This year, the Equinor & Techstars Energy Accelerator will be entirely virtual. Ten selected start-ups, chosen from hundreds of applicants across 44 countries, will receive support from more than 100 mentors during the program. Through a 13-week program, they will seek to accelerate their development as they tap into a global network of experts and resources from Equinor, KONGSBERG, Capgemini
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Ryan Finn has embarked on his 36-ft. Proa Jzerro to attempt a record-breaking sail for the fastest single-handed route to San Francisco from New York. The current record for this trip is 81 days, and Finn plans on beating the record by completing the trip in 70 days. He departed from New York on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Jzerro features
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DNV GL, the assurance and risk management company, will change its name to DNV on March 1, 2021. The move comes after a comprehensive review of the company’s strategy as it positions itself for a world in which many of DNV’s markets are undergoing fundamental change. The present name has been in place since the 2013 merger between DNV (Det
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The 2021 NOIA Safety in Seas Awards Competition is now open. Entry forms must be submitted to NOIA by Monday, February 22, 2021. Winners will be announced during NOIA’s annual meeting April 14 to 16, 2021. Since 1978, the National Ocean Industries Association has held the Safety in Seas (SIS) Awards competition to recognize excellence among those who, by their
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Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor has collected the first public seafloor data of the New Year, as part of a global effort to map the entire ocean floor by 2030. Australian scientists aboard the ship literally “Pinged in the New Year” as they sent sonar waves down to the ocean floor at midnight on December 31, 2020 and throughout New Year’s Day,
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Washington Maritime Blue and the Port of Seattle have chosen 11 companies to participate in a highly competitive, impact-focused maritime accelerator that will launch in January 2021: Allosense Inc.Allosense provides “always connected” asset trackers using cellular, satellite and mesh technologies to reduce logistic inefficiencies. Canscan TechCanscan has developed a system based on artificial intelligence, machine vision and data analytics that
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