SMD Aims for £100M Turnover and Two New Premises

13.04.2023

Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD), a global subsea robotics and engineering business headquartered in Wallsend, has announced plans to exceed £100m turnover within five years. To reach this goal, it is focussing on the electrification of its vehicles, has ambitious recruitment targets, and plans to expand its innovation and services arms with two new facilities on the horizon that will be based in the North East of England.

Aberdeen’s ROVOP Secures $25m Investment from Cordiant

12.04.2023

ROVOP, one of the world’s largest independent remotely operated vehicle (ROV) solutions providers, is pleased to announce a new $25 million senior secured credit facility with Cordiant Capital (Cordiant), the specialist global infrastructure & real assets manager.

Fugro Supports the Development of RTE’s Offshore Substations for Floating Wind Farms in the Mediterranean

12.04.2023

RTE (Réseau de Transport d’Electricité) has awarded Fugro a contract to perform a geotechnical investigation for future offshore substations (OSS) at two floating wind farm sites in the Gulf of Lion in the Mediterranean Sea.

The countdown to next week’s Ocean Business 2023 is on!

11.04.2023

This time next week, Ocean Business 2023 will be in full swing, with three days of the very latest ocean technologies, new product launches, dockside demonstrations and networking opportunities with marine industry professionals from around the world.

International Submarine Engineering and Hedgehog Technologies Enter Partnership to Advance the Marine Industry in British Columbia

11.04.2023

Two leading engineering companies, International Submarine Engineering Ltd. and Hedgehog Technologies are pleased to announce a partnership aimed at advancing the marine industry through innovation and sustainability.

Acteon Geo-services awarded floating wind site investigation by BlueFloat Energy and Renantis Partnership

06.04.2023

TerraSond and Benthic, Geo-services brands in Acteon’s Data and Robotics division, have been awarded a combined geophysical and geotechnical survey work scope by the BlueFloat Energy and Renantis Partnership for its Bellrock and Broadshore wind farms northeast of Aberdeen, Scotland. BlueFloat Energy and Renantis joined forces to develop floating offshore wind projects in response to last year’s ScotWind licensing round. When operational, the Bellrock and Broadshore wind farms will have capacities of 1200 and 900 MW, respectively.

The 4th Generation of Subnero Modems are Here!

05.04.2023

Subnero are thrilled to introduce their newest product release - Generation 4 WNC product series. Equipped with new and improved software, UnetStack4, their generation 4 modems are designed to take your underwater communication to the next level. The Subnero latest release includes a range of exciting features that will satisfy all of your deployment needs.

Saipem Awarded New Offshore EPCI Contracts

04.04.2023

Saipem has been awarded three new offshore contracts and two competitive FEED contracts totalling approximately 650 million USD.

The biggest offshore wind 'living lab' in the world to be developed in the Humber

04.04.2023

The biggest offshore wind ‘living lab’ in the world will be created off the Grimsby coast through the development of a 5G Testbed that includes Grimsby Port and the Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind farm.

JF Subtech Signs Second Charter for Multipurpose Offshore Vessel to Meet the UK’s Offshore Energy Needs

03.04.2023

James Fisher Subtech, part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has signed its second charter agreement of 2023. Allowing for the exclusive use and operation of the multipurpose offshore vessel, Olympic Taurus, the agreement with Olympic Subsea increases JF Subtech’s vessel availability and its capacity to support additional projects and further cements its commitment to the UK offshore energy industry.

Novacavi Cable in Antarctica

03.04.2023

Designed and manufactured by NOVACAVI an electric custom cable with single mode optical fibers for underwater cameras for static application in extreme environments. This cable has been successfully used during remote monitoring of marine fauna in the Antarctic waters of the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area (Ross Sea Region MPA) within the DISCOVERY project of the National Antarctic Research Programme.

Ocean Business 2023 Jam-packed with Networking Opportunities

03.04.2023

In just over two weeks Ocean Business 2023 will open its doors to a world-class showcase of marine technology, live-action demonstrations, a packed conference programme and unbeatable networking opportunities. With more than 300 manufacturers and service providers booked for the sold-out exhibition, this year’s edition of the global technology and science show for marine industries promises to attract record crowds.

Falcon Flies Deeper in Canada's First Nation Waters

31.03.2023

Ocean Dynamics has ordered a second, deeper-rated, Saab Seaeye Falcon for the inspection of instrumentation monitoring of the ocean around Canada’s northwest coast and First Nation coastal waters.

Scantrol Delivers Systems for Next Generation’s Unmanned Surface Vessels

31.03.2023

During the last few years Scantrol has become a major player in a new market, delivering controls of remotely operated launch and recovery systems for unmanned surface vessels (USV). So far Scantrol has more than 20 orders for USV systems. Five of these deliveries are mTrack systems used to control Hydramec´s Umbilical Management Systems (UMS) for Fugro’s Fugro Blue Volta® ROV.

Boulder and Debris Clearance Services Contract Awarded to Utility ROV Services

29.03.2023

Utility ROV Services Ltd are pleased to announce the contract award for Boulder and Debris Clearance Services on the Moray West offshore wind farm. Moray West is being developed by OW Ocean Winds UK, the EDPR-ENGIE joint-venture dedicated to offshore wind energy.

Autonomous Underwater Ground Vehicle in Over-The-Horizon Operation Demonstration at Ocean Business

28.03.2023

Bayonet Ocean Vehicles (Bayonet) will be demonstrating the Bayonet 250 autonomous underwater ground vehicle during its first UK demonstration at Ocean Business. This demonstration will include showing the vehicle’s autonomous capability, and over-the-horizon command and control technology provided by fellow exhibitor Greensea Systems, Inc. (Greensea).

Asso.subsea Joins Forces for GAP Interconnection

28.03.2023

The GAP Consortium and Asso.subsea announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation on the two-gigawatt (2 GW) electrical interconnection between Greece and Egypt (Greece-Africa Power Interconnector – GAP).

CSS Subsea Entered into a Charter Agreement with GO Offshore

24.03.2023

CSS will equip the Vessel with WROV, OBS ROV, Air Spread, and trehching spreads, and will be available for various workscopes not limited to; survey and ROV inspection, trenching operation, air and saturation diving operation

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