Abi Wylie, editor and copywriter for Ocean Science & Technology, looks back at the exciting sensors and technologies that were on display at Oceanology International 2024
Robin Radar’s technology is combining with that of other companies to provide bird and bat detection for wind farms, aiming to develop wind farms with a positive ecological impact
REGENT will provide up to $300M of its new all-electric seagliders to MONTE, who aims to increase the accessibility of sustainable maritime travel by leasing the seagliders to customers
Saipem’s Hydrone-R has achieved the milestone for continuous subsea residency of 167 days, tasked to provide information about the integrity and potential hazards of Equinor’s subsea assets
The TETRAPULSE ESENSE 300 from ELWAVE uses bio-inspired patented CEDAR technology to detect, locate, and classify both plastic & metallic subsea targets, even in high turbidity water
Teledyne Webb Research and Rutgers University unveiled the Sentinel Mission, sending the Slocum Glider around the world as part of their technological and academic partnership
Sharrow Marine and VEEM Ltd.’s testing has confirmed that the key benefits of the Sharrow Propeller over conventional propellers can be replicated for inboard vessel applications
Thexovision has integrated its real-time video enhancement software with Medirlab’s Jumbo Marine multispectral camera system to expand its low-visibility operational capabilities
RS Aqua’s Project MARLIN can now correlate underwater noise signatures with what is known about vessel traffic, aiming to support conservation efforts and gather real-time intelligence
NBOSI will provide its new 500 Series Conductivity-Temperature-Depth sensors to Apeiron Labs and Acbotics Research for reliable, accurate, and low-cost data collection in research
The newly launched Eelume-S All-Terrain AUV is integrated with Wavefront’s Solstice MAS, delivering high-quality, dependable 3D bathymetry and imagery without processing fragility
Saildrone has released its Carbon Impact Report, showing they avoided 99.9% of operational emissions for maritime data gathering, among other impressive sustainability achievements
OSIL’s data buoys will provide continuous real-time information about the dredge plume and surrounding environmental conditions of Van Oord’s dredging locations, keeping track of dissolved oxygen levels and turbidity
The nonprofit Ocean Discovery League and the NOAA aim to accelerate deep-ocean exploration through the development of low-cost tools and technologies like deep-sea cameras
Two teams of scientists have worked from AIMS vessels to carry out in-water surveys assessing the fine-scale effects of heat stress and mass coral bleaching in Australia this summer
The Eelume-S from Eelume supports 4K image acquisition, autonomous operation, 3D photogrammetry and leading bathymetric mapping, whilst being designed for user-friendliness and portability
Maritime Robotics and AKVA group Helgeland Plast are aiming for a more sustainable future by manufacturing USV hulls using climate-neutral materials, like bio-based and recycled
Greensea IQ’s subsea defense & commercial partnership with VideoRay has been renewed, kickstarting work on the development of Professional Workspace software, among other projects
Saildrone and Thales Australia have created a USV–towed array integration that aims to advance autonomous long-range subsea surveillance for autonomous anti-submarine warfare