A three-year study into the cause of local area red tides is set to begin March 21. A team of researchers from the National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will be examining the cause of red tides in the Nauset Marsh Estuary and its embayments in Cape C
Steuben County Sheriff Tim Troyer announces a new addition to the Steuben County Sheriff’s Department (SCSD) services — the SCSD Underwater… (thedailyreporter) [mappress] Source: thedailyreporter, March 21, 2011;
Trico Marine Services, Inc. today announced that it has extended the date of its previously scheduled auction to sell certain additional Towing and Supply vessels, in continuation of the Company’s exit from the Towing and Supply business. The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delawa
With the world’s coral reefs threatened by coastal development, pollution, rising sea temperatures, and other factors, a University of Miami scientist and other researchers have developed a new method to monitor the health of these fragile, underwater ecosystems. By accurately measuring the biologic
Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East’s first privately-owned submarine cable operator, along with its partner, Vodafone Qatar, announced the landing of its new cable at Vodafone’s international cable landing station just north of Doha. Launching later this year, the GBI cable system is a
To coincide with the publication of the new Global Perspectives Remotely Operated Vehicles Market Report To 2017, Infield Systems have published a free whitepaper that provides some of the highlights, facts conclusions from this new report. This new whitepaper can be downloaded free of charge from t
The Deep-Sea Drilling Vessel CHIKYU, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), was in the Hachinohe port in preparation for IODP(*1) Expedition 337(*2), when the large earthquake hit the Northeast Pacific coast of Japan on March 11. In the wake of the earthquake
The Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics at the University of Catalonia recorded the sound of the earthquake that hit Japan last week, as it… (channel4) [mappress] Source: channel4 ,March 18, 2011;
San Leon and its partner, Beach Energy Limited, announced they have commenced an 840 square kilometre 3D seismic survey on their Durresi Block, offshore Albania. Petroleum Geo-Physical AS (“PGS”) has been contracted to carry out the survey using the M/V Ramform Vanguard seismic vessel. The 3D seismi
The Trelleborg Annual Report for 2010 has been published on the website: www.trelleborg.com In the CEO’s comments, President and CEO Peter Nilsson writes that 2010 was a successful year for Trelleborg when action programs yielded improved profitability. At the same time, Trelleborg accelerated the p
It was celebration all round on March 16th as two Kongsberg Maritime business units received prestigious Awards for Design Excellence from the Norwegian Design Council during its annual Design Day, which took place in Oslo, Norway. Kongsberg Seatex was given an Award for Design Excellence in the Ind
In 2005, Roger Hine was designing equipment to manufacture semiconductors at Asyst Technologies in Fremont, Calif., when he was asked to… (businessweek) [mappress] Source: businessweek ,March 18, 2011;
The Vega field in the North Sea was officially opened during a ceremony in Bergen yesterday, 17 March. The subsea field adds important natural gas and condensate to Statoil´s production on the Norwegian continental shelf. Regardless of a challenging development, the partners on the Vega field have c
Veripos are back on the road and taking their stand to Ocean Business 2011 from 5th – 7th April in Southampton, UK. This will be Veripos’ third time exhibiting at this bi-annual show which attracts 300+ exhibiting companies within the Ocean Technology and Survey Industry. The event will held in the
