Hydrographic Survey – Page 13
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Sonardyne acoustics for Red Sea seismic surveys
Norwegian seabed seismic services company Magseis has selected acoustic positioning equipment from Sonardyne International in the UK to support current deep water ocean bottom seismic surveys of the Red Sea in partnership with BGP on behalf of Saudi Aramco.
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iXblue expands vessel fleet
iXblue, the specialist French navigation, positioning and imaging company, has extended its fleet of vessels with commissioning of ''FeliX'', a 25-metre catamaran designed for hydrographic, biological and oceanographic missions.
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ROV orders for Saab Seaeye
Saab Seaeye, which has main bases in Fareham, Hampshire and Houston in the US and claims to be the world’s largest manufacturer of electric ROVs, is to provide Israel’s University of Haifa with a Leopard system as a key component for its recently-opened deep sea research centre.
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ENC plotter development
Responding to recent IHO pleas for hydrographic offices to increase the resolution of bathymetric contour lines within ENCs for overall improvement of data quality, SevenCs of Hamburg has extended its range of products with introduction of an ENC Bathymetry Plotter to support producers of nautical charts in colour generation while ...
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NewsNOC to host another Marine Autonomy Showcase
The UK National Oceanography Centre in Southampton is to host a second Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase from 14-18 November.
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Plymouth Marine Laboratory to host Marine Measurement Forum
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) is to host the 58th non-profit Marine Measurement Forum covering all relevant issues for inshore and offshore applications, on Thursday 15 September.
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New Horizon nearshore survey craft
Horizon Geosciences in the UAE, which also has bases in Bristol, UK and Mumbai, India, has extended its vessel fleet with own-development of a compact nearshore survey boat designed for use in extreme shallow waters at depths of 2m or less.
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MCA extends MMT contract
The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency has awarded the UK division of Sweden-headquartered MMT a further two-year contract extension under which the company will continue to carry out high-definition medium to deepwater survey operations as part of its Civil Hydrographic Program (CHP) covering domestic waters.
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Spanish-built research ship for Peruvian Navy
‘BAP Carrasco’, a 97-metre hydrographic and oceanographic research vessel built by Construcciones Navales P Friere at its Vigo yard in Spain, has been delivered to the Peruvian Navy in readiness for commitment to Polar operations under Antarctic Treaty arrangements in addition to surveys of national Peruvian waters.
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NewsValeport launch of new tidal solution at Seawork
Leading manufacturer of hydrographic and oceanographic instrumentation Valeport of Totnes, Devon, UK chose last month’s Seawork International for the launch of its latest self-contained tidal observation system, TideStation.
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NewsNexus 2 launched
Applied Acoustic Engineering of Great Yarmouth, UK has launched Nexus 2, a second generation two-way digital Ultra Short Base Line (USBL) system claimed to provide unrivalled levels of performance.
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Sonardyne Brazilian MoU
Sonardyne International’s custom-built Brazilian subsidiary in Rio das Ostras in Macae has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Guidance Marine, Leicester UK-based global developers of position reference systems for offshore DP applications, covering local servicing, repair and training support for its widely used Artemis microwave position reference sensors for long ...
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New Veripos developments
Leading GNSS offshore positioning specialist Veripos in Aberdeen, UK reports an extension to its widely-used Apex service with introduction of Apex 5 which is said to be capable of securing observations from no less than four other satellite constellations in addition to GPS. They are Galileo (EU), Glonass (Russia), ...
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French-Built vessels for Indonesia
‘KRI 934 Spica’, the second of two 60-metre hydrographic and oceanographic vessels designed and built by Ocea in France, has been handed over to the Indonesian Navy’s hydrographic service following a formal commissioning ceremony in Jakarta.
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Fugro to provide survey services to the CHS
The Canadian Hydrographic Service, one of the world’s foremost national survey authorities as part of the governmental Department of Fisheries & Oceans, has awarded Fugro of the Netherlands a supply arrangement contract for provision of vessel-based survey services.
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NewsAnglo-Australian joint venture
Great Yarmouth, UK-based Gardline Geosurvey has established a strategic partnership with Neptune in Perth, Australia under which its 69 metre multi-role DP2 survey vessel ‘MV Kommandor’ is to be jointly operated following additional installation of Neptune’s Explorer 06 100HP ROV together with a new dedicated control centre.
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Teledyne to acquire CARIS
Teledyne Technologies, the ever-acquisitive US conglomerate, has announced a proposed outright purchase of CARIS of New Brunswick, Canada, one of the world’s foremost developers of geospatial software designed for the hydrographic and marine communities.
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NewsVideo tool for ROV surveys
Underwater inspection specialist Atlantas Marine of Yeovil, UK has made its ROV instrumentation debut with development and manufacture of a video overlay tool for simplifying and increasing speeds of cathodic protection surveys.
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NewsNew WASSP multibeam system
Multibeam sounder manufacturer WASSP of Auckland, New Zealand has extended its range of units with introduction of S3, an entry-level system incorporating an all-in-one digital DRX transceiver, touch-screen compatible software for 2D/3D mapping and a flexible transducer cable for added portability.
