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  • University of Maine, Partners Awarded Development Grant

    2 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the University of Maine, along with partners Maine Maritime Academy, Sandia National Laboratories, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, received a $983,997 grant from the National Science Foundation to design, develop, and construct a unique, multidirectional Wind-Wave generating system called W2. Once completed, W2 will […]

  • Largest offshore floating solar model aces tests in South Korea

    8 April 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Vision

    Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), a subsidiary of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), has completed performance testing on South Korea’s largest floating solar power plant model.

  • US offshore wind R&D consortium awards $2.6 million in grants

    29 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Innovation, Research & Development

    The U.S. National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium has revealed the round one awards of the Offshore Wind Solicitation 1.0 for technology research and development projects. The competitive solicitation sought new solutions that remove barriers and address issues essential for cost reduction, deployment, and offshore wind industry growth in the U.S. The $2.6 million […]

  • CNPC DR to fund Badger Explorer drilling tool (VIDEO)

    19 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Badger Explorer ASA (BXPL) has signed a Co-operation Agreement concerning a potential long term agreement with China National Petroleum Corporation Drilling Research Institute (CNPC DR), whereby CNPC DR will become a sponsoring partner in the development of the Badger Explorer autonomous drilling tool. By entering this Agreement, CNPC DR will become a partner in the […]

  • Norway: DOF Orders OSCV from STX OSV

    20 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    STX OSV Holdings Limited , one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, has secured a new contract for the design and construction of one Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (“OSCV”) for DOF. The value of the contract amounts to approximately NOK 650 million (USD 113.5 million). The vessel is of […]

  • Coasts & Ports 2013 Conference Begins Next Month (Australia)

    27 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Local Organising Committee, the National Committee for Coastal and Ocean Engineering (Engineers Australia), PIANC Australia and the Institute of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) scheduled the Coasts & Ports 2013 conference for 11-13 September 2013, in Novotel Sydney Manly Pacific. This is an amalgamation of the 21st Australasian Coastal and Ocean Engineering Conference and the 14th […]

  • Drewry: Liner Alliances Make Illogical Port Choices

    28 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    By examining the correlation between carrier terminal ownership and the choice of port calls by the 2M and upcoming Ocean and THE liner alliances, Drewry said that the choice of port call is often not in line with carrier terminal ownership interests. The shipping consultancy conducted a research analysing the relationship between the extent of […]

  • BAE Systems: Record Intake of Apprentices for 2014

    31 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    BAE Systems is offering 568 new apprenticeship places in 2014, the highest intake since the company was formed some 14 years ago and 181 more than the company offered in 2013. The new recruits will work at sixteen BAE sites in the UK and join the company in September 2014. The increase can in part […]

  • Norway: DOF Orders Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel from STX OSV

    20 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    STX OSV Holdings Limited (“STX OSV”), designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announces that it has secured a new contract for the design and construction of one Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (“OSCV”) for DOF. The value of the contract amounts to approximately NOK 650 million. The vessel is of OSCV 11 design, developed […]

  • British Antarctic Survey Discovers Underwater Volcanoes Around South Sandwich Islands

    12 July 2011
    Business & Finance

      Scientists from British Antarctic Survey have discovered previously unknown volcanoes in the ocean waters around the remote South Sandwich Islands. Using ship-borne sea-floor mapping technology during research cruises onboard the RRS James Clark Ross, the scientists found 12 volcanoes beneath the sea surface — some up to 3km high. They found 5km diameter craters […]

  • Chinese Shipbuilders Develop Cutting-Edge Propulsion Technology

    21 August 2013

    One of China’s shipbuilding giants claims it has developed breakthrough propulsion technology that will modernize shipping and naval fleets, reports China Daily. “Chinese ships usually use steam engines, multiple-stroke diesel engines or gas turbine engines. Chinese navy ships that need to reach fast speeds would have ‘combined diesel or gas’ propulsion systems,” said Wang Dan, […]

  • AGR to Work on Gassnova CCS Project

    4 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    AGR has finalised a frame agreement to act as technical advisors to Norwegian state-owned Gassnova, as the country progresses with its Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) development. Gassnova has overall responsibility for the research, development and implementation of CCS technology in Norway. The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has outlined a strategy to develop […]

  • VIDEO: Changing the Mindset – Key to Success

    13 December 2018
    Business & Finance

     During our recent CEDA-IADC Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure Conference, we took an opportunity to interview Professor Dr. Patrick Meire of University of Antwerp. Dr. Meire is a professor in biology and head of the research group Ecosystem Management (ECOBE) at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. His research focuses on the environmental impact of human activities […]

  • RE2 Robotics to Develop Underwater Manipulator Arms

    8 February 2017
    Equipment

    RE2 Robotics has received a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award to develop an inflatable underwater dual manipulator system for the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR). Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) divers are often placed in harm’s way while performing underwater location and identification of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on vessels, bridges, […]

  • ICE East Midlands Merit Awards 2017

    16 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    ICE East Midlands Civil Engineering Merit Awards 2017 took place at the Belfry in Nottingham on 9 June. Thirty-two projects from five East Midlands’ counties, as well as projects located in the South West and South East, competed for recognition at these prestigious awards. Ray Dickinson, ICE East Midlands Chair 2016-17 said: “This annual event […]

  • Trondheim University Acquires USS’ Unmanned Surface Vessel

    5 July 2018
    Project & Tenders

    Trondheim University has acquired an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV), designed and built by Unmanned Survey Solutions (USS) in Hayle, Cornwall, for research studies in Norway, Swathe Services informed. The Inception Class Mark II USV is designed for hydrographic surveys and data acquisition in ports and harbours, lakes and rivers, shallow coastal or enclosed inland areas. James Williams, managing […]

  • AML Moving Vessel Profiler for GEOMAR’s MOSES Project

    2 December 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    GEOMAR has acquired a moving vessel profiler (MVP) from AML Oceanographic as part of the Helmholtz Association funded observing infrastructure “Modular Observation Solutions for Earth Systems” (MOSES). MOSES is comprised of flexible and mobile observation modules which are designed to investigate the interactions of short-term events and long-term trends across Earth compartments. “The first MOSES […]

  • OMV names Reiner Seele new CEO

    30 March 2015

    OMV Aktiengesellschaft appointed Rainer Seele as the new Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of the company.

  • U.S. Senate’s Energy Committee Approves MHK Renewables Act

    26 November 2014
    Authorities & Government

    The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has approved the Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) Renewable Energy Act of 2013 (S. 1419), and the Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability Act of 2014 (S. 1971). S. 1419, sponsored by Senator Ron Wyden [D-OR], amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The […]

  • ORPC Wins $200K Grant

    7 June 2019
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $200,000 grant to Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), a marine renewable energy company headquartered in Portland, Maine. U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine), co-chair of the Senate Arctic Caucus and a member of the Senate Energy and […]

  • Utica hides more shale gas than predicted, study shows

    17 July 2015

    Driven in part by production from Marcellus Shale and other shale plays, natural gas has surpassed coal as the leading source of electricity generation in the U.S.

  • UPC Develops Low-Cost Floating Turbine

    9 November 2015
    Research & Development, Technology

    Researchers at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) have designed and patented a floating platform for offshore wind turbines that can reduce energy costs to 12 euro cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) through a more efficient design and cheaper building materials. Researchers Climent Molins and Alexis Campos, […]

  • Danes Develop Non-Electric Defective Blade Detector

    28 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The Lyngby-based start-up CEKO Sensors Asp is launching an optical accelerometer which could detect early signs of malfunctions in blades and potentially lead to reduced O&M costs, according to the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The sensor can withstand extreme environments, and it contains no electrical components, which makes it ideal for the wind turbine market, DTU […]

  • RWE Deploys Additional LiDAR at Eneco Luchterduinen

    18 March 2015

    RWE Innogy, in partnership with the operator of Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm, has installed a floating LiDAR  off the Dutch coast. As it follows a successfully trial completion of an innovative offshore buoy for measuring wind and wave data, the LiDAR was deployed for the purpose of testing further technical configurations with various manufacturers. The newly launched trial is […]

  • Report on Welsh Marine Energy Launched

    9 April 2015
    Research & Development

    A new report ‘Marine Energy in Wales – Investment, Jobs, Supply Chain’ completed by Marine Energy Pembrokeshire (MEP) has highlighted the compelling economic benefits created by the marine energy sector in Wales to date. The report, launched at the Marine Energy Pembrokeshire Annual Industry Seminar in March, highlights the positive impact of the marine energy […]