Sea Currents

Greenland Bound: Mapping Critical Mid-Range Depth With The SeaBat T50-R

When Dr. Diana Krawczyk and her team at Greenland’s Institute of Natural Resources needed to research in the waters around Greenland, it found a strong partner in Teledyne Marine’s SeaBat multibeam sonar system.

By Greg Trauthwein

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"Survey Once, Reuse Many Times"

As efforts to map the world’s seabed gains steam, David Shea, Kraken’s SVP of Engineering, discusses the benefits of using high-speed, high-resolution Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Sonar (InSAS) for hydrographic applications.

By Greg Trauthwein

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Subsea UK And The Creation Of The «Global Underwater Hub»

Subsea UK is embarking on a new adventure as The Global Underwater Hub, a new organization with already nearly $18 million in funding. ‘The Hub’ aims to leverage the UK’s strong maritime heritage, as well as its underwater expertise that transcends offshore defense and research. Subsea UK has been around nearly 20 years, set up to champion the UK subsea industry. It was fortuitous timing, as that $2.7B CapEx industry in oil and gas grew to more than $12B by 2013. Neil Gordon, Chief Executive at Subsea UK, discusses the path ahead.

By Greg Trauthwein

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Rotterdam's Offshore CO2 Pipeline Completed Rotterdam's Offshore CO2 Pipeline Completed

The installation of the approximately 20-kilometer-long offshore pipeline for the Porthos CO2 transport and storage project has been completed.

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Turkey Bars Israeli Ships From Its Ports Turkey Bars Israeli Ships From Its Ports

Turkey has decided to bar Israeli vessels from using its ports, forbid Turkish ships from using Israeli ports and impose restrictions on planes entering Turkish airspace, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday.

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Eighth Island Class Vessel Joins BC Ferries Eighth Island Class Vessel Joins BC Ferries

On 27 August, Damen Shipyards Group launched the latest Island Class ferry for Canada’s BC Ferries. The vessel is the second of four Island Class vessels currently under construction at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania.

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Vattenfall Secures Dutch Base to Support Germany’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Vattenfall Secures Dutch Base to Support Germany’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Vattenfall has signed a deal with EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) to establish an operations and maintenance (O&M) base in the Dutch port of Eemshaven to support construction and operation of its planned Nordlicht 1 and 2 wind farms

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Tanker Vessel Market Bends Under Supply and Demand Strains Tanker Vessel Market Bends Under Supply and Demand Strains

“We forecast a balanced development in the crude tanker market in 2025 and 2026 while we expect the product tanker market to remain weaker than in 2024.

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Port Milwaukee to Break Ground on South Shore Cruise Dock Port Milwaukee to Break Ground on South Shore Cruise Dock

State and local officials will join Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson on Thursday, September 4, to celebrate the groundbreaking of Port Milwaukee’s South Shore Cruise Dock.

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Trump Tariffs Reroute Brazilian Beef to Mexico Trump Tariffs Reroute Brazilian Beef to Mexico

Mexico has overtaken the U.S. as the second largest importer of Brazil's beef after the imposition of tariffs by President Donald Trump on August 6 affected shipments from the world's largest exporter, Brazilian beef lobby Abiec said on Wednesday.

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Baltic Index Up for Third Straight Session Baltic Index Up for Third Straight Session

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which measures rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose for a third successive session on Wednesday, as gains in the panamax and supramax segments countered a decline in capesize rates.

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Doubling of US Tariffs on India Begins Wednesday Doubling of US Tariffs on India Begins Wednesday

U.S. President Donald Trump's doubling of tariffs on imports from India to as much as 50% took effect as scheduled on Wednesday, dealing a serious blow to ties between the two countries that became strategic partners after the turn of this century.

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Port Houston Records Double-Digit Gains in Standout July Port Houston Records Double-Digit Gains in Standout July

July was a standout month for Port Houston’s public terminals, with double-digit growth in key sectors that pushed year-to-date totals to new heights.

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Bristol Harbor Group Welcomes Lauren Kirk Bristol Harbor Group Welcomes Lauren Kirk

Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI) has welcomed Lauren Kirk as a naval architect to its naval architecture and marine engineering firm. Lauren Kirk holds a bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture and MarineEngineering from Webb Institute.

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DP World Deploys Electric Internal Transfer Vehicles in Thailand DP World Deploys Electric Internal Transfer Vehicles in Thailand

In its latest move towards achieving greener logistics, DP World, a global supply chain provider

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