1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (404+ words) The U.S. Interior Department has proposed a lease of more than 31 million acres off the coast of American Samoa for seabed mining, part of President Donald Trump's broader push to boost U.S. critical minerals production. The waters around the Pacific Ocean territory…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (239+ words) Fugro has won a contract to carry out offshore site characterization surveys supporting the Greater Sunrise and Bayu Undan energy developments offshore Timor-Leste. The program will support planning and development of offshore energy infrastructure for the two projects through geophysical,…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (128+ words) Nauticus Robotics, Inc., a provider of autonomous subsea robotics and software solutions, announced that it is actively pursuing opportunities to support next-generation autonomous ocean sensing infrastructure through its Aquanaut platform. Saronic launched Mirage, a 52-ft. dual-use Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV)…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (325+ words) The delivery of Prysmian’s new SMD Plough for subsea cables (Credit: Prysmian) SMD has delivered the first of two heavy-duty power cable ploughs to Prysmian for deployment on the company's new-generation cable laying vessels (CLVs). The second system is scheduled…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (379+ words) A climate science mission using marine robots, in formation and closer to glaciers than they’ve been before, sets sail this summer with support from Sonardyne underwater positioning technology. The GIANT project, which stands for GIANT stands for "Greenland Ice sheet…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (176+ words) Ranger, the Torpedo-Tube-Launched Uncrewed Surface Vessel (TTL USV) developed by GABLER and FLANQ, returns to harbour following the successful completion of its Sea Acceptance Test (SAT) in northern Germany last month. © GABLER Launched from a standard 21-inch submarine torpedo tube,…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (271+ words) System Marine Technology News Vatn Systems, a defense technology company building autonomous underwater vehicles for the U.S military, allied nations, and commercial customers, announced the launch of SIGURD, a fully modular mine countermeasure system capable of both detecting and neutralizing…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (133+ words) Glomar Minerals, Inc., an American seabed minerals company, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary UK Seabed Resources Limited (UKSR) will embark on its fourth major exploration campaign to the Pacific Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) this week. The newly launched decadal…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (133+ words) © UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía VECTOR autopilots v9.2 include: Greensea Systems, Inc., (Greensea IQ), has received a $3.7 million dollar task order from the United States Marine Corps… Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has agreed to acquire majority stakes in four companies for an initial expenditure…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (464+ words) Over half of mollusc species that cluster around underwater vents and hold promising potential for medicine and technology are at risk of going extinct due to increasing deep-sea mining, the world's largest conservation network warned on Thursday. The International Union…...