Subsea Services News – Page 29
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NewsSSEN shares seabed data with EMEC
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has shared new seabed data with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) having completed seabed surveys on the western edge of the Orkney mainland.
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NewsHybrid AUV-ROV has the best of both worlds
“A ROV is a strictly tethered vehicle, so there’s a range issue,” said Dan Vandeweile of Aquabotix. It can’t slip the leash and move too far away from the surface vessel but it can allow high definition video to be seen on the ship above.
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UKHO welcomes Government report
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has welcomed the publication of the UK Government’s Foresight ‘Future of the Sea’ report, which outlines a number of recommendations to help the UK utilise its current expertise and technological strengths to foster trade links, build marine capacity across the world and collaborate to tackle ...
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NewsNew Aquabotix partnership and sale
Aquabotix will integrate the Water Linked Underwater GPS system with its Endura remotely operated vehicle (ROV) as part of a partnership between the companies.
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NewsSTR expands Saab Seaeye vehicle fleet
Announced at the Saab Seaeye stand at Oceanology International 2018, Subsea Technology & Rentals Ltd has added an additional Saab Seaeye Falcon robotic vehicle to its global rental fleet of inspection class vehicles, with planned investment for more Falcons in the near future.
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NewsNew EROV for subsea maintenance
A new electric remotely operated vehicle (EROV) has been launched at Oceanology International to perform subsea maintenance and repair work with its optional electric or hydraulic five-function manipulator arm.
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NewsSercel supplies Sentinel HR streamer to AWI
Sercel recently sold one of its new Sentinel HR high-resolution solid streamers to the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), the German research foundation specialising in polar and marine research in the Arctic and Antarctic.
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NewsCeltic Voyager explores lost landscapes of Irish Sea
As part of the ''Lost Frontiers'' project, a research team from Ireland''s Institute of Technology Sligo and University College Cork recently explored extensive submerged landscapes of the Irish Sea aboard the Marine Institute''s ''RV Celtic Voyager''.
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NewsPrestigious industry award for Subsea consultancy
Subsea engineering analysis consultancy AgileTek has won the Small Company of the Year Award at this year’s Subsea UK awards both for its overall company performance in the sector plus its plans for future growth.
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NewsSoftware tool automates subsea data processing workflow
Danish software engineering specialist EIVA has released NaviSuite Workflow Manager, a new tool for automatic processing of large volumes of subsea data with minimum human intervention.
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NewsCarbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator announces winners of Subsea Inspection competition
The Carbon Trust has announced the winners of its latest innovation competition to find novel methods to inspect offshore wind substructures. The competition, launched as part of the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator programme, targeted companies with new or adaptable techniques for inspection of offshore wind foundations.
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NewsWorld-first autonomous subsea survey and inspection system
A Darlington, UK-based subsea specialist is developing a docking system to enable autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to remain at offshore wind farm sites without a support vessel. The company claims that the move could shave £1.1billion from the operating cost of Europe’s offshore wind farms and would be a world-first ...
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NewsCrowd funding starts for ‘prosumer’ nano-ROV
A wide range of remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) can be found in the market but a Spanish company claims it is plugging a gap in the market, somewhere between the existing professional systems, which are very expensive and cheaper non-professional units which are closer to being a toy than ...
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NewsMarine ICT to lead Oi2018 discussions
Marine and ocean information and communications technology (ICT), satellite and data solutions will be the focus of Oceanology International (Oi) 2018.
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NewsWireless diver core body temperature monitoring
WFS Technologies and EERS have demonstrated the world’s first diver wireless core body monitoring system at DOD SOCOM event in Florida in late 2017.
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NewsNovacavi supports Danish subsea demining
Italian specialist cable manufacturer Novacavi has recently engineered, manufactured and supplied tough and size contained custom cables in support of the Danish Defence subsea demining program.
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NewsROV/AUV mounted sediment corer
UK-based Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has announced the release of an innovative new sediment corer designed to be mounted to the skids of ROVs or AUVs.
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NewsTransforming underwater exploration and inspection
According to Ted Curley, Chief Development Officer at Aquabotix, when utilized separately, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) possess distinct capabilities for users across multiple industries
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NewsFugro plays key role in Norway's largest coastal highway project
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) recently awarded Fugro a second major contract associated with its largest ever road project, the E39 Coastal Highway. Almost 50km shorter that the existing route, the project is expected to half the journey time of approximately 21 hours.
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NewsOceanology International on track to consolidate past successes
Running from Tuesday, March 13 to Thursday, March 15 2018 at the ExCel, London, this year’s Oceanology International (Oi) London event – highlighting technological developments including robotics, autonomous systems and advanced sensor technology – is on course to provide a thorough interdisciplinary forum for the exchange of ideas and solutions ...
