Fugro is developing an offshore platform from which uncrewed vessels and drones can perform inspection and maintenance operations on offshore wind farms. Together with three partner companies and a research institute, Fugro has been granted EUR 3.3 million for the RoboDock project by the Netherlands
Consultancy firm Namaka Subsea has signed an agreement with Aberdeen-based software development company DEV4 Online. Namaka Subsea partnered with DEV4 as its preferred software supplier following the development of its Diving Content Management System, NAMS – Namaka Asset Management System. The syst
Fugro has selected Sonardyne to support its global fleet of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). Fugro will integrate Sonardyne’s Mini-Ranger 2 USBL; configured with Marine Robotics software extension pack, into its new 12 metre-long Blue Essence USV. The offshore s
ELWAVE, an industrial designer and manufacturer of electromagnetics sensors for the underwater and industrial robotics, has completed its first capital raise. The funds will support the company’s global growth ambition, industrialisation and commercialisation of its first products for underwater rob
Aleron Group has announced a high-level organisation restructure to align with its strategic growth plans to consolidate product and service offerings. The Group consisting of individual entities, Aleron Subsea and ROVQUIP, will now formally become a single entity, know as Aleron Limited. The divisi
Allseas has awarded subsea technology company Seatools the contract for the delivery of the complete electrical, hydraulic, and control system for its deep-sea mining nodule collector. The project is part of Allseas’ development program to realise advanced deep-water equipment for the gathering of p
Classification society Bureau Veritas has completed the proof of concept project for underwater remote surveys using the Seasam technology ecosystem from Notilo Plus on a Corsica Linea ship Mediterranée. Efficient underwater inspection of shipping vessels is important as a substitute for docking sur
Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea has introduced new and future-proof, sustainable solution for subsea services. The project, named Reach Remote, is a cooperation with industrial partners Kongsberg Maritime and Massterly, and also gets support from Innovation Norway. The first stage of Reach Remote
Norwegian companies Multiconsult and Argeo have entered into a strategic cooperation to improve quality of marine surveys and increase construction insight of the seabed conditions for large coastal development projects and offshore structures. The two parties have also invested in a Hugin autonomou
Teledyne Marine has launched its new ultra compact modem (UCM). Sized at just 60 x 50 milimetres, and weighing in at just 55 grams, the OEM version of the UCM is the smallest acoustic modem that comes from Teledyne Benthos. The UCM is based on Teledyne Benthos signal processing technology to address
Offshore renewables research centre WavEC and its partners have completed the ‘Kraken‘ project aimed at developing an ROV robotic arm for the inspection, repair and maintenance of ocean energy devices. The kraken project received financing from FCT, GOBCAN-ACIISI and SEAI through OCEANERA-NET (Ocean
Oslo-listed Havila Shipping and companies in DeepOcean have signed an agreement about full and final settlement between the parties regarding contract termination for the subsea vessel Havila Phoenix. The subsea vessel Havila Phoenix has since 2013 served DeepOcen, under a charterparty with firm per
Eelume has secured NOK 3 million from Innovation Norway to develop untethered operation for its resident robot Eely500. GCE Ocean Technology supported the feasibility study in 2020. Untethered operations is a prerequisite to enable Eelume’s subsea robot to carry out the missions and collect the data
Acteon’s marine technology specialists Seatronics has received a purchase order for multiple VALOR remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems. The award marks a positive step forwards for VALOR to become accepted as an alternative to traditional systems, the Westhill-based firm said. According to Seatr
