Surveys & Interventions
First ROVs deployed from Boskalis’ new remote operations center
Boskalis has marked a milestone from its Remote Operations Center (ROC) in Aberdeen, Scotland, with the first deployment of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) from the new facility. During the test phase, ROVs underwent a week of intensive trials from Boskalis’ construction support vessel (CSV) BOKA
Petrobras gives out $56 million contract extension to Solstad CSV
A construction support vessel (CSV) owned by Solstad Maritime (SOMA) has secured a two-year contract extension worth approximately $56 million with Brazilian oil & gas company Petrobras. As part of the extended contract, the CSV Normand Fortress will provide accommodation services to support product
DeepOcean charters Boskalis’ recently purchased subsea vessel
DeepOcean has signed an agreement with Boskalis for the charter of a subsea vessel the Dutch company recently purchased from Norwegian vessel operator Sea1 Offshore. Boka Spearfish, to be renamed from Sea1 Spearfish, will join DeepOcean’s fleet of advanced subsea vessels for the remainder of 2026, w
Fugro to check for UXO ahead of geotechnical survey at Morecambe OWF site
Fugro will conduct a UXO survey at the Morecambe Bay area this month, ahead of a geotechnical site investigation for the Morecambe offshore wind project that is planned to start in May 2026. The UXO work will be undertaken by the survey vessel Fugro Frontier and is planned to commence around April 1
Third Northern Lights LCO2 carrier blessed, now preparing for service
Northern Phoenix, the third liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier for the Northern Lights CO2 project in Norway, has officially been blessed and will now start final preparations and commissioning ahead of operations. China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC), part of China State Shipbuilding Co
Industry’s largest subsea rock installation vessel in final preparations for first job
Boskalis’ new subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel, described by the company as the largest in the industry, has arrived in the Netherlands for final outfitting and commissioning ahead of its first assignment later this year. Windpiper, whose purchase Boskalis announced in January 2025, was develop
Shearwater and Searcher wrap up 3D seismic acquisition in Brazil’s Pelotas Basin
Norway’s Shearwater GeoServices and Australia-headquartered Searcher have completed this season’s multi-client 3D seismic acquisition campaign in Brazil’s Pelotas Basin. This Phase Three contributed an additional 7,500 km2 of high-quality 3D data, building on the 9,500 km2 previously acquired, bring
New player enters underwater robotics market with AUV prototype
ZenaTech, a Canadian technology company specializing in AI drone, drone as a service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS and quantum computing solutions, has entered the underwater robotics market with the development of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) prototype. ZenaTech reported on March 31 that its Ze
DroneQ Robotics gets exclusive rights to use 2014-built research vessel
Dutch advanced unmanned robotics services provider DroneQ Robotics has received exclusive rights to deploy Mark Offshore’s research and survey vessel for its own and third-party projects. This comes as Dutch Mark Offshore signed an agreement with Lithuania’s Klaipėda University to handle the managem
Fugro secures offshore wind work in Brazil with Petrobras
Petrobras has awarded a contract to Fugro for a geotechnical site investigation for the Brazilian oil major’s first offshore wind project, a pilot proposed to be built off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro. According to Fugro, the 18 MW Rio de Janeiro offshore wind pilot project is the first
Two new campaigns with Equinor to keep Reach Subsea’s USV at work
Norway’s Reach Subsea has secured two new call‑offs under its frame agreement with compatriot state-owned energy firm Equinor which will see its uncrewed surface vessel (USV) Reach Remote 1 deployed for gas reservoir monitoring and subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) services on the Norw
WATCH: Rem Offshore’s methanol-ready energy subsea construction vessel in the water
The second energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV) being built for Norwegian shipping company Rem Offshore at a shipyard in Vietnam has been launched into the water. REM Ocean, for which the steel-cutting ceremony was held in February 2025 and keel laid in July, will, once completed at Myklebust Sh
Kraken Robotics buying Sonardyne and EIVA’s parent company for $615 million
Canada-headquartered marine technology player Kraken Robotics is set to acquire the UK’s Covelya Group, the parent company of Sonardyne International and EIVA, among others. Covelya Group designs, manufactures, sells and supports high-performance underwater technology for maritime defense and commer
Dutch firm takes over management of 40-meter catamaran research vessel
Dutch offshore services company Mark Offshore is set to manage and operate a catamaran research vessel for offshore renewables, marine survey and nearshore energy projects under an agreement with Lithuania’s Klaipėda University. Built in 2014, the 40-meter DP1 subsea support vessel Mintis has suppor