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  • Welsh Marine Energy Project Gets GBP 1 Mln from EU

    12 June 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    An EU scheme pioneering collaborative research projects in marine science between business and universities has been given a £1m EU boost, Welsh Finance Minister Jane Hutt has announced.  Bangor University’s £23.6m SEACAMS project, delivered in partnership with Aberystwyth and Swansea Universities, is helping to develop the coastal marine economy in Wales. It has already worked […]

  • Damen Delivers Two Offshore Support Vessels to Rederij Groen

    24 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    The delivery of the ‘Aquarius-G’ and her sister ship ‘Astra-G’ to offshore services company Rederij Groen (Scheveningen, the Netherlands) marked a milestone in Offshore Support Vessel construction. Never before, such Chasers have been purpose-built. The vessels have been designed by Saltwater Engineering in close cooperation with both Rederij Groen and Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam. Both Seismic […]

  • New and Cheaper Wind Turbine Foundations Come Step Closer

    24 June 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    In recent months, Deltares has tested a new foundation structure for offshore wind turbines in the Atlantic Basin in Delft and optimised a design for scour protection. The study showed that scour protection can be a lot cheaper than was thought, which makes it more likely that the idea will be used in practice. Gravity-based […]

  • ORJIP for Ocean Energy Supports UK Wave and Tidal

    20 March 2015

    The Crown Estate, Marine Scotland and Welsh Government have announced they will be funding Aquatera Ltd and their delivery partners MarineSpace and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to run a secretariat function for the new Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) for Ocean Energy. Building upon the successful model developed by the ORJIP for […]

  • The Netherlands: Damen Delivers SRS Chaser Vessels to Rederij Groen

    24 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    The delivery of the ‘Aquarius-G’ and her sister ship ‘Astra-G’ to offshore services company Rederij Groen marked a milestone in Offshore Support Vessel construction. Never before, such Chasers have been purpose-built. The vessels have been designed by Saltwater Engineering in close cooperation with both Rederij Groen and Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam. Both Seismic Research Support Vessels […]

  • Top news, August 20 – 26, 2018

    26 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from August 20 – 26, 2018.

  • NASA: IMO’s global sulphur cap slashed air pollution from shipping

    19 October 2022
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Rules & Regulation

    The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) global sulphur cap has reduced artificial “ship track” clouds to record-low levels, a new study conducted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shows.

  • Fate of Coral Reefs Threatened by Phosphate Mining

    12 August 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has shown the impact phosphate mining is having on coral reefs. The study looked at coral reefs around Christmas Island, where there’s been extensive phosphate mining for around 100 years. Lead researcher Dr Jennie Mallela says in areas near the island’s mining ‘hot spots’ the reef […]

  • 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 […]

  • Cape Wind Conducts Geophysical and Offshore Cable Routes Surveys

    13 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Cape Wind has informed that a team including three companies based in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is involved with completing geophysical surveys of the project site and offshore cable routes. Survey vessels with a suite of geophysical instruments are surveying the seafloor and subsea geology on Horseshoe Shoal and along the offshore cable route. New Bedford […]

  • Wärtsilä joins Mayflower Autonomous Ship project

    16 June 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Innovation, IT & Software, Technology, Vessels

    Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has joined a global consortium of partners working on the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) project.

  • Eems Dollard Clay Ripening Projects Begins

    27 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    A clay ripening pilot project is due to begin on the banks of the Eems Dollard in the Netherlands to investigate how sediment can be converted into clay soil. The scheme is being organised by knowledge consortium EcoShape, Rijkswaterstaat, the provincial authority of of Groningen, Groningen Seaports, the Hunze and Aa’s water authority and nature […]

  • Spain: Scientists Aboard Iberian Coast Ocean Drilling Expedition Report Early Findings

    23 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Mediterranean bottom currents and the sediment deposits they leave behind offer new insights into global climate change, the opening and closing of ocean circulation gateways and locations where hydrocarbon deposits may lie buried under the sea. A team of 35 scientists from 14 countries recently returned from an expedition off the southwest coast of Iberia […]

  • Renewables training in focus as Indonesia partners with Aquatera

    9 June 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development

    The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, through its Human Resource Development Centre for Electricity, New, Renewable Energy, and Energy Conservation (PPSDM KEBTKE), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Aquatera, a UK-based renewable energy firm. The partnership aims to build technical and institutional capacity to support Indonesia’s transition to cleaner energy sources, […]

  • USA: Wrecked Remains of Pacific Coast Schooner Found Near Channel Islands

    23 October 2012

    Seventy years after it was scuttled off Los Angeles, Calif., government archaeologists have found the wrecked remains of a rare Pacific Coast schooner that was employed in the lumber trade during the early 1900s. Today, Robert Schwemmer, maritime archaeologist for NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, presented a scientific paper on the George E. Billings […]

  • HMS Protector Divers Practise Extreme Diving Skills in Antarctica

    11 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Divers from ice patrol ship HMS Protector have been exploring beneath the waves in the somewhat chilly conditions of the Antarctic, producing rare images of the sights beneath the polar waters. Whether jumping into the crater of a dormant volcano, inspecting the wrecks of ships or photographing icebergs underwater, the diving team on board the […]

  • Failure to Support Subsea Programmes Could Influence UK Oil Production and Export

    1 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Government ministers, including energy minister Michael Fallon, and MPs will this week be warned that failure to support subsea technology and skills programmes could impact on UK oil production levels and export revenues. At a reception in Westminster on Wednesday 3rd of July, Subsea UK will unveil its manifesto which spells out the need for […]

  • NUS Builds Turtle Robot for Underwater Tasks

    31 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    NUS Engineering researchers are closer to creating underwater robotic creatures with a brain of their own, besides behaving like the real thing. In the near future, it would not be too tall an order for the team to produce a swarm of autonomous tiny robotic sea turtles and fishes for example, to perform hazardous missions […]

  • USA: 75.8 Pct of North Carolinians Support Offshore Wind Energy

    6 March 2013
    Ports & Logistics, Research & Development

    North Carolinians overwhelmingly support the increased use of clean energy sources like solar or wind energy, according to poll results released on February 28 by the NC Sustainable Energy Association. A recent statewide public opinion survey conducted by Fallon Research found that 75.7% of Republicans, 89% of Democrats, and 81.6% of Independents (82.6% overall) said […]

  • JAMSTEC Presents Progress Report on QUELLE2013

    21 October 2013

    In an effort to study a variety of marine organisms which have evolved to live in extreme environments, the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), led by President Asahiko Taira, has begun a project called QUELLE2013. This project began in January 2013, using the manned research submersible SHINKAI 6500 and its support vessel […]

  • USA: WHOI Scientists and Collaborators Receive Grant to Study Life in Ocean’s Greatest Depths

    27 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), University of Hawaii, Whitman College and international colleagues will conduct the first systematic study of life in the deepest marine habitat on Earth—ocean trenches. Due to the extreme pressures of these deep-sea environments and the technical challenges involved in reaching them, ocean trenches among the least explored […]

  • HR Wallingford to Enhance HAMMER Noise Modelling Tool, UK

    5 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    HR Wallingford’s tool to investigate the impact of underwater noise on animals, the Hydro-Acoustic Model for Mitigation and Ecological Response (HAMMER), will soon have increased data to model the behaviour of animals. The Natural Environment Research Council in the UK is funding a four month project to collect data on the behaviour of European sea […]

  • CONTI Orders LR1 Trio at Jiangsu New Hantong

    12 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Germany’s CONTI-Group has placed an order with Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu New Hantong Ship Heavy Industry (NHT) for three LR1 74,000 DWT tankers, the shipbuilder said. As informed, the tankers, designed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) are slated for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2017. NHT did not reveal the financial […]

  • Reson Gets Multi Beam Echosounder Systems Contract in UK

    15 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Reson Offshore Ltd has recently secured a contract through Marine Scotland’s tender procedure for two Multi Beam Echosounder Systems. Reson will provide upgrade, maintenance and system support for the two Multi Beam Echosounder Systems (MBES). The systems are owned by Marine Scotland Science and installed on the research vessels MRV Scotia and MRV Alba Na […]

  • DHI VIDEO on Measurement of Suspended Sediment

    10 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    DHI Group, an independent research and consultancy organization, has just released their latest DHI Tech Talk video, named ‘Measurement of Suspended Sediment’. Solid particles transported in the water are referred to as suspended sediments. A high level of suspended sediments may lead to serious effects such as coral bleaching (corals turning completely white due to stress) […]