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  • Gas as ship fuel – a clean alternative to heavy fuel oil

    19 March 2010

    “Gas as ship fuel” was the topic of yesterday’s GL First Class Exchange Forum which highlighted GL’s approach towards the environmental concerns of the maritime industry. The forum addressed all aspects related to LNG as an alternative ship fuel. Invited speakers presented the LNG supply chain development from a ship owner’s and gas terminal operator’s […]

  • Trafigura proposes carbon levy introduction to IMO

    25 September 2020
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Innovation, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vessels

    Trafigura, one of the world’s largest ship charterers, has proposed that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) introduces a carbon levy to help boost competitiveness and uptake of alternative fuels. The company is proposing a levy between $250 and $300 per metric tonne of CO2 equivalent on shipping fuels. The system would be overseen by the […]

  • ABS reveals 3 factors impacting shipping’s net-zero journey by 2050

    4 June 2024
    Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Geopolitical instability, scalability of fuel production and retrofits to existing vessels are key factors impacting the shipping industry’s journey to net zero by 2050, according to the latest research published by classification society ABS.

  • Offshore Wind in Northeastern USA Powerful but Unstable

    15 August 2016
    Research & Development

    University of Delaware (UD) researchers, who studied wind conditions at the Cape Wind offshore site, have found that offshore wind in the northeastern United States may be more powerful, yet more unstable than expected.  The findings could have important implications for the future development of offshore wind farms in the U.S., including the assessment of how much […]

  • NREL’s wave-powered desalination device hits the water

    8 March 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    Researchers from the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have deployed the HERO wave-powered desalination test device offshore North Carolina and anchored it to the nearby seabed, marking the start of ocean trials. With help from the Coastal Studies Institute, NREL deployed the hydraulic and electric reverse osmosis (HERO) wave energy converter (WEC) device from Jennette’s Pier, which […]

  • Danish Maritime Authority strengthens ties with Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center

    22 April 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    The Danish Maritime Authority and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have signed a knowledge partnership agreement as a formal recognition of their joint work on the decarbonization of shipping.

  • France’s new lab for tidal turbine development opens its doors

    23 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Vision

    France’s Ifremer and HydroQuest have set up a joint laboratory for the development of offshore tidal turbines. Supported by the National Research Agency, the goal of the laboratory is to develop analysis tools and support for the design of tidal turbines adapted to marine constraints. Ifremer and HydroQuest launched the joint VERTI-Lab laboratory on January […]

  • Recruiting Fresh Talent for the Dredging Industry

    2 September 2010
    Business & Finance

    Within the maritime infrastructure industry, the companies that comprise the International Association of Dredging Companies are known for their high-levels of expertise. But outside the industry dredging in general is often little known and undervalued. Important progress is being made to communicate the dynamism of the dredging sector to a new generation and to underscore […]

  • Brussels to Host WODCON (Belgium)

    11 July 2012

    World Dredging Congresses (WODCONs) are organised once every three years by WODA, the World Organisation of Dredging Associations. First organised in 1967 in New York and held throughout the world since, this series of congresses has become the unique most important event for dredging professionals worldwide. WODCONs, the only worldwide events dedicated exclusively to dredging […]

  • Neptune to test methods for measuring offshore methane emissions

    5 March 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Transition

    Neptune Energy and EDF will test an approach for measuring oil and gas methane emissions from offshore oil and gas facilities.

  • AUSTEn delivers tidal energy mapping data for Australia

    14 January 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Research & Development, Technology

    The Australian Tidal Energy (AUSTEn) team has made publicly available tidal energy datasets from two sites in Tasmania and the Northern Territory to help assess Australia’s tidal energy resource and its potential contribution to the future energy mix.

  • EU project to trial greener, more efficient rudder

    5 May 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Equipment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    Scotland-based University of Strathclyde has designed a greener, more efficient rudder system that will be demonstrated as part of a €6 million EU-funded research project.

  • Microsoft, Naval Group Deploy Underwater Datacenter Off Orkney

    6 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Microsoft chose Naval Group to implement Phase 2 of its underwater datacenter project, also called Project Natick. The Datacenter was deployed in early June 2018 off the Orkney Archipelago, and will be operated for a period of one year. Eric Papin, Naval Group’s director of Innovation and Technological Expertise, said: “We are proud to bring Naval […]

  • MacArtney Joins Forces with Meyah Ich Ha in GoM

    28 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    The MacArtney Underwater Technology Group has announced the entry of a representative agreement with the Mexican ROV and subsea service company, Meyah Ich Ha, who is set to administer the promotion and sales of MacArtney systems and products within the Mexican part of the GOM region. Work under water The name Meyah Ich Ha originates […]

  • Dutch MARIN Uses Subsea Wireless Technology for Communication

    13 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    WFS helps MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands) communicate with underwater models in their test basin using subsea wireless technology. MARIN is one of the leading institutes in the world for hydrodynamic research and maritime technology , providing services to the shipbuilding and offshore industry and governments. Customers include commercial ship builders, fleet owners, naval architects, […]

  • New Tool for Measuring Frozen Gas in Ocean Floor Sediments Developed (UK)

    1 March 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    A collaboration between the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Southampton is to develop an instrument capable of simulating the high pressures and low temperatures needed to create hydrate in sediment samples. Dr Angus Best of NOC and Professors Tim Leighton and Paul White from the University of Southampton’s Institute of Sound and […]

  • Minesto, Atlantis Secure EU Funding for Joint Tidal Project

    25 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Marine energy companies Minesto and Atlantis Resources Ltd (Atlantis) have been awarded $955,000 (€750,000) from the Eurostars Programme, funded by the European Union. The funding is awarded to a project that aims to reduce the cost of tidal energy and is a collaboration between two different marine energy developers. The funds will be used to […]

  • Agulhas II Embarks on Marion Island Expedition

    10 April 2015
    Research & Development

    The Department of Environmental Affairs’ SA Agulhas II has embarked on her third logistical and scientific voyage to Marion Island on Thursday 9 April 2015. During this voyage, scientists from the DEA’s Oceans and Coasts Research unit as well as from various universities in South Africa will jointly continue to monitor oceanographic processes – both physical […]

  • The Netherlands, China to Jointly Develop Large Tidal Power Scheme

    3 October 2012

    In an agreement between China and the Netherlands signed in Beijing on September 27, both countries have agreed on the joint development of an entirely new method to generate energy from the tides. The method, known as Dynamic Tidal Power (DTP), can potentially deliver clean and predictable energy for millions of homes. DTP involves construction […]

  • US Energy Department cashes out $6.7 million for marine energy

    8 June 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Six awardees have been selected to receive a total of $6.7 million in federal funding for the development of innovative marine energy technologies.

  • KONGSBERG’s Echosounders to Monitor Subsea Life along US Coasts

    31 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Following a contract signed on 15th May 2013, echosounders from KONGSBERG will play a part in the American Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), for the monitoring subsea life along both US coasts. OOI is a cable-based array of scientific sensors designed to monitor the marine habitat. Everything from fish and plant life, to chemical, physical and […]

  • Equinor Looks to the Future of Offshore Wind O&M

    31 January 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Equinor is engaging with the UK offshore wind supply chain to support the development of innovative, technology-led solutions, which can shape the future of the industry post-2025. As part of this project, Equinor has partnered with UK business development organisation NOF Energy, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the North East of England’s offshore […]

  • Grand Opening — Ocean Energy Institute Offices (USA)

    20 July 2010
    Business & Finance

    The Ocean Energy Institute will be hosting a VIP celebration for the grand opening of its new office headquarters on Tuesday, July 20. The event is by invitation only and will then be followed by a public open house later at their offices in Rockland. Among the dignitaries scheduled to speak are Maine Governor John […]

  • Deltares: Guidance on Floodrisk and Levee Management Announced

    3 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Floods are considered the major natural hazard in the EU in terms of risk to people and assets. The most recent extensive springtime flooding in Central Europe seriously affected several German states and Czech regions and caused localised problems in 7 other countries in Europe. Catastrophic events such as hurricane Sandy in the USA (2012) […]

  • Vestas Finishes 2010 With Record Order Intake in North America

    6 January 2011

    Vestas finished 2010 with a record number of wind-turbine sales in North America — 15 total — resulting in 1,883 megawatts and 871 wind turbines. This was the best sales performance for the region since Vestas entered the North American market in 1981. Vestas’ previous sales record for North America was 1,554 megawatts in 2007. […]