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  • UMaine Signs USD 3.8 Mln Deal with DOE

    9 September 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud welcomed top officials from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to Castine on Sept. 5 to celebrate a successful year of the VolturnUS floating wind turbine deployed off Castine.  The federal officials were joined by representatives from the University of Maine, Maine Maritime Academy and Cianbro, […]

  • New Report on USA Offshore Wind Energy Available

    18 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Analyzing Offshore Wind Energy in the United States – 2014” report to their offering. This research brings a complete in-depth focus on the US offshore wind energy industry in its report – Analyzing Offshore Wind Energy in the United States. The report begins with an exploration […]

  • Comparing Approaches to Benthic Habitat Mapping

    22 April 2014
    Environment, Research & Development

    Researchers at the Graduate School of Oceanography and Department of Geosciences at the University of Rhode Island have compared top-down and bottom-up approaches to benthic habitat mapping, as a response to increased interest in ocean renewables in the United States. The research was conducted at two sites offshore Rhode Island considered for wind farm development. […]

  • US Offshore Wind and Fisheries Alliance Names First Executive Director

    2 March 2020
    Human Capital

    The Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA) has appointed Lyndie Hice-Dunton as its first executive director. Hice-Dunton officially assumed the role of Executive Director on 10 February. According to ROSA, the new appointment has over a decade of experience in fisheries science and environmental policy as a specialist on projects focusing on coastal and offshore energy, […]

  • USA: Underwater Search for 13 British Transport Service Vessels Continues

    6 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP), a tenant activity at Naval Station Newport, is conducting underwater surveys of Newport Harbor in search of 13 British transport service vessels sunk in 1778 near historic Fort Adams that was blockaded by the Royal Navy during the War of 1812. “Much of local Rhode Island maritime history […]

  • Innovation by cooperation

    5 November 2013

    Innovation and research, two words that are extremely important to the Dutch maritime industry. The Dutch are famous for their innovations and to stay a frontrunner, they work hard to make their products and methods even more efficient, sustainable or better adapted, as individual companies as well as in joint projects between companies, knowledge institutes […]

  • Venice boat show to open on positive note

    19 March 2010

    The 9th Venice International Boat Show opens its doors to the public this month with a renewed sense of optimism. According to a 2009 study by the Research & Intelligence Division of BMps, the Italian yachting market is expected to grow at an average rate of 5 per cent during the 2010-12 period, although market […]

  • CFE says dredging unit to slow declines in 2010

    26 February 2010

    Belgian builder CFE said its dredging operation would slow down contraction in 2010 after the unit helped temper declines in its construction division in Luxembourg and central Europe last year. CFE, 47 percent owned by France’s Vinci (SGEF.PA: Quote, Profile, Research), said on Thursday it hoped to stabilise profits for 2010 thanks to the dredging […]

  • Total and Indonesia sign Memorandum of Understanding on CO2 capture and storage

    16 December 2007

    Total announces the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between Total E&P Indonesia and the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference. Under this agreement the Indonesia’s Agency of Research and Development for Energy and Mineral Resources will be allowed to access to important data from […]

  • New Hydrographic Survey Vessel Set Sail for Mumbai (India)

    31 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    The first catamaran hydrographic survey vessel, Makar, constructed by the Alock Ashdown (Gujarat) Limited set sail for Mumbai on its maiden voyage from Ghogha in Gujarat. AAGL received the order by winning the competitive tender, involving public sector as well as private sector shipyards, issued by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Business Standard reported. The […]

  • Cruise company confirms its leadership in marine protection

    3 August 2010

    Costa Cruises has teamed up with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to monitor whale activity and with the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC) to monitor air pollution. Costa Pacifica is the first cruise ship in the world to install REPCET (www.repcet.com), a trial programme designed to help reduce the risk of whale strikes […]

  • Carrier revenues tumble in Q1

    30 June 2009

    Deepsea shipping lines’ revenues dropped year-on-year by an average of 35% during the first quarter, according to analyst AXS Alphaliner. Research carried out by Alphaliner showed that the revenues of 11 carriers surveyed fell from US$22.4bn to $14.45bn. Of the 11 carriers, CSCL and Coscon were the hardest hit, with their revenues falling by 56% […]

  • U.S. & Norway: Difference Between Drilling Regimes

    15 September 2010

    DNV has compared the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and the Norwegian offshore drilling regulatory regimes and regulations. The study identified several similarities, but overall there are some fundamental differences between the two countries’ regulations. Immediately after the Deepwater Horizon accident, the Norwegian Oil Industry Association (OLF) asked DNV to research and prepare a report comparing […]

  • Manx pair’s rowing boat challenge

    24 October 2006

    Two men from the Isle of Man are hoping to navigate the Irish Sea in a home-made rowing boat. Mark Buttery, 41, and Alan Kneen, 37, who hope to raise money for Leukaemia Research, will launch the boat at Peel Lifeboat slipway on Saturday. Their maiden voyage will be in July 2007 when they sail […]

  • IEA-OES: Sustained innovation and cross-border collaboration marks 2021 for ocean energy

    10 March 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    Ocean Energy Systems (OES), a technology collaboration program within the International Energy Agency (IEA), has provided an overview of ocean energy activities in 2021 in its newly released annual report.

  • Long-Term Seawater Analysis Has Global Significance (USA)

    25 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Since 1988, scientists from the University of Hawaii have been conducting almost monthly deep-sea research expeditions to collect water samples for subsequent laboratory analysis. Originally designed to characterize subtle long-term changes in environments that were believed to be stable, the work has revealed some surprising conclusions. For example, it has become evident that even in […]

  • Greater Consolidation for Wind Energy Market with Fewer but Stronger Participants (UK)

    9 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    The European wind energy market is just starting to recover from the economic downturn in 2009. As demand stabilises, steady growth is forecast. At the same time, the market is poised for greater consolidation that will result in the emergence of fewer but stronger participants. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan , European Wind Energy […]

  • TotalEnergies, Equinor among players pursuing decarbonization project for floating and fixed offshore installations

    25 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Transition

    Techouse is pooling resources with multiple energy companies, including TotalEnergies and Equinor, alongside SINTEF Energy Research, to develop and test a joint industry project (JIP), which aims to change the oil and gas industry’s mind about retrofitting offshore power generation with combined cycle to achieve cuts in fuel consumption and carbon emissions at floating and fixed offshore installations.

  • Rosneft, ExxonMobil Achieve Several Milestones Under Strategic Cooperation Agreement

    24 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Rosneft and ExxonMobil announced the achievement of several milestones under their 2011 Strategic Cooperation Agreement, including joint venture formation for the Kara Sea and Black Sea projects, and establishing foundations for joint ventures to explore seven other licenses in the Russian Arctic and to manage the joint West Siberia tight oil project. The companies have […]

  • Russia and Italy Join Forces on Development of Enhanced Marine Technology

    27 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    During the Italy-Russia Business Forum, being held yesterday in Trieste, Fincantieri announced, in the presence of Enrico Letta, Italy’s President of the Council of Ministers, and Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, the signing of an agreement to define plans for a drillship featuring frontline innovation and technology, and the securing of a contract […]

  • ABS Endows Chair in Ocean Engineering at UC Berkeley, USA

    3 July 2012
    Human Capital

    ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global maritime industry, has established the American Bureau of Shipping Endowed Chair in Ocean Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley). Professor Ronald W. Yeung has received the inaugural appointment to this chair for a five-year term, […]

  • ABS Endows Chair in Ocean Engineering at University of California at Berkeley (USA)

    17 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global maritime industry, has established the American Bureau of Shipping Endowed Chair in Ocean Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley). Professor Ronald W. Yeung has received the inaugural appointment to this chair for a five-year term, […]

  • Rosneft, ExxonMobil to Move on Next Planning Phase for LNG Project in Russian Far East

    24 June 2013

    Rosneft and ExxonMobil announced the achievement of several milestones under their 2011 Strategic Cooperation Agreement, including joint venture formation for the Kara Sea and Black Sea projects, and establishing foundations for joint ventures to explore seven other licenses in the Russian Arctic and to manage the joint West Siberia tight oil project. The companies have […]

  • Next decade one of progress for global offshore wind industry

    22 December 2009

    Led by European utilities, the offshore wind industry is poised for substantial scaling over the next decade, with the global installed base expected to grow to nearly 45 GW in 2020 according to a new market study from Emerging Energy Research. With large northern European utilities driving the industry forward in the short term, the […]

  • USA: WHOI to Lead Expedition to Measure Radioactive Contaminants in Pacific Ocean

    3 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will lead the first international, multidisciplinary assessment of the levels and dispersion of radioactive substances in the Pacific Ocean off the Fukushima nuclear power plant—a research effort funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. “This project will address fundamental questions about the impact of this release of […]