Kongsberg Discovery Banks Corcovado Geosub Deal

Corcovado Geosub Ltda signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Kongsberg Discovery for advanced seabed monitoring equipment.The agreement, for the delivery of cNODE Sensor Logging Transponders, will allow Corcovado to conduct long-term environmental monitoring for seabed horizontal and vertical displacement during both carbon capture & storage and oil & gas recovery, within the Brazilian market.Corcovado Geosub is a specialist Brazilian supplier of Survey…

NUWC Supports Robotics Competition at University of Rhode Island

Team 78 AIR STRIKE, sponsored by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport and mentored by its scientists and engineers, reached the final round of the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) New England regional event held March 13-15 at the University of Rhode Island (URI).FRC is a large-scale terrestrial robotics competition in which high school students, assisted by STEM professionals…

MacArtney Asia Named Regional Reseller for Select Teledyne Products

Singapore-based MacArtney Asia was appointed regional reseller for Teledyne RD Instruments’ Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP) and Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) products.“We are thrilled to be appointed as the regional reseller for Teledyne RDI ADCP and DVL products,” said Anthony Gleeson, Managing Director at MacArtney Asia. “This partnership aligns with our commitment to providing our customers with the most advanced and reliable underwater technology solutions.

TGS Set for Offshore Wind Measurement Campaign in Morro Bay Off California

Norwegian seismic firm TGS has announced a new campaign for offshore wind and metocean measurement located in Morro Bay, off the U.S. West Coast.This initiative further expands the company's pioneering multi-client wind and metocean measurement initiatives in key global offshore wind regions.The campaign seeks to greatly enhance the industry's understanding of offshore conditions across three wind…

Fugro Nets Fresh Work for Community Offshore Wind on US East Coast

Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture between RWE and National Grid Ventures, has selected Fugro to perform a geotechnical investigation of their lease area in the New York Bight.With 3 GW of offshore wind energy potential, the developed lease area could power more than one million homes in the region, making a valuable contribution to the US energy transition.The geotechnical work follows a successful…

Opinion: Stronger Regulations Needed to Protect Our Oceans

Every ship leaving a shipyard with a substandard water treatment system will pollute the oceans for the next 25 years.This is a hidden crisis that fails to reach the public even though it is pretty established among those ever sailed on a commercial vessel and even some regulatory bodies, yet its impact on our marine ecosystems is devastating.The MARPOL Convention, which governs ship pollution, is simply not enough.

CSignum, ANB Sensors Target Water Quality Monitoring Innovation

CSignum, a leader in wireless underwater communications and ANB Sensors, a renowned manufacturer of high-quality, calibration-free pH sensors announced their collaboration for wireless solutions for water quality monitoring. This collaboration expands the reach of water quality monitoring solutions by interconnecting ANB's advanced sensor technology with CSignum's innovative EM-2 wireless communication platform.CSignum and ANB Sensors bring together high-precision sensors and battery powered…

Metis and Esvagt Team Up to Enhance SOV Data Analytics

Metis Cyberspace Technology is expanding its portfolio of data acquisition, real-time performance monitoring and intelligent analytics solutions to include the needs of service operation vessels (SOVs), following collaborative project with Danish vessel owner Esvagt.The move follows a collaborative project covering fleet performance optimization with Esvagt.The SOV fulfils multiple roles - as transport ship…

NUWC Division Newport-Sponsored Robotics Team Finishes Among Top Alliances at World Competition

Team 78 AIR STRIKE, a Rhode Island-based FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) high school robotics team, sponsored by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, concluded its 2025 competition season with distinction, reaching the playoffs and finishing among the top 16 alliances in the world in the Daly Division at the 2025 FIRST Robotics World Championship held in Houston, Texas, April 16-19.The team’s robot represented the most advanced engineering achievement in team history…

Picotech Debuts new range of Multibeam Echosounders

Picotech launched the PicoMB13X Range of Multibeam Echosounders with low SWaP-C for hydrographic survey onboard man-portable USVs and small survey vessels delivering superior quality survey data from ultra-compact units.The range comprises the PicoMB131, PicoMB132 and PicoMB133.

ECHO81 and USME Partner to Bring Kongsberg Discovery’s Multibeam Tech to the US

ECHO81, a provider of hydrographic solutions, and Universal Sonar Mount Equipment (USME), a specialist in sonar mounting equipment, announced a partnership to deliver Kongsberg’s state-of-the-art Multibeam Technology to clients across the United States.This collaboration brings together two companies with a shared commitment to quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction. ECHO81's expertise in hydrographic…

Kraken Robotics Wins $11M of New Service Contracts

Canadian marine technology company Kraken Robotics has secured $11 million of new contracts since the start of the year.The work scope of the contracts will be completed in 2024, Kraken Robotics said.The contracts consist of a $8 million Acoustic Corer deal signed earlier in April, and several smaller Sub Bottom Imager contracts for offshore wind farm development totaling $3 million.Under the Acoustic Corer contract…

Shipwrecks Teem with Underwater Life, from Microbes to Sharks

Humans have sailed the world’s oceans for thousands of years, but they haven’t all reached port. Researchers estimate that there are some three million shipwrecks worldwide, resting in shallow rivers and bays, coastal waters and the deep ocean. Many sank during catastrophes – some during storms or after running aground, others in battle or collisions with other vessels.Shipwrecks like the RMS Titanic…

TDI-Brooks' Retrofitted Vessel Arrives to US for Offshore Wind Work

TDI-Brooks' latest dynamic positioning vessel, the RV Nautilus, has reached the shores of the East Coast of the United States ahead of work for offshore wind sector.After undergoing a six-month retrofit in Las Palmas, the 2000-built vessel will be put to work to provide support for offshore wind projects and various other subsea needs.With the length of 75-meters, the DP2 vessel is equipped with advanced technology…

Venterra Expands Marine Hard Bottom Benthic Ecology and Hard Structure Services

Offshore wind services company Venterra Group said it is expanding its marine hard bottom benthic and hard structure offering, underpinned by the environmental capabilities of its marine science consultancy, INSPIRE Environmental, and small business partner, Marine Imaging Technologies, a subsea imaging company.According to Venterra, the expanded offering addresses increasing requirements to monitor marine growth on both introduced hard surfaces (e.g.

Fugro to Support Norway’s USV Seabed Mapping Program

Fugro has been awarded a contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS) to support the 2025 MAREANO seabed mapping program.For the first time in its history, MAREANO will use uncrewed surface vessel (USV) technology to acquire the data, with Fugro deploying its new 18-meter Blue Eclipse USV for the initiative.The approach aims to advance the move towards lower carbon emissions in seabed mapping…