Dead baby bottlenose dolphins are continuing to wash up in record numbers on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, and scientists do not know… CNN [mappress] Source: CNN , April 08, 2011; Image: nj
Production could start up at the world’s first off-shore copper mine as early as the second half of 2013, the chief operating officer of Nau… (tdwaterhouse) [mappress] Source: tdwaterhouse, April 08, 2011;
On 24 March 2011, IHC Hytop Winches, part of IHC Merwede, was officially launched. The new company’s workshop plays an important role in its activities because it enables it to build complex winch systems for the offshore and dredging markets. This will expand the supply of IHC Hytop Winches’ range
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announces that a major international oil company has joined EMGS and Shell in a joint industry project (JIP) to plan and design the next-generation 3D EM system. “We are delighted that yet another customer with extensive EM experience has joined the JIP,” says
Belwind NV, the leading Belgian producer of alternative energy from offshore wind farms, is pleased to announce that, provided NER300 funding is approved, it will be making part of its latest wind farm concession site off the Bligh Bank on the Belgian continental shelf available for a project. This
Research director Jacob Verhoef of the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth, said this year the team of scientists and technicians… (capebretonpost) [mappress] Source: capebretonpost , April 07, 2011;
The University of Maine has narrowed in on the Midcoast as the most likely area for future offshore wind development in a 567-page report… By Gillian Garratt (workingwaterfront) [mappress] Source: workingwaterfront, April 07, 2011
Nearly 500 students from more than 35 classrooms “virtually” accompanied researchers from the… [mappress] Source: noaanews , April 07, 2011;
‘SMT will lead the development of innovative and cost effective deployment solutions to ensure marine renewable energy becomes a reality‘ says Jason Hayman, MD Innovative renewables company, Sustainable Marine Technologies (SMT), is restructuring its operations to take on today’s greatest challenge
New system developed for drilling and production safety in deeper waters.The next generation of Kongsberg Maritime’s Emergency Acoustic BOP (BlowOut Preventer) Control System, the ACS500 uses the new proprietary Kongsberg Maritime ‘Cymbal’ signal processing protocol for optimal data communication at
Global Marine Systems has announced that it is establishing a joint rental pool for its Predator Inspection class ROV system with international distributor, Seatronics Ltd. Global Marine Systems and Seatronics will invest equal contributions of equipment which will be managed by Seatronics and place
A search team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has located the wreckage of Air France Flight 447 some 3,900 meters, or nearly 2.5 miles, below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil’s northeastern coast. The team left the port of Suape, Brazil, aboard the vessel Alucia on
In early March it was declared that the world leading NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) has now achieved full operating capability. This is great news and the culmination of a 20 year project in which Northumberland-based IHC Engineering Business (IHC EB) has played a pivotal role with the design
Maine’s energy future may depend on the wind, and a team of college students is helping create it. By Ken Christian (wcsh6) [mappress] Source: wcsh6, April 06, 2011
