Especially suited for the offshore wind energy market, the Saab Seaeye Cougar XT Compact robotic vehicle has been chosen for Taiwan’s huge offshore wind farm development.

Conbit, a subsidiary owned by Mammoet has just opened its Asia Pacific (APAC) hub in Malaysia. The new office is located in Johor Bahru, and is a major move for Conbit to market its services in this region promptly.

Integrated subsea technology and services provider Ashtead Technology has signed a deal with Zetechtics to offer customers a range of new ROV tooling technologies. 

Marine-i has agreed to support a year-long research program to identify the potential for wave, tidal and floating wind technologies to be deployed around the Isles of Scilly. It is expected that this will lead to long-term economic, societal and environmental benefits for the communities living on the islands.

On this date, eight years ago (in 2013), Harvey Gulf International Marine completed and brought on-line North America’s first Maritime LNG bunkering station, in Port Fourchon, LA.

Global safety solutions leader Survitec has completed a £270 million refinancing with funds managed or advised by the Credit Group of Ares Management Corporation (“Ares”), a leading global alternative investment manager.   

Kongsberg Digital has signed a contract with the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to upgrade and extend the K-Sim Navigation simulators based in SIDMAR; the Center for Simulation, Research and Maritime Development of the Panama Canal Authority. Equipped with the new technology, the Panama City-based center will be able to include multiple vessels in training scenarios and extend the realism of the simulator training provided for pilots and tug masters.

As part of the Danish climate agreement of June 2020, it was decided to build two energy islands, in the Baltic and North Seas respectively, linked to offshore wind farms that together can provide 5 GW and cover the electric consumption for approx.

Marlink Group, backed by Apax Partners sas, has obtained final regulatory approvals to acquire 100% of ITC Global from Panasonic. The Marlink and ITC Global management teams are preparing for a swift closing of the transaction in the coming weeks, while remaining fully focused on providing best-in-class services to their customers across the world.



Energinet has awarded Fugro a marine site characterization contract for the Danish Energy Island project in the North Sea.

Kraken Robotics Inc. Canada’s Ocean Company has entered into a non-binding letter of intent (the “LOI”) dated April 8, 2021 in connection with the proposed acquisition of PanGeo Subsea Inc. (“PanGeo”) from Cahill Innovation Inc, a member of the Cahill Group of Companies, and Argentum Asset Management AS. Moya Cahill, a director of Kraken, is a shareholder of Cahill Innovation Inc, and she resigned as a director of Kraken prior to the approval and execution of the LOI in order to ensure proper governance and review of the transaction by a fully arm’s length board.

In response to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on seafarers, DNV has instructed its safety management auditors to specifically address seafarer health, work and living conditions in their 2021 audits.

Coda Octopus has released the new Echoscope^4G®C500 Inspector system, designed as a modular, mobile platform designed to make sonar deployment simple and fast.

At Hannover Messe, Bosch Rexroth will present a disruptive innovation for electrically actuating valves in the subsea process industry.

The World Ocean Council (WOC) announces that Ocean Sonics, world leaders in digital hydrophone design and underwater listening has joined the WOC.