https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/authors/by/wendy-laursen Maritime, Marine Industry, Shipbuilding, Shipping News en-US https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/subsea-technology-helps-coral-655510 This week, researchers at Australia’s Southern Cross University and CSIRO gave hope that millions of coral larvae on the Great Barrier Reef can help replenish degraded reefs thanks to the development of a “larval seedbox.”Results from the first… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/money-pours-cleaning-technology-655188 In April this year, the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee approved guidance on in-water cleaning of ships' biofouling and also approved a proposal for the development of a legally binding framework for the management of biofouling.The… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/women-divers-standards-654556 On March 14, 1975, 22-year-old Californian woman Donna Tobias graduated from the US Navy Second Class Dive School to become the first woman deepsea diver in the Navy.Marking the 50th anniversary of women’s integration into the US Navy Diving community… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/boosting-operational-autonomy-654276 In a world-first for marine science and technology, Teledyne Marine, in collaboration with Rutgers University-New Brunswick, has just launched an autonomous glider that will circumnavigate the globe.Navigational adjustments will be made along the way… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/under-654270 As an island nation, Australia has one of the largest marine jurisdictions in the world and is responsible for around 4% of the world’s oceans. The nation is also home to the world’s largest iron ore port, Port Hedland, and the world’s largest coal port… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/subsea-cables-accellerate-africa-653763 70% of sub-Sahara Africa’s population is under 30, and the continent is projected to account for a quarter of the world’s population by 2050. Telecommunications and AI companies are aiming to transform the potential they see there by offering… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/uncertainty-reduces-investment-653518 Several news items this week highlight the potential consequences of uncertainty in the energy market.Fugro scrapped its annual outlook and announced further job cuts, citing an impact from project delays. The company said that projects in the… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/getting-smarter-faster-flexible-653267 The rapid pace of uncrewed surface vessel (USV) technology development has been on display this month, most recently with CSBC Corp’s military-grade USV Manta being demonstrated at the Taipei Aerospace and Defense Technology Exhibition.All components… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/robots-clever-octopus-652711 Octopuses have nine brains, one donut-shaped one in their head plus a small one in each of their eight arms. They can use tools, solve puzzles, and recognize human faces.Take Otto, an octopus that once lived in the SeaStar Aquarium in Germany. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/western-australia-decommissioning-652271 The Northern Endeavour FPSO is being shipped by a Chinese heavy lift ship from Australia to Denmark for recycling.Installed between the Laminaria and Corallina oil fields in the Timor Sea and unproductive since 2019, its fate became the burden… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z