The US Navy has taken a major step toward enabling persistent unmanned operations by using a robotic towed connector to repeatedly capture, refuel and release an unmanned surface vessel (USV) at sea.
Fugro today announced the expansion of its innovation activities in Singapore through the development of an AI-driven marine digital twin capability. This initiative marks a major milestone in Fugro’s global growth strategy and will further strengthen Singapore's role as Fugro's Asia Pacific hub for marine Geo-data innovation, helping clients make faster, more informed decisions for offshore and coastal developments. Supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), the expansion will deepen local capabilities in AI and digital engineering.
Ocius Technology has signed agreements to integrate advanced sonar systems from ThayerMahan and Thales Australia across its growing fleet of Australian-made Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessels (USVs).
Spirit Energy has successfully completed a £40 million decommissioning operation in UK waters, combining multiple operations within a single campaign to plug and abandon (P&A) three subsea wells, removing more than 234 tonnes of subsea infrastructure and with 100 per cent of the recovered materials to be reused or recycled in UK yards.
Installing a 73,500-tonne tunnel element in a dynamic marine environment with millimetre-level precision requires dependable subsea power and connectivity during tow-out, immersion and connection operations. At the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link between Denmark and Germany, MacArtney worked closely with Femern Link Contractors (FLC) to deliver an integrated subsea infrastructure solution supporting the controlled positioning of tunnel elements on the seabed.
Marine scientists from Trinidad and Tobago recently conducted the first locally led and most comprehensive deep-sea survey of the islands’ surrounding ocean during an expedition aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor (too). During the month-long expedition in July, the team located over 25 active cold seeps, discovered 20 suspected new species, and mapped approximately 13% of the country’s marine territory.
Ocean Robotics Planet Magazine Issue 48: Events Calendar & Welcome to Ocean Robotics Planet - How Schilling and Allseas are Rethinking the Work Class ROV - QYSEA Powers All-in-One Compact ROV for Inspection, Measurement & Survey - Oceaneering Freedom: Safeguarding the Seabed - Protecting Vulnerable Energy Supplies - SAMS: Where Marine Robotics Meets Climate Science - Poster: Boaty McBoatface AUV - Into the Fjord: Inside the GIANT Expedition to Greenland’s Melting Frontier - Into the Fjord: Inside the GIANT Expedition to Greenland’s Melting Frontier - Integration, Innovation & the Future
of the Marine Technology Landscape - Broadening the Underwater Horizon: Uncrewed Systems Add Mass, Precision, and Reach to Subsea Surveillance - EUROATLAS Prepares Greyshark AUV for Production - Aquarius Reef Base: From Undersea Outpost to SpaceX of the Sea - The History and the Future of Work Class ROV Power - The 2026 Underwater Glider User Group (UG2) Workshop
Ocean Robotics Planet Magazine Issue 47: Events Calendar & Welcome to Ocean Robotics Planet - Securing the Strait of Hormuz: RTsys’ Lightweight MCM and ASW Solutions for Modern Naval Operations - Popoto Modem SeaSignal: Advancing Low-noise Underwater Acoustic Recording with Edge-ready AI Integration - The Challenge of the Hybrid Navy - The U.S. Navy’s New “Hybrid Fleet” can Deliver MCM Capability - New VideoRay ROV Wraith is the Wraith of Others! - QSTAR: Strengthening Europe’s Next Generation of Mission-ready Military ROV Capability - The U.S. Navy Breaks New Ground with Unmanned Surface Vessel Autonomy - Poster: Saab Seaeye SR20 - Delivering on the Promise of Electric Work Class ROVs - When the ROV Goes Electric, the Umbilical gets Complicated - Adapting Subsea Operations for a New Era in Offshore Energy - Matching Manipulation to Mission: Application-driven Design in Subsea Robotics - Making Waves with Digital Edge Subsea - Innovation, Accelerated: How OceanSight is Redefining the Ocean Technology Lan
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Taking place on 13–14 October 2026 in Tróia, Portugal, Maritime ISR 2026 brings together senior naval commanders, coast guards, government agencies, programme managers, and industry leaders to explore how allied nations are strengthening maritime domain awareness, accelerating decision-making, and integrating next-generation ISR capabilities across increasingly contested maritime environments.
Ocean Business, one of the world’s leading hands-on ocean science and technology events, today announced that Rhode Island will host its first North American-based event. Ocean Business USA will take place September 28–30, 2027, at Safe Harbor New England Boatworks in Newport, in partnership with the Marine Technology Society (MTS).
Submarine Networks World 2026 is the biggest edition yet. Expect 1000+ subsea communications leaders, 130+ industry speakers and a whole new theatre for 2026 - Subsea Security World. Focusing on the big talking-point of the last year, 'SSW' dives deeper than before on cable security and protection and brings together sector-specific specialists, national and regional government entities, navy, coastguard and policy makers and academics from across the world.