Next month, students from around the world will gather in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2026 MATE ROV World Championship. On the surface, it is a robotics competition. In reality, it reflects something much larger about the future of workforce development, technology, and applied learning.
At the heart of MTS is something far more powerful than any single program, event, or initiative — it’s our member community.
As Ocean Exchange enters its first full season as a fully integrated program within the MTS family, I want to briefly reintroduce our mission for anyone still getting acquainted with us — and outline how members can engage in the months ahead. Ocean Exchange identifies and supports solutions that improve ocean health, strengthen coastal systems, and advance the broader blue economy. Joining MTS last July has expanded our reach and strengthened our ability to advance these innovations with the benefit of MTS's global network and technical community.
New market intelligence platform will deliver clarity before action for industry professionals, investors, and innovators navigating the Ocean Enterprise
The opening months of 2026 have delivered an unusually clear set of signals about where the marine technology workforce is heading and what our community will need to thrive in the year ahead.
At Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies, we develop and manufacture FlowCam® instruments, advanced flow imaging microscopes that combine high-resolution imaging with rapid analysis to identify and count microscopic aquatic organisms.
As we step into a new year, one thing is immediately clear: 2026 is starting with momentum. The weeks ahead will bring some of the most important global convenings for our community, and they reflect exactly what MTS exists to do – connect people, ideas, and technologies across disciplines and sectors.
As 2025 comes to a close, I want to pause and simply say: thank you. To our members, volunteers, and partners around the world – your time, trust, and commitment continue to shape MTS in meaningful ways.
Every day across MTS, members are advancing marine technology in ways that are practical, creative, and driven by a shared commitment to collaboration. As we step back and recognize all our members have accomplished this year, a clear picture emerges: this community is not only busy, it is building the future of our field – one partnership, one workshop, one event, and one student at a time.
Fort Lauderdale, FL, November 11, 2025 - The Ocean Exchange, a leader in supporting the acceleration of innovative solutions for healthy oceans and the sustainable blue economy announces the winners of three Neptune awards for $100,000 each, plus three $10,000 Collegiate Awards.
If October felt especially busy across the MTS community, that's because it was. The past few weeks were the most engaged, technically focused, and connected month in our organization's 60+ year history — a true reflection of the drive, expertise, and collaboration that define our members around the world.
The 2025 MTS Dynamic Positioning (DP) Conference once again brought together industry leaders, engineers, and innovators from around the globe to advance the future of dynamic positioning technology. Held in Houston, the conference featured engaging discussions, technical presentations, and networking opportunities that reinforced MTS's commitment to advancing safe, reliable, and innovative DP operations worldwide.
October 17, 2025 — The World Submarine Organization (WSO) proudly announces the successful conclusion of the 22nd International Submarine Symposium, held from October 7–10 at the Spanish Oceanographic Institute in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Thank you all for joining us for the last MTS/IEEE-OES OCEANS Conference in Chicago! This international event brought ocean professionals to the Great Lakes, our freshwater ocean, for the first time. The conference theme this year was New Horizons in Blue Tech: Bridging Knowledge and Innovation, as the Great Lakes Region serves as a bridge for two nations to the sea.
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Three $10,000 prizes to be conferred: The Guy Harvey Foundation and 2 Ocean Exchange Collegiate Awards
As summer draws to a close, I’m excited to share a few important updates and opportunities for you to connect, contribute, and celebrate as part of the global MTS community.
The last few years have been a period of consistent growth for the MTS community and the organization. Coming on the heels of the pandemic, some of that growth—like our larger member community, new and renewed events, and expanded communication channels—is to be expected. Other changes to the MTS organization and community—like the launch of the Ocean Enterprise Initiative and the mergers of MATE and Ocean Exchange into our family of programs—have come as step-function changes that have rapidly expanded our reach, community, revenue, and impact.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, September 23, 2025 - With its 2025 event set for October 26-28, Ocean Exchange has named the finalists for their three $100,000 awards, which will be conferred on October 28th. Ocean Exchange is a leader in supporting the acceleration of innovative solutions for healthy oceans, coastlines and the sustainable blue economy.
