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Entries for December 2007
Tideland Signal, the international aids to navigation specialist, has supplied a package of safety measures for Aker Floating Production's SMART 1 FPSO, which is to be deployed in India's MD-6 offshore field. SMART 1 will be equipped with audible and visual warning stations, one at the bow and the other in the stern. Each consists of a light station with one main 15nm and one secondary 10nm ML-300 lantern and a 2nm AB-560 fog signal. There are al...
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The premier global forum for the marine science and ocean technology community and the largest meeting of its kind anywhere in the world, the OI08 conference and exhibition will be held 11-13 March at London’s ExCeL. The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) and the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) are tasked with organising all elements of the milestone conference and also organising four very special awards - ...
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Kongsberg Maritime, a world leading supplier of maritime simulation systems has introduced a next generation monitoring, assessment and configuration tool for its Neptune Engine Room and Cargo Handling simulators. The Neptune Instructor System has been designed to enhance the quality of simulation training by providing complete, user-friendly control of student exercises. The Neptune Instructor System enables the instructor to develop bespoke exe...
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Fugro Singapore took delivery of OCTANS Serial Number 1000, part of an order of eight OCTANS for their FCV 3000 Work Class ROV Systems, in November 2007.The FCV 3000 is a 150HP Deep Water Work Class ROV. Designed and built in-house by Fugro, it boasts state of the art positioning, construction support, inspection and survey technologies. It is capable of undertaking a range of complex underwater intervention and support tasks at water depths up t...
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A new annual Undergraduate Award Scheme for final year students studying physical oceanography, applied oceanography and/or meteorology has been launched by Fugro GEOS and the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST).The competitive award scheme, open to student members of IMarEST enrolled on a full-time course at a UK university or College is based on a single payment of up to £500 to the winning student.
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The Marine Technology Society Board of Directors is pleased to announce that it has selected a new executive director. Richard Lawson will come onboard at MTS headquarters in Columbia, Maryland, on January 7, 2008. The executive director is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the society.According to MTS President Bruce C. Gilman, P.E., Mr. Lawson was a standout choice from a strong field of candidates. "Rich's selection was a thorough, o...
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The new Sentinel Diver Detection System, from Sonardyne International, successfully completed a four-day series of intensive trials at the US Naval Underwater Warfare Center, Newport, Rhode Island during October. Although full details of the tests cannot be disclosed, the US Navy subjected the system to a variety of threat scenarios. The Sentinel not only met all requirements of the tests, but also exceeded expectations during the challenging app...
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Planet Ocean Ltd of Surrey UK announce that Icelandic marine research instrument manufacturer Star-Oddi, have selected them as their approved distributor in the UK and Ireland.Planet Ocean’s Terry Sloane, comments “Star-Oddi are well known for designing and producing the worlds smallest marine instruments and data loggers used primarily in fish biology, research and aquaculture. These innovative devices have a much wider use in general oceanograp...
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GEMS recently completed a five month environmental compliance monitoring programme in Fos-sur-Mer on the South coast of France. Two surface buoys were deployed to monitor sediment plume dispersal during dredging operations, and offer protection for the commercially sensitive oyster beds in the vicinity. Each buoy was interfaced to a subsea YSI-6600 sonde fitted with turbidity, conductivity, temperature and pressure sensors. Data were relayed to G...
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OSIL(Ocean Scientific International Ltd.) have recently managed to produce their Low Nutrient Seawater with the lowest nutrient concentration to date. Each batch of raw seawater collected is monitored extensively by OSIL during preparation of their seawater products, and it is this monitoring that has allowed them to identify the seasonal and spatial variations in the seawater that leads to the lower nutrient levels. OSIL are now confident of the...
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