Subsea Services News – Page 58
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NewsNew systems extend Spanish survey capability
Kongsberg Maritime is supporting the Spanish Hydrographic Institute in expanding its survey capabilities during the first part of 2012 following official equipment acceptance.
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NewsSmall magnet for underwater anchor points
Miko Marine AS of Norway has a new lightweight and compact addition to its range of permanent magnets.
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NewsDivers in Epic Emergency Repair Journey
Divers and underwater welders from UMC''s Rotterdam office made a flying start to 2002 with a gruelling 36 hour journey to the southern tip of Argentina where a ship owner faced the problem of a small corrosion hole compromising the watertight integrity of the hull plating.
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NewsLong Excursion ROV Now Available
Specialist ROV operators Subsea Vision, based in Poole, UK have added to their capabilities by introducing a high-tech inspection ROV which has the ability to travel 1.7km (5577 feet) at any one excursion and can reach depths of 1,000m.
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NPL to host Marine Measurement Forum
The UK National Physical Laboratory in Teddington, which is convening a series of three specialist courses on underwater acoustics in mid-September, is to host the 45th Marine Measurement Forum on Wednesday 4 November.
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GEO.xyz expands catamaran fleet
GEO.xyz of Zwevegem has extended its fleet of multi-purpose catamarans with the addition of a fifth vessel, Geosurveyor VIII.
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NewsLong dive through tunnel for inspection AUV
An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) manufactured by Atlas Elektronik ‘dived’ through a water supply tunnel 24km long in a seven hour inspection, the first in 40 years.
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NewsSee Saab Seaeye’s range at Seawork
Four key underwater vehicles will be featured on Saab Seaeye’s Stand D16 at Seawork 2012, including the new double-hulled Sabertooth AUV/ROV.
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NewsCommon interfaces for hyperbaric evacuation
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) set up an industry wide workgroup during 2011 to develop guidance on hyperbaric evacuation.
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New diving safety software launched
A specialist north-east UK oil and gas industry support and training facility has developed a new software package to control diving system equipment certification and maintenance to industry standards.
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College commits to diver training academy
Liverpool Community College has launched a purpose built maritime academy to help young people into the diving industry.
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Partnership to enhance shallow water survey
ASV Ltd and Marine Electronics Ltd have formed a new working partnership agreement under which ASV will provide its C-CAT 2 autonomous surface vehicle for use with the advanced new 3D interferometric sonar by Marine Electronics Ltd.
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World Hydrography Day
International hydrographic cooperation in support of safe navigation is the theme chosen by the International Hydrographic Organization for this year’s UN World Hydrography Day on 21 June.
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NewsIHO moves towards international standards
ISO, a global network of national standards bodies and the world’s largest developer of international standards, and the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase their cooperation.
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News50th Marine Measurement Forum
Celebrating a 30 year history, the 50th UK Marine Measurent Forum (MMF) is to be held on 12 June at the Princess Royal Gallery of the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
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New Reson multibeam development
Reson, which recently hosted a one day user conference attended by 150 participants, has upgraded its SeaBat 8160 multibeam sounder with the introduction of a more powerful and versatile model, the 7160.
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NewsHydrographic Academy launched at OI
The Hydrographic Academy, a joint distance learning venture between Plymouth University and Fugro, the world’s largest geosciences company, was launched at last month’s Oceanology International event in London.
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$1.5m Seatronics-CodaOctopus deal
Also announced at Oceanology International was a $1.5m purchase by rental specialists Seatronics of a further number of CodaOctopus Echoscope 3D dual frequency, high resolution sonar systems.
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Netherlands Hydrographic Office now using HPD
The Royal Netherlands Navy has successfully executed the final contractual tests of its System for Hydrographic Information Processes – Part 2 (SHIP2) project.
