Marine Science News


Ocean Power Technologies to Deploy PB40 PowerBuoy Off New Jersey

Oct 21, 2014

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc., announced today that the PB40 PowerBuoy(R) fabricated for the WavePort Project has shipped from Santander, Spain to Bayonne, NJ with the intent to deploy off the coast of New Jersey in the first quarter of 2015…

Northrop Grumman Sponsors Maritime RobotX Challenge

Oct 20, 2014

Northrop Grumman Corporation is expanding its support for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education across the globe by sponsoring the Maritime RobotX Challenge in Singapore, Oct. 20-26. Bringing together 15 teams of university students from five countries (United States…

Open Ship a Success

Oct 18, 2014

Amaliekajen was buzzing with life during Culture Night, when the Danish Maritime Authority’s vessel Poul Løwenørn lowered the gangway and invited everyone interested on board.Many interested visitors turned up to see the Danish Maritime…

Hydroid Wins Gold at MassEcon Impact Awards

Oct 16, 2014

Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and a leading manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), today announced that it has been named the Southeast division gold winner in the 11th Annual Massachusetts Economic Impact Awards…

Making the Case for Glycerine as Clean Marine Fuel

Oct 16, 2014

GLEAMS Project concludes that Glycerine is a viable, clean, alternative marine fuelAfter a year of intense activity, Marine South East’s GLEAMS (Glycerine Fuel for Marine Sustainability) project has concluded that Glycerine is a viable, exceptionally clean alternative marine fuel…

EVPs of Petroleum Geo-Services Swap Responsibilities

Oct 15, 2014

From November 20th Magne Reiersgard, Executive Vice President (EVP) Operations, and Per Arild Reksnes, EVP Marine Contract of Petroleum Geo-Services, will change roles, with Mr. Reiersgard becoming EVP Marine Contract and Mr. Reksnes becoming EVP Operations…

Woodside's Farm in Agreement for Cameroon

Oct 14, 2014

Woodside has finalised an agreement with Noble Energy and Glencore to farm in to the Tilapia Production Sharing Contract (PSC) off the coast of Cameroon.The 3875 km² block is located within the Douala Basin, offshore southwest Cameroon in water depths ranging from the shoreline to 1100 m…

Furuno Makes Clean Sweep of NMEA Awards

Oct 14, 2014

Over the past 43 years, Furuno has received the honor of being the most recognized company in the marine electronics field by the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA). This year, Furuno won four more NMEA awards at the prestigious 2014 NMEA Convention in Sanibel…

Singapore Minister Yew to Launch SGMF’s Global

Oct 13, 2014

Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport, Singapore, will conduct SGMF’s Global Launch on Stand No. 33 on Wednesday 15th October 2014 at 10.15am in connection with SIBCON 2014 confirms SGMF’s Brand, Marketing and Membership Manager, John Saunders…

TR Completes Successful TSTA and FEP

Oct 10, 2014

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (TR) (CVN 71) successfully completed Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA) and the Final Evaluation Problem (FEP) Oct. 8.TSTA/FEP is a three-week training and evaluation period that prepares…

Petrobras Signs LoI for Libra FPSO

Oct 10, 2014

Libra Consortium has signed a letter of intent with Odebrecht/Teekay (OOG-Teekay), winner of a tender process, for the charter of a FPSO-type platform (floating production, storage and offloading) designed for the extended well test campaign of Libra…

U.S. Navy Spotlights Targets Media Risks

Oct 09, 2014

As the U.S. Navy remains ever vigilant, taking the fight to the enemy, recent media reports have highlighted potential risk from information carelessly or inadvertently shared on social media.There has also been a steady stream of reporting…

Navplay's Debuts Experience Maker

Oct 09, 2014

NavPlay, an innovative manufacturer of iPad apps for boaters, announced today its revolutionary story telling functionality, Experience Maker. A unique and innovative feature that is exclusive to the NavPlay app, this new feature gives boaters…

Caterpillar Maintains Dividend Rate

Oct 09, 2014

The Board of Directors of Caterpillar Inc. voted today to maintain the quarterly cash dividend of seventy cents ($0.70) per share of common stock, payable November 20, 2014, to stockholders of record at the close of business on October 20…

Shell Helps Track Product Availability Using Mobile

Oct 09, 2014

Shell has launched its Shell Marine Products app, providing its customers with one-touch ability on mobile devices, to track their marine lubricant orders anytime, anywhere.  This complements Shell Marine Products’ (SMP) International Customer Service Centre (iCSC)…

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