ROV Planet Articles

The First Taiwan Made Work-Class ROV Monew Accomplishes the Seabed Scanning of the Taiwan Strait Offshore Wind Farm

04.08.2023
Taiwan offshore wind farm’s new local and world-wild subsea partner – DWTEK, has set a new record and now plays an important role in the offshore maritime industry supply chain.

Forum Energy Technologies Subsea Bolsters Brazil Growth Strategy with Partner Appointment

03.08.2023
Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has appointed UnderOcean Servicos Maritimos (UnderOcean) to represent its Subsea operations in Brazil. The partnership will see UnderOcean provide business development and engineering support on behalf of FET’s Subsea Technologies product line in Brazil. Headquartered in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, UnderOcean will deliver service, repair, calibration, upgrades, and modifications for FET’s remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), associated tooling and Dynacon Launch & Recovery Systems.

Seaeye Falcon Key in Japan's Offshore Wind Energy

03.08.2023
Japan’s expanding offshore wind industry has added a further Seaeye Falcon underwater robot as a key operational resource for working in complex environments.

Cellula Awarded CHARYBDIS Phase 1 Project

03.08.2023
Cellula Robotics has been chosen as one of 26 suppliers to be awarded a contract for the prestigious CHARYBDIS Phase 1 project. This selection marks a significant recognition of Cellula's expertise and innovation in the realm of uncrewed surveillance technologies.

Blumags and DeepOcean Team up to Deploy Moby the Latest Innovation in ROV Magnets

02.08.2023
Blumags recently sent its latest innovation, the Moby ROV magnet, for field trials with their development partner DeepOcean in the Balder field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The plan was for Moby to assist with ROV hull cleaning and other tasks on the Balder floating production unit.

GeoAcoustics Appoints C.A. Richards as Channel Partner with Focus on Gulf of Mexico Energy Sector

02.08.2023
GeoAcoustics Ltd has appointed Houston-based subsea technology specialists C.A. Richards and Assoc., Inc. as its new channel partner in the USA, with focus on sales and support of the GeoSwath bathymetric sonar, GeoPulse sub-bottom profiler and Pulsar side scan sonar product lines for customers working in the Gulf States of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

North-east 3D scanning firm awarded UK first approval for Remote Inspection Techniques

02.08.2023
Aberdeen-based 3D scanning specialists, Viewport3, have become the first business in the UK to be approved for Remote Inspection Techniques (RIT) using underwater photogrammetry by Lloyd’s Register (LR).

United Nations Endorses the BORA Blue Ocean Research Alliance Programme

02.08.2023
The UK’s leading ocean research institution, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), and Subsea7, a global leader in delivering offshore projects and services for the energy industry, are proud to have received endorsement from the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development for their BORA Blue Ocean Research Alliance®. This has been awarded under the Deep Ocean Observing Strategy (DOOS) Programme, which supports efforts to reverse the cycle of decline in ocean health and bring ocean stakeholders together in a common framework.

EVENT: Oceanology International - London - 12-14 March 2024

31.07.2023
Oceanology International is the world’s leading marine science and ocean technology exhibition and conference. Scheduled to take place on 12-14 March 2024 at ExCeL London, this free-to-attend event serves as the industry’s main marketplace for those involved in exploring, monitoring, developing, or protecting the world’s oceans and waterways. The show brings together the industry, academia, and government for three days of structured networking meetings, live on-water demonstrations, technical sessions, and product showcases from over 500 exhibitors.

Thailand’s State Energy Major Invests to Join Collaborative Wave Power Subsea Project

31.07.2023
Thailand’s state energy company, PTTEP, has joined the Renewables for Subsea Power (RSP) collaborative project which is intended to prove the concept of powering subsea equipment with wave power and intelligent subsea energy storage.

Numurus Announces NEPI Engine to Accelerate Development of AI and Robotic Automation Applications

27.07.2023
Numurus’ customers have reduced their AI and robotic automation software development times from years to months. Ocean Aero turned to the NEPI software engine to accelerate its advanced threat-detection capabilities for its autonomous platform, the TRITON. Within six months of starting its 360-degree maritime detection automation project, Ocean Aero interfaced five directional cameras with onboard AI and demonstrated threat-detection capabilities on its TRITON AUSV.

Sea Axe Controlled Flow Subsea Excavation Contract Wins for Innovative JBS

27.07.2023
JBS Group is executing a series of contract wins for its Sea Axe technology. The company is undertaking – or has already completed – several projects in the UK and internationally with the patented solution which enables fast, large-scale mass flow excavation (MFE).

XOCEAN Opens New Technical Centre and Announces the Creation of 300 New Jobs

26.07.2023
XOCEAN, the leading provider of carbon-neutral ocean data, has today announced the creation of 300 new jobs as part of its strategic growth plan. The jobs announcement comes as the XOCEAN team welcomed Minister of State for Trade Promotion and Digital Transformation, Dara Calleary, to mark the official opening of its new Technical Centre near Carlingford, Co. Louth. From this facility, XOCEAN serves a growing list of international customers, primarily in the rapidly growing offshore wind market.

Benthic Completed CPT Site Investigation for Equinor’s Baltyk II and III Offshore Wind Farms in the Baltic Sea

26.07.2023
Benthic, a Geo-services brand in Acteon’s Data and Robotics division, completed a site investigation comprising cone penetration tests (CPTs) using its portable remotely operated drill (PROD) that has enabled the design of foundations for about 100 wind turbines and two offshore substations for the Baltyk II and III wind farms offshore Poland in the Baltic Sea. The work for the developments, which are 50–50 joint venture between Norwegian energy company Equinor and Polish power utility company Polenergia, was performed at 16 locations in 40–55 m water depths.

Successful Launch and Recovery of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle from Underway Submarine

24.07.2023
L3Harris, along with industry partners, developed and integrated a homing and docking solution that enabled launch and recovery of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) from an underway submarine, referred to as Torpedo Tube Launch and Recovery (TTL&R). Today, L3Harris is the first company to accomplish a fully autonomous launch and recovery of an AUV from an underway submarine, leveraging its proven Iver4 AUV technology. L3Harris is eager to enable the TTL&R capability for real-world missions.

Robosys Partners with Lynx Power Catamarans in Delivering AI Driven Maritime Autonomy Solutions

24.07.2023
AI based Maritime Autonomy & Navigational specialist, Robosys Automation, is partnering with Lynx Power Catamarans in delivering a fully autonomous multi-role vessel. Constructed and designed by Lynx Power Catamarans, headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, the Lynx Multi-Role Vessel (MRV) has been designed for specialist maritime duties including surveillance and patrolling.

FET Supplies Electric Observation Class ROV to the Memorial University of Newfoundland

19.07.2023
Forum Energy Technologies (FET) secured a contract from the Memorial University of Newfoundland to supply an electric observation-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to its Fisheries and Marine Institute (MI), School of Ocean Technology.

Base Materials Diversifies into Subsea Buoyancy Market with New £1million Production Facility

19.07.2023
Base Materials establishes new 10,000 square feet state-of-the-art production facility in Birmingham, UK, marking a significant investment designed to propel subsea buoyancy growth.

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