Hydrographic Survey

VESSELS

VESSELS

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).

19th February 2026

German space centre cuts steel on ocean-going tech platform

19th February 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

GeoAcoustics, who appeared in Maritime Journal’s latest Special Report, Autonomy at Sea, has appointed Seafloor Systems Inc. as its channel partner in the United States, expanding distribution of its hydroacoustic survey equipment…

12th February 2026

GeoAcoustics explores new depths in US

12th February 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Scientists who have for four decades contemplated building a subsea tunnel to link Africa and Europe have finally been tasked with investigating the seabed.

4th February 2026

Pushing boundaries: Africa-Europe subsea link

4th February 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

UK Defence Innovation has backed a multi-partner project deploying autonomous vessels and passive acoustics to strengthen subsea mapping and underwater monitoring of naval assets.

2nd February 2026

UK funds autonomous subsea sensing network

2nd February 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

The Italian Navy’s new Major Hydro-Oceanographic Ship has been launched at Fincantieri’s integrated shipyard in Riva Trigoso, representing a major step forward in Italy’s capacity for maritime research, environmental monitoring and security.

30th January 2026

Fincantieri advances Italian navy research

30th January 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Singaporean start-up BeeX has been awarded a contract by the Defence and Technology Agency (DSTA) for its Hovering Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (HAUVs).

30th January 2026

WATCH: BeeX’s deep-sea Hovering AUVs

30th January 2026

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

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.

23rd January 2026

Offshore wind on the CUSP of SBP breakthrough

23rd January 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

The final vessel in Ocean Infinity’s 14-vessel Armada fleet has been delivered, ‘closing a chapter’ on five years’ work, says the company.

17th December 2025

VIDEO: Last vessel in Ocean Infinity fleet delivered

17th December 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Europe’s offshore wind revolution is running into a hard physical limit – the electricity grid.

11th December 2025

Offshore wind’s sky-high potential hits onshore grid wall

11th December 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan has won an international tender to build two advanced hydrographic research vessels for the German government.

11th December 2025

Gondan wins German vessel contract after 3-year tender

11th December 2025