WOC (World Ocean Council)

Join WOC for Launch of Global Biofouling Competition

WOC & TOOL Launch Biofouling Solutions Competition
As the lead ocean industry partner of the GloFouling Partnerships Project, the World Ocean Council is partnering with The Ocean Opportunity Lab (TOOL) to launch a global competition for innovative solutions to biofouling ⁠— with a focus on non-shipping industries (e.g., aquaculture, fisheries, offshore energy, coastal construction, dredging).Join us for two events in the lead-up to the competition:
Virtual Roundtable: The GloFouling...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/30/join-woc-for-launch-of-global-biofouling-competition/

WOC SMART Ocean-SMART Industries Initiatives & Call for Artic Research Proposals

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WOC SMART Ocean-SMART Industries Initiatives & Call for Artic Research Proposals

The World Ocean Council wishes everyone a Happy Holiday & New Year

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WOC SMART Ocean-SMART Industries: Advancing Ocean Data Collection Through Partnerships
Seabed 2030

WOC’s SMART Oceans-SMART Industries (SO-SI) program continues to facilitate ocean data collection by maritime industries. This work includes:

Partnering with Seabed 2030 — an ambitious project to fully map the global seafloor by 2030
...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/12/22/woc-smart-ocean-smart-industries-initiatives-call-for-artic-research-proposals/

WOC Participating in Several COP26 Events

WOC Participating in Several COP26 Events

WOC Hosts Official Side Event, Joins Panels for World Climate Summit & Wood @ COP26 Session

NOVEMBER 6

The World Ocean Council, in partnership with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the Monaco Scientific Center, Foundation BNP Paribas, the University of Bergen, and Future Earth, presents an official side event of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).

Carbon Conservation & Sequestration in Ocean: Nature-Based & Technology Solutions

15:...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/05/woc-participating-in-several-cop26-events/

WOC Provides Online Resource for COP26 Ocean Events

WOC Provides Online Resource for COP26 Ocean Events

2 November 2021 – With the planet’s climate future at stake, the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference is focused on limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees. The ocean will play a central role the climate change mitigation and adaptation needed to reach this goal.

As such, several key discussions related to the ocean are taking place around COP26. The World Ocean Council has organized a list of these events, webinars, pavilions and projects to help...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/02/woc-provides-online-resource-for-cop26-ocean-events/

Newsletter: WOC Partners with XPRIZE, Participates in COP26

Newsletter: WOC Partners with XPRIZE, Participates in COP26

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XPRIZE & WOC Collaborate to Advance Ocean CO2 Removal
World Ocean Council and XPRIZE co-hosted a webinar this week on how ocean CO2 removal (CDR) projects can compete in the XPRIZE $100-million Carbon Removal Competition. The XPRIZE Carbon Removal team outlined requirements of the competition and participated in a Q&A with ocean entrepreneurs.

“Our objective is to try and inspire as many shapes and sizes of...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/10/15/newsletter-woc-partners-with-xprize-participates-in-cop26/

WOC: Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2021

WOC: Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2021

OCEAN IMPACT PITCHFEST 2021 SEEKS INNOVATIONS FOR A POSITIVE OCEAN IMPACT: APPLICATION DEADLINE 21 SEPTEMBER

WOC Works to Engage Ocean Solution Providers for Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2021

14 September 2021

The World Ocean Council (WOC) encourages applications to Australia’s ocean impact innovation ecosystem and startup, The Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2021

The ocean Impact Pitchfest 2021 is a completely virtual, global initiative to find, support and accelerate innovative...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/09/14/woc-ocean-impact-pitchfest-2021/

AN OCEAN OF ACTIONS – A Showcase of the WOC Internship Program 2021

AN OCEAN OF ACTIONS – A Showcase of the WOC Internship Program 2021

World Ocean Council invites you to join the ShowCase event online on 9th September to have a taste of this special journey and provide feedback to our program.

22 August 2021

A cohort of 13 people has gathered for this 3-month Internship with two objectives in mind: to equip themselves as up-and-coming professionals with lifelong learning capabilities to meet of the need of future of work and to thrive in time of uncertainty, and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/08/22/an-ocean-of-actions-a-showcase-of-the-woc-internship-program-2021/

Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Joins WOC

Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Joins WOC

World Ocean Council welcomes Ocean-based Climate Solutions and Invites Participation in Webinars on Upwelling for CO2 Removal and Ocean Restoration

28 July 2021

The World Ocean Council (WOC) is proud to announce that Ocean-based Climate Solutions, Inc. (OBCS), a climate restoration company that uses renewable wave energy to fertilize phytoplankton and sequester carbon, has joined the WOC.

Phil Kithil, CEO of Ocean-based, said, “Ocean-based is pleased to be a...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/28/ocean-based-climate-solutions-joins-woc/

New EU Polarnet 2 Survey on Polar observing assets

New EU Polarnet 2 Survey on Polar observing assets

World Ocean Council Invites Participation in Online Survey to Create an Overview of Existing Sources of Information on Polar Observing Facilities and Systems

22 July 2021

The World Ocean Council (WOC) encourages large participation in this online EU PolarNet 2 EU survey on polar observing assets.

The survey is open until August 1st 2021 and takes no more than 10 minutes to complete.

The diverse nature of observing systems in polar regions presents a...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/07/23/new-eu-polarnet-2-survey-on-polar-observing-assets/

LafargeHolcim Joins WOC

LafargeHolcim Joins WOC

World Leader in Building Solutions Becomes Newest Member of WOC

8 June 2021

The World Ocean Council (WOC) is proud to announce that LafargeHolcim has joined WOC – the Global Blue Economy Business and Investment Organization.

Nicolas Swetchine, Head of Infrastructure Markets at LafargeHolcim, stated, “The World Ocean Council plays a key role in gathering business and institutional stakeholders around sustainability related to oceans. Be it for coastal adaptation, restoring...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/06/08/lafargeholcim-joins-woc/

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