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  • Rivers Development Conference Starts Next Week

    17 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    I.S. RIVERS, the 2nd international conference on integrative sciences and sustainable development of rivers, will take place on 22-26 June, 2015, in Lyon, France. This event, organized by the GRAIE and ZABR, is an international conference dedicated to research and practices on natural and human-impacted large rivers, in particular functioning, changes and processes, interface and […]

  • IET Names New Tidal Energy Project Officer (UK)

    25 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Islay Energy Trust (IET) announces the appointment of Flora McLean as its new Tidal Energy Project Officer. Prior to joining IET, Flora was Director of the Scottish Food and Drink Federation in Edinburgh for 13 years, and earlier spent time working as a researcher in the House of Commons. Flora, who now lives in […]

  • Federal Boost for NY Offshore Wind Development

    23 September 2015

    Under the State Energy Program (SEP), New York was awarded around USD 600,000 to help boost development of 860MW in the region. New York State Energy Research Development Authority has partnered with Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Clean Energy States Alliance to explore the potential for mutual action to develop offshore wind at the scale […]

  • St. Johns Riverkeeper Hosts Forum on River Dredging Project (USA)

    9 July 2013

    St. Johns Riverkeeper is hosting a free forum to discuss concerns and potential impacts from the proposed Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Project. A panel of experts will provide an overview of the proposed dredging and its impacts and the shortcomings of a study recently released by the Army Corps of Engineers that assesses the environmental impacts, […]

  • Saga Subsea to Expand Fleet with ROV/Survey Vessel

    14 February 2020
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Saga Subsea has, with its parent company Viking Kystservice, purchased a vessel to be utilized for inshore and nearshore marine operations. The vessel is specially built for survey and ROV operations but it has also been customized as a AUV support vessel on previous campaigns. Currently located at Killingøy Subsea & Offshore base, the vessel […]

  • St. Martins Development Plan Involves Dredging

    22 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Honorable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for New Brunswick, said last week that the Government of Canada will be supporting improvements at the small craft harbor in St. Martins. Plans will be developed this year to dredge the harbor basin. Work will be carried out next year and will improve harbor operations for users by […]

  • Manitoba Hydro Releases Submarine and Underground Cable Study Report (Canada)

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

    Manitoba Hydro has released publicly its expert Concepts Panel report titled, “Potential Use of Submarine or Underground Cables for Long Distance Electricity Transmission in Manitoba.” The study was commissioned following publications by Professor John Ryan on the use of submarine cables in Lake Winnipeg and innovative methods for transporting long submarine cables to the lake. […]

  • Ocean Acidification Affects Live Marine Creatures in Southern Ocean

    26 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The shells of marine snails – known as pteropods – living in the seas around Antarctica are being dissolved by ocean acidification according to a new study published this week in the journal Nature Geoscience. These tiny animals are a valuable food source for fish and birds and play an important role in the oceanic […]

  • Damen Presents New AHTS Design

    31 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group has introduced its newly designed Damen AHTS 200, a versatile deepwater Anchor Handling Tug Supplier able to operate in water depths in excess of 3,000 m. The AHTS 200 is the latest addition to the ongoing Damen Offshore Series. Following the company’s ambitions to increase its market share in the […]

  • Sustainable Marine launches ‘next-gen’ floating tidal platform

    2 February 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    UK-based company Sustainable Marine Energy has unveiled its new PLAT-I tidal energy platform that will be tested in the Bay of Fundy’s Grand Passage before moving to the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) to form the world’s first floating tidal energy array.

  • Nixon: We are ready to self tax as an industry, but within a uniform standard

    14 October 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    Introduction of a carbon levy in the shipping industry must be done in a uniform, transparent and fair manner, Jeremy Nixon, CEO of Ocean Network Express (ONE) believes, reaffirming the industry’s pushback against a regional approach. A carbon levy on bunker fuels is being proposed as a way of collecting financing to support the required […]

  • NOC team studies how fast-moving waterfalls in deep sea control submarine channels

    22 June 2020
    Research & Development

    New National Oceanography Centre (NOC)-led research has discovered how fast-moving waterfalls under the sea control the shape and behaviour of submarine channels. These underwater channels are the offshore equivalents of rivers, but can be much larger. Submarine channels can extend for tens to thousands of kilometres offshore, providing an important conduit for the transfer of […]

  • PII Pipeline Solutions Follows ILI Tools Trends

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

    PII Pipeline Solutions has discussed how advances in technology have been harnessed and developed to push the boundaries of what is possible in the realm of pipeline inspection. Inline inspection technology for oil and gas pipelines has evolved and delivered highly complex and robust tools over the last 20 years. The levels of data accuracy […]

  • Brevard County Gears Up for Environmental Dredging

    20 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Florida’s Brevard County is embarking on a large-scale environmental dredging project for the Indian River Lagoon. Decades of excessive pollution has overwhelmed the natural resilience and assimilative capacity of this National Estuary. This legacy of pollutant load contributed to record breaking algae blooms in 2011 and 2012, loss of 60% of the seagrass beds, and unusual mortality […]

  • I-Tech: Industry needs to tackle barnacle fouling in ship niche areas

    22 April 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Research & Development

    Barnacle fouling is hugely prevalent in ship niche areas and the shipping industry needs to take steps to mitigate the impact of hard fouling in these areas, research commissioned by Swedish biotechnology company I-Tech AB found.

  • LR and KRISO unite to advance validation and verification processes in marine automation

    5 September 2024
    Automation, Business Developments & Projects, Research & Development

    Led by efforts to advance the integration of autonomous technologies in the maritime sector, classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO) have entered a joint development program, focused on verifying and validating marine autonomous functions and operations to support a wider uptake of these systems. As […]

  • 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 […]

  • Yara Marine: Open Loop Scrubbers Viable for 80-90 Pct of Global Shipping

    7 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Open loop scrubbers are still viable for 80-90 percent of global marine transport.

  • In focus: Is Europe the heart of the energy transition?

    13 January 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    It is just the second week of the new year ahead of us, however, European authorities and industry are not wasting any time on acting upon carbon reduction efforts. This week saw the European Union launch a number of initiatives, making us wonder whether 2023 will be the year of big changes.

  • New Poll Shows Support for National Assembly for Wales and Further Powers Continues to Grow

    13 August 2013
    Authorities & Government

    According to an opinion survey undertaken by Beaufort Research on behalf of the Commission on Devolution in Wales, a majority of the Welsh public believe the National Assembly for Wales (NafW) has provided a strong voice for Wales and would like to see further powers devolved over a period of time. Beaufort Research interviewed a […]

  • Dong, Oxford University to Bring Down Offshore Wind Costs

    18 March 2014

    Oxford University professor, Guy Houlsby, will deliver the 54th Rankine Lecture on Interactions in Offshore Foundation Design on Wednesday 19 March. The Rankine Lecture is the most prestigious of the invited lectures in geotechnics. The topic that he has chosen is highly relevant to DONG Energy’s goal of cutting costs by 35 – 40% for […]

  • Dong, Oxford University to Bring Down Offshore Wind Costs

    18 March 2014

    Oxford University professor, Guy Houlsby, will deliver the 54th Rankine Lecture on Interactions in Offshore Foundation Design on Wednesday 19 March. The Rankine Lecture is the most prestigious of the invited lectures in geotechnics. The topic that he has chosen is highly relevant to DONG Energy’s goal of cutting costs by 35 – 40% for […]

  • Maine Technology Institute Funds MCA to Expand Maine’s Ocean and Wind Energy Cluster (USA)

    28 April 2011
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

      The Maine Composites Alliance (MCA) announces today that it has been selected by the Maine Technology Institute (MTI) to receive an award of $489,468 in collaboration with the Maine Wind Industry Initiative and the E2Tech Council to organize, promote and expand Maine’s ocean and wind energy cluster. “This award will help Maine industries participate […]

  • NOAA to Update Arctic Nautical Charts

    18 March 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    As commercial shipping traffic increases in the Arctic, NOAA is taking major steps to update nautical charts in the region. NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey will 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 cover […]

  • MPA Singapore and Bureau Veritas deepen partnership on maritime digitalization and decarbonization

    9 June 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Collaboration, Green Marine, Human Capital, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vessels, Vision

    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) have renewed their memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen collaboration in maritime digitalization, decarbonization, and talent development.