(DSME). Contract value is approximately $36.5 million. This is the fifth deepwater drilling riser system contract DSME has awarded Aker Solutions since last year, taking the total drilling riser orders from the Korean yard up to NOK 1 billion. Delivery of the drilling riser system is scheduled for 2011. Contract party is Aker Solutions Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Sonardyne Expands in Houston
business. In a short presentation to invited guests and employees, Binks expressed confidence in the company's prospects and that further growth will be stimulated by the new premises and its amenities. These include a dedicated sales conferencing and customer training room, advanced repair and calibration facilities and space enough to create opportunities for local assembly of products. The new office also contains a purpose-built 10 ft. deep, infloor test tank for acoustic source level and systems testing.
and more economically than anyone else in the world for nearly three decades.
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Down East Delivers Monitoring Buoy System
Down East Instrumentation delivered and installed a second real-time meteorological & oceanographic monitoring buoy system to the Carolinas Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System (Carolinas RCOOS). The first system was delivered and deployed off the coast of Wilmington, NC in May 2008 and has been continually operating since then at their ILM2 site. The latest system complements their array of real-time monitoring buoys and coastal platforms that comprise the observational component of the RCOOS. Carolinas RCOOS is a sub-regional component of the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS); a federal-regional partnership working to provide new tools and forecasts to improve safety, enhance the economy, and protect our environment. The buoy system is also an addition to the inventory of monitoring assets maintained by the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA), of which Down East is a member. The Carolinas RCOOS supports the mission of SECOORA (www.secoora.org) to meet geographically specifMarine Technology Reporter 51
New Option for Underwater Nav
Teledyne RD Instruments (RDI) released its new self-contained Explorer Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) for precision littoral underwater navigation applications. Now, in addition to Teledyne RDI's remote head Explorer, the self-contained configuration offers users Teledyne RDI's proven Broadband technology packed into a single housing for your "power & go" applications. The unit is rated to 500m to cover your littoral navigation needs.
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Sonardyne Group managing director, Barry Clutton, officially opened the new premises of Sonardyne Inc. in Houston, Texas. The event was marked by a customer 'Open House' with equipment demonstrations and tours of the new facilities. Richard Binks, UK sales director, together with representatives of Sonardyne's Survey Support Group were also present to celebrate the occasion. Sonardyne has had an office in Houston for over 15 years, acting as a regional sales hub for the company's subsea acoustic products. At twice the size of the previous office, the new facility has been made possible by strong sales growth within Sonardyne's core North American
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Planet Ocean Signs Deal
Planet Ocean signed a teaming agreement with nearby Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. to explore the opportunities for using bespoke micro-satellites in the oceanographic sector, particularly with respect to oil & gas operators moving into more extreme environments where traditional data sources may not be available. SSTL has been sending small satellites into space more successfully
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