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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SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software for unmanned maritime systems, announces that the Royal New Zealand Navy has chosen to purchase three upgraded seats of SeeTrack Military. The Royal New Zealand Navy, one of SeeByte’s longest-standing customers, first purchased three seats of SeeTrack Military in 2006. The software is now used globally by […]
Kim Dotcom is promoting transoceanic fibre cable for New Zealand that will provide New Zealanders with faster broadband, Inquirer.net reports. Kim announced plans to restart the company Pacific Fibre, which couldn’t find the funding for its project to connect the US with New Zealand via undersea cable, the Gizmodo.co.uk news site reported. The money to […]
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Chatham Rock Phosphate’s shares reached a new high price of 46c – double that of two weeks ago – on the back of several key milestones. The company’s market capitalisation at that price is nearly $59 million, compared with $22 million before the issue of about 30 million shares on 24 September to Royal Boskalis […]
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Hawaiki Submarine Cable has proposed a new Pacific submarine cable what would link New Zealand and Australia with several Pacific islands by the end of 2014, reported Computerworld. The Hawaiki cable is a repeatered 2 fibre pairs submarine cable system with a design capacity of 8Tbps linking Auckland, Sydney and Hawaii. A branching unit will […]
New Zealanders will be $1.3 billion better off as a result of developing the Chatham Rock Phosphate resource, a study by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research says. The highly respected economic research agency was commissioned by CRP to study the economic impacts of its project to develop a seabed phosphate resource on the […]
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) announces that it is continuing the Rena wreck removal work in a co-operation with the US Salvors Resolve. The marine operations are being conducted after the extended period of bad weather, and according to Braemar Howells Operations Manager Neil Lloyd, Unimar teams were yesterday able to resume pre-rigging containers on the […]
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The Government has issued petrol and mining exploration permits along New Zealand’s coastline in marine mammal sanctuaries, stuff.co.nz reports. Oil companies have been granted 10 permits in four of the protected areas. Green Party MP Gareth Hughes said that the exploration would threaten rare sea creatures. He stated: “Mineral exploitation will be able to […]
With its ability to detect ocean events ranging from sewage spills to harmful algal blooms, MBARI’s Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) has immense potential for monitoring ocean water quality. Until recently, however, only a limited number of these instruments have been available. With the recent commercialization of this device, ESPs are now being tested for day-to-day […]
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HMNZS RESOLUTION, the RNZN’s principal hydrographic survey vessel will decommission from service at a formal ceremony in the Devonport Naval Base on Friday 27 April 2012. Media are invited to the event which will be attended by the Chief of Navy and other senior military dignitaries. During the ceremony the Ship’s New Zealand White Ensign […]
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