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  • USA: Kvichak Marine Wins Pilot Boat Contract

    1 March 2013

    Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc., of Seattle, WA, was recently awarded a contract to build a 64′ all-aluminum Pilot Boat for the Savannah Pilots Association of Savannah, GA. For over 140 years the Savannah Pilots Association has safely guided vessels on the 25 ½ mile journey from the sea to the port of Savannah. They require […]

  • Rosneft to Study Northern Sea Route’s Marine Fauna

    23 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    OAO NK Rosneft will conduct marine fauna monitoring in the Northern Sea Route in 2014, the company informed.   The studies will be organized by the Arctic Research Center, a joint venture of Rosneft and ExxonMobil. The objective of the said studies is collection of data on marine fauna in Rosneft License Areas with a […]

  • MAIB Report Shows UK Marine Accidents in Decline

    18 July 2014

    In 2013, a total of 1,332 accidents (Casualties and Incidents) was reported to the UK’s Marine Accident Investigations Branch (MAIB), with 1, 459 vessels involved, MAIB’s 2013 Accidents Report reads.   The investigations commenced and the reports published by the MAIB during 2013 have been diverse and have covered all sectors of the maritime industry.  Some 70 […]

  • Otto Marine Cashes In $404 Mln in Charter Contracts

    14 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Otto Marine Limited, an offshore marine company which owns and operates a large fleet of offshore support vessels, has secured charter contracts worth approximately US$404 million in the first half of 2014 (1H2014).   Otto Marine enjoys a healthy order book that stood at approximately US$450 million as at 30 June 2014, with an average […]

  • Women Blazing Trail in Middle East Marine Engineering

    28 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Women seem to be blazing a new trail in marine engineering education in Oman, and the Middle East as more female students opt for this highly coveted profession. Mir and Hajar are graduates from the International Maritime College Oman (IMCO) in the Omani city of Sohar. They became friends after enrolling on a four-year bachelor’s […]

  • USA: SKF Marine Condition Monitoring Kit Launched

    19 November 2012

    SKF, the knowledge engineering company, has launched the SKF Marine Condition Monitoring Kit, which simplifies and reduces the cost of shipboard maintenance. This kit includes everything that is needed to carry out reliable condition monitoring and enables ship operators to take a first step towards on-going condition-based maintenance. With the SKF Marine Condition Monitoring Kit […]

  • Vessel Efficiency: Piloting UK Marine and Maritime Innovation

    29 November 2012

    Together with the MOD’s Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory and Scottish Enterprise, The Technology Strategy Board is investing up to £8m in collaborative R&D and fast-track projects to deliver viable solutions for more efficient marine vessels. The Technology Strategy Board is looking for UK businesses – from inside and outside the industry – to develop […]

  • Sembcorp Marine, Partners Target Innovative Hull Designs

    21 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    A*STAR’s Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), Sembcorp Marine Ltd, University of Glasgow and University of Glasgow Singapore (UGS) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate and develop new hull designs for large ocean-going vessels. Under the three-year MoU, IHPC, Sembcorp Marine Ltd, University of Glasgow and UGS will use computational modelling and […]

  • New marine aggregate dredging licence in Bristol Channel

    4 July 2008

    News – July 4, 2008 MARINET reports that the marine aggregate companies Hanson Marine and Cemex UK Marine have obtained a new licence to extract up to 1.5 million tonnes over 10 years from Area 472, Culver Sands, which lies on the median line separating England and Wales, approximately 8 miles south of Barry and […]

  • RiaSoR issues marine energy reliability assessment guide

    22 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    The Reliability in a Sea of Risk (RiaSoR) project has published new guidance advising on the assessment of reliability in marine energy converters.

  • Ireland extends marine R&I strategy consultation

    12 December 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    The deadline for comments on a new plan setting out Ireland’s Marine Research & Innovation Strategy for the period 2016 – 2021 has been extended until the end of this year.

  • EMO Marine scoops Cape Sharp Tidal contract

    23 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    EMO Marine Technologies has been awarded a contract with OpenHydro for the Cape Sharp Tidal project. EMO Marine Technologies has designed and developed a turnkey monitoring system for the turbine deployment and recovery platform. Its monitoring system converts underwater video and sensor data streams into a single fibre-optic cable which creates a real-time and high […]

  • ETA sets up marine cable connectors division

    7 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    ETA, a UK-based subsea cable specialist, has formed a new division that will focus on the provision of marine cable connectors, terminations and accessories. Following the participation in several projects such as Cape Sharp Tidal project in the Bay of Fundy, and Delta Stream tidal project in Ramsey Sound by providing connector and jointing solutions, […]

  • DNV GL sets up marine operations course

    8 May 2015
    Research & Development, Technology

    DNV GL, in collaboration with IHCantabria, is organizing a course on Sesam Marine software that simulates marine operations like heavy lifting, side-by-side mooring and floatover ahead of offshore handling. The course ‘Simulation of Marine Operations with Sesam Marine’ aims to introduce the participants to Sesam Marine software used for simulation of marine operations like deck mating, […]

  • Ports play important role in marine energy developments

    21 April 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Small and medium sized ports (SMPs) have a triple role to play in marine energy developments, it was concluded at BEPPo project’s conference. The Port of Oostende organised the BEPPo (Blue Energy Production in Ports) conference ‘Ports as hubs for marine renewable energy projects’ at the Greenbridge Incubator centre, Belgium. During the event, led by […]

  • MARINET’s 6th call open for marine renewables developers

    3 February 2015
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development, Technology

    Companies, entrepreneurs and groups working in the area of marine renewable energy, based in the EU or in FP7-associated States are eligible to participate in the latest MARINET’s call offering free access to Europe’s leading test facilities. As a first step, the user, or the group leader must contact the Infrastructure Manager in order to […]

  • Promising future for marine-based energy in European Union

    11 December 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    The installation of a floating tidal turbine brings EU researchers one step closer towards achieving a viable marine-based energy sector, it is stated in CORDIS’ press release. A scaled down floating tidal turbine has been put to sea off the Orkney Islands in Scotland. This pilot scheme is expected to enable researchers to better understand the […]

  • MPS Technical Director to speak at marine industry conference

    27 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Chairman and Technical Director of Marine Power Systems (MPS), Graham Foster, has been announced as one of the speakers at the upcoming UK Marine Energy Conference 2016 in Glasgow.

  • Basque Country financing marine energy technology testing

    12 August 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    The Basque Energy Agency (Ente Vasco de la Energía; EVE) will financially support demonstration and validation of emerging marine energy technologies with EUR 2.5 million. Specifically, subsidies will be made available for pilot projects demonstrating and validating full scale, or almost full scale, prototypes of wave energy converters, floating wind platforms, and offshore wind turbines. Funding also covers prototypes of […]

  • UK: A&P Commits to Marine Renewables with New Appointment

    16 July 2012

    A&P Falmouth has employed a full time marine renewables business development manager, demonstrating the company’s commitment to working at the forefront of the sector. Amanda Pound joined the company in 2010 as part of a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Exeter University, just days after finishing her degree. After working for two years as Marine […]

  • Marine Biologists Investigate Sharks’ Movements in Scottish Waters

    13 July 2012
    Environment, Research & Development

    Marine biologists from the University of Exeter and Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) will attach satellite tracking tags to 20 basking sharks in the seas around the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland.  The area where the study is being undertaken overlaps with an offshore wind farm proposal west of Tiree, known as the Argyll Array. […]

  • Scottish Enterprise Requires Marine Energy Cable Consultancy

    6 January 2014
    Research & Development, Storage

    Scottish Enterprise (SE) has approval for up to £2,400,000 funding to invest in Marine Energy Array Cabling Solution Development. The Scottish Enterprise is calling for a competitive dialogue, where focus will be to produce practical solutions to the challenge of providing low-cost, safe and effective methods of locating, securing and protecting electrical array cables in […]

  • Marine Renewables Test Centre Established at University of Dundee

    14 January 2014

    Scotland’s ability to meet its renewable energy targets will be significantly boosted by the creation of a new Marine Renewables Test Centre at the University of Dundee. The Centre will become a leading facility for the development, design and testing of marine renewable construction materials and prototype foundations. ‘Scotland is well placed to deliver offshore […]

  • EMEC to Exhibit at International Convention for Marine Renewable Energy

    2 April 2014
    Research & Development, Technology

    EMEC is exhibiting at the International Convention for Marine Renewable Energy (THETIS MRE) in Cherbourg, France on 9-10th April 2014. Oliver Wragg (Commercial Director) and Eileen Linklater (Client Relationship Manager) will be attending the event, and exhibiting as part of the SDI pavilion on stand B5. Mr Wragg is speaking at a session which will […]

  • Scotland Inks Marine Energy Deal with Basse-Normandie

    30 October 2013
    Authorities & Government, Storage

     Scotland has signed an international co-operation agreement with the Basse-Normandie region in France, to develop closer working between the two geographies in the field of marine energy. Scotland is currently a global leader in the development of wave and tidal energy, which it’s estimated could be worth a potential £1billion to the Scottish economy by […]