World Maritime University opens new ocean research institute and looks to industry collaboration
The World Maritime University, the United Nations educational institute launched by the IMO 35 years ago, has expanded into Ocean Research, ...
Ocean Management and Business
The oceans are dead, long live the ocean
Is the economic model that sustained the shipping industry dying? and if so, is a new one based around the ocean economy emerging in its pla...
Ocean industries: The swell idea making waves in renewable energy
THE seas off the Scottish Islands of the Orkney’s are not known for being the most hospitable in winter, but for researchers they are p...
How to use ocean data to create an informed debate about the future ocean economy
Oliver Steeds used his 2016 Ted Talk to highlight the unintended, but none-the-less, colossal, damages that are happening in the ocean. W...
Finnish firm launches country’s first Arctic micro-satellite
Finnish firm Iceye has successfully launched a micro-satellite that this the world's first dedicated Arctic micro-satellite. The satellit...
Satellite-based vessel tracking and IOT services are near real-time and getting better
CANADIAN satellite AIS tracking company ExactEarth can now boast 18 satellites in services with 10 more due for launch in the coming months ...
Traditional shipping is not alone on the oceans and it could be a good thing
THERE are two telling issues that stand out in the 2016 OECD report on ocean economies. The first is the way many of these industries are in...
Press Release: Nor-Shipping’s step into the ocean industry
PRESS RELEASE: Leading global maritime event week Nor-Shipping is making its first move outside Norway, with a new initiative to help mariti...
New STM Validation project recieves funding
The Sweden backed Sea Traffic Management programme has received €4.5m EU funding for a continuation project on passenger and goods flo...
Maritime and energy
The changing dynamics of society, coupled with new technologies, both in terms of digital solutions and industrial capabilities, are opening...