Boosts Asia Pacific Presence with New Contracts in Malaysia

Odfjell Technology, an integrated supplier of well services technology and engineering solutions, has been awarded three well services contracts in Malaysia, increasing its market share in the Asia Pacific region.The company has won two contracts in the region to deliver wellbore clean up equipment and services to operators.Odfjell Technology will provide its DrillRdillo tool, which is said to increase well productivity…

Submarine Group Two Commander Visits NUWC Newport

Rear Adm. Melvin R. Smith, commander of Submarine Group Two, visited the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport on Dec. 11, delivering a message of gratitude to the workforce during the command’s holiday cookie party before receiving a series of briefings on emerging undersea technologies.Smith oversees the U.S. Navy’s Undersea Hybrid Fleet Executive Steering Group — a group focused…

XOCEAN Nets $118M Investment to Expand Offshore Operations

Irish ocean data company XOCEAN has secured $118.3 million investment to support its expansion across multiple offshore segments including wind development and operations, asset integrity assurance, CCUS, and civil hydrography.XOCEAN partnered with S2G Ventures to structure the round, which was funded by S2G, Climate Investment (CI), Morgan Stanley's 1GT fund, and an affiliate of the Crown Family's…

FLIR Launches AI-Powered Multi-Spectral Maritime Camera Systems

FLIR, a leader in high-performance marine thermal-imaging systems, announced the debut of its new flagship series of multi-spectral maritime camera systems, the M460 and M560.The M460 and M560 are elite AI-powered multi-spectral camera systems tailored specifically for professional marine applications ranging from first responders, commercial vessels, and superyachts. Taking the next step from a conventional thermal camera…

The Potential of Restoring Marine Habitats

Considering the global initiatives to become nature positive by 2030 [1] and the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals [2], the concepts of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) [3] and Marine Net Gain (MNG) are gaining traction [4,5]. Here we explore the potential of marine restoration in contributing to MNG, carbon sequestration, and port decarbonisation, addressing the critical need for effective marine restoration strategies in the face of climate change…

L3Harris, Seasats Trial Autonomous Ops

L3Harris Technologies joined maritime startup Seasats to test the advanced capabilities of an autonomous surface vessel (ASV) in the Pacific Ocean.Seasats and L3Harris demonstrated reliable, resilient and effective operations off the coast of Hawaii with a surfboard-size ASV after completing a 2,500-mile journey from San Diego, California, to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The 10-week voyage also proved the…

Underwater Infrastructure Big Data Project Secures €2.4 Million Grant

Geospatial cloud specialist north.io has been awarded a €2.4 million grant for the "Argus" project for underwater big data analytics in the context of critical underwater infrastructure, marking the highest single funding the Kiel-based company has ever received.The grant is provided by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV), as part of the mFUND innovation initiative, contributing to…

HII Marks Oklahoma Submarine Construction Milestone at Newport News Shipbuilding

HII announced that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has reached a significant construction milestone for Virginia-class submarine Oklahoma (SSN 802).Oklahoma is now “pressure hull complete,” which signifies all of the hull sections have joined to form a single, watertight unit.It is the 29th Virginia-class fast attack submarine, the first of Block V and the 14th to be delivered by NNS.The ship’s sponsor is Mary “Molly” Slavonic, an Oklahoma native.

Voyis, EIVA Introduce Geo-Located Camera-Based Mapping

Voyis and EIVA, both part of the Covelya Group, announced an update to Voyis VSLAM Powered by EIVA NaviSuite. This technical advancement brings absolute geo-located mapping to real-time camera-based 3D reconstruction for subsea inspection and metrology. This new capability enables VSLAM-generated point clouds to be projected directly into global coordinates, from the moment an inspection mission begins.This…

Kraken Robotics Appoints New Executives

Kraken Robotics has appointed Kim Butler, CPA, ICD.D, to its Board of Directors and hired of Bernard Mills as Executive Vice President, Defence.Butler brings more than 35 years of executive experience in financial, operational, and governance roles with Canadian and multinational organizations, both publicly traded and private. She has served as a board member and Chair of Audit and Special Committees for leading companies in technology…

ONGC Buys Viridien’s Sercel Offshore Logistics Solution

French seismic company Viridien has sold its Sercel Marlin Offshore Logistics management solution to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to enhance operational efficiency and safety across its Western offshore exploration and production (E&P) operations in India.The sale includes a five-year contract to provide ONGC with dedicated on-premises Sercel software and support services.The Sercel Marlin Offshore Logistics solution will digitize and streamline ONGC’s complex offshore E&P logistics…

JDR Secures Cabling Work at Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project

JDR Cable Systems (JDR), the global subsea cable and umbilical supplier and service provider, has secured a significant contract by DEME Offshore to support Dominion Energy's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.JDR's comprehensive scope of work covers 176 wind turbines and three offshore substations.It includes pull-in, termination, testing, and commissioning of all the 66kV subsea inter-array cables.

Petrobras, TechnipFMC Kick Off Electric-Actuation Pilot in Brazil

TechnipFMC and Petrobras have agreed to test and monitor a new electric actuation technology that is set to join the TechnipFMC eSolutions portfolio of electrical subsea systems.Scheduled for integration into a subsea tree planned for installation in 2026, the technology leverages both companies’ strengths to push the boundaries of subsea innovation.Through the pilot project, the companies demonstrate their commitment to advancing and scaling subsea field electrification.

Applied Acoustics Deploys Pyxis INS + USBL System for SEP Hydrographic

applied acoustics, a manufacturer of specialist subsea positioning and marine seismic survey equipment, announced the successful deployment of its factory-calibrated Pyxis INS + USBL system by UK-based survey company, SEP Hydrographic. The implementation has immediately delivered an average saving of one full day per vessel mobilization by eliminating the need for traditional, seabed-beacon calibrations.Based on the Wirral…

Oceaneering Demos AUV for US Navy and Defense Innovation Unit

Oceaneering International, Inc. said its Subsea Robotics segment recently completed a one-week autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) demonstration for the U.S. Navy and Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) at Oceaneering’s subsea autonomy testing facility in Norway.During the week, Oceaneering demonstrated its portfolio of capabilities to design, engineer, operate and maintain the Freedom AUV, which was picked…

Red Rock to Supply Cranes for New Nexans Aurora Cable Layer

Norwegian offshore crane supplier Red Rock has been hired once again by Ulstein Verft to deliver upgraded crane package for a new and updated version of the DP3 cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora.The cable-laying vessel will feature a split turntable on deck capable of holding up to 10,000t of cable, an under-deck turntable with a 3,500t cable capacity.It will be one of the world’s most advanced cable layer vessels, measuring 31 meters in width and 149.9 meters in length.