Latest News – Page 452
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NewsEchoscope for Moroccan breakwater project
Coda Octopus, the UK-headquartered survey instrument specialist has recently reported the sale of multiple sets of its Echoscope units to the SGTM-STFA joint venture for its breakwater construction projects.
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NewsNavionics through iNavX
For those crewmembers who like to augment their vessel’s hardwired navigation systems with the sometimes less reliable but often handier satellite navigation apps accessible on their phone or tablet, iNavX, has announced, in partnership with Fugawi and Navionics, the availability of Navionics charts in the iNavX In-App Chart Store.
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NewsGE powership concept
Multinational marine propulsion major General Electric has been busy refining the oft-discussed, but seldom realised concept of a portable power station built within a ship.
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NewsIntegrated partnership
Integrated marine solutions provider Transas and Japan Radio Company have announced a global strategic partnership.
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First cyber security notation
US-headquartered classification society ABS has issued its first notation for the ‘ABS Guide for Cybersecurity Implementation for the Marine and Offshore Industries’.
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NewsMainstay ferry project
A Pembrokeshire UK-based designer, builder and maintainer of workboats has been praised for its commitment to local employment and apprenticeship scheme.
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NewsIcom commercial DSC marine transceiver
Japanese marine electronics company Icom has launched a new VHF/DSC marine transceiver to its commercial maritime line up.
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NewsDamen feels the commodities price pinch
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has announced a reorganisation at three Dutch yards within its group. Staff members of Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam, Damen Shiprepair Van Brink and Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen were informed that the overall number of staff will be reduced by approximately 150 employees.
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NewsTideman cabin pilot boat
Netherlands based boatbuilder Tideman Boats has developed a new pilot vessel in conjunction with its customer Brabo Antwerp.
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NewsTeledyne RESON and Teledyne PDS open courses
Denmark’s Teledyne RESON A/S has announced a new series of SeaBat and Teledyne PDS training courses.
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NewsXPRIZE partnership
Dutch subsea survey major Fugro has announced a partnership with the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE to support first round testing of the global, three-year competition, which incentivises development of rapid, unmanned and high resolution ocean mapping technologies.
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NewsRovco dives into international waters
UK-based ROV survey start-up company Rovco has taken its firsts steps into international waters and made significant progress towards growing its global footprint following the completion of two subsea survey contracts in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
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NewsIHO Assembly
The inter-governmental International Hydrographic Organization in Monaco is to hold its next general assembly at the local Auditorium Rainer III from 24-28 April.
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Sonardyne INS for Norway & Ghana
Innova, the specialist Norwegian subsea engineering and technology organisation, has commissioned Sonardyne combined Sprint Inertial Navigation Systems and Syrinx Doppler Velocity Logs for two new ROVs being built by IKM Technology of Bryne.
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NewsUSV development
Among latest additions to growing worldwide development of self-sufficient USVs and AUVs is EchoBoat-G2 developed by California-based Seafloor Systems which the US company says will be available for distribution in Europe via Teledyne Reson’s bases in Denmark, Germany, Netherlands and the UK.
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New BSH vessel
Currently under construction by German shipyard Fassmer Werft in Berne is ‘Atair’, the world’s first ocean-going public service vessel with dual fuel LNG drive destined for survey, wreck location and research operations in the North Sea, Baltic and North Atlantic.
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Anglo-American bathymetry accord
TCarta Marine of Denver, Colorado and Proteus Geo of Oxford, UK have merged to form a new global mapping company providing bathymetric and marine data sets covering shallow coastal waters and continental shelf zones.
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SHOM digitises historical archives
SHOM, the French Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service, has completed digitisation of 10,000 worldwide cartographic documents from its historical maritime and coastal archives.
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French grid contract
Italian cable specialist company Prysmian Group will provide submarine power cable links for offshore wind farms in France. Valued at more than €300M the award by RTE (Réseau de Transport d''Électricité) is the first contract ever for connecting offshore wind electricity to the French grid.
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NewsClub delivers in difficult trading conditions
At the closure of the renewal season, Sweden-headquartered mutual marine insurance company The Swedish Club has reported ‘performance in line with expectations and consistent with its strategy of balanced growth on a firm foundation’.
