The second OCEAN2020 demonstration is due to take place in the Baltic Sea in the end of August. The exercise, which will be coordinated by Saab, will focus upon how naval forces can detect and identify high-speed surface threats and unknown submerged activity. OCEAN2020 is the largest European funded defence research project for maritime surveillance and sees Leonardo coordinating a team of 43 partners from 15 countries. The Baltic Sea demo will involve 13 unmanned systems, four naval units – a Swedish Support Ship, Lithuanian Patrol Vessel, Polish Mine Hunter and a German Research Vessel - a satellite and two command centres.

An international team of researchers let by the University of Malta and GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel has now discovered strong evidence of a groundwater deposit off the coast of Malta.

The OCEAN2020 research project reached an important milestone last week during the Second Simulated Trial paving the way to the live demonstration scheduled for August this year in the Baltic Sea.

Equinor has been awarded 17 new production licences by Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in the 2020 Award in Predefined Areas (APA) – 10 licences as operator and 7 licences as partner.

ROV Planet Magazine Issue 25: The magazine of choice for Subsea Construction and Marine Robotics Professionals. Featuring Welcome to ROV Planet - Welcome to ROV Planet - Events Calendar - GEMINI: A Game Changer in Offshore Productivity: Interview with Tyler Schilling - Blue Logic Wins ONS Innovation Award for Subsea Docking Station - Green Technology for the Blue Economy - Subsea Services and the Rush to Renewables - Hydramec Celebrating 30 Years - Poster: Subsea Tethering Winch from Subsea Tooling Services - Microsoft Finds Underwater Datacenters are Reliable, Practical and Use Energy Sustainably - iXblue Powers Deep-Sea Exploration for Ifremer’s New State-Of-The Art AUV, UlyX - Weapons That Wait No More Mine Warfare is on the Cusp of Profound Transformation - Using Unmanned Surface Vehicles to Enhance Ocean Observation - Teledyne Launches New Wayfinder DVL for Micro Vehicles - Syntactic Foam Materials for Resident ROV Applications.

Oceanology International 2020 is to be held virtually, bypassing the current doubts over worldwide travel and quarantine restrictions whilst bringing the Oceanology community together in a fresh, innovative way through the Oi Connect events and meetings platform. Moving to a virtual exhibition ensures that it will be open to everyone, sidestepping travel times and logistics and uniting the global ocean tech audience.

Registration is now open for the National Oceanography Centre’s Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase (MATS) 2020, which will be held as a virtual event for the first time from 10–12 November.

Drive specialist maxon, renowned for its Mars motors, is joining forces with the robotics startup ANYbotics and will in future supply the drive systems of the autonomous ANYmal inspection robot. The robot will soon be marketed in large quantities. This cooperation will also benefit maxon, since ANYbotics provides important robotics know-how and is currently the most successful young company in this field.

Ministers from Singapore and Canada to deliver Keynote Addresses at prestigious event. Gastech Virtual Summit, the world’s convening event for the Gas, LNG and Energy industry opens today. The event is set to deliver exclusive critical insights from Ministers, policy makers, business leaders, disrupters and innovators.

EURONAVAL, the world innovation event, naval technologies of the future and maritime security, will take place from 20th to 23rd October in Paris Le-Bourget. EURONAVAL will be the world’s only naval defence and maritime security event in 2020.

ROV Planet Magazine Issue 24: The magazine of choice for Subsea Construction and ROV/AUV/USV Professionals. Featuring Welcome to ROV Planet - Events Calendar - Qualifying Freedom - Finding USS Nevada - NOAA Tests DriX - Film-Ocean Invests Further in New Work Class ROV - The Abyssal Ecosystem - Poster: Aleron MultiROV - The History of Underwater Wet-Mateable connectors - Ice-o-Pod Exploring Antarctica's Under-Ice Marine Life - RUD ROV Hook: Subsea Lifting to the Next Level - Cybersecurity Under and Above Water - The Theseus AUV: A Cold War Legacy.

ROV Planet has launched the ROV/AUV Parts & Equipment Suppliers Buyer’s Guide 2020. The magazine of choice for Marine & Underwater Robotics Professionals. Welcome to ROV Planet!

Tom Siebel, CEO of C3.ai, Silicon Valley businessman, and author of Digital Transformation: Survive and Thrive in an Era of Mass Extinction, is to give the keynote address at ENGenious Online (22 – 24 September 2020), the sister event to SPE Offshore Europe focused on the digital future of the energy industry.

This year’s Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase (MATS 2020) will be held as a virtual event, the delivery committee announced this week.

The UK Government have announced that from October 1st, 2020 B2B exhibitions will once again be held in England. This much-anticipated news opens the doors for domestic and international business delegates from around the world to meet and share ideas, renew essential contacts and further innovation.

Summit will include online strategic and technical conference sessions streamed live or available on demand.

The National Oceanography Centre has this week published the National Marine Facilities (NMF) Technology Roadmap 2020-21, which outlines current capabilities and looks to the future of oceanographic science and the technology that will take us there.

Marine science, technology, and industry experts line up to host sessions at the NOC’s Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase 2020 (MATS 2020).The National Oceanography Centre this week announced the expert session chairs for this year’s Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase (MATS 2020), scheduled to take place from 10-12 November.