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World Hydrography Day
‘Our Seas and Waterways - Yet to be Charted and Explored’ is the theme chosen by the Monaco-based inter-governmental International Hydrographic Organization for this year’s UN-sponsored World Hydrography Day on 21 June.
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Hydro 2015
The International Federation of Hydrographic Societies, which has its administrative headquarters in Plymouth, is to hold its 23rd Hydro conference in Cape Town’s International Convention Centre from 23-25 November.
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NewsSkilltrade category B survey course
Skilltrade BV, Dutch publisher of the definitive three-volume Handbook of Offshore Surveying and convenors of specialist English-language hydrographic training courses since 2000, is to hold its 17th 13-week Category B course meeting internationally-recognised standards of competence, beginning on 7 September.
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New TSS gyrocompass range launched
Teledyne TSS of Watford, UK, has extended its Saturn product range with introduction of new fibre-optic gyrocompass models. While specifically designed for commercial shipping, fast ferry and superyacht markets, the compact systems also incorporate attitude reference facilities and are therefore additionally ideal for dynamically positioned platforms and supply of ...
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Multibeam for new PLA catamaran
A new purpose-built survey catamaran under construction by Colchester-based CTruk for delivery to the Port of London’s Hydrographic Service later this year is to be equipped with an R2Sonic 2024 broadband multibeam sounder supplied by personnel and equipment specialists Swathe Services of Truro, Cornwall.
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NewsNew Valeport developments
Swift SVP, a new compact sound velocity profiler for shallow water operations, was among a clutch of new developments announced at Ocean Business by hydrographic and oceanographic instrumentation specialists, Valeport of Totnes, UK.
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Windows tablet & chart pack bundle
The Meridian Division of Norwich, UK-based Norcom Technology, which will be exhibiting at Seawork 2015 on Stand No SB46, has introduced a fully functional chart plotter combining the power and versatility of a Windows 8.1 tablet PC with the reliability of its established software and chart packs.
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NewsLatest Bibby HydroMap vessel demo
The latest addition to Bibby HydroMap’s fleet of survey vessels, Bibby Athena, provided a focal point at Ocean Business for what company officials said was the first UK installation of a newly-installed Sonardyne Mini Ranger 2 USBL acoustic positioning system.
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Record-breaking Ocean Business
With nearly 350 of the world’s leading manufacturers and organisations exhibiting their wares and a host of other activities, last month’s 5th biennial Ocean Business event at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, drew a record-breaking 4,589 visitors from over 50 countries, reports Versha Carter, Group Director of organisers Diversified Communications.
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NewsDoppler log order
Sonardyne International Ltd., UK, has announced that Subsea Technology and Rentals Ltd (STR), a multi-disciplinary technology expert specialising in the design, production and rental of innovative marine survey equipment, has become the first company to invest in their new ‘Syrinx’ Doppler Velocity Log (DVL).
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56th Marine Measurement Forum
The National Oceanography Centre in Liverpool is to host the 56th Marine Measurement Forum at the University of Liverpool’s Foresight Centre on Wednesday 15 July. The agenda for the day-long event will feature a series of 20-minute talks by leading representatives of research institutions and commercial organisations on topics ...
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Fugro expands AUV fleet
Fugro, the Dutch survey organisation, has expanded its AUV fleet with the addition of a Kongsberg Hugin 1000 craft featuring an extended depth rating of 4,500m, Echo Surveyor VII. The state-of-the-art acquisition will provide improved multibeam swathe coverage while supporting acquisition of sidescan sonar, sub-bottom profiler and CTD profiler ...
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Unexploded ordnance surveys seminar
Immediately following Seawork International 2015 in Southampton, The Hydrographic Society UK is to stage a one-day seminar and table-top exhibition at Southampton Solent University’s Conference Centre on Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Surveys, on Friday 19 June.
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New Kongsberg multibeam sounder
Kongsberg Maritime has announced development of an advanced Mk 2 version of its widely-adopted EM710 multibeam sounder which it says will set new standards for seabed surveys by increasing range and swathe coverage possible with the earlier model by up to 40%.
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Nautisk e-publications system
Norwegian chart distributor Nautisk, which also has bases in Hong Kong, Singapore, UK and the US, has introduced a system designed to replace a vessel’s onboard navigational publications library with an electronic database housed on a tablet computer, NaviTab.
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Novel compact sonar launched
Launched by Marine Electronics of Guernsey at this month’s Ocean Business 15 in Southampton is a new 2D imaging sonar specifically developed for AUV and ROV applications, Dolphin See View. Evolved from the company’s Dolphin 3001 model, the 700kHz system is claimed to feature a number of key advantages, ...
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UKHO digitises further publications
A further eight of its Admiralty Nautical Publications are now available in an electronic format, says the UK Hydrographic Office. The e-Nautical Publications (e-NPs) use the same certified data as their paper counterparts and are designed to comply with SOLAS carriage requirements. They are approved for use by the ...
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NewsCommercial success for latest ECA AUV
France’s Toulon-based ECA Group, which specialises in robotics, automation and simulation systems, reports the first sale of its latest A18 AUV for “several million euros”. It will be delivered to the un-named customer next year.
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Offshore Survey 2015
Twenty papers over five sessions are to be presented at Offshore Survey 2015, the parallel two-day conference from 15-16 April as part of the biennial Ocean Business event at the National Oceanography Centre organised by Diversified Communications.
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6G orders for Sonardyne
Sonardyne International has received a £1m order from Abedeen-based distributor Seatronics for its 6G acoustic positioning technology comprising multi-function Compatt 6 transponders, Ranger 2 USBL positioning systems and high-performance gyro-USBL receivers.
