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NewsLightweight Cheetah goes easy on fuel
Hydrographic survey is just one of many potential uses for a new version of the venerable Cheetah Marine 6.2m catamaran.
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Cheaper chart production
There is no need to spend a lot of money producing digital charts for navigation, says Hamburg-based SevenCs, the former subsidiary of the UK Hydrographic Office.
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NewsNew systems extend Spanish survey capability
Kongsberg Maritime is supporting the Spanish Hydrographic Institute in expanding its survey capabilities during the first part of 2012 following official equipment acceptance.
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NewsESG enhances survey capabilities
Environmental Scientifics Group (ESG), which claims to be the UK’s leading provider of site investigation services for over-water and land projects, has boosted its resources with the addition of a dedicated inshore survey vessel, MV Pulsar.
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Prototype sidescan broadens the view
A prototype Wideview 3D interferometric sidescan sonar providing high resolution images over a 120° field of view is to be launched later this year by Marine Electronics.
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NewsBlueComm to boost subsea data transfer
Sonardyne International Ltd has launched a new joint venture company with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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NewsUKHO award for German hydrographer
The recipient of this year' s annual UK Hydrographic Office Alexander Dalrymple Award for outstanding dedication and contribution to world hydrography is Horst Hecht, Director of the Federal German Maritime & Hydrographic Agency' s Department of Nautical Hydrography in Rostock.
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NewsNOC's New AUV Completes First Trials
Following a brief test deployment in Falmouth Bay, Autosub6000, the new 5.5m long, 2,800kg deepwater Autonomous Underwater Vehicle developed by National Oceanography Centre engineers at Southampton, has successfully completed its first sea trials in the North Atlantic from aboard the UK' s largest general purpose oceanographic research vessel, RRS Discovery.
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NewsNorway-Croatia ENC Agreement
Heading the Primar Stavanger regional ENC distributor network, the Norwegian Hydrographic Service has signed a bilateral agreement with the Croatian Hydrographic Institute for distribution of the latter''s electronic nautical charts (ENCs). The agreement, says Norwegian Hydrographer Frode Klepsvik, will extend ENC coverage of the Adriatic which has hitherto been dependant ...
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Oceanology International 2012 heads for record
A record attendance of over 7,000 delegates from more than 80 countries is expected at this year’s OI event, the world’s leading biennial forum for marine science and ocean technology at London’s ExCel exhibition centre from 13 to 15 March.
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NewsSee Saab Seaeye’s range at Seawork
Four key underwater vehicles will be featured on Saab Seaeye’s Stand D16 at Seawork 2012, including the new double-hulled Sabertooth AUV/ROV.
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NPL to host Marine Measurement Forum
The UK National Physical Laboratory in Teddington, which is convening a series of three specialist courses on underwater acoustics in mid-September, is to host the 45th Marine Measurement Forum on Wednesday 4 November.
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Partnership to enhance shallow water survey
ASV Ltd and Marine Electronics Ltd have formed a new working partnership agreement under which ASV will provide its C-CAT 2 autonomous surface vehicle for use with the advanced new 3D interferometric sonar by Marine Electronics Ltd.
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New diving safety software launched
A specialist north-east UK oil and gas industry support and training facility has developed a new software package to control diving system equipment certification and maintenance to industry standards.
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NewsDivers in Epic Emergency Repair Journey
Divers and underwater welders from UMC''s Rotterdam office made a flying start to 2002 with a gruelling 36 hour journey to the southern tip of Argentina where a ship owner faced the problem of a small corrosion hole compromising the watertight integrity of the hull plating.
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NewsCommon interfaces for hyperbaric evacuation
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) set up an industry wide workgroup during 2011 to develop guidance on hyperbaric evacuation.
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GEO.xyz expands catamaran fleet
GEO.xyz of Zwevegem has extended its fleet of multi-purpose catamarans with the addition of a fifth vessel, Geosurveyor VIII.
