Joachim Schmillen 
Based on an article on the BBC web site around 20 percent of the ocean floor is mapped. The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project was launched in 2017. Three years ago only 6% of the global ocean bottom had been surveyed. Today the figure is at 19%, up from 15% in just the last year. … Read more
The R/V CMU TAGU is a donation by the German civil and hydraulic engineering company TAGU, a part of LUDWIG FREYTAG Group, donated to us in summer 2019. We sailed the CMU TAGU from Montego Bay to the jetty at the CMU main campus in September 2019. The Research vessel (R/V) is equipped with all … Read more
The Economist Group’s World Ocean Initiative published on the occasion of World Oceans Day, June 8, 2020. The report “A sustainable ocean in 2030: Opportunities and Challenges.” assesses the challenges facing key sectors, including seafood, shipping, tourism and renewable energy. See here the nine chapters and their main topic. 1. The blue economy and covid-19 The … Read more
The CMU TAGU has all modern technical equipment necessary for safe operation on the high seas. As a special research vessel, the vessel is equipped with modern appliances for hydrographic surveys (for example, with a state-of-the-art Multi Beam Echo Sound EM 3002 by KONGSBERG). Hydrographical surveys are a domain of CMU TAGU. The installed sensors … Read more
A sustainable ocean economy in 2030? The report “A sustainable ocean in 2030: Opportunities and challenges.” of the World Ocean Initiative assesses the challenges facing key sectors, including seafood, shipping, tourism and renewable energy. Is the Blue Economy losing its conceptual independence? It is interesting to see how the concept of the Blue Economy, apparently … Read more
On June 11, 2020 the European Commission published “The EU Blue Economy Report 2020”, providing an overview of the performance of the EU economic sectors related to oceans and the coastal environment. The EU Blue Economy Report defines the area of Blue Economy of all activities that are marine- based or marine-related. Therefore, the EU Blue Economy … Read more
Today The Economist organized a webinar on the occasion of World Oceans Day. The topic was an interesting question. What would you do if you had a billion dollars available to protect the oceans? Peter Thomson, UNSG’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of Jacques Cousteau and advisor to Oceana, and Maria Damanaki, … Read more
On World Oceans Day on June 8th, people around the world celebrate the ocean. This year’s theme: Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean. World Oceans Day has been celebrating the ocean on June 8th every year since 2002. And while Covid-19 and social distancing are changing how we recognize our blue planet this year, the need for action … Read more
Excellent news for the sector of Marine Renewable Energy. The tidal energy company Nova Innovation (UK) will export 15 of its new 100kW D2T2 direct-drive tidal turbines to Canada. It will be the company’s first international project. Most of the technology in the area of MRE (Marine Renewable Energy) is still in the R&D status, … Read more
On World Oceans Day on June 8th, people around the world celebrate the ocean. This year’s theme: Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean. World Oceans Day has been celebrating the ocean on June 8th every year since 2002. And while Covid-19 and social distancing are changing how we recognize our blue planet this year, the need … Read more