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  • NOAA has predicted possible trajectories for the debris field using OSCURS (Ocean Surface Current Simulator) Year 1 = red; Year 2 = orange; Year 3 = yellow; Year 4 = light blue; Year 5 = violet Photo: Courtesy of J. Churnside, NOAA; created using Google.
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    Tsunami debris set to hit the US

    2011-11-01T11:00:00Z

    A 25 million tonne marine debris field created by the Japanese tsunami back in March currently afloat in the North Pacific is set to reach Hawaii by this winter, according to experts.

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    Calibration-free acoustic positioning

    2011-10-31T14:26:00Z

    CSA International Inc, an environmental survey company working in the Gulf of Mexico, is the first organisation to purchase the new GyroUSBL calibration-free acoustic positioning system from Sonardyne International of Hampshire UK.

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    49th Marine Measurement Forum

    2011-10-31T14:26:00Z

    Partrac, the Glasgow based marine data acquisition company specialising in oceanographic, environmental and geoscience surveys, is to host the 49th UK Marine Measurement Forum at the city’s prestigious Science Centre on Wednesday 9 November.

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    Monitoring study of Western Med

    2011-10-31T14:25:00Z

    Researchers in the Balearic Islands and beyond will soon gain a better understanding of the environmental conditions in the Western Mediterranean Sea.

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    MCA contract for Netsurvey

    2011-10-31T14:25:00Z

    Netsurvey of Banbury UK, now part of the Swedish MMT Group, has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency for hydrographic survey work under Lot 2 of its Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP).

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    New Dutch Chief Hydrographer

    2011-10-31T14:25:00Z

    Captain Peter Kortenoeven, until recently a staff officer for maritime planning at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels, has been appointed Chief Hydrographer of the Royal Netherlands Navy, in succession to Captain Floor de Haan.

  • The boomer data provides a high resolution look at sub-bottom features. In this example a 75m section of survey line shows depths from 35m to 15m where the rockhead can be clearly identified through overlying cobbles and pebbles up to 15m below ...
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    Renewables focus attention on nearshore seabed

    2011-10-31T14:25:00Z

    Aspect Surveys Ltd of Irvine in Scotland has added an Inshore Boomer System to its equipment pool to survey the sub-seabed layers.

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    UTEC opens Italian subsidiary

    2011-10-31T14:24:00Z

    UTEC Survey, which claims to be one of the world’s largest independent offshore survey companies with offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Singapore and the UK, has established an Italian presence in Naples with the formation of UTEC Survey Mediterranean Srl.

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    Offshore positioning guidelines

    2011-10-31T14:24:00Z

    The former UKOOA (UK Offshore Operators Association) document, Guidelines for the Use of GPS in Offshore Surveying, has been jointly revised by the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (OGP) and the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA).

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    Mystery Baltic Sea find

    2011-10-31T14:24:00Z

    A team from Stockholm based Ocean Explorer headed by researcher and treasure hunter Peter Lindberg has found what some are suggesting is either a crashed flying saucer or a subsea version of Stonehenge.

  • The installation vessel can transport and install up to six complete sets of turbines of the 3.6 MW class at the same time.
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    Wind farm wins for Birkenhead and Mostyn

    2011-10-31T12:45:00Z

    RWE Innogy signed agreements earlier this month for the use of areas at Birkenhead port near Liverpool which it will use as a base port for constructing the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm.

  • A chart from the Second World War, showing the location of the breakwater sections of the Mulberry, which were made by scuttling ships. (Image: UKHO Archive)
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    D-Day survey gives hydro a wider audience

    2011-10-31T12:45:00Z

    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.

  • Anchorhandling tug Primus is now operating as the Bremen Fighter in the colours of URAG. (Photo courtesy L vd Meijden)
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    TOWLINES

    2011-10-31T12:16:00Z

    The anchorhandling twin screw tug Primus, built in 2004 by Mutzelfeldtwerft GmbH Cuxhaven, has recently been placed under the management of Unterweser Reederei GmbH Bremen (URAG). Owned by Primus GmbH & C0 KG, the 120 tons bollard pull tug has been under the management of Harms Offshore since its delivery ...

  • Training can create a culture that encourages information flow.
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    Teamwork training for safer seas

    2011-10-28T09:00:00Z

    “One plus one plus one doesn’t always equal three,” Captain John Wright of WrightWay Training told Maritime Journal.

  • An Emapsite coastal GIS satellite image.
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    More than where the wind blows

    2011-10-28T09:00:00Z

    Decisions relating to wind farm construction aren’t all about the geography or wind resource.

  • 19 North East UK companies are coming together to win work in the marine renewable energy sector. Photo: North News & Pictures Ltd.
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    Tyneside's renewables ‘Super Group’

    2011-10-27T16:10:00Z

    A&P Tyne is part of a newly launched North East UK ‘Super Group’ formed to inform global business about how the region’s deep talent pool is positioned in a clear growth area for marine renewable energy.

  • The Ingenium installation barge in full turbine configuration. Image courtesy of Ingenium AS.
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    New turbine foundation installation vessel

    2011-10-27T16:08:00Z

    With the wind farm industry eyeing the first examples of the crop of newbuilding turbine installation vessels being delivered, other interesting design concepts are also emerging.

  • The Rena clean up operation continues Photo: Maritime New Zealand
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    NZ oilspill update

    2011-10-27T12:14:00Z

    The Port of Tauranga’s annual general meeting, which took place earlier today, was somewhat taken over by an update on the Rena oil spill incident.

  • The L&RS can be operated in heavy surf conditions, and in water at depths approaching 3m.
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    Beach trials begin for lifeboat launcher

    2011-10-27T09:00:00Z

    The programme to bring the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) new Shannon class all weather lifeboat into service reached a key milestone this summer.

  • The display may look like a simulator but is, in fact, an integrated real time presentation of radar, ECDIS and AIS data.
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    3D port surveillance system trial underway

    2011-10-27T09:00:00Z

    Milford Haven Port Authority in Wales has begun a trial of advanced C-Vu 3-dimensional VTS display software from GeoVS.