The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, and Plaquemines Parish Government are hosting a ceremony on Wednesday, August 6, to recognize the signing of a partnership agreement for initiation of Louisiana Coastal Area Beneficial Use of Dredged Material projects. These projects aim to inc
The new owner of a contaminated property along the Duwamish Waterway in Seattle will remove contaminated soil from part of the site under a proposed work plan and amendment to an existing legal agreement with the Washington Department of Ecology. DeNovo Seattle LLC has purchased the 16-acre Crowley
The State Government’s Queensland Plan has failed to provide a credible blueprint for a healthy future for the Great Barrier Reef, according to the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS). AMCS Great Barrier Reef campaign director Felicity Wishart said that while an overwhelming majority of Qu
The co-star of the James Cameron’s latest film is not your typical Hollywood starlet. She’s 24-feet long, bright green and weighs approximately 11.8 tons. The one-of-a-kind, deep-diving submersible DEEPSEA CHALLENGER will travel from its home at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to the
The FSUE “Rosmorport” General Director Andrey Tarasenko made a working visit to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Seaport from July 28-31. During the visit Andrey Tarasenko met the Governor of Kamchatka Teritory Vladimir Ilykhin and the management of JSC Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Sea Trade Port. The meeting w
TOC Events Worldwide has announced that H.E Ambassador Alfonso Múnera, Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) will give a keynote address at the 14th edition of its TOC Americas conference and exhibition, taking place on October 14-16 in Cartagena, Colombia. This will be the
CAMAC Energy Inc. has announced the preliminary results of a successful Oyo field development well offshore Nigeria in OML 120. The Oyo-8 well started drilling operations on June 15, 2014 and has both a vertical and a horizontal section. The vertical section was designed to test for additional hydro
Four astronauts splashed up from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, bringing to a successful close the 18th NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) expedition. Accompanied by two lab technicians, the crew, commander Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, NASA’s Jeanett
Phase 2 of the China Cove Beach Replenishment Project will start today and it will last until August 8, according to newportbeachca.gov. The clean dredged sand material from Marina Park will be used for this replenishment program. “To stay on schedule to complete the Marina Park project and accompli
This morning, Oceana launched an expedition to document three seamounts that lie between the islands of Mallorca, Ibiza and Formentera, as well as the Fort d’en Moreu which is a coralligenous reef to the East of the Cabrera archipelago, all of which belong to the Balearic Islands. The international
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) commemorated its 35th anniversary last week with a resolve to further develop the entire maritime industry of the country for sustainable existence in the maritime sector, with rapid globalization and amidst challenging competitions between international ports. F
The Nautilus team has recently made a short video tour of their exploration vessel, through areas of the ship people usually don’t see on the live feeds, behind-the-scenes, the mess, bridge, data lab, and more. The Nautilus Exploration Program focuses on three main areas of marine science: biology,
SeaBird Exploration Plc (SeaBird) has announced that Aquila Explorer has received a letter of award for a 2D seismic survey in Australasia. The survey will cover a minimum of 10,000 km and will have an estimated value of approximately USD 11 million. The project is expected to start in Q4 2014 and w
Fisher Offshore, an energy industry service company and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has underlined its commitment to continued growth with the appointment of a new managing director. Jack Davidson has been promoted from the role of operations director to lead the business as it prepares for t
