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  • AUV SeaBED Maps Antarctic Sea Ice

    25 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    The first detailed, high-resolution 3-D maps of Antarctic sea ice have been developed using an underwater robot. Scientists from the UK, USA and Australia say the new technology provides accurate ice thickness measurements from areas that were previously too difficult to access. The results, published this week in the journal Nature Geoscience, step up the […]

  • The future is in the water, but is it in subsea processing?

    1 October 2014

    To meet rising energy demand, the world needs to develop all available energy resources. Despite substantial growth in renewables, hydrocarbons will continue to play a dominant role.  As the days of easy – onshore – oil and gas are over, the locus of E&P activities is increasingly shifting to the offshore. During Offshore Energy Exhibition […]

  • NASA takes part in oil spill exercise in North Sea (Norway)

    19 June 2015

    NASA participated for the first time in Norway’s annual oil spill cleanup exercise in the North Sea from June 8 to June 11, 2015.  Scientists flew a specialized NASA airborne instrument called the Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR) on NASA’s C-20A piloted research aircraft to monitor a controlled release of oil into the […]

  • OEEC: Proving technology reliability a key step to advance marine energy sector

    27 October 2016
    Research & Development

    Marine Energy Event, held on Wednesday at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2016 in Amsterdam, gathered a number of government and industry experts who provided the attendees with the latest information on the marine energy developments across the world.

  • Carbon Trust: Why Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Must Now Take Precedence (UK)

    8 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    In the following article, Phil de Villiers, Head of Offshore Wind at the Carbon Trust, looks at why the UK offshore wind industry must embrace cost reduction to reduce uncertainty:  It’s been a busy few weeks for the UK’s offshore wind industry. David Cameron provided a welcome boost by generating some long overdue positive headlines […]

  • HD Hyundai, Maersk to explore joint pathways for maritime decarbonization

    6 May 2025
    Automation, Collaboration, Technology, Vessels

    South Korea’s heavyweight HD Hyundai has joined forces with Denmark-based maritime transportation giant A.P. Møller – Maersk to explore decarbonization-oriented technological solutions and foster global integrated logistics services. Under the terms of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) the two parties signed, HD Hyundai and Maersk are set to initially perform a six-month trial of the […]

  • ORPC Ireland kicks off real-sea testing of tidal turbine in Northern Ireland

    31 October 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Technology

    ORPC Ireland has deployed and started real-sea testing of a next-generation marine hydrokinetic turbine at Northern Ireland’s Strangford Lough tidal test site. This marks ORPC Ireland’s first European deployment after 17 previous setups in North America. The testing is part of the X-Flow project, led by Queen’s University Belfast in collaboration with Applied Renewables Research […]

  • First all-electric vessel in Singapore port to use Shift Clean Energy tech

    28 September 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Technology, Vessels

    Canadian energy storage solutions provider Shift Clean Energy has announced its involvement in the first all-electric battery swapping vessel in the Port of Singapore.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • BOEM to Restore Dam Neck Naval Annex Coastal Area (USA)

    31 July 2013

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with United States Navy for oceanfront and dune system stabilization and restoration at the Dam Neck Annex at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Va. BOEM and the Navy signed the agreement on July 12, 2013. The MOA will allow for the […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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) […]

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Improving Water Quality to Save Coral Reefs (UK)

    20 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Research from the University of Southampton and the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton has found that an imbalance of nutrients in reef waters can increase the bleaching susceptibility of reef corals. Corals are made up of many polyps that jointly form a layer of living tissue covering the calcareous skeletons. They depend on single-celled algae called […]