The Prime Minister’s Office and the Menachem Begin Heritage Center are expected to carry out an underwater search for the remnants of the… (Haaretz) [mappress] Source: Haaretz, June 23 , 2011;
World Hydrography Day is celebrated each year on June 21st, which is the anniversary of the founding of the International Hydrographic Office in 1921. The day recognises the achievements of the hydrographic community and raises awareness of the importance of hydrography. This year, CARIS, the world’
Spectrum has completed the reprocessing of approximately 9,000kms of regional 2D seismic data from the Italian sector of the Adriatic Sea on a Multi Client basis. The original surveys were acquired by the Italian government as part of a study to highlight the hydrocarbon potential of the Adriatic Se
THE tide floods in and out of Poole Harbour twice a day every day and now a plan is being proposed to harness that huge force… By Diana Henderson (bournemouthecho) [mappress] Source: bournemouthecho, June 22, 2011;
Oceana will launch the second leg of a three leg scientific expedition exploring Important Ecological Areas (IEAs) in the Pacific Ocean using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and high definition video cameras. The West Coast expedition commenced June 13th in Monterey Bay, California, and will concl
Trevor Uptain, Adam Simko, Michael Filimon and Zachary Miller have been selected as recipients of the Marine Technology Society’s 2011 ROV Committee Scholarships. In addition Russell Ives, Houston Fortney, Kip Hacking and Sebastian Baca received MTS ROV Committee MATE Center Scholarships. Trevor Upt
NCS Survey, an Acteon company, announces the appointment of John Meaden as Chief Operating Officer reporting to Andy Gray, President. John will assist NCS Survey with the next stage of its growth following the recent acquisition of NCS by Acteon Group Ltd. Andy Gray stated “We are delighted to have
Wave energy company Aquamarine Power took the first step towards installation of its second full-scale Oyster wave energy converter last week with the arrival of the „Excalibur‟ jack-up barge in Orkney. The vessel is now stationed at the European Marine Energy Centre‟s (EMEC) Billia Croo site, where
Saudi Arabia has begun laying stress on hydrography, knowing fully well that exclusion of this science for a maritime nation like the Kingdo… (arabnews) [mappress] Source: arabnews, June 21 , 2011;
Expro announces a major new investment programme that will reinforce the group’s leading position as a supplier of innovative technology and specialist services to the upstream oil and gas sector. The programme includes expanding the group’s established fleet of Subsea Safety Tools and Well Test Pac
An underwater battlefield off the coast of North Carolina is the site of a search for two undiscovered World War II shipwrecks… (enctoday) [mappress] Source: enctoday, June 20 , 2011;
A new centre to develop and test offshore wind condition monitoring technologies – and help Scotland meet its renewable energy targets – … (engineerlive) [mappress] Source: engineerlive, June 20, 2011;
A new centre to develop and test offshore wind condition monitoring technologies – and help Scotland meet its renewable energy targets – … (engineerlive) [mappress] Source: engineerlive, June 20, 2011;
Researchers who discovered a sunken Navy submarine in which 42 sailors drowned off Key West more than 60 years ago are beginning the next… (keysnews) [mappress] Source: keysnews, June 20 , 2011;
