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1924 Although considered the likely winner, British sprinter Eric Liddel refused to run in the 100m heats at the Paris Olympics because it fell on a Sunday. 1956 Calder Hall nuclear power plant, Britain's first nuclear power station, began operating. 1960 Senegal gained independence from France. 1977 The US Voyager I spacecraft was launched on its journey via
Jupiter and Saturn to become the first artificial object to leave the solar system. 1991 Estonia declared independence. 1996 India formally vetoed a draught of the multinational Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, which would forbid its signatories to test nuclear weapons. 2000 US golfer Tiger Woods won the USA PGA championship at Valhalla, Kentucky, USA, becoming only the second man in history after Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three major golfing titles in one season.
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Ann Douglas joins R2Sonic as VP of Operations
Posted by Rons_ROV_Links on Wednesday, 20 August (0 reads) |
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 Ann T. Douglas has joined R2Sonic in the capacity as Vice President of Operations. "It is a great pleasure to join R2Sonic and, once again, work with the team that created the first portable commercial shallow water multibeam echosounder systems."
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Nexans concludes its acquisition of Intercond
Posted by Rons_ROV_Links on Wednesday, 20 August (2 reads) |
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 Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, announces the closing of its acquisition of the Italian company Intercond, a leading European manufacturer of special cables, mainly for industrial equipment including subsea activities.
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Global Marine upgrades and purchases new Makai software
Posted by Rons_ROV_Links on Wednesday, 20 August (5 reads) |
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 Global Marine has purchased the full suite of Makai software.
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ONR extends SeeByte PATT contract
Posted by Rons_ROV_Links on Wednesday, 20 August (3 reads) |
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 SeeByte, a cutting edge software solutions company, is pleased to announce the award of a twelve month contract extension through the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
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University of Maryland wins 11th International AUV Competition
Posted by Rons_ROV_Links on Tuesday, 19 August (11 reads) |
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 Robotics@Maryland won the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International and Office of Naval Research 11th Annual International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Competition in San Diego, Calif., this past weekend.
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IMCA membership passes the 500-mark globally
Posted by Rons_ROV_Links on Tuesday, 19 August (14 reads) |
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 A major milestone has been reached by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), the global trade association that represents offshore, marine and underwater engineering companies, with the announcement that the association now has over 500 member companies based in over 50 countries.
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SolidWorks success at Perry Slingsby Systems Limited
Posted by Rons_ROV_Links on Tuesday, 19 August (21 reads) |
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 Perry Slingsby Systems Ltd is a brand known for its excellence in designing and engineering solutions for remote intervention needs across the world in industries such as Oil and Gas and Defence. The product range includes trench and submarine cable plows and submarine rescue systems.
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E-Marine's cableship Niwa is ready for operation after its DP II upgrade
Posted by Rons_ROV_Links on Tuesday, 19 August (10 reads) |
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 E-Marine PJSC, the leader in submarine cable installation, maintenance and repair in the Middle East, today announced the successful attainment of CS Niwa after its upgrade to DP II, which will allow it to perform surgical operations in very close proximity to oil and gas platforms. DP II is a requirement for the installation, repair or maintenance of telecommunications and power cables in the oil fields in general and in the closest proximity to Oil & Gas platforms in particular.
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Fugro acquires companies in India and Australia
Posted by Rons_ROV_Links on Monday, 18 August (31 reads) |
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 Fugro has acquired NexTerra Geophysical Solutions Private Limited in Kolkata, India, as well as the Australian based company SureSpek ISS Pty Ltd.
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Cable: Alcatel-Lucent signs new contract to build the Atlantic-Mediterranean segment of
Posted by Rons_ROV_Links on Monday, 18 August (8 reads) |
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 Alcatel-Lucent has signed a contract to deploy the Atlantic-Mediterranean segment of the 15,000 km (9,000 mile), Europe India Gateway (EIG) submarine cable system. EIG is the first direct, high-bandwidth optical-fiber submarine cable system from the United Kingdom to India, and will significantly enhance capacity and diversity between the countries and territories of three continents. With completion scheduled in the second quarter of 2010, EIG will deliver an ultimate capacity of up to 3.84 terabits per second (Tbps) to provide upgradeable transmission facilities that support Internet, e-commerce, video, data and voice services.
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Olympic Intervention IV due in Gulf of Mexico
Posted by Rons_ROV_Links on Monday, 18 August (33 reads) |
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 Christened July 12, in Aalesund, Norway, the Olympic Intervention IV is chartered for an initial term of five years to Oceaneering International, Inc. as previously announced.
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Cable: Seacom Subsea Cable Project on Schedule
Posted by jamesmc on Sunday, 17 August (16 reads) |
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 Construction on-schedule with major ground and sea-based activities proceeding over the next eight months
The construction of SEACOM's 15,000 km fibre optic undersea cable, linking southern and east Africa, Europe and south Asia, is on schedule and set to go live as planned in June 2009.
The cable will go into service long before the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks-off in South Africa and SEACOM has already been working with key broadcasters to meet their broadband requirements. The team is also trying to expedite the construction in an attempt to assist with the broadcasting requirements of the FIFA Confederations Cup scheduled for June 2009.
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Mako DeepWater introduces Tiger Shark and STJ subsea tools
Posted by Rons_ROV_Links on Friday, 15 August (21 reads) |
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 Mako DeepWater, a subsea Remote Intervention service provider, located in Houston, Texas, has added the Tiger Shark torque tool to its list of other top of the line products that they currently offer.
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Subsea 7 engineers dive into intensive training at The Underwater Centre
Posted by Rons_ROV_Links on Friday, 15 August (33 reads) |
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 Scotland's Underwater Centre in Fort William has extended the depth of its relationship with offshore contractor Subsea 7 by providing training for 11 of its inspection engineers in commercial diving and ROV use.
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SeaBat provides 15 years of continuous service with EMC
Posted by Rons_ROV_Links on Thursday, 14 August (23 reads) |
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 First purchased in 1990, RESON's SeaBat 8101 has now seen more than 15 years continuous service with EMC Inc., one of US's leading marine survey companies.
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| Thursday, 14 August | | · | Oceaneering announces record second quarter earnings |
| · | GeoAcoustics Deep Tow 2000 detects crashed aircraft |
| Wednesday, 13 August | | · | Tritech launch subsea acoustic telemetry product range |
| Tuesday, 12 August | | · | SMD contract awarded for latest generation MD3 Plough for NTT WE Marine |
| · | ROVsim Undersea Pilot Series Volume 2 released |
| · | Subsea 7 confirms contract from BP in Angola |
| Monday, 11 August | | · | Fugro wins contract in Brazil |
| · | Technip awarded a major frame agreement for subsea pipelines in West Africa |
| Friday, 08 August | | · | Schilling Robotics appoints Clay Cottingham as new head of customer service, to |
| · | Bowtech launches new ultra low light underwater camera |
| · | Coabis 10.2 released |
| · | Ixsea appoints Sales Manager for new offshore division based in Stavangar |
| Thursday, 07 August | | · | North Sea alert charges dropped |
| · | Globacom 9,500km submarine cable project ready next year |
| · | Omantel signs agreement to extend fiber optic submarine cable to Omani coasts |
| · | New VP of Sales for Americas joins RESON |
| Wednesday, 06 August | | · | Ocean Modules delivers V8 Sii ROV to MMT AB |
| · | NSW win contract for the delivery and installation of submarine power cables for |
| · | LinkQuest rolls out low-cost acoustic flow meter |
| Tuesday, 05 August | | · | A ROVing we will go |
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