{"id":90012,"date":"2026-02-15T17:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T20:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/892614250"},"modified":"2026-02-15T17:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T20:45:22","slug":"harvest-tech-quietly-goes-mission-critical-offshore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/harvest-tech-quietly-goes-mission-critical-offshore\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvest Tech quietly goes mission-critical offshore"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockhead.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-Harvest-Tech-is-plugging-critical-gaps-in-offshore-operations.-Pic-Getty-Images.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockhead.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-Harvest-Tech-is-plugging-critical-gaps-in-offshore-operations.-Pic-Getty-Images.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockhead.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-Harvest-Tech-is-plugging-critical-gaps-in-offshore-operations.-Pic-Getty-Images.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockhead.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-Harvest-Tech-is-plugging-critical-gaps-in-offshore-operations.-Pic-Getty-Images.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockhead.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-Harvest-Tech-is-plugging-critical-gaps-in-offshore-operations.-Pic-Getty-Images.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockhead.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-Harvest-Tech-is-plugging-critical-gaps-in-offshore-operations.-Pic-Getty-Images.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockhead.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-Harvest-Tech-is-plugging-critical-gaps-in-offshore-operations.-Pic-Getty-Images.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockhead.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-Harvest-Tech-is-plugging-critical-gaps-in-offshore-operations.-Pic-Getty-Images.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockhead.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-Harvest-Tech-is-plugging-critical-gaps-in-offshore-operations.-Pic-Getty-Images.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockhead.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-Harvest-Tech-is-plugging-critical-gaps-in-offshore-operations.-Pic-Getty-Images.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockhead.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-Harvest-Tech-is-plugging-critical-gaps-in-offshore-operations.-Pic-Getty-Images.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stockhead.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-Harvest-Tech-is-plugging-critical-gaps-in-offshore-operations.-Pic-Getty-Images.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>How Harvest Tech is plugging critical gaps in offshore operations. Pic: Getty Images<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Harvest Tech has been proven in real case studies <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It cuts costs, risk and downtime in offshore operations<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The same tech is now being used in defence<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want to see how offshore work is changing, look at a vessel sitting 200 kilometres out to sea, with barely enough bandwidth to load an email.<\/p>\n<p>This is tough, risky work, and it\u2019s getting harder to staff properly. The old model of flying experts in and out is starting to crack.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the world <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/company\/harvest-technology-group-htg\/\"><strong>Harvest Technology Group (ASX:HTG)<\/strong><\/a> operates in.<\/p>\n<p>Based in Perth, the ASX-listed company builds secure live-streaming and data-transmission technology that works in places where the internet is weak or barely there at all.<\/p>\n<p>Its core idea is simple: if you can\u2019t move people easily, move the expertise instead.<\/p>\n<p>Harvest\u2019s technology pushes high-quality video, audio and data through ultra-low bandwidth satellite connections using its proprietary <a href=\"https:\/\/harvest.technology\/nodestream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nodestream platform<\/a> and products like Wearwolf, AVR2 and NQE encoders.<\/p>\n<p>It works across different assets and networks, which is why the same technology is used in offshore energy, maritime compliance and defence.<\/p>\n<p>The case studies below show how that plays out in real operations.<\/p>\n<h2>The ship that didn\u2019t need its experts onboard<\/h2>\n<p>During COVID, a subsea engineering services provider hit a hard problem.<\/p>\n<p>A vessel in Southeast Asia needed specialist equipment commissioned, but its technical experts were stuck in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Normally, they would fly out and live on the vessel for the duration of the job. Pandemic travel restrictions made that impossible.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel also had limited satellite bandwidth. Normal video calls were useless. Diverting the ship to port would have blown out timelines and costs.<\/p>\n<p>Harvest\u2019s solution put its Wearwolf headset on a crew member onboard the vessel, and installed NSM decoders in the experts\u2019 home offices in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Using ultra-low bandwidth streaming, the crew and experts could see what each other were seeing and talk in real time.<\/p>\n<p>Video quality was adjusted live to match available bandwidth, in some cases dropping below 100kbps.<\/p>\n<p>The result was remote commissioning of specialised subsea tooling without flying anyone offshore.<\/p>\n<p>Fewer people were exposed to offshore risk, costs fell, and carbon emissions dropped because flights and port transfers were no longer needed.<\/p>\n<p>In practical terms, Harvest turned a stranded project into a functioning operation without moving a single expert closer to the work.<\/p>\n<h2>How a ship stayed seaworthy<\/h2>\n<p>In April 2020, Lloyd\u2019s Register needed to conduct an annual class survey of the offshore vessel \u201cVOS Shine\u201d in Adelaide.<\/p>\n<p>Normally, this requires surveyors physically onboard for days. COVID restrictions meant the senior surveyor in Perth couldn\u2019t travel.<\/p>\n<p>Without the survey, the vessel would be deemed unseaworthy.<\/p>\n<p>Harvest proposed a remote survey trial, with the vessel manager wearing a Wearwolf headset, a local surveyor in Adelaide supervising physically, and a senior surveyor in Perth watching via an NSM decoder and giving instructions in real time.<\/p>\n<p>The livestream was also distributed securely via Harvest\u2019s AVRLive platform.<\/p>\n<p>The technology worked across different lighting conditions and bandwidth constraints.<\/p>\n<p>The senior surveyor could guide the wearer to specific equipment, assess condition and confirm functionality.<\/p>\n<p>This showed regulatory inspections don\u2019t always need to happen face-to-face to be credible.<\/p>\n<p>In practice, a vessel that should have been sidelined kept operating.<\/p>\n<h2>Giving shore teams eyes on the ocean<\/h2>\n<p>As fleets grow, keeping track of what\u2019s happening on each vessel becomes harder.<\/p>\n<p>Vallianz Holdings operates offshore vessels across Asia, the Middle East and the Gulf of Mexico.&nbsp;It wanted real-time situational awareness from its operations centre in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Harvest installed its NQE 4-channel encoder on the \u201cVallianz Prestige\u201d to stream CCTV feeds back to Vallianz\u2019s V-Hub.<\/p>\n<p>They were decoded using NQD units and viewed securely via AVRLive.&nbsp;This gave Vallianz continuous visibility of operations and better troubleshooting.<\/p>\n<p>Decisions that once relied on radio calls and reports now happen with live visual context.<\/p>\n<h2>Listening to the seafloor<\/h2>\n<p>One of Australia\u2019s largest oil and gas producers faced another slow-moving problem.<\/p>\n<p>Subsea assets were inspected using vessels and remotely operated vehicles. Each visit cost more than $125,000 per day and depended on weather windows.<\/p>\n<p>Data often arrived weeks or months later, meaning decisions were based on history rather than reality.<\/p>\n<p>Harvest built a smart buoy system that transmitted live sensor data acoustically from the seafloor to a surface buoy.&nbsp;From there, the data was sent back to shore using ultra-low bandwidth transmission.<\/p>\n<p>The system was self-powered and could alert teams if readings changed significantly.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of waiting for vessels and crews, engineers could see real-time trends and respond immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Inspection costs dropped by more than 50%, and the customer cut its carbon footprint by up to 90% by reducing offshore mobilisation.<\/p>\n<h2>Where defence fits in<\/h2>\n<p>The same problems exist in defence, just with higher stakes.<\/p>\n<p>Assets are remote, connections are weak, and decisions still need to be made in real time.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why Harvest\u2019s low-bandwidth, encrypted video and data streaming has moved into defence and national security use cases.<\/p>\n<p>The technology is being deployed in contested and low-connectivity environments, including maritime surveillance and unmanned systems.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Now read: <a href=\"https:\/\/stockhead.com.au\/tech\/harvest-tech-advances-defence-and-maritime-operations-in-december-quarter\/\">Harvest Tech advances defence and maritime operations in December quarter<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Overall though, Harvest\u2019s numbers are still modest and its transformation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>But its technology sits in a structural shift where operations and inspections are moving away from physical presence toward remote situational awareness.<\/p>\n<p> &nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This story does not constitute financial product advice. You should consider obtaining independent advice before making any financial decision.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At Stockhead we tell it like it is. While Harvest Technology is a Stockhead advertiser, it did not sponsor this article.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Harvest <span class=\"match\">Tech<\/span> is plugging critical gaps in &#8230; operations. Pic: Getty Images Harvest <span class=\"match\">Tech<\/span> has been proven in real &#8230; in offshore operations The same <span class=\"match\">tech<\/span> is now being used in &#8230; Harvest\u00e2\u0080\u0099s AVRLive platform. 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