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AXYS’ New Japan Agent

ATI confirmed the appointment of

Nippon Kaiyo Co. Ltd. as its Agent in Japan. Headquartered in Tokyo,

Nippon Kaiyo is a supplier of oceano- graphic and hydrographic equipment and services. According to Nippon

Kaiyo, ATI was selected as a supplier based on its experience in providing reliable and robust oceanographic and meteorological data buoys. "ATI sees tremendous opportunities in

Japan, particulary in the directional wave buoy market," said Harry

Weiler, ATI President & CEO. "We are proud to be represented by

Nippon Kaiyo, who have been involved in the Japanese oceano- graphic industry for almost fifty years."

C&C's AUV Transits to Brazil

C&C Technologies' C-Surveyor I

AUV, aboard the R/V Rig Supporter, began a 13-day transit from the coast of Angola to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on

March 11, 2006. Over the last six months, the C-Surveyor I completed 10,700 km of survey lines for clients in Africa. Upon completing its tran- sit to Brazil, it was to commence work on several deepwater projects.

Kongsberg Underwater

Tech Wins Navy Contract

Kongsberg Maritime's USA sub- sidiary, Kongsberg Underwater

Technology Inc., received the first delivery order of $2.13 million for integrated Multibeam Sonar Systems for the Navy. These systems include deep water multibeam echo sounders, multi-frequency single beam echo sounders, deep water sub-bottom profilers and acoustic doppler current profilers. The systems are for perma- nent installation aboard the six T-

AGS 60 class survey vessels operated by the US Naval Oceanographic

Office (NAVOCEANO). The con- tract is for performance over a five- year period and if all options are exer- cised will continue until February 2011 with an estimated total value of $29.5 million. The contract includes design, manufacture, test, integra- tion, installation and overall support of the new systems. The integrated equipment package selected by the

Navy includes four sonar systems: the

EM 120 (1° x 1°) - Deep-water

Multibeam echo Sounder for map- ping to full ocean depth, the EA 600 (200, 38, 12 kHz) - Multi-frequency

Single Beam echo sounder for survey- ing at all depths, the SBP 120 (3° x 3°) - Deep-water Sub-Bottom Profiler for high-resolution sub-bottom data to full ocean depth, and the ADCP (supplied from Teledyne RD

Instruments) - Multi-frequency

Doppler Current Profiler for shallow and deep current profiling.

Noordhoek ROV Fleet to Expand

Noordhoek took delivery of a light workclass ROV (WROV) to comple- ment the existing fleet of Inspection

Class ROV's. The new Seaeye

Panther Plus is designed for subsea support services, including survey, inspection and construction support services. The features of the vehicle include: Two hydraulic manipulators (6 function and 4 function), 10 thruster configuration for optimum maneuverability, extended payload capacity (105 kg), TMS system with 200 meter excursion option, opera- tional down to 1,000 m MSW,

Launch & Recovery system (LARS), multiple channel communication to surface, full range of camera's & lighting, and standard sensors pack.

Tetra Tech Acquires

Epic Divers & Marine

Epic Divers & Marine has been acquired by Tetra Technologies, Inc. for $50 million in cash. Epic will remain headquartered in Harvey, La., and its management team, staff, divers and marine personnel will remain with the newly acquired dive company. Julie Rodriguez will serve as

President of the newly acquired com- pany. Epic will continue to do busi- ness as Epic Divers & Marine. Epic

Divers was founded in Harvey, LA in 1972, by L. J. "Pie" Rivet. His daugh- ter, Julie Rodriguez, began working for the company in 1976, and pur- chased it from her father in 1991. Six years later she launched its marine division, Epic Marine, LLC, which later became established as Epic

Divers & Marine. Tetra is a $531 mil- lion oil and gas services company whose products and services enhance oil and gas production upon well completion and facilitate well aban- donment and platform decommis- sioning.

Tyco Completes Cable Job

Tyco Telecommunications complet- ed both the St. Lucia and Barbados people & companies

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