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Celata Heads BOEM's Gulf of Mexico Office

Nov 18, 2015

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Ross Hopper today announced Mike Celata as the Regional Director of the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Region. Celata, who starts his position immediately, has been with BOEM and its predecessors since 1988…

Sea Ice Plays Pivotal Role in Arctic Methane Cycle

Nov 13, 2015

The ice-covered Arctic Ocean is a more important factor concerning the concentration of the greenhouse gas methane in the atmosphere than previously assumed. Experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine…

Loss of Diversity Near Melting Coastal Glaciers

Nov 13, 2015

Melting glaciers are causing a loss of species diversity among benthos in the coastal waters off the Antarctic Peninsula, impacting an entire seafloor ecosystem. This has been verified in the course of repeated research dives, the results…

Scientists Produce Data from Largest Single Volcano

Nov 12, 2015

Tamu Massif is a volcano the size of New Mexico and lurks 6,500 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean. During their 36 day expedition, the science team undertook a survey of immense proportions mapping an area nearly one million square kilometers in size…

ST Engineeing Appoints Director

Nov 09, 2015

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced the appointment of Mr Lim Ah Doo as an independent non-executive Director of the Company and a Member of the Audit Committee with effect from 10 November 2015.Mr Lim…

MPA Calls for Integrated Approach to Blue Economy

Nov 09, 2015

In his opening address at the Sustainable Ocean Summit 2015 held in Singapore today, Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) Mr Andrew Tan called for an integrated approach bringing together the science, the research…

Kongsberg Names New Manager for Offshore Production

Nov 05, 2015

Global marine technology company, Kongsberg Maritime has appointed a new business manager for the Offshore Production division of its Kongsberg Maritime Ltd base in Aberdeen.David Wilson brings to the role more than 27 years of experience in the marine engineering industry…

Dutch Experts Starts Work on Philippines Coastal Protection Strategy

Nov 05, 2015

International engineering and project management consultancy firm Royal HaskoningDHV is leading a multi-disciplinary team in developing a sustainable coastal protection strategy to reduce flood risks for the cities of Tacloban and adjacent Palo in the Philippines…

BMT – DoT Partnership Extended

Nov 04, 2015

BMT JFA Consultants, together with sister company BMT Oceanica, subsidiaries of BMT Group (BMT), have announced that the Western Australian Department of Transport (DoT) has taken up the Contract option to extend its current contract for a further two years…

ISO 9001:2008 Certification for Danos’ Amelia Yard

Nov 04, 2015

Danos announced that its Amelia, La.-based fabrication facility has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification for its quality management system (QMS). Two of Danos’ other locations – the Larose fabrication shop and headquarters in Gray, La. – are already ISO 9001:2008 certified…

Wreckage Confirmed to Be El Faro

Nov 02, 2015

Wreckage found on the ocean bottom off the Bahamas has been confirmed by the National Transportation Safety Board to be the lost cargo ship El Faro, which sank with 33 crew aboard October 1. Wreckage consistent with the 790-foot El Faro was discovered upright and intact by a U…

MPA Chief to Keynote SOS 2015

Nov 02, 2015

Mr Tan will provide the opening keynote address for the World Ocean Council’s Sustainable Ocean Summit, (SOS), 9-11 November 2015.MPA Chief Executive Mr Andrew Tan stated, “Singapore is honoured to host the first Sustainable Ocean Summit to be held in Asia…

DNV GL launches new decision support tool for the retrieval of BOPs

Oct 30, 2015

Retrieving an unreliable blowout preventer (BOP) is a necessary but expensive operation, costing upwards of one or two million dollars and easily the double in developing ultra-deepwater regions.  It is also the main cause of downtime during drilling activity…

Knudsen Quits Electromagnetic Geoservices

Oct 28, 2015

Norwegian geophysical services company Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announced that its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Svein Knudsen, has tendered his resignation. Knudsen has held the position as CFO of EMGS since January 2005.Stig Eide Sivertsen…

U.S. Worries about Russian Ships near Critical Undersea Cables

Oct 26, 2015

Russian submarines and spy ships are aggressively operating near the vital undersea cables that carry almost all global internet communications, raising concerns in America, reports Reuters. The US intelligence officials feel that the Russians…

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DP World, Asian Terminals Inc. Invest $100M to Boost Capacity at Manila South Harbor

DP World, Asian Terminals Inc. Invest $100M to Boost Capacity at Manila South Harbor

PD Ports Outlines Plans to Develop UK Offshore Wind Hub

PD Ports Outlines Plans to Develop UK Offshore Wind Hub

DP World Begins $165 Million Expansion of Maputo Container Terminal Capacity

DP World Begins $165 Million Expansion of Maputo Container Terminal Capacity

Port Canaveral Invests $500 Million in Five-Year Port-Wide Improvement Plan

Port Canaveral Invests $500 Million in Five-Year Port-Wide Improvement Plan

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