Subsea Services News – Page 70
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UUVS 2010 – by David Goodfellow
Nearly 30 organisations from Canada, Denmark, France, Germany and the UK plan to exhibit at this year’s Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Showcase conference and exhibition.
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Underwater acoustics courses – by David Goodfellow
The UK National Physical Laboratory in Teddington, London, is to host a series of underwater acoustics courses from 13 to 17 September.
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NewsNew portable multibeam system - by David Goodfellow
Great Yarmouth based GeoAcoustics, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has extended its range of GeoSwath multibeam systems with the introduction of a compact portable version for shallow water operations aboard small vessels such as dinghies and jet skies.
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PGS seismic venture off Irish coast – by David Goodfellow
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) of Oslo, which has 41 offices in over 25 countries, is presently completing the acquisition of up to 300 sq/km of 3D seismic data across the Slyne Basin region 60km off the west coast of Ireland on behalf of San Leon Energy, holders of a 50% offshore ...
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NewsKongsberg’s cameras a picture of success at Seawork
‘As ever, Seawork provided a strong platform for Kongsberg Maritime to show UK and international customers our extensive range of underwater cameras and accessories, said Kongsberg Maritime’s UK sales manager Colin Jaffray.
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Belgian organization looks to UK expansion – by David Goodfellow
GEOxyz of Zwevegem in Belgium, which has a secondary base in Lille, France, is looking to establish similar facilities in the UK, according to company director Erwin Leys during an interview at last month’s Seawork International exhibition.
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Del Norte on the move - by David Goodfellow
UK based hydrographic system specialists Del Norte Technology are to forsake Swindon for the pastures of Auckley, Doncaster at the end of July, said managing director Laurie Smith.
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Bangladesh buys RN survey ship - by David Goodfellow
‘HMS Roebuck’, the Royal Navy survey ship decommissioned in April as victim of an interim UK government defence review, has been sold to Bangladesh for a reported £5m.
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Applied Acoustics extends Easytrak range - by David Goodfellow
Applied Acoustics of Great Yarmouth UK, recent winners of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade, have extended their range of Easytrak Ultra Short Baseline (USBL) tracking systems with development of an Alpha model for small vehicle and basic diver tracking operations.
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NewsFree flying ROV sends the market batty
Since the introduction of the powerful ‘Roving Bat’ hybrid free flying ROV and crawler last year, CSIP, a UK based company specialising in the design, development and manufacturing of remote controlled robotic systems for hostile environments, has confirmed that it has proved to be one of the most popular vehicles ...
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NewsKongsberg secure camera order for Fugro
Kongsberg Maritime has received substantial orders from Fugro, the Netherlands based geotechnical, survey and geosciences company, for an extensive suite of cameras and scanning sonars as part of its Global 2010 ROV sensor refurbishment and newbuild programme.
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NewsQueen’s Award winner makes Easytraks to Seawork
UK based underwater acoustic specialists Applied Acoustics Engineering Ltd will be demonstrating their brand new USBL tracking system, Easytrak Alpha, on Stand 164 at Seawork 2010.
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NewsTide and wave height measurement at Seawork
Hydrographic survey systems supplier Ohmex Ltd returns to Seawork, where it will have a number of new products on its stand, including the PULS62 ‘K’ Band tide radar from VEGA.
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NewsUK’s MCA extends MMT Contract - by David Goodfellow
The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency, which is responsible for managing Britain’s civil hydrography programme for systematic surveying of domestic waters, has extended its contract with MMT AB of Gothenburg for a further three years.
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Russia to boost GLONASS positioning system - by David Goodfellow
Russia will launch seven more satellites for its Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) by the end of this year so as to provide truly global coverage, according to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at a recent conference in Moscow.
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Indonesian venture for Veripos - by David Goodfellow
GNSS positioning specialists Veripos of Aberdeen has been awarded major positioning contracts by PT Pageo Utama of Jakarta, one of Indonesia’ leading independent offshore survey organisations, for two three-year projects it is carrying out for Total E&P Indonesia, the country’s largest oil producer.
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NewsNew Noordhoek vessel completes trials - by David Goodfellow
Dutch bathymetric and acoustic specialists Noordhoek Survey of Zierikzee has completed trials of their third subsea ROV survey vessel, ‘Noordhoek Pathfinder’, prior to its deployment in the North Sea for geophysical and hydrographic surveys as well as pipeline and geotechnical investigations.
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Multibean sonar for ABP Southampton - by David Goodfellow
Associated British Ports Southampton has commissioned a Reson SeaBat 7101 multibeam sonar for shallow water hydrographic and engineering surveys of port confines.
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Gardline wind farm survey - by David Goodfellow
Great Yarmouth UK based Gardline Hydro has been awarded a contract by RWE npower renewables for geophysical surveys of the Atlantic Array Offshore Wind Farm site in the Bristol Channel.
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UKHO sells Seazone - by David Goodfellow
The UK Hydrographic Office has sold its holding stake in SeaZone Solutions to HR Wallingford for an undisclosed sum.
