Science & Technology

Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat business, and a world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has published its Decarbonization Toolkit, which outlines a practical blueprint for decarbonization in the maritime industry.

Energinet has awarded Fugro a new contract to provide floating wind lidar measurements for five offshore wind projects in Denmark.

Subsea intervention has traditionally been undertaken by large and expensive Underwater Vehicle Manipulator Systems (UVMS).

The U.S. National Science Foundation announced $91.8 million in funding for a Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-2 award to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) to create the Airborne Phased Array Radar.

Preliminary results from the initial legs of the current edition of The Ocean Race show microplastics in each one of the 40 samples analyzed so far, with as many as 1,884 microplastics per cubic meter (pm³)* of water in some locations.

4Subsea, a leading provider of digital technology and services, has secured its first contract for a new digital solution that enhances the operability of any weather dependent marine vessel operation.

Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat business, has announced its new Fleet Reach coastal LTE service for maritime connectivity, which brings uninterrupted high-speed broadband to merchant, offshore, energy and fishing customers – even when they are sailing near the coast or are docked in-port.

Swiss-based autonomous underwater robotics company, Hydromea, has achieved a groundbreaking validation for its underwater optical modems, LUMA X-UV, in Germany's Nautilus lab. With a remarkable certification at 1200 bar of pressure, equivalent to depth of 12,000 meters in the ocean, Hydromea's LUMA X-UV modems have surpassed previous limits.

As part of its drive to continuously improve its rig and vessel management solutions to meet the future demands of the shipping and offshore industries, Norwegian software supplier Star Information Systems (STAR) has launched STAR Suite – comprising its STAR enterprise asset management (EAM) system and apps but now featuring an advanced technological platform that combines the best web and native functionality and performance.

EverClean™, the innovative robotic hull cleaning service, will be presented to the maritime industry during next month’s Nor-shipping exhibition, the meeting place for leading maritime players, innovators, and key stakeholders.

Farra Marine, a Dublin-based specialist crew transfer vessel (CTV) operator in the offshore wind sector, is using Reygar’s BareFLEET vessel monitoring system to provide critical performance and vessel availability data to its growing customer base.

Norwegian government agency Statsbygg has awarded Framo the development contract to supply pump systems for the Norwegian Ocean Technology Center, currently under construction in Trondheim.