Hydrographic Survey – Page 36
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NewsD-Day survey gives hydro a wider audience
An alliance of global hydrographic organisations led by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is teaming up for a two week survey mission of an artificial harbour used during D-Day.
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NewsGerman system for new Indian research vessel
Sindu Sadhana, a new 80m research vessel nearing completion for India’s National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Goa is to be equipped with an all-purpose integrated survey sensor system assembled by Atlas Hydrographic.
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UKHO heads for Singapore
The UK Hydrographic Office, which is presently seeking buyers for its German SevenCs and ChartWorld subsidiaries with a combined turnover of €5m, is to open its first overseas office in Singapore.
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New IMCA publications
The London based International Marine Contractors Association, which has 750 members in nearly 60 countries, has published a dedicated industry wide checklist for use by survey, ROV and pipeline installation contractors and their clients for mobilisation of offshore survey operations.
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Dredging and wind farm work for Coastline Surveys
Also at Seawork 2011, Coastline Surveys reported that it has been retained locally by Land & Water Services of Guildford to provide survey support for dredging work presently being carried out at Falmouth Marina.
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New Ohmex tide gauge
Gloucester Harbour in the UK, which encounters one of the world’s highest tidal ranges, is among the first customers for Ohmex’s latest low power modular bluetooth tide gauge, TideM8.
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New £1m workboat for Aberdeen
Sea Herald, a new all purpose £1m workboat built by Macduff Shipyards has commenced operations with Aberdeen Harbour Board for whom it will carry out a variety of tasks from debris removal and bed levelling work to hydrographic surveys and occasional pilot duties.
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Del Norte hosts Hypack and multibeam seminar
PD Teesport at Middlesbrough, one of the UK’s three largest ports, is the venue for a three day Hypack training seminar from 20 to 22 September.
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INIS Hydro project launched
An EU part funded Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland (INIS) hydrographic survey project headed by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) was launched at the Belfast Harbour Commissioners Office at the beginning of July.
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GEO.xyz expands fleet
GEO.xyz of Belgium has added a further survey and support vessel to its growing fleet, Geosurveyor VI.
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Norwegian Barents Sea surveys
The first systematic seismic surveys of Norway’s new maritime zone in the Barents Sea East border area has begun.
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NewsFugro expands ROV fleet
Fugro Subsea Services in Aberdeen has extended its worldwide ROV fleet with the addition of six new craft from Saab Seaeye of Fareham under an order worth nearly £5m.
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NewsA SMART approach to shifting seabeds
ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has developed an integrated approach to manage sediment mobility risk and has now made it available.
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NewsMajor MCA survey contract goes to EMU
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has awarded marine survey specialists EMU Limited (EMU) a multi-million pound hydrographic contract as part of its programme to systematically survey the waters around the UK.
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NewsNew Seafloor Systems sounder
California based Seafloor Systems Inc has developed an inland water integrated sounder for measuring and logging depths, HydroLite.
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NewsInnovatum enjoys overseas success
Successful overseas sales of its Smartrak subsea cable and pipeline survey system were reported by Innovatum at last month’s Seawork International, with 25 models delivered to customers in Abu Dhabi, China, Peru, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan.
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Atlas multibeam sounders for China
Atlas Hydrographic of Bremen, Germany reports the sale of a further two of its Fansweep 20 shallow water multibeam echosounders to Shanghai Da Hua Surveying & Mapping, a subsidiary of the Shanghai Dredging Company.
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NewsEmu finds Thames Estuary wreck
Emu of Durley, Southampton UK reports the discovery of a previously unknown 45ml ong seabed wreck in the approaches to Foulger’s Gat in the Thames Estuary. Lying in 4.5m of water, its precise identity and circumstances of loss are not known.
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€3.1m Nordic survey contract for Fugro
Dutch survey organisation Fugro has been awarded a €3.1m contract by the Finnish and Swedish Hydrographic Offices for studies of a 13,000 sq/km area covering shipping routes between Finland and Sweden, in the Gulf Bothnia, Baltic Sea.
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Online ECDIS training
Ahead of mandatory introduction of ECDIS next year, Hamburg based Safebridge plans to launch later this summer an online type specific training programme in association with a number of leading equipment manufacturers.
