Subsea Services News – Page 71
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Fugro to acquire Tenix LADS
Tenix LADS, the Australian global supplier of airborne hydrographic services using laser technology to measure water depths, is to be acquired by the Dutch survey combine, Fugro, in a deal expected to be completed this autumn. It will be renamed Fugro LADS and will be part of Fugro’ s Offshore ...
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NewsNew ROVs enhance underwater inspections
Two new compact and lighter ROVs are now available from JW Fishers. The SeaOtter-2 and SeaLion-2 are the next generation of the popular SeaOtter and SeaLion systems.
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NewsUMC offer new underwater stern seal afloat maintenance service
Underwater afloat ship repair and maintenance specialists UMC recently extended its range of services in the commercial, offshore and naval shipping markets by introducing an underwater stern seal replacement and repair service that avoids the need for ships to dry dock.
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NewsHydrex repair saves cargo ship expense
Antwerp based Hydrex Underwater Technology was called upon to help when a 157m general cargo ship ran into trouble when it scraped the rocky bottom of the River Congo.
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NewsTraining launched for emergency dive system
A low cost training course has been launched by Mini B systems that gives seafarers and marine workers the ability to access the underside of their vessel in an emergency.
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NewsNorwegian contract for MMT
Marin Mä tteknik AB (MMT) of Gothenburg has been awarded this year’ s Mareano survey contract covering bathymetric data acquisition and processing over an area of almost 5,000 sq/km of Norway’ s coastal and ocean regions.
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Seawork Coastal & Ports Surveying Conference
The latest developments in coastal and port hydrography are the subject of a one day conference during this year’ s Seawork event in Southampton, on Thursday 18 June. Proceedings are jointly sponsored by The Hydrographic Society UK, The Society for Underwater Technology and the UK Harbour Masters Association, all of ...
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New charting deals
Kelvin Hughes, the UK’ s largest Admiralty Chart Agent as well as a leading manufacturer of navaids, has been appointed by the Japanese Hydrographic Association as official distributor for all Japanese W Series paper charts, sailing directions and special publications issued by the Japanese Coast Guard.
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UK water depth data from Seazone
Detailed water depth data for seas around the UK is now available from UK Hydrographic Office subsidiary SeaZone of Bentley in Hampshire, which has spent the last two years acquiring and processing hydrographic survey information from a variety of sources to create a definitive database of underwater terrains. Over 12,000 ...
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NewsCFD modeling of artificial surfing reefs
DHI in Denmark has provided details of Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) techniques it has developed to model artificial surf reefs, in which there is growing interest in Europe and elsewhere.
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NewsDivers deliver quick fix for bent blade
Antwerp based Hydrex used its latest cold straightening machine to repair the propeller blade of a container vessel in Rotterdam that was bent more than 60° towards the pressure side.
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NewsSee a Seawork winner in action
Johnson Outdoors UK will be at Seawork 2009 showing a range of marine products on Stand S52. Also to be seen on the floating pontoon’ s Berth A54, where on the water demonstrations will be taking place, is the Side Imaging Sonar from Humminbird was one of the outstanding products ...
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NewsGeoSwath doubled for shallow water surveys
Two GeoSwath wide swathe bathymetric sonars are being used for regular hydrographic port surveys around the South Australian coast, providing bathymetry and side scan data for use in the development and maintenance of this important national infrastructure.
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NewsROVing the depths
Coral, never before seen in colour and fish never seen alive or in their natural habitat have been filmed by a Saab Seaeye Falcon DR ROV in an expedition to discover new coral communities deep in the Gulf of Mexico.
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NewsWideband multibeam for nearshore survey
Kongsberg Maritime has released what it says is the world' s first true wide band high-resolution multibeam.
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NewsRed7Marine jacking up business at Seawork
Following a merger last year interest in Seawork exhibitor Red7Marine Limited (R7M) has been exceptional, with record sales reported by the company.
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NewsMagnetic attraction for legendary 'Bonhomme Richard'
The Filey Bay Initiative in North Yorkshire has acquired new underwater search equipment to assist in their efforts to identify a sunken wreck off the coast of Filey as the Bonhomme Richard.
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NewsEndangered species research at Lyme Bay
Endangered White-Beaked Dolphins and Balearic Shearwaters are to become the focus of a research collaboration between marine conservation charity Marinelife and Natural England in Lyme Bay, Dorset.
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NewsDiver localization success in US Navy trials
American underwater acoustics specialists FarSounder successfully demonstrated its new Diver Localization Sonar to the US Navy earlier this month in shallow, murky waters off Rhode Island' s Davisville Piers.
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NewsVeripos anniversary move
Veripos, now claiming to be the world’ s second largest supplier of satellite based positioning services to the world offshore industry in a market estimated to be worth at least € 2bn, has marked its 20th anniversary with a move to new premises in Westhill, Aberdeen. Its new headquarters include ...
