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Research project examines fate of microplastics in rivers and lakes

Researchers from the University of Plymouth have begun work on a €4.1million project examining the distribution of microplastics in European rivers and lakes. Building on...

Portable device allows to measure highly reactive superoxide on coral reefs

Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) successfully conceived and tested a portable device, DISCO, that performed the first in situ measurements of a...

Iceland announces stringent sulphur regulations

The Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources has issued a regulation tightening fuel requirements, which effectively bans the use of heavy fuel oil...

Sofar presents a new ASV to monitoring ocean environments

The Sofar Strider is a coastal, near-shore and inland water monitoring platform capable of extended range and multiple sensor configurations.  Sofar Strider represents a new...

MEYER WERFT hands over Norwegian Encore

MEYER WERFT handed over the 169,245 GRT cruise ship Norwegian Encore to Norwegian Cruise Line (Miami, USA) in Bremerhaven following extensive testing of all...

Joint group launch technology centre for ocean and environment

The Aker Group and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have announced the establishment of the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Norway (C4IR Norway),...

CMA CGM launches the world’s largest LNG-powered containership

The CMA CGM Group, a leading worldwide shipping and logistics group, is pleased to announce the launching of the world's largest containership (23,000 TEU)...

IMCA promotes hybrid battery power systems on DP ships

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is promoting ways of reducing carbon emissions in the marine environment as part of its strategic theme of...

VIDEO: NASA’s CubeSat for next-generation marine animal telemetry

A vision for next-generation animal telemetry: imagine a future where a network of small satellites, CubeSats, will track the movement of marine animals with...

Schlumberger plans to join the Open Subsurface Data Universe

Schlumberger has announced that it will open source its data ecosystem and contribute to The Open Group Open Subsurface Data Universe™ (OSDU) Forum to...

NOAA awards $2.7 million in grants for marine debris removal

NOAA has announced a total of $2.7 million in grants supporting 14 projects to address the harmful effects of marine debris on wildlife, navigation...

GNS enhances Voyager PLANNING STATION

GNS, the maritime technology company, has announced a further enhancement to its Voyager PLANNING STATION, with the addition of tools to manage compliance with...

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