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Small footprint, big impact is perhaps the best way to sum up Sulmara’s influence on the international survey services market in recent years. Founded in 2019, Sulmara is laser focused on decarbonizing the offshore energy industry by substituting traditional operational support for the use of uncrewed and remote survey solutions. This month we catch up with Michael King, Sulmara’s Head of Sales, to find out more.

The subsea environment presents multiple challenges when it comes to the surveillance and maintenance of offshore assets. Among these, one prominent issue is poor visibility caused by choppy, turbid water.

VideoRay recently acquired Blue Ring Imaging, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based innovator known for its 3D visualization, multi-view perception and simulation technologies for unmanned systems.

The marine technology sector has reached an inflection point, with a critical mass of companies, consumers, and innovators advancing automation, autonomy, miniaturization, and digitalization. This community of practitioners has found a professional home within the Marine Technology Society (MTS) for the past 60 years.

EvoLogics, a high-tech provider of robotic solutions, sensor systems, and underwater data networks, is perhaps most immediately recognized among industry peers for designing and manufacturing the Sonobot 5 uncrewed surface vehicle (USV). The Sonobot is a well-established product with a remarkable track record in performing bathymetry, underwater object search, and subsea reconnaissance missions.

This year’s edition of DNV’s flagship Energy Transition Outlook was abundantly clear in its conclusion that the transition is still in the starting gates. Green energy still isn’t absorbing all of the world’s new energy demand and fossil fuels still aren’t being replaced in absolute terms.