Anchor QEA announced today that Amanda Shellenberger, P.E., is the 2011 recipient of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Outstanding Young Civil Engineer in the Private Sector for the Western Region. This award is awarded to engineers 35 years and younger for their professional achievemen
An ongoing study of port development in Rhode Island has found that there is potential for 1,000 new jobs from cargo shipping, auto imports… By Alex Kuffner (projo) [mappress] Source: projo, March 28, 2011
The Environmental Protection Agency ship that could be found docked at Palafox Pier on and off for the past couple weeks will pull out of… (pnj) [mappress] Source: pnj,March 28, 2011;
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is again teaming with French authorities to renew the international search for the deep-sea wreck site of Air France Flight 447 and to retrieve the flight recorders from the Airbus A 330. WHOI will lead the search from late March to July 2011 under the
After the biggest mass extinction in Earth’s history – 250 million years ago – algae and bacteria in the ocean rebounded so fast that they consumed virtually all the oxygen in the sea, slowing the recovery of the rest of marine animals for several million years. A mass extinction is hard enough for
The long-awaited drillship Deepwater Champion finally passed through the Bosporus on Friday en route to the Black Sea province of Samsun… (todayszaman) [mappress] Source: todayszaman, March 28, 2011;
NOAA continues to re-test seafood from the Gulf of Mexico to demonstrate to American and worldwide consumers that it is safe to eat, and… [mappress] Source: noaanews, March 28, 2011;
Lews Castle College UHI, part of the University of the Highlands and Islands, is to lead on a key research project that could help to make the Hebrides one of the most valuable and sought-after marine energy sites in Europe. The wave power to the west of the Outer Hebrides is said to be one [&hellip
Lews Castle College UHI, part of the University of the Highlands and Islands, is to lead on a key research project that could help to make the Hebrides one of the most valuable and sought-after marine energy sites in Europe. The wave power to the west of the Outer Hebrides is said to be one [&hellip
In January we reported that winds across the Northern continents were losing some of their punch, and that climate change threatened to … By Peter Fairley (ieee) [mappress] Source: ieee, March 25, 2011
Nautilus Minerals Inc ended 2010 in a strong financial position with US$165 million in cash and cash equivalents, and after making significant progress in the development of its pioneering seafloor resource project in the Bismarck Sea of Papua New Guinea. The company has released its 2010 full year
Specialist Subsea Services Ltd (S3), a provider of Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and survey services to the international energy industry… [mappress] Source: subseauk , March 24, 2011;
The forensic examination of the Deepwater Horizon blowout preventer (BOP) is now concluded, and DNV has submitted its report to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), and made the report publically available. The blowout preventer, a 50 foot – 300 ton assemb
The renowned VHF Sailor RT-2048 VHF that has been in the market since 1987 and of which more than 100,000 units have been sold, is reaching its end of life. Radio Holland, Sailor distributor in The Netherlands and several other countries around the world, now introduces its successor, the Sailor RT-
