Subsea Services News – Page 92
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NewsINSS Data Available
The Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), in association with the Irish Marine Institute, wants to hear from any company or organisation with an interest in licensing data from the present Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS) project for future development or augmentation of products and services.
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New Simrad ECS Systems
Simrad of Norway has launched a new range of electronic chart systems, the CS50 and CS60 Series, designed for vessels operating on fixed routes such as Ro-Ro ferries and local supply craft; fast update rates also make them ideal for high-speed craft as well as survey, coastal and river vessels, ...
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NewsWijsmuller Divers Pump Oil from Wreck
On May 22 this year the large tanker Kaminesan and the vehicle carrier Hyundai No 105 collided in the Singapore Straits, at a position some 6km south east of the island of Sentosa.
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NewsUnderwater Search for Iconic Shipwreck
Russian and Danish divers used the first CE approved closed circuit breathing system last month during a four day underwater research mission in the Arctic''s Chukchi Sea. The Inspiration Closed Circuit Rebreathers (CCR) are able to reuse the oxygen left unused in each exhaled breath while they simultaneously remove CO ...
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Ruco Software Contract
Marine Projects International of Middlesbrough has acquired EIVA NaviPac navigation software from specialist survey distributors, Ruco. It will be used by Andrews Survey personnel aboard MPI''s new vessel, Resolution, for various positioning tasks including installation of subsea foundations for a wind farm at Kentish Flats.
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NewsHydro4 Programme Announced
Nearly 30 papers by leading experts from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, UK and the US are to be presented at The Hydrographic Society ''s14th biennial international symposium in Galway, Ireland from 2-4 November.
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First Sale of New Marinus System to GSE
VT TSS of Watford reports the first sale of its new Marinus attitude heading and reference system, to Aberdeen-based GSE Rentals .
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SeaZone Free Seminars
SeaZone Solutions , the joint Metoc-UK Hydrographic Office marine data solutions provider of worldwide geographic information, is holding a series of free morning seminars on its activities and proposed developments.
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Ilex Harbour Survey Package
More software developments, this time from Ilex Computing of Great Yarmouth with their HarbourMan suite designed to allow port and harbour authorities to carry out bathymetric surveys at minimal cost.
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Brighton Hypack Seminar
Del Norte Technology of Swindon announced at seawork a three-day joint seminar with Hypack Inc in Brighton from 25-28 October.
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Low-cost Chart Planner
WinChart Planner , an entry-level chart plotting programme costing just £ 99, was one of a number of new developments featured by Chartwork which specialises in developing navigational software for fishing, leisure and commercial vessels from bases in Portsmouth and Norway. The suite, says Director Tim Lovegrove, can run on ...
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NewsNew Valeport Tide Gauge
Among new developments on show at seawork was Midas TMS from Valeport , which the Totnes-based company claims to represent an evolution in the field of tide gauges and environmental monitoring stations.
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New UKHO Developments £1.5m Order for Sonardyne
The UK Hydrographic Office and Metoc in Hampshire are to further collaborate with the formation of SeaZone Solutions Ltd, a joint venture between Metoc and Admiralty Holdings Ltd (AHL), the latter operated by the UKHO on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
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Swathe Check
Bath UK based PCAL Technology Ltd has just released ''BDHA for Windows, a software system well suited for coastal engineering projects and asset management for port authorities.
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NewsSOC Discovers New Seabed Features
New and unusual seabed features have been discovered in the Mediterranean just beyond the River Rhone''s mouth in France by a team from the Southampton Oceanography Centre (SOC).
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CARIS Workshop
The Dutch arm of Canadian software specialists CARIS is organising a ninth international user workshop in Hamburg from 22-25 November with an agenda featuring hands-on training, presentations, demonstrations, discussions and networking opportunities. Electronic charting, hydrography and system integration are among main topics with abstracts of papers invited for consideration by ...
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NewsNew Kit for Underwater Corrosion Monitoring
Specialist test equipment manufacturer Buckleys (URVAL) Ltd has launched a Marine Survey Kit to enhance its existing underwater corrosion analysis range.
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NewsUnderwater Shaft Sealing Averts Drydock
UMC International recently designed and applied an innovative underwater temporary shaft sealing system, which allowed the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) to successfully undertake afloat modifications to the design of the inboard shaft seal system fitted to the Royal Navy''s amphibious assault ship, HMS Ocean .
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Follow That Diver With Easytrak
Applied Acoustic Engineering of Great Yarmouth UK has launched a new ultra-short baseline (USBL) tracking system which it designed as an economical solution for tracking a variety of underwater targets including ROVs, towfish and divers.
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Twelve Year High for Diving Incidents
Figures released by the UK''s Maritime and Coastguard Agency show that diving related incidents dealt with by HM Coastguard last year had their highest total in the last 12 years, with 12 fatalities representing a doubling of the 2002 figure.
