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US Navy Contracts Leidos for Operation of Unmanned Vessels

Leidos has been awarded a new task order by Naval Sea Systems Command to manage, operate and maintain the U.S.

Protecting Investments in Submarine Cables

Geoff Bennett of Infinera discusses how to extend submarine cables’ economic life using advanced coherent transmission.

BOEM Identifies Two Draft Wind Energy Areas off Oregon

BOEM is accepting public comments on these WEAs through October 16, 2023. 

Launch of Marine Autonomy Innovation Hub

Exail has opened a new innovation hub for all aspects of marine autonomy at the University of New Hampshire.

Shore-Side Charging in San Diego

Crowley and the Port of San Diego have broken ground for the shore-side charging station designed to provide clean energy

Mote Advances Construction of Gulf of Mexico Aquarium

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium has installed two large acrylic panels for its new Science Education Aquarium’s largest exhibit, the

Q&A: Dr. Jim Cairns, Inventor of Wet-Mate Connectors

Jim Cairns, a pioneer in subsea connectors, discusses his work in the industry over the decades and his most recent

New Members of NOAA Ocean Research Advisory Panel

Eighteen ocean experts have begun their appointment as members of ORAP. They include representatives from the National Academies of Sciences,

First UK Approval for Remote Inspection Techniques

3D scanning specialist Viewport3 has become the first business in the U.K. to be approved for remote inspection techniques using

Enter: Sealite Buoy Photo Contest

Deadline is August 31.

Design Underway for All-Electric Inland Waterway Tanker

A 42m-long (138 feet) fully electric waste collection tanker is to be built by Baltic Workboats and Western Baltija Shipbuilding,

Markey to Upgrade Winches on NOAA Ship

Bollinger Mississippi Shipyards has awarded Markey Machine a major contract for winch refurbishment aboard NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown.

Approval Granted for Prime Offshore Joint Venture

Oilfield services companies Aker Solutions, SLB (formerly Schlumberger) and Subsea7 have received approval from competition authorities for their proposed subsea

BOEM Finalizes Wind Energy Areas in Central Atlantic

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has announced three final wind energy areas offshore Delaware, Maryland and Virginia that

Apply: MIT Sea Grants

You must request eSeaGrant access by August 31, 2023 to apply for STREAM grants: Solutions Through Research, Education & Art

Webinar Aug. 17: OceanAlpha Unmanned Survey Solutions

OceanAlpha will host a webinar August 17 featuring a demonstration of its unmanned marine survey solutions.

Apply: Innovative Tech to Advance Dredging

Deadline for proposals is August 24, 2023.

Apply: MARAD Tanker Security Program

MARAD has one spot left open for a fleet of active, commercially viable, militarily useful, privately owned product tank vessels

Green Shore Power in the Netherlands

RST and Samskip have launched their Green Shore Power initiative, which aims to dramatically reduce CO2 emissions produced by vessels

New College of Great Lakes Ecology, Education

Lake Superior State University has created the College of the Great Lakes Ecology and Education, open for enrollment starting in

Technology Trends: Exploring the Future of Maritime Innovation

As visualization technology advances alongside other areas of digitalization, it could also play an essential role in the implementation of

First Unassisted Hudson River Swim to Highlight River, Ocean Health

Lewis Pugh, UN Environment Programme Patron of the Oceans, will attempt to become the first person to swim the full

HII Completes Acceptance Trials for USCG Cutter

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced the successful completion of acceptance sea trials for the U.S. Coast Guard‘s newest national security

Fugro to Support Curacao's Renewable Energy Industry

The government of Curaçao has asked Fugro to map the seabed of the island’s surrounding waters for future development of

AI Modeling to Aid Coastal Water Quality Monitoring

Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) are investigating improvements to cost effective real-time marine water quality monitoring solutions by using AI

The Good Cup: Less Plastic Waste

A new product for the consumer beverage industry could reduce global plastic waste.

Gulf of Mexico Ship Channel to Undergo Enlargement

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes” or the “Company”), the largest provider of dredging services in the United

Virtual World of Sharks

The World of Sharks website houses 3D models to investigate the biology and evolution of sharks and rays.

How to Close the Digital Divide

Tyson Johnston, chairman of Toptana Technologies, introduces the Quinault Indian Nation's internet access solution for unserved and underserved communities.

The Netherlands to Pioneer Floating Cities

The Dutch Research Council funds work toward a future of living and working on the water.

Teledyne Marine Photo, Data Contest

Deadline is October 1, 2023.

1,300-Year-Old Tsunami Discovery

Researchers have uncovered evidence of a tsunami deposit along the Caesarea Maritima coastline, which could help scientists both understand how

Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators Program

U.S. Department of Commerce and NOAA are launching the Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators program, a $60 million investment in coastal

Mote Raises, Releases Red Drum Fish

This effort represents the largest number of red drum produced in the program’s 25-year history for the purpose of fisheries

AI to Optimize Vessel Performance

Initiated in August 2020, the Via Kaizen project explores how AI and machine learning can enable more energy-efficient voyage planning

Maritime Cyber Hacking Database Launched

NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands has launched an open source database that exposes cyber hacking in

Blue Movement Directory

The newly updated, revised and geomap-based Blue Movement Directory lists and links to over 1,000 U.S.-based ocean groups and others.

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy 8/28-9/1

The Society of Exploration Geophysicists and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists will host IMAGE August 28 to September 1,

US Navy Vet Joins VideoRay as Program Manager

VideoRay has welcomed U.S. Navy veteran Mario Pais, an EOD and MCM expert, as program manager.

Apply: NOAA Funding for Climate Ready Workforce

Letters of intent are required and due by November 30, 2023. Applications are due by February 13, 2024.

Winners of MATE ROV Competition

See who won first place overall in the MATE ROV World Championship.

Funding for British Columbia Ocean Tech Industry

South Island Prosperity Partnership, the mandated economic development agency for Southern Vancouver Island, will receive $3 million in funding from

Global Ocean Group to Fund French Tidal Project

Global trade association Ocean Energy Europe has hailed the French government’s announcement of at least €65m of funding, plus dedicated

Apply: NOIA ESG Excellence Award

Submissions are due by September 5.

Replicable Autonomous Boat for Bathymetric Survey

Researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso have constructed a fully autonomous boat that simplifies bathymetric surveys and

Fisheries, Aquaculture at Global Risk from Environmental Change

A new study shows that more than 90 percent of global “blue” food production, in both capture fisheries and aquaculture,

Northeast Pacific Expedition

Ocean Exploration Trust's third expedition of 2023 is underway in the Northeast Pacific in partnership with Ocean Networks Canada for

USCG Investigation into Titan Sub

The U.S. Coast Guard has convened a Marine Board of Investigation into the loss of the Titan submersible and the

AiP for Onboard CCS

BV has delivered an approval in principle to Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings, a Hong Kong shipowner, and Qiyao Environmental

Further Development of Ammonia as a Shipping Fuel

Yara Clean Ammonia and Bunker Holding Group have signed an MOU exploring opportunities to work together to accelerate plans to

Triple Collaboration for Autonomous Ferry Operations

Norwegian ferry and express boat operator Norled, Remota AS and Seam AS have signed a letter of intent to collaborate

Final Report for Deepwater Atlantic Habitats II

TDI-Brooks has completed the final report for a contract issued by BOEM, titled “Deepwater Atlantic Habitats II: Continued Atlantic Research

Roger Payne, Whale Song Discoverer, Dies

Roger Payne, an American biologist and environmentalist famous for the 1967 discovery of whale song among humpback whales, has passed

Free AI Vessel Model Tool

DeepSea Technologies is making a full vessel data set and its automatic model evaluation tool available for free to the

Why Reef Sharks Are Going Extinct

Overfishing is driving reef sharks toward extinction, according to a new study in Science. The five main shark species that

New Leader of National Marine Sanctuary Foundation

The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation has appointed Joel R. Johnson, an accomplished conservation leader and storyteller dedicated to protecting global

Standup Paddleboard Expedition Complete for Great Lakes Conservation

Three Michigan men have completed an eight-year quest to cross all the Great Lakes on a standup paddleboard to raise

Silver Ships AM800 RHIBs for US Navy

Silver Ships has been awarded a General Services Administration contract for the construction and delivery of up to 246 High-Speed

FarSounder Secures 8th Patent for Its Forward-Looking Sonar

FarSounder, the leading developer of 3D forward-looking navigation sonars, has expanded its IP portfolio with the issuance of its 8th

Connecting Land and Sea Data

The Federated Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI) Pilot is an Open Geospatial Consortium Innovation Programme that aims to enhance the

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