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Impact Subsea Expands Presence in India with New Distribution Partner, Spry Technocon Pvt. Ltd.

26.06.2025
Impact Subsea is pleased to announce the appointment of Spry Technocon Pvt. Ltd. as its new distributor in India to further enhance support and accessibility for users across the region. Based in Gurugram, with regional offices situated at strategic locations across India, Spry Technocon brings over 35 years of industry experience delivering precision-driven solutions for the marine sectors.

FET to Provide UAE-Based Offshore Construction Firm with Two Work Class Remotely Operated Vehicles

25.06.2025
The Forum Energy Technologies (FET) Subsea product line has secured a contract to provide two work class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to CCC (Underwater Engineering) S.A.L (CCC (UE)), the UAE-based offshore construction organisation.

Shell, Ithaca and Equinor Hire Drone Firm to Tackle North Sea Emissions

23.06.2025
New deals, which include Shell, Ithaca Energy and Equinor, among others, will see drone flights for 16 UK oil and gas platforms and onshore terminals. Flylogix operates long distance “mini planes” from sites in Aberdeenshire and Fareham, using cutting edge technology to monitor methane emissions.

Robosys Automation Launches New Software Autopilot VOYAGER AI SMARTPILOT™ at Autonomous Ship Expo

23.06.2025
Robosys Automation, the specialist vessel control systems and advanced maritime autonomy developer, has unveiled its new VOYAGER AI SMARTPILOT™ software autopilot at the Autonomous Ship Expo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Kongsberg to Develop Missiles and Drone Boats in Ukraine

23.06.2025
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (‘KONGSBERG’) has entered agreements with two major Ukrainian industry players to develop and deliver low-cost, high-volume air defence missiles and unmanned surface vessels in the country. At the same time, the company announced it is establishing a permanent office in Kyiv.

ALSEAMAR Joins NATO Task Force X Baltic to Demonstrate SEAEXPLORER Glider Capabilities in the Baltic Sea

23.06.2025
ALSEAMAR is proud to announce its involvement in Task Force X Baltic (TFXB), currently deployed in the Baltic Sea. Coordinated by NATO's Allied Command Transformation (ACT), Task Force X Baltic aims to bring together a range of innovative uncrewed systems and assess their competitiveness in realistic operational environments.

Blue Logic and Hydromea Announce Groundbreaking Partnership to Accelerate Subsea WLAN Deployments

23.06.2025
Hydromea, a leader in high-speed wireless subsea optical communication, and Blue Logic, a pioneer in underwater inductive power and data transfer, today announced a strategic partnership to revolutionize wireless communications beneath the waves enabling human in the loop remotely piloting an underwater drone without an umbilical. This collaboration integrates Blue Logic’s advanced inductive technology with Hydromea’s free-space optical (FSO) solutions, enabling unprecedented speed, reliability, and flexibility in subsea WLAN deployments for critical data offloads and wireless remote control of Unmanned Intervention Drones (UIDs).

Teledyne Marine to Host Slocum Glider User’s Conference

19.06.2025
The global oceanographic community is invited to gather in Woods Hole this fall for the Slocum Glider User’s Conference, taking place October 7–9, 2025. This three-day event will bring together Slocum glider users, marine scientists, engineers, and dignitaries for a collaborative exchange of knowledge, innovation, and mission collaboration.

Snap, Share, Win: Teledyne Marine's 2025 Contest is Now Open

18.06.2025
Teledyne Marine invites customers to participate in the 2025 edition of its annual Photo & Data Contest. This exciting competition encourages contestants to share captivating images of Teledyne Marine products in action - whether in the office, lab, or field - or data samples collected using Teledyne Marine’s advanced technologies.

DeepOcean Strengthens Subsea Robotics Asset Base

18.06.2025
Ocean services provider DeepOcean announces a comprehensive expansion of its fleet of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) by adding eight new ROVs to its already extensive fleet of nearly 60 units, marking a significant step forward in the adoption of modern electric ROV technology.

Kystdesign Signs Historic Agreement with DeepOcean on New E-ROV Technology

18.06.2025
Kystdesign has signed a historic agreement with DeepOcean for the delivery of new E-ROV technology. The agreement is driven by growing market demand for fully electric ROV on future IMR contracts. DeepOcean has signed an agreement with Kystdesign for the delivery of 2x ZEEROV IMR versions and 1x ZOROV observation ROV, with an option for an additional 6x ZEEROV IMR and 3x ZOROV. Additionally, the agreement includes options for the further development of 4x specialized electric ROVs for heavier construction work and operations in areas with strong ocean currents. The first ROVs are scheduled for delivery in January 2027. The contract marks a significant breakthrough in modern E-ROV technology and will contribute to more sustainable offshore operations in the future.

Decom Engineering Unveils Ultra-light C1-16UL Chopsaw for Subsea Operations

18.06.2025
Subsea technology specialist, Decom Engineering, has developed and deployed a groundbreaking ultra-light Chopsaw which is transforming how contractors approach challenging subsea cutting operations.

Seasats Introduces the Lightfish Security System: A Cost-Effective, Modular ASV for Persistent Maritime Domain Awareness

16.06.2025
Seasats, a U.S.-based developer of autonomous maritime systems, is pleased to announce the release of the Lightfish Security System, a turnkey autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) designed to support persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions in littoral, harbor, and open-ocean environments.

GOSL Nigeria Expands Uncrewed Survey Capability with HydroSurv REAV- 47 Order

16.06.2025
HydroSurv today announced the sale of a REAV-47 uncrewed surface vessel to Geodetic Offshore Services Limited (GOSL) for hydrographic and geophysical survey operations. The sale marks the company's first delivery to Nigeria where GOSL are a leading provider of offshore survey services.

Subsea Europe Services and FLANQ to Lead Rollout of Revolutionary Voxometer Across Mainland Europe

16.06.2025
Subsea Europe Services, together with its defence division, FLANQ, has been appointed as a mainland Europe distributor for the Voxometer® multi-aspect survey system developed by Malta-based R3Vox. This strategic partnership marks a significant milestone in Subsea Europe Services’ commitment to delivering cutting-edge hydrographic survey and underwater inspection technologies to commercial, academic and, through FLANQ, defence customers in the European market.

NATO’s Digital Ocean Vision Concludes Three-day Wargame

13.06.2025
From 10 to 13 June (2025), as part of its pioneering initiative Digital Ocean Vision, NATO offered participants the opportunity to test and compare next-generation systems alongside traditional naval platforms, in a digital wargame.

Verlume Appoints Canadian Business Development Agent

10.06.2025
Verlume, the world leader in subsea batteries and power management systems, has appointed Valor Ocean Technologies as its first business development agent in Canada. The partnership follows the successful offshore deployment of three Verlume Charge systems in Canadian waters and signals a strategic expansion to meet growing market demand.

Terradepth and EIVA Partner to Automate Subsea Data Collection-to-Cloud

10.06.2025
EIVA and Terradepth announced today that the two companies have partnered to streamline subsea data workflows by integrating Terradepth's Absolute Ocean platform with EIVA's NaviSuite software. This collaboration automates the entire subsea-to-client data workflow, providing expert insight to non-expert users, enabling faster decisions, immediate access, and dramatically reduced turnaround times.

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