Dr. Ballard's Institute for Exploration recently purchased a TrackLink 5000 system with 3 TN5010C transponders from LinkQuest. These transponders use directional transducers with 60 degrees of beamwidth. The transmitter power...

Ormond Beach physicist Dr James L. Cairns is this year’s recipient of the Marine Technology Society’s Compass Distinguished Achievement Award. Established in 1966, this Award is given annually to one...

The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) will host the second World Maritime Technology Conference (WMTC) in London in Spring 2006 in partnership with 22 of the world’s...

The Antarctic Exploration & the Southern Ocean International Symposium will be held from 28th to 30th June at the Southampton Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom. In 1904 the SY Discovery...

Dr Patricio A Bernal, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) delivered the IMarEST Stanley Gray Lecture ‘The Global Ocean Observing System: The Engineering and Markets of Global Earth...

SonTek/YSI has sold three 500kHHz Long-Range SL-ADP systems to NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS). The instruments will be used to measure horizontal current profiles in support of the PORTS (Physical...

Falmouth Scientific, Inc. has announced the appointment of Rick Babicz as Vice-President of Sales and Marketing. Prior to joining FSI, Mr Babicz was the Senior Product Line Manager of the...

News that BP Shipping and SMI have joined the innovative Marine Partners Programme initiated by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) brings the number of members of...

The University of Southern Mississippi has dedicated the new George A. Knauer Marine Science Building at the Stennis Space Center. The building features multimedia-enhanced classrooms and specially designed laboratories for...

OEA Technologies Inc. has initiated a study of Canadian Forces requirements and opportunities in the field of maritime Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA). The study, led by Defence Research and Development...