Subsea Services News – Page 39
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Applied Acoustics down under contract
Great Yarmouth, UK-based Applied Acoustic Engineering (AAE) has recorded the 450th sale of its USBL (Ultra Short Baseline) range of acoustic positioning systems with supply of a Nexus model to Neptune Marine Services in Perth, one of Australia’s leading exponents of integrated offshore engineering solutions.
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Sub-bottom profilers for Chinese research institutes
Two leading research institutes belonging to the government-owned China Geological Survey organisation in Beijing, GMGS and QIMG, are being equipped with Teledyne Reson ParaSound P70 sub-bottom profilers capable of penetrating seabeds at more than 200m in water depths as deep as 11,000m.
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Rijkswaterstaat orders inland water multibeam systems
IGA, the specialist department of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure & Environment’s Rijkswaterstaat organisation responsible for surveying 5472 km of inland waterways throughout the Netherlands, has commissioned five Kongsberg Maritime EM 2040C high-resolution shallow water multibeam systems as the mainstay for future operations aboard its fleet of vessels.
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NewsNew Marine Electronics sonar developments
Guernsey-based sonar specialists Marine Electronics in the Channel Islands, which recently delivered an advanced 3D profiling system for short range bathymetry to the Korean Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST) in Ansan, has developed a new Dolphin 2D system designed mainly for small AUVs and ROVs.
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NewsDeep Ocean drone
USA-headquartered Deep Ocean Engineering, Inc. has revealed its newest addition to its family of underwater drones, the Phantom T5 ROV.
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NewsA year under ice
A robot that can remain under the ice for a year in order to measure the Arctic seabed’s varying oxygen profiles has been tested out below 4km of water.
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NewsMore need for an underwater ‘ear’
There’s “an increasing interest at international level with regards the protection of harbours, vessels and critical infrastructure”, Submarine Electronics (SAES) told ''MJ''.
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NewsKeeping pace with the challenges: Oceanology 16
There are issues on the table right now that seemed ‘distant possibilities’ not that long ago, and to its credit this year’s Oceanology International exhibition (ExCeL London, 15-17 March), is responding.
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NewsDangerous history
The big dredging and windfarm projects off the German and Dutch coasts have to make sure they don’t go with a blast ...from pieces of history that present an ongoing hazard to both human and animal life.
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NewsMultinational Fugro
Fugro’s multinational operations continue apace with award of a combined geophysical and geotechnical contract by Hess Exploration for seabed mapping in North West Australia involving use of a Hugin 1000 AUV.
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Bay of Bothnia mapping
Swedish hydrographic organisation Clinton Marine Survey of Malmo reports successful completion of large-scale mapping of Finnish sectors of the Bay of Bothnia involving multibeam surveys covering 1,311 square km at depths of between 5.5m and 95m.
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French connection for IFHS
The Association Francophone d’Hydrographie (AFHy), which represents the worldwide interests of private and public stakeholders in hydrography throughout French-speaking countries, has been elected a member of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS) whose other member organisations include those in Australasia, Benelux, Denmark, Germany, Italy, South Africa, South Korea and ...
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NewsRecord-breaking Oceanology International
Now in its 47th year, this customary three-day biennial event at London’s ExCel exhibition and conference centre from 15-17 March will once more provide an essential forum for the global oceanographic industries
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NewsSix AUV order
Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime AS has announced the sale of six Hugin AUV Systems. The vehicles will be operated by SeaTrepid International LLC. of Louisiana, USA and supported by Deep Ocean Search Limited.
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Hydro 2016 set for Germany
Abstracts of papers for presentation at the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ (IFHS) 24th symposium and exhibition to be held in Rostock-Warnemunde from 8-10 November are now required by organisers of the major three-day event, The German Hydrographic Society (DHyG).
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Caris database for Swedish Hydrographic Office
The Swedish Hydrographic Office, part of the governmental Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) in Norrköping, has commissioned a Caris Hydrographic Production Database (HPD) as its basic system for current and future management of spatial data as well as efficient production of paper and electronic charts.
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Kongsberg extends HiPaP range of positioning systems
Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime has extended its HiPaP range of widely adopted high precision acoustic positioning and navigation systems with introduction of what it calls a new third-generation model, HiPaP 502.
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NewsTime-tagged lidar for vessel-based surveys
Renishaw, the Gloucestershire, UK-based multinational engineering organisation, has expanded its series of mobile 3D mapping systems with development of a low-cost, low-maintenance laser scanner specifically designed for hydrographic applications.
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NewsFugro Academy opens new Plymouth training centre
Fugro’s new Academy Training Centre at Plymouth’s Turnchapel Wharf in the UK was formally opened at the beginning of November by the Lord Mayor of Plymouth, Dr John Mahony.
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NewsDalrymple Award for Chilean hydrographer
Rear Admiral Patricio Carrasco, Director of the Chilean Navy’s Hydrographic & Oceanographic Service (SHOA) in Valparaiso, is this year’s recipient of the UK Hydrographic Office’s annual Alexander Dalrymple Award for outstanding contributions to world hydrography.
