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geophysical, environmental, asset in- DNV-classed) for windfarm/ tegrity, bathymetry, and ? sheries mar- cable surveys, delivered 2024–2025.

kets. XOCEAN operates around 30 • Armada 36 (3 x 36m battery-

Side Scan Sonars

XO-450 USVs (4.5m, solar/battery- hybrid USVs, built at Gdansk powered, container-transportable) Shipyard/? tted in Southampton) and several larger X-580 USVs (5.8m, under construction, part of a

MCA-compliant), with more X-580s 5-vessel plan. UK MCA under construction. advancing uncrewed operation approval.

A PIONEERING • Armada 78 (8 x 78m battery-

GLOBAL PLAYER hybrid dual-fuel MASS, built

Founded in 2017 (HQ: Texas, USA by VARD, Singapore-? agged) and Southampton, UK), Ocean In- delivered 2022–2024, for ? nity is a marine robotics company geophysical/geotechnical work.

:\I)V[[VT7YVÄSLYZ founded by Anthony Clake (majority • Armada 86 (6 x 86m battery- and eBOSS shareholder/backer) and CEO Oliver hybrid MASS, VARD-built,

Plunkett. Whilst developing into an moonpool-equipped for AUV/ ideal candidate for listing or M&A, ROV/seabed tool deployment)

Ocean In? nity remains privately held. delivered 2024–2025.

It's a leading example of commercial • NeedleFish (14m USVs) global Maritime Autonomous Surface delivered to Kuwait Coast Guard

Ships (MASS), USV, and AUV DaaS with SRT Marine Systems.

company. Ocean In? nity provides • Kongsberg HUGIN AUVs,

Bathymetry Systems seabed surveys, offshore monitoring, operating solo or in swarms via infrastructure support, search opera- mother ships.

tions, and uncrewed vessel operations.

HUNDREDS OF COMPA-

It combines AI-driven data process-

NIES AND CONCEPTS ing, satellite comms, and remote op- eration centers (ROCs) to shift the In this article, we have reviewed industry from crewed vessels to lean/ some of the leading players in a fast- unmanned ? eets across offshore ener- moving sector. Our proprietary data- (JV\Z[PJ9LSLHZLZ gy, defense, environmental monitor- base contains several hundred com-

On-Demand Fishing ing, and deep-sea exploration. panies, from start-ups to established

Ocean In? nity’s ? eet consists of global players, who have collectively multiple lean-crewed and unmanned developed more than 900 individual platforms, controlled from ROCs in MASS, USV and AUV models, many

Southampton and Sweden, with fur- of which are in commercial produc- ther sites planned in Tasmania, Sin- tion. Not all of these companies will gapore, and Texas: succeed, but many will and many will • USS Accession (3.5m-5m require capital to sustain growth.

variants), acquired via And as the MASS, USV, and AUV Unmanned Survey Solutions segments grow, so do the equipment (Jan 2026). and payload requirements, bene? t- • L3Harris C-Worker 8USV for ing the wider maritime ecosystem.

coastal/shallow-water surveys and inspections.

For any queries, please contact • Armada 21 (4 x 21m

Philip Lewis at: battery-hybrid USVs, built by [email protected] Grovfjord in Norway, www.marinetechnologynews.com

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