Subsea Services News – Page 81
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NewsMobile ROV Repair Saves the Day
As the ROV market is expanding rapidly, many ROV operators are forced to focus mainly on their direct operational performance, leaving them struggling with the maintenance and support for their valuable systems. Based at Zierikzee in the Netherlands, Seatec Underwater Systems B.V. has responded to these circumstances by expanding it’ ...
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NewsSentinel Satisfies In Underwater Warfare Trials
The new Sentinel Diver Detection System from Sonardyne International successfully completed a four-day series of intensive trials at the US Naval Underwater Warfare Center, Newport, Rhode Island during October. Although full details of the tests cannot be disclosed, the US Navy subjected the system to a variety of threat scenarios. ...
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News'Impossible' Underwater Repair Now Routine
When a fishing line and net became stuck between the seal rings of a 168m container ship, the underwater repair company, Hydrex, flew a highly qualified diving team to Salalah, Oman, to carry out the renewal of the aft stern tube seals of the vessel underwater.
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NewsSo What is New in Diving 20 Years on? By Roger O'Kane
On a momentous day in 1987, Maritime Journal leapt into the lives of anyone interested or involved in any aspects of the maritime oriented disciplines, and little did we know then that this publication would mark a significant period of transition in marine activity and diving in particular.
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NewsSurvey Options for New Trinity House Vessel
Described in greater detail elsewhere in this issue of Maritime Journal, Trinity House' s new Polish built multi-function tender ' THV Galatea' is equipped with an impressive array of hydrographic equipment, enabling it to carry out detailed survey operations in addition to its other duties on behalf of the General ...
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Galileo Under Fire
Galileo, Europe' s multi-billion € version of the US global positioning system (GPS), which was originally supposed to become operational next year but is now delayed until around 2014, is a seriously flawed venture, says Professor David Last, President of the Royal Institution of Navigation (RINA).
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DNV ECDIS Study
If Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) are to become mandatory aboard ships, the number of groundings is likely to be reduced by a third, according to a study commissioned by classification authority Det Norske Veritas (DNV).
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Fugro Harnesses Expertise
Dutch survey and geosciences conglomerate Fugro is to harness its worldwide expertise with establishment of a Global GeoConsulting Service operating in three main geographical areas, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the US. The company says it will provide specialised consultancy in each region and operate via existing offices of its Geotechnical and ...
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NewsThe Tide Turns to Bluetooth
TideM8 is a combination of the Ohmex TideM8 miniature tide gauge system and Trimble''s Juno hand held Mobile PC with integrated GPS. The system is a brand new design based on the ''Winstrument'' concept of an instrument using Bluetooth communications and Mobile PC equipment as the user interface.
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Massive ECDIS Delivery for Indian Navy
The Russia originating marine electronics and software company Transas, which has established its international headquarters in Cork and also has a base in Portsmouth, has completed delivery of 139 of its Navi-Sailor ECDIS systems for the Indian Navy''s fleet of vessels under a contract originally signed last year which also ...
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NewsQuicker ENC Permits
The UK Hydrographic Office advises that its global network of distributors can now receive a permit for Electronic Nautical Charts (ENCs) in less than ten minutes.
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New Klein Sidescan Sonar
US subsea search and survey systems specialists L-3 Klein, well known in Europe for their series of sidescan sonars, have introduced a new portable digital model designed for search and rescue missions.
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Innomar Acoustic Workshop
Sub-bottom profiling specialists Innomar Technologie of Germany are staging a third annual workshop on Seabed Acoustics in Rostock from 15-16 November.
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IMCA Revises Digital Video Document
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), which now has over 400 offshore, marine and underwater engineering member companies in 47 countries, is presently revising its Digital Video Offshore guidance document first published in September 2005.
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NewsMixing It In Marine Environments
At the 9th International Conference on Nearshore and Estuarine Cohesive Sediment Transport Processes (INTERCOH) at Brest in France last month, researchers from HR Wallingford delivered results from broad ranging studies in estuary processes. Amongst these were the findings of HR Wallingford research on the behaviour of suspended sediments.
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NewsSeabed Cranes Excavate Lost Cargo
This summer the Netherland''s Seatec Underwater Systems BV provided several underwater monitoring systems , subsea pump units, various subsea components and engineering assistance which enabled Mammoet Salvage to recover part of a cargo of aluminium bars from a sunken cargo ship in the Baltic Sea using two cranes located on ...
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Guidance on Underwater Air Lift Bags
Updated guidance on ''Underwater Air Lift Bags'' has been published by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA). It addresses the initial and periodic examination, testing, certification and maintenance of underwater type bags (cylindrical totally enclosed, closed and open parachute bags) used by divers to lift submerged objects.
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NewsInternational Collaboration on Seaglider
Having taken eight years to perfect, Seaglider is a buoyancy driven autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developed by scientists and engineers at the University of Washington''s School of Oceanography and Applied Physics Laboratory in the USA.
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Comanche Commands Attention
Aberdeen based ROV designer and manufacturer Sub-Atlantic has received a £ 1m order for two Comanche electric ROV systems from Bluestream Group international subsea contractor, Bluestream NL.
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NewsRV 'Prince Madog' Available for Hire
RV Prince Madog, the 34.9m Dutch built multi-purpose research vessel jointly operated by the University of Wales, Bangor and VT Group, is now available for charter at a special winter rate of £ 3,463 per day.
