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

"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

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

Maersk: Effective US Tariffs Average Around 21% Currently

Maersk estimates companies pay effective U.S. import tariffs of on average 21% relative to container load, the Danish shipping group said on Wednesday, less than half the rate before Washington paused its sweeping tariffs in April.

US Grain Shipments Surge 9% in face of Chinese Tariffs

“During the first half of 2025, US seaborne grain shipments increased 9% y/y, driven by stronger maize exports.

Great Lakes Limestone Trade Up in June

The Lake Carriers’ Association reports that shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.5 million tons in June, an increase of 6.5% from 2024.However, this June’s loadings were below the month’s five-year average by 1.9%.Loadings out of U.S.

Consilium Safety Group Appoints New Chairman of the Board

Consilium Safety Group, a leader in fire, flame, and gas safety solutions, announced that Patrik Andersson will assume the role of Chairman of the Board.

AAL Shipping Unveils Sixth Heavy Lift Super B-Class Vessel

Global project heavy lift specialist AAL Shipping (AAL) is preparing to take delivery of its sixth 32,000-deadweight (DWT), 700 metric ton (MT) heavy lift Super B-Class vessel, the AAL Dammam.

MDL Leases Land for Peterhead Offshore Project Support Site

Peterhead is set to become the epicenter of flexible activity for the North Sea’s future energy landscape with a new quayside handling facility by Maritime Developments Ltd (MDL).

Oil Supply to Outpace Demand in Medium-Term

The IEA’s medium-term outlook sees global oil supply increase set to far outpace demand growth in coming years.

Guinea Exports Record 48.6 Million Tons of Bauxite

Guinea's exports of bauxite, a feedstock for aluminium, surged 39% to a record 48.6 million metric tons in the first quarter though regulatory crackdowns sidelined major operators, official data obtained by Reuters showed.

ASRY Hosts First Innovation Forum with Lumofy

ASRY has held its first innovation forum in collaboration with Lumofy, an AI-powered talent management platform.

Osbit Opens New Offshore Wind Facility in Port of Blyth

Osbit, an offshore wind engineering company operating as part of Venterra Group, has opened a new assembly and service facility at the Port of Blyth in the U.K, bolstering its offshore wind service offering.

Red Sea Bypass Contributed to Containers Lost in 2024

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has released its annual Containers Lost at Sea report, showing that 576 containers were lost at sea in 2024.

GCMD Demonstrates End-to-End Value Chain for Onboard CCS

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation successfully completed the world’s first maritime pilot demonstrating the full value chain of onboard captured carbon dioxide (CO2) in China.The pilot encompassed two phases.