BlueView Technologies, the world leader in compact acoustic imaging and measurement technology, is now including its new ProViewer Plus operating software with all 2D Multibeam Imaging Sonar shipments. ProViewer Plus features the industry’s most advanced target tracking capabilities through exclusiv
The world renowned survey department of Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) in Holland has just taken receipt of their first integrated Underwater Inspection System (UIS™) from CodaOctopus. Purchased through our agent, Nautikaris BV, RWS have already scheduled a full program of survey and inspection work for thei
The £1m vessel arrived at the Port at the end of December and has been undergoing rigorous trials and crew training. Today, Sir Bobby’s widow and son, Lady Elsie Robson and Andrew Robson will attend the ceremony at the Customs House Pontoon, South Shields. Lady Robson will officially “launch” the bo
The new boat is designed to do all the regular maintenance jobs that help keep the river open for shipping, from dredging the river bed to keeping the Port berths clear of debris. The new full-time skipper is Russell Heron, 28, from South Shields. He said: “I am really proud to be working on the [&h
Unique Maritime Group, one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers announced that they have recently delivered two Echoscope 3D Sonars to DI-MEDCO, a joint venture between Dredging International and Middle East Dredging Company for the planned shore protectio
Dredge Yard, a specialized company in dredging technology and dredging equipment based in the Netherlands and United Arab Emirates has announced the launch of the dredge suction mouth. The dredge suction mouth is a dredge component positioned behind the cutter head of a Cutter Suction Dredger during
St. Johns Ship Building of Palatka, Fla. delivered two custom built twin screw push tugs, the Lady Shayne and the Lady Dashelle, for Smithbridge of Brisbane Australia. These 25-ft tugs feature twin John Deere model diesel engines with a combined rating of 600hp and conventional shaft drives with rev
L-3 Klein Associates, Inc. has introduced a new lightweight, rapidly deployable side scan sonar (SSS) for search and recovery (SAR) applications. The state-of-the-art HydroScan® implements advanced technologies not previously available in side scan sonars, resulting in a highly compact profile that
BlueView Technologies the world leader in compact acoustic imaging and measurement technology has extended the maximum detection range of its P450 Series 2D Mulitbeam Imaging Sonar to 300 meters (984 ft.). BlueView’s P450 Series now offer the longest real-time detection range available from a compac
Flotation specialist Superior Plastech has released its newly designed next generation range of hose and pipe floats. Designed for multiple industrial marine applications, uses include dredging, mining, water treatment and aquaculture. The floats are high-impact rotomoulded polyethylene and have int
Coastline Surveys Ltd has completed a major contract for a geotechnical survey and laboratory analysis in support of the MoD’s capital dredge campaign in Portsmouth Harbour. The programme is to support the extensive upgrade and deepening of the channel. The pre-dredge geotechnical survey involved th
Qingzhou Dongwei Dredger Co. Ltd. has designed a new 300m3 hydraulic cutter suction dredger DW-C200. Specifications: Total length: 29.5m Total width: 6.5m Hull depth: 2.2m Main pontoon size: 15×3.5×2.2m Side pontoons size: 19×1.5×2.2m Draft: 1.4m Cutter Dia of cutter head: 1345mm Number of blades: 5
Seatronics, an Acteon company, now owns the most RESON SeaBat® multibeam echo sounder systems in the world. As part of an ongoing commitment to providing a market-leading range of rental equipment, the multimillion dollar investment will offer Seatronics’ clients the latest SeaBat 8125-H and SeaBat
Ellicott Dredges, LLC had a record-breaking Q4 of 2011, and a full year 2011. In fact over just the last 40 days of the year, the Ellicott team successfully shipped over a dozen new dredges to 7 different countries, including to every inhabited continent, setting an industry record. For the full yea