Protector of the oceans receives the Volvo Environment Prize 2017 One of the world´s most innovative researchers into the future of the oceans and marine life, Professor Rashid Sumaila, receives the Volvo Environment Prize for 2017. He is an economist who has challenged traditional ways of marine govern...
MARIN tests floating mega city as a solution to sea level rise and overcrowded cities This week MARIN (Maritime Research Institute) tested an innovative concept for a floating mega island. The island comprises 87 large floating triangles that are flexibility connected to one another. Together they form...
Designing Norway’s 1.7km Stad Ship Tunnel The Stad sea is the most exposed and most dangerous stretch along the Norwegian coast. It has very problematic wave conditions and it is the area with by far the most and strongest winds. The combination of wind, current and waves around this coastline mak...
1.7km Tunnel through Norwegian mountain creates a short cut for Ships The Norwegian Coastal Administration is planning the world’s first full-scale ship tunnel to allow vessels to travel through a mountain rather than navigate the treacherous waters of the Stadhavet Sea the most exposed, and most danger...
Roads just don’t work in Antarctica, not only is it far too cold, the shifting ice and heavy snow cover make them impossible. For the scientists and their teams, snow mobiles, snowcats and other tracked vehicles are the only option, as even aircraft struggle. In 2012 a modular scientific research statio...
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