Hydrographic Survey – Page 22
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USV acquisition
Atlas North America LLC. (ANA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Elektronik GmbH, Germany, has acquired the business of Marine Sonic Technology (MSTL), Ltd., based in Yorktown, Virginia, USA, via an asset deal. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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NewsEchosounder to the rescue
The inspection vessel ‘Ejnar Mikkelsen’ from the Royal Danish Navy recently tested a new Multibeam Echosounder (MBES) during a hydrographic survey, and also experienced that it was very helpful in a rescue operation.
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Ocean Business 2015 registration open
Expected to attract over 5,000 visitors from over 65 countries, registration is now open for Ocean Business 2015 at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK from 14-16 April.
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UKHO launches ENC Maintenance Record
The UK Hydrographic Office has launched what it calls the Admiralty ENC Maintenance Record (NP 133C), designed to streamline management of paper records of Electronic Nautical Charts (ENC) and ECDIS maintenance aboard ships and thus make information on official digital charts more accessible for bridge crews.
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MMT cable route surveys
MMT of Sweden reports it is presently completing detailed route survey operations for the planned Monita 119km subsea cable installation in the Mediterranean linking Italy and Montenegro. Work is being carried out under contract to Nexans Norway AS, which is responsible for supply and installation of the power cable for ...
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New QPS processing suite
Dutch software specialists QPL of Zeist have announced plans to introduce early next year a new multibeam bathymetric processing suite providing a dynamic and guided processing workflow, Qimera.
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IMarEST acquires Hydrographic Academy
The London-based Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST), which has a worldwide membership of more than 15,000 individuals in over 100 countries, has acquired Plymouth University’s Hydrographic Academy now known from the beginning of November as Marine Learning Alliance Ltd.
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NewsGlobal audience for Hydro14
George Adam, Lord Provost of Aberdeen, welcomed well over 300 delegates from more than 25 countries at the opening of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ (IFHS) 22nd Hydrographic Conference in Aberdeen, UK at the end of October.
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NewsHydrographer recognised
Captain Peter Kortenoeven, Hydrographer of the Royal Netherlands Navy, has been presented with the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office’s (UKHO’s) prestigious Alexander Dalrymple Award at a ceremony in London.
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55th Marine Measurement Forum
ASV Ltd of Portchester, UK, specialist designers of unmanned marine vehicle systems, are to host the 55th Marine Measurement Forum dedicated to informal discussion of a wide range of measurement issues, on Thursday 29 January.
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Nautronix positioning for Subsea 7
Nautronix in Aberdeen, UK which specialises in through-water communication and positioning technology for offshore applications, is to supply locally-based Subsea 7 with its latest NASNet underwater positioning system for use on the Aasta Hansteen gas field in the northern sector of the Norwegian Sea.
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Tidal monitoring system for Arabian Gulf
In a project carried out in association with Seatronics’ regional hub in Abu Dhabi, marine data management and GIS specialists OceanWise of Hampshire have completed the first phase of a new Port-Log Tidal Monitoring and Display System (TMDS) project on behalf of the UAE mapping and survey organisation, Bayanat.
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Statoil survey contract for DeepOcean
Norway’s DeepOcean AS, whose UK subsidiary in Darlington has recently completed major pipeline studies in China, has been awarded a contract by Statoil for seabed survey services covering all of the Norwegian continental shelf, beginning next year.
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NewsUnmanned surface vessels under development
Claiming to be the world’s first commercial survey company to offer autonomous unmanned surface vessels as a platform for a broad spectrum of operations, newly-formed Unmanned Survey Solutions (USS) of Tavistock, UK says it is now working closely with manufacturers of USVs on a number of developments designed to ...
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NewsAUV-S Euro Distributor
Advanced Undersea Vehicles and Systems (AUV-S) LLC based in Houston, Texas has appointed Cornwall, UK-based Swathe Services as exclusive sales distributor for the UK and Europe.
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NewsHugin finding worldwide orders
Survey providers DOF Subsea of Norway, Fugro Geoservices of the USA, Northwest Maritime of Norway and AXA Engehnaria Submarina of Brazil are the latest survey companies to have chosen Norwegian company, Kongsberg Maritime’s autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Hugin.
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OceanWise addresses 5th EIHC
The importance of hydrography and its role in an increasingly geospatially enabled world took centre stage at the 5th Extraordinary International Hydrographic Conference in Monaco recently. UK specialist, OceanWise''s director, John Pepper presented on the status and future of Marine SDI (spatial data infrastructure).
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Offshore Survey 2015 papers call
250-word abstracts of papers for presentation at the fifth Offshore Survey conference at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton from 15-16 April next year are now invited by organisers of the biennial event, Diversified Communications UK. The deadline for online submission is Monday 3 November.
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France-Comoros hydrographic agreement
France’s Naval Hydrographic & Oceanographic Service (SHOM), which recently announced completion of nearly 180 electronic nautical charts for Mediterranean coastal regions, is to provide hydrographic support for Comoros, the archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa.
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Brazilian order for Saab Seaeye
UK’s Saab Seaeye, which claims to be the world’s largest manufacturer of electric ROVs, is to supply Oceanica, the leading Brazilian subsea engineering company, with two of its Falcon multifunction ROVs featuring a high-resolution colour camera on a 180-degree tilt platform and a depth rating of 300m.
