Subsea Services News – Page 46

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    Hydrex underwater installation brings fuel savings

    2014-05-07T12:20:00Z

    Belgium based Hydrex has installed Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) on several tankers during their respective stops in Rotterdam, Ghent and Antwerp.

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    UK-funded Ocean Robot Development

    2014-05-06T17:02:00Z

    Two new-generation long-endurance unmanned surface vehicles are about to enter production in the UK with confirmed orders for both vehicles, AutoNaut and C-Enduro.

  • The Underwater Centre at Fort William Photo: The Underwater Centre
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    New commercial dive course

    2014-05-06T17:01:00Z

    Scotland and Australia centred subsea training and trials facility, The Underwater Centre, has added a new course to its commercial air diving (CAD) offering, in response to the needs identified by the industry.

  • Exposure’s Sub M3 is an entirely ‘switchless’ torch featuring Motion Control Technology (MCT)
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    Exposure Marine Sub M3 launch at Seawork

    2014-05-05T15:00:00Z

    Exposure Marine will launch its new Sub M3 dive light, which promises robust, switchless and totally ‘hands free’ operation, at Seawork International this year.

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    OceanWise Extends Marine Mapping Dataset

    2014-05-02T12:30:00Z

    Independent marine data management and publishing specialist OceanWise has further refined Marine Themes, its leading marine mapping dataset, by replacing chart-derived data with definitive datasets from bona fide sources wherever possible.

  • A heavy duty Schilling-HD 150hp ROV featuring advanced automated piloting modes, two of which have been ordered by Specialist Subsea Services of  Aberdeen.
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    New ROVs for Specialist Subsea Services

    2014-04-30T11:10:00Z

    Aberdeen-based Specialist Subsea Services, ROV supplier and surveyor, has increased its fleet of work-class ROVs to six with the acquisition of two Schilling-HD 150hp systems from FMC Schilling Robotics of California worth over £4m.

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    Ocean Installer awarded diving contract

    2014-04-30T11:09:00Z

    Fairfield Energy Limited has awarded Norwegian subsea operator, Ocean Installer, a contract for air diving services and light subsea construction work at the Dunlin field within the East Shetland Basin.

  • Veripos' new headquarters in Aberdeen which include a research and development laboratory, a state-of-the-art network control centre and workshops among other key facilities
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    Veripos Moves to New HQ

    2014-04-29T10:48:00Z

    GNSS positioning specialist Veripos, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary following acquisition by Hexagon AB of Sweden for a reported £90m, has moved to new purpose-built headquarters in Dyce, Aberdeen.

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    €3.6m Norwegian Hydrographic Service Contract for Fugro

    2014-04-28T17:09:00Z

    Fugro OSAE of Bremen, Germany, has been awarded a €3.6m contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service for surveys over an area of 13,200 square km in the Barents and Norwegian Seas.

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    Global Equipment Market Worth $2.9 Billion by 2020

    2014-04-24T13:48:00Z

    The global hydrographic equipment market is expected to be worth in excess of $2.9bn by 2020, according to an assessment by research analysts MarketsandMarkets (M&M) of Dallas.

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    World Hydrography Day

    2014-04-23T11:26:00Z

    ''Hydrography - More Than Just Charts'' is the theme chosen by the International Hydrographic Organization in Monaco for this year’s UN World Hydrography Day on 21 June.

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    Shallow Survey 2015

    2014-04-16T14:14:00Z

    Expressions of interest are sought from appropriate equipment manufacturers and suppliers for contributions to a Common Data Set collection, to be used as a focal point at the 7th International Conference on High Resolution Surveys in Shallow Water at Plymouth University from 14-18 September next year.

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    Acoustic images defy dredging turbidity

    2014-04-16T14:12:00Z

    Tritech’s latest product in the Gemini Multibeam range, the Gemini Narrow Beam Imager (NBI), has been proven to provide invaluable data when working in extremely limited visibility conditions.

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    Nitrox commercial diver training

    2014-04-09T12:52:00Z

    The UK''s Osiris Marine Services, a division of James Fisher and Sons plc, has completed what it says is the world''s first commercial Nitrox diver training at The Underwater Centre, Fort William.

  • The DIVE MK2 gauge uses the digital multiple echo technique to measure metal thickness
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    Underwater gauge launches in Middle East

    2014-04-09T12:52:00Z

    Unique System FZE, part of the UAE’s Unique Maritime Group, has introduced Cygnus Instrument’s new DIVE MK2 underwater gauge to the Middle East region.

  • The cleverly modified Falcon ROV from Saab Seaeye
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    Saab Seaeye ROV increases rescues

    2014-04-09T12:50:00Z

    A cleverly modified Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV is helping the Los Angeles Long Beach Fire Department to turn more recovery missions into live rescues.

  • Briggs Marine has established a commercial diving division
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    New diving division for Briggs

    2014-04-09T12:44:00Z

    The UK''s Briggs Marine has launched a new in-house commercial diving division which will allow its 40 vessel fleet to conduct diving services as part of the company’s expanding portfolio of services.

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    Anglo-French working agreement

    2014-04-03T07:30:00Z

    Applied Acoustic Engineering (AAE) of Great Yarmouth UK, manufacturers of subsea navigation and positioning systems and seismic survey equipment, is to collaborate with iXBlue, its French counterpart, in development of cross-compatibility between their respective acoustic positioning products.

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    Osiris boosts geophysical survey capability

    2014-04-03T07:30:00Z

    Osiris Projects has purchased ten new Survey Engine software processing licenses from Coda Octopus. This significant investment in the Survey Engine family of geophysical processing software includes nine purchases of the new Mosaic+ professional side-scan mosaicking package which was launched at OI14.

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    Ashtead completes £7m investment programme

    2014-04-02T07:30:00Z

    Subsea equipment specialist Ashtead Technology of Aberdeen UK, which also maintains bases in London, Houston and Singapore in addition to a global network of agents, has completed a £7m investment programme.