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Safe DP Operations

Safe operation of dynamically positioned (DP) vessels is of vital importance to the global offshore oil and gas industry. Ian Giddings, Technical Adviser at the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA)...

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DP Reference Sensor Contract

Dynamic Positioning Services has been awarded a contract by Shell U.K. to supply and support a Guidance Navigation DP Reference sensor called RadaScan. The contract involves the installation of up...

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New Veripos DP Software

Verify-DP, a new compact software module for fast and effective position quality determination, has been introduced by Veripos for use in association with its global Differential GPS services. The module...

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Joint Norwegian DP Workshop Successful

Veripos, headquartered in the UK, has reported a further successful collaborative workshop on the future of Dynamic Positioning sensor technologies held in Alesund, Norway, which was attended by a cross-section...

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DP-PHINS Adds to Acoustics

France-based iXBlue has expanded the functionality of its industry-leading PHINS inertial navigation system (INS). The new DP-PHINS is designed to interface with any third-party acoustic positioning equipment to provide INS-enhanced...

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DP Trials Report Now Available

As befits the 50th anniversary of the advent of dynamic positioning (DP), the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA, UK) has turned the spotlight on this technology. Earlier this year, ‘Guidance...

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Development and Challenges for DP

The rapidly maturing dynamic positioning (DP) technology, born of necessity as a result of the increasing demands of the rapidly expanding oil and gas exploration and production industry, comes under...

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Pipelay Vessel DP2 Prepared

Abu Dhabi-based National Petroleum Construction Company Ltd. (NPCC) has awarded Dutch design office Ulstein Sea of Solutions the Basic Design contract for their new large derrick pipelay vessel DLS-4200. The...

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IMCA's Work on DP Incidents

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is keen to encourage ever-higher levels of reporting of dynamic positioning (DP) system station keeping incidents in order to learn by experience, and to...

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