Dockwise expands OCTOPUS Onboard installations
05/30/2008
Following the existing OCTOPUS installations onboard the open-deck vessels Mighty Servant 1 and Transshelf, Dockwise Shipping B.V. has ordered additional installations for use onboard the new T-class vessels, which are conversions from single hull tankers to heavy lift vessels...
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Shedding the Subsea Offshore LITE
06/17/2008
The Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE) and Global Industries partnered to share LITE visualization technology and high performance computing capabilities with oil and gas industry leaders at OTC in Houston.
“Our hosts for OTC, Global Industries, gave us the opportunity to share our...
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Gjøa Contract to Technip Norge
06/17/2008
StatoilHydro has awarded the contract for the fabrication and installation of structures and tie-in of the pipeline systems for the Gjøa project to Technip Norge AS. Work will start immediately. Technip has previously been awarded the contract for the fabrication and installation of the in-field pipelines...
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IXSEA Moves to New Aberdeen Office
06/17/2008
IXSEA moved to larger offices in Aberdeen. The company has recently set up a new offshore division headed up by Richard Parkinson, who came to IXSEA from UTEC Survey Ltd. and will soon appoint an Area Technical Manager. “The office move highlights IXSEA’s strong presence in the offshore market and...
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Triton Imaging wins Port Security Deal
06/17/2008
Triton Imaging won a contract by the Port of Los Angeles to provide an “Underwater Explosive Detection System” based on the Triton HarborSuite. The integrated system is designed to provide protection from underwater IEDs by integrating seabed image data collected by port survey operations and making...
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Teledyne RDI Debuts New Current Profiler
06/02/2008
In response to customer demand, Teledyne RD Instruments’ recently released Doppler Volume Sampler (DVS) is now available for 6000M operation. Teledyne RD Instruments' low-power DVS, originally designed for shallow water moored current measurement applications, is now rated for deep water 6000M operation....
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Marport Awarded Canadian Navy Contract
06/03/2008
Marport Canada won a contract with an approximate value of $1.4m to upgrade the depth
sounders on the Halifax class frigates. Marport’s sounder upgrade will replace the existing AN/SQN 501 sounding equipment with an open architecture, software defined solution designed for submarines and surface...
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SonTek/YSI Assists China in Disaster Recovery
06/03/2008
Fears of flash flooding and massive mudslides continue to threaten thousands in China, who are still working to pick up the shattered pieces of their lives following the massive 8.0 magnitude earthquake, the epicenter of which was Wenchuan county's Sichuan province on May 12th...
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U.S. Navy Sub Rescue System Certified
06/03/2008
OceanWorks announced that the U.S. Navy has completed certification of its new sub rescue system for manned operations under its Deep Submergence Systems Program (DSSP). Manned certification marks the successful completion of OceanWorks’ role as Designer and System Integrator for the SRS-RCS (Submarine...
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