Hydrographic Survey

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Harwich Haven Authority is introducing a new digital Under Keel Clearance (UKC) management system designed to give its vessel traffic operators and pilots more detailed, real-time information on navigational conditions.

24th August 2026

Under-keel clearance system first to be deployed in UK

24th August 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Autonomous vessel firm Saildrone is expanding its manufacturing and operations into Europe, opening new production lines in the Netherlands, Norway and Poland alongside a new EU headquarters and technical hiring in Copenhagen.

18th August 2026

Saildrone sets sail for Europe with major expansion

18th August 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Vard has won its first-of-a-kind €220 million contract for two multi-function buoy and lighthouse maintenance vessels from British charity Trinity House.

22nd July 2026

Vard wins €220 million first-of-a-kind contract

22nd July 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Just weeks after outlining plans for a permanent human habitat beneath the waves, subsea technology company DEEP has deployed its Vanguard module on the seabed.

9th July 2026

Going DEEP: ‘Vanguard’ takes the plunge

9th July 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri is boosting its expansion into the underwater technology sector, agreeing to buy majority stakes in four Italian companies that specialise in subsea services.

8th July 2026

Fincantieri’s €600m deep dive puts on show of underwater force

8th July 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Kongsberg and the Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) have launched a groundbreaking deep-sea mapping expedition in the central Pacific, aiming to chart vast areas of previously unexplored seafloor using advanced multibeam sonar technology.

12th June 2026

Kongsberg maps Pacific Ocean depths

12th June 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Subnero and HydroSurv have teamed up to transform long-term ocean monitoring by reducing reliance on crewed recovery vessels and enabling continuous seabed-to-shore data delivery.

8th June 2026

Subsea data ops partnership launches

8th June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Fincantieri subsidiary Vard has won its largest single-vessel order in the company’s history in a contract worth nearly €700 million, and says it’s also the largest ever awarded to a Norwegian shipbuilder.

5th June 2026

Vard wins record-breaking vessel order

5th June 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Next Geosolutions has secured a contract worth approximately €9 million from TenneT to deliver marine survey activities for the offshore wind area Voordelta – Nederwiek 3 in the Netherlands.

22nd May 2026

NextGeo wins TenneT survey deal

22nd May 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Even the most advanced multibeam echosounder is only as good as the motion data behind it. Survey vessels pitch, roll and heave with every wave, and while this movement may seem subtle…

22nd May 2026

Why motion matters: From MRUs to INS in bathymetric survey

22nd May 2026