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  • NOAA Conducts Sea Turtles Survey

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

    NOAA’s National Ocean Service, from the deck of a small research boat, lowered an automated underwater vehicle (AUV) in search for sea turtles. All species of sea turtles found in U.S. waters are listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act, and NOAA Fisheries scientists need to keep tabs on their populations. Larisa […]

  • Could PacWave test site potentially offer its own moorings for wave energy developers?

    13 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have identified the most cost-effective ways for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to acquire mooring systems for PacWave – a new wave energy test site offshore Oregon – which could facilitate the test campaigns for developers.

  • Ships’ scrubber discharge accounts for over 90 pct of marine contaminants, study reveals

    14 June 2023
    Environment, Equipment, Green Marine, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    Ships’ emissions of metals and hazardous substances pose a significant threat to the marine environment, warns a new study conducted by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. The research found that water discharged from ships’ scrubbers, designed to clean exhaust gases, accounted for over 90% of the contaminants when assessing the contaminant load in four […]

  • WHOI Provides New Details on San Jose Shipwreck Discovery

    22 May 2018
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has obtained authorization to release new details from the search for the San José shipwreck, a 62-gun, three-masted Spanish galleon ship. WHOI obtained authorization by Maritime Archaeology Consultants (MAC), Switzerland AG, and the Colombian government. The ship, which is often called the “holy grail of shipwrecks,” went down with a […]

  • UK launches taskforce to drive tidal and wave energy roadmap

    18 June 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Vision

    The UK has launched the Marine Energy Taskforce (MET), a new initiative aimed at developing a roadmap to realise the country’s marine energy potential. Supported by The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland, the 12-month project will focus on accelerating wave and tidal stream energy deployment while maintaining high levels of UK supply chain content. […]

  • Fish population survey in Portugal to provide data for HiWave-5 and future installations

    14 August 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Portugal-based technology and innovation center dedicated to developing marine renewable energy, WavEC Offshore Renewables, has conducted a fish population survey to provide relevant information for the currently installed HiWave-5 project and future installations.

  • Fire reignites on board New Diamond VLCC off Sri Lanka

    8 September 2020
    Vessels

    A fire has reignited on board MT New Diamond, the Sri Lanka Navy said just a day after reporting that it has managed to douse the fire completely on Monday, September 7. As informed, the fire seems to have resulted from adverse weather, however, navy ships, emergency tugs and aircraft dispatched to the location are […]

  • NOC releases National Marine Facilities Technology Roadmap

    30 June 2020
    Research & Development

    The National Oceanography Centre has published the National Marine Facilities (NMF) Technology Roadmap 2020-21, which outlines current capabilities and looks to the future of oceanographic science. The NMF Technology Road Map acts as a focus for the interactions between science and technology in developing the National Marine Equipment Pool (NMEP) and associated supporting infrastructure. The […]

  • IADC’s Young Authors Award Presented at 33rd PIANC World Congress

    9 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    This year’s IADC Young Authors Award more than fulfilled its goal to recognise young people working in the fields of dredging and maritime research. At the 33rd PIANC World Congress held in San Francisco, California, June 1-5, 2014, the International Association of Dredging Companies bestowed its award on the paper, “Reducing Shoaling in the Gulf […]

  • TUV SUD NEL Splashes £1.45M on AMF’s Test Separator

    4 April 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    TUV SUD NEL has invested £1.45 million in one of the world’s largest gravity test separators, as part of the build program for its new advanced multiphase facility. The new separator will test both multiphase and wet gas flows (oil, water and gas) and will ensure sufficient retention time, even at the largest flow rates. […]

  • NOC Leads New Project to Explore Deep-Seafloor Minerals

    18 December 2018
    Research & Development

    A new project has been announced to reduce the potential environmental impact of future mining by making exploration for deep-seafloor mineral deposits much more effective. ‘Project ULTRA’ has been funded by the Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC), and will be led by Professor Bramley Murton at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). Deep-seafloor mineral deposits can […]

  • UWA Welcomes Another Geotechnical Centrifuge

    14 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The University of Western Australia (UWA) is now home to the only geotechnical modelling facility in the world that operates three centrifuges. A third 26-tonne fixed-beam centrifuge was lowered by crane into the new Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre building after arriving from France last week. The new facility is part of the National Geotechnical […]

  • Delaware Wetlands Conference Set for February

    20 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has announced that their 2016 Delaware Wetland Conference, with the theme “Educate, Connect, Protect.”, will take place on February 3rd and 4th at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington. “Wetlands play an important role in Delaware’s environment by improving water quality, providing habitat […]

  • Importance of Coastal Wetlands Highlighted

    31 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Changes in rainfall and temperature are predicted to transform wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico and around the world within the century, a new study from the USGS and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley concludes. Such changes are expected to affect the plant communities found in coastal wetlands. For example, some salt marshes […]

  • First Buoyancy Test of Deep Vision

    23 December 2014
    Equipment

    The commercial prototype of Deep Vision project has been tested in the sea for the first time earlier this month. The success of the first test bodes well for the final steps of the underwater vision project before the system will be launched at a CRISP cruise in March. Deep Vision is an underwater vision […]

  • VIDEO: GE Subsea Virtual Reality Experience

    21 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Subsea oil and gas deposits off the coast of Brazil have long been off limits to humans, save the few brave souls who explore the watery depths in custom-built submarines. But that’s changing. Energy companies are planning to place entire industrial plants processing oil and gas on the seabed. These subsea robotic factories, serviced by remotely […]

  • Vard Buys STX Canada Marine

    7 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    VARD has acquired STX Canada Marine Inc., a leading marine engineering and design company with more than 30 years history in North America, for approximately $ 10.5 million (NOK 65 million). Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with branch offices in Ottawa and Houston and a workforce of over 75 employees, the new acquisition will be fully […]

  • CRP Submits Draft Marine Consent Application to EPA

    31 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Chatham Rock Phosphate submitted a draft Marine Consent application to the Environmental Protection Authority – the culmination of four years work and more than $25 million in investment. The Marine Consent is the only major licence CRP now needs, having gained a mining permit for its phosphate extraction project in December. The EPA, New Zealand’s […]

  • Ricardo, sHYpS to develop H2 fuel cell propulsion tech for passenger ships

    17 May 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Vessels

    Ricardo, a strategic, environmental and engineering consulting company, is working with the Sustainable Hydrogen Powered Shipping (sHYpS) consortium to design and develop hydrogen fuel cell propulsion technologies to power the next generation of zero-emissions passenger ships. According to Ricardo, the project involving 13 partners in six European countries will accelerate the adoption of hydrogen as […]

  • Merganser offshore solar pilot finds test site in North Sea

    10 May 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    Industry consortium behind the Merganser offshore solar platform, led by SolarDuck, has selected the test site offshore the Netherlands for the development of innovative pilot project.

  • Japan: Eco Marine Begins Development of USV

    5 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    As part of its expanding research programme, Eco Marine Power Co. Ltd. of Fukuoka, Japan announced that it has begun development of an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) based on technology it has developed for the Aquarius MRE SystemTM. This new vessel design concept is called the AquariusUSVTM. The AquariusUSVTM will be able to undertake a […]

  • Hydroid to Hold REMUS 100 AUV Training in UK

    19 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), will hold an Open Enrollment Training session during the week of March 5-9, 2012, at the National Oceanographic Centre in Southampton, UK. Seats are still available. Training will focus on basic operations and maintenance as Hydroid’s highly-experienced technicians walk participants […]

  • ABS Donates to Stevens Institute of Technology (USA)

    22 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, has awarded Stevens Institute of Technology US $3 million. The donation will be used to create a new civil, mechanical and naval engineering laboratory complex in the Davidson Laboratory. The new complex will bear the Bureau’s name. “It is an honor to contribute […]

  • Quiet-Oceans Participates in Joint Project on Reducing Noise Footprint of Maritime Traffic

    28 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    The silent world is becoming less and less quiet: one reason for this is the increase in global maritime traffic whose effects on marine biodiversity are complex and still largely unknown. Quiet-Oceans has been selected to participate in a joint project funded by the European Commission to reduce the underwater noise footprint of shipping and […]

  • ABS Registered Fleet Exceeds 200 Mln Gross Tonnage

    11 July 2013

    ABS, a leading provider of maritime classification services, yesterday announced that its registered fleet has surpassed 200 million gross tons. Approximately 12,000 vessels representing 105 flag States currently are registered with ABS. “This important milestone reflects our commitment to providing best-in-class service to the marine and offshore industries,” said ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. […]