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  • China: SOA Announces Establishment of National Maritime Survey Fleet

    19 April 2012

      In order to enhance China’s ability to conduct maritime surveying and research, The State Oceanic Administration (SOA) announces the establishment of national maritime survey fleet, reports Xinhua. The fleet consists of 19 survey vessels, which are individually owned by the SOA, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the Ministry of Education (MOE) and other […]

  • Énergie de la Lune president to chair SER marine renewables committee

    18 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Marc Lafosse, the president of French company Énergie de la Lune has been appointed as the chairman of the Marine Renewables Committee at the French renewable energy association SER (Syndicat des Énergies Renouvelables). 

  • Rockland adds tidal scientist to its team

    25 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    Canadian provider of instrumentation for ocean turbulence measurements Rockland Scientific has appointed Justine McMillan as Staff Scientist.

  • Ireland: Odyssey to Commence Gairsoppa Silver Project

    7 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. has executed a charter agreement to utilize the Russian Research Vessel Yuzhmorgeologiya to conduct search operations for the SS Gairsoppa. The Gairsoppa was torpedoed by a German U-Boat in February 1941 while enlisted in the service of the United Kingdom Ministry of War Transport. Contemporary research and official documents indicate that […]

  • USA: Marine Robots Detect Endangered Whales in Gulf of Maine

    11 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Two robots equipped with instruments designed to “listen” for the calls of baleen whales detected nine endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of Maine last month. The robots reported the detections to shore-based researchers within hours of hearing the whales (i.e., in real time), demonstrating a new and powerful tool for managing interactions […]

  • New MIT Maritime Consortium sets out to tackle industry challenges

    27 March 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Transition

    Maritime industry leaders and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have formed a new consortium to address challenges in the global shipping industry.

  • ISE Gathers Experts to Plan Nupiri Muka’s First Field Season

    25 June 2018
    Equipment

    International Submarine Engineering (ISE) has welcomed over 20 experts from around the world at its facility as a part of the workshop aimed to finalize details for nupiri muka’s first field season. Nupiri muka is an ISE Explorer autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that is owned and operated by the University of Tasmania as part of the Antarctic […]

  • Chinese Dayang Yihao Begins Another Ocean Expedition

    18 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      Dayang Yihao, a scientific research vessel, has been deployed on a 370 day ocean expedition from China, from the city of Sanya on Hainan island province, kicking off the country’s 26th oceanic expedition mission, reported Pravda.ru. The work included in the expedition encompasses the study of polymetallic sulfides, biorrecursos and the environment, stated Tao […]

  • UK: Coastline Surveys Hires New Geotechnical Engineer

    3 September 2012

    Godwin Eton is joining Coastline Surveys as a Geotechnical Engineer responsible for preparation of geotechnical reports from offshore and nearshore geotechnical projects, running the soil logging facility and increasing the company portfolio to include pipeline geotechnics and soil-structure interactions. Godwin is a Geotechnical Engineer/Engineering Geologist with over seven years industry experience. He holds a BSc […]

  • MPRV ‘Poseidon’ Undergoes Overhauling Works (Germany)

    21 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    From 13 December 2013 to 12 January 2014 the multipurpose research vessel “Poseidon” was at the outfitting bridge of the Lindenau Werft GmbH for overhauling works. Owner of the multipurpose research vessel is the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein whereas the ship is operated by the GEOMAR Helmholtz-Centre in Kiel. Lindenau obtained the order for the […]

  • Informal Energy Council to discuss investments in energy

    23 September 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    New energy technologies and business and investment opportunities in Europe are the focus of the informal Energy Council taking place in Luxembourg today, September 23. The meeting will be attended by Europe’s energy ministers, Jyrki Katainen, the EU Vice-President for jobs, growth, investment and competitiveness, and Miguel Arias Cañete, European Commissioner for climate action and […]

  • UK: STL Wins Government Grant to Develop Offshore Personnel-Access System

    18 April 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    STL Research announce that they have recently been awarded Government funding to accelerate their project to develop an offshore personnel-access system. Code-named Neptune, the system will space-stabilise its personnel carrier regardless of the motion of the ship on which it is mounted so that personnel can safely transfer to fixed structures offshore such as wind […]

  • Kongsberg M3 Sonar Part of New Fisheries Monitoring System

    18 August 2015
    Equipment

    The M3 Sonar® (Multimode Multibeam Sonar) from Kongsberg Mesotech, is now part of a new acoustic transponder tag monitoring system being introduced to the fisheries research community during the American Fisheries Society annual conference in Portland, Oregon. This system is the result of engineering cooperation between Kongsberg Mesotech and Sonotronics, with application support from Milne […]

  • Seafloor Carpet to Harness Wave Energy

    30 January 2014
    Technology

    Assistant professor Reza Alam, an expert in wave mechanics, proposes the seafloor “carpet” which will convert ocean waves into usable energy. “There is a vast amount of untapped energy in the oceans, and with increasing worldwide demand for power, the need to find cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels is critical,” said Alam. Marcus Lehmann, a […]

  • Oyster Inventor Earns New Post at Queen’s University Belfast

    3 April 2014

    Professor Trevor Whittaker, the inventor of Aquamarine Power’s Oyster wave energy technology, has been given the prestigious post of Acting Head of the School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPACE) at Queen’s University Belfast.  The new position, for six months initially, puts Whittaker, who is Professor of Coastal Engineering, in charge of leading research […]

  • Denmark: Cutting Costs for Future Offshore Wind Industry

    28 June 2013

    The strategy of the European wind industry up unto 2030 is to develop offshore wind turbine technology into being the most competitive energy source. The target from the EU Commission is that the sector should cover a third of European electricity demand by 2030. By 2050, wind power should supply half of the electricity demand […]

  • OceanGate and NASA Team Up on New Carbon Fiber Pressure Vessel

    27 February 2020
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    OceanGate and NASA have entered into an agreement to collaborate in the development, manufacturing and testing of a new carbon fiber pressure vessel. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, will serve as the facility where the development and manufacturing of a new aerospace-grade hull is completed. This design effort is said to be […]

  • Deltares: Confidence in Coastal Forecasts (The Netherlands)

    13 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Predictions of phenomena such as sea-level rise, storm surges or coastal erosion are important for decisions about coastal protection. Coastal managers need to know how reliable these predictions are and whether they can be improved. Fedor Baart, a senior researcher with Deltares, developed a new approach and was awarded his doctorate in this field at […]

  • Texo DSI Finds HOME Offshore

    23 May 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    UK-based Texo Drone Survey and Inspection (DSI) has become an industrial partner of HOME Offshore – Holistic Operation and Maintenance for Energy from Offshore Wind Farms.

  • European Study on Dike Upgrades Kicks Off (The Netherlands)

    30 January 2014

    A major new European research project began this month to look at the impact of vegetation on waves using satellite data and field measurements. The ultimate aim of the study will be to develop a software tool for water managers and consultants that will allow them to determine the role of vegetation in damping waves […]

  • Badger Explorer Moves to IRIS Building

    30 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Norway’s Badger Explorer (BXPL) informed that the company has moved its administration and workshop to new facilities located at the International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS) building. BXPL has also recently appointed Øystein Larsen as the new chief executive officer to succeeded Steinar Bakke who has lead the company for 2.5 years. As earlier reported, the Badger […]

  • Surfrider Foundation to Discuss Wave Energy

    12 May 2014
    Environment

    The Newport Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation will hold its monthly meeting this week at the Newport Visual Arts Center on the Nye Beach Turnaround. Kaety Hildenbrand, extension marine fisheries educator from the Oregon State University’s (OSU) Sea Grant program, will deliver a speech during the meeting, taking place on Thursday at 6:30 p.m., according […]

  • UH Mānoa Receives $40 Mln Donation from Simons Foundation

    17 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    For decades now, the University of Hawaii at Mānoa has been at the forefront of microbial oceanography, the study of microscopic organisms, or microorganisms, in the sea. Because of the cutting edge research done at the university’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology and C-MORE, the Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education, UH […]

  • URI-led Consortium to Operate New Oceanographic Vessel

    13 July 2018

    The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected the East Coast Oceanographic Consortium, led by the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography, to operate a new oceanographic research ship, which will replace R/V Endeavor. Owned by NSF and valued at over $100 million, the vessel will be constructed in Louisiana, delivered to Rhode Island […]

  • UK: Predicting Wave Power to Double Electricity Output

    23 August 2012

    A team of researchers from Israel and the United Kingdom has discovered that energy produced from the planet’s oceans can increase twofold when novel methods for predicting wave power are used. Presented in the journal Renewable Energy, the results could help scientists drive and make marine renewable energy research an optimal source of power. The […]