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  • Newcastle University outlines plans for North Sea wave energy demo

    30 January 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    Newcastle University has set sights on turning wave motion into a source of renewable energy with the latest project that will see the installation of a wave energy device prototype in the North Sea.

  • Larger Sand Grain Size Improves Nourishment Performance

    28 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    A comparison of recent and previous nourishments of San Diego beaches suggests that a larger sand grain size improved nourishment performance, according to Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego. Sand added to three San Diego County beaches in 2012 has partially remained, surviving the large waves of the El Niño winter […]

  • ABS Inaugurates Korea Energy Technology Center (KETC) in Busan

    30 October 2012

    Leading classification society ABS officially inaugurated the ABS Korea Energy Technology Center (KETC) in Busan, South Korea, on 19 October 2012. ABS President and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki joined senior representatives of the Korean shipping and shipbuilding sectors and academia to celebrate the official opening of the ABS KETC, ABS’ first global energy center. Researchers […]

  • Canada: GRI Simulations Receives RDC Funding for 3D Software

    19 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Funding announced on Monday by the Research & Development Corporation (RDC) is supporting the development of an innovative 3-D simulation software product that will enhance offshore oil and gas installation design and operations. Mount Pearl-based GRI Simulations Inc. is receiving $250,000 from RDC’s Proof of Concept program to assist with simulating oil field design as […]

  • UK: University of Dundee Geowave Project Aims to Anchor Wave Energy

    28 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    A major new research project – led by the University of Dundee – has been launched with the aim of helping make offshore wave energy a sustainable proposition. Sustainable offshore wave energy has the potential to make a real contribution towards the binding European Union commitment to source 20% of its electricity requirements from renewable […]

  • Robotic Floats Deployed in the Indian Ocean

    29 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Robotic floats armed with revolutionary new sensors will be launched in the Indian Ocean, as part of a new India-Australia research partnership to find out what makes the world’s third largest ocean tick – and how both nations can benefit from it. The Indian Ocean contains vast fisheries and mineral resources that are of strategic […]

  • UK: European Marine Science Park Offers Commercial Opportunities

    25 May 2012

    Construction of the European Marine Science Park (EMSP) has begun at Dunstaffnage near Oban, which will offer commercial space for businesses at one of the world’s leading sites for marine research and development. The 20,000 square feet building will be available by the end of 2012, with further developments planned over the coming decade. The […]

  • GeoWAVE Project Launched to Anchor Wave Energy (UK)

    23 January 2013
    Research & Development, Technology

    A major new research project – lead by the University of Dundee – has been launched with the aim of helping make offshore wave energy a sustainable proposition. Sustainable offshore wave energy has the potential to make a real contribution towards the binding European Union commitment to source 20% of its electricity requirements from renewable […]

  • Major Conference Marks Final Phase of Helios Project

    3 December 2013

    A major international conference on 27 November in Copenhagen marked the final phase of the EU-funded Helios project. Helios is a cooperation research project within the EU´s 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technical Development/Transportation with MAN Diesel & Turbo acting as coordinating partner. The general objective of the project is to develop a research […]

  • Deltares: Colombians Learn about Coastal Erosion (The Netherlands)

    13 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Together with UNESCO-IHE, Deltares organised a coastal erosion course in Delft this week for a group of Colombians from research institutions and a number of regional government authorities. The course consists of passing on information, but there are also workshops during which possible solutions are being elaborated for tackling the erosion in seven coastal areas […]

  • Top News of the Week March 3 – 8, 2014

    9 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Gondan Shipyard to Build New Vessel for Marine Research Institute of Norway Gondan shipyard has been awarded the construction of a new oceanographic vessel for the Institute of Marine Research of Norway. The contract is due for signing on 14 March. STX O&S Wins New Tankers Order from Greece STX Offshore & Shipbuilding (STX O&S), […]

  • China: JES Enters New Shipbuilding Contract

    19 September 2012
    Business & Finance

      The Board of Directors of JES International Holdings Limited announced that, in accordance to Group’s policy of recognizing orders which are effective, the Group has entered into new shipbuilding contract with a Germany customer to build a 94,000 DWT bulk carrier, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Jiangsu Eastern Heavy Industry Co., Ltd (JEHl). Also, […]

  • BRTP to Demonstrate Tidal Technology at FORCE (Canada)

    31 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    BLACK ROCK TIDAL POWER has been awarded one of only two demonstration berths by the Nova Scotia government. The Honourable Andrew Younger, Minister of Energy announecd BRTP at the Nova Scotia Comunity College in Dartmouth on Friday. The company will showcase its innovative technology at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE), Canada’s leading research centre for in-stream […]

  • IADC WelcomeS New President

    9 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has appointed Mr. Frank Verhoeven as the new President of the IADC Board of Directors. In accepting his appointment as president, Mr. Verhoeven thanked retiring president Mr. Peter de Ridder for his contributions to the success of the IADC. Mr. De Ridder held the position for 4 years […]

  • MacArtney Provides Second TRIAXUS ROTV for RV Investigator

    18 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    MacArtney has supplied second TRIAXUS ROTV system for use on the Australia’s Marine National Facility research vessel, the RV Investigator. This TRIAXUS E version features a higher payload capacity and enables the installation of a wide range of sensors targeted to the specific needs of oceanographic research, the company explained. The scope of supply from MacArtney  includes the […]

  • PLOCAN welcomes MIKE

    27 January 2016
    Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has implemented DHI’s MIKE 21 and MIKE 3 marine modelling software. PLOCAN is a research facility co-funded by the Economy and Competitiveness Ministry of the Spanish government and the Canary Islands government, with the aim of supporting the research and development in the fields of ocean science […]

  • Mexican delegation visits bimep

    7 October 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Businessmen and politicians from Mexico have visited bimep marine energy research platform located off the coast of Basque Country. The visit was part of the tour during which the delegation visited various institutions and companies in Basque Country, in an effort to build relationship for further collaboration on projects of mutual interest. The visit to […]

  • Carnegie receives refund of USD 3 million

    29 January 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy has received tax rebate in the amount of USD 3 mln. The funds were received from Research and Development Tax Incentive, from the Australian Tax Office. The R&D Tax Incentive provides a tax rebate to support Australian companies to undertake Australian research and development. During the year ended 30 […]

  • Tidal energy could help decarbonize Alaska’s Railbelt by 2035, study shows

    2 August 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology, Vision

    Tidal energy could contribute to decarbonizing Alaska’s Railbelt by 2035 and facilitate the production of clean fuels like hydrogen, growing the state’s economy, a recent U.S. study has shown.

  • UK: Government Announces National Adaptation Programme

    26 January 2012

    The UK is set to be amongst the best prepared nations for the implications of climate change following publication of a groundbreaking study into the threats the country faces. The Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) highlights the top 100 challenges to the UK and their economy of a changing climate and provides the most compelling […]

  • Singapore, Australia ink MoU to create Green and Digital Shipping Corridor

    5 March 2024
    Authorities & Government, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy

    Singapore and Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to formally collaborate on establishing the Singapore-Australia Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC).

  • New Starfish Species Found in Antarctica

    30 April 2015
    Research & Development

    A new family of deep-sea starfish has been discovered living in the warm waters around a hydrothermal vent in the East Scotia Ridge in the Southern Ocean, Antarctica, British Antarctic Survey informed. Unlike most starfish that have 5 arms, specimens from this family (known as Paulasterias tyleri) have six or even eight. This extraordinary starfish […]

  • Scientists Discover Unknown Vent Field in Gulf of California

    22 July 2015
    Research & Development

    Scientists, on board Germany’s new deep-sea research vessel SONNE, lead by Professor Christian Berndt from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel discovered a previously unknown vent field with several black smokers, during expedition in Gulf of California. The field consists of at least four up to 70 meter high mounds. While investigating the seafloor […]

  • UK gov’t launches £77M competition to decarbonise maritime sector

    6 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Research & Development, Vessels

    The UK government has launched a multi-million-pound Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition to help decarbonise the UK’s maritime sector.

  • RGU wins $1.5 million to establish hydrogen testing facility in Scotland

    11 May 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy

    Robert Gordon University (RGU) has been awarded £1.2 million ($1.5m) of funding by the Scottish Government to establish a hydrogen testing facility at the National Subsea Centre (NSC) in Aberdeen. According to RGU, the funding comes as part of the Hydrogen Innovation Scheme, a £7 million ($8.8m) capital funding stream of the Emerging Energy Technologies […]