Subsea Services News – Page 33
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NewsROV company launch
A new UK subsea company has officially launched with the announcement of its first contract. An independent company focussed on underwater integrity, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), surveying and subsea services for both oil and gas, and renewables, Rovco has secured a contract with a UK Marine Trust.
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NewsSafety milestone in a high risk industry
UK-headquartered subsea specialist Modus Seabed Intervention has recently announced that it has reached the safety milestone of over 1 million man-hours worked without an injury to personnel resulting in lost time.
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NewsDeep diving tank project
A proposed UK-based diving and underwater research tank named ‘Blue Abyss’ has been selected as one of the nominees in the ‘New directions’ category for the Enterprise Europe Network Awards.
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Hydro 2016
Over 350 world delegates are expected at the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ 24th symposium and exhibition in Rostock-Warnemunde from 8-10 November.
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Bibby HydroMap completes Western Isles surveys
UK-headquartered Bibby HydroMap has completed major geophysical, geotechnical, benthic and land survey operations along the route from mainland Scotland to the Isle of Lewis on behalf of SHE Transmission.
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Next Geosolutions Naples port contract
Next Geosolutions, the independent Anglo-Italian geoscience and engineering service supplier, has been awarded a €1.25m mapping and surveying contract as part of an archaeological sites mapping project being carried out by Naples Port, one of Italy’s largest seaports handling more than 64,000 ships per year.
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NewsUKHO award for Singapore hydrographer
Dr Parry Oei, Chief Hydrographer and Director of Port Services of the Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) who is also Chairman of the International Hydrographic Organization’s Inter-Regional Coordination Committee, is this year’s recipient of the UK Hydrographic Office’s annual Alexander Dalrymple Award for outstanding contributions to world hydrography.
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Anglo-Norwegian UK seismic campaign
PGS of Norway and WesternGeco of the UK have been awarded joint contracts by the governmental Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) to acquire seismic survey data from the East Shetland Platform and South West Britain respectively as part of a £20m programme aimed at investigating under-explored areas of the UK ...
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World’s largest seep-hunting survey
Fugro is deploying three of its multi-purpose offshore survey vessels, ‘Fugro Americas’, ‘Fugro Brasilis’ and ‘Fugro Gauss’ to help complete the world’s largest seep-hunting survey offshore Mexico on behalf of the Norwegian global geoscience data company, TGS.
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Sonardyne acoustics for Red Sea seismic surveys
Norwegian seabed seismic services company Magseis has selected acoustic positioning equipment from Sonardyne International in the UK to support current deep water ocean bottom seismic surveys of the Red Sea in partnership with BGP on behalf of Saudi Aramco.
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iXblue expands vessel fleet
iXblue, the specialist French navigation, positioning and imaging company, has extended its fleet of vessels with commissioning of ''FeliX'', a 25-metre catamaran designed for hydrographic, biological and oceanographic missions.
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ROV orders for Saab Seaeye
Saab Seaeye, which has main bases in Fareham, Hampshire and Houston in the US and claims to be the world’s largest manufacturer of electric ROVs, is to provide Israel’s University of Haifa with a Leopard system as a key component for its recently-opened deep sea research centre.
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ENC plotter development
Responding to recent IHO pleas for hydrographic offices to increase the resolution of bathymetric contour lines within ENCs for overall improvement of data quality, SevenCs of Hamburg has extended its range of products with introduction of an ENC Bathymetry Plotter to support producers of nautical charts in colour generation while ...
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NewsNOC to host another Marine Autonomy Showcase
The UK National Oceanography Centre in Southampton is to host a second Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase from 14-18 November.
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NewsFaster, cheaper and safer
There are a number of reasons the Port of Leixoes, Portugal needs to keep on top of its bathymetry, including – but not limited to - sediment transport. However, while it used to be a matter of loading up a vessel with survey equipment, these familiar methods are on the ...
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NewsBetter-than-real view for divers
Augmented reality helmets are on their way to the commercial diving community – and the technology could assist salvage or rescue operations in bad visibility.
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Plymouth Marine Laboratory to host Marine Measurement Forum
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) is to host the 58th non-profit Marine Measurement Forum covering all relevant issues for inshore and offshore applications, on Thursday 15 September.
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New Horizon nearshore survey craft
Horizon Geosciences in the UAE, which also has bases in Bristol, UK and Mumbai, India, has extended its vessel fleet with own-development of a compact nearshore survey boat designed for use in extreme shallow waters at depths of 2m or less.
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MCA extends MMT contract
The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency has awarded the UK division of Sweden-headquartered MMT a further two-year contract extension under which the company will continue to carry out high-definition medium to deepwater survey operations as part of its Civil Hydrographic Program (CHP) covering domestic waters.
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Spanish-built research ship for Peruvian Navy
‘BAP Carrasco’, a 97-metre hydrographic and oceanographic research vessel built by Construcciones Navales P Friere at its Vigo yard in Spain, has been delivered to the Peruvian Navy in readiness for commitment to Polar operations under Antarctic Treaty arrangements in addition to surveys of national Peruvian waters.
