At the three-day ‘high level’ Deep Sea Minerals Mining Meeting workshop key issues were identified that need to be addressed towards the… (thejetnewspaper) [mappress] Source: thejetnewspaper, June 27 , 2011;
Who would have thought that 90 years after it sank to the bottom of Puget Sound, a luxury passenger liner could help prevent a major environ… (king5) [mappress] Source: king5, June 26, 2011;
Adding iron to the oceans in an effort to curb growing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere would lead to ‘significant change… (Planet Earth) [mappress] Source: Planet Earth , June 24 , 2011;
In response to a request from Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, the U.S. Geological Survey released the ‘science gap and sufficiency’ report evaluating science needed to better inform decisions regarding oil and natural gas exploration and development in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas off Alaska
The “Belgica”, the Belgian navy ship converted into a research vessel, has now come to the Maritime Museum Ría de Bilbao and will remain docked at the quays of the Museum until Saturday, when they leave with the tide. Aboard the ship, and within the framework of cooperation between the Ministry of E
A growing number of global wind resource assessments have demonstrated that the world’s technical potential for wind power exceeds current global electricity production. The theoretical potential for wind, as estimated by the global annual flux, has been estimated at 6,000 EJ/yr (Rogner et al., 2000
As part of the company’s ongoing strategic growth plan Spectrum has announced considerable strengthening of the Executive Management Team with the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the creation of a Chief Operating Officer (COO) position. Henning Olset has been appointed as the
Aberdeen-based Ecosse Subsea Systems is delighted to announce that it has scored a hat-trick of finalist’s positions in two awards schemes. The company is a finalist in the Wood Group Award for Innovation category of the annual Grampian Awards for Business Enterprise. The winner of the accolade will
A small group of Aptos High School students is considered the best in the world when it comes to engineering a robot that can stop a deepwat… (santacruzsentinel) [mappress] Source: santacruzsentinel, June 23 , 2011;
The National Subsea Research Institute (NSRI) is unveiling the future focus for ground-breaking research in the exploitation of oil and gas… (Subsea UK) [mappress] Source: Subsea UK, June 23 , 2011;
MMT will present marine technology at Universeum, Scandinavia´s largest science center on Monday the 4th of July to Friday 8th of July! Universeum is one of the organizers of “The West Coast Maritime Week”. This event is an initiative from the Governance of Region Västra Götaland to increase the awa
In January 2011, the composite propeller as developed and manufactured by Airborne, has been installed underneath a mine hunter of the Royal Dutch Navy for validation tests. The initial test was to verify that the propeller could withstand the loads in all operational conditions, including the most
In January 2011, the composite propeller as developed and manufactured by Airborne, has been installed underneath a mine hunter of the Royal Dutch Navy for validation tests. The initial test was to verify that the propeller could withstand the loads in all operational conditions, including the most
Otto Energy Ltd announces that the 3D seismic acquisition program commenced earlier in June has successfully been completed. The marine operations for the acquisition along with the onshore support teams have all run very smoothly resulting in successfully acquiring of over 210 km2 of high quality 3
