FRC International to host the upcoming Crew Systems Integration (CSI) conference in Poole, UK.The international conference includes over 20 presentations focussing on 9 integrated topics for the RIB and high speed craft sector. Keynote…
Today Al Seer Marine and 5G International announced the introduction of a new family of unmanned surface vessels, a family ranging from the 3m Sea Serpent to the 11m monohull Eclipse. The USV family is designed to rapidly penetrate a vibrant Middle East defense market and to offer affordable…
Harper government announces pan-Canadian risk assessment study on marine safety. The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced that Transport Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian Coast Guard and Environment Canada…
US EPA awards Blue Water Satellite contract to providie satellite data for an epidemiological study of 4 beaches.The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a contract to Blue Water Satellite of Bowling Green, OH to provide unique…
Nessco appointment keeps a weather eye on MetOcean opportunities.Nessco Group, a RigNet company (NASDAQ: RNET), has appointed Phil Goodall to grow the Company’s international offshore weather monitoring business.Mr Goodall, who takes…
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has launched this year's World Maritime Day theme, 'Sustainable development: IMO's contribution beyond Rio+20', calling on Governments and the shipping industry to join together and provide a positive contribution…
Adria Winch choose QTERM-A7 HMI by Beijer Electronics for use on the open deck of a Russian icebreaker reseach ship.Adria Winch, a leader in designing and manufacturing of hydraulic, electrical and pneumatic deck equipment for vessels, has…
LRAD Corporation. provider of long range acoustic hailing devices (AHD's) wins Tsunami warning contract from an Asian city port.The company has received a US$369,000 LRAD 360X order for an earthquake and tsunami warning mass notification installation in an Asian port city…
Models Project Northward Distribution Shifts Using Temperature, Estuarine Habitats as Key Factors. NOAA scientists continue to develop and improve the approaches used to understand the effect of climate change on marine fisheries along the U…
Teledyne Webb Research's new version of its Autonomous Profiling Explorer (APEX®) makes a record 13,123 ft dive off Hawaii.APEX floats are based on a buoyancy engine and have been commercially available since founder Doug Webb started Webb Research in 1982…
NOAA successfully forecasted the path of a possible Japan Tsunami Dock adrift off Washington Coast.The dock washed up on the rocky northern coast of Washington state just before Christmas.NOAA's Amy MacFadyen describes her role in projecting the path of the partly-submerged dock…
Ocean drilling expedition retrieves multi- million-year cores from the North Atlantic off Newfoundland.Researchers on board the scientific ocean drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution recently completed an expedition to the North Atlantic, near the coast of Newfoundland…
The International Association of Dredging Companies presented its Best Paper Award for a Young Author for the 28th time at the CEDA Dredging Days 12-13 December 2012 in Abu Dhabi, to Mr. Arnaud Verschelde for his paper ‘Erosion Behaviour of a Draghead’…
Kongsberg Maritime to supply a sophisticated survey suite to a vessel being built by Meyer Werft for a consortium of German universities. The contract, an open tender won amongst tough competition, covers all hydro acoustic aspects of the…
The 'All-Russian Killer Waves Research Center' opens in the country's far eastern city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.The center will focus on research of extreme waves in the ocean and work on prediction of the dangerous phenomenon and development of protective measures…
