Makai & Triton Software Launch Advanced Ocean Vector Chart Service

Makai Ocean Engineering will collaborate with Triton Software Ltd to integrate the innovative Ocean Vector Chart Service (OVCS) and provide access to high-resolution nautical charts directly in MakaiPlan, a submarine cable route planning software. This partnership introduces a powerful new feature to MakaiPlan by incorporating Triton Software’s API and hosted server for Lloyd’s Register’s worldwide vector dataset.

Subsea Mining: All Eyes on Marine Minerals Offshore Norway

Marine minerals are coming under sharp focus offshore Norway. Analysts suggest it could be a $20 billion annual revenue industry by 2050, which is why many are taking an interest and developing the technology to make it happen. Marine mineral mining has been something of a slow burner in the wider marine world. It has some clear challenges, not least location and depth of these potential resources…

JAMSTEC Launches Japan’s First Arctic Research Vessel

The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) has launched Japan’s first Arctic research vessel, named Mirai II.The construction of the Mirai II vessel began in 2021, at Japan Marine United Corporation’s shipyard.The vessel is 128 meters long, with the with of 23 meters, and draft spanning 8 meters.The vessel’s tonnage stands at 13,000 tons, and is said to be capable of continuously…

Klein Marine Systems Dedicates Sonar Lab at UNH

Klein Marine Systems, a global leader in sonar technology, announced the dedication of the Klein Sonar Innovation Lab at the John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center, University of New Hampshire (UNH).Additionally, Klein has renewed its Industry Partnership agreement with UNH’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center (CCOM/JHC). As part of this initiative, Klein Marine Systems has loaned a sonar system to CCOM…

Sonardyne Introduces New Hybrid Acoustic-Inertial Navigator

Sonardyne International Ltd announced the launch of SPRINT-Nav U, the world's smallest hybrid acoustic-inertial navigator designed specifically for compact marine robotic platforms.This technology delivers the proven performance of Sonardyne's SPRINT-Nav family in a package measuring 135 mm tall by 114 mm in diameter and weighing only 600 grams in water.SPRINT-Nav U represents an advancement for operators of small ROVs…

US Launches Public Consultation for Potential Seabed Mineral Lease Sale

The US Department of the Interior has announced the publication of a Request for Information and Interest to explore the potential for seabed mineral leasing offshore American Samoa.The Request for Information, scheduled for publication in the Federal Register in the coming days, will launch a 30-day public comment period and mark the first formal step toward what could be the first mineral lease sale in federal waters in over 30 years.The RFI…

Fincantieri Set to Acquire Remazel Engineering

Fincantieri has set the main terms and conditions for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Remazel Engineering S.p.A. from Advanced Technology Industrial Group S.A. Remazel is a leader specialized in the design and supply of highly customized and complex topside equipment.The transaction enables Fincantieri to acquire highly specialized capabilities in the design and supply of cutting-edge top side equipment…

SAE Deploys Upgraded Turbine at MeyGen Tidal Power Site

Tidal Energy Developer SAE said Wednesday it had deployed the upgraded 'Turbine 2' at the MeyGen tidal energy project site, located off the northern tip of Scotland.SAE said that the turbine had undergone significant upgrades to improve performance and reliability."One of the major steps was to convert the turbine to use a wet-mate connection system. This dramatically reduces costs and time for future maintenance work.

Bot Catches an Underwater Wave, Jellyfish Next

Small autonomous underwater vehicles could be very useful for studying the depths of the ocean and monitoring its changing conditions. But such nautical mini bots can be easily overpowered by turbulent ocean currents.Caltech scientists led by John Dabiri, the Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering, have been taking advantage of the natural ability of jellyfish to traverse and plumb the ocean…

Ashtead Technology Partners Up with EdgeTech for eBOSS Sonar System

Ashtead Technology has signed a global technology partnership with EdgeTech to bring the first eBOSS system to the subsea technology rental market.The EdgeTech Buried Object Sonar System (eBOSS) is the latest advanced technology sub-bottom sonar system developed for penetrating the seabed to accurately detect, locate, classify and identify buried and partially protruding objects including unexploded ordnance (UXO).Originally developed for smaller UXO…

National Center for Wildlife, NOC ink MoU on Marine Protection

The National Center for Wildlife (NCW) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UK’s National Oceanography Center (NOC) to establish a collaborative framework for cooperation on marine biodiversity projects. This partnership encompasses joint efforts in marine biodiversity monitoring, management of marine protected areas, and the exchange of scientific visits to enhance knowledge and biodiversity conservation.Under this MoU…

'Ultra-high-resolution 3D seismic' - Ocean Floor Geophysics Acquires NCS SubSea

Offshore survey company Ocean Floor Geophysics, in partnership with the Norwegian seismic player PGS, its largest shareholder, has signed a deal to acquire NCS SubSea, a company that provides ultra-high-resolution 3D seismic data to the oil & gas and new energy markets via its P-Cable system."With the addition of P-Cable technology, OFG now provides the broadest range of marine geophysical data technology and services available in the offshore market today…

Greensea Hires Green as Senior Robotics Engineer

Greensea, creator of OPENSEA, the open software architecture platform for the marine industry, recently added key personnel to its engineering team to support the development of its EOD technologies. Matt Green, Senior Robotics Engineer, is leading the technology development of Greensea’s EOD Workspace, a navigation, control, and user interface system for inspection class ROVs used  in military subsea…

Equinor to Deploy Subsea Resident Vehicles

Norwegian energy company Equinor said it will use the new Hydrone all-electric wireless underwater intervention drone (UID) and remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) technology from Italian services firm Saipem at the Njord Field development, offshore Norway, making Equinor the first in the world to deploy pioneering subsea resident vehicle technology.Equinor, on behalf of the Njord licence, has…

Shed the Satellite: Quantum Sensors hold Promise for Future GPS-Free Navigation

Don’t let the titanium metal walls or the sapphire windows fool you. It’s what’s on the inside of this small, curious device that could someday kick off a new era of navigation.For more than a year, the avocado-sized vacuum chamber has contained a cloud of atoms at the right conditions for precise navigational measurements. It is the first device that is small, energy-efficient and reliable enough…

Asso's Trenching Fleet to depend on Sonardyne for Underwater Guidance

Submarine cable installation and repair specialist Asso Group has chosen underwater vehicle guidance technology from Sonardyne for its expanding trenching fleet.The company, based in Greece and with operations globally, will install Sonardyne’s subsea Lodestar attitude and heading reference sensors (AHRS) on its trenching machines working across interconnector and offshore wind cable installation,…

Fisher Joins Ocean Sonics in Marketing Role

Rose Fisher has joined hydrophone manufacturer Ocean Sonics as Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator.Fisher brings to the role diverse experience having worked within Canada’s environmental not-for-profit sector and internationally with SMEs and start-ups. Fisher has a Bachelor of International Business, a second Bachelor in Agricultural Science and an Advanced Diploma in Public Relations.

DOE awards Atlantic Marine Energy Center $10m for Renewable Ocean Energy Research

A team of Stony Brook  University researchers are working with scientists in the northeast as part of the new Atlantic Marine Energy Center (AMEC) to conduct research and development that address ongoing needs for sustainable renewable ocean energy. The Stony Brook team has received $2 million to conduct their research, which is part of a $9.7 million Department of Energy four-year grant given to a…

Untethered Vehicle Tech Continues to Advance Autonomy

Social distancing is a new fact of life for most, but not long-ago technical conferences brought experts together. In early February, Underwater Intervention provided a series of presentations on developments in untethered vehicles. A powerful trend was the increasing level of “autonomy” found in the sector. While not all the presentations addressed this theme, several helped clarify the many ways…

Nexans Opens Expanded Subsea Cable Facility in Charleston

France-based offshore cable manufacturer and installation contractor Nexans announced Tuesday it has officially opened its transformed high voltage subsea cable plant in Charleston, S.C.From the Charleston facility Nexans will deliver subsea cables up to 525kV HVDC and 400kV HVAC, covering the full range of needed products for export cables for offshore wind and subsea interconnectors. The first subsea high voltage export cable will be delivered to an offshore windfarm in the U.K.