Hydrographic Survey
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NewsROV certification marks breakthrough for uncrewed vessels
Lloyd’s Register has certified one of the first uncrewed vessels to achieve full compliance to the updated Workboat Code 3 framework to regulate the design and operation of ROVs in UK waters.
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NewsOceanAlpha launches 3,000m USV/ROV system at OI
Oceanology formed the platform for Chinese unmanned vessel builder OceanAlpha to launched its 24-metre unmanned surface vessel paired with a two-tonne work-class ROV that can plunge depths to 3,000 metres.
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NewsExail wins deepwater positioning contracts
Exail subsea positioning systems have been chosen for major deepwater energy projects in Brazil and Angola
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NewsSubsea launches galore at Oceanology International
With Oceanology International awash with launches this year, it would be impossible to list all of them. Here is a sample of some of them.
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NewsKongsberg Discovery unveils north-seeking MEMS navigation system
Kongsberg Discovery has developed a north-seeking micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) that it says represents an advance in inertial navigation technology.
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NewsSkanska expands autonomous survey capability
HydroSurv has delivered an autonomous vessel to Skanska Norway to expand its uncrewed vessel capability for hydrographic survey operations
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NewsFugro CFO to step down
Barbara Geelen is to step down as Fugro CFO, highlighting Cruachan project expertise
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NewsBaltic offshore wind drives subsea cable award
Royal Boskalis B.V. has secured a sizable contract for subsea cable installation at Germany’s 976.5 MW Gennaker offshore windfarm
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NewsSSEN pledges €1 billion to plug in remote Scottish islands
A £950 million (€1 billion) framework to connect remote Scottish islands with new or repaired subsea cabling has been announced by SSEN Distribution.
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NewsGerman space centre cuts steel on ocean-going tech platform
Steel has been cut on a unique ocean-going technology platform being built by the German Aerospace Centre (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, or DLR).
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NewsGeoAcoustics explores new depths in US
GeoAcoustics Ltd has appointed Seafloor Systems Inc. as its channel partner in the United States, expanding distribution of its hydroacoustic survey equipment in the North American market.
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NewsPushing boundaries: Africa-Europe subsea link
Scientists who have for four decades contemplated building a subsea tunnel to link Africa and Europe have finally been tasked with investigating the seabed.
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NewsUK funds autonomous subsea sensing network
The initiative aims to enable more resilient subsea mapping, intelligence and infrastructure monitoring
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NewsFincantieri advances Italian navy research
The new Italian Navy hydro-oceanographic ship Quirinale will strengthen scientific research, sustainability and national maritime security
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News - VideosWATCH: BeeX’s deep-sea Hovering AUVs
Singaporean start-up BeeX has been awarded a contract by the Defence and Technology Agency (DSTA) for its Hovering Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (HAUVs).
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NewsOffshore wind on the CUSP of SBP breakthrough
As offshore wind capacity deployment continues to scale, developers need increasingly detailed characterisation of the seafloor to de-risk engineering activities such as cable route planning, landfall design and foundation installation.
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News - VideosVIDEO: Last vessel in Ocean Infinity fleet delivered
The final vessel in Ocean Infinity’s 14-vessel Armada fleet has been delivered, ‘closing a chapter’ on five years’ work, says the company.
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NewsOffshore wind’s sky-high potential hits onshore grid wall
Europe’s offshore wind revolution is running into a hard physical limit – the electricity grid.
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NewsGondan wins German vessel contract after 3-year tender
Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan has won an international tender to build two advanced hydrographic research vessels for the German government.
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NewsA new era for autonomous sub-bottom profiling
HydroSurv has secured new funding to advance an autonomous vessel system for 3D sub-bottom profiling
