NOC Launches New Innovation Hub to Power Ocean Tech and Blue Economy

09.04.2025

The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has unveiled an ambitious new Innovation Hub in Southampton, designed to accelerate advances in ocean technology and support sustainable growth across the blue economy.

Fugro and Spoor Create New AI Bird-monitoring Solution for Offshore Wind Farms

09.04.2025

Fugro and Spoor, a software company that helps renewable energy projects reduce their environmental impact, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop a new bird-monitoring solution for offshore renewable energy projects. This innovative system will not only help protect bird populations but also supports the growth of renewable energy by making environmental assessments more affordable, cleaner, and safer.

Teledyne Marine Reveals the Compact Navigator: The World's Smallest and Highest-Performing, Fully Integrated Autonomous Navigation Solution

08.04.2025

Teledyne Marine unveils the Teledyne Compact Navigator, a ground-breaking, ultra-compact and advanced autonomous integrated navigation solution that redefines performance in a small form-factor, at Ocean Business 2025.

Sonardyne Teams Up with Echoview Software to Deliver a Comprehensive Picture of Marine Environmental Data from its Origin® ADCPs

08.04.2025

Sonardyne, a global leader in underwater technology solutions, today announced the addition of the innovative echosounder feature to its Origin acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs), significantly enhancing their ability to collect comprehensive marine environmental data in a single deployment.

TGS Selects Exail Gaps M7 USBL System to Optimize Offshore Geophysical Surveys

08.04.2025

TGS, a leading provider of energy data and intelligence, has selected Exail Gaps M7 USBL system to enhance its underwater tracking capabilities, boosting efficiency and accuracy in offshore geophysical surveys.

HII Delivers Initial Lionfish SUUVs to U.S. Navy Under Multi-Year Program

07.04.2025

HII announced the delivery of first two Lionfish small uncrewed undersea vehicles (SUUVs) to the U.S. Navy under a program that could scale to 200 vehicles, with a contract value exceeding $347 million. Lionfish is based on HII’s REMUS 300 platform, a modular, open-architecture SUUV engineered for multi-mission adaptability and the program was developed in collaboration with the U.S. Navy and Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), to accelerate the adoption of dual-use commercial technologies into U.S. Department of Defense programs.

Klein Marine Systems Secures Order for 20 High-Resolution Side Scan Sonars for NemoSens® Micro AUV

07.04.2025

Klein Marine Systems, a world leader in advanced sonar technology, today announced the purchase from French Company RTsys of 20 high-resolution 900kHz side scan sonar systems to be integrated on their revolutionary micro AUV platform NEMOSENS. This strategic acquisition marks a significant milestone in enhancing underwater exploration and mapping capabilities.

Saildrone and Thales Australia Demonstrate Game-changing Capability for Autonomous Anti-Submarine Warfare

07.04.2025

Saildrone, a world leader in maritime autonomy, in collaboration with Thales Australia, has successfully demonstrated the integration of the BlueSentry thin-line towed array with the Saildrone Surveyor, creating a groundbreaking system for autonomous long-endurance undersea maritime domain awareness (MDA). The project, funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), marks a significant leap forward in persistent, real-time, undersea surveillance.

Introducing Advanced Navigation's Integration Station at Ocean Business 2025

03.04.2025

Advanced Navigation are offering exclusive, hands-on 15-minute 1:1 workshops at Ocean Business in Southampton to address address specific ROV and AUV navigation challenges, troubleshoot integration issues unique to subsea operations, and to enhance your technology stack for improved autonomy and operational efficiency. Bring your current or planned setup, and our specialists will provide tailored guidance to elevate your ROV and AUV operations. Slots are limited—reserve your session now to secure your spot.

Terradepth to Showcase Enhanced Absolute Ocean Capabilities at Sea-Air-Space 2025

03.04.2025

Terradepth, a leader in autonomous subsea technology and ocean data intelligence, will unveil the latest advancements to Absolute Ocean, at Sea-Air-Space 2025, the premier maritime defense exposition. The enhanced Absolute Ocean platform introduces new analytics, real-time collaboration tools, and next-level change detection capabilities—empowering defense professionals with the most advanced subsea intelligence solution available.

DeepOcean Engaged by Vattenfall for Subsea Cable Support

03.04.2025

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded framework agreements by Vattenfall for the provision of subsea cable Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services, now valid for Vattenfall’s operational European offshore wind portfolio.

Teledyne Marine Launches SeaBat T51-S Multibeam, Setting a New Standard in High Resolution Subsea Mapping

02.04.2025

Teledyne Marine is proud to announce the launch of the SeaBat T51-S multibeam echosounder, the latest advancement in the SeaBat T-series. Building on the success of the flagship SeaBat T51-R, the new SeaBat T51-S is designed specifically for subsea applications, enabling deployment on ROVs and AUVs for deep-sea exploration and underwater surveys.

Exail Announces Sale of DriX O-16 USV to the Oceanic Observatory of Madeira

02.04.2025

Exail is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract by the Oceanic Observatory of Madeira's (OOM) to supply a DriX O-16 Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV), following an international competitive public tender. The USV will enhance OOM's capabilities in conducting comprehensive full-ocean depth scientific and hydrographic surveys.

Kongsberg Discovery Takes Innovative Approach to Ocean Business 2025

02.04.2025

Kongsberg Discovery is gearing up to make a splash at Ocean Business 2025, with high profile product demonstrations, a new digital innovation launch, and a range of domain experts on hand to help stakeholders navigate a future of ocean opportunity. The company, a global leader in advanced underwater robotics and sensor technology, will base itself at booth N1/P2 for the duration of the show, taking place 8-10 April at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK.

NOC Ocean Robot Finds Long Lost Loch Ness Monster Camera Trap

31.03.2025

An ocean robot developed and operated by the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has made a chance encounter of a Nessie kind during engineering trials in Scotland’s famous Loch Ness.

Greensea IQ to Showcase EverClean Inspection Robot at Ocean Business 2025

31.03.2025

Greensea IQ will showcase its EverClean Inspection Robot at Stand #L13 during Ocean Business 2025, taking place April 8–10 in Southampton, UK. Built on the same trusted platform as the EverClean hull cleaning robot, the EverClean Inspection Robot is a standalone, commercially available system designed specifically for underwater inspection. This robot is available for purchase by ship operators, service providers, ports, and infrastructure owners who need reliable, repeatable in-water inspections.

Ocean Robotics Planet - Critical Undersea Infrastructure (CUI) Protection Special Report

28.03.2025

Ocean Robotics Planet - Critical Undersea Infrastructure (CUI) Protection Special Report. Flexing Muscles: Norway Bulks Up Civilian-Military Co-Operation to Build CUI Security - What available and appropriate technologies exist for Critical Underwater Infrastructure Monitoring and Protection? - Balancing Security and Profits with New Realities: Why Being Compliant is No Longer Enough.

Fugro Mercator Safely Brought to Port

28.03.2025

Fugro is pleased to report that the Fugro Mercator was successfully towed to a shipyard for inspection. The geophysical survey vessel had run aground on the north coast of Elba, Italy, on 22 March. With no injuries to people and no harm to the environment, Fugro is thankful that the impact of the incident has remained limited. The vessel will now be fully inspected at the shipyard. Fugro will also conduct a full review of the event to learn what caused the ship to run aground.

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