Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson says a new methodology to help decision makers prioritise areas for hydrographic survey will make inroads toward improving maritime safety in the South-West Pacific. Land Information New Zealand has developed a hydrography risk assessment methodology that will highlight areas of comparative risk. It was applied in a Vanuatu pilot […]
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3sun Group announces the creation of 100 new jobs in response to growing demand for its products and services across the UK and Europe. The company will increase manpower within its technical teams, supplementing the number of local technicians within the Great Yarmouth area and across the UK. 3sun is also recruiting for highly experienced […]
International oilfield services specialist Glacier Energy Services is refocussing its business structure with the creation of specific Offshore and Engineering divisions, and appointment of managing directors to lead those operations. Glacier Offshore comprises the Roberts Pipeline Machining and Site Machining Services businesses, while Glacier Engineering is currently focussed on its Wellclad business, which delivers weld-overlay, […]
W&T Offshore, Inc. reports that at about 10:00 a.m. yesterday morning, a fire started on its Ship Shoal 233 B Platform and was subsequently extinguished at 11:35 a.m. This production processing facility, which is operated by the Company, is located approximately 30 miles south of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, in 128 feet of […]
Liquid Robotics®, an ocean data services provider and developer of the Wave Glider®, the first wave-powered, autonomous marine robot, announced at AUVSI 2012 the formation of a wholly owned subsidiary, Liquid Robotics Federal, LLC, and named Grant Palmer as the Senior Vice-President leading the subsidiary. A 32-year C4ISR technology market veteran and former Division President, […]
Siemens has announced that Tronic, a Siemens subsea business based in Ulverston will create 70 new roles at its Subsea Excellence Centre in Cumbria. This represents the biggest intake of employees and apprentices ever for the business. Tronic, a Siemens subsea business is recognised as a world leader in its field. The business has been […]
Axial seamount, 480 kilometers (300 miles) off the coast of northern Oregon, is one of the best-studied underwater volcanoes in the world. For 30 years, researchers have explored this volcano using submersibles and monitored its activity using pressure sensors, tilt meters, temperature probes, and seismometers (earthquake detectors). Now MBARI researchers have created the world’s most […]
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Construction of the European Marine Science Park (EMSP) has begun at Dunstaffnage near Oban, which will offer commercial space for businesses at one of the world’s leading sites for marine research and development. The 20,000 square feet building will be available by the end of 2012, with further developments planned over the coming decade. The […]
James Cook University’s Robin Beaman has produced a new map of Australia’s Coral Sea region that details the reefs, mountains, and canyons that exist under the sea. A marine geologist at JCU’s School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Dr Beaman’s map covers an area of about one million square kilometres of the Coral Sea Conservation […]
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The hedges were given over the objections of the Communications Ministry legal and economics departments. Ministry of Communications director general Eden Bar-Tal instructed the ministry’s legal and economics departments to create hedges for Tamares Telecom Ltd., which is laying a third undersea cable between Israel and Cyprus, in order to facilitate the company’s entry […]
