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  • Gulf Research Program Backs Stones Metocean Observatory Project

    23 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has announced a new collaboration with Shell and others to provide $1 million in funding support for a pilot effort to convert an existing ocean mooring owned by Shell into the first long-term deep ocean observatory in the Gulf of Mexico. Known […]

  • SPIRE 2 energy storage project opens for tidal researchers

    20 November 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Strathclyde University is looking for PhD researchers who would work on materials-based research topics in tidal energy sector as part of the SPIRE 2 energy storage project.

  • Qatar University Receives State-of-the-Art Marine Research Ship

    23 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    A new, state-of-the-art ship given to Qatar University will transform marine research in the Gulf region. The model research facility Janan – named after the island located in the western part of the Qatari peninsula – was donated to the University by H.H. the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani. Underlining a […]

  • UNNC Researchers Seek for Non-Toxic Solutions to Marine Fouling

    8 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Marine industries have long sought chemical solutions to the problem of marine fouling but now researchers at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) are using innovative approaches to look at how surface texture can be used as a non-toxic solution. Marine fouling occurs when organisms, including red and green algae, hydroids, scallops, mussels and […]

  • HydroPEAK to Research Interaction Between Wind and Water Power in Norway

    26 January 2011

    The HydroPEAK project in Norway is researching the interaction between wind and water power. As well as evaluating the current role of… (waterpowermagazine) [mappress] Source: waterpowermagazine, January 26, 2011

  • Utility Companies Focuse on Offshore Wind Environmental Research (UK)

    24 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    Utility companies have been said to be focusing their environmental analysis research on the future of offshore wind farms.   By Joseph Hutton (envirotech-online) [mappress] Source: envirotech-online, March 24, 2011

  • Research Vessel Polarstern Returns to Home Port from Antarctic

    11 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    After one and a half years in the Antarctic the research vessel Polarstern is expected back in its home port on 13 April. Apart from the crew and scientists on board, there are lots of data, samples and animals from the Southern Ocean that will soon be examined more closely in the laboratories of the […]

  • Ireland: Odyssey Conducts Search Operations for SS Gairsoppa Using Research Vessel Yuzhmorgeologiya

    7 June 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. has executed a charter agreement to utilize the Russian Research Vessel Yuzhmorgeologiya to conduct search operations for the SS Gairsoppa. The Gairsoppa was torpedoed by a German U-Boat in February 1941 while enlisted in the service of the United Kingdom Ministry of War Transport. Contemporary research and official documents indicate […]

  • Swedish researchers highlight timing as ‘critical’ to combat biofouling and emissions

    22 January 2025
    Environment, Research & Development

    Researchers from the Swedish KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) have created a model to estimate the speed and extent of slime accumulation aiming to help ship operators schedule hull cleaning at ‘optimal’ times and save on fuel consumption costs. According to Cornelius Wittig, a PhD student in fluid mechanics at KTH, the study provides […]

  • Methanol is key solution for shipping decarbonisation today, research suggests

    26 January 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Transition

    A new report addressing the reduction of emissions from the global maritime sector has verified the benefits of methanol as a marine fuel highlighting it as a key solution for decarbonisation.

  • Research into floating breakwaters as powerbanks for marine renewables starts in Malta

    10 April 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Storage, Technology, Transition

    The University of Malta has teamed up with its offshore energy storage spin-off FLASC to assess the potential of integrating renewable energy and energy storage solutions with floating breakwaters.

  • Ukraine: Zaliv Shipyard Launches Research Vessel Polarcus Adira

    2 November 2011

    The next successfully delivered project confirms the status of the Kerch Shipyard Zaliv as the active participant of the world market of offshore shipbuilding. The vessel “Polarcus Adira” (building number 01293) purposed for seismic shelf research became the seventh built by Zaliv within the cooperation terms with Norwegian holding Ulstein. Construction of this highly specialized […]

  • Russia: Arctic Research Vessel ‘Mikhail Somov’ Arrives in Arkhangelsk

    1 November 2011

      The first research vessel laden with waste materials carried from the Russian Arctic polar stations has arrived in Arkhangelsk, the regional Arkhangelsk government said. The ice-class research and expedition vessel Mikhail Somov of North Territorial Department for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (HEMD) completed the 102-day expedition to the Arctic region, the longest voyage in […]

  • Keel Laid for New Ultra-Modern Danish Research Vessel

    5 March 2013

    The keel has been laid, the course has been set and the Aurora is taking shape at the shipyard. The new ultra-modern research vessel will be ready to embark on expeditions by summer 2014. Aarhus University’s new research vessel is being named after the Roman goddess. As of summer 2014, the Aurora will sail to […]

  • Spain invests US$11 million in fisheries-related research

    28 August 2009

    Since 2008, Spain’s Marine Technological Centre (CETMAR) has invested some US$11 million in 82 research projects relating to fisheries, aquaculture, shellfishing and processing. Nearly 30 of these projects are now complete, however a further 50 projects will continue beyond 2009. Over half (55 percent) the projects were funded by the Autonomous Administration while 24 percent […]

  • Russia: Yantar Shipyard Begins Trials for Research Ship Seliger

    14 February 2012

    JSC Yantar Shipyard (affiliate of United Shipbuilding Corporation) on Feb 9 started mooring trials of research ship Seliger built under Russian Defense Ministry’s order, reports the shipyard’s press service. Quality of construction, assembling and calibration of equipment will be checked during the trials. Also, it is planned to test main propulsion plant and auxiliary systems […]

  • USA: NSRP OKs 17 New Research and Development Projects

    23 March 2012

    On March 13th 2012 in Washington DC, the NSRP Executive Control Board selected 17 new research and development projects for award as part of the National Shipbuilding Research Program’s (NSRP) core mission to reduce the costs associated with Navy shipbuilding and repair. The projects, totaling approximately $2.5 million, will be executed through the 10 NSRP […]

  • China and UK establish joint energy storage research center

    6 July 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    Experts from the United Kingdom, and their colleagues from China, have come together to create a joint research center into energy storage.

  • EU awards €9M for wave and tidal research in UK and Ireland

    24 July 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Research & Development, Technology

    Queen’s University Belfast has secured over €9.3 million from the EU’s Interreg VA Programme to create a ‘virtual center of competence’ that will support cross-border research into wave and tidal energy in UK and Ireland.

  • University of Victoria expanding its ocean and climate research capacity

    20 January 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The University of Victoria (UVic) and Canadian government will pour $7 million into renovation of the former Queenswood property in Saanich to provide office and research space for UVic’s ocean and climate hub.

  • Global NES Decides to Increase Tidal Energy Research (USA)

    29 March 2011

    The consumer’s demand for electricity on any given grid can vary greatly depending on a number of circumstances. This is a problem that… (americanbankingnews) [mappress] Source: americanbankingnews, March 29, 2011

  • China Selects Sonardyne Acoustics for Six New Research Vessels

    10 November 2016
    Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Sonardyne Asia has informed that its Ranger 2 underwater acoustic positioning technology has been selected for six new Chinese scientific research vessels. The new order, announced during the OI China exhibition and conference in Shanghai, follows last month’s news that the Polar Research Institute of China has also purchased Ranger 2 for its new 122 […]

  • Rolls-Royce Wins Contract for Chinese Seismic Research Vessel

    16 February 2011
    Business & Finance

      Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a £20 million (USD$ 32.3 million) order from Chinese conglomerate Sinopec to design and equip a specialist seismic research vessel. When operational it will carry out detailed surveys of the seabed to identify oil and gas reserves. The contract includes efficient power and propulsion systems and […]

  • Norway: Statoil Awards Research Prize to IRIS Chief Scientist

    18 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Eric Cayeux has been awarded the Statoil research prize 2012 for his work in automated drilling, which include scientific breakthroughs that will be of great importance to the industry. The prize of NOK 200,000 and a lithography by Håkon Bleken was awarded by Karl Johnny Hersvik, Senior Vice President in Statoil Research & Development in […]

  • BCC Research: EOR market to reach $34.4B figure by 2018

    25 February 2014
    Equipment

    The global market for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technologies was valued at $21 billion in 2012 and was estimated at $22.6 billion for 2013.