Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has made progress on the commissioning of the DG100 tidal kite system in Vestmannasund in Faroe Islands.
The construction has kicked off on the world’s longest subsea road tunnel and the second Jiaozhou Bay tunnel in China. The launch ceremony took place in Qingdao’s West Coast New Area on October 29, bringing together leaders and experts from government, academia, as well as Qingdao Conson Development
The Australian company Wave Swell Energy has launched the substructure for its King Island wave energy demonstration project.
Lloyd’s Register [LR] has launched a dedicated centre of excellence to accelerate decarbonisation of the world of shipping. The Maritime Decarbonisation Hub, a joint initiative between Lloyd’s Register Group and Foundation, brings together thought leaders and experts with the aim of helping the mari
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK-based Anemoi Marine Technologies for the future sales and servicing of rotor sail solutions to the shipping industry. Rotor sails, also referred to as ‘flettner rotors’, are comprised of vertical cylinders which, wh
UK-based Tritech, a Moog company, has released its diver mounted display system (DMD) – the next generation of diver assisting sensors. The DMD offers divers vision in zero-visibility water by utilising sonar technology. The Tritech Gemini multibeam sonar is mounted on the diver’s mask or helmet and
Australian developer Carnegie Clean Energy has secured a Microsoft AI for Earth grant to support a project that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the capabilities of its ‘Wave Predictor‘ and broadens its potential applications. Microsoft’s AI for Earth grants provide access to Microsoft r
Boston-based subsea robotics firm Dive Technologies recently completed sea trials of a Large Displacement Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (LD-AUV), powered by Kraken Robotics pressure tolerant batteries. As a result, Kraken expects further contracts with Dive for additional batteries in 2020 and beyon
NewTek Sensor Solutions offers custom designs of Submersible Linear Position Sensors. Constructed of special alloys they have chemical resistance to water depths exceeding 4,500 metres and external pressures up to 20,000psi. Incorporated into a range of subsea measurement systems, NewTek Subsea and
Australian robotic arms developer Blueprint Lab has shipped the first four commercial units of its Reach Bravo advanced electric manipulators. The company designed these specifically for inspection-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). Blueprint Lab rolled out the Reach Bravo robotic arm system i
Seal for Life Industries is bringing not only a presentation of its protection technology, but a tutorial as well, all of which you can watch in the two videos below. STOPAQ – Visco-elastic Corrosion Prevention & Sealant Technology systems protect against the ingress of water, oxygen and bacteria, a
With the energy transition well underway not only in the energy production area, but in almost all other industries, the shipping sector also needs to be looking at what fuels will be used to power the ships in the near future. Naval Architect Harry Linskens from DEKC Maritime has discussed efficien
Food corporation Cargill and design and engineering consultancy services provider BAR Technologies have embarked on a strategic project with naval architect Deltamarin to bring wind propulsion technology to commercial shipping.
Norwegian subsea solutions provider Stinger and Houston Mechatronics Inc. (HMI) have entered into a collaboration agreement. Stinger said it aims to become the go-to provider of light weight, smart and fast deployable underwater drones for resident applications with semi-autonomous and autonomous ch
