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  • DNV GL: USA, Brazil Most Attractive Investment Destinations of 2014

    20 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Senior oil and gas professionals expect the USA and Brazil to be the two most favourable investment destinations in 2014, according to a new research report released today by DNV GL, the leading technical advisor to the sector. Ninety-two per cent of regional respondents are highly or somewhat confident about the overall prospects for their […]

  • NOC’s Scientist Wins ‘Adrian Gill’ Award

    11 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    National Oceanography Centre (NOC) reported that its researcher, Dr Elizabeth Kent, has been awarded the Adrian Gill Prize by the Royal Meteorological Society for her dedicated research into air-sea interaction and marine climatology. The prize is named in honour of Dr Adrian Gill, meteorologist and author of “Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics”. It will be presented to Dr Kent […]

  • AMC Enhaces Its UBC-Gavia

    13 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    A $260,000 upgrade to the autonomous underwater vehicle UBC-Gavia has opened up a host of potential research and commercial work for the Australian Maritime College. The research platform now has an inertial navigation system (INS) that was custom-made by manufacturer Teledyne Gavia and commissioned at their Iceland headquarters. The INS uses a computer, motion sensors […]

  • World bulker and general cargo fleet to grow as new ships under construction are delivered from shipyards

    20 March 2009

    The world fleet of dry bulk and general cargo vessels is expected to continue growing through 2012, in spite of weak freight rates and general overcapacity of tonnage, as new ships on order are delivered from shipyards, according to the latest Shipbuilding Market Forecast from Lloyd’s Register – Fairplay Research. While scrapping of existing ships […]

  • Major International Firms Invest in Scottish Offshore Renewables

    2 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Scotland’s growing reputation for the development of pioneering wind and wave and tidal renewable technologies is attracting many major global players who are establishing research and development bases in the country.  Over the past 12 months, international companies such as Gamesa, Mitsubishi, Samsung, ABB and Alstom have all announced plans to invest in Scotland to […]

  • Major International Firms Invest in Scottish Offshore Renewables

    2 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Scotland’s growing reputation for the development of pioneering wind and wave and tidal renewable technologies is attracting many major global players who are establishing research and development bases in the country.  Over the past 12 months, international companies such as Gamesa, Mitsubishi, Samsung, ABB and Alstom have all announced plans to invest in Scotland to […]

  • Six Buoys Return to CMWS With Data for Offshore Wind Energy Development (USA)

    16 August 2011
    Environment, Research & Development

      In the parking lot of Coastal Carolina University’s Center for Marine and Wetland Studies (CMWS) in Conway, South Carolina, sit six buoys just back from sea. For 14 months, they were floating miles off the coasts of Myrtle Beach and Winyah Bay, as part of the Palmetto Wind Research Project in South Carolina, taking […]

  • Six Buoys Return to CMWS With Data for Offshore Wind Energy Development (USA)

    16 August 2011
    Environment, Research & Development

      In the parking lot of Coastal Carolina University’s Center for Marine and Wetland Studies (CMWS) in Conway, South Carolina, sit six buoys just back from sea. For 14 months, they were floating miles off the coasts of Myrtle Beach and Winyah Bay, as part of the Palmetto Wind Research Project in South Carolina, taking […]

  • GHG emissions will not increase with LNG exports, University team finds

    25 February 2015

    Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering researchers determined that exporting natural gas to Asia or Europe will not cause increased greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Warmer Ocean Could Release Seafloor Methane, Study Shows

    10 December 2014
    Research & Development

    Off the West Coast of the United States, methane gas is trapped in frozen layers below the seafloor. New research from the University of Washington shows that water at intermediate depths is warming enough to cause these carbon deposits to melt, releasing methane into the sediments and surrounding water. Researchers found that water off the […]

  • WHOI Uses Biomedical Technology in Ocean Studies

    8 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    For decades, medical researchers have sought new methods to diagnose how different types of cells and systems in the body are functioning. Now scientists have adapted an emerging biomedical technique to study the vast body of the ocean. A research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) demonstrated that they can identify and […]

  • OceanGate Dives in GoM

    24 October 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    OceanGate Inc. (OGI), a global provider of deep-sea manned submersible solutions, has completed a series of dives in the Gulf of Mexico to observe the ecological impact of decommissioned oil platforms on ocean life using the 5-person manned submersible Antipodes. This expedition was part of an initial study related to the “Rigs to Reefs” program, […]

  • Hydroid’s REMUS 6000 AUVs Aided in Search and Discovery of Wreckage of Air France Flight 447 (USA)

    11 April 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, announced that three of its REMUS 6000 AUVs aided in the search for and discovery of wreckage from downed Air France Flight 447 nearly two and a half miles below the surface off the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil. […]

  • VIDEO: Wreck of Musashi Battleship Found

    4 March 2015
    Research & Development

    Paul G. Allen, a philanthropist and entrepreneur, has reportedly located the wreck of Musashi, a Japanese WWII battleship. Allen and his team of researchers began their search for the Musashi more than eight years ago. Using historical records from four countries, detailed undersea topographical data and advanced technology aboard his yacht, M/Y Octopus, Allen and his team […]

  • Spotted sunken ship may be older than Titanic

    5 May 2006

    Marine archaeologists have discovered the remains of a sunken French ship in the Bay of Bengal in Orissa that they believe may be older than the early 20th century Titanic. The ship has been found near the Hukitola Island, about 50 km from the district headquarters of Kendrapada. It is believed to be older than […]

  • Vietnam Seaport Master Plan Must Have Long-Term Focus

    18 September 2007

    Vietnam must better co-ordinate the planning and construction of an integrated seaport network to handle the country’s rapid trade growth, according to container transportation leader APL. The company was providing an update of the findings outlined in a research paper, entitled: “Vietnam Transportation and Logistics: Challenges and Opportunities”, developed earlier this year by the NOL […]

  • Norway: IMR Looking for Hydrographic Instruments

    27 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    The Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Norway’s largest centre of marine science, has issued a tender for hydrographic equipment. The tenders are required to provide observation instrument platforms that allow simultaneous measurement of parameter changes in the marine environment. The value of the tender is set to approximately $195 000 (NOK 1.2 million). The deadline […]

  • ‘Ballast-free Ship’ Could Cut Costs While Blocking Aquatic Invaders

    27 March 2008

    University of Michigan researchers are investigating a radical new design for cargo ships that would eliminate ballast tanks, the water-filled compartments that enable non-native creatures to sneak into the Great Lakes from overseas. At least 185 non-native aquatic species have been identified in the Great Lakes, and ballast water is blamed for the introduction of […]

  • The Fourth Entretiens de Port-Cros Symposium Scheduled for October 3-5, 2007 to Discuss: ‘Climate Change and Biodiversity in Marine Ecosystems’

    1 October 2007

    The Fourth Entretiens de Port-Cros Symposium will open tomorrow, October 3, on the Île de Porquerolles to discuss ‘Climate Change and Biodiversity in Marine Ecosystems.’ Organized by the Total Corporate Foundation for Biodiversity and the Sea*, in partnership with the Port-Cros National Park, the World Conservation Union, the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, and the French […]

  • USA: Cuyahoga County Invites Proposals for Wind Power Study

    9 August 2012
    Authorities & Government

    As the North American Windpower news portal reports, agencies and organizations interested in providing offshore wind research and geotechnical survey in Lake Erie, have been invited by the Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Department of Development to submit their proposals. The department noted that there is no pre-proposal conference and that the deadline for submitting proposals is […]

  • Arctic shipping coming soon, U.S. expert says

    14 June 2006

    U.S. shipping companies are showing such a keen interest in global warming that a White House adviser says Canada should develop a policy with the U.S. on shipping through the Northwest Passage. Commercial companies are itching to use the Northwest Passage as a preferred route between the Eastern Seaboard of the United States and Asia, […]

  • FMC Sofec introduces new LNG offloading system

    15 June 2005

    LNG transportation issues are growing as more LNG enters the market. And with floating LNG facilities emerging, the ability to safely offload to another floating structure will be a crucial need. Yonghui Lui, senior research engineer, FMC Sofec, told participants at the Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering conference in Halkidiki, Greece, that moving liquid gas […]

  • 70th Bol d’Or Mirabaud on Lake Geneva this weekend

    13 June 2008

    This weekend more than 500 sailboats will be taking part in Europe’s largest lake regatta — the Bol d’Or Mirabaud presented by Girard-Perregaux. This anniversary event will showcase Lake Geneva as an ideal platform for testing cutting-edge technology and nautical research. From Geneva to the Bouveret, the race will bring together international sailing stars and […]

  • Fishing ‘major threat’ to turtles

    22 May 2006

    The endangered loggerhead turtle may face a greater threat than previously realised from longline fishing. Researchers found that many turtles spend considerably longer in the open ocean, where longline boats operate, than earlier studies had indicated. The boats aim to catch big predatory fish such as tuna and marlin, but accidentally snare other species including […]

  • Slow Mill wave energy generator hits the water

    16 June 2022
    Business Developments & Projects

    Dutch wave energy company Slow Mill Sustainable Power has reached the milestone of deploying its wave energy generator into the water after constructing and testing the device. “Despite two years of slow pace pandemic progress, we managed to construct piece by piece of the device, transport it to the harbour, assemble it, build in the […]