Penflex Corporation, a global leader in the design and manufacture of flexible metal hose, is pleased to announce that Penflex Vietnam has received DNV GL Certification for its products used in marine and offshore applications. 

The standard ARGOS version currently comes with “smart” piloting modes including latency management, auto-diagnosis features, dynamic positioning which is based on visual, acoustic and/or Inertial Navigation System/Doppler Velocity Log (INS/DVL) sensors and GO-TO features.

Kraken Robotics Inc. has entered into a Partnership Agreement with Greensea Systems, Inc., creator of OPENSEA, an open architecture robotic platform.

Marine contractor Van Oord is due to complete final tests of its new Deep Dig-It trenching machine, designed and engineered in collaboration with world leading sub-sea technology experts Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd (SMD).


Saab Seaeye has received an order from the Defense Material Organization (DMO), within the Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands for deliveries of the Sea Wasp underwater vehicle system.

Greece based Asso.subsea have taken delivery of an SMD Quasar 150hp 1000m rated work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) complete with Launch and Recovery system (LARs).



NOAA intends to collaborate with a private company led by Victor Vescovo, the first person to reach the deepest point in all five of the world's named oceans, in an effort to explore, characterize, and map unknown areas of the deep ocean. 

Teledyne Marine announces the launch of LINK, their new online learning and collaboration center.

Motive Offshore Group, a specialist in marine equipment fabrication and rental, has reported an impressive start to 2020 for its Rentals division, with first quarter results exceeding initial expectations.

WFS Technologies (WFS) has announced a new strategic oil & gas partnership which is set to support global growth for its patented Seatooth® products. 

Fugro has signed a 5-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide shoreline mapping services in support of the agency’s Coastal Mapping Program.

JFD, a world leader in breathing apparatus, life support equipment and hyperbaric medical equipment to support life-critical applications and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has announced that it will bring to market a new patient ventilator system to support global health systems in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trendsetter Vulcan Offshore (TVO), a developer of innovative solutions for the offshore industry, has collaborated with local pulmonary and critical care physician Luis E. Chug, MD, to introduce personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

Meteorological equipment specialist Biral has recently launched its new Lightning Works software program to work with its popular BTD-200 lightning warning system.

DeepGreen Metals, Inc. has acquired Tonga Offshore Mining Limited (TOML), giving the company exploration rights to a 74,713 km2 block of CCZ seabed that contains an inferred resource of 756 million wet tonnes of polymetallic nodules.

Seaborn Networks (“Seaborn”), a leading developer-owner-operator of subsea fiber optic cable systems, announces the appointment of Michel Marcelino as Senior Vice President, Head of Latin America. Michel is responsible for managing Seaborn’s sales organization and channel strategies, as well as serving as Seaborn’s most senior officer in Brazil.