Marine Technology 2014 Articles
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on September 2014The Ulstein Verft subsea newbuild, Island Performer, was delivered to Island Offshore. The flexible, state-of-the-art RLWI/IMR vessel will serve her first five years for FTO in the Gulf of Mexico. “The vessel is customized to suit the scope of work in the FTO contract, in which RLWI (Riser-less Lig
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- OceanScience Adds Autonomy page: 14
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on September 2014The Oceanscience Z-Boat 1800 remotely-operated hydrographic survey boat has completed final trials with an on-board autonomous waypoint navigation system, and is ready to survey. The latest GNSS controlled, IMU aided “robo” Z-Boat option is a result of a partnership between The Oceanscience Group (U
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- Triton Submarines’ New Submersible page: 12
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on September 2014Triton Submarines will introduce its newest model, the Triton 1000/3 LP (Low Profile) at the 2014 Monaco Yacht show. Triton’s model line now includes 11 models configured for two to eight passengers with depth ratings from 1000 feet (305 meters) to 5500 feet (1675 meters) as well as the full ocean
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- ULSTEIN PX121 for Otto Offshore page: 10
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on September 2014Ulstein Design & Solutions entered into a contract with Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd, China, for the delivery of ship design & equipment to four PX121 type platform supply vessels. The ship owner is the Singapore based Otto Offshore Ltd., which is scheduled to receive all vessels in 2016.
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- MTR 100: ASV page: 91
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on September 2014Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) Unit 6a Trafalgar Wharf, Portchester, Hampshire, UK PO6 4PX T: +44(0)23 9238 2573 E:[email protected] W: www.asvglobal.com CEO: Dan Hook Engineeering Director: Richard Daltry Number of Employees: 40 The Case In just four years ASV has established itself
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on September 2014Since the first deployment of in-situ monitoring instrumentation, biofouling has been a problem. Without an effective solution, people have historically had to accept the limits biofouling imposes on ocean sensing work, with significant repercussions. When instrumentation is deployed in-situ, the va
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on September 2014When looking for an emergency preparedness system for the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere, Chevron enlisted the aid of Wachs Subsea to create an automated pipeline repair system using Wachs Combination Prep Tool (CPT) as the key operational component. The design parameters included a machine that was l
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on September 2014In a rural community in Nova Scotia, a small ocean technology company is making some noise in the design and manufacture of digital hydrophones. Ocean Sonics Ltd. of Great Village, was formed by President Mark Wood in 2012 after Wood developed the concept of the smart hydrophone in 2005 at his compa
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on September 2014The Wave Glider is a remote control ocean robot, which uses wave motion as propulsion. As an autonomous marine vehicle, the Wave Glider is capable of conducting detailed meteorological and oceanographic surveys across large distances and under the most extreme wind and sea conditions. Since its ince
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on September 2014Data channels can be added to fiber optic systems by adding fibers, adding wavelengths, or adding both. Dense wavelength divisional multiplexing (DWDM) allows a single fiber to carry multiple data channels. Passive components, such as optical circulators, double a fiber’s capacity by allowing inform
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- Thien Nam Buys Sonardyne’s Ranger 2 page: 75
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on September 2014Vietnamese survey company Thien Nam Positioning JSC has recently invested in its first Ranger 2 USBL acoustic positioning system from Sonardyne International Ltd., purchased through the company’s regional office in Singapore. Ranger 2 will be used to track a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) during th
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on September 2014Kongsberg Maritime added an Ethernet control interface and a new graphical user interface to its high resolution digital stills camera the OE14-408. The OE14-408 with its 1/1.7-in. CCD sensor, 5x optical zoom and achromatic doublet lens has the ability to capture stills images up to a 10 megapixel r
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- New Subsea Hi-Traq Trencher page: 74
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on September 2014IHC Merwede introduced the four-tracked subsea trencher, specifically developed for shallow water operations and targeted towards cable burial in offshore wind farms. The Hi-Traq was presented at a special event at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, which was attended by offshore wind industry prof
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- MTR 100: Digital Edge Subsea page: 90
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on July 2014Doubletree Court, Ulverston, Cumbria, UK LA127AD T: +441229 206456 E: [email protected] W: www.digitaledgesubsea.com Director: John Benson Engineering director: Mike Cameron No. of employees: 5 Annual sales: 1.7m The Case Just four years old, the company has recorded growth tha
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on July 2014Clittaford Road, Southway, Plymouth, Devon UK PL6 6DE Tel: +44 1752 723330 Email: [email protected] Web: www.siliconsensing.com The Case With a heritage dating back 100 years and experience of supplying >20 million devices, Silicon Sensing Systems is a leading company in the develop
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on July 2014920 Memorial City Way, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77024 Tel: +1 281.949.2500 Web: www.f-e-t.com CEO & Chairman of the Board: C. Christopher Gaut Forum Energy Technologies (FET) is a leading global manufacturer of mission critical, complex, stocked and custom oilfield products and related afte
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- MTR 100: Fischer Connectors page: 89
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on July 2014The Company Fischer Connectors is a leader in push-pull connectors and cable assembly solutions. Logistics and on time deliveries are vital to the success of projects, and to that end Fischer Connectors has put lean manufacturing and efficient processes in place to help fulfill this demand. Fischer
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- MTR 100: Hydroid page: 88
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on July 2014Part of Kongsberg Maritime’s AUV Group, Hydroid is a trusted manufacturer of advanced Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). REMUS AUVs provide innovative and reliable full-picture systems for the marine research, defense, hydrographic and commercial offshore/energy markets. REMUS vehicles are advan
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on July 2014Peregrine Road, Westhill Business Park Westhill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK AB32 6JL T: +44 (0) 1224 74411 E: [email protected] W: www.moog.com/markets/marine/ CEO/President: Simon Beswick Engineering Director: Jeff Chambers No. of Employees: 107 Established in 1991, Tritech In
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- MTR 100: Turner Designs page: 86
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on July 2014845 W Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA, USA 94085 T: +1 408 749 0094 E: [email protected] http://www.turnerdesigns.com CEO/President: James Crawford Vice President: Pam Mayerfeld Sales Manager: Tom Brumett Number Of Employees: 25 The Case: Turner Designs recently introduced several prod