Subsea Services News – Page 69

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    Arctic Regional Hydrographic Commission established

    2010-10-29T15:01:00Z

    The International Hydrographic Organization in Monaco has established an Arctic Regional Hydrographic Commission (ARHC) comprising representatives of five member coastal states, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the USA. It is the 16th regional commission to be formed under IHO auspices.

  • Deneb, one of two Federal German Maritime & Hydrographic Agency survey vessels which be present at Hydro 2010.
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    Germany stages Hydro 2010

    2010-10-13T10:16:00Z

    A global audience of well over 300 delegates is expected at Hydro 2010, the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ 17th biennial European hydrographic conference at Warnemünde on the Baltic coast from 2-5 November.

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    Pelydryn completes Irish surveys

    2010-10-13T10:10:00Z

    Pelydryn, the Welsh airborne Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) company headed by former UK national hydrographer Dr Wyn Williams, has completed two major surveys for the Irish INFOMAR (Integrated Mapping for the Sustainable Development of Ireland’s Marine Resource) programme, involving mapping of the country’s entire offshore territory on behalf of ...

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    New Norwegian and UK hydrographers

    2010-10-13T10:05:00Z

    Evert Flier has been appointed director of the Norwegian Hydrographic Service in Stavanger, which is also responsible for administration of the international non-profit electronic nautical chart centre, Primar Stavanger.

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    Valeport US venture

    2010-10-13T09:58:00Z

    Instrumentation specialist Valeport of Devon UK has teamed with Oceanscience in California to develop an underway sound velocity (SV) profiling system enabling surveyors to secure fast, high quality profiles without ever having to stop a vessel and suspend operations.

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    £1m Malaysian order for latest Sonardyne systems

    2010-10-13T09:53:00Z

    Yateley UK based Sonardyne has supplied SapuraAcergy of Kuala Lumpur with ranges of its new 6G (sixth generation) acoustic positioning systems for use in projects throughout South East Asia under a contract worth £1m

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    £1m Malaysian order for latest Sonardyne systems – by David Goodfellow

    2010-10-07T17:30:00Z

    Yateley UK based Sonardyne has supplied SapuraAcergy of Kuala Lumpur with ranges of its new 6G (sixth generation) acoustic positioning systems for use in projects throughout South East Asia under a contract worth £1m.

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    Valeport US venture – by David Goodfellow

    2010-10-07T17:30:00Z

    Instrumentation specialist Valeport of Devon UK has teamed with Oceanscience in California to develop an underway sound velocity (SV) profiling system.

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    New Norwegian and UK hydrographers – by David Goodfellow

    2010-10-07T17:30:00Z

    Evert Flier has been appointed director of the Norwegian Hydrographic Service in Stavanger, which is also responsible for administration of the international non-profit electronic nautical chart centre, Primar Stavanger.

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    Pelydryn completes Irish surveys – by David Goodfellow

    2010-10-07T17:29:00Z

    Pelydryn, the Welsh airborne Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) company headed by former UK national hydrographer Dr Wyn Williams, has completed two major surveys.

  • Deneb, one of two Federal German Maritime & Hydrographic Agency survey vessels which be present at Hydro 2010.
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    Germany stages Hydro 2010 – by David Goodfellow

    2010-10-07T17:29:00Z

    A global audience of well over 300 delegates is expected at Hydro 2010, the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ 17th biennial European hydrographic conference at Warnemünde.

  • Following the success of the AMAP1 pilot project in 2008, the AMAP2 project seeks to further the monitoring, mitigation and management of the marine environment.
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    Further work to manage marine historical environment

    2010-09-20T14:46:00Z

    Hampshire UK based underwater specialist SeaZone has been commissioned to characterise archaeological potential for shipwrecks by the University of Southampton (UoS).

  • The importance of water level and significant wave height measurements has come to the fore with the recent boom in offshore wind farms.
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    Radar developments enhance wave climate data

    2010-09-10T16:02:00Z

    Further to development work by UK based hydrpgraphic survey systems supplier Ohmex and earlier results from testing at the Franzius-Institut, Leibniz University of Hannover, VEGA has now produced updated versions of their ''K'' band range of radar level sensors.

  • The Maeslantkering storm surge barrier in Rotterdam seen via data collected using the SONIC2022 at 400 kHz.
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    Shallow water multibeam goes super SONIC

    2010-08-27T17:44:00Z

    As part of its ongoing expansion, Plymouth based Swathe Services (UK) has recently signed an agreement with R2SONIC (USA) to represent them as sales agents supplying the innovative SONIC2022 and SONIC 2024 in the UK.

  • The Divex Apprenticeship Awards 2010. Left to right, development technician  Richard Shand, general manager of production Danny Gray, and machinist Thomas Gilbert.
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    Divex rewards skills required for growth

    2010-08-27T17:22:00Z

    Aberdeen headquartered international diving equipment technology company Divex sees skills development as a key part of it’s plan for future growth, and having the relevant expertise demanded in a global economy is key to its strategy.

  • The study by energy business analysts Douglas Woodward concludes that 2,200 divers will be required for offshore wind farm development in Europe over the next six years. Photo by Peter Barker.
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    Diver shortage concern for offshore wind

    2010-08-12T11:02:00Z

    More than 2,200 commercial divers will be needed to help build and develop Europe’s offshore wind sector as it rapidly expands over the next six years, according to leading industry analysts.

  • The Multigauge 3000 allows operators to inspect and check for corrosion and wastage levels in the remaining metal.
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    Upgraded Multigauge demonstrated at Seawork

    2010-08-09T16:37:00Z

    The new Tritex Multigauge 3000 diver handheld Underwater Thickness Gauge was on display at Seawork 2010.

  • The new flight display feature for the Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV keeps the pilot informed as to compass and depth, vehicle pitch and roll, camera tilt angle, umbilical turns counter, and time and date.
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    Pilots stay on course at Seawork

    2010-08-09T16:37:00Z

    Seawork veteran Saab Seaeye has introduced a new up-front flight display overlay for the video monitor of its top selling Falcon ROV, which was on display at the company’s stand at Seawork this year.

  • CDL’s MobIUS mobile inertial underwater positioning system for shallow and deep water operations.
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    Further Ashtead investment – by David Goodfellow

    2010-08-06T10:01:00Z

    Equipment rental specialist Ashtead Technology, which earlier this year spent £500,000 on the purchase of Reson SeaBat 7125 multibeam units, has invested a further £600,000 on proprietary subsea equipment from fellow Aberdeen company, CDL.

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    New OSIL profiler – by David Goodfellow

    2010-08-06T10:01:00Z

    Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has introduced YSI CastAway, a new underwater profiler providing surveyors, oceanographers and hydrologists with instant details of depth, temperature, salinity and sound velocity when immersed from any dock, bridge or boat.