Resources - Ocean Engineering
Updated Jan 2024
Oceanographic Equipment - Directories & Distributors
- https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/companies/ - Directory
- https://oid.oceannews.com/companies - Directory
- https://www.unmannedsystemstechnology.com/ - Directory
- https://www.oceansciencetechnology.com/suppliers/ - Directory
- Ocean Innovations - San Diego USA; Distributor, Wide Selection of Companies
Companies - Underwater Robotics
Autonomous Systems
- Autonomous / Unmaned Surface Vessels (USV)
- Sail Drone - Bay Area USA; Sail powered surface vehicle; Founded ; Employees
- SOFAR - Bay Area USA; smart bouys
- Seasat - San Diego USA; unmaned surface vessel
- Liquid Robotics - Hawaii & Virgina USA; Makes ‘wave glider’ surface vehicle owned by Boeing
- Ocean Aero - Mississippi USA; Sail powered surface vehicle, MS
- Ocean Power Technologies - New Jersey / Richmond CA USA; power bouys & autonomous surface vessels (WAM-V)
- Sea Robotics - Stuart Florida USA
- Maritime Robotics - Norway
- Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)
- Bedrock Ocean - Bay Area USA; AUV surveys with custom vehicle
- Bluefin Robotics - USA; Bluefin UUV; General Dyanmics subsidiary
- Nautics Robotics - Houston USA; electric AUV / ROV, additional product
- Terra Depth - Panama City Beach, Florida
- Ecosub - UK; small AUVs
- HII - Hydroid - Virgina USA; REMUS AUV (developed by WHOI)
- Kongsberg - Norway; HUGIN AUV
- Teledyne - Gavia - Iceland; Gavia, Osprey, SeaRaptor AUVs; Teledyne Subsidiary
- SeeByte - UK, San Diego CA; AUV Software & Mine Detection; Battelle subidiary
- Cellula Robotics - BC, Canada; Large AUVs
- Gliders
- Marine Robotic Vehicles, MRV - San Diego USA; Spray Glider, ARGO floats
- Teledyne - Webb - USA; Solcum Glider
- Alseamar - Sea Explorer Glider
- UW-APL - Seattle USA; Seaglider
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs)
- ROVs - Small / Medium, less than ~150 lbs
- Brief Overview: https://bluerobotics.com/how-much-does-an-rov-cost/
- SRS Fusion - San Diego USA
- Video Ray - Pennsylvania USA
- Blue Robotics - Los Angeles, USA
- Box Fish Robotics - New Zealand
- Chasing - China
- Deep Trekker - Canada
- JM Robotics - Norway
- Ocean Modules - Sweden
- Outland - Louisiana USA
- Seabotix, Teledyne - USA
- Subseatech - France
- Tethys Robotics - Switzerland
- ROVs - Large
- Argus - Norway
- DOER - Alameda USA
- Forum Energy Technologies - Houston USA
- Oceaneering - Global
- Seatronics Valor - USA
- SAAB - UK
- SubAtlantic - Houston USA (part of FET)
- Research ROVs - Large
- Jason (WHOI)
- Hercules (E/V Nautilus, NOAA)
- Deep Discoverer (R/V Okeanos Explorer, NOAA)
- Doc Ricketts (MBARI)
- SuBastion (Schmidt Ocean Institute)
- AutoSub (NOC)
- Argus (OceanX)
- Deep Ocean Education - Okeanus, Nautulis, Falkor
- ROVs - Rentals etc.
- Oceaneering
- Pelagic Research Services
- Acteon / Seatronics
- Dockstr - used ROVs resller
Additional
- MIsc
- Ocean Infinity - Global; Large AUVs, Autonomous Ships
- ROV Software
- GreenSea - USA; Navigation
- Human Occupied Vehicles
- Triton Submarines - Florida USA
Companies - Service Providers
- Large Offshore Energy Service / Engineering Companies - Wind, Hydrocarbon, Cables, Etc
- Oceaneering - Global; offshore ROVs etc
- ROV Op - Global; offshore ROVs
- Deep Ocean
- DOF Subsea - Global; offshore ROVs etc
- SubCom - offshore cables
- The Metals Company - offshore mining
- More such as: Subsea 7, Fugro, Equinor etc.
- Many others
Companies - Ocean Instruments, Imaging, Acoustics
- Ocean Sensors
- Idronaut - Italy; CTD, Chemical Sensors (eg pH, oxygen), etc.
- JFE-Advantech - Japan (Rockland Scientific - US Distributor); DO, Current, Chlorophyll, etc.
- Onset HOBO - USA; CTD, Temperature, Low Cost
- RBR - Canada; CTD, Oxygen, Triplet, etc.
- SBE Seabird - Bellevue USA; CTD, Oxygen, etc.Nutrient, pH, Triplet
- Sequia Scientific - Bellevue USA; LISST Particle Size, Absorbance, etc.
- Turner Designs - San Jose USA; Optical Sensors, Fluorometers, Turbidity, etc.
- Unisense - Denmark; Micro Sensors, Optodes, Electrodes
- Valeport - UK; CTD, Turbidity, Pressure, etc.
- YSI - USA; CTD, DO, pH, wide variety of products with broad lake / river / ocean focus
- Ocean Imaging
- Deep Sea Power & Light - San Diego CA; Cameras, Lights, Lasers, Batteries
- Imenco - Norway; Cameras, Lights, Lasers, Pan / Tilt
- SubcImaging - Canada; Cameras, Lights, Lasers
- Voyis - Canada; Underwater Laser Scanners
- Ocean Samplers
- Fluidion - France; Water Samplers, Bacteria Measurements
- General Oceanics - Miami USA; Niskin Bottles, Current Meters, Plankton Nets, etc.
- McLane Labs - East Falmouth USA; Profilers, Water Samplers, Micro Imaging
- Ocean Acoustics - Navigation / Water Velocity / Sonar:
- Blueprint Subsea - UK; Compact FLS SONAR, Compact USBL
- Imagenex - Canada; Very Small Mapping SONAR
- Impact Subsea - UK; SONAR, Ranging, INS, Very Compact
- iXblue - France; USBL, INS, SONAR, High End Systems
- Kongsberg - Norway
- L3 Harris
- Linkquest - San Diego CA; DVL, ADCP, USBL, Modems
- Norbit - Norway; Compact Multibeam SONAR
- Nortek - Norway; DVL, ADCP, ADV
- Sonardyne - UK; USBL, DVL, INS, ADCP, SONAR, Acoustic Modems, Integrated Systems
- Sonoptix - USA; Small FLS SONAR, integrates with Blue Robotics ROV
- Teledyne USA, International; DVL, ADCP, SONAR, many different subsidiaries
- Tritech - UK; Compact SONARS, Altimeters
- Water Linked - Norway; Ultra Compact DVL, SONAR, Modem
Companies - Ocean System Components, Thrusters, Etc
- Underwater Connectors
- Underwater Thrusters
- Blue Robotics - USA; Low Cost Thrusters, Low Costs ROVs
- Tecnadyne - San Diego USA; Thrusters
- Battery & Power
- SubCTech - Germany; Custom Power Solutions
- General Dynamics - Bluefin - 1.5 kWh Subsea Battery
- Inspired Energy - Batteries
- Vicor - Power Regulation
- Housings
- Robotic Ocean - San Diego CA
- Oceanographic Equipment, General / Distributors / Rental
- Ashtead - Texas & Louisian USA, International; ROV & Oceanographic Equipment - Wide Rental Selection
- Acteon / Seatronics - Houston USA, International; ROV Equipment - Wide Rental Selection
- MacCartney
- Ocean Instruments - Washington USA; Landers, SONAR, Ocean Instruments, Rentals
- Okeanus - Houston, USA; Winches, A-Frames, ROV Equipment Rental, Ocean Science Equipment, Wide Rental Selection
- Shark Marine - Canada; ROVs, SONAR, Teather Managment
- Teledyne Marine - Conglomerate of a number of different oceanographic companies
- Ocean Misc
- Del Mar Oceanographic - San Diego USA; Wirewalker
- Kraken Robotics - Canada; Batteris, LARS, Towed Platofrom
- Sea Sciences - Massachusetts USA; acrobat lightweight towed science platform
- Hydromea - Switzerland; optical modems
- Deep - UK; underwater habitats, refurbishing R/P FLIP