Science & Technology

OceanWise is excited to be part of an International project for the National Inland Waterways Authority of Nigeria (NIWA).

Leading uncrewed surface vessel (USV) designer and builder, SEA-KIT International, has unveiled a proprietary vessel control system (VCS) that harnesses the latest technological advances to enhance the capability of its commercially successful vessel designs.

SMST is rapidly expanding its presence in the emerging US offshore wind industry. Marine Procurement Ltd (MPL), based in Scotland, has awarded SMST a contract for the delivery of a 5t Motion Compensated Crane to operate for the Empire Wind project, located offshore New York.

The Department of Commerce and NOAA have announced next steps to conserve and recover endangered North Atlantic right whales with $82 million in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act — the largest climate and conservation investment in history.

The Marine Technology Society (MTS) is thrilled to announce its receipt of an award from the National Science Foundation (NSF OCE-2308556), aimed at spearheading an innovative initiative to meet the escalating demand for skilled workers across diverse sectors within the marine industry.

CSA Ocean Sciences Inc.’s (CSA) Chief Sciences Officer Dr. Mark Fonseca recently authored a new peer-reviewed paper, Separating catastrophe from the norm: detecting extremes and resilience thresholds, which was part of the Proceedings of the 7th Tampa Bay Area Scientific and Information Symposium (Session 10: Episodic and catastrophic events) held earlier this year.

For years, scientists have assumed that there are oceans of water beneath the ice covers on the moons Enceladus and Europa. Even in outer space, the presence of water can suggest the possibility of life, even when it is located beneath an ice layer.

The sun and the sea—both abundant and free—are being harnessed in a unique project to create vertical sea farms floating on the ocean that can produce fresh water for drinking and agriculture.

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has installed specialized sensors on Darumbal Sea Country in the Southern Great Barrier Reef to help monitor and forecast sediment run-off, which impacts the UNESCO World Heritage site’s marine ecosystem. 

Marine technology company, Sonardyne is expanding its reach by appointing MSDS Marine as their latest UK reseller.

World-leading scientists have developed a comprehensive scientific roadmap for satellite monitoring of ocean carbon over the next decade.

With the planet at a critical crossroads for climate change, reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide has become increasingly urgent.