Subsea Services News – Page 72
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Icelandic AUVs for NCS Survey
NCS Survey, also of Aberdeen, has acquired two Gavia type AUVs from designers Hafmynd of Reykjavik in Iceland under a contract worth some $1m. Both swath bathymetry configured systems include GeoSwath sonars and other sensors and have a depth rating of between 200m and 1,000m.
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NetSurvey buys further Seabat sonars
In a deal concluded at last month’ s Ocean Business 2009 event in Southampton UK, Banbury based NetSurvey has ordered two SeaBat 7125-SV dual head multibeam sonar systems from Reson of Denmark.
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Introductory hydrography course
Specialist course organisers Skilltrade BV of Holland are holding a beginners seminar at € 750 per head for anyone interested in hydrography, at the Fastolff Business Centre, Great Yarmouth on 26 and 27 May.
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Valeport warranty scheme
Valeport in Totnes, one of the UK’ s leading manufacturers of hydrographic and oceanographic instrumentation, is now in its 40th year and has launched a new perpetual warranty programme covering any of its products.
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World Hydrography Day
With the third annual UN decreed World Hydrography Day due on 21 June, the intergovernmental International Hydrographic Organization in Monaco has announced this year’ s theme as ‘ Hydrography - Protecting the Marine Environment’ .
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NewsNew Saab ROV development
Pioneering technology at Saab Seaeye in Fareham, Hampshire UK has resulted in what is claimed to be the world’ s most advanced electric work class ROV, which will significantly reduce operating costs by accelerating the shift from hydraulic to electric work ROVs for many more applications.
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Norway to provide updated charts on demand
The Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS) in Stavanger plans to introduce a ‘ Print on Demand’ facility for its updated charts, beginning next year.
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Geoswath multibeam systems for Rijkswaterstaat
GeoAcoustics of Great Yarmouth, which was acquired by Kongsberg Maritime last autumn for a reported £ 4.3m, has delivered four of its GeoSwath multibeam systems to the Rijkswaterstaat (RWS), the arm of the Dutch Ministry of Transportation & Water Management responsible for construction and maintenance of national waterways and flood ...
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Teledyne acquires Odom Hydrographic Systems
Teledyne Technologies in the US, which last year bought TSS’ s inertial sensing systems business in Watford UK, has been on the takeover trail again with news that it has acquired Odom Hydrographic Systems of Baton Rouge, Louisiana for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsTritech launches low cost sonar
A plug and play hull mounted towfish sidescan sonar less than 15 inches in length and costing just £ 1,699 has been launched by Tritech International of Aberdeen UK.
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Partners sought for Irish ROV development
Prospective partners are sought for continuing refinement and development of Rovlatis, a new generation ''smart'' ROV constructed for international marine applications by the University of Limerick''s Mobile & Marine Robotics Research Centre (MMRC).
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Damen Dredging - Trimble OEM agreement
Damen Dredging Equipment of Nijkerk in the Netherlands and Trimble Europe have signed an OEM agreement under which the Dutch company will fit Trimble positioning systems to its standard range of cutter suction dredgers and associated instrumentation and automation products.
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NewsGIS solutions for Marine Bill requirements
Marine geographic information solutions provider SeaZone is offering a ready made information solution to help organisations affected by the UK government''s Marine and Coastal Access Bill.
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NewsDigital mapping for Marine Protected Area planning
ABP Marine Environmental Research (ABPmer) has been awarded a major contract to develop digital mapping / spatial information layers that will help identify Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) in UK waters.
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NewsEMGS launches world's first EM survey vessel
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) of Trondheim, Norway has launched the world''s first purpose built EM survey vessel, Boa Thalassa to enhance its global hydrocarbon exploration activities.
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Cheetah Catamaran for Clydeside Surveys
Specialist catamaran builder Cheetah Marine of Ventnor on the Isle of Wight has delivered another of its 7.9m models to an operator in Scotland. The newbuild incorporates Cheetah''s proprietary Hydropod survey mount moonpool system together with a Reson Seabat 7125 multibeam sounder and a CodaOctopus 185R motion sensor.
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Record number of North Sea licenses awarded
Medium term prospects for seismic surveys and drilling offshore Europe still appear to be good following recent award of a record 171 new exploration licenses in the North Sea by the UK government.
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Offshore Survey 09
Organisers Intelligent Exhibitions say there is still time to register for their two day technical conference, being held as part of Ocean Business 2009, on 1 and 2 April at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton UK.
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News'MV Norma' dive incident report published
The UK''s Marine Accident and Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published a report into the incident that took place last year off of the MV Norma whilst a diver was trying to replace a line beneath the vessel.
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NewsUnderwater tracking for Swedish Coastguard
The Swedish Coastguard has recently awarded Applied Acoustic Engineering a contract for two Easytrak Portable subsea tracking systems through its partner CA Clase AB of Göteborg.
