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  • Australia: Scientists Discover Two Sunken Islands, Part of Former Supercontinent Gondwana

    6 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    As a developer of systems that allow us to look into the hidden secrets of the oceans, Kongsberg Maritime has played its part in many amazing discoveries over the years. Scientists all over the world use our hydroacoustic technology to get a clear view on what is happening below the waves. Some projects support industry […]

  • Asia Needs International Oil Firms Despite NOCs Rise

    22 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Asia still needs international oil companies to continue to play a large and essential role in the oil and gas industry’s research and development activity, despite the rise of national oil companies, a group of the region’s oil and gas industry leaders has stated during the round table discussion event organized by GL Noble Denton […]

  • Damen Delivers Two Purpose-Built Chasers

    24 June 2013

    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 […]

  • Antarctic Marine Life Flourishes Despite Climate Warming

    11 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Rapid climate change is threatening marine communities, but scientists have found that marine life is flourishing in Antarctic fjords despite warming in the region. Deep inside the subpolar fjords of Antarctica, researchers have uncovered an unexpected abundance and diversity of marine life at the seafloor. The team, led by Professor Craig Smith of University of […]

  • Geophysical Surveys Underway at Cape Wind OWF’s Site

    12 May 2014
    Research & Development

    Cape Wind has announced 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 […]

  • Sea Shepherd Releases Graphic Video of Japanese Whaling

    28 November 2017

    Sea Shepherd Australia informed that it has managed to obtain the release of footage of Japanese whaling practices taken by the Australian government during a 2008 Australian Customs mission to the Antarctic. “The Australian Government has suppressed this footage for years,” said Jeff Hansen, Managing Director of Sea Shepherd Australia. “The main reason given was […]

  • WSC, IMO Fire Back at Study Findings on Lack of Action on Climate Change

    25 October 2017
    Rules & Regulation

    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Shipping Council (WSC) have hit back at the accusations stemming from the recently published study by the InfluenceMap on the IMO’s approach to tackling carbon emissions from shipping. The report claims that the shipping industry has aggressively lobbied the UN to obstruct climate change action for shipping, “ensuring it remains […]

  • The Netherlands: Deltares Tests Cheaper Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations

    24 June 2013

    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 […]

  • The Netherlands: Deltares Tests Cheaper Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations

    24 June 2013

    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 […]

  • International Initiative to Strengthen Danish Offshore Wind Sector

    5 November 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The EU has pledged to provide around € 1.9 million for the national innovation network Offshore Center Danmark to be used for a new 3-year project called ECOWindS. The project will gather knowledge of installation, operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms in the UK, Germany, Denmark and Norway with the aim of halving operation […]

  • Hydrokinetic turbines power on with minimal impacts on rivers

    11 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Hydrokinetic turbine arrays can efficiently generate energy with minimal impacts to the shape and behavior of river channels, opening up the possibility for more sustainable energy production in large rivers with active sediment transport, according to the new University of Minnesota study.

  • NASA Measures Offshore Wind Speed (USA)

    7 November 2011
    Research & Development

    On a bluff overlooking the Atlantic, Grady Koch spent a month watching ocean winds. He beamed a laser over the sea, day after day, measuring conditions offshore using an instrument called Doppler Aerosol Wind (DAWN) lidar, which is a type of laser. What Koch learns from the experiment will be used by scientists to advance […]

  • 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 […]

  • UK Opens GBP 220 Million Offshore Wind Road to China

    15 December 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Human Capital, Research & Development, Technology

    UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, China’s Tus-Wind and TusPark Newcastle have signed a collaboration agreement to work together to advance offshore wind technology co-operation between the two nations.

  • Belgium: WODCON XX Set for June

    22 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    World Dredging Congresses (June 3-7, 2013, Square Meeting Centre, Brussels, Belgium) are organised once every three years by WODA, the World Organisation of Dredging Associations. WODCONs, the only worldwide events dedicated exclusively to dredging and maritime construction, provide a unique platform for researchers and practitioners from industry, academia and governments to meet and debate dredging. […]

  • The Netherlands: Agreement Signed with NGInfra

    23 September 2010

    The Project Organization Maasvlakte 2 and the Next Generation Infrastructures Foundation undersigned a cooperation agreement for a period of five years under the title: Next Generation Port Infrastructure, powered by Maasvlakte 2. This agreement should unite knowledge and expertise to develop a optimal infrastructure in the ports of Rotterdam. Ronald Paul, Managing Director Project Organization […]

  • LS Cable & System expanding cable factory as demand increases

    7 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders

    South Korean cable manufacturer LS Cable & System is expanding its Donghae factory to meet the increasing demand for subsea cables. The company signed a contract on 23 February for the purchase of the expansion site with the city of Donghae. The new factory will include manufacturing facilities, submarine cable storage, warehouse, a research and development […]

  • Jiangsu Hantong Inks Deal to Build Up to 8 LR1 Tankers

    9 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry Co has received an order from an unnamed German owner for up to eight 74,000 DWT LR1 oil tankers. As disclosed by the shipyard, the contract has been signed for two firm newbuildings and up to 6 additional units. The vessels will be built in Hantong shipyard and […]

  • Scottish Government Announces Tender for Seabed Studies (UK)

    16 March 2011
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

      The specification sets out the terms of reference for the research project: refining sea-bed process models for aquaculture. The project will consider the physical processes determining the distribution of solid wastes from marine aquaculture and the resulting ecosystem response as represented in the DEPOMOD particle-tracking benthic impact model. Primarily, the project will examine the […]

  • Magseis bags LoI for North Sea seismic shoot

    12 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Magseis, a Norwegian geophysical company, has been awarded a Letter of Intent (LOI) by a major international oil company for seabed seismic acquisition in the UK sector of the North Sea. Magseis will be using the company’s proprietary MASS system and Artemis Athene. MV Artemis Athene is a DP 2 class research/survey vessel. According to […]

  • E A Gibson Goes Solo

    1 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    The UK shipbroker E A Gibson separated from its oil services parent company Hunting Plc, ending ”121 years of a very unique relationship,” the company said in a release. The shipbroker said that the time was right to change direction and take the company out of a stock listed framework of ownership and into employee ownership. The company has rejected […]

  • Seatricity to Test Its Wave Device in Ireland

    2 July 2015
    Research & Development, Technology

    Seatricity Ltd, a Cornwall-based wave energy company, will spend the week of 13th-18th July tank-testing its Oceanus 2 device in the Beaufort Wave basin at the Hydraulics and Marine Research Centre of the University College Cork, Ireland. Aims of the trial will include analysis of further optimisation options affecting predicted device outputs for use as […]

  • UK: Subsea Turbines Could Cause Trouble for Deep-Diving Seabirds

    8 June 2012
    Environment

      Scientists worry about the impact of the subsea turbines on deep-diving seabirds along the Scottish coastline, reported scotsman.com. Developers of the wave projects are now facing the problems that have been an issue for onshore wind farm developers for some time. Scientists in the Pentland Firth have been studying the behavior of black guillemots […]

  • Waves Could Power 11 Pct of Australia by 2050

    26 July 2012

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited advised a new report from Australia’s national science agency highlighting the significant role that wave energy can play in Australia’s future energy mix. The study, carried out by the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), concluded that the total near shore wave energy between Geraldton and Tasmania […]

  • Hurricanes Pose Threat to Offshore Wind Turbines (USA)

    15 February 2012
    Research & Development

    The study from Carnegie Mellon University says that in the worst case, almost half of the proposed offshore wind turbines could be destroyed in the next 20 years by hurricanes. The U.S. Department of Energy wants to generate 20 percent of U.S. electricity needs from wind by 2030, and they want one-sixth of this capacity […]