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  • Schram picks eConowind’s VentiFoil for cargo ship

    14 June 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Dutch shipping company Schram Shipping has signed a contract with compatriot wind propulsion solutions provider eConowind for new wind-assist installation.

  • Maritime Autonomous Systems Secure USD 15 Mln Funding

    5 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    The Ministry of Defence through the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and in partnership with a number of associations and industry bodies is making funding available through four initiatives each addressing different areas of maritime autonomy. Autonomy in Maritime Unmanned Vehicles offers the potential to transform the manner in which many activities are conducted at […]

  • Scientists Unveil Undiscovered Process of Methane Oxidation in Seafloor

    20 February 2014
    Research & Development

    An international team of scientists led by the geochemists Natascha Riedinger (University of California, Riverside) and Sabine Kasten (Alfred Wegener Institute) now presents first evidence for a methane-consuming process in the sediments of the western Argentine Basin in the South Atlantic that was largely unknown to occur in natural marine deposits. One of the key […]

  • Norway: DNV Releases Low Carbon Shipping Study

    22 January 2013
    Research & Development

    Possible pathways to reduce CO2 emissions from shipping are just published in a new position paper from DNV Research and Innovation, giving directions for more environmentally friendly seaborne trade. The shipping sector is quickly becoming responsible for an increased part of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, due to its heavy dependency on fossil fuels combined […]

  • Clarksons: World Seaborne Trade Puts On Some Weight

    11 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    Since the downturn of 2009, when it slumped by 4%, world seaborne trade has grown by 38%, adding an extra 3.2 billion tonnes, but has the extra ‘weight’ been put on? The wide spectrum of seaborne trade is well known, with a range of cargo types contributing to a projected 11.5 billion tonnes this year. […]

  • Bureau Veritas Develops New Tools to Assess Cargo Sloshing in Arctic Conditions

    24 September 2013

    Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has responded to demand for safe LNG transportation in the Arctic regions by developing new high-level tools to assess cargo sloshing in ice conditions. It has also developed a cutting-edge probabilistic method for assessing ice loads on structure which will reduce the time and data needed to assess the […]

  • UCSB Studies Offshore Wind Potential in Bermuda

    19 August 2014
    Authorities & Government, Human Capital, Research & Development

    Officials from the Government of Bermuda, Dr. the Hon. E. Grant Gibbons J.P., M.P., Minister of Education and Economic Development and the Hon. Jeanne Atherden, JP, MP, Minister for Health, Seniors and the Environment, recently received the final report from the University of California (Santa Barbara) (UCSB) entitled “Offshore Wind Energy in the Context of Multiple […]

  • Sales of Natural Gas Trucks and Buses to Double by 2022, Report Says

    14 January 2014

    Driven by the lower cost of natural gas and the lower emissions from natural gas engines, compared to diesel fuel, operators of truck and bus fleets are increasingly shifting to natural gas vehicles. New markets for natural gas vehicles, such as the United States and China, tend to focus on fleet markets, particularly trucks and […]

  • Oil & Gas Innovation Centre launched in Aberdeen

    11 November 2014
    Equipment

    At its official launch hosted by Hydro Group plc in Aberdeen last night (Monday, November 10), the newly established Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) revealed that it now has its first approved and funded projects coming on stream and is in discussion with more than 50 companies regarding technology development opportunities. OGIC says it […]

  • Underwater Radiated Noise Notation from Bureau Veritas

    4 November 2014
    Research & Development

    Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has developed a voluntary notation intended to assist shipbuilders and operators reduce underwater noise radiating from ships. The comprehensive set of standards and measuring services is grouped as NR614 Underwater Radiated Noise (URN). It aims to control and limit the environmental impact on marine fauna of all self-propelled ships […]

  • MPA, SMI to co-fund harbor craft electrification projects in decarbonisation push

    5 August 2021
    Project & Tenders

    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) have awarded funding to three consortiums to research, design, build and operate a fully electric harbor craft over the next five years.

  • WinGD opens new test centre in China to speed up shipping’s transition

    17 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Transition, Vision

    Swiss marine engine technology developer WinGD has opened a new test centre in Shanghai, China, as the company continues to invest in its R&D infrastructure.

  • MBARI’s Seafloor Robot Breaks World Record

    26 December 2016
    Equipment

    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s (MBARI) Benthic Rover, an autonomous seafloor crawler, recently broke the world record for longest distance traveled and duration sustained by a seafloor crawler.  The Benthic Rover, an untethered, entirely autonomous seafloor crawler, has been collecting  scientific data on the seafloor for an entire year. The Rover operates at Station M—an area […]

  • Ireland: Development of Wave Energy Making Technology

    7 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    The fact that Ireland is one of the countries that has the best waves is not a secret, but how to make use of those waves in terms of making energy? TheJournal.ie reports that this has been a crucial question for many years now and Ireland has invested a vast amount of money and time […]

  • Wavebob Receives SmartBay Innovator of the Year Award (Ireland)

    4 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Wavebob Ltd was recognised as one of Ireland’s leading engineering and research companies yesterday when they were awarded the SmartBay Innovator of the Year Award. Wavebob Ltd was recognised for innovation, engineering and leadership in the emerging wave energy market. Four additional companies were also recognised for their contribution to innovation and research by leading […]

  • Spain: EIB and Gamesa Sign EUR 260 Million Loan for R&D

    29 November 2012
    Research & Development

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Gamesa signed a 260 million euro loan to fund the wind turbine manufacturer’s research, development and innovation (R&D+I) activities. EIB Vice President Magdalena Álvarez and Gamesa Chairman and CEO Ignacio Martín signed the loan contract this morning in Madrid. The EIB project will support Gamesa’s R&D+I programme, which is […]

  • Bureau Veritas Issues Underwater Radiated Noise Notation

    4 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    International classification society Bureau Veritas has developed a voluntary notation intended to assist shipbuilders and operators reduce underwater noise radiating from ships. The comprehensive set of standards and measuring services is grouped as NR614 Underwater Radiated Noise (URN). It aims to control and limit the environmental impact on marine fauna of all self-propelled ships and […]

  • ABB on MIT Technology’s List of Top 50 Global Innovators, Switzerland

    26 February 2013

    MIT Technology Review, the official science and technology journal of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), named ABB to its 2013 list of top 50 global innovators. ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, was cited for a technology breakthrough in 2012 that solved a 100-year-old electrical engineering puzzle and paved the way for […]

  • Swedish Transport Agency Grants Shipping Certification Authority to DNV

    13 September 2011
    Business & Finance

    DNV has been granted extended authorisation by the Swedish Transport Agency to act as a Recognised Organisation providing statutory survey services to Swedish-flagged vessels engaged in international trade. Effective from 1 September 2011, this increased responsibility for DNV has the strong support of the Swedish Shipowners’ Association, Sveriges Redare-Förening. The authority agreement was signed by […]

  • USA: Marinette Marine Holds Launching Ceremony for NOAA’s New Fisheries Survey Vessel

    19 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC), a Fincantieri company, on June 16 launched the Reuben Lasker, a fisheries survey vessel that the Wisconsin shipyard is building for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Pamela A. Lasker, the daughter of the ship’s namesake and its sponsor, christened the ship before the 208-ft. vessel was side-launched into the […]

  • Frost & Sullivan: New Gas Projects Boost Adoption of Electric Drives, USA

    9 July 2013

    The expansion of Greenfield shale plays, an increase in natural gas exploration and production, and new investments in transportation infrastructure spurred the North American electric drives market for natural gas applications. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan’s Analysis of the North American Drives Market for Natural Gas Applications research finds the market earned revenue of […]

  • ORIC Names Executive Manager

    25 January 2019
    Research & Development, Technology

    The new Orkney Research and Innovation Campus (ORIC) in Stromness has appointed John McGlynn as an executive manager. McGlynn will be joining the organisation from Sustainable Marine Energy in Kirkwall where he was the company’s head of commercial development. Originally from Dublin, McGlynn has been involved with Orkney’s renewable energy sector since he relocated to […]

  • France: Reportlinker Announces Wind Energy Maintenance Market to 2020 Report

    27 April 2012
    Business & Finance

      GBI Research, a leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research, “Wind Energy Maintenance Market to 2020 – Growth Driven by Increasing Competition between OEMs and ISPs in the Post-Warranty Maintenance Segment”. The report gives an in-depth analysis of the wind energy maintenance market in four global regions, namely Asia Pacific, Europe, North […]

  • DNV GL Issues Recommendations for Novel Materials in Renewable Energy

    15 February 2016

    DNV GL’s Materials Research Programme has published a new position paper that looks at the latest developments in materials and shows the need for establishing long term reliability of novel materials deployed in renewable energy systems. Attention has focused to a large extent on cost and efficiency and to a lesser extent on the key […]

  • Japanese players join forces to expedite CCS project development

    1 April 2025
    Business Developments & Projects

    Japan’s Inpex Corporation and Kanto Natural Gas Development have established a joint venture (JV) to accelerate research and planning in relation to a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project commissioned by the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC).