The Switch, a Finnish manufacturer of permanent magnet generators and converters, announced that it entered the marine and shipbuilding sector with the launch of its next-generation drive trains for energy efficient power generation and propulsion of merchant vessels. Combining The Switch’s permanen
Renewable energy developer Current2Current Ltd has confirmed that their prototype recently started with producing electricity in the North Sea enabling the company to move ever closer to securing its future as a renewable energy production company. Generating electricity from ocean currents and tide
Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE), has announced the completion of the Detailed Design of its wave powered desalination pilot plant. The desalination pilot plant will be integrated into Carnegie’s Perth Wave Energy Project on Garden Island, Western Australia, and will demonst
Periplus Consultancy BV, an Amsterdam based company, has announced the signing of the ‘Framework Agreement Hydrography 2013’ with Rijkswaterstaat. On behalf of the company the contract was signed by the Managing Director, Mr. Bart van Mierlo. The framework agreement covers the collection, validation
Aquamarine Power’s Oyster 800 wave energy machine is back in operation following the completion of a comprehensive improvement programme which took place over the summer. The machine has now been de-ballasted and is clearly visible operating at the company’s site at Billia Croo, part of the European
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) has formally launched its GeoSpatial Services Business Line to serve a rapidly increasing need for geospatial services and applications. CSA GeoSpatial Services provides comprehensive solutions in spatial planning, field data collection, GIS and remote sensing analysis,
The extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of Ackermans & van Haaren NV has on 25 November 2011 renewed the powers delegated to the board of directors to redeem shares for a period of 5 years. In the framework of these powers, Ackermans & van Haaren has concluded a liquidity contract with Kepler Cheuvr
The Training Institute for Dredging (TID) has developed a complete capacity building program for cutter operators. The training (3-7 March, 2014, Kinderdijk) will be performed with the use of a new generation extremely realistic cutter simulator. The modern dredging operator desk of the simulator is
Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. an integrated marine services company in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), today announced that the independent members of the Company’s Board of Directors have agreed to sell Pingtan’s 100% owned dredging subsidiary, China Dredging Group and its PRC operating subs
The Delft Software Days started today. This event, held at Deltares, offers two weeks of presentations, workshops and courses on software packages in the areas of water, soils/subsurface and infrastructure. More than 350 software users and modellers from all over the world – from 40 countries in tot
The launch of the world’s first one megawatt wave-energy-to-electricity unit in Port MacDonnell, South Australia is taking Australia closer to a more sustainable energy mix and enhancing the country’s reputation for world-leading renewable energy solutions. With ARENA’s support, Oceanlinx has design
On October 20, “Longyuan Zhenhua II” 800-ton jack-up wind power installation platform was launched successfully. It is China’s largest of this kind, and was independently designed and fabricated by ZPMC. As the company’s 2nd offshore wind power installation engineering vessel, the platform has been
Xylem Analytics UK has announced that registration is now open for the 53rd Marine Measurement Forum. The event will take place on Thursday 28th November 2013 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton. The format for the day is a series of 15-20 minute talks on topics covering scientific re
The CEDA – IADC book Environmental Aspects of Dredging (Ed. Nick Bray) published by Taylor & Francis in 2008 is now available in Russian language. The idea to translate the book emerged during the seminar ‘Eco-friendly Dredging in the Modern World’ that took place in 2009 in St. Petersburg, Russia.