NORBIT is in exclusive negotiations regarding an add-on acquisition of an undisclosed international maritime technology company. The acquisition will broaden the product offering in the oceans segment. NORBIT has signed a term sheet to this effect.
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During National Ocean Month, Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Don Young (R-AK), Co-Chairs of the House Ocean Caucus in Washington, D.C., introduced legislation to improve our understanding of the ocean, bays, estuaries, and coasts. The Bolstering Long-Term Understanding and Exploration of the Great Lakes, Oceans, Bays, and Estuaries (BLUE GLOBE) Act will strengthen ocean data collection and monitoring efforts, as
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The International Ocean Science & Technology Industry Association (IOSTIA) is working with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) on an exclusive opportunity to showcase new technology solutions for future procurement by USCG. On Nov. 28, 2018, IOSTIA will bring a delegation of technology companies to meet one-on-one with acquisitions personnel and flag officers at USCG headquarters in Washington, D.C. The
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The Ocean Energy Systems Technology Collaboration Program (OES) is an intergovernmental collaboration working to advance ocean resources such as tides, waves, currents and ocean thermal and geothermal energy. At the OES fall executive committee meeting, the first wave-powered navigational buoy launched by India was released in Chennai on the east coast of India. The buoy, developed by the National Institute
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The Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE) in Nova Scotia, Canada is seeking tenants in the ocean technology sector to occupy a collaborative incubation facility. Located on Halifax Harbor, the eight-acre site with 12-acres of water lots includes direct harbor access with piers, a boat facility, two acres for laydown, an exterior storage facility and more than 50,000 sq.
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