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SEPA Embarks on Survey to Map Scotland’s Marine Environment
Marine ecologists and oceanography experts from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency have on 19 May embarked on a four week survey as part of ongoing work to improve scientific understanding of Scotland’s natural marine environment. Utilising SEPA’s survey vessel, the Sir John Murray, data and
Picture of the Day: Chief of Engineers Visits Dredger “McFarland”
Lieutenant General Thomas P. Bostick, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General and the Chief of Engineers, recently toured the Philadelphia District and met with leadership, staff, student interns, and the crew of the dredger “McFarland”. Bostick discussed challenges and opportunities in a to
Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department Completes VideoRay ROV Training
Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department Dive Rescue and Recovery team in North Dakota recently completed training on their new VideoRay Pro 4 Remotely Operated Vehicle. The Dive Team’s system came equipped with Teledyne BlueView multibeam imaging sonar for searches in near-zero visibility water. The Di
Sonardyne to Participate at International Port Security Conference
Commercial ports face a wide variety of security challenges, ranging from cargo theft and smuggling to the ever present threat of terrorist activity. Surveillance technologies to detect unauthorised access on land are widely utilised however for many ports, tackling the threat posed from access unde
Survey to Map Scotland’s Marine Environment Begins
Marine ecologists and oceanography experts from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) have yesterday embarked on a four week survey as part of ongoing work to improve scientific understanding of Scotland’s natural marine environment. Utilising SEPA’s survey vessel, the Sir John Murray, d
Students Compete in SeaPerch ROV Challenge
Adding to the excitement of this year’s event, middle and high school students got an underwater view of their SeaPerch robots as they raced through obstacle courses during the fourth annual SeaPerch National Challenge held May 17 in Hattiesburg, Miss. Sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR)
USA: ASBPA Presents List of Best Restored Beaches for 2014
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) released its much-anticipated annual list of the nation’s best restored beaches. This year’s list provides representation from the west, east and the Gulf coasts of the United States. The 2014 winners are: – Aquia Landing County Park, Sta
UK: Kennet and Avon Canal in Need of Repairs
People in Wiltshire and Berkshire are invited to take a charity boat trip along the scenic Kennet and Avon Canal on Sunday, 25 May. The trips will raise money for vital repairs to the waterway, which was damaged by the torrential weather earlier in the year. These trips, which are being run by the K
Deep Blue Launches New Shuttle Sub ROV
Deep Blue Engineering UK Ltd has introduced the Shuttle Sub. The new lift and deployment system is a large payload-carrying, remotely operated vehicle. Developed for companies involved in subsea operations, the Shuttle Sub offers an efficient and cost-effective way to deploy heavy payloads – such as
DP World Brisbane Reaches Another Milestone (Australia)
Navis celebrated the grand opening of the new DP World Brisbane terminal and the go-live of the Navis N4 terminal operating system (TOS) to support its semi-automated operations. Implementation of N4 at DP World Brisbane, the fourth member of the DP World Australia family of terminals to go live on
Congressman Highlights Importance of Water Infrastructure Projects (USA)
Congressman Tom Reed said that the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to consider the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), a bill to facilitate upgrades to water infrastructure in the United States. The WRRDA conferees came to an agreement between House and Senate bill version
Blu. Installs LNG Tanks at New Loadout Facility (USA)
Blu. has successfully installed four 60,000- gallon LNG storage tanks at its new loadout facility in Washington State. This new facility will have the capability of providing more than 100,000-gallons of LNG per day to all fueling markets in the Pacific Northwest. “This represents a significant mile
AMPTO Launches Legal Fight Over Dredge Spoil Dumping (Australia)
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has welcomed the decision by the Australian Marine Park Tourism Operators (AMPTO) to issue a legal challenge to the decision to dump three million cubic metres of dredge spoil in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef. Felicity Wishart, AMCS Great Barr
Teledyne BlueView Adds New Sonar to MSeries Family
Teledyne BlueView has released the M900-2250-130 in both standard 1000m depth rating and 4000m depth rating. The M900-2250-130 includes the third generation electronics package called ‘S3’ electronics. The ‘S3’ electronics package gives users the most advanced controls over the sonar settings includ