ROV Planet Articles

Greensea IQ Secures $2.79M Contract for IQNS with EOD Edge Upgrade for U.S. Navy MK20 Defender ROV Platform

06.11.2024
Greensea IQ, a leader in subsea robotics and defense solutions, is proud to announce the award of over $2.79M contract through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and Darley of Itasca, IL, as part of DLA’s Tailored Logistics Support Program. This contract will supply the U.S. Navy with the IQNS system, enhanced with the EOD Edge Upgrade, to improve the capabilities of the MK20 Defender Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) platform as part of the Navy’s Maritime Expeditionary Standoff Response (MESR) initiative.

Seaway7 Awarded Offshore Wind Contract in UK

06.11.2024
Subsea7 today announced the award to Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, of a substantial1 contract by ScottishPower Renewables for the transport and installation of the inter-array cables of the East Anglia TWO offshore wind project. ScottishPower Renewables £4 billion East Anglia TWO offshore windfarm will be located around 33 kilometres from the east coast of England in the Southern North Sea. Successful in the UK Government’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round in September 2024, it will contribute up to 960 MW of clean, green energy – enough to power the equivalent of almost one million homes.

Forcys and Cubedin to Offer Modular MCM Solutions

06.11.2024
Forcys, a global leader in underwater defence technology, and Cubedin, an innovator in modular infrastructure for maritime operations, are proud to announce a strategic partnership to provide rapidly deployable modular MCM solutions. To this end the companies have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed at EURONAVAL 2024 in Paris.

Ocean Robotics Planet Magazine Issue 41 is out NOW!

05.11.2024
Ocean Robotics Planet Magazine Issue 41: Events Calendar & Welcome to Ocean Robotics Planet - Revolutionising AUV Deployment Enabling Long-Term Residency - The Future of Subsea Residency with Saab’s Sabertooth - Revolutionizing Subsea Inspections using ROV-mounted ASVM Solutions - Kystdesign ZEEROV on the Road to Net Zero - Exail’s New DriX O-16 USV Designed for Long Endurance Transoceanic Missions - Poster: DriX O-16 - Submarine Rescue is Non-Negotiable - Baltic Sea’s “Extreme Litoral” is a Multi-Domain Battlespace - Expeditionary Fast Transport Capable of Autonomous Operations - Port and Harbor Security: An International Imperative - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Receives Funding for New Family of ROVs - The Underwater Glider User Group (UG2 - Keeping European Gliders On Track & On Mission - Final Mission for the “Ran” AUV Under Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica...

Saab’s Seaeye SR20 eWROV Succeeds in Milestone Water Trials

05.11.2024
Saab UK announces that the Seaeye SR20 eWROV, its most advanced fully-electric work-class remotely operated vehicle, has successfully completed inshore water testing. The testing was a key part of the verification and validation work package, testing against the specification, measuring performance, and stressing the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) as a system. In particular, the SR20 demonstrated its high degree of precise manoeuvrability and dexterity, using both manual joystick control and automation. This testing has paved the way for sea trials which will take place in spring 2025.

The UAE Navy Selects Exail's Mine Countermeasures System

05.11.2024
The UAE Navy has contracted the French company, Exail, a global leader in robotics systems, to supply UMIS 3rd generation unmanned integrated Mine Countermeasures system, which aims to provide advanced capabilities for remote mine clearance.

Qatar Orders Turkish ULAQ 11 Armed Unmanned Port Security Vessel (PSV)

04.11.2024
Turkish defense companies, Meteksan Defence and ARES Shipyard, signed an agreement with Qatar's Ministry of Interior for the export of the ULAQ 11 Port Security Vessel (PSV) at the Milipol Qatar 2024 fair. This agreement represents the Turkish defense industry's first-ever export of an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV).

Teledyne Valeport Welcomes Major Equipment Investment from NOR Offshore Rental to Boost UK and Global Operations

04.11.2024
Teledyne Valeport, a leader in oceanographic and hydrographic instrumentation, is pleased to announce a substantial investment from NOR Offshore Rental (NOR), as NOR makes a significant new order for Valeport technology for its subsidiary, in Aberdeen, NOR LTD.

Vår Energi Enlists DeepOcean for 2025 Subsea Scope

30.10.2024
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded an inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) campaign by Vår Energi for 2025. The scope also includes additional light construction work to be completed within the same year.

FET to Supply ROV to UK Ministry of Defence’s Salvage Experts

29.10.2024
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (FET) today announced that its subsea division secured a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence’s highly specialised Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) unit, to supply a remotely operated vehicle (ROV).

NOR Offshore Rental Expands Rental Pool with Exail Equipment

29.10.2024
NOR Offshore Rental (NOR) has made a significant investment in high-performance navigation and positioning systems from Exail, marking the beginning of a strategic partnership that will enhance its rental pool for its subsidiaries in both the UK and Norway.

World First in Subsea Robotics as HonuWorx Plans Fleet of Uncrewed Submarines

28.10.2024
In an industry first, Aberdeen-based HonuWorx has deployed an ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) from a fully autonomous and uncrewed “mothership” submarine, all controlled from shore via the cloud.

EVENT: IMCA Global Summit - Utrecht - 3-4 December, 2024: marine contracting industry set for first global gathering since 2018

28.10.2024
Hundreds of business leaders and technical experts will gather in Utrecht in the Netherlands on 3 and 4 December for the IMCA Global Summit 2024 – the marine contracting industry’s first global event since 2018. Delegates from all over the UK, Europe, USA, Korea, South Africa, and Argentina have already registered.

Petrobras will Invest BRL 60m in BRAVO Buoy's Phase Two

28.10.2024
Petrobras will invest BRL 60 million in a new sea wind testing and measuring phase by releasing new BRAVO buoy units to collect, monitor, and assess offshore wind resources. The technology, designed in an unprecedented way for the Brazilian sea, is the outcome of a successful R&D I project by the Petrobras Center for Research, Development, and Innovation (Cenpes) in partnership with the SENAI Institute of Renewable Energy Innovation (ISI-ER), and the SENAI Institute of Onboard System Innovation (ISI-SE). The first five new units will start operating in December, while the others will be in late 2025, resuming the projects that began with the pioneering Bravo unit, which has just completed one year of nonstop wind measuring operations in the Areia Branca Sea on the coast of Rio Grande do Norte.

Open Ocean Robotics Closes $2.8M Investment Round

28.10.2024
The funds will support product and technological advancements, geographic expansion into Southeast Asia, and scaling manufacturing of its uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs). To advance its innovative solutions in Southeast Asian markets, OOR is currently participating in the PIER71 Smart Port Challenge, an initiative of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the National University of Singapore.

The ONR's 'Flipping' Vessel, which was believed to be scrapped, has been saved

28.10.2024
R/P FLIP (Floating Instrument Platform), a pioneering research vessel operated for more than fifty years by the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, was decommissioned in August 2023 and towed to Mexico to be scrapped.

Film-Ocean Announces Appointment of Merv New as CEO

25.10.2024
Film-Ocean Ltd, a leading ROV specialist based in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Merv New as its new Chief Executive Officer. Merv brings over 30 years of experience in the offshore oil and gas sector, offshore marine renewable & subsea telecoms sectors, with a notable career in subsea operations.

EVENT: Marine Measurement Forum 67 - Exeter, UK - 29 January 2025

25.10.2024
The Marine Measurement Forum (MMF) is a series of one-day, non-profit making events that has been running since 1983 which provides excellent opportunities for networking and the informal exchange of ideas, knowledge, techniques and developments across an extensive range of marine scientific measurement activities.

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