The UAE Navy has contracted the French company, Exail, a global leader in robotics systems, to supply UMIS 3rd generation unmanned integrated Mine Countermeasures system, which aims to provide advanced capabilities for remote mine clearance.

Turkish defense companies, Meteksan Defence and ARES Shipyard, signed an agreement with Qatar's Ministry of Interior for the export of the ULAQ 11 Port Security Vessel (PSV) at the Milipol Qatar 2024 fair. This agreement represents the Turkish defense industry's first-ever export of an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV).

Teledyne Valeport, a leader in oceanographic and hydrographic instrumentation, is pleased to announce a substantial investment from NOR Offshore Rental (NOR), as NOR makes a significant new order for Valeport technology for its subsidiary, in Aberdeen, NOR LTD.

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded an inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) campaign by Vår Energi for 2025. The scope also includes additional light construction work to be completed within the same year.

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (FET) today announced that its subsea division secured a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence’s highly specialised Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) unit, to supply a remotely operated vehicle (ROV).

NOR Offshore Rental (NOR) has made a significant investment in high-performance navigation and positioning systems from Exail, marking the beginning of a strategic partnership that will enhance its rental pool for its subsidiaries in both the UK and Norway.

In an industry first, Aberdeen-based HonuWorx has deployed an ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) from a fully autonomous and uncrewed “mothership” submarine, all controlled from shore via the cloud.

Hundreds of business leaders and technical experts will gather in Utrecht in the Netherlands on 3 and 4 December for the IMCA Global Summit 2024 – the marine contracting industry’s first global event since 2018. Delegates from all over the UK, Europe, USA, Korea, South Africa, and Argentina have already registered.

Petrobras will invest BRL 60 million in a new sea wind testing and measuring phase by releasing new BRAVO buoy units to collect, monitor, and assess offshore wind resources. The technology, designed in an unprecedented way for the Brazilian sea, is the outcome of a successful R&D I project by the Petrobras Center for Research, Development, and Innovation (Cenpes) in partnership with the SENAI Institute of Renewable Energy Innovation (ISI-ER), and the SENAI Institute of Onboard System Innovation (ISI-SE). The first five new units will start operating in December, while the others will be in late 2025, resuming the projects that began with the pioneering Bravo unit, which has just completed one year of nonstop wind measuring operations in the Areia Branca Sea on the coast of Rio Grande do Norte.

The funds will support product and technological advancements, geographic expansion into Southeast Asia, and scaling manufacturing of its uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs). To advance its innovative solutions in Southeast Asian markets, OOR is currently participating in the PIER71 Smart Port Challenge, an initiative of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the National University of Singapore.

R/P FLIP (Floating Instrument Platform), a pioneering research vessel operated for more than fifty years by the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, was decommissioned in August 2023 and towed to Mexico to be scrapped.

Film-Ocean Ltd, a leading ROV specialist based in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Merv New as its new Chief Executive Officer. Merv brings over 30 years of experience in the offshore oil and gas sector, offshore marine renewable & subsea telecoms sectors, with a notable career in subsea operations.

The Marine Measurement Forum (MMF) is a series of one-day, non-profit making events that has been running since 1983 which provides excellent opportunities for networking and the informal exchange of ideas, knowledge, techniques and developments across an extensive range of marine scientific measurement activities.

Ashtead Technology, a leading provider of subsea technology and services, announces it has signed an agreement to acquire Seascan Limited and its subsidiaries (known as Seatronics), and its sister company J2 Subsea Limited, international subsea electronics and ROV tooling rental and services businesses for £63m from Acteon Group. The transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions including approval of the Competition and Markets Authority.

C-Kore Systems is thrilled to announce the deployment of their 900th subsea testing tool! This significant milestone was reached with a mobilization for a major operator in Brazil, monitoring umbilical installations during a prestigious campaign.

Reach Subsea has been granted funding of up to EUR 14.3 million from the EU Innovation Fund under the Net Zero Technologies initiative.

Venterra Group Plc, the offshore wind services business, today announces the acquisition of Oceanscan Holdings Limited, a leading group of companies that provide subsea and non-destructive test equipment, geotechnical services and specialist personnel to the offshore energy market.

MCS Group is pleased to announce the launch of its new brand identity and website marking a significant milestone as it unites its three complementary businesses: MCS, DeepTech, and Cortez Subsea.