Subsea Services News – Page 73
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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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ECOTERRES team wins contract to treat contaminated spoil
The Walloon Minister of Port Infrastructure in Belgium has confirmed that, following a European tender, a contract has been awarded to Ecoterres SA for the treatment of 285,000 m³ of contaminated silt per annum from waterways in the Walloon region over a four year period.
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NewsKey role for ABPmer in Wallasea Island project
ABP Marine Environmental Research Limited (ABPmer) has played a lead role in the Environmental Impact Assessment and Planning Application submission work for the RSPB’ s Wallasea Island Wild Coast Project in the UK.
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NewsUKHO Chinese agreement
The UK Hydrographic Office has signed a new bilateral agreement with China’ s Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) under which it is to distribute all 257 Electronic Nautical Chart (ENC) cells covering Chinese domestic waters via its Admiralty Vector Chart Service (AVCS).
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Caris survey software for Italy and the UK
The Italian Hydrographic Institute in Genoa, the official nautical charting agency of the Italian Navy since 1872, has selected CARIS HIPS and SIPS geospatial software for processing of all its survey data. Applications will cover a workflow ranging from processing information, management of bathymetric and hydrographic data and charting to ...
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New Fugro GNSS positioning service
Fugro in the Netherlands is to launch G2 on 1 February, a new satellite based precise positioning service combining data from both the US GPS constellation and the Russian Glonass network for what it says will be composite position solutions.
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IFHS elects new chairman
William Heaps, Assistant Marine Advisor & Hydrographic Manager of Associated British Ports (ABP), has been elected chairman of the six member International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS) in succession to Commander Paul Hornsby of the Royal Australian Navy. Also elected, as Vice-Chairman, is Aubrey Price, President of The Hydrographic Society ...
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NewsMagnetic attraction aids Northern Divers
Northern Divers Ltd appreciated the convenience of their new Norwegian Miko magnets during a recent repair job at Immingham.
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NewsDivex celebrates double century manufacturing milestone
International diving equipment technology company Divex is celebrating a double century manufacturing milestone after completion of its 200th Divers Environmental Conditioning System, known as the ECS.
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NewsDivers dedicated to marine mammal rescue
Participating at the UK’ s recent Emergency Services Show 2008 was British Divers Marine Life Rescue, a registered charity which has over 5,000 volunteer marine mammal medics across England, Wales and Scotland.
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First user for new Primar online service
The Norwegian Hydrographic Service’ s PRIMAR organisation, which currently provides over 8,000 electronic nautical charts globally via an international network of distributors, has recorded its first commercial user for its new ECDIS online updating facility with adoption by Vingtor, a high speed ferry operating daily between Bergen and Stavanger.
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NewsNoordhoek orders new vessel
Noordhoek Survey of Zierikzee in the Netherlands, which specialises in providing subsea construction, diving, ROV and survey services to the offshore oil and gas and cable laying industries, primarily in the North and Irish Seas, has commissioned a new 62m dynamically positioned ROV survey offshore support vessel.
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Hydro8 proceedings available
Proceedings of last month’ s Hydro8 Symposium in Liverpool, which featured 60 exhibitors and drew over 350 delegates from 18 countries, are now available direct from the event’ http://www.ths.org.uk' , ' 1228125156717' , ' ); } return false
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NewsTrailerable 'Kelpie' takes to the high road
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has recently taken delivery of their new survey vessel Kelpie. Built by Cheetah Marine, Kelpie is based on the successful Cheetah 7.9m catamaran hull.
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NewsUnderwater services secure historic Barbican
There is a rich seam of history attached to the Barbican in Plymouth UK. It is from here that Sir Francs Drake sailed to defeat the Spanish Armada and from the Mayflower Steps here that the Pilgrim Fathers sailed to the New World.
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UKHO AVCS partnering agreements
The UK Hydrographic Office has signed major partnering agreements with Kelvin Hughes and Transas under which the two manufacturing companies are to pre-load its Admiralty Vector Chart Service (AVCS) facilities on their respective ECDIS units.
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NewsBuoyant Sonardyne Scout Sales
Sonardyne of Yateley UK reports strong sales of its Scout USBL (Ultra-Short Baseline) series of acoustic positioning systems, with over 20 units ordered over the last few months. Comprising a range of three models suitable for any size of vessel, the series is designed to make the benefits of the ...
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Internet based survey service
Fugro, the Dutch survey conglomerate operating worldwide in over 50 countries, has launched an internet based remote access service, Fugro' s Advanced Navigation System (FANS). It enables remote connections to offshore survey systems, either from land based offices or other vessels within working areas, while facilitating quality controlled monitoring and ...
