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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The EdgeTech 4600 Combined Bathymetry & Side Scan Sonar System was met with enthusiastic reviews at a recent underwater technology demonstration and training event hosted by Seatronics in Abu Dhabi.

30th January 2014

Combined bathymetry and sidescan system

30th January 2014

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The UK’s maritime design consultancy, BMT Group Ltd (BMT), has launched a new commercial operating company to high value, innovative vessel performance management and decision support solutions for the industry.

29th January 2014

BMT Group new operating company

29th January 2014

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The Netherlands based International Association of Dredging Companies’ (IADC) Seminar on Dredging and Land Reclamation will take place this year for the first time in Australia, in Brisbane on 31 March –…

29th January 2014

IADC Seminar

29th January 2014

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Dutch company Dredge Yard and UK based Altair HyperWorks have agreed to cooperate for the design and engineering of dredging and mining pumps.

29th January 2014

Dredge pump deal

29th January 2014

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Long standing MacArtney Group member, EurOceanique, has undergone a name change to become MacArtney France.

29th January 2014

MacArtney France

29th January 2014

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Total 2013 throughput at Marseilles Fos confirmed containers, steel industry bulks, LNG and cruise traffic as the major growth drivers at the French port.

29th January 2014

Fos records

29th January 2014

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France’s Nass&Wind Offshore has tested a floating platform off Saint-Vaast la Hougue (Manche) which will take environmental and technical measurements at sea for marine renewable energy (MRE) projects.

28th January 2014

Floating platform launched

28th January 2014

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The UK’s Dyena can add another customer to its list of users of its motion recorder, the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS).

28th January 2014

Dyena product proves popular

28th January 2014

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The developer behind the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project in the UK has finishing testing its 2D physical model of the site at HR Wallingford in Oxfordshire.

28th January 2014

Tidal lagoon model tested

28th January 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

MMT, the 200 strong survey company in Gothenburg, Sweden, has teamed with Kystdesign AS of Norway in development and production of a new innovative high speed ROV designed for pipeline inspection operations…

28th January 2014

Scandinavian ROV development

28th January 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Guidelines for management of peripheral survey sensors and their requirements for periodic calibration and verification have been published by the Offshore Survey Division of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA).

28th January 2014

IMCA survey sensor guidelines

28th January 2014

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Poseidon Co, part of Turkey’s Almar Group, has designed a 50m long supply vessel with the multifunctional versatility to serve oil companies, marine construction companies, and offshore platforms.

28th January 2014

Poseidon plans

28th January 2014

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A total of €57m is being invested in the HAROPA Port of Le Havre in preparation for the development of the offshore wind industry in the region.

27th January 2014

HAROPA investment

27th January 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

President Barack Obama has signed a bill prohibiting Russia from constructing any stations in the US that could improve the precision of its Glonass network as a worldwide alternative to GPS.

27th January 2014

Glonass setback in the US

27th January 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The UK Hydrographic Office has introduced QR (Quick Response) codes to its portfolio of standard nautical charts, allowing users of paper versions to access status information via smart phones or tablets.

27th January 2014

UKHO adds QR Codes to standard nautical charts

27th January 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Bremen based Atlas Hydrographic in Germany is to supply China’s State Oceanographic Administration (SOA) in Xiamen with a Hydrosweep multibeam sounder with a depth capability of over 2,000m.

27th January 2014

Chinese order for Atlas Hydrographic

27th January 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

California-based Oceanscience, via its project partner, Infax Inc, has delivered 15 of its Z-Boat 1800 remotely operated survey craft to the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology & Environmental Monitoring of Russia (Roshydromet).

26th January 2014

15 Z-Boats for Russian survey fleet

26th January 2014

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Becker Marine Systems and AIDA Cruises are making progress with what they say will be the “world’s first” LNG hybrid barge. The keel laying ceremony took place earlier this month.

24th January 2014

LNG hybrid barge makes progress

24th January 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

After a decade of caution, established maritime sectors including offshore oil and gas are showing increasing interest in offshore wind, indicating confidence in the industry’s future.

24th January 2014

Shipping sectors show confidence in offshore wind

24th January 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The UK’s renewables industries may be grappling with the political froth surrounding the current energy debate but the latest energy roadmap update puts the current situation into context.

24th January 2014

Renewables Roadmap reflects progress

24th January 2014