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  • Archaeologists Discover Historic Shipwreck at Channel Islands (USA)

    23 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    Seventy years after it was scuttled off Los Angeles, Calif., government archaeologists have found the wrecked remains of a rare Pacific Coast schooner that was employed in the lumber trade during the early 1900s. Today, Robert Schwemmer, maritime archaeologist for NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, presented a scientific paper on the George E. Billings […]

  • USGS, NASA Release Study on Louisiana’s Shoreline Loss

    21 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    A pattern of dramatic, widespread shoreline loss along Louisiana’s coast caused by the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been revealed by a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Researchers used NASA’s annual mapping to analyze shoreline loss across most of upper Barataria Bay, located […]

  • USA: NOAA Names New Deputy Under Secretary

    3 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    NOAA Vice Adm. Michael S. Devany today assumed the role of NOAA’s deputy under secretary for operations following President Obama’s approval of his appointment by Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker. Devany served most recently as director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and NOAA’s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations. As deputy under secretary, Devany is […]

  • Namibia Sets Three-Year Ban on Seabed Mining

    20 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    A moratorium on the issuance of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) clearance certificates on bulk seabed mining for industrial minerals as well as base and rare metals in Namibian waters will be in place for a minimum of three years. Cabinet made this decision during its 13th ordinary meeting in September this year. A media statement […]

  • EU-Funded Project Brings New Coating Solution to Market

    22 February 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    An aluminium-based coating for offshore energy installations, developed under the EU-funded ACORN project and is said to provide better protection and to be more environmentally friendly, has reached commercial stage.

  • Bekaert to perform mooring solution analysis for world’s largest offshore floating solar project

    16 April 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology

    The results of this project will pave the way for large-scale deployment and commercialization of offshore floating solar systems, whether on their own or as part of offshore wind farms.

  • Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs to invest in FLOW offshore wind energy project

    11 June 2010
    Business & Finance

    Today, the outgoing Economic Affairs Minister Van der Hoeven granted funding of €19.5 million for the Far and Large Offshore Wind (FLOW) innovation project. The subsidy matches the same level of funding previously announced by the companies in the FLOW consortium. The budget will be spent on the first phase of the FLOW project. This […]

  • Sonardyne Supports NOC’s Undersea Vent Discovery Operation in Caribbean Sea

    10 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Sonardyne International Ltd.’s Ranger 2 USBL acoustic positioning system has played an important role in the recent discovery of the world’s deepest known undersea volcanic vents by a team from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton. The expedition used Ranger 2 to track the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Isis from the RRS James Cook, […]

  • UK: Orkney and Pentland Firth Fishing and Renewable Energy Industries Work in Harmony

    31 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Crown Estate is launching plans to conduct a new research study that will explore how the Pentland Firth and Orkney waters wave and tidal projects can proceed in harmony with local fishing activities, ensuring that local communities benefit from both industries. This study will be conducted in partnership with Scottish Government’s Marine Scotland and […]

  • Cassidian Develops Innovative Solutions to Protect Canadian Navy

    1 June 2011
    Business & Finance

      Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, will develop innovative solutions to protect ships of the Canadian Navy against new types of asymmetric threats. Under the designation LOCATES (= Laser Optical Countermeasures and Surveilllance Against Threat Environment Scenarios), the Defence Research Development Canada (DRDC), Valcartier, Québec, awarded Cassidian a contract to apply new […]

  • One Sea Partners Up with European Space Agency on Digitalization, Autonomous Ships

    2 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    One Sea and ESA are to collaborate on maritime digitalization and autonomous shipping initiatives.

  • New Assessment Framework for Investment in Dike Upgrades

    8 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Few days ago, on July 4th, a meeting was organised at the Delft University of Technology to mark the completion of the doctoral research conducted by Timo Schweckendiek (Deltares/Delft University of Technology), who studied ways of reducing uncertainties associated with piping. This is a process in which water seepage erodes dikes from below and it is […]

  • Swire Group joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center

    12 October 2021
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    John Swire & Sons Limited, the parent company of the Swire Group, and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have signed a partnership agreement, committing to a long-term strategic collaboration around the development of safe and sustainable decarbonization solutions for the maritime industry.

  • $750 million available to advance clean hydrogen technologies, DOE says

    16 March 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy

    The Biden-Harris Administration, through the US Department of Energy (DOE), has announced the availability of $750 million for research, development, and demonstration efforts to reduce the cost of clean hydrogen. The funding launches the first tranche of implementation of two provisions of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which authorises $1 billion for research, development, demonstration, […]

  • DTU Develops New Wind Turbine Monitoring Method

    5 May 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Researchers from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have developed a simple method for monitoring wind turbines using the symmetry created by the wind turbine when the blades rotate.

  • Norwegian Companies Win Major Contracts for Goliat Field

    24 December 2013

    Norwegian firms are being awarded major supplier contracts for the Goliat field development project. So says a brand new report from Norut Alta commissioned by Eni Norge.   “It looks as though by the time the Goliat project is completed, about 60 per cent of the total contract value will have been awarded to Norwegian […]

  • New technologies key to develop complex N. Sea fields

    16 September 2014
    Equipment

    PILOT, the government-industry forum focused on initiatives to maximise economic recovery of the UK’s oil and gas resource, has established The Technology Leadership Board (TLB).

  • UK MOD Seeks Innovative Ways to Improve Maritime Security

    29 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Ministry of Defence is looking for ways to strengthen the security of maritime operations so that it can be more effective at combating illegal activities such as gun-running, people-smuggling and piracy. The Royal Navy provides the main defence of the UK’s seas and overseas territories and ensures safe navigation, transport and trade in national […]

  • The future is unmanned – part 2

    12 December 2012

    The 3i Project, acronym for Integrated Coastal Zone Management via Increased Situational Awareness through Innovations on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, is an international cooperation between the Netherlands, France, Belgium and the UK. Goal is to research the possibility of using Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles (UAVs) in a maritime environment. Maritime by Holland Magazine reported about the official […]

  • New Zealand: Chatham Rock Phosphate Share Price Soars on Key Milestones

    9 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Chatham Rock Phosphate’s shares reached a new high price of 46c – double that of two weeks ago – on the back of several key milestones. The company’s market capitalisation at that price is nearly $59 million, compared with $22 million before the issue of about 30 million shares on 24 September to Royal Boskalis […]

  • BOEM: Evaluation of Sand for Future Coastal Resilience

    25 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    As a part of President Obama’s continuing commitment to help coastal communities recover from Hurricane Sandy and promote resilient coastal systems, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts signed a two-year cooperative agreement totaling $200,000 to evaluate sand resources. The cooperative effort will enable BOEM and Massachusetts to conduct research […]

  • ArcelorMittal to Supply Steel Wires for Technip’s Activities

    19 September 2013

    ArcelorMittal’s site located in Bourg-en-Bresse is currently developing a partnership to supply highly-resistant steel to be used in the manufacturing of flexible sheaths for Technip, with the aim of strengthening its wire activities in the long term.

  • Romax, University of Sheffield to Open Drivetrain R&D Centre (UK)

    7 June 2013
    Research & Development, Technology

    The National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec, following its successful second round Regional Growth Fund (RGF), Wind Innovation Programme bid, is helping to sustain the UK’s leading position in the offshore wind sector by bringing together offshore market leaders with world-class technology providers and academia in the UK to develop and commercialise new technologies. Romax Technology, […]

  • Australian wave energy prototype passes survival mode testing (Video)

    21 November 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    The University of Western Australia’s (UWA) Moored MultiModal Multibody (M4) wave energy converter (WEC) has passed a survival mode test, demonstrating its endurance in harsh offshore conditions.  During testing on November 18, 2024, the device endured waves up to 2 meters high, achieving a maximum hinge angle of 39.8 degrees while withstanding mooring loads exceeding […]

  • Kongsberg Acquires German Contros

    25 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Kongsberg Maritime AS has acquired the remaining 90% of the shares of the Germany based underwater chemical sensors specialist Contros Systems & Solutions GmbH. Contros was established in 2006 and is based in Kiel, close to Hamburg. The company develops, produces and markets underwater sensor systems to detect dissolved gasses such as hydrocarbons, CO2 and […]