Rovco, one of the offshore energy industry’s leading providers of ROV and hydrographic services coupled with artificial intelligence-based technology, has been awarded a long-term contract by CWind for subsea work on the East Anglia ONE offshore wind project.

ROV Planet Magazine Issue 23: The magazine of choice for Subsea Construction and ROV/AUV/USV Professionals. Featuring Welcome to ROV Planet - ARGOS: Forssea Releases New Smart Light Intervention Class ROV - The BP Future Subsea Oilfield Panel Discussion at Underwater Intervention 2020 - Finish of the 2019 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge from La Gomera to Antigua - Automation, Autonomy, and Subsea Warfare - Jotun Hull Skating Solutions: A Clean Break from Foul Practices - Gaps M5: A New Cost-Effective and Export-Free USBL System from Ultra-Shallow Water to Medium Water Depths - Research Data in Real Time: Short Measuring Intervals for Submersible Robots - New Drone Makes a Buzz and a Splash - Olis Robotics Partners with Aleron Subsea to Deliver Machine Learning and Teleoperation Solutions - The STEM Challenge: Inspiring the Next Generation of Subsea Talent - Harbour Inspection and ROV Pilot Training in Barcelona with QSTAR - Interview: OTAQ Group's OceanSENSE Ensures No Leaks.

SMi Group are pleased to announce the return of Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology (UMST), taking place in London on 25th-26th November 2020, for its fourth successful year.

Cygnus Instruments is proud to announce that the Cygnus 1 IS Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge now has IECEx Zone 0 Certification.

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is supporting the call to action to recognise the significant efforts being made by seafarers and offshore workers globally during these challenging times caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Norwegian Hydrographic Service has awarded Fugro another hydrographic survey contract as part of the MAREANO seabed mapping programme, financed by Norway’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, and the Ministry of Environment. Fugro has already completed 10 surveys for the programme since 2006 and acquired over 140 000 km2 of data. This latest survey will collect high-resolution, high-density multibeam echosounder and sub-bottom data to produce seamless datasets for the Norwegian mapping programme. The fieldwork will run from June to late October this year.

Partnership accelerates commercial traction to retrofit existing ROV systems with advanced software products as an operating expense cost saving product with minimal capital expenditure.

Rever Offshore, a leading subsea project delivery and execution provider to the offshore energy industry, has announced a major contract win, based in the Southern North Sea.

VideoRay LLC and Sonardyne International Ltd. have been working together to demonstrate enhanced remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operations through integration with positioning systems.

Aberdeen-based Archer Knight has launched a new software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform to make it easier for subsea companies to win more business.

Fugro has secured a long-term contract for two remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and a full survey positioning package on Global Marine Group’s (GMG’s) newly chartered vessel, the Normand Clipper. GMG are in the process of upgrading the Normand Clipper in preparation for projects this summer and both the ROV systems and the survey package will be installed ready for future operations from Fugro’s remote operations centre (ROC) in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Mark de Barr has joined the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) as Technical Adviser – Marine specialising in Dynamic Positioning (DP) and vessel assurance.

U-Boat Worx introduces a unique opportunity for people to safely experience undersea exploration first-hand, without the need to own a submersible.

Subsea 7 today announced the award of a substantial(1) contract by Vattenfall for the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) 1-4 offshore wind farm project, located between 18-36km off the Dutch coast in the North Sea.

Greensea expands workforce and technology in Plymouth, MA. – Greensea, creator of OPENSEA®, the open software architecture for the marine industry, recently added key personnel to its engineering team in their Plymouth, Massachusetts office to support their hull robotics program. James Truman, Senior Robotics Engineer, is leading the development of Greensea’s latest technology, a hull crawling robot with precise hull-relative navigation and autonomy capabilities. Assisting James on the hull robotics program is Sam Fladung, Robotics Engineer.

Equinor is making a planned change to the leadership of Exploration.

Manufacturing has now begun and the first eLARS system, expected to come out of production in summer 2020, is well underway.

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) continues to add to its dedicated COVID webpage a variety of information and links to be of use to its membership.