Dayton, Ohio-based Woolpert, an engineering consultancy specializing in geospatial mapping and data services, is conducting its first fully uncrewed offshore hydrographic survey mission for NOAA. It is deploying uncrewed survey vessels designed
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NOAA (the National Atmospheric and Oceans Administration) reports that, in early April its hydrographic survey ship Rainier will begin to map and characterize more than 8,000 square nautical miles of federal waters
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service has published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) that requests information that could help modernize regulations designed to reduce the risk of lethal vessel strikes with
NOAA (the National Atmospheric and Oceans Administration) yesterday reported two key steps it is taking to implement President Trump’s April 24, 2025, Executive Order, Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources. On
Editor’s Note: This article appeared in the September 2025 issue of Marine Log magazine. The rapid development of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) is radically transforming the global maritime environment and impacting the viability of virtually every function aboard ship from communications and
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National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) leaders were joined by partners Dec.4 to celebrate the keel-laying for Navigator, the second of two new charting and mapping vessels being constructed for the agency
As we reported earlier, at the end of the 2026 field season, the NOAA ship Oscar Dyson, which was commissioned in 2005, will go to the JAG Alaska shipyard for a $95
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) leaders were joined by partners August 14 to celebrate the keel-laying for Surveyor, a new charting and mapping vessel being constructed for NOAA. The vessel is
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NOAA has awarded the JAG Alaska Inc. shipyard in Seward, Alaska, a $95,408,666 contract to complete expanded upgrades and maintenance on the NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson. NOAA is working to maximize the
By Dr. Roberta Weisbrod, Executive Director of the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), encompassing the National Weather Service, the National Ocean Service, fisheries, and weather satellites,
