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Read the latest developments across the subsea and ocean survey industries. Track advancements in underwater sonar, ROV sensor integration, subsea asset inspection, and uncrewed survey systems delivering high-resolution subsurface data.
AIRMAR has unveiled its Universal Pocket Mount Solutions, offering boatbuilders a common installation approach for compatible CHIRP transducers from 1 kW to 3 kW, helping simplify production and improve installation consistency across different hull sizes
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UMag Solutions will exhibit its FastMag® and V2Mag® UAV-mounted quantum magnetic sensing systems at EURONAVAL 2026 in Paris, highlighting their applications in anti-submarine warfare, naval mine detection and maritime surveillance
Global offshore wind leader Ørsted has expanded its subsea fleet to three Cougar vehicles, selecting Saab UK's compact robotic system to conduct critical offshore infrastructure inspections across its generation portfolio
SubC Imaging has launched integrated drop and tow camera systems combining underwater imaging, software, and data management to streamline seafloor surveys and post-processing workflows
Supported by Breakthrough Energy, Mithril Minerals prepares near-full-scale sea trials for distributed robotic collectors designed to harvest battery metals with minimal ecological impact
Boxfish Robotics has released the Boxfish Multitool, featuring interchangeable end effectors for ROV recovery, sampling, cutting and intervention tasks, with a 1,000-metre depth rating and -35°C to 45°C operating range
ACUA Ocean and Forssea Robotics demonstrate remote subsea inspection using an uncrewed surface vessel and ROV during integration trials in Plymouth
The international EU-funded NETTAG+ initiative, leveraging autonomous robotics from INESC TEC, acoustic sensors, and AI to locate abandoned ghost fishing gear, has been recognised with the prestigious Atlantic-WestMED Project Award 2026
SLB and Shearwater GeoServices have launched the Amapá 3D seismic survey offshore Brazil to expand regional exploration coverage and provide critical subsurface intelligence following a recent offshore hydrocarbon discovery nearby
FarSounder and Robosys Automation have combined Argos 3D Forward Looking Sonar with VOYAGER AI to extend situational awareness below the surface and support navigation around underwater hazards
High-resolution bathymetric mapping of the explosive 2022 Hunga volcanic eruption reveals a rapid caldera collapse that displaced 8.9 cubic kilometres of seafloor material and generated devastating marine hazards
Teledyne Webb Research, a subsidiary of Teledyne Marine, has been awarded a U.S. Navy contract potentially worth up to $51.1 million to supply APEX profiling floats for autonomous oceanographic measurements to depths of 2,000 meters
EPFL and New York University researchers have developed ScaFi, a fish-inspired underwater robot tested at lengths from 0.6 to 2.9 meters to assess how swimming motion, efficiency, and stability change with scale across different aquatic environments
Engineers at MIT and EPFL recently developed a sub-300-gram bio-inspired flapping-wing robot capable of seamlessly transitioning between underwater swimming and aerial flight to gather low-cost oceanographic data
During an abyssal survey near Davidson Seamount, ocean researchers MBARI and NOAA recorded the first live sighting of a rare bigfin squid in the Northeastern Pacific, capturing detailed measurements of the elusive specimen
Autonomous ocean intelligence company Bedrock and partner First Marine Solutions have completed their initial operator-certification training program in Aberdeen, establishing rapid localized offshore survey capability across Europe
Offshore sea trials have validated ELWAVE's new subsea electrometer capable of tracking buried energized power and communication cables from stand-off distances exceeding 10 meters without requiring asset production shutdown procedures
Sonardyne has expanded its SPRINT-Nav technology into a scalable underwater navigation family built around a shared architecture and unified software suite for subsea vehicles of all sizes
AGISTAR has introduced the GEOSTIX, a portable bathymetric survey pole combining GNSS positioning, sonar compatibility and real-time data communications for manual and USV-based hydrographic surveying
Two upcoming oceanographic research missions aboard the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer will deploy advanced mapping technologies and remotely operated vehicles to survey high-priority offshore critical mineral sites around American Samoa
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