Offshore Technology
Offshore Technology explores the systems, engineering practices, innovations and challenges, driving offshore operations across energy and marine sectors. Topics you can expect include subsea engineering, floating production systems, offshore wind technologies, digital monitoring and control systems, and asset integrity management.
Delve into analysis, and insights on emerging technologies improving safety, efficiency, and performance in increasingly harsher offshore environments in the journey to cleaner sustainable energy sources.
You can't just add autonomy
James Gladman: Trust in autonomous systems comes from transparency of intent, consistency of behaviour and clearly communicated confidence and limitations
James Gladman on staying in control and why HAT is key.
Wargaming Baltic Sentry
The wargame setup
RINA’s Warship 2026: Submarines conference, on 24-25 June 2026, University of Bath. How a wargame series is being used to help combat hostile underwater activity.
The future of antifouling
Hansen speaking the RINA Ship Energy Efficiency Conference in Athens
A summary of Ulf Hansen’s presentation at the 2026 RINA Ship Energy Efficiency Conference.
Wärtsilä rolls out NTPRO 7 simulator
NTPRO 7 mirrors modern bridge operations (image: Wärtsilä)
Wärtsilä, the Helsinki-based technology group, has released NTPRO 7, the latest iteration of its navigational training simulation platform.
Designed for Autonomy
Illustration of the 40m MODUS vessel (image: BMT)
Chloe Yarrien and Jake Rigby take us behind the scenes of BMT’s MODUS family of modular uncrewed surface vessels.
Mapping the unmappable
Ocean Power Technologies' WAM-V 16 USV, equipped with Sulmara Discovery technology (image: Sulmara/OPT)
Autonomy and technology are reshaping offshore surveys in hard-to-reach places, says Anne-Marie Causer.
Mentoring: Charting a course at Argo Engineering
Argo's Emma Shepherd
We hear from an engineering consultancy about its mentorship needs – and what it can offer in return.
Simultaneous ROV operations cut vessel days off Senegal
Example of 3D scanned subsea infrastructure (image: DeepOcean)
DeepOcean innovation set to reduce costs and time spent on subsea inspection programmes.
The big questions: David Andrews
Professor David Andrews
The distinguished naval architect on skills, talent and a life in design.
Fincantieri to build high-speed Saildrone USV in Wisconsin
Spectre is 52m long and has a top speed of 30knots (image: Fincantieri)
Shipbuilder branches out with collaboration on Spectre; Chartwell and Japanese shipbuilders sign wind deal; and historic tug to become a yacht. TNA Insights.
The extra-large AUV
Anduril Dive-XL AUV (image: Anduril)
Anduril’s Dive-XL extends AUV travel range and depth.
Sharing insights on best practice
Delegates and speakers at RINA's Ship Energy Efficiency Conference 2026
Highlights from two presentations at RINA’s inaugural Ship Energy Efficiency Conference, held in Athens on 17–18 March 2026.
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