Hydrographic Survey

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Subsea Europe Services (SES) has developed its own Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) after years of configuring and operating third-party vessels.

9th September 2025

German USV company launches own vessel

9th September 2025

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VESSELS

BMT has unveiled a modular uncrewed ship concept that it says advances the evolution of medium and large uncrewed vessels for commercial and military purposes.

9th September 2025

BMT unveils modular uncrewed ship concept

9th September 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Belgium has launched its largest unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance project to support subsea cable installation for offshore renewables.

8th September 2025

Subsea UXO clearance clears path for energy island

8th September 2025

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

For more than a decade, there have been two major categories of ocean drones, or USV’s: high-power short-endurance drones and low-power long-endurance drones.

8th September 2025

Revolution: Long-endurance high-power ocean drones

8th September 2025

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VESSELS

An Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) is on its way from Europe to Australia to carry out inspection, maintenance and repair operations with new onboard monitoring technology.

4th September 2025

Down Under within Reach: USV sets sail for Australia

4th September 2025

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VESSELS

High-tech robotics and autonomous navigation firm Exail is building on its success with its USVs with another sale, this time to an unnamed ‘global hydrographic authority’.

28th August 2025

Exail expands sales with autonomous USV order

28th August 2025

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VESSELS

Saildrone’s Surveyor class of Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) has been given full classification by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), the first for a deep-sea unmanned platform, it says.

27th August 2025

VIDEO: Saildrone’s ‘Surveyor’ USV wins classification

27th August 2025

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VESSELS

The UK’s University of Plymouth will deliver a C-Enduro Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) to the Royal Navy, with maritime autonomy and smart shipping applications firm Robosys retrofitting it with its VOYAGER AI Autonomous Navigation…

21st August 2025

Royal Navy orders USV and automation technology

21st August 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Robosys Automation is spearheading Project ORACLES, a new initiative to overhaul the environmental consenting process for offshore wind farms (OWF) using advanced marine robotics and autonomous systems.

15th August 2025

Autonomous USVs revolutionise offshore wind

15th August 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Teledyne Geophysical Instruments, a division of Teledyne Marine, has launched a new seismic streamer designed to meet the rising demands of ultra-high-resolution offshore surveys.

8th August 2025

Teledyne unveils revolutionary seismic streamer

8th August 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A research team from the One Ocean Foundation has successfully completed a groundbreaking deep-sea expedition in the Caprera Canyon off northeastern Sardinia, reaching depths exceeding 1,000 metres.

1st August 2025

Battery-powered ROV reveals deep-sea biodiversity

1st August 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Inyanga Marine Energy Group has announced it is taking over the joint operational management of the newly built hybrid utility vessel Tor Boreas, in partnership with Tor Group.

29th July 2025

Inyanga’s cutting-edge vessel for offshore ops

29th July 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Dutch company U-Boat Worx has announced a major strategic overhaul with the formation of three new core divisions deisgned to further its reach in the subsea sector.

24th July 2025

U-Boat Worx targets global subsea market

24th July 2025

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VESSELS

Lloyd’s Register has become the first Certifying Authority to be authorised to certify remotely operated and unmanned vessels (ROUVs).

23rd July 2025

Lloyds Register to certify ROUVs in rapidly growing sector

23rd July 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Marine geosciences and offshore construction firm Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has bought three quarters of the Italian subsea intervention company Rana Subsea, it has said.

22nd July 2025

NextGeo expands with 75% stake in subsea firm

22nd July 2025

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Van Oord has commissioned two next-generation subsea rock installation vessels to boost its capabilities in supporting the global offshore energy transition.

21st July 2025

Van Oord unveils green rock installation fleet

21st July 2025

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The UK’s lighthouse authority has called for tenders for two multi-functional buoy-handling vessels to replace two of its ageing fleet.

15th July 2025

WATCH: Trinity House launches £200 million vessels tender

15th July 2025

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Norway-based shipbuilder Vard will design and build a US-based research vessel that it says will be one of the most modern research vessels ‘the world has seen’.

14th July 2025

Vard to build ground-breaking research vessel

14th July 2025

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VESSELS

Kongsberg Discovery will produce its HUGIN underwater autonomous vehicles (AUVs) in the US, the company says, because of burgeoning demand from the defence sector.

14th July 2025

Kongsberg answers defence call with US facility

14th July 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A ground breaking UK - Saudi partnership is using AI to restore the planet’s largest coral reefscape in a first-of-its-kind marine science initiative.

10th July 2025

Using AI for the restoration of coral reefs

10th July 2025