Subsea Services News – Page 75
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UK water depth data from Seazone
Detailed water depth data for seas around the UK is now available from UK Hydrographic Office subsidiary SeaZone of Bentley in Hampshire, which has spent the last two years acquiring and processing hydrographic survey information from a variety of sources to create a definitive database of underwater terrains. Over 12,000 ...
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NewsCFD modeling of artificial surfing reefs
DHI in Denmark has provided details of Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) techniques it has developed to model artificial surf reefs, in which there is growing interest in Europe and elsewhere.
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NewsDivers deliver quick fix for bent blade
Antwerp based Hydrex used its latest cold straightening machine to repair the propeller blade of a container vessel in Rotterdam that was bent more than 60° towards the pressure side.
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NewsSee a Seawork winner in action
Johnson Outdoors UK will be at Seawork 2009 showing a range of marine products on Stand S52. Also to be seen on the floating pontoon’ s Berth A54, where on the water demonstrations will be taking place, is the Side Imaging Sonar from Humminbird was one of the outstanding products ...
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NewsGeoSwath doubled for shallow water surveys
Two GeoSwath wide swathe bathymetric sonars are being used for regular hydrographic port surveys around the South Australian coast, providing bathymetry and side scan data for use in the development and maintenance of this important national infrastructure.
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NewsROVing the depths
Coral, never before seen in colour and fish never seen alive or in their natural habitat have been filmed by a Saab Seaeye Falcon DR ROV in an expedition to discover new coral communities deep in the Gulf of Mexico.
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NewsWideband multibeam for nearshore survey
Kongsberg Maritime has released what it says is the world' s first true wide band high-resolution multibeam.
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NewsRed7Marine jacking up business at Seawork
Following a merger last year interest in Seawork exhibitor Red7Marine Limited (R7M) has been exceptional, with record sales reported by the company.
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NewsMagnetic attraction for legendary 'Bonhomme Richard'
The Filey Bay Initiative in North Yorkshire has acquired new underwater search equipment to assist in their efforts to identify a sunken wreck off the coast of Filey as the Bonhomme Richard.
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NewsEndangered species research at Lyme Bay
Endangered White-Beaked Dolphins and Balearic Shearwaters are to become the focus of a research collaboration between marine conservation charity Marinelife and Natural England in Lyme Bay, Dorset.
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NewsDiver localization success in US Navy trials
American underwater acoustics specialists FarSounder successfully demonstrated its new Diver Localization Sonar to the US Navy earlier this month in shallow, murky waters off Rhode Island' s Davisville Piers.
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NewsVeripos anniversary move
Veripos, now claiming to be the world’ s second largest supplier of satellite based positioning services to the world offshore industry in a market estimated to be worth at least € 2bn, has marked its 20th anniversary with a move to new premises in Westhill, Aberdeen. Its new headquarters include ...
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Icelandic AUVs for NCS Survey
NCS Survey, also of Aberdeen, has acquired two Gavia type AUVs from designers Hafmynd of Reykjavik in Iceland under a contract worth some $1m. Both swath bathymetry configured systems include GeoSwath sonars and other sensors and have a depth rating of between 200m and 1,000m.
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NetSurvey buys further Seabat sonars
In a deal concluded at last month’ s Ocean Business 2009 event in Southampton UK, Banbury based NetSurvey has ordered two SeaBat 7125-SV dual head multibeam sonar systems from Reson of Denmark.
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Introductory hydrography course
Specialist course organisers Skilltrade BV of Holland are holding a beginners seminar at € 750 per head for anyone interested in hydrography, at the Fastolff Business Centre, Great Yarmouth on 26 and 27 May.
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Valeport warranty scheme
Valeport in Totnes, one of the UK’ s leading manufacturers of hydrographic and oceanographic instrumentation, is now in its 40th year and has launched a new perpetual warranty programme covering any of its products.
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World Hydrography Day
With the third annual UN decreed World Hydrography Day due on 21 June, the intergovernmental International Hydrographic Organization in Monaco has announced this year’ s theme as ‘ Hydrography - Protecting the Marine Environment’ .
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NewsNew Saab ROV development
Pioneering technology at Saab Seaeye in Fareham, Hampshire UK has resulted in what is claimed to be the world’ s most advanced electric work class ROV, which will significantly reduce operating costs by accelerating the shift from hydraulic to electric work ROVs for many more applications.
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Norway to provide updated charts on demand
The Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS) in Stavanger plans to introduce a ‘ Print on Demand’ facility for its updated charts, beginning next year.
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Geoswath multibeam systems for Rijkswaterstaat
GeoAcoustics of Great Yarmouth, which was acquired by Kongsberg Maritime last autumn for a reported £ 4.3m, has delivered four of its GeoSwath multibeam systems to the Rijkswaterstaat (RWS), the arm of the Dutch Ministry of Transportation & Water Management responsible for construction and maintenance of national waterways and flood ...
