This April the Canadian Armed Forces and Parks Canada teamed up with Seabotix to investigate the HMS Breadalbane, the world’s northernmost shipwreck located in the Canadian High Arctic. In 1853 the HMS Breadalbane was part of the rescue mission for Captain Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition but was
John Macaskill, Head of Renewables (Europe) at Bureau Veritas has given his view on the Norstec Academy, launched on May 15. “I am proud to be part of this industry, helping to create a sustainable clean energy sector and exploiting our significant natural resources. However we are only at the start
The World Ocean Council (WOC) is part of a growing coalition of maritime leadership companies, industry organizations and knowledge institutes that has launched “Our Oceans Challenge”, a competition for innovation and solutions to address key issues affecting responsible ocean industry operations. O
TGS will start the acquisition of a new multi-year, multi-client 2D program offshore Northeast Greenland. The project will be fulfilled over a maximum of four seasons, bringing TGS’ total multi-client database in Northeast Greenland to more than 36,000 km. Data acquisition for the first season will
BOURBON announces the entry into service of the 500th vessel – the Bourbon Evolution 806, the 6th vessel of the 1st series of IMR2 vessels for the offshore industry. This delivery validates BOURBON’s strategic decision to focus on achieving economies of scale through standardization and construction
PGS has announced “Springboard”, a significant new MultiClient 3D program in the Ceduna sub-basin offshore South Australia. Using PGS’ GeoStreamer® technology, the survey will deliver superior resolution and imaging quality as a result of broader bandwidth and deeper penetration. Acquisition is plan
Natural England has commissioned APEM to help assess the sensitivity of marine birds, fish and mammals to a range of pressures commonly resulting from human activity in the marine environment. These include habitat loss, introduction of non-native species, barrier effects, pollution and water qualit
In Europe, offshore wind turbines support 58,000 jobs and generate enough electricity to power 6 million homes. Experts from the offshore wind industry gathered at the Capitol Thursday, June 12, to share lessons learned that could help produce similar results stateside. Organized by the University o
Since World War II, sea mines have damaged or sunk four times more U.S. Navy ships than all other means of attack combined, according to a Navy report on mine warfare. New sonar research being performed by the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) could improve the Navy’s ability to find sea mines
Natural England has commissioned APEM to help assess the sensitivity of marine birds, fish and mammals to a range of pressures commonly resulting from human activity in the marine environment. These include habitat loss, introduction of non-native species, barrier effects, pollution and water qualit
Scientists from NOC have led a study to infer variability of the sub-polar Atlantic Ocean Meridional Overturning Circulation using estimates of air-sea exchanges of heat and water at the ocean’s surface. The scientific research paper describing the method and its application, ‘The Surface-Forced Ove
The Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) has launched a drilling survey to collect geological samples, including methane hydrate, as an effort for ascertaining the amount of shallow methane hydrate resources. The survey vessel Hakurei left Shimonoseki Port, heading to sea areas offshore th
Researchers are struggling to solve the challenge of predicting climate change impacts on marine environments. Research led by University of Queensland scientists has found that predicting such impacts could be more difficult than first thought, due to interactions between ocean ecosystems. UQ Globa
A senior power sector professional and engineer with 30 years’ experience in the industry has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the University of Strathclyde’s Power Networks Demonstration Centre (PNDC). David Rutherford has taken up the new post at the world-class research and innovation fa
