Portugal’s SEAMAP 2030 programme is on an unprecedented mission to meticulously chart the country’s maritime depths, contributing a vital piece of the global puzzle to the monumental GEBCO bathymetric grid....

Sapura, a pre-eminent Brazilian provider of subsea services, recently procured eight Exail Rovins Nano inertial navigation systems (INS). Integrated into Sapura’s esteemed fleet of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), the deployment...

PDE Offshore Corporation, a leading Taiwanese company specializing in offshore geophysical and geotechnical investigations, recently upgraded its underwater acoustic positioning system on its MV Geo Energy to Sonardyne’s advanced Ranger...

The ocean plays a crucial role in mitigating climate change, yet we lack detailed information on over 95% of the seafloor. This article explores planblue’s solution to accelerate time-to-data and...

The organizers of Oceanology International 2024 (Oi24) have unveiled an exceptional roster of expert speakers for the highly anticipated revival of the Catch the Next Wave series at the premier...

DWTEK, the Taiwanese underwater tech developer, achieved a significant milestone last month by supporting local offshore wind farm surveying with its working-class ROV Monew on the west side of the...

The Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS) has awarded Fugro a new hydrographic survey contract for the 2023 MAREANO seabed mapping programme. This is the latest in a series of contracts that...

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC), working with the University of Southampton and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), recently completed a Fully Autonomous Marine Protected Area Seafloor...

In a second seafloor survey off the Southern California coast, researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography uncovered a staggering 350 square kilometres of discarded military munitions. The April...

The development of unmanned and autonomous surface vehicles in recent years has triggered a new era in civilian and military maritime operations. One of the applications that is likely to...