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  • Fundy fishermen pursue FORCE monitoring approval review

    25 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    The Bay of Fundy Inshore Fishermen’s Association is seeking the repeal of the approval of monitoring program for the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) from the Nova Scotia supreme court.

  • EU Energy Summit spotlights blue energy

    16 April 2018

    The fourth EU Energy Summit, which gathered 500 politicians and business representatives in Brussels on April 12, featured a plenary session that saw the speakers highlighting the significance of blue energy (renewable energy sourced from rivers, seas and oceans) in the energy transition. 

  • US Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute takes delivery of iXblue DriX USV

    14 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Equipment, Research & Development

    NOAA-funded Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI) has taken delivery of an iXblue DriX uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) and its Universal Deployment System. The solution is expected to help expand the footprint and efficiency of the institute’s ocean exploration operations. The autonomous solution was delivered to the University of New Hampshire’s Center for Coastal and Ocean […]

  • Consortium looking into LNG fueling for fishing vessels

    10 November 2014

    The consortium Alternative Fuels for Fishing Vessels selected three ships with the aim to research LNG fueling feasibility for fishing vessels.

  • LM, ORE Working on Reducing Blade Test Time

    20 November 2015
    Research & Development

    LM Wind Power and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult are collaborating on a new blade testing method that could help reduce overall blade test times by up to 25% and potentially almost halve the time for the fatigue-testing alone.  Testing of critical components, like wind turbine blades, often lasts several months to simulate 20-25 years of […]

  • France: Jersey Should Focus on Tidal Power, Minister Says

    28 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Jersey should focus on research and investment in new energy sources, the island’s minister for the environment Robert Duhamel said to BBC. According to the minister, economic development department innovation fund should be used to back up the development of new energy sources. He also added that the Jersey’s tidal resources should be exploited. BBC […]

  • Picture of the Day: Aerial View of Panama Canal

    21 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Panama Canal Expansion Project, nearing its completion, is based on six years of research, which included more than 100 studies on the economic feasibility, market demand, environmental impact and other technical engineering aspects. To date, the Expansion Program is 88 percent complete. After the expansion, the Post-Panamax vessels will be able to transit through […]

  • NOVACAVI Mooring Cables for LoVe Observatory

    5 November 2019
    Equipment

    NOVACAVI has recently provided a couple of specially engineered mooring cables for the Lofoten-Vesterålen Cabeled Ocean Observatory. The Lofoten-Vesterålen Cabeled Ocean Observatory (LoVe) is a Norwegian infrastructure for marine research, monitoring and subsea technology development off the North Norway coast. Due to their peculiar harsh environmental application, these cables had to be conceived and manufactured […]

  • Taiwan to Borrow UK’s Offshore Wind Know-How

    11 October 2012

    The UK could borrow some of its know-how in renewables to Taiwan since both countries have limited resources as they are looking for energy security, writes Focus Taiwan. An engineer from Industrial Technology Research Institute Hu Ssu-yuan thinks that Taiwan should develop offshore wind farms due to the fact that the Taiwan Strait holds one […]

  • Germany: Change in Solar FIT Could Threaten Offshore Wind

    15 May 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The Upper House of the German Federal Parliament, the Bundesrat, voted against reform of the feed-in tariff (FIT) for solar energy, according to the North American Windpower. The opposition didn’t get enough votes to reject the law, but the number was enough to postpone its adoption. The research firm Jefferies reported that the FIT rates […]

  • VIDEO: Intelligent Ship Bridges

    11 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Rolls-Royce today unveiled their latest vision of Ship Intelligence – a futuristic ship’s bridge concept which could become reality by 2025. Rolls-Royce predicts that Ship Intelligence will be the next major transition for the shipping industry as ships are set to become more complex and will require high […]

  • ClassNK Releases Amendments to Class Rules

    29 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Leading classification society ClassNK announced recently that it had released an updated edition of the Rules and Guidance for the Survey and Construction of Steel Ships. ClassNK continuously reviews, updates, and amends its technical rules and guidance as part of its ongoing efforts to improve the safety of life and property at sea, and to […]

  • Advanced Navigation Launches Subsonus USBL

    19 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Advanced Navigation has announced the release of their Subsonus USBL underwater acoustic positioning system. Subsonus is a next generation USBL underwater acoustic positioning system that provides high accuracy position, velocity and heading at depths of up to 1000 metres. The system features calibrated hydrophone array combined with an internal tightly coupled INS, all packed into […]

  • USA: 61st UNB-OMG/UNH-CCOM Multibeam Sonar Training Course Approaches

    3 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    61st UNB-OMG / UNH-CCOM Multibeam Sonar Training Course will take place in New Orleans, from January 7 to 12, 2013. This course will provide an overview of: – The technology and problems associated with shallow water multibeam surveys; – Processing and visualisation techniques designed to address the complexities of swath mapping; – Constraints on using […]

  • Jiangnan Changxing Builds China’s Largest Containerships

    9 August 2013

    Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry and CSSC Shipping (Hong Kong) have entered into a new contract, this time for the construction of three container vessels. Under the contract, the shipyard will build three 16,000 teu containerships, the largest that China has ever built, reports SinoShip. These ships, jointly designed by Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and CSSC-affilated Marine Design […]

  • El Niño Shaping Up in Southern California, Scripps Says

    9 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    As the probability of an El Niño winter increases, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego researchers are following the climate phenomenon as it develops off Southern California and finding that local readings closely hew to El Niño monitoring taking place at the equator. El Niño is a phenomenon characterized by warmer sea surface […]

  • U.S. Gulf Coast oil exports to hit all-time high levels this quarter, Rystad says

    4 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics

    Despite the domestic supply shortage, oil exports from the U.S. Gulf Coast are positioned to reach the highest level in Q2 of 2022.

  • Norway: Kongsberg Establishes Cybernetics R&D Group

    29 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Kongsberg Maritime has recently established a specialist ‘Cybernetics R&D Group’, whose main goal is to contribute at the cutting edge of research-based and market-oriented innovation across product areas such as dynamic positioning, navigation and automation systems. The group, which is currently recruiting new members, will mainly consist of PhD-level professionals in the field of engineering […]

  • Six Project to Receive USD 7.5 m for Wind Turbine Drivetrain Development (USA)

    29 June 2011
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that six projects in four states – California, Colorado, Florida, and New York – have been selected to receive nearly $7.5 million over two years to advance next-generation designs for wind turbine drivetrains. Drivetrains, which include a turbine’s gearbox and generator, are at the heart of the turbine and […]

  • Barnacle biofouling can hurt decarbonization efforts of global shipping fleet, new study shows

    1 May 2025
    Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    High levels of barnacle biofouling on underwater hulls across the global shipping fleet can significantly drag down decarbonization efforts and increase fuel costs, a new study found.

  • Sedimentology Event Set for June

    7 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    The IAS 31st Meeting of Sedimentology will take place from 22nd-25th June 2015, in Kraków, Poland. The IAS annual meetings are an excellent opportunity to share research experience and progress in ideas, to discuss all new hot or controversial topics, to initiate collaborative projects, and also to become acquainted with the sedimentary successions and their studies […]

  • Italy: Eni Approves Bond Issue

    31 March 2011

      Eni’s Board of Directors this morning approved the issue of one or more bonds, to be placed with institutional investors, with a value of up to a maximum amount of 3 billion euro or its equivalent in other currencies, by 31 March 2012. The bonds will enable Eni to maintain a well-balanced financial structure […]

  • Singapore Maritime Week Approaches

    7 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Singapore Maritime Week (SMW), the leading maritime event in Singapore, is scheduled for April 7 – 12, 2013. Driven by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), SMW gathers the international maritime community in Singapore for a week of conferences, dialogues, exhibitions and social events in celebration of all things maritime. The range of […]

  • IAS 31st Meeting Set for Next Week

    18 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    The IAS 31st Meeting of Sedimentology will take place from 22nd-25th June 2015, in Kraków, Poland. The IAS annual meetings are an excellent opportunity to share research experience and progress in ideas, to discuss all new hot or controversial topics, to initiate collaborative projects, and also to become acquainted with the sedimentary successions and their studies […]

  • Modulus Technology Becomes AML Representative in UK and Ireland

    3 May 2017

    Modulus Technology, an AAE Technologies Group company, and AML Oceanographic have signed an agreement to act as AML’s representative in the UK and Ireland markets. AML designs and manufactures CTD (conductivity, temperature and depth), sound velocity and environmental instrumentation. These products are used by organisations involved in the fields of hydrography, science, research, offshore construction […]