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  • IMO: Ocean Fertilization to Be Regulated under Amendments to International Treaty

    21 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Marine geoengineering, including ocean fertilization, will be regulated under amendments to the 1996 Protocol to the international treaty which regulates the dumping of wastes and other matter at sea. The amendments, adopted on Friday (18 October) by Parties to the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes […]

  • USA: Public Wave Energy Testing System Begins Operation Off Oregon

    22 August 2012

    One of the first public wave energy testing systems in the United States began operation this week off the Oregon coast near Newport, and will allow private industry or academic researchers to test new technology that may help advance this promising form of sustainable energy. The Ocean Sentinel is a $1.5 million device developed by […]

  • USA: DOE Provides USD 180 Million for Potential Offshore Wind Energy Projects

    2 March 2012
    Authorities & Government, Environment

    As part of President Obama’s all-out, all-of-the-above approach to developing every domestic energy resource, Energy Secretary Steven Chu yesterday announced the start of an ambitious initiative to capture the potential of wind energy off American coasts. As part of a planned six-year $180 million initiative, an initial $20 million will be available this year as […]

  • Nova Scotia’s Energy Minister Pays a Visit to Northern Ireland’s Tidal Turbine

    25 June 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Nova Scotia’s Minister of Energy and Minister of Communications, Andrew Younger today visited Siemens’ SeaGen tidal energy turbine at Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland.  Siemens-owned Marine Current Turbines (MCT) is pushing ahead with even more ambitious innovation in Canada with the SeaGen-F floating turbine, which forms a backdrop to today’s visit. Minister Younger climbed aboard SeaGen […]

  • TowerPower Is ‘Onshoring’ Offshore Wind Turbine Inspections

    17 October 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The EU-funded TowerPower project is developing a system which will allow maintenance and inspection teams to continuously monitor the structural condition of offshore wind turbines on land via real-time wireless links. The project, which is entering its final year, is currently integrating this pioneering inspection technique and preparing for final testing on offshore wind turbines,  European Commission’s Community […]

  • Government Invests in Thornbury Harbor

    30 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Honorable Dr. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labor, has announced that the Government of Canada will invest in improvements at Thornbury Harbor that will benefit local users.  The project will consist of the replacement of floating wharves and finger piers. These improvements will ensure recreational boaters who use the facility continue to have a place […]

  • CURV III Undersea Vehicle Enters The National Navy Museum (USA)

    6 July 2012

      The National Navy Museum (NNM) received cable-controlled undersea recovery vehicle (CURV) III, the Navy’s most sophisticated deep sea recovery submersible from 1976 until its retirement in 2007, along with its operator control van, July 2. The submersible and van were installed in the Museum’s new Cold War Gallery, located in Building 70 at the […]

  • Mitsui E&S starts ‘world’s first’ test run of large-bore low-speed ammonia dual fuel engine

    12 February 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Research & Development, Technology

    Japanese ship equipment manufacturer Mitsui E&S has commenced test operation of the large-bore low-speed ammonia dual fuel engine as “a major step” toward decarbonizing the shipping industry.

  • UCL: Over a third of world fleet needs to embrace zero-emission tech or face ‘premature scrapping’

    27 January 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    A rapid transition could lead to “premature scrapping” of over a third of the fleet, valued at over $400 billion, unless they undergo costly retrofits to remain competitive in the wake of new greenhouse gas (GHG) policies and wider energy transition, a new report shows.

  • Scientists Map Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone

    5 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    NOAA and EPA supported scientists have mapped the Gulf of Mexico dead zone, an area with low oxygen water, measuring 5,052 square miles this summer, approximately the size of Connecticut. The measurements were taken during the 30th annual hypoxia survey cruise from July 27 to August 2. This area falls within the predicted range of […]

  • GE Adds MRI Magnet Technology to Cost-effectively Scale-Up to 15MW Wind Turbines (USA)

    1 September 2011
    Research & Development, Technology

      With the wind industry moving toward larger wind turbine platforms in the future, GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric Company, today announced it has begun work on the first phase of a 2-year, $3 million project from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a next generation wind turbine […]

  • GE Adds MRI Magnet Technology to Cost-effectively Scale-Up to 15MW Wind Turbines (USA)

    1 September 2011
    Research & Development, Technology

      With the wind industry moving toward larger wind turbine platforms in the future, GE Global Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric Company, today announced it has begun work on the first phase of a 2-year, $3 million project from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a next generation wind turbine […]

  • WHOI Reports: Ocean Eddies Could be Powerful Modes of Deep Ocean Transport (USA)

    29 April 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and their colleagues have discovered that massive, swirling ocean eddies–known to be up to 500 kilometers across at the surface–can reach all the way to the ocean bottom at mid-ocean ridges, some 2,500 meters deep, transporting tiny sea creatures, chemicals, and heat from hydrothermal vents over large distances. […]

  • AI Leads Data-Driven Survey of Changing Underwater Habitats

    4 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    A recent expedition led by Dr. Blair Thornton demonstrated how the use of autonomous robotics and artificial intelligence at sea can accelerate the exploration and study of hard to reach deep sea ecosystems, like intermittently active methane seeps. Thanks to rapid high throughput data analysis at sea, it was possible to identify biological hotspots at […]

  • Scotland: Marine Scientists Take Part in Ocean Currents Monitoring Projects

    11 October 2013

    Marine scientists in Scotland are part of an international team working on a newly funded multi-million pound project to monitor crucial ocean currents that shape Britain’s climate. The £20 million project will focus on the North Atlantic, in particular the North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre—a system of ocean currents in the high latitude, deep-water basins of […]

  • Better Cooperation across Industry to Help Reduce Offshore Wind Costs

    4 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Thorsten Jalk, Chief Executive Officer of DBB Jack-Up Services A/S, has written an article on reducing costs of offshore wind energy. The article was published by OffshoreWindOM.com, a new online platform for operations and maintenance professionals in the offshore wind industry, powered by DBB Jack-Up:  Reducing costs of operation is critical to the long-term future of offshore […]

  • Scottish Enterprise Industry Engagement Building to Become Catapult HQ

    18 May 2012

    Scottish Enterprise’s new £10 million Industry Engagement Building, based at the heart of Scotland’s International Technology and Renewable Energy Zone (ITREZ) in Glasgow, is to become the headquarters for the new Technology Strategy Board funded Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult. This news comes during a visit to the site by Scottish Enterprise senior director of technology […]

  • HKV Finalist in Mississippi Delta Design Competition

    10 October 2014
    Project & Tenders

    HKV, as member of the international collaboration initiative STUDIO MISI-ZIIBI, has been selected as one of the three finalist teams to participate in the Changing Course: Navigating the Future of the Lower Mississippi River Delta design competition. HKV shares leadership of STUDIO MISI-ZIIBI with US-based firms H3 STUDIO (team lead) and URS. STUDIO MISI-ZIIBI is […]

  • AEP Praises BOEM for Archaeological Sites Study

    26 March 2015

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) was recognized by the Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) for its study report, Inventory and Analysis of Coastal and Submerged Archaeological Site Occurrence on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf. The report earned AEP’s Outstanding Environmental Resource Document Award. This is the latest in a series of reports from […]

  • ABS collaborates with NOV on subsea ammonia storage

    30 August 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Storage

    American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is providing new technology qualification (NTQ) services for pioneering ammonia subsea storage technology from NOV.

  • USA: Marine energy industry targets 1GW of deployments by 2035

    15 April 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    With marine energy on the cusp of significant growth, the National Hydropower Association has unveiled new industry deployment targets of 50MW by 2025, 500MW by 2030, and 1GW by 2035.

  • HMM, SHI team up on smart ship technology

    8 September 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Research & Development, Technology, Vessels

    South Korean shipping company HMM has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with compatriot shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) on smart ship technology.

  • Uppards Island Community Updated on Jetty Project

    17 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    In front of a mostly packed house in the island’s combined-school cafeteria, a panel of Norfolk District leaders, engineers and scientists briefed the community on progress of the jetty project. The group announced the study period for the project was nearing an end and was moving to review by higher headquarters. Under the guidelines of […]

  • Nautronix Celebrates 30 Years in Oil and Gas Industry

    10 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Through water communication and positioning technology company, Nautronix, celebrated 30 successful years in the Oil and Gas industry this week. Their financial year has come to an end and they are reporting growth in 2012/2013 of more than 41% on the previous year, with revenue increasing to £16.1million which demonstrates how much the company has […]

  • RGF Supports MCT’s Tidal Technology Development (UK)

    10 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Marine Current Turbines (MCT), a Siemens business, hosted a visit by Edward Davey, UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to celebrate its success in receiving funding from the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) for research and development into innovative tidal technology. Davey was in Bristol to announce the next round of RGF funding, […]