The advanced maritime autonomy developer, Robosys Automation and new customer, the University of Plymouth, have announced a contract to deliver an integrated advanced maritime autonomy solution for an ASV C-Enduro USV.

Pioneering subsea technology and services company, SMD, has announced the appointment of Kenny Liu as its new chief executive officer.

Green Marine (UK) Ltd, a leading provider of integrated marine services to the renewable energy and offshore sectors, has announced the successful acquisition of ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles), Survey Equipment, Vessel, Personnel and Contract Agreements from the successful, long-established Orkney-based Roving Eye Enterprises Ltd.

Oceanology International, the world’s leading forum for ocean science, engineering and technology, returns to London’s ExCeL from 10th to 12th March 2026, to connect the global ocean community for three unmissable days of innovation, networking and thought leadership. Welcoming engineering, survey and science professionals from ocean industries including offshore energy, ocean observation and defence, the 2026 edition will spotlight breakthrough solutions driving the future of ocean exploration, environmental monitoring and sustainable marine operations.

We’re looking for images that show the essence of ROVs in action during this exciting time for our industry. Whether you’re documenting competition day, your latest prototype, or a mission at sea — your work deserves to be seen.

Greensea Systems, Inc., d.b.a. Greensea IQ, has been awarded a $9 Million firm-fixed-price task order on a larger Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the United States Marine Corps for the procurement of Bayonet 250 systems, Greensea’s Amphibious Unmanned Ground Vehicles (AUGVs). These vehicles will support the Littoral Explosive Ordnance Neutralization (LEON) Family of Systems, a critical capability for mine countermeasures and subsea threat mitigation in the littoral battlespace.

Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Remotely Operated Vehicle SuBastian shines light on an offshore canyon in Argentine waters nearly twice as deep as the Grand Canyon — capturing images and video of 40 suspected new species, coral fields, and a seastar that resembled a famous cartoon character.

Robosys Automation, a leader in marine autonomy systems, is leading Project ORACLES, an innovative venture which will transform the environmental consenting process for offshore wind farms (OWFs). The Project ORACLES consortium includes ACUAOcean, MSEIS, Plymouth Marine Laboratories, and the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has issued the UK’s first certification for a remotely operated and unmanned vessel (ROUV) under the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) Workboat Code Edition 3 (WBC3) Annex 2, with hydrogen-powered PIONEER from ACUA Ocean becoming the first vessel to achieve compliance.

Eelume and PETRONAS Research Sdn. Bhd. (PRSB) are strengthening their on-going collaboration on innovation, operational efficiency, and sustainability in offshore energy. This collaboration supports the continued development, enhancement and deployment of an Advanced Subsea Autonomous Technology (ASAT) for Upstream IMR Operation (Inspection, Maintenance and Repair). Central to this initiative is the Eelume S – an All-Terrain Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). This next-generation platform is specifically engineered to advance the capabilities of unmanned inspection and monitoring of critical subsea infrastructure.

Bremen-based advanced defence technologies company, EUROATLAS, backed by Stockholm-based Mimir Group, and Germany’s leading international systems supplier for the defence industry, Rheinmetall, announced a strategic partnership to integrate EUROATLAS’s advanced autonomous underwater vehicle, GREYSHARK™, into Rheinmetall Battlesuite™ – the company’s modular, AI-enabled digital platform designed to unify and manage multi-domain defence systems. This integration will support selected coastal defence use cases, where Battlesuite™ acts as the digital backbone of Rheinmetall’s system-of-systems infrastructure for maritime operations.

Teledyne Geophysical Instruments, a division of Teledyne Marine, is pleased to announce the introduction of eXtreamer, a revolutionary, small form factor streamer engineered for high-resolution marine seismic surveys.

Liquid Robotics, a Boeing company, and Massachusetts-based deep tech start-up Hydronet have formally entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly advance and commercialize underwater mesh networking capabilities to connect maritime and underwater autonomous vehicles.

RUD and Subsea 7 combined their innovative strength to create a ROV Twin Trigger Hook, uniting operational safety with speed of use. Available in 10t & 25t WLL. It's innovative Twin Trigger mechanism eliminates shedding and snagging with no unintentional opening of the safety catch. The hook can only be opened by pressing both triggers simultaneously.

Klein Marine Systems, a leading provider of high-resolution sonar technology, has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) to provide support and maintenance for its fleet of Klein System 5900 side scan sonars. The five-year contract has been issued on a firm-fixed price (FFP) for a maximum amount of $1.5M.

Cellula Robotics Ltd. has renewed its membership at the National Oceanography Centre's Innovation Hub, which offers facilities and networking opportunities for collaboration. Additionally, Cellula donated a model of the ENVOY Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) for display in the hub's updated communal area. ENVOY is a survey-grade AUV powered by hydrogen fuel cell, offering up to 2000 km range per dive. It leads its class in size and features geophysical sensors, with capability for additional missions such as deploying ecoSUB micro-AUV payloads.

Fugro has been awarded a significant contract for the 700 MW Youde offshore wind farm by Shinfox Energy in Taiwan’s Round 3.2 offshore wind tender. Under this contract, Fugro will deliver comprehensive geotechnical services to support the development of the Youde project, located off the west coast of Taiwan.

Greensea IQ and Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) have entered into a strategic collaboration to integrate Greensea IQ’s EverClean robotic hull grooming system with OPT’s WAM-V® Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) platform. The joint effort aims to develop a fully autonomous launch and recovery system to enable more efficient and environmentally responsible hull maintenance operations.