France’s iXblue and TotalEnergies have completed trials of an uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) and an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) as part of their project to demonstrate collaborative uncrewed capabilities for subsea inspection and asset survey operations. The sea trials were conducted recentl
DeepOcean has placed an order with Norway’s Imenco for 96 underwater cameras for its entire fleet of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The contract, which is Imenco’s largest single contract to date in the underwater camera market, will see DeepOcean mount all the cameras on its ROVs over the next
French underwater robotics company Forssea Robotics has raised €3.8 million from SOFILARO (Crédit Agricole), Qair Innovation and a France 2030 grant to finance the commercial deployment of its ARGOS remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The fundraising will finance Forssea’s commercial deployment with th
The U.S. National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium (NOWRDC) has selected Dive Technologies to receive a share of $3.4 million funding for its autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) technology. The Massachusetts-headquartered company said it will use the support to bring its next-genera
Ocean data company XOCEAN has launched its newest XO-450 unmanned surface vehicle (USV), the X-16. According to XOCEAN, the new vehicle offers an economic and carbon-neutral solution to collecting ocean data. The launch of the new USV comes as part of the company’s plans to double its fleet size in
IOG plc has finally started drilling the first Southwark development well following a two-month hiatus due to rig issues.
Dutch maritime giant Van Oord has signed a partnership agreement with floating solar specialist HelioRec to investigate the use of floating solar as power source for charging its unmanned survey vessels.
Fugro has deployed two new autonomous environmental landers offshore Saudi Arabia to collect oceanographic data in deep and remote areas of the Red Sea. The KAUST Red Sea program is being performed in collaboration with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) with the aim of bette
Norwegian marine survey contractor Argeo has signed an agreement with an undisclosed client to provide autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) services in the Brazilian oil and gas sector. The project is scheduled to commence early in the first quarter of 2022 and includes the possibility of being exten
Oceaneering has carried out the first onshore remote piloting of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) in the UK sector from its Onshore Remote Operations Center (OROC) in Stavanger, Norway.
Fugro, NOAA, University of South Florida and SeaTrac Systems have kicked off a project to autonomously map ecologically vulnerable coastal areas and active waterways in Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico using an uncrewed surface vehicle (USV).
Subsea technology and services provider Ashtead Technology has made an investment in iXblue’s subsea navigation system for its rental fleet.
SEA-KIT International is planning to build a new X-class 12-meter unmanned surface vehicle (USV) as a fleet vessel for launch in 2022.
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has made available nearly $1.3 million to support redevelopment data collection in the New York Bight Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) to facilitate responsible offshore wind development.
