Crowley: raising the Costa Concordia - the full story behind the largest maritime salvage ih History

Crowley Maritime Corporation has just published an in-depth promotional piece telling the fascinating true story of the salvage of the Costa Concordia cruise ship in Italy.
Deep Argo: diving for answers in ocean's abyss

Using data from a global array of Argo floats—aquatic robots that measure temperature and salinity at different ocean depths--sclimate cientists have learned that as air temperatures have increased in...
Study examines impacts of inland waterway investment

The National Waterways Foundation has commissioned and released a two-year study to examine the U.S. inland waterways’ national economic return on investment and the need for and benefits of an accele...
First U.N. World Ocean Assessment available

The first World Ocean Assessment, the first of a regular process for global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environment, including socioeconomic aspects, is now available for revie...
New simulator improves inland waterway training

BMT ARGOSS a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd., has developed a specialized version of its REMBRANDT simulation and training tool for use in scenarios involving inland waterways.
What to salvage from Fishing Watch plan?

Google's Global Fishing Watch project to combat illegal, unreported,and unregulated fishing aims to make public real-time satellite automatic identification system data for fishing vessels worldwide.

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