Covering an area of just under one million square kilometres, the INFOMAR seabed mapping programme is one of the most ambitious marine survey projects in Ireland's history. Followi...

To address a data gap in a key part of the USA's nautical navigation infrastructure, the NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson is back in the Great Lakes. Western Lake Erie, a high-traffic co...

Klein Marine Systems has introduced the Mantis UUV, an integrated multi-channel sonar system engineered specifically for uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs). The launch signals the...

For the first time, an unmanned survey vessel purpose-built for offshore operations has completed a multi-day deployment at an active wind farm construction site. Van Oord's VO:X B...

Woolpert is conducting the first fully uncrewed offshore hydrographic survey mission on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Operating off the coas...

Six weeks after Queen Máxima christened the RV Anna Weber-van Bosse on the island of Texel, the Netherlands' new flagship ocean research vessel has embarked on its first sci...

Two newly launched products – Water Level Information (S-104) and Surface Currents (S-111) – mark a significant step forward in Norway's digital maritime navigatio...

Fugro is strengthening its ability to undertake controlled testing, verification and validation of equipment, systems and operational methodologies in-house, having recently succes...

Njord Survey has been awarded a three-year framework agreement by Equinor for pipeline inspection and integrity work across European waters. The contract builds on a track record o...

Australia has launched its first live shipboard trial of S‑100 digital navigation data, putting real-time tidal and current information directly onto the bridges of operational cru...

Rear Admiral Luigi Sinapi has been elected secretary general of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), with Adam Greenland of New Zealand voted in as the new director....

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has agreed a landmark partnership with Portugal's ARDITI, the Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and Innovation. The...

Dr Parry Oei, senior adviser for hydrography at the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and former chief hydrographer of Singapore, has been awarded the Prince Albert I...

Spotter Scout, a rugged, solar-powered USV that enables persistent ocean sensing in remote and deep-water locations, has been launched by Sofar Ocean, one of the leading ocean inte...

A new study describes an AI-powered technique that can measure ocean surface currents over broad areas in greater detail than ever before. Among the co-authors is Nick Pizzo of the...

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has announced that 28.7% of the world's ocean floor has now been charted, with nearly five million square kilometres of new data add...

At 52 metres long and weighing 250 tonnes, Spectre is the largest and most capable platform launched so far by uncrewed surface vehicle developer and operator Saildrone. The vessel...

In one of the most sophisticated maritime security exercises currently underway, Teledyne Marine is putting its technology to the test during the 2026 SeaSEC Challenge Week. The ra...

A coalition of 11 government organizations has embarked on the UK's most ambitious collaborative seabed mapping exercise to date. Cutting-edge survey technology is being deployed t...

In a demonstration for the US Navy, Maritime Robotics showed how multiple uncrewed surface vessels operate in coordinated real time, with integrated sensors, remote control and aut...

As global demand for subsea cable infrastructure continues to grow, OMS Group is expanding its autonomous survey fleet to meet the increasing requirements of large-scale seabed pro...

In collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Northrop Grumman has released never-before-seen images of the historic USS Monitor, a Civil War-er...

Socotec Land & Hydrographic Surveys is positioning itself to serve clients across England and signalling a clear ambition to operate as a truly nationwide business with the ope...

Nortek Brazil's new partnership with OGEQUIP Produtos e Serviços Marítimos will further ensure that users of precision sensors in some of the world's most demanding o...

Monaco, long synonymous with maritime heritage, will once again serve as the backdrop for high-level deliberation on ocean mapping when the International Hydrographic Organization...

GEOxyz has signalled its growing commitment to the French market at a pivotal moment, as offshore energy development along the Atlantic seaboard is accelerating. The company is pos...

Greenwater Foundation has previously contributed almost 300,000 square kilometres of satellite-derived bathymetry (SDB) data spanning 20 nations to The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seab...

A wave of product launches defined much of the activity at Oceanology International 2026, with companies across the ocean technology sector using the London event to introduce new...

Oceanology International 2026 drew to a close in London on 12 March having set a new attendance record for the 57-year-old event. A total of 15,709 visitors and professionals passe...

Announced at Oceanology International in London, Fugro and Kongsberg Discovery have formalized a wide-ranging framework agreement that builds on what the companies describe as a de...