Subsea Services News – Page 59
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NewsStatoil contract for MMT
MMT, the 200 strong survey organisation in Gothenburg, has been awarded a four year contract by Statoil, the Norwegian state energy concern, for provision of offshore services.
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NewsSubsea technologies on show at OI 2012
Sonardyne’s integrated low risk subsea technologies, custom engineering, project planning and field support services will be presented on Stand G300 at this year’s Oceanology International exhibition and conference (13-15 March).
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NewsSeabed asset location demonstrations
Subsea Asset Location Technologies Ltd (SALT) successfully demonstrated its SonarBell technology at ABP Southampton recently.
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NewsMalta – Sicily power cable survey contract
Swedish marine survey company MMT has been contracted by Nexans Norway AS to carry out a pre-engineering marine survey of an 80m wide corridor between Qalet Marku in Malta and Marina di Ragusa in Sicily.
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Hydroid to upgrade Royal Navy AUVs
The UK Royal Navy’s current fleet of 12 REMUS 100 AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles) used for hydrographic and mine clearance operations is to be upgraded by manufacturers Hydroid Inc, the US subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime.
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NewsDiving and Hyperbaric Test Centre opens
A new Diving and Hyperbaric Test Centre (DHTC) has opened on the QinetiQ site at Haslar in Gosport, Hampshire UK.
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NewsDiver powered submarine races come to Europe
The inaugural European International Submarine Races (eISR), being held at Gosport, Hampshire, UK during the week of 25 June 2012 are set to capture the imagination.
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NewsUKHO international training success
The UK Hydrographic Office in Taunton reports successful completion of another of its internationally accredited marine cartography courses on behalf of six overseas hydrographic officers from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan and the Philippines.
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NewsTen more Falcons fly away to Russia
Ten more Saab Seaeye Falcon ROVs have been ordered by Russia’s JSC Tetis Pro, bringing the total sold into the Russian Federation to 24, and more are planned.
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NewsPowering up for Seafloor Production
ABB’s UK marine services business has won an order to supply transformers and switchgear for one of the world’s first commercial deep sea mining projects.
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NewsHydro12 Call for Papers
Abstracts of papers for presentation at the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ 17th European conference in Rotterdam from 13-15 November 2012 are invited by the organisers, Hydrographic Society Benelux.
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NewsUpgrade for inshore data collection
Hampshire UK based OSIL is offering a new upgrade to its MiniBAT underwater towbody system by fitting a custom built splash-proof housing for the electronic controls.
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NewsFull Operational Capability for CDLSE
The Clearance Divers Life Support Equipment (CDLSE) entered into Full Operational Capability (FOC) with the UK Royal Navy recently.
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NewsClear as a bell despite local interference
The demonstration of a novel undersea marking device went well despite the best attempts of the local sailors.
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NewsFinding boxes lost from Rena wreck
A multibeam sonar is being used to good effect by hydrographic surveyors at the grounding site of the 236m cargo vessel MV Rena on the Astrolabe Reef off the coast of New Zealand.
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Online ECDIS training
Ahead of new IMO ECDIS requirements next year, Hamburg based Safebridge says it will shortly introduce the first release of its new online courseware for type-specific training.
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NewsMeercat hits the road to Norway again
Portsmouth UK based steel workboat builder Meercat Workboats Ltd has signed a contract to supply a new Meercat RT15 to Norwegian contractors, ØPD Solutions AS.
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Sonardyne extends transponder range
Sonardyne of Yateley, Hampshire UK has launched the sixth generation of its best selling acoustic positioning transponder, the Wideband Sub Mini 6 (WSM6).
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US Albanian surveys
Hydrographic surveys of Durres harbour and its approaches in the Adriatic Sea, Albania, are presently being completed by a US Navy Fleet Survey Team (FST) under arrangements with the Albanian government.
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UKHO sells SevenCs & ChartWorld
The UK Hydrographic Office has sold SevenCs and its subsidiary, ChartWorld, to Dutch-Belgian-Trading GmbH (DBT), the maritime trading and investment company in Hamburg.
