Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) ... To Clear the Air, Look Beneath the Waves
;ve made great strides in the past decade on autonomous platforms and sensors to study the ocean. These technological advances are essential to assessing the state of the current ocean carbon cycle and to see what impacts there might be if we deliberately tried to enhance carbon storage.”A tidewater glacier in Prince William Sound. ClimateWorks recently awarded a grant to the University of Washington School of Oceanography, United States Geological Survey Alaska Science Center and the Prince William Sound Science Center to measure the rate of alkalinity addition from mineral weathering and
Inmarsat Milestones: 10k Ships with Fleet Express Installed, 'Fleet Data Academy' Launched
vessel mark on Fleet Xpress installations and launching its "Fleet Data Academy."Traffic DoublesAccording to Inmarsat, the growth in Fleet Xpress now includes the world’s leading container ship and tanker owners, such as MOL, K-Line and Hapag-Lloyd, offshore support giants like Bourbon, Tidewater and Maersk Supply, as well as growing numbers of yachts, passenger ships and fishing boats. While COVID-19 has, and continues to drive many in-person interactions to the online space, Inmarsat confirms the trend in reporting average daily download rates per vessel of around 8GB as of December 2020
Tidewater and GulfMark Announce Merger
Tidewater Inc. and GulfMark Offshore, Inc. announced Monday that the boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive agreement to combine the two companies, creating the industry’s largest owner of offshore support vessels and continuing consolidation in the offshore sector.The combined company will be operated under the Tidewater brand and will be led by Tidewater president and CEO John Rynd, with the industry’s largest fleet and the broadest global operating footprint in the OSV sector, with an ability to support customers across geo-markets and water depths.
3D at Depth Expands Senior Team
operations for ProServ and Subsea7. His early career experience was spent at Fugro Marine Construction. Moore will be responsible for the management, implementation and customer support for 3D at Depth’s global subsea LiDAR solutions. Roberts joins 3D at Depth from Tidewater Subsea where he was responsible for remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) operations, engineering and tooling design. In addition to mechanical and hydraulic subsea engineering, Roberts has implemented company document control systems for ISO 9000/14000 certification. Roberts’ expertise
Z-Boat Shipped to University of Washington Tacoma
RiverPro ADCP, a camera, IMU and onboard computer. In early August, Shugar will head to Taan Fiord, an arm of Icy Bay in the rugged St Elias Mountains of southeast Alaska, to study one of the largest landslides in recent decades. The landslide partially covered the terminus of the tidewater Tyndall Glacier, releasing most of the debris into the fjord and triggering a massive tsunami. Shugar’s National Science Foundation-supported bathymetric mapping mission will occur in tandem with a second multibeam sonar mission using the Teledyne Reson T50P lead by Dr. Sean Gulick of The
Tidewater Subsea Charters MV Brandon Bordelon
Tidewater Subsea has reached a deal with Bordelon Marine to charter the newly built Jones Act compliant MV Brandon Bordelon for 60 days, plus options. The vessel is intended to be available to work in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Mexico and Trinidad, Bordelon Marine said. Tidewater Subsea is mobilizing two FMC Technologies Schilling HP 150 ROVs to the vessel. The Brandon is now fully capable to perform a variety of operations, including IMR (inspection, maintenance and repair), light construction, survey and inspection work. Delivered to Bordelon Marine in November 2015, the Brandon is a highly
BW Offshore FPSO Inspected Off Nigeria
Tidewater Subsea & T1 Marine complete BW Offshore FPSO inspection offshore Nigeria Tidewater Subsea, in affiliation with its local Nigerian joint venture company, T1 Marine, has completed mooring and hull inspections program for BW Offshore's Sendje Berge FPSO. The inspection included mooring chain measurements, hull cleaning and complete inspection reporting services utilizing the survey / light IMR vessel Goldblatt Tide. "Outfitted with a 3,000m rated FMC Schilling Robotics WROV and 50T stern A-frame, the Goldblatt Tide is the ideal solution for cost-effectiv
New Subsea Company UIS Launched at OTC
Webster and Chief Operating Officer Guido Bressani, and in Aberdeen, Chief Commercial Officer Neill Kelly, and Chief Technology Officer, Geoff Fisher. Rolf Magne Larsen, who recently retired from Statoil, is Chairman of the board of UIS, which also includes Quinn Fanning, Chief Financial Officer of Tidewater Inc, Lasse Andresen of ForgeRock and Tor Espedal, Senior Partner of HitecVision. HitecVision is a private equity investor in the international oil and gas industry with offices in Stavanger, Oslo and Houston. The investment focus is on middle market investments in oilfield services and technology
FUSION-LinkTM Technology Gains Industry-Wide Acceptance
of boatbuilders including Bavaria Yachts, Boston Whaler, Broom Boats, Caribbean, Contender, Ebb-Tide, Elan Yachts, Fairline, Fontaine Pajot, Grady White, Hanse Yachts, Lowe Boats, MasterCraft, Matrix, Monterey, Princess, Ranger Tugs, Regal, Regulator, Scorpion, Scout, Sealegs, Stabicraft, Sunseeker, Tidewater, Viking Yachts, Whittley, Yellowfin and Zodiac. “We are incredibly honored and humbled by the entire marine industry’s implementation of our FUSION-LinkTM technology,” said Chris Baird, Managing Director, FUSION Entertainment. “Our award-winning solution provides a level
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