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  • UK: HR Wallingford’s HAMMER Noise Modelling Tool to Be Enhanced

    5 April 2013
    Environment, Technology

    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 […]

  • BP, Petrobras pledge to expand cooperation scope

    12 April 2018

    The UK-based energy giant BP has signed a memorandum of understanding to explore areas of cooperation with Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras).

  • Irish Government Pledges EUR 15 Million for Marine Mapping Programme

    31 December 2013
    Authorities & Government

    Ireland’s Minister for Natural Resources, Fergus O’Dowd, T.D. has pledged EUR 15 million for continuation of “the most valuable resource for marine research and development in Ireland and beyond”. This 5 year-scheme, which will cover 125,000 square kilometres of underwater territory, will benefit many sectors besides offshore renewable energy projects. Minister O’Dowd said: “I am […]

  • USA: DOE Issues Notice of Intent to Fund Marine and Hydrokinetic Instrumentation

    7 January 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    The Water Power Program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently issued a Notice of Intent for a funding opportunity expected to be posted early this year, pending congressional appropriations. The Notice of Intent, titled “Environmental Stewardship for Renewable Energy Technologies: Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) Environmental and Resource Characterization Instrumentation“, intends to support the […]

  • Photo of the Day: Nautilus Floating Structure Presented throughout Europe

    24 April 2014
    Research & Development, Technology

    Nautilus Floating Solutions SL, a consortium established last year with an aim of becoming the world leader in the development of floating platforms for the offshore wind power market, is presenting its Nautilus floating structures at significant European energy events. The Nautilus floating structures were introduced at this year’s EWEA event in Barcelona, and the […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Geosyntec Practitioners to Present at H2O Conference (USA)

    21 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Geosyntec engineers and scientists specializing in water and natural resources conservation and restoration will be among the presenters at the 11th Annual Headwaters to Ocean (H2O) Conference, set for May 28-30 in San Diego, California. Each year’s H2O conference presents a range of information relating to the preservation and remediation of impacted sites affecting the […]

  • Photo Update: Panama Canal Expansion

    15 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The largest infrastructure project since the waterway’s original construction, the Panama Canal Expansion Program will create a new lane of traffic along the Canal through the construction of a new set of locks. To date, the Expansion Program is 88 percent complete. The Panama Canal Expansion is based on six years of research, which included more […]

  • Russian Navy Takes Delivery of RV ‘Yantar’

    25 May 2015

    An oceanographic research vessel (RV) “Yantar” has been delivered to the Russian Navy. The vessel has the same name as the shipyard where it was built, the Baltic Shipyard “Yantar” (part of the USC). According to reports, the RV passed all the necessary tests prior to the delivery. The vessel, known as Project 22010, was developed […]

  • RDC Supports Kraken ThunderFish AUV Program

    15 May 2017
    Equipment

    Kraken Sonar has secured a non-refundable financial contribution of $745,950 by the Research & Development Corporation (RDC) of Newfoundland and Labrador. The funding will support development of Kraken’s ThunderFish autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) program. The ThunderFish program will combine smart sonar, laser and optical sensors, advanced pressure tolerant battery and thruster technologies and cutting edge […]

  • UK: Gardline Launches Rebrand at Oceanology International 2012

    13 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Gardline will again be exhibiting at the Oceanology conference and Exhibition at ExCel in London from 13th to 15th March. However this time, following extensive market research, and in order to present a more coordinated look both internally and to the customer base, they have re-branded the constituent businesses that form Gardline Marine Sciences Limited, […]

  • 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 […]

  • Irish Government Pledges EUR 15 Million for Marine Mapping Programme

    31 December 2013
    Authorities & Government

    Ireland’s Minister for Natural Resources, Fergus O’Dowd, T.D. has pledged EUR 15 million for continuation of “the most valuable resource for marine research and development in Ireland and beyond”. This 5 year-scheme, which will cover 125,000 square kilometres of underwater territory, will benefit many sectors besides offshore renewable energy projects. Minister O’Dowd said: “I am […]

  • AXYS Technologies to Showcase at All-Energy 2014

    15 May 2014
    Technology

    AXYS Technologies will be exhibiting with its partner Planet Ocean Ltd at the All-Energy Exhibition and Conference from May 21-22 in Aberdeen, UK. The companies will be located at stand A81, where the visitors can meet the team and learn about their offshore renewable energy monitoring platforms. AXYS has been chosen by the Timmons Group as a member […]

  • Elia Gets Green Light for Belgian Offshore Grid

    23 July 2014
    Storage

     The grid operator Elia was granted a permit for the construction and operation of a high voltage offshore grid in the North Sea called “Belgian Offshore Grid” (BOG). This week Ministers approved the project that would feature two substations, with one installed on an artificial island or platform west of the Lodewijkbank, 34 km off […]

  • Fincantieri and Gibbs & Cox in Ship Designing Joint Venture

    7 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Fincantieri Marine Group, the U.S. subsidiary of the Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, and the U.S. naval engineering and design firm Gibbs & Cox have launched a joint strategic research and development initiative in the ship and vessel design arena. The initiative will focus on future ship and vessels concepts with applications within the United States as well […]

  • Yangzhou Guoyu Nets Massive Bulker Deal

    24 September 2013

    Yangzhou Guoyu Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Guoyu Shipyard) has entered into shipbuilding contracts with Pioneer Maritime for the construction of eight 38,800 DWT bulk carriers. These 38,800 dwt ships are to based on the Green Dolphin design, created by the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI), reports Sinoshipnews. The Green Dolphin concept design is […]

  • GDF Suez adds Isabelle Kocher to list of executives

    22 October 2014

    The Board of Directors of GDF Suez elected Isabelle Kocher as a Director and Board Member and appointed her as Deputy CEO of the company, replacing Jean-François Cirelli. Gérard Mestrallet, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GDF Suez, also appointed Isabelle Kocher as Chief Operating Officer. The five business line Executive Vice Presidents will report […]

  • NYK: LNG Flora recognized by Japan Coast Guard

    25 September 2014
    Vessels

    The NYK-operated and managed LNG Flora was recently recognized by the commandant of the Japan Coast Guard for the long-term contribution the ship has made by providing seawater temperatures to the Japan Coast Guard’s Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department. The Japan Coast Guard uses the seawater temperatures in a variety of marine research and information services, […]

  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding receives order for two LNG carriers

    16 February 2015
    Vessels

    Yangzijiang Shipbuilding informed that it has secured new shipbuilding orders from JHW Engineering & Contracting, a JACCAR Holdings unit, to build two 27,500 cbm LNG carriers.

  • CSBC Opens Pin-Pile Production Line in Taiwan

    15 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    Steel fabricator CSBC Corporation has inaugurated its pin-pile production line at its factory near the Port of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. CSBC also plans to add a line for the production of transition pieces to the facility. The production line will be used to manufacture pin-piles for Ørsted’s Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farm. CSBC […]

  • Young IRO Pubquiz

    29 October 2020

    The Offshore Energy 2020 event was wrapped up with a Pubquiz organized by Young IRO. This was a fun and interactive way to test the knowledge of our participants.

  • USA: “So That Ships May Pass” Conference Approaches

    23 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) and Texas A & M University will host its Annual Western Hemisphere Dredging Conference (WEDA 33 and TAMU 44) on August 25–28, 2013 at the “HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE” in Honolulu, Hawaii. The theme of this conference “So That Ships May Pass” will focus on the Historical, Structural and Operational Development […]