Exail sells first DriX O-16 Transoceanic USV

Exail announced the first sale of its DriX O-16, a transoceanic Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV). Designed for long-range maritime operations, it has been acquired by an Indo-Pacific customer operating in the civil sector.Equipped with advanced sensors, including a full-depth Multibeam Echosounder, the DriX O-16 enables operators to collect precise data for hydrographic, geophysical, and environmental missions.

FET to Deliver Four ROVs to DOF Subsea

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) said it has secured an order from DOF Subsea to deliver four of its advanced work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).The ROV order comprises of two 200HP XLX-C’s, which have recently been delivered and mobilized in late 2022, as well as two 200HP XLX Evo II’s to be delivered in Q2, 2023, FET said. The XLX Evo II’s hydraulic systems have been redesigned in line with…

Greensea Announces Software Upgrades, VideoRay Partnership

Marine robotics technology specialist Greensea Systems Inc announces the introduction of major software updates to its OPENSEA platform add-ons, Workspace and Professional Workspace. Additionally, Greensea announces the release of EOD Workspace 6.3. These software updates are the result of collaboration with VideoRay in response to the company’s ongoing development of their Mission Specialist Series ROVs.

Chouest Group Bolsters its Subsea Robotics, Acquires Kystdesign

The Chouest Group said it has acquired Kystdesign, a manufacturer of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems. "We are thrilled to welcome Kystdesign and its talented team into the Chouest family," said Dino Chouest. "By joining forces, we will continue delivering cutting-edge ROV systems and advancing the evolution of next-generation underwater robotics.”This acquisition strengthens Chouest’s subsea capabilities…

Autonomous Survey Technology: Cutting the Umbilical

There is a flurry of development underway to cut seafloor seismic and geotechnical survey technologies free from on-site control.The deeper you go, the quieter the ocean becomes. It’s something that Kyrre Tjøm is exploiting in his back-to-basics approach to ocean bottom nodes (OBNs). Like his competitors, the CEO and Founder of iDROP, is developing autonomous OBNs that can deploy themselves on to the seabed without ROV support.The current method for laying the nodes…

UN Oceans Conference: The High Seas Treaty

While many countries have agreed to take steps to protect the vast, ungoverned swathes of the world's oceans, they have yet to see their High Seas Treaty go into effect. This week's U.N. Oceans Conference in the French city of Nice hopes to change that.WHAT IS THE HIGH SEAS TREATY?The treaty, signed in 2023, provides a legal framework for creating marine protected areas on the "high seas", or the ocean areas that lie beyond any national jurisdiction.Currently…

KABELSCHLEPP Metool Enhances UNIFLEX Advanced Cable Carriers

KABELSCHLEPP Metool's UNIFLEX Advanced (UA) product line, particularly the UA1775 and UA1995 models, are becoming established as central platforms for modern machine solutions—modular, robust, and easy to assemble.The UNIFLEX Advanced 1775 has recently been enhanced—not just in the details, but also in its variants. New width options between 100 and 400 mm and different frame variants (closed or with…

MBARI Research Supports Cryospheric Science

This year marks the opening of the United Nations Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences, an international initiative focused on the rapid changes occurring in glaciers, snow cover, ice sheets, sea ice, and permafrost and their impacts on the planet.MBARI’s research and technology will play a critical role by providing important data about the Arctic seafloor and the Southern Ocean.“Ice-covered ocean and land are integral to the health of our planet and host unique communities of life.

Nauticus Robotics, AOS Join Forces for Offshore Robotics

Autonomous subsea robotics and software solutions specialist Nauticus Robotics has signed a master services agreement (MSA) with Advanced Ocean Systems (AOS), forming a strategic alliance seeks to accelerate the integration of autonomy across the offshore sector.The agreement is structured around an ongoing, multi-year commitment that is expected to see the two organizations collaborate on a range of projects designed to accelerate the integration of subsea robotics and autonomous systems…

VideoRay Relies on Nortek DVLs for High-Stakes Missions

VideoRay’s Mission Specialist Defender ROV, used in defense applications including explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), relies on Nortek’s DVL 500 Compact for navigation and vehicle control during sensitive missions.Pennsylvania-based VideoRay, an AV company, is a manufacturer of underwater robotic systems. Their Defender ROV has been selected by the U.S. Navy to support the Navy’s Explosive Ordnance…

Viridien Gets On Board Integrated Multi-Client Data Project off Malta

Viridien has signed an agreement with the Government of Malta to invest in an integrated multi-client dataset for the country’s offshore area.By revitalizing existing seismic and well data, this project will advance the understanding and promotion of Malta’s offshore petroleum potential in the Central Mediterranean.Through this agreement, Viridien will deploy its high-end imaging technologies and advanced…

... And the Winner is ...

The 2024 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest Winners Teledyne Marine announced the winners of its 2024 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest, a contest which attracted entries from around the globe.Winner Voters Choice Award-Grand PrizeBest image among the Top 10 most popular photos, this photograph is mind-blowing in its composition: Teledyne Gavia AUV and the Teledyne RDI Pathfinder DVL for precise underwater navigation and data collection. Teledyne WinADCP software was also used.

Gibbs & Cox to Develop 'Sea Train' Concept

Naval architecture firm Gibbs & Cox said it has been awarded a multi-phase contract from the U.S.' Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop and demonstrate a connectorless "Sea Train" concept.DARPA's Sea Train program aims to demonstrate long range deployment capabilities for a distributed fleet of tactical unmanned surface vessels. The program seeks to enable extended transoceanic…

Smarter Than Us

Geoffrey Hinton, a University of Toronto professor who was awarded the Nobel prize in physics in 2024 for his work in AI, has predicted that AI could surpass human intelligence within 20 years.The pace of AI development is now, in Hinton’s words, “very, very fast.”The latest issue of Offshore Engineer magazine looks at how it is being developed within the industry.The article titled The Higher the Stakes…

Inyanga Hires Delivery Contractors for Welsh Tidal Energy Array

Inyanga Marine Energy Group has announced the winners of contracts to build its 20 MW HydroWing tidal energy array at Morlais off Anglesey in Wales.Inyanga has selected the contracts to deliver its tidal energy pilot project, which is planned for deployment in the first quarter of 2026.Hutchinson Engineering has already been announced as the company which will fabricate the foundation and rear nacelle.Aside from Hutchinson Engineering…

Greensea Hires Harrison as Junior Robotics Engineer

Greensea hired Naomi Harrison, Junior Robotics Engineer, to help advance OPENSEA’s capabilities and ease-of-use. Naomi is a recent graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Robotics Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. During her time at WPI, Harrison interned at General Dynamics where she implemented new robotic solutions for design and manufacturing problems. One of her ideas was pitched to and funded by the U.S.

Kraken Wins Robotics as a Service (RaaS) Contract from Government of Canada

Kraken Robotics Inc. signed a Robotics as a Service (RaaS) contract with the Canadian government for testing of Kraken’s ultra-high resolution survey equipment with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). This $500,000 contract is funded under the Canadian government’s Innovative Solutions Canada program, and the testing department for this service offering is the RCN’s Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic (FDU-A) based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Imaging 100-Year-Old Shipwrecks Under 800 Feet of Water

Jerry Eliason, a lifelong shipwreck hunter from Cloquet, Minnesota, has become one of the most respected figures in the quest to locate and document lost ships beneath the depths of the Great Lakes. Eliason’s decades-long dedication and innovative use of technology have led to some of the region’s most significant underwater discoveries, including the Henry B. Smith and the record-breaking Scotiadoc…

Greensea Opens Second Location

Greensea announced the opening of a second office in Plymouth, MA, an expansion fueled by autonomy and subsea navigation tech advances using its OPENSEA platform.Greensea Systems (Richmond, VT) new location, at 10 Cordage Park Circle, Suite 222, in the historic Cordage Commerce Center, once home to the Plymouth Cordage Company, will be the company's first office outside of Vermont and will become home…

Fugro Sells Seep Data Before Canadian Offshore Bidding

Fugro and partner Amplified Geochemical Imaging (AGI) have reported recent success selling licenses for data from a frontier region offshore Canada. The data were acquired during a hydrocarbon seep survey, heat flow and geochemical coring campaign in the large Orphan Basin, situated on the continental margin of Newfoundland.The comprehensive data package is being licensed from both Fugro and AGI and includes multibeam echo sounder data (bathymetry…