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  • Destruction of Coral Reefs Increases (Indonesia)

    18 July 2012
    Research & Development

      Overfishing, ocean acidification and pollution are pushing coral reefs into oblivion, an ecologist Roger Bradbury writes in the New York Times Opinion Pages. It is about time to stop turning a blind eye to the fact that the consequences of unbalanced fishing and negligence when it comes to damage-mitigation of pollution frenzy, are about […]

  • Obama Visits Vacon, Sees IHC Merwede’s MV Drive (USA)

    23 January 2014

    On Wednesday 15 January, US President Barack Obama made a visit to Vacon’s Research and Development Centre in Durham, North Carolina, where he came into contact with an example of IHC Merwede’s advanced equipment. During his tour of the impressive facility, the President was shown a pilot version of the company’s Medium Voltage (MV) Drive. […]

  • More Money for Alabama and Mississippi Coasts Protection Programs

    2 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Government agencies, research institutions, and conservation groups are another step closer to creating a streamlined process for Alabama and Mississippi residents and contractors looking to protect against shoreline erosion without the use of harmful bulkheads and sea walls. The Dauphin Island Sea Lab, University of South Alabama, Weeks Bay Reserve, Alabama Department of Conservation and […]

  • Poland: Ministry of Environment Releases Update on Shale Gas Search

    9 July 2012

    On Friday, Polish Ministry of Environment published the report on the country’s shale gas search. The biggest number of shale gas searching in Europe takes place in Poland. – “Since the beginning Poland has been the leader of shale gas searching In Europe. The investors adhere to their liabilities – we haven’t noticed any major […]

  • Searcher, PESA team up for geoscience database

    25 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Technology

    Searcher Seismic has entered into a strategic partnership with the Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA) to incorporate, store and present its entire technical data library on GeoClerk’s geo-imagery search platform.

  • Derelict Fishing Traps Pose Threat to Marine Habitat, NOAA Study Shows

    27 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Thousands of fishing traps are lost or abandoned each year in U.S. waters and become what are known as derelict traps, which continue to catch fish, crabs, and other species such as turtles. These traps result in losses to habitat, fisheries, and the watermen who depend on the resources — losses that are largely preventable, […]

  • MMC Launches Survey Vessel Reuben Lasker (USA)

    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 […]

  • Saudi Arabia: AASTMT Workshop Concluded

    14 May 2012

    The workshop of “Technical and Management Standards for Commercial and Industrial Ports”, which was inaugurated by H.E. Saudi Minister of Transport, Chairman of Saudi Ports Authority, concluded on Sunday 6 May 2012. The two-day workshop discussed in seven sessions, 14 research papers and attended by more than 200 participants from various sectors. At the closing […]

  • OES Annual Report Highlights Increased Interest in Ocean Energy

    22 March 2019
    Research & Development, Technology

    The Ocean Energy Systems Technology Collaboration Programme (OES) has published its 2018 Annual Report of national policies, research and technology demonstration on ocean energy in its member countries. The report also presents the achievements and progress made by each of the OES members throughout 2018 in their collaborative projects. The report reveals that several tidal […]

  • SgurrEnergy, David Brown to Open Offshore Wind Center (UK)

    17 February 2012

    Funding has been granted for a new centre to develop and demonstrate offshore and onshore wind turbine asset management to help Scotland meet its ambitious renewable energy targets. The facility is to be opened at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. The Centre for Intelligent Asset Management (CIAM) is a partnership between the University and […]

  • New Zealand: Chatham Rock Phosphate Expands Its Board

    1 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Chatham Rock Phosphate is appointing three new directors who will contribute valuable expertise and experience to the company in the run up to applying for a marine consent later this year and on-going financing of operations. They are senior Royal Boskalis executive Ko de Blaeij, marine mining entrepreneur Robert Goodden and eminent ocean scientist Dr […]

  • New Consortium Explores Marine Floating Solar Development

    18 July 2019
    Research & Development, Technology

    A consortium of Tractebel, Jan De Nul Group, DEME, Soltech and Ghent University has launched an innovative project in the field of marine floating solar technology. The partners believe that solar photovoltaic (PV) panels in offshore waters are one of the essential future green energy sources. While solar PV technology costs are still constantly decreasing, […]

  • WinGD’s X-DF-A ammonia engine aces initial performance milestone

    24 January 2025
    Technology, Vessels

    Switzerland-headquartered marine power company WinGD has recorded “key” parameters in accord with the expectations during an early testing phase of its new X-DF-A ammonia-fueled engine design. As informed, a 52-bore single-cylinder variant of the X-DF-A engine is currently operating at the company’s Engine Research and Innovation Centre (ERIC) in the city of Winterthur, in northern […]

  • BOEM Inks Agreements to Study Dredging Impacts (USA)

    22 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    As part of President Obama’s continuing commitment to help coastal communities recover from Hurricane Sandy, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has signed two agreements that together total $2 million for broad-scale environmental monitoring within offshore areas along Cape Canaveral (Brevard County), Fla. These areas have been identified to provide sand resources for areas […]

  • Aquamarine Power: Ocean Energy on European Horizon

    8 October 2014
    Technology

    At the Ocean Energy Europe conference in Paris last week the atmosphere was quite upbeat. Of course, the major challenge in the industry remains – principally funding technology development. The good news is that Europe is taking ocean energy seriously. It will not be on the same stage as funding for the nuclear industry or […]

  • Walrus Calves Stranded by Melting Sea Ice

    18 April 2006

    Scientists have reported an unprecedented number of unaccompanied and possibly abandoned walrus calves in the Arctic Ocean, where melting sea ice may be forcing mothers to abandon their pups as the mothers follow the rapidly retreating ice edge north. Nine lone walrus calves were reported swimming in deep waters far from shore by researchers aboard […]

  • ONGC Videsh, YPF sign MOU

    3 September 2014

    ONGC Videsh and YPF of Argentina have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate in the hydrocarbon sector. Under the MOU, the two companies will analyse the opportunities for cooperation in the upstream sector in Argentina, India and third countries. The MOU also envisages collaboration in the areas of research & development and […]

  • France: GEOfrance Attempts Geophysical Studies for Offshore Wind Turbine Export Cables

    19 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Due to the realisation of offshore windfarms at St. Brieuc and St. Nazaire, GEOfrance will attempt geophysical studies to determine the trajectory of the future export cables. About GEOfrance “GEO.XYZ International Surveys” is an independent company specialised in hydrographic and topographic surveys. They provide their services to local authorities, the dredging, marine construction and off-shore […]

  • BWVI Kicks Off ‘Ghost Fleet Project’ Off Florida

    9 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Blue Water Ventures International, Inc. (BWVI) recently started the Ghost Fleet Project and has discovered certain yet to be identified underwater anomalies during its first days of operations. Company divers will investigate targets found by the survey team over the next 30 days. The Ghost Fleet Project is targeting richly laden ships that were lost in deep […]

  • Marine Scotland Science Identifies New Areas for Offshore Wind Development

    30 November 2011

      New areas have been identified for future offshore wind development in Scotland’s waters. Marine Scotland Science’s new research report for Offshore Wind Energy in Scottish waters is the first stage in the process to identify potential new areas for offshore wind energy. The new areas could support a further 10 Gigawatts of development and […]

  • MMT elects acting CEO as search for permanent replacement goes on

    15 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    Sweden-based marine surveys specialist MMT has appointed an acting chief executive officer (CEO) as of January 1, 2018.

  • Woodmac: New kids on North Sea blocks spark new momentum

    29 August 2018

    A new wave of privately backed oil firms has taken over the North Sea basin by storm spurring record M&A activity over the past few years.

  • One Sea Autonomous Shipping Alliance Welcomes Three New Members

    5 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    Three new members joined One Sea, an alliance that promotes a common goal of self-guiding shipping.

  • OWI-Lab: 3D Printing Brings Offshore Wind R&D Costs Down

    18 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Human Capital, Research & Development, Technology

    3D printing of a mold for the wind turbine blades can lead to cost-savings within the product development cycle, and the technology also makes it easier, and cheaper, to add more functionality into components, the Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application Lab (OWI-Lab) reports. Wind turbine blades produced for research purposes can easily be more than 12 meters […]

  • Plymouth University to Build First Ever Unmanned Ship

    6 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    U.K.’s Plymouth University, autonomous craft specialists MSubs, and yacht designers Shuttleworth Design, have launched a pioneering project to design, build and sail the world’s first full-sized, fully autonomous unmanned ship across the Atlantic Ocean. The Mayflower Autonomous Research Ship, codenamed MARS, will be powered by renewable energy technology, and will carry a variety of drones […]