About 55 million years ago, a massive chunk of land rose up from the floor of the North Sea, giving birth to a wild and beautiful river vall… (thestar) [mappress] Source: Thestar , July 14, 2011;
The first in a series of courses on the theoretical and practical aspects of hydrographic database design and management to support the development of marine, national and regional spatial data infrastructures (SDI) was delivered successfully from June 20th to 24th, 2011 in Bangkok. The course was h
GEO.xyz announces the latest addition to it’s fleet of survey & support vessels. “GEOSURVEYOR VI” was delivered to GEO.xyz in June, the Belgian Head quartered company, specialising in hydrographic & geophysical surveys. The vessel is the third addition to GEO.xyz’s fleet of survey & support vessels
A drone submarine was launched into the depths of the lake this week as federal officials hope to discover new leads in an ongoing lake leve… (whitebearpress) [mappress] Source: whitebearpress, July 13, 2011;
Turku Repair Yard which is a subsidiairy of the concern BLRT Grupp upgraded once again a scientific ship for expeditions Akademik Fjodorov which participates in research of the Arctic. During works that continued for 30 days special geophysical equipment for seismic sounding of sea bottom contour an
The UK’s leadership in the development of wave-generated power continued apace as wave energy developer Aquamarine Power invited Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond MSP to unveil the Oyster 800, the company’s next-generation hydro-electric wave energy converter. 800kW device At a ceremony at Burn
World leading marine rental company, Ashtead Technology, announces the appointment of MacArtney Norge A/S as Ashtead Technology agent for… (subseauk) [mappress] Source: subseauk, July 13, 2011;
Offshore Energy again attracts leading companies to its two-day conference. IHC, Jumbo and Van Oord are among the confirmed speakers at Offshore Energy, Shell, GdF Suez and Chevron are invited. Conference delegates can choose from a wide range of separately bookable half-day conferences and brief to
On behalf of its co-venturers BP is pleased to announce an agreement to progress a major re-development of the Schiehallion and Loyal oil fields to the west of the Shetland Islands. Schiehallion and Loyal have produced nearly 400 million barrels of oil since production started in 1998 and an estimat
PDM Neptec has been chosen to appear in Marine Technology Reporter’s special annual publication, which profiles the leading 100 companies currently serving the marine technology and ocean science community. The report is published in July, and distributed worldwide to more than 25,000 companies, gov
Vessel utilization is defined as the percentage of the full quarter where the vessel is in paid work either in the form of acquisition, mobilization, demobilization, steaming, standby or other. The vessel utilization for all vessels operated by SeaBird for Q1 2011 was 69% (Q1 2011: 49%). The Ocean B
The highly topical theme of this year’s International Marine Contractors Association Annual Seminar – the future of marine and subsea operations – has resulted in the publication of a highly relevant and thought provoking programme. The seminar, the nineteenth in the series, will be held on 9–10 Nov
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the Consortium for Ocean Leadership (OL) announced that Hydroid, a KONGSBERG Company, will provide Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and docking stations to support the Pioneer Array of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). WHOI, an impleme
Trelleborg Offshore has revealed a new diver-friendly piggyback clamp designed to improve safety during installation. Trelleborg developed the clamp at the request of leading offshore construction company, McDermott in collaboration with Trelleborg Offshore UAE distributor, Unique Maritime Group. Re
