Subsea Services News – Page 74
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New survey craft for PLA
The Port of London Authority, which is responsible for navigational safety and related issues on 150km of the tidal Thames from the sea to Teddington, has commissioned Galloper, a new £ 115,000 catamaran for hydrographic operations. It replaces the PLA' s ten year old survey boat, Brent, and is now ...
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NewsMMT extends survey fleet
Marin Mõ tteknik AB (MMT) of Gothenburg, which over the last year has completed dedicated multibeam surveys in more than ten countries, has extended its fleet of survey vessels with the addition of a fourth, the 16m Dutch built Seabeam.
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Kongsberg Maritime buys Geoacoustics
Kongsberg Maritime is to purchase GeoAcoustics, the Great Yarmouth UK based sonar equipment specialists for both civil and defence applications, for approximately £ 4.3m.
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Topcon-Reson Benelux GNSS agreement
The Dutch subsidiaries of Japan' s Topcon and Denmark' s Reson are to collaborate in the marketing of GNSS receivers for hydrographic applications throughout the Benelux.
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TSS opens new facility in Singapore
Watford UK based Teledyne TSS, manufacturers of inertial navigation systems, gyrocompasses, motion sensors, pipe and cable trackers, has expanded its global sales and support network with the establishment of new premises in Singapore.
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Hydro8 symposium set for success
Over 50 exhibitors and speakers from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, the UK and US are among the main features of Hydro8, the 16th European Hydro Symposium being held in this year' s European Capital of Culture, Liverpool, from 4-6 November.
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NewsGlobal popularity of underwater inspection system
AC-CESS Co UK has been extremely successful of late selling their AC-ROV underwater inspection system to clients around the world.
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NewsClean living with Slick Willie
Contaminated environments can be something of a diving hazard, and it doesn''t end when you get out of the water or the muck. Cable bundles are usually simply hosed down on deck, leaving crevices where bacteria or other contaminants, including radioactive particles, can lurk after a normal cleaning routine.
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NewsCemex opts for Transas ECDIS
Transas Marine UK in Portsmouth has been commissioned to supply and install its Navi-Sailor 4000 dual ECDIS systems aboard Cemex UK Marine''s fleet of seven vessels engaged in supplying dredged marine aggregates to domestic and continental European construction industries.
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Seatronics expands Houston base
A $250,000 calibration laboratory and cable moulding facility doubling the size of its operations has been opened by Seatronics Inc at its Houston premises.
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Single beam survey software
Dutch survey software specialists Quality Positioning Services (QPS) of Zeist have extended their established QINSy 8 series of data acquisition and navigation software modules with introduction of a new low cost suite specifically designed to support single beam survey operations, QINSy Inshore.
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Galileo signal accuracy measured
The accuracy of Galileo, Europe''s multi-billion euro satellite positioning network due to become operational around 2014, is better than GPS according to a team of three researchers from Delft Technical University''s Faculty of Aerospace Engineering in the Netherlands.
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IMO sets ECDIS deadlines
The International Maritime Organisation''s Safety of Navigation sub-committee has finally agreed a series of deadlines for mandatory use of electronic chart display and information systems with a comprehensive timetable long-sought by bodies such as the classification authority, Det Norske Veritas (DNV).
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Gardline Irish acquisition
Gardline Marine Sciences Ireland, a subsidiary of its parent UK organisation in Great Yarmouth, has acquired Imar Survey of Conamara, Co Galway, one of Ireland''s leading independent hydrographic and geophysical companies specialising in providing turnkey survey and positioning solutions for both inshore and offshore customers.
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NewsMultibeam system for Dredging International
Dredging and land reclamation specialists Dredging International of Antwerp, recently retained to deepen and widen the Panama Canal, have commissioned a portable ES3-M10 integrated multibeam echosounder and motion sensor from Odom Hydrographic Systems Inc of Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the USA.
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Seazone regional workshops
SeaZone Solutions, a subsidiary of the UK Hydrographic Office, is to hold a series of six local government regional workshops throughout England from 30 September to 9 October.
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NewsCommercial Diving Gets Feminine Touch
Sub-Surface Engineering (SSE) graduate Lindsey Barrett was the only woman in a group of 14 trainees to complete an intensive eight week commercial diving course with the Professional Diving Academy at Dunoon in Scotland.
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NewsBlack Cat Goes Diving Off Dover
Ireland''s Safehaven Marine has launched the eighth Wildcat 36ft catamaran for owner Gerry Dowd, who will operate it out of Dover to explore wrecks along the south coast of England.
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Coastal and Ports Surveying Seminar
The UK Civil Hydrographic Programme''s results for 2006 and plans for this year under the auspices of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency is the lead topic for a one day seminar on Thursday 14 June at the Port of Southampton''s Canary Islands Fruit Terminal.
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NewsMCA Data Available on Google Earth
The Hydrography Unit of the UK Maritime Coastguard Agency''s Navigation Safety Branch has released a selection of files on recent bathymetric multibeam surveys for downloading to the general public using Google Earth, a free add-on to the Google search engine.
