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Life-like Robotic Jellyfish Unveiled

Apr 04, 2013

As part of a US Navy-funded project Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers have unveiled a life-like, autonomous robotic jellyfish.The jellyfish, the size and weight of a grown man, is 5 foot 7 inches in length and wieghs 170 pounds…

Japanese Tsunami Dock Removed from Olympic Coast

Apr 02, 2013

Crews from The Undersea Company of Port Townsend, Wash. have removed the 185-ton dock that crossed the ocean following the March 2011 tsunami.NOAA contracted with The Undersea Company to remove the dock from the remote wilderness coast in…

China Plans Manned Submersible 2013 Missions

Mar 29, 2013

The manned submersible 'Jiaolong' will conduct scientific trial missions between June and September 2013.The four months of missions, which will include research in the South China Sea and the northeast Pacific Ocean, mark the start of a five…

Navy Training, Testing & Marine Mammals

Mar 27, 2013

Rear Adm. Kevin R. Slates 
Director, Chief of Naval Operations Energy and Environmental Readiness Division comments on the authorization process:The Navy is renewing authorizations that will enable us to continue to train and test live sonar and explosives at sea for another five years (2019)…

James Cameron Gifts 'Deepsea Challenger' to Woods Hole

Mar 27, 2013

The Explorer and filmmaker James Cameron partners with Woods Hole Oceanographic Intitution to accelerate  technology development.The partnership aims to stimulate advances in ocean science and technology and build on the historic breakthroughs…

Undersea Laboratory Cable Array Repaired

Mar 26, 2013

OceanWorks International announce the successful re-deployment of the VENUS coastal network in the Strait of Georgia after repairs.Placed in Canadian waters in the Strait of Georgia, VENUS is part of the Ocean Networks Canada Observatory,…

NOAA Ship's Annual Shakedown Cruise

Mar 20, 2013

The 'Okeanos Explorer' is conducting mapping operation in the Western North Atlantic as part of the annual ship shakedown.Multibeam and singlebeam mapping operations are being conducted 24/7 between Rhode Island and the U.S.-Canadian territorial boundary…

Beauty Queen Flounders at Giant Bottle Launch

Mar 18, 2013

The world’s largest message-in-a-bottle will be released shortly, 200 nautical miles off the coast of Tenerife, Canary Islands.The bottle constructed by the owner of Norwegian company Koeningsegg is registered as a boat, and will be tweeting…

Enormous Plastic Bags In Unique Ocean Research

Mar 15, 2013

To study the effects of ocean acidification, ten huge plastic containers called mesocosms are in place in the Gullmar Fjord in Sweden.The project is unique: mesocosms of this size have never been used for such a long period of time. The experiment is part of a worldwide research project…

Rebuilding the Submersible 'Alvin'

Mar 14, 2013

'Alvin', the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied submersible dedicated to deep-sea research is getting a makeover.The improvements include a new personnel sphere, updated command-and-control systems, enhanced lighting and high-definition imaging systems…

New Polar-Orbit Satellite Under NOAA Control

Mar 06, 2013

These satellites are critical for advanced warning of severe weather including tornado outbreaks, heavy snowfall, hurricanes, heat waves, floods, & wildfires.Data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite will…

Danish Ocean Research Vessel Keel Laid

Mar 04, 2013

The hull of the new vessel is being built in Szczecin, Poland, for later delivery for completion at Denmark's Hvide Sande Ship & Bådebyggeri yard.The Roman goddess Aurora gives her name to Aarhus University's new research vessel which from the summer of 2014 should be ready to sail…

UK Ocean Technologies Expo Biggest Yet

Mar 03, 2013

Ocean Business 2013 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton will welcome 300+ worldwide companies to its upcomeng show.One of the most exciting elements of the show is that visitors can actually see equipment in action and ‘test-drive’ products before they purchase…

Teledyne Webb's APEX® Deep MakesRecord Dive

Feb 27, 2013

Teledyne Webb Research's Autonomous Profiling Explorer (APEX®) Deep, dives to a record 6,000 meters.The record drive, in the Puerto Rico trench was launched from the R/V Kruger B out of San Juan, starting its dive the afternoon on February 25…

Survey Ship Discovers Red Sea 'Grand Canyon'

Feb 26, 2013

Naval survey ship 'HMS Enterprise' nets stunning images of a Grand Canyon-style ocean floor hidden deep under the Red Sea.Discovering the 250 metre deep canyon after leaving the Egyptian port of Safaga the ship used her sophisticated EM1002 Multibeam echo sounder to create the 3D images…

Logistics News

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Panama Canal Eyes Doubling Container Transits

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