NOC: New National Center Covering Marine Science
03/09/2010
A new, national research organization, delivering integrated marine science and technology from the coast to the deep ocean, working in partnership with the UK marine research community, goes live April 1, 2010.
The National Oceanography Center (NOC) will be wholly owned by the Natural Environment...
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REMUS Aids in Search for Princess Ashika
03/09/2010
Hydroid said that in August 2009, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s Operational Diving Team and a specialist Remote Search Team were flown to Tonga, in an RNZAF Hercules, at short notice to assist with the search for the sunken ferry, Princess Ashika. Its REMUS 100 systems was the primary assets used in...
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ROV Ops: Challenges & Solutions at OI ‘10
03/04/2010
As marine operations move into ever greater water depths and harsher environments around the globe Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) grow in importance and utilization. The challenges and solutions for ROV umbilical and handling systems will be highlighted during the workshop being held by the International...
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New Tech Set to Debut in London
03/04/2010
Featured below are select previews of companies planning to exhibit new technologies, systems or services at the Oceanology International exhibition, scheduled for London ExCeL, March 9-11, 2010.
AML Oceanograpic - Booth F200
AML Oceanographic – formerly Applied Microsystems – will introduce...
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Bourbon Takes Delivery of HD ROV Pair
03/02/2010
Bourbon Subsea Services and Schilling Robotics have developed a new generation of ROVs for the Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of offshore fields. The HD ROV is a robot "Work Class" type, designed to be compact and energy efficient, equaling the largest ROVs by carrying up to 250 kilos of equipment...
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AC-CESS to Debut Fly-Out ROV at OI
03/02/2010
Working in conjunction with its engineering partners All Oceans, the AC-ROV 3000 offers visual inspection support for host vehicle operations in busy, congested and high risk operating environments. The support this provides can be categorized into two roles:
- As a Buddy the AC-ROV 3000 can keep...
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Obituary: Larry Glosten, 1918 to 2010
03/02/2010
Lawrence Robert “Larry” Glosten, founder of The Glosten Associates, a Seattle naval architecture firm, died February 22, 2010 in his home on Bainbridge Island, Wash. He was 91.
Glosten graduated from Webb Institute of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering in 1940...
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Wärtsilä for Polar Supply and Research Vessel
03/02/2010
Wärtsilä signed a contract with the STX Finland Oy shipyard in Rauma, Finland, to deliver four Wärtsilä 32 engines for a Polar Supply and Research Vessel. The wner of the vessel will be the Republic of South Africa's Department of Environmental Affairs, and it will be operated by SMIT Amandla Marine,...
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CDL Launches New Demo Platform
03/02/2010
CDL launched a new demonstration and calibration platform that will be moored at Lake Conroe, 60 minutes north of Houston, Texas. The boat is a custom converted 30 ft. Pontoon boat with a 19 ft. cabin fully air-conditioned for comfort during demonstrations and product calibrations year round...
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Researchers Measure Impacts of Changing Climate on Ocean
02/25/2010
A three-year field program now underway is measuring carbon distributions and primary productivity in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean to help scientists worldwide determine the impacts of a changing climate on ocean biology and biogeochemistry. The study, Climate Variability on the East Coast (CliVEC),...
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Schilling Robotic's HD
02/25/2010
The HD is a compact work-class ROV system optimized for rapid mobilizations on vessels and rigs of opportunity serving the IRM, drill support and construction markets. The HD delivers performance featuring Schilling’s power efficiency management system which is designed to deliver superior ROV operational...
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