ROV

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Dutch inspection specialist Ned Marine has launched drone and ROV-based subsea inspection services to expand marine infrastructure and non-destructive testing capabilities across Europe.

14th May 2026

Using drones and ROVs for remote offshore inspection

14th May 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

Vard has secured a €200 million vessel build contract from Ocean Infinity for four advanced robotic ships which will help the company further advance its offshore operation portfolio.

13th January 2026

More robotic vessel builds for Ocean Infinity

13th January 2026

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The battery manufacturer Volklec is driving vessel electrification forward with offshore technology innovator Walker Subsea to deliver a next-generation underwater power system for subsea offshore operations.

12th November 2025

Battery innovation aims to electrify subsea operations

12th November 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

A Scottish subsea robotics firm has taken delivery of its first underwater vehicle as it gears up for sea trials of a unique subsea robotics deployment platform.

20th March 2025

Pioneering uncrewed subsea robotics

20th March 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Spanish shipbuilder Gondan has launched its first Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV).

27th February 2025

Gondan jumps on board with USVs

27th February 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (DSV) has signed a major refit contract with Rossilini’s Four-10 for the vessel refit of REV Ocean, a state-of-the-art ocean research and expedition ship.

12th February 2025

Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen’s largest vessel refit contract to date

12th February 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Green Yard Kleven in Norway has won a fifth ship conversion contract with Oceanica, the Brazilian ship owner.

5th February 2025

Shipyard converts 5th vessel for Brazilian customer

5th February 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Neptune Marine has officially begun the construction of a new hybrid survey and remotely operated vehicle support vessel, with a keel laying ceremony held on 21 January at its facilities in Hardinxveld-Giessendam…

24th January 2025

Keel laid for new hybrid survey vessel

24th January 2025

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Saab UK’s fully-electric work-class Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), the Seaeye SR20 eWROV, has successfully completed inshore subsea trials.  

4th November 2024

Saab achieves electric subsea ROV testing milestone

4th November 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Subsea technology company SMD has sold its first compact workclass electric ROV to Greece’s Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), the primary Greek public body undertaking marine research in the eastern Mediterranean.

19th September 2024

SMD sells first compact e-ROV to Greece

19th September 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

An offshore ROV and subsea services company has been launched after two Dutch firms merged to create FreeStar.

4th June 2024

A star is born in Subsea Services

4th June 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Subsea equipment manufacturer SMD has signed the first contract for its new electric ROV with one of the world’s biggest marine contractors, Jan De Nul.

14th March 2024

SMD’s first E-ROV signed up by Jan De Nul

14th March 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Exail has won a deal with Brazilian subsea firm Sapura for eight units of its inertial navigation systems.

1st February 2024

European autonomy for Brazilian subsea navigation

1st February 2024

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Marine technology company Ocean Infinity talks about data management in operations where more and more remote and autonomous vessels are being deployed.

15th January 2024

Marine data in tomorrow’s remote and autonomous world

15th January 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) is to supply a Comanche remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).

13th December 2023

Cutting-edge ROV for Japanese deep sea exploration

13th December 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

ROV operators can now benefit from a high degree of automation during planning, inspection and reporting

9th March 2022

ROV software brings new user experience

9th March 2022

OCEAN SCIENCES

OCEAN SCIENCES

Following the recent significant re-relaxation of Covid restrictions in the UK, the Oceanology International exhibition and conference is set to return to ExCel London in March 2022.

20th January 2022

Oceanology International to reopen its doors

20th January 2022

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Baird Capital’s Global Private Equity team has announced an investment in one Scottish underwater equipment specialist with big ambitions in offshore renewables.

18th January 2022

Offshore wind growth prompts subsea cash injection

18th January 2022