Subsea Services News – Page 24
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NewsMacArtney expertise for oceanographic vessel
MacArtney has supplied a second TRIAXUS ROTV system to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) owned RV Investigator oceanographic research vessel.
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NewsUnique offshore daughtercraft partnership
South Africa’s Veecraft Marine and the Unique Group have announced a strategic agreement for the continued manufacture of the next-generation HYDRACraft 1400 Diving Daughtercraft.
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NewsSaab Seaeye Falcon to assist Drafinsub
Italian underwater works company Drafinsub will use the Saab Seaeye Falcon electric robotic vehicle to help it carry out work including pipeline construction, cable laying, offshore platform maintenance and mine clearance.
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Power cable repair launch
Irish Sea Contractors, from Co. Wexford, Ireland has announced the launch of a new, patented, in-house developed subsea power cable repair solution and in-house subsea jointer training programme.
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NewsLight diving craft design
Norway’s Hukkelberg Boats and Denmark’s Safe Air Diving have joined forces to create an advanced Nitrox light diving craft.
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NewsMini ROVs join i-Tech inspection fleet
i-Tech Services, a Subsea 7 company, has strengthened its underwater inspection and maintenance capability with the provision of new mini ROVs for performing subsea operations in challenging environments.
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NewsRinging the changes on cable installation
A new kind of real-time, 3D imaging is helping power cable installation overcome the constraints posed by the difficult conditions typical around wind farms.
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NewsHuman-powered subs: more than just a race
What is it about racing human-powered submarines? Teams are willing to travel from Europe, the US and Canada to pedal a wet, open torpedo-shaped shell round a pool against the clock, but winning isn’t everything: many seem happy just to be there.
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NewsROV tether winches
ROV support equipment specialist, Tech Safe Systems Ltd has recently announced the completion of seven Mk8 tether winches for new ROVs.
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NewsMarine-i supports two USV ventures in Cornwall
Part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Marine-i is a collaborative project providing the infrastructure, expertise and support to enable marine technology innovation in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly.
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NewsHigh energy Lithium-Ion battery from Saft
Battery specialist Saft has launched a new product in the Xcelion product line, the Xcelion 6T-E, a high energy lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery capable of providing double the useful capacity of lead-acid batteries in the same footprint.
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NewsCommercial drop camera springs from research requirements
It was “interest from the science community” that triggered introducing the SeaSpyder HD drop camera,” Rob Williamson of Subsea Technology & Rentals Ltd (STR) told MJ.
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NewsMicro-UUV with a 1,000nm range
Riptide’s new micro-UUV will go far: in fact, paired up with L3 Open Water Power’s aluminium salt battery, it will travel for 1,000 nautical miles without a recharge.
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NewsScottish subsea training and testing facility saved
Subsea training and trials centre, The Underwater Centre, located in the Scottish Highlands, has turned a corner after receiving industry support to secure its future.
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NewsForum ROV to support University’s renewables research
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. has delivered a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to the University of Limerick (UL) to support its research into subsea inspection and intervention campaigns on renewable energy sector infrastructure.
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NewsClimbing robot inspects mooring chains above and below water
A robot designed to hook onto, and scale up and down, large mooring chains, both at sub-sea level and in the air – with a non-destructive testing (NDT), ultrasonic imaging system on board that scans for critical defects – has recently undergone successful field trials.
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NewsAcoustic positioning technology employed for pipe laying project
A global offshore pipeline installation and subsea construction company will use Sonardyne International’s GyroUSBL acoustic positioning technology for its latest pipe laying contract.
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NewsMacArtney hydrographic solutions for Geo Group
MacArtney Germany has recently supplied turn-key hydrographic tools, support services and training to the Geo Group which offers onshore geo-engineering and specialist offshore services through 18 subsidiaries in Germany and Poland.
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NewsUK firm chosen to inspect Chinese subsea cables
UK headquartered subsea equipment design and manufacturer Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd (SMD) is to supply its Atom Mk1 1000m 100hp Work Class ROV system to a Chinese power specialist.
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NewsRockSalt Subsea dives into Energy Central
Energy Central, a Blyth, UK port location has welcomed its newest tenant, as a family owned subsea dive firm returns home.
