Ocean Observation News


‘Green’ Hybrid-powered Research Vessel Christened

Sep 30, 2014

The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk christened a larger, “greener” new research vessel on Friday, September 26 in preparation for launching a new era in examining, monitoring and teaching about Long Island Sound.The $2.7 million environmentally friendly research vessel…

USCG Warns Boaters of Cold Water Despite Warm Air

Sep 26, 2014

The Coast Guard 9th District is warning Great Lakes boaters that falling water temperatures pose safety risks even as air temperatures stay warm.The National Weather Service reports that the water temperatures in Lake Superior are already reaching 50 F…

Maritime Growth Potential in Arctic Regions in Focus

Sep 06, 2014

The industrial policy seminar in Nuuk has identified the potential for and barriers to maritime growth in the Arctic regions.More than 70 persons from Danish and Greenland companies, organisations and authorities met for a maritime industrial policy seminar in Nuuk on 2 and 3 September 2014…

Rosneft Restores Meteorological Observations System in Kara Sea

Aug 28, 2014

As part of a large-scale summer Arctic research expedition 'Kara-Summer - 2014' a meteorological station was installed that meets the latest modern requirements for such equipment, on the island of Uedinenie. Thus, the expedition organized by…

Schlumberger Launches First Photorealistic Reservoir Geology Service

Aug 26, 2014

Schlumberger today launched the Quanta Geo* photorealistic reservoir geology service at the Offshore Northern Seas Annual Conference and Exhibition.The new service includes the industry’s first microresistivity imager that produces oriented…

Solomon Islands Capital Needs to relocate to Combat Tsunami

Aug 17, 2014

BMT WBM (BMT), a subsidiary of the BMT Group, a leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has partnered with Buckley Vann town planners and the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Queensland…

Admiral Vladimirsky on Round-the-world Voyage

Aug 17, 2014

On 18 August, the Admiral Vladimirsky oceanographic research ship of the Baltic Fleet will leave St. Petersburg and then set sail on an unprecedented round-the-world voyage.'The Russian Navy, after more than 30 years, is returning to round-the-world voyages…

BMT WBM Supports AQUIS Great Barrier Reef Resort Project

Aug 11, 2014

BMT WBM (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has provided critical inputs to the Environment Impact Statement (EIS), in the areas of flooding, water quality and coastal processes for the A$ 8…

BOEM & S. Carolina Agree to Evaluate Sand Resources

Aug 07, 2014

As a part of President Obama’s continuing commitment to help coastal communities recover from Hurricane Sandy and promote resilient coastal systems, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the South Carolina Department of Natural…

Kara-Summer 2014 Arctic Field Expedition Started

Aug 02, 2014

The research and development expedition to investigate ice and metocean conditions in the Russian arctic organized by The Arctic Research and Design Center (the Rosneft and ExxonMobil JV) with the support of Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute experts has started in the White sea…

NAMEPA, NOAA Call for Maritime Heritage Coalition

Jul 15, 2014

The North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) joined together for a call to action live webinar broadcasted by Maritime TV last week which…

Liberia: Shipping Does Not Need New Regulations

Jul 07, 2014

One of the world’s largest and most active shipping registers, The Liberian Registry, has called on shipping regulators to ensure the effective implementation of existing rules to protect human life, safety and the environment, rather than creating new rules and regulations instead…

Bellingham Named Director of WHOI Robotics Center

Jul 02, 2014

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has appointed James Bellingham as the first director of its Center for Marine Robotics.Bellingham will come to WHOI in early fall 2014 from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)…

ICS Supports GOC Environmental Objectives

Jun 25, 2014

Proposals to protect the world’s oceans have been welcomed by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), principal trade association for merchant shipowners. ICS advises that the Global Ocean Commission’s (GOC) ideas should be taken seriously…

Fukushima Experimental Offshore Floating Wind Farm Project Progresses

Jun 11, 2014

A consortium made up of Marubeni (project integrator), the University of Tokyo (technical advisor), Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan Marine United, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Hitachi…

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