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  • Germany: Silicon Sheets to Harvest Electricity from Ocean Waves

    5 August 2013

    Eco-friendly electricity from wave energy: in a Bosch laboratory, a first demonstrator model shows how wave energy can be converted into electricity. A research network made up of four companies and two universities aims to establish sustainable power generation along the world’s coastlines. Until January 2015, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is […]

  • Wave energy microgrids poised to power Australian aquaculture

    19 December 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    Australia’s aquaculture sector is moving towards a clean energy transformation, with wave energy microgrids identified as a viable solution to power operations and reduce emissions. Backed by findings from the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)-funded AquaGrid feasibility study, the integration of ocean energy, alongside solar and battery systems, is set to reshape coastal aquaculture. […]

  • USA: Corps Signs Cooperation Agreement with Nicholls State University

    19 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, signed its first Memorandum of Agreement with Nicholls State University, July 17. The Memorandum of Agreement, or MOA, establishes the basis for mutual understanding and cooperation between the corps and the university, with a focus on the school’s Department of Applied Science, Geomatics Program. “Partnering with […]

  • U.S. opens Pacific Coast for (floating) offshore wind

    26 May 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy

    The U.S. government has decided to advance areas northwest of Morro Bay and off Humboldt County, California, for offshore wind development. With these two initial areas, the U.S. is opening up the Pacific Coast for commercial scale offshore wind projects. The two areas could accommodate up to 4.6 GW of installed offshore wind capacity, 3 […]

  • Equinor, Eidesvik to construct first carbon-free ammonia-fuelled PSV

    23 January 2020
    Equipment

    Norwegian oil major Equinor has signed an agreement with Eidesvik Offshore for the modification of the Viking Energy supply vessel for covering long distances fuelled by carbon-free ammonia.

  • Scientists Find Manganese Nodules in Atlantic

    19 January 2015

    The biology of deep-sea animals and processes of plate tectonics are actually the themes of the first expedition of the new German research vessel SONNE. Marine scientists and oceanographers have now encountered an occurrence of manganese nodules which may dwarf all previously known manganese nodule fields in the Atlantic. The discovery began with a jolting […]

  • Wood Mackenzie: 100 Tcf of Gas Found in Mozambique and Tanzania to Date

    22 August 2012

    Wood Mackenzie estimates that 100 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas has been discovered in Mozambique and Tanzania to date, ranking the Rovuma Basin as one of the most prolific conventional gas plays in the world. However, there are significant technical and commercial challenges to be overcome in order to bring the gas to market […]

  • Technology Strategy Board Seeks Interest in Offshore Renewable Energy Centre (UK)

    13 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      The establishment of a UK centre of excellence to support the development and commercialisation of offshore renewable energy technologies across the country drew closer as the Technology Strategy Board announced that it is seeking expressions of interest from organisations that might lead or form part of a new Offshore Renewable Energy technology and innovation […]

  • Minister Ewing Welcomes UK Technology Strategy Board’s Announcement

    9 February 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Energy Minister Fergus Ewing today welcomed the decision of the UK Technology Strategy Board to headquarter its ‘Catapult’ innovation centre for offshore renewables in Scotland. Mr Ewing said the choice of Glasgow for the headquarters of the new Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult – with the operational centre in Northumberland close to the National Renewable […]

  • Germany: Nordic Yards Recognized as One of Most Innovative Companies

    7 July 2013
    Technology

    On 5th July, Nordic Yards has been awarded one of Germany’s most innovative companies. At a ceremony for the Top 100 companies at the Axel Springer Passage centre in Berlin, journalist and TV host Ranga Yogeshwar presented Nordic Yards’ managing director Vitaly Yusufov with the Top 100 prize for innovation. Nordic Yards is one of […]

  • Germany: Composites Blowing in the Wind

    19 July 2013

      Energy generated from wind is now an integral part of the power supply for all major economies and it is composites that form the rotor and capture the wind. The blades have grown in length to over 70 metres as the market matures and moves offshore. All aspects of this vital windmill component are […]

  • Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz Joins CARIS Academic Program

    31 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz (MIWB) in the Netherlands joins the CARIS Academic Partnering Program with CARIS HIPS and SIPS and BASE Editor for hydrographic data processing. The program provides academic institutes with CARIS software used by industry, allowing students to gain valuable hands-on experience prior to entering the workplace. The maritime institute is located […]

  • Norwegians and Japanese ink offshore wind MoU

    17 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Japanese Kiso-Jiban Consultants (KJC) and the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for offshore wind energy in Japan. The two parties plan to jointly undertake work related to geotechnical investigations, site characterization and foundation design, as well as collaborate on research activities in the field of offshore geohazard assessment. […]

  • The Netherlands: Amsterdam to Host Ports & Environment 2013

    5 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    Ports & the Environment 2013 conference (26th November, Amsterdam) is specially designed for planning and development officers, consulting engineers, operations manager, government and local authorities officials, legislators, advisors, equipment manufacturers, environmental officers, ship operators and representatives of ports and terminals around the world. Focusing on key issues surrounding ports and terminals and their huge impact […]

  • ORC: Meeting on Rivers Management Strategy

    4 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has invited people interested in the future management of the Kakanui and Kauru rivers in North Otago to learn about the council’s recent research and proposals for dealing with key issues confronting the two rivers, and provide feedback. A public meeting is planned for Thursday 7 May from 7pm to […]

  • PDT Meeting for Loxahatchee River Starts Today

    30 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be holding a Project Delivery Team (PDT) meeting for the Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project Wednesday, March 30 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Elsa Kimbell Environmental Education and Research Center at Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound. The Loxahatchee […]

  • Registrations Open for CEDA Dredging Days 2017

    23 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has announced that registrations are now open for the next CEDA Dredging Days event, set to take place from 9-10 November 2017 at Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands.  To ensure the two days are well spent, the CEDA Technical Committee has organised a packed program which includes 22 peer-reviewed technical […]

  • India to Host Ports and Dredging Event in February

    20 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Coastal India Development Council (CIDC), in association with IIT Delhi, DCIL Visakhapatnam and under the guidance and co-partnership of Ministry of Shipping (GOI), will host the International Conference on Ports & Dredging during February 2017 in New Delhi, India. The combined conference will focus towards enhancing the ports capabilities by doing the integration of […]

  • All Set for the Flood and Coast 2107 Conference

    1 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    In little over three weeks’ time, the second edition of Flood and Coast conference and exhibition will gather key stakeholders from the flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCRM) community in the UK. This year’s conference – sponsored by Van Oord, VBA, CH2M, Aecom, HR Wallingford, Mackley and IBS Group – is set to take place at the Telford […]

  • IADC Young Author Award Presented

    29 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) bestowed the Young Author Award to Liesbeth De Keukelaere, R&D Professional at VITO in Belgium recently. The award is given annually to “stimulate the promotion of new ideas and encourage younger men and women in the dredging industry”. It is granted at industry-leading conferences, with a winning young […]

  • Seatech Engineering Designs New Fish Farms Supply Vessel, Poland

    28 December 2012

    Seatech Engineering has entered into a new contract with shipbuilder Crist S.A to prepare the workshop documentation for fish farms supply vessel design, which will be build for EWOS Group. The team of highly remarkably experienced engineers, designers and naval architects will provide the Project documentation using mainly Nupas-Cadmatic 3D designing system, AutoCAD, NAPA software […]

  • USA: Remora Secures Award Under RPSEA Ultra-Deepwater Program

    12 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) has selected Remora’s proposals under the Ultra-Deepwater Program for negotiations leading to funding awards. The Statement of Work (SOW) covers a 1 year study involving US operators and execution of Industry related work shops addressing various HiLoad DP offloading scenarios in the US Gulf of Mexico […]

  • AML Moving Vessel Profiler for Xiamen University

    26 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Xiamen University has purchased a moving vessel profiler (MVP) from AML Oceanographic for the research vessel JIA GENG. The university’s State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science will use the deep water underway profiling system, MVP300, to collect CTD, sound velocity, and environmental data in support of both hydrographic and ocean science applications. The ability […]

  • HHI Lines Up 10,000th HiMSEN

    3 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), South Korean shipbuilder and marine engine manufacturer, produced the 10,000th Hi-Touch Marine and Stationary Engine (HiMSEN) installed on a 14,000 TEU containership ordered from Costamare, Greece.  HiMSENs are medium speed 4-stroke engines independently developed in 2001 by HHI with 10 years of research and development. They can be used for ship […]

  • Imabari Installs First SOx Scrubber in Japan

    31 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Japanese shipyard Imabari Shipbuilding has installed the first SOx scrubber in Japan onto a new 84,000 dwt bulk carrier MV Nadeshiko built for an undisclosed local shipowner. After its completion, the vessel will conduct data collection and verification on the system, maintenance and operation. This installation is a joint research support project with Class NK called “Main Engine Exhaust […]