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OA MEMBERS SUCCESS AT OCEANOLOGY 2018

20+ Booths at the Canadian Pavillion at Oceanology 2018! Fantastic B2B and Collaborative Opportunities at this event. Canadian Pavillion at…

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OceansAdvance issues RFP for Development of Capabilities Database

INTRODUCTION OceansAdvance Inc. (OA) is the Ocean Technology (OT) Cluster for Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). In collaboration with The Atlantic…

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Kraken Wins International Offshore Wind Energy Competition

Kraken Wins Award for SeaVision® 3D Underwater Laser Imaging System BREMEN, GERMANY--(Marketwired - January 30, 2018) - Kraken Robotics Inc. (TSX…

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Mitigating Risks in the Arctic Region

January 25, 2018

The winter 2018 issue of the Journal of Ocean Technology – with guest editors Professor Aykut I. Ölcer and Associate Professor Dimitrios Dalaklis of the World Maritime University …

Memorial University Report – Open Water

January 25, 2018

Memorial researchers and graduate students are undertaking some of the world’s most ambitious research aimed at unlocking the secrets of the North Atlantic. In September 2016 the …

The Turning and Tide Marine Industry – Call for Nominations: 2018 Awards Gala

November 23, 2017

BACKGROUND As a province with over 17,000 km of coastline, our marine environment, and marine industries have sustained us for hundreds of years. The Turning the Tide …

Innovation Norway – Bringing Norwegian Ocean Technology Companies to Newfoundland

September 18, 2017

Innovation Norway is leading their Going Global project to Newfoundland & Labrador from October 16-20, 2017. Eight to ten Norwegian companies will be in St. John’s …

CEO of the Year

When Brian Chafe helped sell PAL Group to a Winnipeg firm, it was so he could create a stronger local company. He includes employees and clients …

Rutter Shortlisted for Safety Product of the Year by Safety at Sea

Rutter Inc. is pleased to announce that their signature ice radar system, the sigma S6 Ice Navigator™, has been selected as a shortlist contender for Safety at Sea Magazine’s …

Request for Expression of Interest for Canadian Ocean Technologies Innovation Mission to Brazil – October 23-27, 2017

Global Affairs Canada (GAC), through the Consulate General of Canada in Rio de Janeiro and the National Research Council Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) are pleased …

OceansAdvance Newly Elected Officers 2017

The OceansAdvance AGM was held Monday, January 30, 2017 in St. John’s at the National Research Council’s – Oceans, Coastal and River Engineering research facility. …

OceansAdvance Hosts a Speakers Series Event Focused on Canada’s Innovation Report Card

November 29, 2015

Conference Board of Canada Speaker Series OA held a Breakfast Speaker Series on Thursday, November 26 featuring the Conference Board of Canada’s How Canada Performs - …