Milestones

Saildrone is thrilled to announce that it has been selected from among 10 regional finalists and a record-setting number of entries as North America’s “Best Tech for Good” at the 2022 Timmy Awards.

Leading manufacturer of oceanographic and hydrographic instrumentation, Valeport, has appointed Iain Slade as Innovation and Product Manager. Iain comes from a position as a Surveyor and Hydrographic Training Programme Manager at Fugro and Fugro Academy.

The Vancouver Island CMOS Centre and ASL co-hosted a reception and award presentation ceremony at the University of Victoria, University Club, Thursday October 6th to honor those that have contributed significant scientific achievements.

An important milestone has been reached in the development of the Scottish Marine Technology Park (SMTP), with the appointment of remediation specialists, ERS.

Mammoet, the world’s largest engineered heavy lifting and transport service provider, announces a strategic partnership with Bay Crane Services, a leader in the crane rental, specialized transportation, and construction industries throughout the Northeastern United States.

Torqeedo GmbH, the global market leader for marine electric drives, celebrated the grand opening of a brand-new 8,300 m2 building near Munich where all company activities, including research, development, and production, will now take place.

Viasat Inc., a global communications company, and Cobham Satcom, a leading global provider of satellite communications solutions to the maritime and land segments, announces that the companies are collaborating on a new, advanced satellite connectivity solution for the maritime and energy industries in preparation for the launch of Viasat’s next generation satellite constellation, ViaSat-3.

Corvus Energy, a leading supplier of zero-emission solutions for the ocean space, is very pleased to announce that the company won the prestigious Marine Technology Award 2022 at the Seatrade Award ceremony in London this week.

Ocean Exchange has announced that its 2022 Collegiate Award, sponsored by the Guy Harvey Foundation, has been presented to BlueGreen Materials for its solution focused on making building materials, such as carbon-negative bio-concrete, from the ocean.

After five months in his kayak, 65-year-old Mark Fuhrmann has covered over 4,500 km of his 10,500km ‘Greater Loop’ paddling adventure. He intends to raise EUR 100,000 in his year-long journey for Doctors Without Borders and Captains Without Borders (CWB).

In response to the Green Shipping Challenge formulated jointly by the Governments of Norway and the United States, Norwegian maritime cluster organisations, shipping-industry associations, shipowners, business organisations, classification societies and finance actors together commit to far-sighted cooperation to achieve zero emissions for the maritime sector.

This year’s discovery of Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, an incredible feat of subsea engineering and specialist expertise, and the recent publication of ‘The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton’s Endurance’ were reasons enough for The Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) to invite its author, marine archaeologist Mensun Bound, to speak, in London on 6 December, at their Annual General Meeting.