Subsea Services News – Page 67

  • The Saab Cougar is being deployed for investigative duties in the Caspian Sea.
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    Cougar set loose to prowl seabed jungle

    2011-03-17T16:26:00Z

    A Saab Seaeye Cougar XT ROV is to be a vital investigative tool in the Caspian Sea, sorting through the hazardous jungle of old pipes and cables on the seabed before new pipelines can be laid.

  • CleanHull uses a brushless technology deployed with an ROV from a service boat to clean underwater services.
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    CleanHull on the move

    2011-03-17T16:26:00Z

    Norway based CleanHull is planning to open a new station for its environmentally friendly CleanHull hull cleaning system in Rotterdam.

  • Both the TideM8 and WeatherM8 WiFi products will be on display at Ocean Business.
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    Ohmex brings variety to Ocean Business

    2011-03-09T16:35:00Z

    The Hampshire UK based manufacturer and distributor of hydrographic survey and other marine electronic equipment, Ohmex, will not have far to travel to exhibit at Ocean Business.

  • Sonardyne Sound Surveyor will host demonstrations at Ocean Business.
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    Catch onboard demos at Ocean Business

    2011-03-09T14:03:00Z

    Industry professionals have been receiving details of the live demonstrations to be held aboard Sonardyne’s research vessel Sound Surveyor during Ocean Business.

  • The Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV is seen fitted with the SMARTRAK system.
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    Cutting costs for marine energy survey

    2011-03-06T16:46:00Z

    An inshore cable survey system that cleverly senses the presence of cables, and uses a smaller ROV than usual, is set to significantly cut the cost of survey work in the burgeoning marine energy industry.

  • The new water level measurement radar is seen positioned to monitor possible flood conditions in a river environment.
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    Budget water radar cuts flood risk

    2011-03-06T16:15:00Z

    West Sussex based VEGA Controls Ltd has launched a new, low cost radar technology for level measurement in open water.

  • The National Oceanography Centre in Southampton makes an ideal venue for Ocean Business 2011.
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    Ocean Business booming in Southampton

    2011-03-04T13:07:00Z

    The third Ocean Business event is being held at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton UK from 5 to 7 April 2011.

  • The compact and lightweight DMS-500 is certified to meet all current and anticipated European legislation for electromagnetic compatibility and electronic emissions.
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    Motion sensors launch at Ocean Business

    2011-03-04T12:58:00Z

    A new addition to the Teledyne TSS range of DMS motion sensors is being launched at the Ocean Business exhibition in Southampton next month.

  • AC-ROVs for the research institute ENSTA-BRETAGNE have been modified to enable target inspection as a PC controlled coordinated group, rather than separate pilot controlled individuals.
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    Gain AC-CESS at Ocean Business

    2011-03-04T12:49:00Z

    Aberdeen based AC-CESS will be demonstrating its AC-ROV 100 Underwater Inspection System with options and the AC-ROV 3000 Fly Out System on Stand A16 at Ocean Business 2011.

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    Scottish merger heads for expansion

    2011-03-04T11:35:00Z

    ROV and survey specialists Specialist Subsea Services (S3) of Aberdeen plan a major expansion of activities in the UK as well as in the Mediterranean and West Africa following acquisition of Caledonian Geotech, the Dundee company engaged in a wide range of hydrographic, geographic, geological and oceanographic activities for onshore ...

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    Italian and UK contract extensions for Veripos

    2011-03-04T11:30:00Z

    Naples based GeoLab Srl, one of Europe’s foremost turnkey offshore survey and construction support organisations, has extended an agreement for continued use of a full range of Veripos GNSS positioning facilities in support of its dedicated multi-role survey vessels operating worldwide on behalf of major construction and telecommunications companies.

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    Cable survey system cuts costs

    2011-03-04T11:24:00Z

    Smartrak 9, an inspection system that intuitively senses the presence of subsea cables and pipelines using a smaller than usual ROV is set to significantly reduce costs of survey work in the burgeoning marine energy industry, says Submagnetix, the survey division of Innovatum.

  • A section of a Seazone TruDepth Grid showing the Dorset coast from Lulworth Banks to Saint Alban's Ledge. © SeaZone Solutions Limited, © British Crown Copyright
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    Seamless bathymetric data for UK waters

    2011-03-04T11:19:00Z

    SeaZone Solutions, the subsidiary of HR Wallingford specialising in supplying marine geographic information to over 850 organisations, has launched a new range of TruDepth survey bathymetry products covering UK waters.

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    French connection for new Osiris vessel

    2011-02-28T14:45:00Z

    UK seabed mapping and coastal survey specialists Osiris Projects of Bromborough in Cheshire have commissioned an Octans gyrocompass/motion sensor and a Hydrins inertial navigation system from iXSea of France.

  • MV Aquarius, GEM Group’s latest 77m hydrographic vessel, which the Belgian company says can accommodate 13 crew and up to 44 survey personnel
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    GEMS Group ventures into new extremes

    2011-02-21T16:15:00Z

    Brugge based survey specialists, GEMS Group, has successfully completed geophysical and shallow geology surveys at the Dogger Bank wind farm project off the UK''s Yorkshire coast.

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    Fugro Geos offshore wind farm contracts

    2011-02-18T04:45:00Z

    Fugro Geos of Wallingford in the UK has been awarded a contract by Seagreen Wind Energy for oceanographic surveys of the zone designated for the Firth of Forth Round 3 offshore wind farm.

  • A Hydrex diver accompanies a thruster removed from an offshore crane barge off the coast of Gabon.
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    In-situ thruster repair limits downtime

    2011-02-17T10:03:00Z

    Belgium based Hydrex has developed steel mobdocks to seal off the thruster tunnel, with an access shaft protruding above the water.

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    MMT’s shark search surveys

    2011-02-16T02:45:00Z

    Gothenburg based MMT AB, which is presently completing pre-lay surveys for a proposed new 275km subsea cable route linking Danish and Dutch electricity grids, has been retained by Egypt’s Chamber of Diving & Watersports (CDWS).

  • Dirty Harry is a safe and efficient surface supplied system which minimises the risk of contact between the diver and the surrounding water by providing both respiratory and skin protection.
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    Dirty Harry strikes again

    2011-02-11T11:53:00Z

    UK based international diving equipment technology company Divex has announced a new contract to provide its Dirty Harry contaminated water diving system to a US government law enforcement agency.

  • The USS Revenge, its captain Oliver Hazard Perry, and one of the divers with the Fishers Pulse 8X metal detector which discovered the cannon on the wreck site.
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    Divers discover historic shipwreck

    2011-02-11T11:06:00Z

    Two recreational scuba divers from Connecticut in the USA have discovered what looks to be the remains of the USS Revenge near Rhode Island.