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  • Elisa Floats Self-Installing Offshore Wind Turbine

    18 October 2016
    Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Researchers gathered around the EU-funded Elisa Project have developed an offshore wind turbine system that can be completely pre-assembled and pre-commissioned in controlled harbour conditions. This innovation, the Elisa technology 5MW fully operational prototype, is located in the Canary Islands and is the first bottom-fixed offshore wind turbine completely installed without the need for heavy-lift vessels, […]

  • 250 Maritime Professionals Ghether at Transas SimUC (USA)

    15 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    From July 15 to July 19, more than 250 maritime professionals from 41 countries gathered in Maryland, USA to discuss the Future trends and New Challenges in Maritime Simulation during the Transas Simulation User Conference (Transas SimUC). For the first time ever, the event ran across two venues, giving attendees an opportunity to experience two […]

  • Container ship deliveries to hit record in July

    26 July 2010

    Deliveries of new containerships will hit a record monthly high of 200,000 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in July, extending a year long influx of capacity that may stall the recent rise in ocean freight rates, a leading analyst said. The previous record was set in April 2008 when deliveries totaled 156,000 TEUs, according to Alphaliner, […]

  • Wally 130 under construction: de-moulding of the hull

    5 May 2006

    The hull of the new super high performance sloop was successfully de-moulded at WallyEurope facility. This breakthrough design is developed by Wally with the lines by Javier Soto Acebal, and the interiors by Foster and Partners. The advanced technologies applied to the Wally 130 include the water ballast combined with the trim tab lifting keel: […]

  • Stinger Subsea Drones for Neptune Energy

    18 March 2020
    Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Subsea marine robotics firm Stinger Technology has been awarded a research & development contract with Neptune Energy. The deal will see the Norwegian company work on the development, qualification and field trials of autonomous inspection / intervention subsea drones. The solutions that will be developed for Neptune Energy aim to save costly vessel operations and […]

  • IHS Markit identifies 5 billion ‘short-cycle’ barrels in overlooked areas

    30 January 2018

    IHS Markit has identified more than five billion quick-to-first-oil barrels of oil equivalent up for grabs in numerous smaller, previously bypassed, or underperforming reservoirs outside North America. These, IHS Markit said, offer oil and gas operators a ’shorter-cycle’ path to production than new, frontier projects in undeveloped areas.  This is according to a study conducted by […]

  • Next Large Earthquake Might Occur Along Seismic Gap Near Istanbul, Study Shows

    11 September 2014
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    When a segment of a major fault line goes quiet, it can mean one of two things: The “seismic gap” may simply be inactive, the result of two tectonic plates placidly gliding past each other, or the segment may be a source of potential earthquakes, quietly building tension over decades until an inevitable seismic release. […]

  • Federal fish quota plan catches criticism by anglers

    17 February 2011

    Critics of the government’s drive to adopt a “catch share” fishery management protested the Obama administration’s budget move to shift $17.4 million from research initiatives into the program. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration would get $54 million for implementing catch shares, which allocate annual quotas among fishermen with the aim of conserving fish and […]

  • Lionheart, the new Super J

    12 January 2008

    This is the brand new J Class yacht Lionheart after successfully being turned over at Freddie Bloemsma’s yard in Holland. The aluminium hulled J has been developed by designer Andre Hoek who has undertaken extensive research into the performance of 20 J Class designs some of which have been built and others that have never […]

  • USA: ASU’s Senior Scientist Develops Sensorbots for Ocean Exploration

    23 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Futuristic robots may be coming soon to an ocean. Sensorbots are spherical devices equipped with biogeochemical sensors, that promise to open a new chapter in the notoriously challenging exploration of earth’s largest ecosystem—the ocean. The devices are being designed and developed in the laboratory of Professor Deirdre Meldrum, ASU Senior Scientist and Director of the […]

  • Robotic fish under development for offshore inspections

    17 March 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Technology

    Verlume, intelligent energy management and storage technologies firm, has joined with consortium partners to progress the development of an autonomous underwater robot that moves like a fish to enable efficient offshore inspection regimes in harsh and hard-to-reach environments.

  • Terra et Aqua: Dredging and Environment is Not Oxymoron (The Netherlands)

    15 March 2012

    Care for the environment remains one of the most urgent issues of our times. And it cannot be said often enough: Environmental preservation and remediation is a top priority for the dredging industry as well. For people in the dredging industry, that is a given. But for those outside of the industry – for stakeholders, […]

  • New Delta Approach with ’12 Building Blocks’

    3 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    During the recent International Conference on “Deltas in Times of Climate Change II”, the Delta sessions that focused on the current status and future development of river deltas in Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Mozambique, Myanmar, USA, Colombia, Egypt and the Netherlands sparked a huge interest among visitors. Eight cases were presented according to a framework of […]

  • IMO agrees to further evaluate $5 billion R&D fund proposal

    23 November 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vision

    The IMO member states have agreed to give further consideration to the industry-led proposal for the establishment of a $5 billion research and development fund aimed at accelerating the introduction of zero-emission technologies into the shipping industry. The fund is being proposed as the shipping industry attempts to centralize and streamline investment into research and […]

  • SINTEF and ECONNECT develop new modeling for floating pipe

    15 February 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Infrastructure, Research & Development, Technology

    SINTEF Energy Research and ECONNECT Energy have developed a new computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modeling tool to predict LNG, ammonia and liquid CO2 flow rates in floating cryogenic pipes.

  • Aberdeen Harbour wins green funding for shore power project

    17 November 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders

    Aberdeen Harbour has received more than £400,000 (around $537,000) from the UK Government to fund a joint demonstration project aimed at providing shore power within the existing Aberdeen North Harbour.

  • Chatham Counts on NIWA Ocean Study

    21 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) has launched one of its most challenging scientific underwater experiments this month on the Chatham Rise. Chatham Rock Phosphate said that this expedition is particularly relevant to its proposed marine phosphate recovery operation on the Chatham Rise. At least nine separate specialised pieces of equipment will be […]

  • BSEE Studies Impacts of Deepwater Horizon on Organisms Living on Shipwrecks

    25 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) worked offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, examining how oil spilled during the Deepwater Horizon tragedy in 2010 is affecting the organisms living on shipwrecks. Historic Preservation Officer and Senior Marine Archaeologist Chris Horrell is part of a research team. Horrell is serving as one of the Co-Principle Investigators for the […]

  • Scientists Find Large Submarine Canyon in Med

    16 September 2014
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    A massive underwater canyon has been discovered in the Mediterranean near Italy by an international team of scientists that includes mapping experts from the National Oceanography Centre. The canyon measures almost 1000 square miles (2,500 sq km) and the scientists believe this giant area was not carved out by current flows, the usual way underwater […]

  • Kongsberg Subsea Package for RV Marion Dufresne

    15 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    L’Institut Polaire Français Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV, the French Polar Institute) has chosen Kongsberg Maritime subsea hydroacoustic package for the mid-life upgrade of the R/V Marion Dufresne. The delivery includes new Kongsberg Maritime hydrographic equipment in addition to a Simrad EK80 scientific echo sounder for fishery research purposes. IPEV has also signed a 10 year Maintenance […]

  • CSIRO Robotic Glider to Map Moreton Bay Impacts (Australia)

    21 February 2011

      Dr Andy Steven from CSIRO’s Wealth from Oceans Flagship says the glider’s deployment is part of a research program to monitor the extent of the flood plume into Moreton Bay and assess its effects. “This disastrous flood also provides us with a rare opportunity to understand how our marine ecosystems respond to massive inputs […]

  • Germany: Nordic Yards Invests Heavily in R&D, New Test Track Inaugurated

    8 January 2013

    On January 3, 2012, a new test track was inaugurated at the Warnemünde location of Nordic Yards. The cooling zone is being used to test three models, so-called mock-ups, developed as part of the POLAR Alliance. These models, all of which are Nordic Yards’ own designs on a scale of 1:1, represent an LNG cargo […]

  • Germany: Nordic Yards Invests in R&D Field

    9 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    On January 3, 2012, a new test track was inaugurated at the Warnemünde location of Nordic Yards. The cooling zone is being used to test three models, so-called mock-ups, developed as part of the POLAR Alliance. These models, all of which are Nordic Yards’ own designs on a scale of 1:1, represent an LNG cargo […]

  • Qatargas Delivers Keynote Address at 3rd international Gas Processing Symposium

    6 March 2012

    Qatargas supports the 3rd International Gas Processing Symposium, with an opening keynote address. The Symposium being held in Doha between 5th – 7th March, is organised through the Gas Processing Centre Technical Advisory Committee and is an opportunity for gas industry experts to help provide direction around the challenges of the gas industries and inject […]

  • ClassNK Wins Safety Award at Lloyd’s List Global Awards 2012 (UK)

    30 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    World leading classification society ClassNK was awarded the Safety Award at for its efforts to ensure the safe carriage of nickel ore cargoes at the Lloyd’s List Global Awards on 26 September 2012. The Lloyd’s List Global Awards, held each year in London by leading maritime media company Informa, recognize companies and individuals from around […]