By Devin Partida Everything from shopping bags to toys contains plastic, and the material remains widespread around the world. Unfortunately, only 9 percent of all plastic gets recycled. A related issue is that many of the varieties used today have chemical makeups that prevent full decomposition. These realities mean that plastics in the ocean is a major problem, polluting the
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The Insitute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST) has appointed a new chiefexecutive, Gwynne Lewis. He has knowledge of the shipping and offshore industries, navies, marine science and marine technology, with a background in marine consultancy. Prior to joining the IMarEST, he was the global head of data and digital at Lloyd’s Register and the maritime product line director
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The IMarEST Annual Conference will take place virtually July 6 to 17. Building on last year’s inaugural event, the 2020 Annual Conference will feature multiple streams covering many of the hottest topics in the marine realm, from the challenges of decarbonization and a wider shift to greener, more sustainable ways of operating to developments in the naval sector and the
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Picotech has launched the PicoMB130 Surf, the world’s smallest integrated multibeam echosounder, delivering superior quality survey data from an ultracompact unit. The PicoMB-130 features: Integrated multibeam echosounder, Applanix POS MV GNSS+IMU, and SVS with optionalacquisition PC, and autopilot, in the smallest form factor. Rugged fully overmolded digital transducers immune to galvanic corrosion. Ultralow power consumption for long endurance on
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Star-Oddi has launched the Starmon compass, a new compass heading data logger with high accuracy and a large memory. This robust logger is ideal for analyzing heading direction and tilt movements on subsea gear and robotics. Both vertical and horizontal placement is possible. Starmon compass boasts multiple sensors in a compact titanium housing. In addition to heading, pitch & roll,
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Fulkrum Technical Resources (FTR), a global provider of technical personnel specializing in QA/QC, inspection and vendor surveillance services to the energy industry, has taken in Oceaneering’s third-party inspection division, including two key members of staff. Joining Fulkrum’s team in Aberdeen are industry veterans, Kelly McKimmie and Mike Christie. McKimmie joins FTR with nearly three decades of experience as a senior
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