Subsea Services News – Page 32
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Major US contract for Fugro
Fugro Pelagos Inc of San Diego, a subsidiary of the Dutch group operating in 60 countries, has been awarded a multi-purpose survey contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in support of its Architect & Engineering Survey and Mapping Support Services Mobile District team.
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NewsHydrographic survey commemorates 70th anniversary of D-Day
A team of international scientists has surveyed the Normandy coast to reveal how the greatest naval invasion in history unfolded. Utilising the latest technologies and the world’s most advanced software, the team surveyed 511 km2 of sea floor, producing an enormous 11TB of data.
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NewsLow cost underwater drone
The cost of exploring underwater can be high which is why the founders of Fathom set out to design a drone system that would allow cheaper access to the world below the surface.
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Dutch team-up for unexploded ordnance services
Two Dutch organisations, subsea specialists N-Sea and unexploded ordnance experts Bodac, are to jointly market their marine UXO survey, identification and removal resources for projects across Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.
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Chinese research order for Sonardyne
The Polar Research Institute of China in Shanghai has commissioned Sonardyne underwater acoustic positioning technology for its new 122.5-metre Finnish-designed 14,300gt research vessel.
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NewsReson extends SeaBat sonar range
Teledyne Reson has extended its SeaBat range of multibeam sonar systems with introduction of four new models which the Danish company says can be readily scaled to match the needs of smaller survey platforms and those of larger vessels.
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Record level of Gardline cable route surveys
Great Yarmouth, UK-based Gardline Marine Sciences, which specialises in worldwide hydrographic, geophysical, environmental, oceanographic and geotechnical surveys, reports that it has so far surveyed in excess of 25,000km of cable routes during this year alone.
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New Hydrographer of Norway
Birte Noer Borrevik has been appointed Director of the Norwegian Mapping Authority’s Hydrographic Service which is based in Stavanger with a staff of 145 specialist personnel.
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NewsAdvanced survey payload for new NERC research vessel
‘RRS Sir David Attenborough’, the new £140m polar research vessel under construction by Cammell Laird in Birkenhead, UK for the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), is to be equipped with a composite range of advanced survey and mapping equipment by Kongsberg Maritime of Norway.
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NewsSetting records in the Black Sea
A Surveyor Interceptor ROV from Sweden’s MMT has set new underwater records while being used for geophysical surveys to detect former land surfaces buried below the current seabed as part of the Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project.
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NewsThe shape of things to come
Robots are being designed to go where no human can, and this includes the depths. But what will they look like?
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DUC Marine and KOOLE join forces
KOOLE Mammoet Salvage and DUC Marine Group have combined forces for future salvage and wreck removal operations.
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NewsASV heads for Brazil
ASV Global, manufacturers of unmanned and autonomous surface vehicle systems (AUVs) with bases in Portchester, UK and Louisiana in the US, has established a Brazilian subsidiary in Rio de Janeiro, ASV Global do Brasil Ltda.
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CARIS HPD upgrade
Geospatial software specialist Teledyne CARIS has announced release of its latest Hydrographic Production Database (HPD) 3.2. As part of the Canadian company’s widely-adopted Ping-to-Chart facility, it offers an integrated suite of products for managing data in a seamless database, enabling simultaneous data compilation by multiple users.
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CGG African venture
CGG, the French geophysical services organisation operating worldwide with 7,000 employees, has signed an agreement with GNPC Operating Services Company (GOSCO), a leading Ghanaian offshore services concern, to establish GOSCO Geoscience Ltd (GGSL), a joint venture enterprise for conducting high-end 2D, 3D and 4D seismic operations in the territorial waters ...
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NOC Bathymetric Workshop
A Tuesday workshop on bathymetric surveying will be a key part of the UK National Oceanographic Centre’s Marine Autonomy and Technology (MAT) Showcase event in Southampton from 14-18 November featuring world-leading platform and sensor developments together with opportunities for collaborative ventures.
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NewsNew profiler development
Instrumentation specialist Valeport in Totnes, UK has launched rapidCTD, a new profiler using automated wireless Bluetooth data transfer to deliver high-quality CTD (conductivity, temperature and depth) casts from underway profiling. The company says it will eliminate survey downtime normally associated with profile gathering.
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NewsMH370 sonar data to be released
All sonar data gathered in the course of the 120,000 square kilometre search in the Southern Indian Ocean for the missing MH370 aircraft is to be publicly released by the Australian Transport Safey Bureau (ATSB) in December, according to Federal Transport & Infrastructure Minister, Darren Chester.
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IHO name changes
The International Hydrographic Bureau, the executive agency for the Monaco-based inter-governmental International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) representing the interests of 85 member states, is to be henceforth known as the IHO Secretariat, effective 8 November.
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NewsSaab Seaeye used for DNC Diving project
Netherlands-based DNC Diving deployed a compact version of a Saab Seaeye Cougar XT during its project to cut off 194 grouting hoses from 97 structures in 24 days.
