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  • ECN, XEMC-Darwind, TU Delft and Avent Explore LIDAR Possibilities

    7 October 2014
    Research & Development, Technology

    ECN, XEMC-Darwind, TU Delft and Avent Lidar Technology are exploring the application of LIDAR technology for wind turbines. With a LIDAR system it is possible to accurately determine the speed and direction of the wind before it reaches the rotor of a wind turbine. Beside the validation of wind turbine performance, it is also possible to link […]

  • Triton Submarines Expands into Security and Defense Sectors

    20 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Triton Submarines, the designer and producer of personal submersible craft for yacht and cruise ship deployment, has signed a framework agreement with SECINDEF for the introduction of their submersibles in the security and defense sectors. Barcelona-based SECINDEF (Security, Intelligence & Defense), an international consulting counterterrorism organization, approached Triton with the view to promoting its vessels […]

  • NOAA to Update Nautical Charts in the Arctic

    18 March 2015

    NOAA is taking major steps to update nautical charts in the Arctic amid increasing commercial shipping traffic in the region. NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey said it would use data collected by two of its own ships, Rainier and Fairweather, as well as the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy and a private sector hydrographic contractor to […]

  • MBARI Exhibits Vampire Squid and Other Deep-Sea Cephalopods

    10 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    From the vampire squid to the flapjack octopus, deep-sea cephalopods come in an amazing variety of shapes and sizes. Yet few humans have seen these animals alive. Since April, members of the public have been able to see these animals for the first time, as part of the ongoing Tentacles special exhibition at the Monterey […]

  • USA: NERACOOS Receives USD 2 Mln for Ocean Observing

    23 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Coastal, maritime and marine science communities will benefit from federal funding of $2 million recently awarded to NERACOOS, the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems. NERACOOS, a regional component of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®), spans coastal waters from the Canadian Maritime Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to Long […]

  • Sonardyne 6G Platform Becomes Affordable for U.S. Scientist

    30 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Marine science and ocean research programs across the United States are set to benefit from access to more affordable underwater technology thanks to a new discount scheme introduced by Houston-based Sonardyne Inc. Under the terms of the company’s Academic Discount Partnership, Sonardyne is offering eligible US academic and oceanographic institutions a 20% discount on equipment […]

  • Heriot-Watt Develops Robotics Solution for Offshore Wind Farms

    7 February 2017

    A collaboration between colleagues from Heriot-Watt’s Ocean Systems Laboratory and the Smart Systems Group has secured funding to deliver a human-robotics hybrid solution for the maintenance and operation of offshore wind farms.  The Heriot-Watt team, which includes Dr David Flynn, Dr Keith Brown and Professor David Lane, is part of a consortium of experts sharing […]

  • Ferromanganese Nodules Found Off Minamitorishima Island

    31 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    A research group led by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), The university of Tokyo and Chiba Institute of Technology found a dense field of ferromanganese nodules at a depth of 5,500 meters – 5,800 meters on seafloor from southern to eastern part of the Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) around Minamitorishima […]

  • Sonardyne’s Navigation Solution for Schmidt Ocean Institute ROV

    23 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) called SuBastian, built by the Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI), will be positioned and navigated using acoustic and inertial technologies supplied by Sonardyne. SuBastian should provide scientists from around the world with new opportunities to explore and study the ocean. Capable of diving to 4,500 metres, the vehicle has been equipped […]

  • MacArtney Expands Global Footprint with New Partnerships

    1 July 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    MacArtney said it has signed representative agreements with underwater-technology-focused companies in various parts of the world to function as official representatives of its underwater technology products. Business partnerships have been entered into with the following South American companies: Colombia: EnvitecK S.a.s. This company was founded in Bogota in 2012. Main customers are DIMAR (Colombia’s maritime […]

  • Optime Hyperbaric Chambers for NUI

    7 May 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    NUI, the Bergen-based Norwegian independent hyperbaric research and test facility, has agreed to purchase two very large hyperbaric pressure chamber systems, with a working pressure of 700 bar and 1 000 bar from Optime Subsea. The hyperbaric chambers delivered by Optime Subsea comes with an inner diameter of 1 100mm (43in), a height of 3 […]

  • SSE, MHI Sponsor Green Energy Debate

    30 June 2014
    Human Capital

    Inverness pupils talked their way to the top prize at the Big Green Challenge debating competition. Charleston Academy triumphed for the second year running, competing against 19 schools from across the Highlands and islands at the Scottish Parliament. The Big Green Challenge is run by Highlands and Islands Enterprise and sponsored by SSE and Mitsubishi […]

  • Space@Sea to prove multi-use potential of floating islands

    3 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology, Vessels

    The Space@Sea project has officially started with the aim of developing a standardized and cost-efficient multi-use modular island capable of producing and storing energy from offshore renewable sources.

  • Intermarine hands over new eco-friendly fast ferry to SNAV

    13 August 2024
    Vessels

    Intermarine, a subsidiary of Immsi industrial group (IMS.MI), has delivered new eco-friendly high-speed ferry to Italian shipping company SNAV.

  • Offshore Wind, Batteries Shine in Cost Reduction Race

    26 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Technology

    The benchmark levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for offshore wind has fallen 24% since the first half of 2018, according to the latest analysis by BloombergNEF (BNEF). Auction programs for new offshore wind capacity, combined with much larger turbines, have produced sharp reductions in capital costs, taking BNEF’s global benchmark for this technology below USD 100 per […]

  • Rockland’s equipment ready for turbulent seas (photos)

    30 August 2016
    Research & Development, Technology

    Rockland Scientific, a Canadian company specializing in marine turbulence, is preparing its tidal turbulence devices for deployment in Canada and the UK.

  • UK: Hydro Group Receives Financial Support for New Subsea Connector

    24 May 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

      Aberdeen-based Hydro Group, a designer and manufacturer of underwater cables and connectors for global subsea, topside and onshore applications, has been awarded £1million in financial support from the European Commission’s Research Executive Agency (REA). The company predicts a 20% increase in turnover in the next five years as a result winning this funding. The […]

  • FORCE Deploys New Monitoring Platform in Minas Passage

    10 February 2017
    Equipment, Research & Development

    A new underwater monitoring platform has been deployed to capture environmental data from the Bay of Fundy. FAST-3 is the third sensor platform built and deployed by the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) in the Minas Passage. “FORCE was created to explore whether in-stream tidal energy can be a safe, viable alternative to […]

  • Rosneft, Statoil Start Seismic Survey at Sea of Okhotsk Blocks

    1 July 2013

    Rosneft starts field seismic prospecting at the license blocks Lisyansky, Kashevarovsky and Magadan-1. Rosneft holds geological study at the blocks jointly with its partner Statoil ASA (Norway). Currently 2D seismic along with shipborne gravity magnetic survey are planned for the blocks. The data is to be collected by geophysical methods from a specialized research vessel […]

  • SOI and NOAA to boost public understanding of the ocean

    15 June 2020
    Authorities & Government, Collaboration, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) will formalize and expand its longstanding partnership with NOAA’s Office of Exploration and Research. The partnership aims to explore, characterize and map the deep ocean and boost public understanding of the global ocean. The memorandum of agreement with NOAA will expand the US ability to explore, map the seafloor and share […]

  • QED Naval retrieves tidal flow measurement kit

    12 August 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    Edinburgh-based marine energy specialist QED Naval has retrieved tidal flow measurement equipment from its tidal test site off Yarmouth Harbour.

  • Japan: MOL Acquires Top Rating for SMBC Environmental Assessment Loan

    13 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. yesterday announced that the company acquired the top rating for Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Environmental Assessment Loan. To get this loan system, the MOL Group must meet strict environmental assessment standards set by SMBC and Japan Research Institute. MOL Group environmental strategy is a key element of the midterm management […]

  • Japan: MOL Introduces Diesel Particulate Filter System

    6 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced the start of a demonstration test of the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) system installed on the diesel engine used for power generation on an MOL Group-operated ocean-going vessel. This is the world’s first application of the self-cleaning DPF on an ocean-going ship. With research support from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai […]

  • DNV expands lab in Singapore with testing equipment for hydrogen transport and storage

    2 May 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Infrastructure, Research & Development, Technology

    Energy expert and assurance provider DNV has expanded its research laboratory in Singapore with new testing equipment for the safety assessments of hydrogen transport and storage facilities. DNV’s new testing equipment expands services to the Asia Pacific (APAC) region where several gas network operators are exploring the opportunity to transport hydrogen through adapted or repurposed […]

  • Cyprus Subsea acquires four Seaglider AUVs

    11 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Technology

    Cyprus Subsea Consulting Services has acquired four Seaglider autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to unlock new long-duration subsea survey and monitoring capabilities for research and commercial organizations. The four M1 Seagliders, acquired in February, make one of the largest privately-owned fleets of its kind in Europe, Cyprus Subsea said. The 1,000 meter-rated vehicles acquire ocean profile […]