Science & Technology

Eolos Floating Lidar Solutions (Eolos), provider of metocean data for the offshore wind industry, has released details of extreme conditions passing by Jindo, on the southern coast of South Korea, during typhoon Hinnamnor.

Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have made a breakthrough discovery that could lead to significantly improved coastal defences using mangrove trees. The study showed that mangroves - which are shrubs or trees that grow in coastal salt water, are effective at reducing the water level during extreme events such as heavy storms or typhoons.

Teledyne Marine announces the acquisition of a new Gavia Osprey AUV by the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ). NIOZ is the Netherlands' national oceanographic institute conducting multidisciplinary applied marine research to address major scientific questions about our oceans and seas.

Award-winning vessel monitoring and control solutions provider, Reygar, has won InnovateUK funding to develop a range of new features for its successful BareFLEET product in collaboration with Singapore-based designer, builder, owner and operator of high-speed aluminium craft, Penguin International Limited.

OceanTools Ltd, world-leading underwater technologists based in Aberdeen Scotland, has launched the smallest version of the world's most advanced subsea leak detection system.

The Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) is proud to announce the recent completion of its newest research facility- a multi-stressor wet lab. This water-based research facility is at the forefront of research facilities in the United States. It will expand the research opportunities for students, faculty, and visiting researchers at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab.

90% of goods are transported by sea, new maritime routes are opening up and pirate ships and illegal vessels are ever- present…all a ship has to do is to cut its embedded active beacon (automatic identification system, for example) to vanish from the surveillance screens!

National Instruments (NI) announces that the company will be joining Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) as the newest member of Ocean & Climate Innovation Accelerator (OCIA).

San Diego-based ocean technology, engineering and science event, Oceanology International Americas (OiA) announces a Canada Pavilion in which businesses from the USA’s northern neighbor will showcase a thriving ocean technology sector.

Greensea Systems, Inc. (Greensea), the industry leader in marine robotic software solutions, has launched its latest product that promises to bring true autonomy to ocean robotics.

Scientists at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) have acquired a second Saab Seaeye Falcon underwater robot. The Seaeye Falcon is used to conduct surveys of marine fish and invertebrates in Washington’s Puget Sound, where some rockfish populations were fished to levels that threatened extinction.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has prepared a resource assessment of the seabed minerals on the Norwegian shelf.