Ocean Sciences

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

According to a recent NCEI (National Centers for Environmental Information) report, record warm temperatures covered nearly 13% of the world’s surface this August and globally, it was the warmest August in the 174-year NOAA…

17th November 2023

Navigating the true impact of rising ocean temperatures

17th November 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Detailed seabed surveys will be carried out in the Scottish North Sea to prepare for an HVDC power cable to be laid to connect offshore wind to the Scottish grid.

24th October 2023

Contract signed for survey corridor in North Sea

24th October 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Kongsberg will provide scientific sensors and scientific handling equipment for Germany’s new state-of-the-art ocean research vessel, the 135-metre Meteor IV.

10th October 2023

Kongsberg equipment for German ocean research vessel

10th October 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Marine civils firm Land & Water has teamed up with marine conservation organization Project Seagrass to design and build an automated seagrass planter (ASP).

9th October 2023

​Automated machine developed for seagrass planting

9th October 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The DemoSATH floating offshore wind project is now fully operational and generating clean energy to the Spanish grid.

25th September 2023

DemoSATH floating offshore wind project switches on

25th September 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Scientists supported by the UK’s Plymouth Marine University will embark on a 10-day expedition in the North Pole to look at the marine environment in one of the world’s bleakest regions.

24th August 2023

Wooden schooner deployed for Arctic research

24th August 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea 7 has appointed Fugro to conduct a metocean survey for the proposed Salamander offshore wind farm project.

21st August 2023

Fugro to run offshore wind farm study

21st August 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

RS Aqua has won funding to develop a new AI system which for the first time will allow remote monitoring of the underwater environment.

17th July 2023

AI funding could game change underwater monitoring

17th July 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS) has awarded Fugro a new hydrographic survey contract for the 2023 MAREANO seabed mapping programme.

11th July 2023

Fugro continues Norway seabed mapping

11th July 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The largest programme in history dedicated to ocean species discovery has been launched by The Nippon Foundation with the aim of strengthening marine conservation.

5th July 2023

Largest ever ocean species discovery programme launched

5th July 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

More than 150 attendees met up in London at the end of April to discuss new ideas for collaborating on the Ocean Census, the largest programme in history to assess life in…

22nd May 2023

Global initiative aims to find 100,000 ocean species

22nd May 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

A ground-breaking development by the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is set to revolutionise ocean research by integrating novel sensor technology into routine offshore infrastructure and operations.

22nd May 2023

Breakthrough sheds light on unseen ocean depths

22nd May 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

A new research vessel to replace one that has been working for more than 40 years will be designed by naval architects at the newly formed Dansk Dana Konsortium (DKK).

25th April 2023

New research vessel will replace 40-year workhorse

25th April 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Saildrone has signed an agreement with the UN’s plan to map the seabed by 2030.

20th April 2023

Saildrone signs agreement with Seabed 2030

20th April 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Two senators in New Jersey are calling for a moratorium on offshore wind projects until the deaths of more than 40 marine animals are looked into.

17th April 2023

Whale deaths prompt call to halt offshore wind

17th April 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

French utility RTE (Réseau de Transport d’Electricité) has hired geo-data specialist Fugro to check out sites for planned floating wind farm substations in the Mediterranean.

13th April 2023

RTE earmarks sites for floating wind substations

13th April 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The African Energy Chamber has hit back at a decision by a South African high court to block seismic surveys underneath the seabed because environmental activists claim it damages the marine environment.

30th March 2023

Backlash over seabed seismic surveys

30th March 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Hydrographic survey instrument maker Valeport has launched un upgrade to its profiler that now has a CTD (conductivity, temperature and depth)  of 6,000 metres, the UK company says. 

21st March 2023

Valeport unveils robust 6000m CTD profiler

21st March 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Marine autonomous marine control systems developer Robosys Automation has won a contract to provide its Voyager AI Surveyor Software to Spanish firm Branka Marina Robotics for its latest USV (Uncrewed Surface Vessel).

16th March 2023

Robosys wins contract for remote USV control

16th March 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Danish maritime survey software and equipment maker CEO Jeppe Nielsen is stepping down on medical grounds.

23rd February 2023

EIVA CEO steps down for health reasons

23rd February 2023