Early Start for Hydrographic Survey Newbuild

01 Dec 2005

Demand for Aquatech's new survey launch Aquadynamic was so great that the vessel was put into service 18 months before its official launch at Oi06 next March. 

Kongsberg ROV Survey Package

01 Dec 2005

Kongsberg Maritime in Norway has introduced a new survey package for ROVs, the EM 3002. Comprising a suite of imaging, positioning and communication hardware and software, the company says it is designed for straightforward installation and mobilisation on virtually any ROV for high resolution underwater inspection operations, detailed accurate mapping and acoustic imaging of seabeds. 

New CARIS Software

01 Dec 2005

Canadian software specialists CARIS have launched a new suite of products for bathymetric data management, Base Editor 1.0. It enables users to compile, validate and analyse bathymetric data from multiple formats and a variety of sources for 3D visualisation, subset area editing and surface comparison. 

EU EPDIS Project Completed

01 Dec 2005

A 2.85m research project for development of an electronic pilot display and information system (EPDIS), part-funded by the EU under its Information Society Technology programme, has been successfully completed following presentation of results in Finland to EU officials as well as leading ship operators and independent observers. 

Mojo Working Miracles at Woolacombe

01 Dec 2005

Conducting marine operations in surf zones can be extremely difficult, particularly when the project is a geotechnical survey off Devon UK's premier surfing beach. Such was the challenge posed to Mojo Maritime Ltd when approached by client Lankelma UK Ltd to carry out an intertidal marine site investigation for an outfall extension project using a 4.5 ton subsea ROV crawler unit combined with a Neptune core penetrometer (CPT) system within the surf zone at the surfer's paradise which is Woolacombe Bay. 

DGPS Shared Use Guidelines

01 Dec 2005

Definitive guidelines for shared use of Differential GPS for dynamic positioning and survey operations have been published by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), the London-based organisation with around 300 member companies in 35 countries.