It is always fun for our team to take a concept and see it come to life. Another DSC Marlin Class Dredge on the water! www.dscdredge.com#DSCDredge#TheRightChoice#DredgeLife Source: linkedin.com
It is with great excitement that we are finally able to present you a brand new MEOP product, the MEOP-SMS database. The MEOP-SMS database is a collection of CTD data gathered with CTD-SRDLs attached to elephant seals. The CTD-SRDLs were set in continuous recording mode, and could be recovered in the field, enabling retrieval of… Read More
Debmarine announced that, new vessel will represent the largest ever investment in the history of marine diamond recovery. Debmarine Namibia added that, its Board of Directors have approved the construction of the world’s first ever custom-built diamond recovery vessel. The new vessel is expected to cost US$468 million (N$7 billion) and represents the largest ever… Read More
It wasn’t that long ago when the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce and other South Florida business interests worked hard to amend the federal Water Resources Development Act to begin a major dredging and widening project at Port Everglades. Our efforts to ensure that these infrastructure improvements continue have moved to a new front…. Read More
Construction officially began yesterday in Houma, La., on the 199′ research vessel Resolution, a new research ship being built at Gulf Island Shipyards and for the University of Rhode Island. The Regional-class research vessel (RCRV) will support scientific studies such as the tracking of ocean currents, ocean-atmosphere interactions, climate-induced changes in the oceans, fish migration,… Read More
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Coast Guard’s next icebreaker is based on a German research vessel, features a unique Finnish propulsion design and is driven by American diesels, shipbuilder VT Halter Marine told USNI News on Tuesday. Ron Baczkowski, the shipyard’s chief executive, outlined the Polar Security Cutter design the company is set to build… Read More
Washburn & Doughty (W&D)(, East Boothbay, Me., reports that it has executed a new vessel construction contract with Moran Towing Corporation, of New Canaan, Conn., to build two 86’ x 36’ ASD-Type Ship Assist and Escort Z-Drive Tugs, with options to build up to eight additional vessels. The first two 86’ tugs will be delivered… Read More
Accurately capturing and recording an underwater ecosystem is a difficult task and one made more difficult when it involves the deep, cold and dark waters of Alaska. This is the challenge presented to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District and Matt Ferguson, a biologist with the Environmental Resources Section in the Civil… Read More
Maersk-owned carrier Hamburg Süd has announced the naming of its newest container vessel, introducing the “Polar Mexico” at the Port of Veracruz. Hamburg Süd has been active in Mexico for approximately 50 years and is one of the three largest shipping companies serving the Mexican market, connecting ports in Altamira, Veracruz and Progreso with European… Read More
Six new concepts to fight sea level rise and climate change will be coming to Hampton Roads after the state recently announced $1.5 million in grants to a half-dozen companies. Nearly a year ago, the local non-profit RISE gathered dozens of entrepreneurs, experts, university professors and representatives from MIT at the Slover Library to hone… Read More
On February 14, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District completed construction of the Dissolved Oxygen Injection System on Hutchinson Island and began testing the plant to verify proper operation. The Speece cones at the Hutchinson Island Dissolved Oxygen Plant, which can process about 150 million galls on water per day. As part of… Read More
Ross Labs, LLC has upgraded its 825C single beam sounder to include Ethernet transmission of echograms — digitized analog data — to the HYPACK Single Beam Editor program. “This feature allows the transfer of the echogram data to Hypack Survey in real-time so it can be displayed, time-synced and stored along with the other raw… Read More
Cargo ships brace for cleaner fuel requirements, higher costs Hitachi, NVIDIA also backing startups designed to improve data At noon every day — when the sun is directly overhead — the world’s fleet of commercial maritime ships report their position, speed and weather conditions. It’s the primary way ships track how much fuel they’re burning… Read More
Leading UK manufacturer of underwater measuring equipment, Valeport, will be unveiling an exciting collection of new optical sensors at this year’s Ocean Business exhibition. Read on to find out about the NEW PRODUCTS VALEPORT will be showcasing at their booth M1 at Ocean Business ’19. A Sneak Preview of the NEW VALEPORT PRODUCTS ahead of… Read More
For Cosmo King, maritime data is both personal and professional. King grew up sailing in Virginia and is now the owner of “Northern Lights,” a vintage Coronado 41 sloop that he restored. He’s also the CEO and co-founder of Seattle startup ioCurrents, which today announced a $5 million investment to grow its platform for collecting… Read More