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SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

This summer the Netherlands Seatec UnderwaterSystems BV provided several underwater monitoring systems , subsea pump units,various subsea components and engineering assistance which enabled MammoetSalvage to recover part of a cargo of aluminium…

1st October 2007

Seabed Cranes Excavate Lost Cargo

1st October 2007

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Updated guidance onUnderwater Air Lift Bags has been published by the International MarineContractors Association (IMCA). It addresses the initial and periodicexamination, testing, certification and maintenance of underwater type bags(cylindrical totally enclosed, closed…

1st October 2007

Guidance on Underwater Air Lift Bags

1st October 2007

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Having taken eight years to perfect, Seaglider is a buoyancydriven autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developed by scientists andengineers at the University of Washingtons School of Oceanography and AppliedPhysics Laboratory in the USA.

1st October 2007

International Collaboration on Seaglider

1st October 2007

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Aberdeen based ROV designer and manufacturerSub-Atlantic has received a £ 1m order for two Comanche electric ROV systemsfrom Bluestream Group international subsea contractor, Bluestream NL.

1st October 2007

Comanche Commands Attention

1st October 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Two of the big names inports, dredging, and estuarine consultancy have come under one roof this monthwith the announcement that HR Wallingford has acquired Dredging ResearchLimited.

1st October 2007

Dredging Consultancy Luminaries Join Forces

1st October 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

In the latest move to upgrade and invest in theinfrastructure the Port of London Authority (PLA) recently awarded a £ 1.5m contract to DredgingInternational (UK ) for the deepening of the Princess…

1st October 2007

Dredging to Improve Access to London

1st October 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Fromits base at Beverley in East Yorkshire UK, SRD Ltd travelled to last months OffshoreEurope exhibition where it introduced a new multibeam seabed visualisation,measurement and control system which produces live 3D images…

1st October 2007

Seabed Visualisation Aids Dredging Precision

1st October 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

ownerDragages Ports. The new 700 m3 grab hopper dredger, built by DamenShipyards Galati yard in Romania, will undertake maintenance duties usingeither its grab crane or its trailing suction pipe at the port…

1st October 2007

Gambe dAmfard Begins Long Haul in Le Havre

1st October 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA)has made special commendations for three sites operated by its member companiesfollowing their contributions to the advancement of marine archaeology and theunderstanding of our past.

1st October 2007

Dredgers Commended for Mammoth Discovery

1st October 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

IHC Holland Merwede has launched the 6,000m3 capacitytrailing suction hopper dredger Abul for Karachi Port Trust of Pakistan.Commissioning works continue in the Netherlands, with formal delivery scheduledfor January 2008.

1st October 2007

IHC Launches Abul for Karachi Port

1st October 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

TideM8 is a combination of the Ohmex TideM8 miniature tidegauge system and Trimbles Juno hand held Mobile PC with integrated GPS. Thesystem is a brand new design based on the Winstrument concept…

1st October 2007

The Tide Turns to Bluetooth

1st October 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Russia originating marine electronics and software company Transas, which has established its international headquarters in Cork and also has a base in Portsmouth, has completed delivery of 139 of its Navi-Sailor…

1st October 2007

Massive ECDIS Delivery for Indian Navy

1st October 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The UKHydrographic Office advises that its global network of distributors can nowreceive a permit for Electronic Nautical Charts (ENCs) in less than tenminutes. 

1st October 2007

Quicker ENC Permits

1st October 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

US subsea search and survey systems specialists L-3 Klein, well known in Europe for their series of sidescan sonars, have introduced a new portable digital model designed for search and rescue missions.

1st October 2007

New Klein Sidescan Sonar

1st October 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Sub-bottom profiling specialists Innomar Technologie ofGermany are staging a third annual workshop on Seabed Acoustics in Rostock from15-16 November.

1st October 2007

Innomar Acoustic Workshop

1st October 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The InternationalMarine Contractors Association (IMCA), which now has over 400 offshore, marineand underwater engineering member companies in 47 countries, is presentlyrevising its Digital Video Offshore guidance document first published inSeptember 2005.

1st October 2007

IMCA Revises Digital Video Document

1st October 2007

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The Armourcotedivision of Surface Technology plc and specialist hydraulics componentsmanufacturer Sun Hydraulics both based in Coventry UK,have worked closely together on the development of a new multi-layeranti-corrosion and anti-wear surface coating, TriCem…

1st October 2007

Surface Coating Protects Wave Power System

1st October 2007

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Scotlands AWS Ocean Energy is to receive further supportfrom the Carbon Trust in the development of its Archimedes Wave Swing, the worldsfirst submerged wave energy system. The support is part of the…

1st October 2007

Archimedes Installation at EMEC Next Year

1st October 2007

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Thanet Offshore Wind Limited (TOW) has signed a reservation agreement with Denmark headquartered A2SEA A/S for the long term use of the vessel the Sea Jack for the main construction periods for…

1st October 2007

Forward Planning for Wind Farm Installation

1st October 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A major obstacle to the development of PD Portsproposed Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT) at Teesport UK was removedlast month when agreement was reached with Hutchison Ports (UK) regarding railfreight network capacity. 

1st October 2007

Progress for Northern Gateway Container Terminal

1st October 2007