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  • Belgium: UNESCO Marks Anniversary of Convention on Protection of Underwater Heritage

    2 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The world’s leading academics, experts and underwater archaeologists will look at ways to improve protection of underwater heritage at a meeting to be held at the Belgian Royal Library in Brussels from 13 to 14 December. The event will mark the tenth anniversary of UNESCOs Convention on the Protection of Underwater Heritage. An estimated three […]

  • Living Oceans Foundation Conducts Underwater Survey of Jamaica’s Pedro Bank

    18 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Recently the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation conducted the most extensive underwater survey to date of Pedro Bank, Jamaica. The Foundation worked in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, the University of West Indies, The Department of Fisheries and the National Environment and Planning Agency of Jamaica to characterize the plants, animals and underwater habitat […]

  • NOAA: High Levels of Pollutants in Guánica Bay Represent Threat to Corals and Fish

    7 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The pollutants measured in the sediments of Guánica Bay, Puerto Rico, in a new NOAA study were among the highest concentrations of PCBs, chlordane, chromium and nickel ever measured in the history of NOAA’s National Status & Trends, a nationwide contaminant monitoring program that began in 1986. Researchers from the National Ocean Service’s National Centers […]

  • Tidal Energy Could Bloom in Nova Scotia

    14 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Nova Scotia has an opportunity to become a centre of excellence in tidal energy now that new tidal feed-in tariff rates have been approved. The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) released the developmental tidal feed-in tariff rates for large scale projects. “The decision is an important milestone in developing our tidal energy industry […]

  • INNOSEA looks to boost floating solar efficiency

    22 July 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology

    Marine renewables engineering firm INNOSEA has won a European H2020 grant to undertake a research and development project to support more efficient and cost-effective design of floating solar PV plants. The R&D project specifically aims to develop accurate numerical and cost models for the development of PV plants. It is led by EURAC European Academy […]

  • US: NREL outlines new strategic vision for floating wind

    19 August 2020
    Research & Development

    The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has recently published a study on floating wind, unveiling a new strategic vision for the sector. NREL researchers have identified barriers that must be overcome to bring down the overall cost of energy produced, and then outlined a vision for an integrated systems approach with […]

  • Rolls-Royce announces several new contracts at OTC 2014

    9 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Rolls-Royce has announced orders from a variety of international customers for its offshore ship designs and equipment worth more than £60m. The contracts, which include five Rolls-Royce UT Design vessels and propulsion equipment packages for research and seismic survey vessels, were announced at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas, one of the world’s […]

  • Brazil: Houston Mayor Visits Petrobras

    4 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Last Thursday, the mayor of Houston (USA), Annise Parker, visited the Petrobras Research Center in Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro. The mayor’s party, including representatives from the oil and gas industry and from Texan universities, was received by Alípio Ferreira, General Manager of Downstream R&D and Biofuels. After visiting the fluids and geological research […]

  • China: CIMC to Build Two United Faith Style SS-MPP Vessels

    13 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    United Faith Group announced that on December 6th, 2011, the new-building contract of two 50,000 DWT Semi-Submersible Multi-purpose Vessels went into effect. Both of the vessels are scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2013. The contract was signed earlier this year on July 01st between United Faith Group and Yantai  CIMC RAFFLES Offshore […]

  • China: United Faith Group Orders Two SS-MPP Vessels from CIMC

    13 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    UNITED FAITH GROUP announces that on December 06th, 2011, the New-building contract of two 50,000 DWT Semi-Submersible Multi-purpose Vessels went into effect. Both of the vessels are scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2013. The contract was signed earlier this year on July 01st between UNITED FAITH GROUP and YANTAI CIMC RAFFLES OFFSHORE […]

  • ShippingLab: Denmark Wants to Be a Driver of Smart Shipping of the Future

    15 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    The journey towards Denmark’s first autonomous and green ship starts this March.

  • Lithuania: CORPI Completes Klaipeda Harbour Survey

    21 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The Lithuanian Coastal Research and Planning Institute (CORPI) has recently completed the first ever 100% coverage survey of Klaipeda Harbour using the Kongsberg GeoAcoustics GeoSwath Plus COMPACT multibeam echo sounder system. This EU funded project was carried out during the implementation of the Sustainable Management of Contaminated Sediments (SMOCS) Project, developed under the framework of […]

  • Dredging Had Little Significant Impact on Fish Population, Says Biologist (USA)

    24 November 2011

    According to the data relating to more than 1.2 million fish, originating from 154 different species, sampled within a 10-year study of the St. Sebastian River by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, the dredging did not have considerable influence on the fish population. The study’s findings outlined by Richard Paperno, a marine biologist […]

  • Singapore Hosts Port Authorities Roundtable

    23 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    The inaugural Port Authorities Roundtable was held in Singapore on April 20 in conjunction with the 10th Singapore Maritime Week 2015. Organised by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the closed-door roundtable event brought together port authorities from around the world to network, share insights on pertinent issues and best practices, as well as […]

  • Shipboard Connectivity Still Insufficient for Big Data Revolution?

    12 September 2017

    Is the shipping industry ready for the big data revolution when more than 70% of the world fleet is still using L-Band? This question was raised by Malcolm McMaster, Globecomm Maritime President, while speaking at the International Shipowning and Shipmanagement Summit on the opening day of London International Shipping Week being held from September 11 to 15. […]

  • Rolls-Royce Wins USD 101 Mln of Equipment Orders

    9 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Rolls-Royce has announced orders from a variety of international customers for its offshore ship designs and equipment worth more than £60 million (USD 101 million). The contracts, which include five Rolls-Royce UT Design vessels and propulsion equipment packages for research and seismic survey vessels, were announced at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas, […]

  • Greece: ERMA FIRST BWTS Gets IMO Final Approval

    16 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee, having considered the recommendations contained in the GESAMP reports of MEPC 63/2/11, granted FINAL APPROVAL to ERMA FIRST Ballast Water Treatment system, during the latest IMO MEPC 63 meeting, which took place from the 27th February till the 2nd of March 2012. After years of intensive Research and Development, […]

  • Cargotec Wins Best Supplier 2010 Award from MHI Shimonoseki Shipyard, Japan

    24 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    Cargotec has won the Best Supplier award 2010 from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shimonoseki shipyard in Japan. It was given to Cargotec’s Offshore business and local Japanese team and, in part, is recognition of the company’s drive to understand future customer needs through the provision of an extensive geographic presence and strong collaboration with customers. “This […]

  • ABS Donates USD 3 Million to Stevens Institute of Technology

    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 […]

  • Microsoft’s Project Natick Tests Datacenter Underwater

    2 February 2016
    Equipment

    A team of Microsoft employees has been testing underwater datacenter in the Pacific Ocean in 2015. The datacenter, which consumed computing power equivalent to 300 desktop PCs, was deployed inside a container. The experiment, named Project Natick, could use renewable energy sorces to get the power needed for storing, processing and/or distributing massive amounts of […]

  • ¡VAMOS! to Develop New Underwater Mining System

    9 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    As part of the Horizon 2020 programme, a new 42 month Research & Development project, has been launched to help provide an opportunity to tap into the wealth of unexploited European mineral resources. The estimated cost of the project is approximately 12.6 million Euros. The aim of the ¡VAMOS! (Viable Alternative Mine Operating System) project […]

  • Seatricity’s Oceanus 2 Gets Telemetry and Control Systems from SST

    2 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Severn Subsea Technologies, part of the Severn Glocon Group, has developed an integrated telemetry and control system for wave power company Seatricity’s Oceanus 2 wave device, now moored at the Cornish Wave Hub. The SST system will enable researchers to correlate wave movement with power generated, and thus optimise power generating conditions offshore. Briefly, Seatricity […]

  • Nexans Forms Scientific Committee to Uplift Innovation

    4 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Nexans, a global expert in cables and cabling systems, has established a new Scientific Committee to boost innovation, one of its primary goals, and further differentiate its cable products and technologies. The Scientific Committee is responsible for holding discussions on Nexans’ research areas to both identify new technology that will create value for Nexans’ customers […]

  • Kiasma Group Raises the Bar, Developing New KSB and KSDB

    17 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Kiasma Group, an Italian manufacturer of HDPE pipes, floats and systems specialized for the dredging sector, is continuing with process of progress and development of technologies and products, in a research and development way, capable to produce innovation in a form of improved technology. Working in collaboration with highly specialized engineers from the marine sector, […]

  • Westernmost Part of Coastal Louisiana on Track to Drown, Study Says

    17 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    Without major efforts to rebuild Louisiana’s wetlands, particularly in the westernmost part of the state, there is little chance that the coast will be able to withstand the accelerating rate of sea-level rise, according to the Connecticut and Tulane Universities’ new study. The study shows that the rate of sea-level rise in the region over […]