Subsea Services

VESSELS

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.

12th March 2026

ROV certification marks breakthrough for uncrewed vessels

12th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Chinese unmanned vessel builder OceanAlpha has launched a 24-metre unmanned surface vessel paired with a two-tonne work-class ROV that can plunge depths to 3,000 metres.

12th March 2026

OceanAlpha launches 3,000m USV/ROV system

12th March 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Exail has secured contracts to supply subsea positioning technology for two major offshore energy developments in Brazil and Angola, marking a significant deployment of its long baseline (LBL) acoustic positioning systems in…

11th March 2026

Exail wins deepwater positioning contracts

11th March 2026

EVENTS

EVENTS

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.

11th March 2026

Subsea launches galore at Oceanology International

11th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

ABB will supply integrated vessel propulsion, power and vessel automation systems for two hybrid-electric cable repair ships being built for Orange Marine. 

10th March 2026

ABB power for Orange Marine cable fleet

10th March 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Discovery has developed a north-seeking micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) that it says represents an advance in inertial navigation technology.

3rd March 2026

Kongsberg Discovery unveils north-seeking MEMS navigation system

3rd March 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A £950 million (€1 billion) framework to connect remote Scottish islands with new or repaired subsea cabling has been announced by SSEN Distribution.

24th February 2026

SSEN pledges €1 billion to plug in remote Scottish islands

24th February 2026

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

It seems the sky is no longer the limit for Kongsberg Discovery, which is moving into outer space in a giant leap into the future.

23rd February 2026

PODCAST: From ocean to orbit – KD takes Giant Leap

23rd February 2026

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Offshore wind farm developers Equinor and Polenergia have begun building Poland’s Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 wind farms, marking a ‘new chapter’ in the development of offshore wind in Poland, they say.

20th February 2026

Building begins on ‘new chapter’ in Poland’s offshore wind sector

20th February 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Vard has announced that Orange Marine has placed an order for two additional vessels of the VARD 9 03 design, marking a renewed commitment to fleet expansion at Colombo Dockyard.

20th February 2026

Vard secures Orange Marine orders

20th February 2026

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

Briggs Marine has been appointed to SSEN Distribution’s multi-year subsea programme to strengthen electricity links serving Scotland’s island communities from 2027.

17th February 2026

Scottish subsea cable programme for Briggs

17th 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

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

SPECIAL REPORTS

SPECIAL REPORTS

Autonomous technology is advancing steadily across the maritime sector, but its uptake in commercial marine remains cautious compared with defence and research, where uncrewed vessels are already established.

23rd January 2026

SPECIAL REPORT: Autonomy at Sea

23rd January 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

When Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest and oldest shipbuilding groups, announced three years ago that it was entering the subsea robotics sector, many in the maritime world assumed it would be…

23rd January 2026

Into the DEEP: Fincantieri enters subsea robotics sector

23rd January 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Traditional maritime security has always relied on crewed patrols and fixed surveillance. As threats grow and operations become more complex, operators and governments are adopting remote and autonomous technologies to improve awareness…

23rd January 2026

From sky to sea: A holistic security solution

23rd January 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Will Alexander, Global Business Development Lead – Maritime Autonomous Systems with BMT, tells Maritime Journal why design and thinking systems matter more than ever with autonomy in an increasingly complex and critical…

23rd January 2026

Systems thinking is critical for complex naval autonomy

23rd January 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Subsea technology and services company SMD has reached an important milestone with its pioneering electric work-class ROV, the Quantum EV.

20th January 2026

SMD’s Quantum ROV clears key SAT testing

20th January 2026