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  • Another ‘major breakthrough’ for Asian giant as new oil & gas pay zone comes to light

    16 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Chinese state-owned oil and gas giant China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has expanded its discovered oil and gas reserves with a new hydrocarbon find in the Beibu Gulf of the South China Sea.

  • TEAMER adds new testing facility for marine energy research

    23 April 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    The Surface Engineering & Tribology Laboratory at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has joined the U.S. Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) facility network, expanding developer access to specialized tribology testing for marine energy applications. According to TEAMER, the lab supports current, tidal, and wave energy technologies, focusing on installation, structure, and […]

  • Wuhu Shipyard earns double green light for novel 18,600 dwt tanker design

    16 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Research & Development, Vessels

    China-headquartered shipbuilder Wuhu Shipyard has been awarded approvals in principle (AiP) from two classification societies, Norway’s DNV and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), for its eco-friendly 18,600 dwt chemical tanker. As disclosed, the tanker, which was independently developed by Wuhu Shipyard, is the fourth unit of this vessel type to receive this form of […]

  • Chilean researchers test wave energy converter at hydrodynamic canal

    3 February 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    Chilean researchers have completed hydrodynamic tests on a wave energy converter (WEC) as part of an academic collaboration between the University of Bío-Bío (UBB), the Austral University of Chile (UACH), the University of Edinburgh, and RWTH Aachen University. According to the representative from the research team, the tests were carried out at the Canal de […]

  • US researchers introduce software for enhancing marine hydrokinetic systems

    10 October 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

    US Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new modeling tool to help boost marine hydrokinetic projects by enhancing the design of ocean current turbines and providing risk assessments needed for permitting and insurance.  According to the North Carolina State University, the tool aims to improve the resilience of marine hydrokinetic devices, which […]

  • Seychelles and Maldives Kick Off Indian Ocean Research Mission

    5 March 2020
    Research & Development

    The newest Commonwealth member country, Maldives, has joined Seychelles to launch a joint scientific expedition to investigate unexplored depths of the Indian Ocean. The research mission, known as ‘First Descent: Midnight Zone’, was officially launched at the Commonwealth headquarters at Marlborough House. Led by the UK research institute Nekton, the goal is to boost the […]

  • VIDEO: Damen Refit of Research Vessel Marion Dufresne II

    25 January 2016

    Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque carried out renovation and lifetime extension work to oceanographic research vessel ‘Marion Dufresne II’ in 2015, owned by French administration Les Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises (TAAF) and managed by CMA CGM. The renovation should extend the vessel’s life for twenty years. The work included replacement of the vessel’s most important scientific apparatus, […]

  • IMR Seeks Winch Supplier for G.O. Sars Research Vessel

    24 December 2015
    Project & Tenders

    The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (IMR) based in Bergen has invited tenders for the supply of winches for its research support vessel. The contract is for the procurement of two winches for the research vessel ‘G.O. Sars’. IMR’s G.O. Sars is a marine research vessel capable to perform various tasks, including pelagic and bottom […]

  • UK Chooses Preferred Bidder for New Polar Research Ship

    12 October 2015
    Research & Development

    UK government has announced that Cammell Laird in Birkenhead has been selected as the preferred bidder to build a £200m polar research ship. The decision follows a 12-month competitive tender process that involved bids from companies in the UK, Europe and the Far East. The winning project will secure jobs and apprenticeships and provide a significant […]

  • Chinese Institute Selects Sonardyne Technology for New Research Vessel

    11 October 2016
    Equipment

    Sonardyne Asia, Singapore, has announced that its underwater acoustic positioning technology has been selected for China’s new polar research vessel currently under construction. Commissioned by the Polar Research Institute of China, the 122 meter vessel will be equipped with a Ranger 2 USBL (Ultra-Short BaseLine) system to allow the position of scientific equipment deployed from […]

  • AW-Energy Gets Research Push at Queen’s University Belfast

    10 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    AW-Energy has secured additional funding from the MaRINET2 program to continue tank tests with a second collaboration project with Queen’s University Belfast. The 6-month project spans from April to October in 2018. The project is continuation to the investigation of both the operational and extreme loads the WaveRoller solution is subjected to in marine conditions. […]

  • MBARI Researchers Discover Seafloor Holes Off Big Sur

    26 December 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) scientists have recently discovered thousands of mysterious holes or pits in the seafloor during a survey off Big Sur, USA. Scientists and resource managers want to understand how these pits formed because this area is the site of a proposed offshore wind farm. The researchers found two different sizes […]

  • AML Oceanographic Delivers MVP for New Swedish Research Vessel

    21 February 2019
    Equipment, Project & Tenders

    AML Oceanographic has supplied a Moving Vessel Profiler (MVP) for the new Swedish research vessel ‘RV Svea’.  The newbuild vessel, owned by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), will be used by the university and the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) for a variety of environmental surveys, from monitoring ocean acidification to assessing fish stock. By including a MVP […]

  • USA: Funding for Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Research & Development

    6 September 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The Department of Energy announced that they will fund projects to advance marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) renewable energy technologies. Those topics receiving support from this funding announcement include: Advanced Controls Next-Gen Power Take-Off Projects Advanced Structures Projects Marine & Hydrokinetic Environmental Projects Projects Analyzing Environmental Effects of Surrogate Technologies Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition (OREC) members […]

  • STW Awards EUR 6.2 Mln for TU Delft Research

    27 November 2014
    Research & Development

    The STW Technology Foundation and the business community will make a total of 6.2 million euros available to the UPON (Understanding Processes Using Operando Nanoscopy) and EUROS (Excellence in Uncertainty Reduction of Offshore wind Systems) research programmes. The first programme focuses on using electron microscopy to study material properties more accurately at the atomic level, […]

  • Government incentive moves Irish tidal up the research scale

    24 August 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    One week after securing the European patent for the system forming an essential part of its tidal energy technology – GKinetic Energy has reflected on the grant support received from the Irish government over the years which helped the company bring its tidal prototype closer to the market.

  • ENEA sums up Italian ocean energy research activities

    2 October 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA) has published a paper on the current state of ocean energy research and development in Italy.

  • BG co-funds natural gas research centre in Brazil

    3 December 2015

    BG Brasil, A BG Group unit, together with the Sao Paulo Research Foundation launched the gas innovation research centre.

  • Aussies say research backs up sand dredging decision

    9 August 2006

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Australia says its decision to approve the extraction of 15 million cubic metres of sand from the Moreton Bay Marine Park is based on years of research. According to local press reports, Caloundra city councillor and a former member of the Beach Protection Authority, Andrew Champion, has voiced concerns […]

  • Sweden: MMT Participates in Archaeological Research Project Landscapes Lost

    12 June 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    MMT is participating in ground-breaking archaeological discoveries in Hanöbukten, Sweden. The project called Landscapes Lost, is led by researchers from the MARIS (the Maritime Archaeological Research Institute) at Södertörn University. The project consists of both extensive surveying and more local examonations on recently found sites. The scope is the submerged landscapes of the southern Baltic, […]

  • USA: NOAA Uses Wave Glider Device for Ocean Research

    22 July 2012
    Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) lab in Seattle is using a robotic device, called wave glider, to find out more about what lays in ocean depths. The SmartPlanet explains characteristics of the device in its online news, saying that the glider reminds of a simple surfboard, but beyond what the eye meets lays […]

  • UK Universities Invited to Join Wind Blade Research Hub

    29 September 2016
    Human Capital, Research & Development, Technology

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is looking for a UK-based university with which to collaborate on accelerating offshore wind turbine blade research and development activities through the recently launched Wind Blade Research Hub. The collaboration would provide a combination of academic and industry skills and resources to better respond to industry’s needs, ORE Catapult said. Those […]

  • MAREC Receives $1.36 million For wind energy feasibility Research

    17 February 2010
    Research & Development

    The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has issued an order approving a $1.36 million energy efficiency grant for a wind energy research project at Grand Valley State University’s Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC). MAREC, in partnership with the University of Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute, will conduct studies to explore the feasibility of […]

  • Research Buoy Gathers Wind Data in Lake Michigan (USA)

    10 October 2011
    Research & Development

    An eight ton research buoy is out gathering wind data in Lake Michigan. The one-point-three million-dollar buoy launched in Muskegon… By Lindsey Smith (michiganradio) [mappress] Source: michiganradio, October 10, 2011

  • University of Gothenburg Seeks Hydrographic Instruments for New Research Vessel

    21 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The University of Gothenburg, one of the major universities in northern Europe, is looking for a contractor for the provision of hydrographic instruments. The contract is for the supply of hydroacoustic equipment for a new research vessel, and includes a multi-beam sonar, sub-bottom profiles, MRU and underwater positioning system. The contractors interested in the tender […]