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NewsNoisy errors cost satellites clarity
It’s something that maritime operations can no longer do without, “but the increasing demand for satellite services is also leading to increased interference”, says David Hartshorn, Secretary General, the Global VSAT Forum (GVF).
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Italian Hydro Society joins IFHS
Following an interim two years as an associate member, the Italian Hydrographic Society (IHS) has been elected a full member of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies comprising national organisations in Australasia, Benelux, Denmark, Germany, South Africa and the UK.
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52nd Marine Measurement Forum
Underwater system specialists MacArtney UK are to host the 52nd Marine Measurement Forum at its Aberdeen premises on Wednesday 1 May.
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NewsECDIS training available in India and the Philippines
Global maritime safety company, Furuno, has set up two new training facilities in India and the Philippines.
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Cable route survey for MMT
MMT of Sweden has been awarded a contract by Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission (SHE Transmission) for a high voltage direct-current (HVDC) cable re-route survey from Shetland to Caithness on the Scottish mainland.
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NCS adds AUVs
With acquisition of a further two Teledyne Gavia AUVs from their Icelandic manufacturer, Aberdeen based NCS Survey now claims to be operating the world’s largest commercial fleet of portable systems for offshore applications.
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Offshore Survey 2013
This year’s hydrographic conference season opens with a major two day event at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton UK from 10-11 April.
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NewsReson extends range
Reson, the Danish specialist supplier of echosounders and associated equipment, which is currently being acquired by Teledyne Technologies of the US, has extended its range of multibeam systems with introduction of a new portable or hull mountable model, the SeaBat 7160.
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WTO take-off
Russia has become the second most important trading partner for the Port of Hamburg in terms of seaborne container handling.
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NewsThe importance of communication
Mal Stein of UK based marine electrical engineering specialists SeaKing knows the importance of communications.
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NewsVideotel responds to changing piracy patterns
UK maritime training provider, Videotel, has updated its ‘Piracy and Armed Robbery’ training programme in response to the change in piracy patterns throughout the world.
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NewsSuSy awakens ship stability possibilities
The pan-European SuSy (Surfacing System for Ship Recovery) consortium has recently completed a successful set of sea trials at Chalkis shipyard in Greece.
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NewsDredging consent for Port of Southampton
Associated British Ports (ABP) has received consent from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to improve the marine access to the UK Port of Southampton with an extensive programme of dredging.
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NewsUKHO warns against counterfeit nautical charts
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has issued a warning over counterfeit nautical charts and publications and has produced a simple guide to help the maritime industry to identify genuine Admiralty products.
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NewsKewatec pilot boats for Swedish Maritime Agency
Finnish boatbuilder, Kewatec AluBoat, has signed a deal with the Swedish Maritime Agency to build a series of fast pilot vessels.
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NewsWight Cats come prowling to Seawork
Isle of Wight businessman Cliff Newnham’s passion for angling from a variety of catamarans led him to purchase the design and original moulds for one of his own in 2010.
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NewsMacleod a unique ‘dual-draft’ ASD
Over the past few months a variety of RAmparts 3000 series of ASD tug designs by Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) has been described in these pages.
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NewsA brief look at Aiviq
The world’s media focused on Alaska at the beginning of the year when the Royal Dutch Shell ‘Arctic’-class drilling unit Kulluk was driven aground by violent weather on the southeast shoreline of nearby Sitkalidak Island on December 31, 2012.
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