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  • WATCH: Cable Setup on Galway Bay Ocean Observatory

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

    RV Celtic Explorer has laid a subsea cable in Galway Bay in April 2015 marking a milestone in the development of Ireland’s national marine research and development infrastructure. The four kilometre cable, and a frame to which sensors and monitoring equipment will be attached is part of the development of an ocean observatory in Galway […]

  • MMO Appoints Gardline to Provide Marine Scientific Advice

    21 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    The framework agreement allows for high quality research and technical advice to be efficiently commissioned in priority areas relevant to the MMO’s and other government partners’ marine management decision making. Eight lots covering technical advice and research on specific topics have been included. The MMO commented “This is an important development in procuring high quality […]

  • Boaty McBoatface Completes First Dive in Antarctic

    7 April 2017
    Equipment

    Boaty McBoatface, the Autosub long range submersible operated by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), has completed its first Antarctic mission beneath the waves of the Southern Ocean. A team of researchers from the University of Southampton and British Antarctic Survey (BAS), along with NOC engineers and technicians, deployed Boaty in the Weddell Sea, near the South Orkney […]

  • NS Budget 2016 sets aside funding for tidal energy

    20 April 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    The Government of Nova Scotia has announced budget for 2016-2017, which includes funding designated for the innovation in tidal power and electricity.

  • Brazil: Petrobras, Jogmec to Conduct Feasibilty Study on Flexible Pipe Design for Pre-Salt Cluster

    12 May 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

      Petrobras has signed a Specific Agreement with Jogmec – Japan Oil, Gas, and Metals National Corporation, with the aim of commencing a technical feasibility study on flexible pipes for oil production in the pre-salt cluster. This study is the second collaboration between the two companies. The relationship between Petrobras and Jogmec began in December […]

  • HMM, DSME Team Up on Smart Ship Development

    26 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    The parties joined forces on the research, development and innovation in the field of smart ship technologies.

  • IMO Adopts Safety Amendments for Passenger Ships

    16 June 2017

    IMO’s Marine Safety Committee (MSC) has adopted revised safety requirements for passenger vessels in the event of flooding caused by an incident. The revisions to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) chapter II-1, relating to subdivision and damage stability, follow a substantive review of SOLAS chapter II-1, focusing in particular […]

  • Pursuit for optimal wave energy concept continues

    15 March 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    ETIP Ocean has set up a webinar dedicated to the investigation of novel devices ahead of moving towards convergence of design for wave energy technologies.

  • Canada: Nova Scotia Plans to Benefit from Tidal Energy

    27 August 2013

    Nova Scotia hopes to become a world leader in tidal technology, writes The Global and Mail. Even though Nova Scotia has one of the most powerful tidal currents in the world, tidal development is moving at a very slow pace. In order to speed up the process Ottawa, Nova Scotia, Encana Corp. and several tidal […]

  • Companies step up work on maritime cyber security

    16 December 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, IT & Software, Research & Development, Safety, Technology

    Following several cyber attacks that happened in the maritime sector this year, the issue of maritime cyber security is gaining prominence.

  • CGGVeritas: Continuous Innovation in Subsalt Imaging (USA)

    8 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants”, attributed to Sir Isaac Newton, refers to the development of scientific research and understanding. This sentiment is equally applicable to the technology-driven seismic industry, and the discipline of subsalt imaging in particular. The latest imaging technologies build on a rich heritage […]

  • Oil & Gas UK: North Sea offshore workers taller, wider, heavier

    13 March 2015

    Oil & Gas UK has informed that the changing shape of North Sea offshore workers over the last three decades is revealed in the findings of a “ground-breaking high-tech study” just concluded in Aberdeen. Researchers at Robert Gordon University (RGU) in collaboration with Oil & Gas UK found that male offshore oil and gas workers […]

  • Vince Cable Announces GBP 6.5m Boost for Renewable Engineering Skills (UK)

    31 August 2011
    Authorities & Government

      A £6.5 million investment to deliver a new generation of engineering leaders in renewable energy was announced today by the Business Secretary Vince Cable. Leading universities and industry will provide training for up to 50 of the best engineering students as part of a new Industrial Doctorate Centre in Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE). Working […]

  • China number one by orders

    12 July 2010

    China took number one position in new order volumes for the first half of 2010, according to statistics from the Korea Shipbuilders Association (KOSHIPA) and Clarkson Research Services. China inked new ship orders totaling 5.02 million gross tonnes, or 41 percent of the global total.

  • A quieter cruise

    16 February 2007

    Heavy marine engines are not only powerful, but also extremely loud, issuing vibrations which spread through the entire hull. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability (LBF) in Darmstadt have found a way of blocking the sound immediately below the engine with the help of counter-vibrations.

  • WHOI: Atlantic Ocean’s Microscopic Plants Blooming Begins

    6 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Across the horizon and miles out to sea toward the north, the Atlantic Ocean’s spring and summer ritual unfolds entailing the blooming of countless microscopic plants, or phytoplankton. In what’s known as the North Atlantic Bloom, an immense number of phytoplankton burst into existence, first “greening,” then “whitening” the sea as one or more species […]

  • Wind Power — Even without the Wind (USA)

    28 April 2013
    Research & Development, Technology

    Innovative storage system could enable offshore wind farms to deliver power whenever it’s needed.    Written by David L. Chandler, MIT News Offshore wind could provide abundant electricity — but as with solar energy, this power supply can be intermittent and unpredictable. But a new approach from researchers at MIT could mitigate that problem, allowing the […]

  • MRC to launch marine renewables supply chain database

    3 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Marine Renewables Canada (MRC) plans to release an online supply chain database this fall in an effort to strengthen the links between marine renewable energy industry.

  • Scientists board Atlantic cruise

    11 May 2005

    Scientists from the University of Liverpool have begun a six-week cruise to help them understand major changes in temperature in the Atlantic. Researchers will examine the disparity between the ocean’s temperatures at different locations and depths. The cruise departed from Bermuda, the university said on Tuesday.

  • ‘Slight recovery’ for cod stocks

    18 October 2007

    The number of young cod in the North Sea has shown a slight rise for the second year in a row, research shows. But the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (Ices) warned that heavy cuts in cod catches were still needed to help numbers recover.

  • U.S. Shipping, NASSCO to build 9 tankers

    20 July 2006

    U.S. Shipping Partners LP (USS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday its subsidiary, USS Product Carriers, has contracted with National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., or NASSCO, to build nine double-hulled tanker at a cost of $1 billion.

  • Update on Teekay’s 2012 Tanker Market Review (VIDEO)

    13 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    2012 was a “year of two halves” for the conventional tanker industry. In this Teekay video update, Research Manager Christian Waldegrave gives his review of the 2012 tanker market and looks ahead to what can be expected in 2013. TeekayCorp, June 13, 2013

  • Buried Viking ship found in Norway

    18 October 2006

    Archaeologists discovered a Viking ship burial Tuesday on a farm in southern Norway. The excavation was being carried out in preparation for the expansion of the graveyard at Hedrum Church in Larvik, Aftenposten reported. The researchers told Norwegian Broadcasting that another ship appears to be buried nearby.

  • Delegation from Brunei Visits Deltares (The Netherlands)

    23 April 2013

    On Monday, 22 April, a delegation from Brunei visited Deltares to make closer acquaintance with Deltares and to explore possible ways of working together. The delegation was led by Dato Paduka Hj Ali Apong, the Chairman of the Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) and Deputy Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office. As well as attracting […]

  • Grant to Investigate Dredged Sediment as Building Material

    29 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    A team of researchers from Utrecht University and NIOZ have won a grant from the NWO Topsector Water & Maritiem to investigate the potential of dredged harbor sediment as a carbon neutral resource for building materials. The team will investigate this in collaboration with the Port of Rotterdam, Royal IHC, Van Oord, NETICS, Wetsus and […]