Subsea Services News – Page 73
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ABPmer to provide specialist advice to coastal defence scheme
ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has been appointed as part of a consortia lead by Martin Wright Associates to undertake the necessary works to deliver a coastal defence scheme at Rhyl in Wales.
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NewsRotech Subsea reaches new milestone
Mass flow excavation (MFE) company Rotech Subsea is celebrating a significant milestone in its eight year history by embarking on its 200th project.
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NewsNew Irish survey vessel named
Ireland’ s latest research vessel for inshore mapping, RV Keary, was formally named in early October during the Seabed 10 international conference in Dublin, jointly hosted by the Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) and the Marine Institute in Galway.
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NCS Survey buys SRD operations
NCS Survey of Aberdeen, specialists in surveying and subsea positioning to both the oil and gas and renewable energy sectors, has acquired the survey operations division of Sonar Research & Development in Beverley, Yorkshire from its parent organisation, Halma Plc.
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$5.5m contract for DOF Subsea
DOF Subsea UK has been awarded a contract worth around $5.5m by Noble Energy Mediterranean to provide it with offshore hydrographic, geophysical surveying and shallow water geotechnical investigations for the Tamar and Dalit natural gas fields development project offshore from Israel.
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Gardline Brazilian project
Gardline Hydro of Great Yarmouth, whose expertise covers geophysical surveys and seabed mapping for non-oil and gas applications, is presently midway through mapping Brazil’ s continental shelf under a multi-million dollar government contract.
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NewsUnderwater images move out of the shadows
A new scanner that provides easily read underwater images will prove useful at the smaller end of the commercial workboat market.
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NewsFugro upgrades survey vessel
Fugro Survey, which has bases in Aberdeen and Great Yarmouth UK, has completed a further upgrade of its 70m all purpose seabed survey vessel, Fugro Discovery.
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Joint Norwegian-Russian surveys
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), the University of Oslo and the Russian Geological Institute (GIN) have begun collaborative mapping of undiscovered natural resources in the Barents Sea and around the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.
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Seatronics to market mini-multibeam units
Equipment sales and rental specialists Seatronics of Aberdeen, which earlier this year invested £ 500,000 in IXSEA subsea navigation and positioning equipment, has concluded an agreement with BlueView Technologies of Seattle.
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New Tritech systems
Hydrographic surveys, seabed asset inspections and pre and post-dredge assessments are among applications cited by Tritech International for its new Horizon multibeam echosounder, featuring extremely fast ping rates of up to 100Hz for high speed operations without compromising long track resolution.
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ECDIS training venture
Plymouth UK based PC Maritime has teamed with specialist training company ECDIS Ltd of Chelmsford to provide customers with ‘ portable’ approved generic ECDIS training that can be conducted at a location of their choice.
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NewsUnderwater welding speeds dock gate repair
When the No. 4 dry dock gate in Falmouth Docks UK was removed recently by owners and operators A& P Falmouth Ltd for repairs to the lifting wire sheaves, diving contractors Sub Marine Services Ltd were asked to conduct an underwater inspection and video survey of the stainless steel sealing ...
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NewsKey mapping role for ABPmer
ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) in the UK is developing nationwide digital maps of human activities in the marine environment. The specific layers relating to commercial fisheries, renewable energy, mariculture and archaeological interests are being developed to support marine protected areas (MPAs).
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NewsNew Sonardyne transponders for Subsea 7
category' , ' 1252581180329' , ' ); } return false; s new Compatt 5 Max subsea positioning transponders for deployment in BP’ s Skarv field offshore Norway, initially to provide precise positioning for installation of various underwater templates in depths between 350m and 450m.
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French Navy orders Valeport systems
SHOM, the French Navy’ s Hydrographic & Oceanographic Service in Brest, has commissioned 14 miniSVS sound velocity sensors and five miniSVT sound velocity with temperature sensors from Totnes UK based Valeport, which has been a preferred supplier of this type of instrumentation to the organisation for a number of years.
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Bulgarian coastline surveys
Blom Bulgaria and Blom Aerofilms of Cheddar in the UK are to collaborate in major surveys of the Bulgarian Black Sea coastline using bathymetric laser scanning (Lidar) techniques in a project commissioned by Bulgaria’ s Centre for Underwater Archaeology, which is responsible for protection and preservation of national underwater cultural ...
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updates digital video handbook
The International Marine Contractors Association, which now has nearly 600 members in 52 countries, has updated its definitive handbook on digital video. The new version provides an understanding of the latest digital video technology developments, the benefits available over existing analogue recording methods, and practical applications.
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NewsPort authority diving expertise available to all
The Port of London Authority is renowned for their work along the River Thames in the UK which helps to ensure that the river is a safe and enjoyable environment for trade, recreation and tourism. This year marks the Authority' s centenary.
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NewsContractor dives into marine renewables
Liverpool based diving contractors Hughes Sub Surface Engineering are extending their success as a specialist diving and marine service provider in the renewable energy market.
