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  • First steps being taken to bring UK’s fifth subsea electricity superhighway to life

    20 May 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    The UK National Grid and SSEN Transmission have set into motion the first steps for the development of Eastern Green Link (EGL5), the UK’s fifth subsea electricity superhighway that would connect Scotland and England, by launching a public consultation. The partners opened a stage 1 (non-statutory) consultation on May 13, set to close on June […]

  • Kraken’s $17 million purchase of US company to uplift its subsea offering

    13 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Human Capital, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vision

    Canada-headquartered marine technology player Kraken Robotics is expanding its U.S. footprint with the acquisition of 3D at Depth, a subsea technology and services company specializing in high resolution LiDAR imaging and measurements. Kraken Robotics, through a subsidiary, has signed a definitive agreement and plan of merger to acquire 100% of the shares of 3D at […]

  • In a landmark move, OSPAR bans scrubber discharges in North-East Atlantic waters

    1 July 2025
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    A staged ban on scrubber discharges in coastal waters in the North-East Atlantic area (OSPAR region) has been approved. Believed to be “the first” regional regulation on scrubber discharges, the ban sets a precedent for other areas to follow. As informed, the ban will apply to discharges from open-loop scrubbers by July 2027, and to […]

  • Kraken Sonar Becomes Kraken Robotics, Wins $2M Contract

    22 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Kraken Sonar has changed its name to Kraken Robotics and that effective Friday, September 22, 2017, it will begin trading under its new name. The company’s stock symbols will remain the same. The company’s Canadian operating subsidiary, Kraken Sonar Systems has been renamed Kraken Robotics Systems. While the public company name and Canadian operating subsidiary […]

  • Kraken Buys Stake in Enitech Subsea

    19 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Kraken Sonar has acquired a minority interest in Enitech Subsea GmbH of Rostock, Germany, and the company has been renamed to Kraken Power GmbH. Under the agreement, Kraken has taken a 19.9% equity interest and provided a €110,000 convertible loan. The loan pays interest at 5% per annum and has a term of three years. Through […]

  • VIDEO: Sinking the Kraken

    1 February 2017

    Video Courtesy: Texas Parks and Wildlife The US Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Artificial Reef Program sank a 371-foot cargo vessel, named the Kraken, on January 20, 2017. The ship was sunk 67 miles off the coast of Galveston to create a new artificial reef. Over time, this sunken ship will become an artificial reef […]

  • Kraken SeaVision Sensors for GEOMAR

    20 August 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Kraken Robotics’ German subsidiary, Kraken Robotik, has been awarded a contract to deliver 3,000 meter rated SeaVision laser scanning sensors to the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, Germany.  The contract value is approximately $0.5 million with delivery expected during Q1, 2020. Under this contract, Kraken will deliver a twin pod SeaVision 3D […]

  • Jay Cashman: Conversion of Kraken

    28 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology, Vessels

    In their Summer 2017 Issue of the Company Magazine, Jay Cashman, Inc. said that the company’s hydraulic barge offloader Kraken has been refitted recently so it can now operate either as a barge offloader or as a booster barge. The American heavy-construction company based in Quincy, Massachusetts, said in the magazine that the Kraken can […]

  • Kraken finalises PanGeo Subsea purchase

    3 August 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Canada-based marine technology company Kraken Robotics has completed the acquisition of 3D acoustic imaging specialist PanGeo Subsea.

  • Kraken Robotics completes 13R buy

    19 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    Kraken Robotics has acquired Brasilian subsea robotics company 13 Robotics (13R), increasing its autonomous subsea inspection expertise in oil and gas and renewable energy sectors.

  • Kraken delivers another OceanVision campaign

    9 November 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology

    Kraken Robotics has completed its third offshore data acquisition and technology demonstration campaign as part of the $19-million OceanVision project. During this campaign the Canadian ocean tech company deployed its new SeaScout system. The system consists of Kraken’s KATFISH towed synthetic aperture sonar; the Tentacle winch; and autonomous launch and recovery system (ALARS) to conduct […]

  • EnQuest trims Kraken costs

    19 February 2018
    Project & Tenders

    UK-based oil company EnQuest has further reduced capital expenditure for its Kraken project in the North Sea and is now expected to be more than 25% lower than originally sanctioned cost of $3.2 billion. 

  • Kraken Introduces New Sonar

    6 March 2019
    Equipment

    Kraken Robotics has developed new sonar system, the AquaPix MINSAS-240 Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS).  Karl Kenny, Kraken’s president and CEO said, “For demanding subsea survey missions in mine countermeasures, infrastructure monitoring and oil & gas exploration; time is of the essence.  The sensor that gets the job done most effectively is one that combines ultra-high […]

  • Kraken Upgrades AquaPix Imaging Sonars

    2 April 2020
    Technology

    Kraken Robotics has achieved a practical resolution of two cm with a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS), the AquaPix MINSAS. Kraken’s Ultra HD software improves the AquaPix SAS image resolution from 3.0 x 3.3 cm (across along track) to 1.9 x 2.1 cm and maintains constant Ultra HD resolution across the entire swath. The […]

  • No Kraken stake for Israel’s Delek

    15 September 2016

    Israeli energy firm Delek Group will not be taking a share in the UK North Sea Kraken development after the negotiations with EnQuest fell through. To remind, On July 18, EnQuest announced that it was in discussions with Delek with regard to the potential sale to Delek of an interest in the Kraken development. However, the […]

  • Kraken Receives Order for AquaPix Sonar

    9 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Kraken Robotics has been awarded a contract valued at over C$450,000 by a military customer for its AquaPix Miniature Synthetic Aperture Sonar system. Due to the confidential nature of the application, the customer’s name will not be disclosed, Kraken said. CEO Comments Karl Kenny, Kraken president and CEO said, “This is the third AquaPix contract […]

  • Kraken in Marine Robotics Buy

    19 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Canadian technology company Kraken has acquired the underwater robotics technology and related intellectual property rights previously owned by Marine Robotics. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Marine Robotics ceased operations following the receivership of its parent, Marport Deep Sea Technologies. During its existence, Marine Robotics invested several million dollars in the development of unmanned technology […]

  • Kraken Bags O&G Contract

    24 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Kraken Robotics has been awarded a competitive contract valued at approximately $750,000 for the development of underwater sensors and robotics that should advance digitalization of integrated operations within Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil and gas sector. Contract funding is being provided by Petroleum Research Newfoundland and Labrador (PRNL), InnovateNL and industry partners. The contract will […]

  • Kraken Names Director of Business Development

    5 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    Kraken Sonar has appointed Jeff Bartkowski as director of business development, effective December 05, 2016. Jeff has sales and business development experience with both commercial and defense customers and has worked at companies such as Teledyne-Reson, iXBlue and Sea Machine Robotics. He is a graduate of New York’s Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Karl Kenny, president and […]

  • Deltamarin to Design Kraken FPSO

    7 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Deltamarin has signed a contract with Bumi Armada for the basic design of a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. In November 2013, the Malaysia-based international offshore oilfield services provider, Bumi Armada, announced that they have secured a contract to supply the unit to operate in the oil company EnQuest’s Kraken field, which is […]

  • Bennett joins Kraken Robotics board

    5 August 2020
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Canada’s ocean company Kraken Robotics announced that Cathy Bennett has joined its board of directors. Bennett brings over 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur, business executive, and corporate director across various sectors. These include the government, energy, manufacturing, mining, restaurants, telecom, as well as technology sectors. Bennett was a member of the House of […]

  • Kraken Names Chief Scientist

    30 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Kraken Robotics Systems has appointed Dr. Jeremy Dillon as the company’s chief scientist. As an original member of Kraken’s Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) team, Dillon developed the signal processing algorithms for the AquaPix SAS imaging and bathymetry software. He also invented Kraken’s AquaTrak Correlation Velocity Log, participated in numerous sea trials and was the principal […]

  • Kraken FPSO reaches offshore location

    17 February 2017
    Infrastructure, Project & Tenders

    Delivery of first oil in Q2 2017 is on track, EnQuest said in an operational update on Friday.

  • Kraken Sonar for Fraunhofer AUV

    26 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Kraken Sonar Systems has delivered a deep-sea rated Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar (INSAS) system to Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, System Technology and Image Exploitation (IOSB). Under the terms of the contract, Kraken has designed, engineered and delivered a 6,000m depth rated AquaPix MINSAS sonar system that will be integrated into Fraunhofer IOSB’s DeDAvE program. […]

  • Kraken Finalizes Contract for OceanVision Project

    21 January 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Kraken Robotics has finalized the contract for the OceanVision project with the Ocean Supercluster and industry partners, Petroleum Research Newfoundland and Labrador, Ocean Choice International and Nunavut Fisheries Association. OceanVision is a three-year, $18.8 million, project focused on the development of new marine technologies and products to enable an underwater robotics data acquisition and data […]