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  • Petrofac, Cranfield University jointly investigating new zero-emission tech

    1 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Oilfield services provider Petrofac has teamed up with Cranfield University to investigate new technology that could minimise the impact of amine scrubbing technology.

  • U.S. Navy’s New Study to Reduce Diving Risks

    11 August 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Reaching a new threshold in underwater medical studies, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced Aug. 10 an innovative capability for examining how cells work at pressures far below the sea surface. Researchers at the Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU) have designed, built and validated a novel hyperbaric environment to study cellular behavior at greater […]

  • UNC Coastal Studies Institute Opens in North Carolina (USA)

    18 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    On January 15, 2013 the University of North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute’s (UNC-CSI) research and education campus was dedicated and officially opened in Skyco, NC. This inter-university coastal and marine science institute will escalate the presence and impact of higher educational opportunities in northeastern North Carolina and promote economic enhancement for the region. Local and […]

  • NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program Funding Opportunity

    18 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    NOAA has issued a call for proposals under the first federal funding opportunity issued by the NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program, which supports research in the Gulf of Mexico on long-term sustainability of the ecosystem and its fisheries. The competition seeks proposals for timely and high-quality scientific results that may be used to inform science-based […]

  • UK: Union calls for public investment in new offshore oil & gas infrastructure

    20 October 2016

    Scotland’s biggest union Unite has called for governments at Westminster and Holyrood to invest in new infrastructure to help take advantage of untapped offshore oil and gas. UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) on Wednesday published a research on the potential of small pools of oil and gas in UK waters. According to the research, more […]

  • Study: Vessel Speed Restriction to Protect Mammals in Arctic

    7 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Study: A restriction on vessel speed could reduce the likelihood of ship strikes in Arctic waters to protect mammals.

  • Sembmarine SLP to Promote Its Offshore Technology in China

    18 June 2014

    Sembmarine SLP Limited has signed an MOU with the China Shipbuilding Corporation, Zhengzhou Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, with a view to cooperate and promote products and services for use in offshore construction projects, specifically in regard to consultation on Wind Farm Electrical Substations, and Offshore Accommodation platform design. Nine members of a Chinese […]

  • Dakota Creek Shipyard Splashes the RV Neil Armstrong

    28 February 2014

    Dakota Creek Industries held, on Feb 22nd, a launching ceremony for the U.S. Navy’s first of two Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research Vessels (AGORs) the R/V Neil Armstrong. R/V Neil Armstrong (AGOR 27) is a modern mono-hull research vessel based on a commercial design, capable of integrated, interdisciplinary, general purpose oceanographic research in coastal and deep […]

  • The Netherlands: MARIN Inaugurates Unique Depressurised Wave Basin

    26 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    MARIN’s unique Depressurised Wave Basin (DWB) was officially inaugurated on March 19 by Maxime Verhagen, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation. Representing the combination of a depressurised towing tank with a wave maker, the DWB creates a world first. The inauguration took place in the presence of representatives from various government ministries, […]

  • Siemens Gamesa signs Hornsea Two bank guarantee line

    18 May 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Siemens Gamesa has signed a bank guarantee line for up to EUR 600 million to cover the construction of components for the 1.4 GW Hornsea Two offshore wind farm. Located in the North Sea and owned by Danish utility company Ørsted, the farm will consist of 165 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines. BNP Paribas lead managed […]

  • NOC Gets ‘International Maritime Partner’ Award

    10 December 2014
    Project & Tenders

    The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Southampton have been presented with the ‘International Maritime Partner’ award at the annual ‘BlueTech & Blue Economy’ summit in San Diego, in order to recognise their ongoing engagement with The Maritime Alliance. The summit, organised by The Maritime Alliance, seeks to promote sustainable growth within marine […]

  • Kongsberg UK to Showcase Seaglider AUV at Subsea Expo

    27 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Aberdeen-based Kongsberg Maritime said it is expecting high interest in the innovative Kongsberg Seaglider autonomous vehicle during Subsea Expo 2017. Kongsberg’s Subsea Expo 2017 booth will also feature a host of established subsea technology designed to meet the exacting demands of research and commercial users during the annual, free to attend subsea conference and exhibition. […]

  • Clarksons: Bulk Carrier Ordering Turns a Corner

    1 November 2017

    Following limited contracting in the bulk carrier sector in the last three years, ordering has started to pick up with 17.1 million dwt contracted in the first nine months of 2017. By the end of September 2017, the orderbook totalled 623 vessels of 64 million dwt, equivalent to 7.9% of fleet capacity, close to the historical low of […]

  • The Netherlands: MARIN Inaugurates Depressurised Wave Basin

    26 March 2012

    MARIN’s unique Depressurised Wave Basin (DWB) was officially inaugurated on March 19 by Maxime Verhagen, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation. Representing the combination of a depressurised towing tank with a wave maker, the DWB creates a world first. The inauguration took place in the presence of representatives from various government ministries, […]

  • NSF Grant for UNF Engineering Professor

    8 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    Dr. Bill Dally, an associate professor in the School of Engineering at the University of North Florida, was awarded a grant for more than $500,000 by the National Science Foundation to develop an amphibious remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for coastal research and education. With this funding, Dally, a coastal engineer, will develop an amphibious ROV, […]

  • Sonardyne Names New Global Business Manager for Oceanography

    19 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    Sonardyne International UK has appointed Geraint West as its new Global Business Manager for Oceanography. Geraint joins Sonardyne with immediate effect and brings with him extensive experience gained over 32 years with the Royal Navy, Fugro and most recently, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), the company informed. At NOC, Geraint held a variety of positions, […]

  • Poland: Gdańsk Maritime Institute Announces ROV Platform Installation Tender

    8 June 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Maritime Institute in Gdańsk has announced a tender of a total value of 463,226 EUR (580.000 USD). The project includes the work of supply and installation of a stand-alone platform for ROV sampling and phyto-zoobenthos and marine environment measurements and the installation on board the awarding vessel Cego r/v IMOR. The stand-alone platform will be […]

  • India: Goa Shipyard Lays Keel for New FOR Vessel

    21 December 2012

    As part of GSL’s ongoing diversification initiative, the keel for the newly designed Fisheries Oceanographic Research Vessel (FORV) was laid on 7 December 2012 at Goa Shipyard Ltd. This is the second in the series of three vessels being built by GSL for the Central Marine Fisheries Institute (CMFRI) Kochi. The Keel for the first […]

  • Wedge testing wave energy converter prototype for Sea-Titan

    28 September 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Research & Development

    Spanish company Wedge Global is designing a new wave energy converter model for the Sea-Titan project. Wedge Global is currently conducting factory acceptance tests on the prototype and initial results are “positive meeting expectations”, the Flow Accelerator stated in its recent post. According to the Flow Accelerator, the company has arranged a consortium to apply […]

  • Nautilus Minerals Discovers More SMS Systems in Tonga

    2 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Nautilus Minerals Inc. (the “Company” or “Nautilus Minerals”) announces the discovery of two (2), high grade, Seafloor Massive Sulfide (“SMS”) systems on its wholly owned exploration tenements in the territorial waters of the Kingdom of Tonga (“Tonga”). Grab samples from these discoveries assayed up to 11.9% copper, 59.8% zinc, 28.6 g/t gold and 673 g/t […]

  • EIB to Inject USD 1.1 Bn into Cutting Shipping Emissions

    17 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    Under the European Investment Bank (EIB) projects financing, a total of EUR 1 billion (USD 1.1 billion), backed by the European Fund for Strategic Investments guarantee, was approved for a new initiative intended to reduce harmful emissions in the European shipping industry. Namely, the emissions would be reduced through investment in energy efficient technologies and financing for […]

  • China starts building its 1st autonomous feeder

    20 May 2020
    Vessels

    Qingdao Shipyard has launched the construction of China’s 1st autonomous containership, named Zhi Fei. The construction was launched with a steel cutting ceremony held on May 15, according to the reports from Chinese media. The 300 TEU feeder will be equipped with intelligent navigation and advanced environmentally-friendly solutions that will cut the ship’s NOx, SOx […]

  • Seabased Hooks Up Sotenäs Wave Energy Plant to Swedish Grid

    18 December 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The 120-ton subsea generator switchgear of the Sotenäs Wave Energy Plant on the Swedish West Coast has been deployed and connected to the Swedish National Grid via a 10 km long subsea cable. A number of Wave Energy Converters (generators) were also connected to the subsea switchgear and the wave park will consequently go live […]

  • Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics Set for Next Week

    8 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Eighth International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, named River Flow 2016, will take place on July 12-15, 2016 in St. Louis, MO. River Flow, an international meeting in the area of river engineering and fluvial hydraulics, will provide a forum to report the latest scientific findings and to promote information exchange and cooperation among scientists, engineers […]

  • Technip to present FLNG design plans to CNOOC

    5 December 2014
    Vessels

    Technip is getting ready to present its pre-FEED plans for an FLNG vessel to CNOOC.