Subsea Services News – Page 64
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49th Marine Measurement Forum
Partrac, the Glasgow based marine data acquisition company specialising in oceanographic, environmental and geoscience surveys, is to host the 49th UK Marine Measurement Forum at the city’s prestigious Science Centre on Wednesday 9 November.
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Monitoring study of Western Med
Researchers in the Balearic Islands and beyond will soon gain a better understanding of the environmental conditions in the Western Mediterranean Sea.
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NewsRenewables focus attention on nearshore seabed
Aspect Surveys Ltd of Irvine in Scotland has added an Inshore Boomer System to its equipment pool to survey the sub-seabed layers.
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MCA contract for Netsurvey
Netsurvey of Banbury UK, now part of the Swedish MMT Group, has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency for hydrographic survey work under Lot 2 of its Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP).
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New Dutch Chief Hydrographer
Captain Peter Kortenoeven, until recently a staff officer for maritime planning at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels, has been appointed Chief Hydrographer of the Royal Netherlands Navy, in succession to Captain Floor de Haan.
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UTEC opens Italian subsidiary
UTEC Survey, which claims to be one of the world’s largest independent offshore survey companies with offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Singapore and the UK, has established an Italian presence in Naples with the formation of UTEC Survey Mediterranean Srl.
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Mystery Baltic Sea find
A team from Stockholm based Ocean Explorer headed by researcher and treasure hunter Peter Lindberg has found what some are suggesting is either a crashed flying saucer or a subsea version of Stonehenge.
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Offshore positioning guidelines
The former UKOOA (UK Offshore Operators Association) document, Guidelines for the Use of GPS in Offshore Surveying, has been jointly revised by the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (OGP) and the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA).
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NewsD-Day survey gives hydro a wider audience
An alliance of global hydrographic organisations led by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is teaming up for a two week survey mission of an artificial harbour used during D-Day.
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NewsLARS stars in wind farm cost reduction
International diving equipment technology company Divex has been selected by the UK’s Carbon Trust for support within the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme for their Launch and Recovery technology.
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NewsWind farm winner for new diving division
Fendercare Marine’s recently established diving division has picked up its first major contract, extending the group’s profile within the offshore renewables sector.
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NewsGerman system for new Indian research vessel
Sindu Sadhana, a new 80m research vessel nearing completion for India’s National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Goa is to be equipped with an all-purpose integrated survey sensor system assembled by Atlas Hydrographic.
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NewsLeaner Cougar for wind turbines
Seen as ideal for shallow water wind turbine construction work, four specially designed leaner versions of the Saab Seaeye Cougar XT ROV have been ordered by Pommec, the Netherlands based technology provider to the diving industry.
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UKHO heads for Singapore
The UK Hydrographic Office, which is presently seeking buyers for its German SevenCs and ChartWorld subsidiaries with a combined turnover of €5m, is to open its first overseas office in Singapore.
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New IMCA publications
The London based International Marine Contractors Association, which has 750 members in nearly 60 countries, has published a dedicated industry wide checklist for use by survey, ROV and pipeline installation contractors and their clients for mobilisation of offshore survey operations.
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Dredging and wind farm work for Coastline Surveys
Also at Seawork 2011, Coastline Surveys reported that it has been retained locally by Land & Water Services of Guildford to provide survey support for dredging work presently being carried out at Falmouth Marina.
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New Ohmex tide gauge
Gloucester Harbour in the UK, which encounters one of the world’s highest tidal ranges, is among the first customers for Ohmex’s latest low power modular bluetooth tide gauge, TideM8.
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New £1m workboat for Aberdeen
Sea Herald, a new all purpose £1m workboat built by Macduff Shipyards has commenced operations with Aberdeen Harbour Board for whom it will carry out a variety of tasks from debris removal and bed levelling work to hydrographic surveys and occasional pilot duties.
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Del Norte hosts Hypack and multibeam seminar
PD Teesport at Middlesbrough, one of the UK’s three largest ports, is the venue for a three day Hypack training seminar from 20 to 22 September.
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INIS Hydro project launched
An EU part funded Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland (INIS) hydrographic survey project headed by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) was launched at the Belfast Harbour Commissioners Office at the beginning of July.
