Rubymar Sinking Puts Coral Reefs At Risk
in recent years a vessel has sunk with vast quantities of fertiliser on board, and perhaps the only sinking in a sensitive coral ecosystem.Earlier this year, a German-flagged vessel carrying 1,000 tonnes of nitrogen fertiliser struck a bridge and sank along the Danube River border between Serbia and Croatia.Serbian authorities said the fertiliser was carried downstream and follow up analysis showed no increased pollution.The Red Sea is usually a nutrient poor water body, receiving few artificial inputs from urban wastewater discharge and aquaculture operations."If you suddenly have a huge amount
Video: EvoLogics Unveils New Bionic AUV
instruments at the same time.In addition, the dual-tails facilitate unique maneuvers that could open new opportunities for sensing and monitoring: the vehicle was designed to keep any desired roll angle and maintain a steady glide, even at very low speeds.At Breaking The Surface 2019 in Biograd na Moru, Croatia, EvoLogics team performed the first sea trials of the Poggy prototype as part of a workshop on underwater communication and networking for UUVs.The goal of BONUS SEAMOUNT is to develop innovative autonomous vehicles and integrated sensor systems for complex real-time sea surveying, analysis and
GOT: Comes to Life Using Teledyne Lidar
Imaging hardware and software from Teledyne Optech helped enable 3D spatial data acquisition and visual effects for HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones. A team, led by Vektra d.o.o. of Croatia, utilized Teledyne’s lidar (light detection and ranging) technology to create a detailed 3D representation of the old city of Dubrovnik, the model for the fictional city of King’s Landing.Lidar is becoming increasingly popular for creating realistic computer-generated imagery (CGI) and visual special effects. Traditionally, lidar has been used for mapping and in construction, civil
Zenitel: Expanding in Maritime, Offshore
of intelligent communication systems. We are located in 18 countries around the world with more than 300 employees after the acquisition of Phontech. Approximately half of the staff is working out of Norway, the rest is spread out with about 30 employees in U.S., 25 in Singapore, 25 in France 25 in Croatia and the remaining employees in Denmark, Sweden, India, China, Middle East, Brazil, Columbia etc.We realize Zenitel is diverse in the markets it serves. Can you put in perspective the size, shape and direction of the maritime and offshore businesses to your overall?Zenitel is organized around five
Tripodij Doo Purchases an AGEOTEC ROV Sirio
Lighthouse said it has delivered a new AGEOTEC ROV Sirio to Tripodij Doo, a Croatian Company based in Dugopolje (Split, Croatia). Founded in 2001, Tripodji Doo is a specialist in pipe inspections and visual cable detection and in the past used to rent small ROVs and equipment to accomplish its missions. Interested in purchasing a vehicle, Tripodji Doo met with Lighthouse during Ocean Business 2017, and was impressed by the manufacturer’s underwater vehicles. The Croatian company decided to purchase its first underwater vehicle, an AGEOTEC ROV Sirio, which well complies with
Nexans’ New Cable-Layer under Construction
Nexans said construction has started on its new cable-laying vessel for submarine HV cable systems installation. The vessel is being built by Croatia-based shipyard ULJANIK Group and is expected to be delivered and start operations by Q3 2020. The high capacity vessel is designed for worldwide installation of large volumes of HVDC and HVAC cable systems, covering the complete Nexans submarine product range, and has a 10 000-ton capacity turntable. Designed by consulting agency Skipsteknisk AS, the new ship delivers a high degree of redundancy in power and propulsion, including the
Salardi to Lead Xodus’ Decom Division
assets, joining Xodus from operator Quadrant Energy where he was senior project manager for a number of decommissioning programs in Australia. Throughout his career, Salardi has managed many projects in various phases of their lifecycle around the world, including Italy, Nigeria, Norway, Libya, Croatia, Egypt and Australia. After more than 15 years working for Italian supermajor Eni, he joined Apache in Perth, Australia where, besides decommissioning work, he also managed a number of new development projects. “Xodus has been ahead of the game when it comes to decommissioning, from
Archaeologists Dive into History
Buxton, an associate professor in the history department, specializes in ancient history and Mediterranean underwater archaeology. Buxton, an experienced scuba diver, has worked numerous projects with international partners including the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and University of Zagreb in Croatia. One discovered wreck appears to be a famous lost warship from the Napoleonic siege of Acre in 1799, a ship historians have been trying to find for the last 50 years. Using their Pulse 8X metal detector the team recovered large copper nails, cannon balls, grapples, 18th century muskets, and other
Jan De Nul Acquires Cable Laying Vessel
On Friday 27th November 2015, the cable laying vessel Isaac Newton has been officially handed over to Jan De Nul Group by the shipyard Uljanik Brodogradiliste in Pula, Croatia. The same day still, the vessel set sail to Norway to pick up the cables for its first job. The cables will then be transported to and installed in the Middle East. The Isaac Newton is the latest addition to Jan De Nul Group's already impressive fleet and will be the largest cable laying vessel of its kind, capable to transport and install over 10,000 tons of cable per single trip. The largest out of two carousels on
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