ROV Planet Articles

Piloting ROV from Shore Opens New Possibilities for Deep-Ocean Exploration

04.05.2022
During a recent expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, an engineer on shore, over a thousand miles away from the ship, successfully piloted a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to explore the deep ocean. A first for NOAA Ocean Exploration and the Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration, this test of piloting an ROV from shore opens new possibilities for deep-ocean exploration.

HII Recognizes BlueZone Group as Authorized REMUS Service Center

04.05.2022
HII announced today the selection of its Australian sales partner, BlueZone Group, as an authorized REMUS autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) service center. The Newcastle-based company will provide local support to REMUS AUVs for the Royal Australian Navy and other regional customers.

Nauticus Robotics and Wood PLC Enter Strategic Relationship

03.05.2022
Nauticus Robotics, Inc., a Houston-area developer of offshore subsea and surface robots and autonomy software, and Wood PLC, a global leader in consulting and engineering across energy and the built environment, have entered into a strategic relationship.

Doors Open on World-leading European Glider Service Centre

03.05.2022
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has partnered with subsea technology leader, Teledyne Marine, to open a new European Glider Service Centre.

VIDEO: Teledyne Marine TSS HydroPACT 660E Presentation

01.05.2022
The Teledyne TSS HydroPACT660E detection system is a new benchmark for smaller ROVs developed from over 30 years of subsea pipe & cable survey experience. Through a smaller innovative single coil sensor, and single 24Vdc subsea electronics Pod with lower power requirements the HydroPACT660E can be fitted to and controlled by much smaller ROVs. This can significantly reduce the cost of pipe, cable and UXO surveys normally carried out by much larger work class ROVs.

Portuguese Navy Hydrography Training with EQS Falcon

29.04.2022
Training exercises aboard a Portuguese Navy hydrographic vessel have been completed by EQS (Environment Quality Services) using their Saab Seaeye Falcon robot. Teams from the Portuguese Hydrographic Institute and EQS undertook several exercises over three days on board the Portuguese Navy vessel Andrómeda, commanded by First Lieutenant Ribeiro de Carvalho, off the coast of Portugal.

Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore West Africa

29.04.2022
Subsea 7 today announced the award of a substantial(1) contract for the engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning of flowlines and umbilicals, offshore West Africa.

N-Sea Strengthens its Offshore Subsea Activities with Offshore Survey/IRM/Support Vessel Braveheart Spirit

28.04.2022
We are pleased to announce that N-Sea Group has entered into an agreement with Braveheart Marine to long term charter the Dutch flagged DP2 vessel Braveheart Spirit, a modern offshore survey / IRM / support vessel.

Houston – STR has Landed

27.04.2022
Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR) is delighted to announce the launch and official opening of its Houston facilities and to mark the occasion, is hosting its opening on Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th April 2022. Since STR successfully expanded in the Americas in January 2021, the organisation has gone from strength to strength, having established key relationships with existing and new customers which has set a strong foundation in the region for future opportunities. In order for STR to continue support these opportunities it was vital for STR to invest in local facilities and resources date to provide our customers with the expertise they have become accustomed to.

NextGeo completes offshore route surveys for TenneT

27.04.2022
In support of TenneT TSO B.V. and the Dutch government’s programme to increase offshore wind capacity by 2030, marine geoscience and offshore construction support service provider NextGeo has recently successfully completed the final reporting phase of the offshore route survey activities (non-UXO).

Acteon Realigns to Accelerate Offshore Renewables Growth

27.04.2022
Today, Acteon announces a new structure to further accelerate its growth in offshore renewables. Three new client-facing service divisions, Data and Robotics, Engineering, Moorings and Foundations, and Energy Services, represent a further milestone in the implementation of the strategy Acteon unveiled in 2021 to deliver services with demonstrable commercial and environmental benefits that help to enable the energy transition.

Nauticus Robotics to Launch Nauticus Fleet, Pioneering Untethered Robot Teaming for Offshore Industry

26.04.2022
Nauticus Robotics Inc., a Houston-area developer of subsea and surface robotic services using autonomy software, announced today the initial production run of Nauticus Fleet, a robotic navy of 20 Hydronaut - Aquanaut pairs. These tandem pairs will be deployed in multiple offshore industries serving applications ranging from subsea maintenance and intervention to data collection activities. These first sets of robots will be delivered in Q4 2022, with the remainder being fulfilled by the end of 2024.

Meet the Robot That Can Help the Offshore Wind Industry Solve Critical Maintenance Issues

26.04.2022
In a first of its kind demonstration, a six-legged robot has shown how it can inspect wind turbine bolts autonomously, eliminating the need for technicians to loosen and retighten thousands of bolts per wind turbine as part of routine maintenance.

Saab Seaeye: Intelligent Muscle at OTC

25.04.2022
A new extremely powerful and intelligent electric manipulator can be seen on Saab Seaeye’s Stand 1406 at the Ocean Technology Conference, Houston, 2 – 5 May 2022. The pioneering breakthrough is Saab Seaeye’s new eM1-7 seven-function all-electric work-class manipulator.

C-Innovation Brings Remote Survey Operations to Gulf of Mexico

22.04.2022
C-Innovation, LLC (C-I), an affiliate of Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) and its family of companies, has announced that C-Survey (C-S), an internal division of C-I, has brought its remote survey operations to the Gulf of Mexico for the first time. C-I is one of the first companies in the world to harness new and innovative remote survey technology successfully. Remote survey enables C-S to be fully operational 24/7 without personnel being onboard a vessel, eliminating associated travel time and expenses, offshore health and safety exposure, and the need for COVID-19 related measures.

N-Sea Successfully Completes Environmental Baseline Survey for RWE Sweden

22.04.2022
RWE Renewables is currently developing the 1600MW Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) Södra Midsjöbanken located in the southern Baltic Sea. N-Sea, along with their partner Ocean Ecology, were contracted for late season provision of vessel, equipment, and personnel to perform a geophysical site survey and environmental baseline survey, as well as full data processing, sample analysis, interpretation, and reporting.

RTsys Announces AUVs Contract Award with the Slovenian Navy

21.04.2022
RTsys, the French manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) and handheld imaging sonar for EOD divers announces the contract signature with the Slovenian Navy for the supply of one COMET-MCM AUV and two NEMOSENS micro-AUVs.

Ready for launch: Acteon’s fully-loaded PROD5 with next-generation drilling package

21.04.2022
Benthic, a product and service line brand within Acteon’s Geo-services segment, is launching the next generation of its portable, remotely operated drill: PROD5. To increase productivity and cut costs for the offshore renewable energy industry, PROD5 has radical new functionality, including nearly double the tool load of previous systems and a drill enhancement package (DEP). First deployment is expected in Q3 2022.

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