Science & Technology

A fleet of marine robots that can tackle complex offshore tasks, part of a recently completed, ground-breaking project funded by Innovate UK, is poised to change approaches to ocean exploration.

The full program has been announced for this year’s Marine Autonomy Technology Showcase (MATS), taking place from November 7-9, 2023, at the National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) waterfront site in Southampton. MATS has grown over the last nine years to become a key event in the marine technology calendar, attracting delegates from around the world.

HAV Hydrogen and Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) have completed a successful laboratory test of a hydrogen fuel cell in combination with a maritime control system. The successful test is a continuation of the FreeCO2ast project that has developed a high-capacity hydrogen-based energy system that can be retrofitted onboard ships.

Global oceans insights experts Miros, through local partner Belga Marine, has won a significant contract with Brazilian oil major Petrobras to update its existing oil spill detection efforts.

On October 22, the Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) launched a 14-day expedition aboard Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus to survey some of the most complex deep-sea geology around the Main Hawaiian Islands. The main purpose of the expedition is to test a new widefield camera array mounted on remotely operated vehicles (ROVs).

SecurityHQ analysts have recently observed a significant increase in Business Email Compromise (BEC), regarding phishing attacks containing QR code (Quishing) and captchas for credentials harvesting.

Aquasend, a brand of Precision Measurement Engineering (PME),s announce its participation in the HATCH Blue Accelerator 6.0 program.

FarSounder and NSSLGlobal have joined forces to introduce FarSounder’s Argos product line to their defense, commercial, and leisure clients. These innovative Forward Looking Sonars (FLS) are used for safe navigation and obstacle avoidance.

Divers can face difficult and dangerous conditions when performing essential underwater inspection, search and maintenance. Now a new Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) from Switzerland’s Tethys Robotics is providing a much safer alternative.

On Monday, November 2, 2000, in silent orbit four hundred kilometers above the surface of the planet, one American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts docked their vessel Expedition 1 to the International Space Station.

NOAA is awarding $16.8 million to 32 organizations working across 10 projects to conduct collaborative ecosystem science research that will be used by natural resource managers in the Gulf of Mexico. 

Danelec, a large maritime data collection solutions provider and market leader in maritime operational and safety technology, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Alpha Ori Technologies (AOT).