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Venterra Rolls Out V-LiDAR Fleet for Offshore Wind Surveys

Oct 23, 2025

Offshore wind services group Venterra has launched the V-LiDAR, a global fleet of advanced dual LiDAR buoys designed and manufactured in the U.K., aimed at advancing offshore wind measurement capabilities.The launch of the fleet follows $13…

FET Books Two Work-Class ROV Order from Nigerian Oil and Gas Firm

Oct 20, 2025

Forum Energy Technologies’ (FET) subsea product line has secured a contract to provide two of its new generation work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV), the XLX EVO III, to Nigerian oil and gas firm Marine Platforms (MPL).The contract win marks the first sale of FET’s XLX EVO III…

Reach Remote 1 USV Cleared for Fully Remote Operations

Oct 13, 2025

Norwegian subsea services firm Reach Subsea has been granted a trading permit to operate its Reach Remote 1 Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) entirely through remote operations - without a support vessel.The permit was issued by the Norwegian Maritime Authorities…

Robosys Automation Secures Offshore Wind Vessel Retrofit Contract

Oct 07, 2025

Robosys Automation, a leader in maritime autonomy, vessel control systems, and smart shipping solutions, has announced that it has secured a new contract to retrofit a 26-meter Damen 2610 Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) Twin Axe High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV)…

FET to Deliver Work-Class ROV to DOF for Brazil Ops

Oct 06, 2025

Subsea robotics firm Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has secured a contract with long-term client DOF for the delivery of a work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and supporting tether management system.The equipment will support extensive subsea operations in Brazil conducted by DOF…

Reach Subsea Orders Two More USVs from Kongsberg Maritime

Sep 24, 2025

Reach Subsea has exercised the first in a series of exclusive options with Kongsberg Maritime for the delivery of the next two uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), Reach Remote 3 and 4.The contract terms have been mutually agreed and remain confidential between the parties…

FET Unveils New ROV Control System

Sep 22, 2025

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has launched its next generation remotely operated vehicle (ROV) control system – ICE Unity. In what is a significant leap forward for ROV control technology, the introduction of ICE Unity meets the increasing…

Oceaneering Inks $180M Subsea Robotics Contracts with Petrobras

Sep 01, 2025

U.S.-based subsea services and technology firm Oceaneering International has through its Brazilian subsidiary Marine Production Systems do Brasil (MPS) secured multiple subsea robotics contracts from Petrobras.The contracts were awarded during the second quarter of 2025…

Reach Subsea’s USV Heads to Australia for Work with Woodside Energy

Aug 26, 2025

Norwegian subsea services firm Reach Subsea has sent off its Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) Reach Remote 2 to Australia to deliver services for Woodside Energy.The Reach Remote 2 USV will perform reservoir monitoring on the Scarborough gas field…

ACUA Ocean Hydrogen-Powered USV Completes 24-Hour Sea Trial

Aug 22, 2025

ACUA Ocean's hydrogen-powered unmanned surface vessel (USV) PIONEER has successfully completed the world's first continuous, remote 24-hour offshore operation on zero emissions, marking a breakthrough in the decarbonization of the global maritime sector…

Reach Subsea Completes Inspection for TotalEnergies Using USV/ Electric ROV

Aug 20, 2025

Reach Subsea has completed a subsea inspection campaign for TotalEnergies, carried out in the Skirne, Byggve, and Atla fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.The project was delivered using Reach Remote 1, an unmanned surface vessel equipped with an electric ROV…

Robosys Automation Aims to Streamline Offshore Wind Environmental Data Collection

Aug 14, 2025

Robosys Automation is leading Project ORACLES, a venture which it says will transform the environmental consenting process for offshore wind farms.Currently the data collection process for environmental monitoring at proposed offshore wind sites is labor-intensive…

Oceaneering Upgrades Survey Vessel for Simultaneous Autonomous Missions

Jul 30, 2025

U.S.-based subsea services and technology firm Oceaneering has completed a major upgrade of its Ocean Intervention II oceanographic research vessel, equipping it to perform simultaneous autonomous offshore survey missions.The retrofit, carried out in early 2025 on the 25-year-old vessel…

Nauticus Robotics, AOS Join Forces for Offshore Robotics

Jul 30, 2025

Autonomous subsea robotics and software solutions specialist Nauticus Robotics has signed a master services agreement (MSA) with Advanced Ocean Systems (AOS), forming a strategic alliance seeks to accelerate the integration of autonomy across the offshore sector…

OPT Finds Tech Delivery Partner for Mexican Maritime Markets

Jul 25, 2025

U.S.-based low-carbon marine power, data, and service solutions provider Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has signed a new reseller agreement with a Latin America-based partner focused on supporting the Mexican offshore and maritime markets.The…

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