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During early March 2026, the National Oceanic and Aeronautics Administration (NOAA) and Northrop Gruman, a major American global aerospace and defense technology company, released the first-ever high definition sonar images of the USS Monitor shipwreck site during a media briefing...Read More

As it’s done during previous years, in March 2026 the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)  released its annual list of the top-ten marine species (which are not necessarily actual worms) described by researchers during the past year to coincide...Read More

Responding to the surge in global subsea cable investment driven by cloud computing and artificial intelligence, ABS published its Technical Standard for Subsea Power Cables during early March 2026. To read the document online, click HERE. To download the PDF,...Read More

Born on March 26, 1773 in Salem, Massachu­setts, Nathaniel Bowditch is known today as the “Father of Modern Maritime Navigation” for writing “The American Practical Navigator,” an encyclopedia of navigation now known as simply “Bowditch,” that still–even after hundreds of years–serves...Read More

Join NOAA Fisheries for Seal and Sea Lion Week, March 23–27, 2026, to learn more about the many different species they manage, protect, and study.  Find out why seals are sentinels for ocean health. Explore the features below to learn...Read More

Guice Offshore earned a grade of A+ from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Ocean Service for exercising diligence and commitment in adhering to safe speed limits designed to protect North Atlantic right whales while transiting protected waters...Read More

On March 9, 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released the 2026 National Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources, which is an estimate of the undiscovered, technically and economically recoverable oil and natural gas resources outside...Read More

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced on March 5, 2026 that it is reviewing market conditions of supply and demand in the crude oil and gas markets, and, as a result, is proposing to amend its existing oil...Read More

Although ammonia has been transported by ship onboard liquefied gas carriers for decades, its application as a maritime fuel remains widely uncharted, with technologies such as ammonia-fueled internal combustion engines yet to be proven at scale. Ammonia is considered a...Read More