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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A fleet of seven wind farm support boats manufactured by South Boats for Turbine Transfers (part of Holyhead Towing) have installed identical electronics and safety equipment to help skippers move between vessels…

6th August 2010

Systems that help skippers on the move

6th August 2010

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Equipment rental specialist Ashtead Technology, which earlier this year spent £500,000 on the purchase of Reson SeaBat 7125 multibeam units, has invested a further £600,000 on proprietary subsea equipment from fellow Aberdeen…

6th August 2010

Further Ashtead investment – by David Goodfellow

6th August 2010

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has introduced YSI CastAway, a new underwater profiler providing surveyors, oceanographers and hydrologists with instant details of depth, temperature, salinity and sound velocity when immersed from any…

6th August 2010

New OSIL profiler – by David Goodfellow

6th August 2010

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Nearly 30 organisations from Canada, Denmark, France, Germany and the UK plan to exhibit at this year’s Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Showcase conference and exhibition.

6th August 2010

UUVS 2010 – by David Goodfellow

6th August 2010

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The UK National Physical Laboratory in Teddington, London, is to host a series of underwater acoustics courses from 13 to 17 September.

6th August 2010

Underwater acoustics courses – by David Goodfellow

6th August 2010

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Great Yarmouth based GeoAcoustics, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has extended its range of GeoSwath multibeam systems with the introduction of a compact portable version for shallow water operations aboard small vessels…

6th August 2010

New portable multibeam system – by David Goodfellow

6th August 2010

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) of Oslo, which has 41 offices in over 25 countries, is presently completing the acquisition of up to 300 sq/km of 3D seismic data across the Slyne Basin region…

6th August 2010

PGS seismic venture off Irish coast – by David Goodfellow

6th August 2010

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Accelerated Low Water Corrosion (ALWC) has taken its toll on the structural integrity of ports, harbours, marinas and commercial water frontage for many years.

5th August 2010

‘Simple’ solution to ALWC problems

5th August 2010

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

PD Ports has welcomed the decision by a major supplier to the offshore energy sector to more than double its facility at Hartlepool dock.

5th August 2010

JDR Cable Systems to double facilities at Hartlepool

5th August 2010

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Foundations for a tidal current turbine test rig have yet again been delayed – this time by a snapped tow rope. Michael Morrison of Orkney Marine Services explains the ups and downs…

5th August 2010

The ins and outs of a difficult deployment

5th August 2010