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GA-ASI SeaGuardian Supports Northern Edge 2023

As part of a U.S. Navy contract, an MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Unmanned Aircraft System from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) supported the NORTHERN EDGE 2023 (NE23) exercise May 8-19, 2023. The training exercise, which took place in the Gulf of Alaska, was one of a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (IPACOM) exercises that prepares joint forces to respond to crises in the Asia Pacific region. GA-ASI's SeaGuardian is a maritime derivative of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian® and remains...

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Saab receives order for Sabertooth

The order includes more than 20 Sabertooth vehicles, which makes this the largest Sabertooth order to date. These will form part of PXGEO's MantaRay solution for offshore seismic data acquisition and will be used for deployment and recovery of equipment during ocean bottom surveys. “Together with PXGEO, we are taking the step to make offshore seismic data acquisition fully autonomous. This is a great achievement, made possible by our combined expertise,” says G�rgen Johansson, head of Saa...

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Leonardo unveils AWHero RUAS' new developments showing unique technologies and capabilities for multi-purpose maritime operations

The system enhancements unveiled at SEAFUTURE 2023 today reflect the move from basic design to CONOPS (Concept of Operations) focused configuration, particularly for operations in the naval domain. New developments include heavy fuel powerplant, airframe modification, advanced sensor modularity among others; AWHero also builds upon proven basic configuration including rotor system and transmissions, core avionic system, data-link architecture, and control station.� AWHero is part of...

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Mitsubishi Shipbuilding to Launch Technical Studies on Ammonia Fuel Supply System for Marine Engines under Development by WinGD

- Focus on development and commercialization for use in WinGD's "X-DF-A" ammonia-fueled large, low-speed two-stroke engines - - MOU signing ceremony held on June 2 at WinGD Headquarters in Switzerland Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has agreed to undertake technical studies on an ammonia fuel supply system for large, low-speed two-stroke marine engines under development by Winterthur Gas & Diesel AG (WinGD), a Swiss designer of large ma...

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Inmarsat Maritime's decarbonisation toolkit - Transition to a greener future

Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat business, and a world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has published its Decarbonisation Toolkit, which outlines a practical blueprint for decarbonisation in the maritime industry.� Compiled by maritime innovation consultancy Thetius, the report uses real life examples to set out a framework across three domains of energy transition: 'Operation', 'Ship' and 'Human Element'.� At the operational level, voyage optimisation is a particularly effe...

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Staying on course with hybrid electric boats

Blid�sundsbolaget upgrades its vessel, the M/S Rex with Scania's newer hybrid engine following the successful refit of the boat for hybrid operations in 2020. While efforts and progress in reducing carbon footprint are advancing in public road transportation, the maritime sector is also taking measures to reduce its environmental impacts. In line with Blid�sundsbolaget's commitment to sustainability, the M/S Rex is upgraded with the newer Scania hybrid engine for operations in the fall...

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NOAA initiates Aquaculture Opportunity Area efforts in Alaska

NOAA and partners in the State of Alaska are announcing plans to identify Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) in Alaska state waters. These areas will be selected through engagement with tribes and the public, a process that allows constituents to share their community, tribal and stewardship goals for sustainable aquaculture development in Alaska's coastal and marine waters.� Alaska will join Southern California and the Gulf of Mexico as the third region in which NOAA is working wit...

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Salone Nautico Venezia (Venice boat show): Bosch presents sustainable electric drives for yachts and recreational boats

- - • Bosch supplies components and system development for ship electrification - • Proven technologies from the automotive sector ensure high profitability, reliability, and robustness - • Compact dimensions allow easy and fast system integration into the boat - • First application successfully in production, more to follow in the coming months - - - Ever stricter legal requirements and increasing customer demand for eco-friendly and low-noise motorization are also strengthening the trend t...

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TGS to Launch Multi-Client Wind and Metocean Measurement Campaign at Utsira Nord, Norway, with Strong Industry Support

As the global floating wind industry gathers in Haugesund, Norway for the Floating Wind Days conference, TGS, a global provider of energy data and intelligence, has announced the start of Norway's first-ever LiDAR buoy measurement campaign to support offshore wind development. The campaign's first floating LiDAR buoy will be deployed in the Utsira-Nord zone and conduct wind, metocean, and environmental measurements to enhance decision-making for the three floating wind project areas to...

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Coca-Cola and Its Bottlers Regress on Reuse Goal, Produce Billions More Single-Use Plastic Bottles

Despite its� commitment �to increase the overall share of its products sold in reusable packaging to 25% by 2030, The Coca-Cola Company's share of products sold in reusable packaging declined in 2022. The company, in its latest� sustainability report, announced that the share of its products sold in reusable containers was 14% in 2022. This is a decline of two percentage points from the� 16% share disclosed �when the company announced its pledge last year. Oceana estimates, based on the co...

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U.S. Department of Commerce allocates $ 220M in fishery disaster funding to AK and WA

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the allocation of over $ 220 million in fishery disaster funding, appropriated by Congress in the 2022 and 2023 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Acts. The funding will address fishery disasters that occurred in multiple Alaska and Washington fisheries between 2019 and 2023. “Fishery disasters have devastating effects on local communities and our blue economy,” said Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. “This disaster fu...

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World premiere at the Port de Cannes: BMW and TYDE present THE ICON.

The 76th Cannes Film Festival is underway, but one particularly spectacular world premiere on the bill will be experienced in the port area of the southern French town rather than on a cinema screen. This is where the BMW brand and boat maker TYDE are presenting THE ICON, a new kind of flagbearer for sustainable mobility on water. THE ICON is the first battery-powered marine craft of its kind and brings together locally emission-free travel with a vision of luxury that embraces pleasure. ...

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Seatrec and The University of Southern Mississippi Team to Improve Hurricane - Forecasting and Monitor Critically Endangered Rice's Whale

Seatrec, a startup company unlocking clean, renewable power for ocean research and commerce, and the Roger F. Wicker Center for Ocean Enterprise at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), today announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at improving hurricane rapid-intensification forecasting and monitoring critically endangered Rice's whales in the Gulf of Mexico. - - The MOU calls for the deployment of two types of Seatrec's in

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Real-time container tracking via myKN by Kuehne+Nagel

- - • Real-time status of shipments on container level in new Container Dashboard - • Optimised prediction of deviations enhances exception management in sea freight - • Enabled by real-time geo system data from multiple sources - - - Congestion and capacity constraints have made container visibility in recent times an absolute necessity for supply chain management. The new Container Dashboard in Kuehne+Nagel's myKN online platform harnesses data of a geo system cloud solution to allo...

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Homecoming 250 Receives Donation from Subaru

Homecoming 250 Navy Marine Corps, a non-profit organization organizing 250th birthday celebrations for the Navy and Marine Corps in Philadelphia and Camden in 2025 has received a $ 25,000 donation from Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA). The automaker presented the donation check to Homecoming 250 President George Leone at Subaru headquarters in Camden. - - “This support for our effort to celebrate these significant Navy and Marine Corps milestone birthdays is greatly appreciated,” said Leone. “T...

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Hyundai Motor to Protect Blue Carbon Ecosystems in Partnership with Korean Government Entities

Hyundai Motor Company today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two Korean government entities, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) and the Korea Fisheries Resources Agency (FIRA), in celebration of the 11th Marine Gardening Day. - � - This public-private partnership includes expanding the sea forests in national coastal areas where sea deforestation is severe and conducting joint research to secure a quantitative database for international recognition of seaweed as part...

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Financial Close Reached in Largest Debt Conversion for Marine Conservation to Protect the Gal�pagos

In partnership with the Government of Ecuador, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Credit Suisse, Oceans Finance Company (OFC), and the Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy�announced the financial close of a $ 656 million Gal�pagos marine conservation-linked bond (Gal�pagos Marine Bond), arranged and structured by Credit Suisse. The Gal�pagos Marine Bond was used to finance a debt conversion for Ecuador exchanging $ 1.628 billion of Ecu...

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