Science & Technology

NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations will hold a hiring event on April 30 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to recruit professional mariners to work aboard NOAA’s ocean research ships.

The Maridive Group, known for its 40 years of expertise and a strong track record in providing offshore oil services, has made a strategic investment in DNV’s ShipManager Classic for its impressive fleet. Embracing ShipManager's modular approach for all its marine units, Maridive has opted for the complete suite, leveraging the comprehensive features to optimize technical, operational, and compliance aspects across its organization.

Deepwater divers who monitor and maintain underwater transmission lines and cables for offshore wind turbines face hazards such as subfreezing temperatures, low visibility, jellyfish and sharks.

CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), a marine environmental consulting and survey company, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Tombo Environmental, LLC (Tombo), a consulting firm specializing in complex environmental sampling techniques and research and development of sampling equipment. As part of the agreement, Ian Stupakoff, the Founder and Principal of Tombo, joins CSA’s growing Science Department team as a Senior Scientist and Director of Sediment Profile Imaging (SPI) Sciences, based out of Olympia, Washington State.

Exail, a global leader in subsea navigation, has been selected by Eelume, a leading provider of innovative underwater technology, to supply its Phins Compact C3 Inertial Navigation System (INS) for Eelume’s new S-Series all-terrain Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs).

In June 2022, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate published data collected up to 2022. The Directorate is now releasing deep-sea data gathered from 2022 to 2024.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has agreed to become a goodwill ambassador for Statsraad Lehmkuhl's next major expedition, the One Ocean Expedition 2025-2026.

NOAA and the nonprofit Ocean Discovery League (ODL) recently signed a formal agreement to work together to accelerate deep-ocean exploration through the development of low-cost tools and technologies, such as deep-sea cameras, that give greater, more equitable access to broader public and scientific communities to explore the deep ocean.

Leading vessel traffic management provider Vissim announces that Indonesian national energy company Pertamina has chosen to install a new marine surveillance system at its PAPA ONWJ oil platform in Indonesia.

In a momentous move that will further the flood tide of autonomous marine operations, Sea Machines Robotics, Inc., a world leader of marine autonomous technology, proudly announces the launch of SELKIE, its latest innovation in unmanned surface vessels (USVs). The first model, SELKIE 7, is a 7-meter USV powered by the company's flagship SM300 Autonomous Command and Control system, SELKIE represents a leap forward in autonomous technology and a new era of marine exploration and operations.

Seatrium Limited (Seatrium), a leading engineering solutions provider to the global offshore and marine industry, and Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore research opportunities in new energies and artificial intelligence (AI) to develop innovative products and engineering solutions for the Offshore and Marine (O&M) sector.

All American Marine (AAM), together with the California Polytechnical Institute at Humboldt (Cal Poly), announces a contract to build an innovative research vessel for their marine sciences program.