Subsea Services News – Page 49
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SOLAS going electronic
Commencing this July, the International Maritime Organisation’s Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention regulations will require all member countries to move towards using electronic navigational charts in their regions for conduct of safe shipping. Around the world, especially in remote areas, the London-based UN organisation notes that work ...
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Offshore contract for Nautronix
Nautronix in Aberdeen, UK has been awarded a five-year £1m contract by Surf Subsea of Houston and sub-contractor Ceona Offshore UK for provision of survey services in support of a new DP3 pipelay support vessel, ‘Polar Onyx’.
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NewsCoda Software upgraded
Edinburgh (UK) based Coda Octopus has launched a new major release (version 6) of the visualization and processing software suite for their Echoscope range of real-time 3D sonars.
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Water column logging development
Hypack Inc, leading US software specialists for worldwide hydrographic and dredging applications, are introducing this summer a new Hysweep water column logging routine for acquisition and logging of data produced by multibeam sounders.
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Stereo bathymetry from space
GAF of Munich, Germany reports development and successful demonstrations of methods for deriving bathymetry from space. The company claims that it can generate bathymetric maps covering large areas by simultaneously using differential spectral attenuation and stereo information from satellite imagery.
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GeoAcoustics multibeam for world’s largest inland port
The world’s largest inland port at Duisburg in Germany, which adjoins two major shipping arteries of the Rhine and Ruhr, is to upgrade its survey capability with commissioning of a GeoSwath Plus wide swath bathymetry multibeam system from Great Yarmouth-based GeoAcoustics, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime.
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NewsUK to boost polar research with new £200m ship
A new state-of-the-art polar research ship enabling UK polar scientists to remain at the forefront of environmental research in both the Arctic and Antarctic is to be commissioned by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
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NewsARKeX resumes Barents Sea Survey
ARKeX of Cambridge, UK has recommenced acquiring a multi-client full tensor Gravity gradiometry (FTG) survey within the South Eastern Barents Sea. The survey, started last year but postponed due to weather, will cover 42,784 Sq. km over the proposed NPD licencing areas.
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NewsGardline deep water environmental
Marine specialists Gardline Environmental Limited, part of Gardline Marine Sciences Limited, has completed a North African and Mediterranean deep water environmental survey on behalf of BP.
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NewsFunding for North Sea seabed mapping project
Supply Chain innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy (SCORE), a UK funding body, has announced Norwich based Norcom Technology as the latest company to successfully receive grant funding.
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NewsNew ROVs for Specialist Subsea Services
Specialist Subsea Services has announced the purchase of two new ROVs from FMC Technologies Schilling Robotics. The acquisitions, worth in excess of £4m, form part of the company’s ambitious global growth plans and bring the total number of work class ROVs within their fleet to six.
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Pronomar boot dryer for ‘Polarcus Amani’
Imatech have ordered one of Pronomar’s Top Trock boot drying systems to be installed on board the seismic vessel Polarcus Amani. The drying panel, completely made from seawater-resistant stainless steel, in combination with a powerful yet energy-efficient warm-air blower dries boots/shoes efficiently and fast from the inside out.
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54th Marine Measurement Forum
Subsea instrumentation manufacturers Aquatec of Hartley Wintney in Hampshire are to host the 54th Marine Measurement Forum at nearby Marwell Zoo on Wednesday 4 June.
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Multibeam Upgrade for Celtic Explorer
An earlier multibeam sounder aboard the research vessel, ''Celtic Explorer'', has been replaced by a Kongsberg EM 2040 system in readiness for major seabed mapping studies offshore.
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CARIS Bathymetric Software for Panama Canal
The Panama Canal Authority is to adopt CARIS’s BathyDatabase software for storage and management of its bathymetric information in support of the waterway’s heavy traffic and current expansion operations.
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NewsJW Fishers acoustic pinger
The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has brought undersea technology into the media spotlight, especially with regards to equipment such as the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) and acoustic pinger.
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MMT Cable Route Survey Contract
MMT of Gothenburg has been awarded a contract by Svenska Kraftnat for surveys of the existing high voltage Sjalland cable route across the Oresund between Sweden and Denmark, which is due for renewal at some stage.
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Hydrex underwater installation brings fuel savings
Belgium based Hydrex has installed Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) on several tankers during their respective stops in Rotterdam, Ghent and Antwerp.
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UK-funded Ocean Robot Development
Two new-generation long-endurance unmanned surface vehicles are about to enter production in the UK with confirmed orders for both vehicles, AutoNaut and C-Enduro.
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NewsNew commercial dive course
Scotland and Australia centred subsea training and trials facility, The Underwater Centre, has added a new course to its commercial air diving (CAD) offering, in response to the needs identified by the industry.
