Subsea & Survey News & Articles

Offshore Crane Contract Awarded to Techano Oceanlift

The company will supply two 150 ton capacity knuckle boom crane is equipped with an active heave compensated winch with 3000 meter wire for subsea construction operations

Jan 04, 2024
Combined Side Scan Sonar & Sub-Bottom Profiling System Upgraded

EdgeTech’s 2050-DSS is ideal for applications such as cable and pipeline surveys, marine construction surveys, pre and post dredging surveys and more

Dec 19, 2023
Energy Company Contracts IMR and Survey Work

Oceaneering International will carry out IMR and survey work scopes that include the provision of ROVs, survey personnel and equipment, subsea inspection, and much more

Dec 15, 2023
High-Res, Live Subsea 3D Modelling & Inspection at 6,000m

Vaarst’s SubSLAM X2 technology enables complete, accurate subsea data capture and intelligence for faster and easier decision making

Dec 14, 2023
Deep Sea Sensor Reveals Corals Produce Superoxide

A new study reveals that deep-sea corals and sponges do produce the ROS superoxide, having a string of previously unknown effects on ocean life and chemistry in the deep sea

Dec 13, 2023
Breakthrough in Ocean Data Recovery

A wave-propelled USV successfully recovered scientific data from a sensor moored 1,800 metres deep before sending the data back to oceanographers on shore via satellite

Dec 08, 2023
New State-of-the-Art BlueTech Lab Opened

The lab features a 620,000-gallon test tank that can accommodate the use of uncrewed undersea and surface vehicles in a large, controlled space and enables the study of sensing equipment

Dec 07, 2023
New Bathymetric Survey Single Beam Echo Sounder from CHC Navigation

Operating at 200 kHz, the D270 adapts to changing water conditions while minimizing acoustic interference for reliable data collection

Dec 05, 2023
Shallow Water Sediment Sampling Equipment Expanded

OSIL’s selection of efficient, high-quality smaller capacity benthic samplers now includes a rechargeable standalone mini vibrocorer, among many other samplers

Nov 30, 2023
Oceanbotics SVR-8 Purchased by Canadian Dept. of National Defence

Oceanbotics’ SVR-8 remotely operated vehicle is capable of deploying in three minutes and utilizes a fully integrated Xbox controller

Nov 27, 2023
Discovering the Depths: A Collaboration for Underwater Inspection

The Mako ROV will be combined with the Discovery Stereo Camera, which delivers clarity and precision in capturing underwater environments, providing real-time 3D models

Nov 23, 2023
Advanced Mooring System Supports Seagrass Regeneration

The Advanced Mooring System uses a helical mooring attached to a series of mid-water floats to keep the chain lifted, protecting the seagrass and allowing it to grow undisturbed

Nov 22, 2023
NOAA Launches Coral Reef Data Visualization Tool

The tool enables access to shallow tropical coral data and customize it to focus on coral trends across specific timescales, locations, coral or fish species, climate data and socioeconomics

Nov 21, 2023
Collaboration Advances Long Baseline Subsea Positioning

Exail’s Ramses system can now directly control Kongsberg’s cPAP transceiver, enabling the seamless integration of both devices on the same subsea vehicle

Nov 20, 2023
Remotely Initiated Geotechnical Surveys for Wind Farm

Ocean Infinity has carried out detailed geotechnical surveys to assess the engineering properties of the seabed across the expansive site using the Infinity CPT 250

Nov 16, 2023
Exploring Offshore Wind Opportunities: Robotics & Renewables

Implementing an infrastructure to support effective monitoring and marine robotics at the start of a wind farm lifecycle can lower cost, reduce carbon, and increase reliability

Nov 13, 2023
Deep Trekker ROVs: Making a 3D Model

The company’s ROVs come equipped with a range of features that make them ideal for capturing high-quality underwater images to be developed into 3D models

Nov 09, 2023
ROV Completes 4,500 Deep-Sea Dives

MBARI’s Ventana has been in operation since 1988, reportedly having logged the most science dives of any remotely operated vehicle in the world

Nov 07, 2023
Sarcos Delivers Robotic Dual-Armed Manipulation System

The Guardian Sea Class robotic system is a teleoperated, dual-armed manipulation system with six-function dexterity per arm and performs in depths of up to one kilometer

Nov 02, 2023