Babcock Marks Keel Laying for HMS Formidable, Makes US Submarine Deal
to the vessel and its future crew.The event was attended by Babcock’s workforce, representatives of the Royal Navy, and international guests, underscoring Rosyth’s role as a key sovereign industrial capability for the UK.Earlier in the day, Babcock announced a new contract with HII, the United States’ largest military shipbuilder, that will allow advanced manufacturing work for Virginia-class submarine components to be carried out at Rosyth.The Scottish yard already produces missile tube assemblies for U.S. and UK submarine programs, and the expanded deal further embeds British expertise
Bezos Earth Fund Boosts Marine Conservation with $24.5 million
kilometres (231,660 square miles) across 10 separate areas, and the aim now was to create a single biosphere reserve, he said."That will be the first in the world," Samper said, adding the Fund was also discussing a similar reserve in the Pacific five times the size of the continental United States.The fund has agreed to spend $100 million helping the Pacific region implement the global biodiversity goal and would announce a second set of grants in 2026."In terms of moving the needle towards 30 by 30, this is exactly the sort of work you need to do."(Reuters - Reporting by Simon
C-LARS Delivers New Launch and Recovery System
C-LARS delivers its new Launch and Recovery System to Helix Robotics Solutions in the United States to elevate their current fleet of systems. This hydraulic system features multiple drive winch system (CTW513) with a Scantrol mTrack Active Heave Package, 300 horsepower electro-hydraulic power unit (CTH2300), and self-erecting LARS (CTA620)."We could have designed the same types of systems that all of our competitors have designed and built worldwide, but we took a disruptive approach and integrated solutions to our customers’ paint points with their current systems, and then we designed a
Offshore Industry Majors Join Forces for Next-Gen Subsea Flowline Tech
pipeline use, cutting installation days, and allowing smaller vessels to be used.Industry participants see strong market potential on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and globally, with more than 300 potential electrically heated flowline projects identified by 2030 in regions such as Brazil, the United States, and Africa.Each company brings distinct expertise - DeepOcean leads project management and subsea integration; Tenaris provides advanced thermal insulation coating solutions; LS Cable & System contributes its experience in power and fiber-optic cables; and TotalEnergies, Equinor, and Aker
Propane’s Economic Edge for Ports During Trade Uncertainty
costs in port operations is fuel. Diesel and gasoline prices can be heavily impacted by the global oil market, which can be affected by several factors like international conflicts, policy changes, tariffs, and more. Propane, on the other hand, is predominantly produced domestically here in the United States, so it benefits from a more stable supply chain and fewer price fluctuations. Compared to diesel and gasoline, propane helps protect ports from sharp price spikes that can quickly consume their annual fuel budget for the year. Propane suppliers can also offer port operators mutually beneficial
DEEP Expands U.S. Operations with $100m Investment, Builds Subsea Human Habitat in Florida
DEEP, an ocean engineering and technology company, announced a major expansion of its operations in the United States, including a $100 million investment in a permanent engineering and development hub in Florida and a manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas. At the center of this expansion is Project Vanguard, the first crewed subsea human habitat of its kind to be constructed in four decades.Construction of Vanguard is underway in Florida. Designed for four-crew, medium-duration missions of a week or more, the habitat will support specialist projects such as scientific research and environmental
Seismometers Retrieved for Slow-Slip Earthquake Study
“dives” or subducts beneath another. These dangerous fault lines produce the world’s largest earthquakes and tsunamis, such as the 8.8 magnitude earthquake offshore Kamchatka earlier this year.Beginning in late 2022, an international group of scientists from New Zealand, Japan, the United States, and Germany deployed a dense network of seafloor instruments offshore Gisborne to monitor both fast (seismic) and slow motion (lasting weeks to months) fault activity.The instruments that have been retrieved over the last two weeks will enable detailed understanding of slow-slip events, a type
Overfishing Deal Reached After 20 Years of Negotiation
from the Pew Charitable Trusts said.Governments around the world pay out roughly $35.4 billion annually to their fishing fleets, including fuel handouts that allow them to fish in distant oceans, a 2019 study in Marine Policy showed. It listed the top five subsidisers as China, the EU, the United States, South Korea and Japan - though not all of them are within the scope of the WTO deal.Negotiations on further fishing rules covering divisive issues excluded from the first deal have floundered, as India and other developing economies seek carve-outs that many other states see as unworkable.The
Kongsberg Discovery Receives U.S. DoD Certification for MBR Communication System
Kongsberg Discovery announced that its Mobile Broadband Radio (MBR) MK3 series has received DD1494 certification from the United States Department of Defense (DoD), authorizing the systems for use across U.S. military operations.The DD1494 approval confirms that the MBR MK3 series, operating in the frequency range between 4.400-5.000 GHz (Nato Band IV), meets the DoD’s requirements for spectrum-dependent equipment. This certification ensures the systems can operate within designated frequency bands without interfering with other military or government communications systems, while providing
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