Canada’s Ocean Startup Challenge has shortlisted 31 companies to compete for 10 prizes of $25,000 and in-kind support from partners. “Applicants accepted our challenge by proposing creative solutions to solve industry hurdles, with more than a third of the shortlisted companies having ocean technolo
Subsea technology company Teledyne RD Instruments has launched its new Wayfinder Doppler Velocity Log (DVL). The Wayfinder provides Doppler navigation capability for micro vehicles, often constrained by stringent size, weight and budget limitations. Measuring just 10 x 10 x 7 centimetres and weighin
Swedish wave energy tech developer Ocean Harvesting Technologies has secured a €300,000 investment from Lundin Foundation. The investment matches a grant from the Swedish Energy Agency for the next development phase of the company’s InfinityWEC technology. InfinityWEC is a modular and scalable wave
Germany’s terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) to implement its sustainability strategy at its terminal facilities in Hamburg.
The US Water Power Technologies Office has opened the 2021 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC) for applications. MECC enables diverse teams of students to get real-world experience exploring marine energy solutions for the blue economy. The competition is specifically open to undergraduate a
German subsea engineering firm EvoLogics has unveiled the PingGuin – an autonomous underwater vehicle with low-drag bionic design. The vehicle, first demonstrated in Kiel, Germany, in June 2020 is part of the MUM (Modifiable Underwater Mothership) R&D project. Outstanding hydrodynamic properties of
Canada is investing $9.4 million in four tidal energy projects that will bring clean energy technologies to the Atlantic region. The announcement took place following a tour of the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy’s facilities in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. Nova Innovation has secured $4 million t
The maritime industry’s mission to clamp down on emissions hasn’t been derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic as many feared could be the case. Obviously, the pandemic has had a major impact on the short-term activities as numerous meetings at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) had to be postp
The Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC) and the European Space Agency (ESA) will launch a tender on 14 September, aimed to accelerate marine energy solutions. It will assess technical as well as economic viability of using space technology and data in support of marine energy. The tender will give an
Subsea tech firm Applied Acoustic Engineering (AAE) has launched their next generation USBL system – Pyxis USBL. The Pyxis USBL combines AAE’s Sigma 2 acoustic protocols and SBG Systems high precision Navsight Apogee Marine INS. Specifically, it results in AAE’s most accurate and long range position
Fugro has successfully trialled a major upgrade to its LADS airborne lidar bathymetry (ALB) system. Fugro’s laser laboratory in Adelaide, Australia has developed the enhanced LADS HD+ technology. The hydrographic mapping system accurately measures water depth over both the marine and coastal zone en
The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS), one of the world’s full autonomous ships, will be officially launched on September 16th in Plymouth, UK. The project is led by marine research organization Promare, with IBM as technology partner. Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has joined also joined the glo
Norwegian-based Jotun has signed the first commercial contract for container vessels for its Jotun Hull Skating Solutions (HSS) with container shipping major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). MSC plans to install the Jotun HullSkater, a robotic technology that has been designed for proactive cle
There are only two weeks left to apply for the EU-funded Ocean DEMO 3rd call. Successful applicants will receive free access to test their ocean energy products and services in real sea environments at the project’s network of test centres. This call will focus on supporting technology developers wi
