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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 53Teledyne Gavia Delivers Offshore Surveyor AUV to GAS Srl Teledyne Gavia delivered the com- pany?s Offshore Surveyor class Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) to Geological Assistance and Services (GAS) of Bologna, Italy. The AUV, as configured by GAS, incorpo- rates a 500 kHz GeoSwath module and a Teledyne Benthos Sub-bottom Profiler (SBP) module as the primary survey sensors. Airmar Unveils Broadband Transducers Airmar Technology introduced its new broadband transducers that enable CHIRP technology. The acoustic performance of Airmar?s broadband piezoceramic transducers include extremely low-ringing and excellent sensitivity across the -3dB bandwidth. www.airmar.com FSI Appoints VP of Sales & MarketingFalmouth Scientific, Inc. (FSI), a Cataumet, MA based designer andmanufacturer of precision oceano- graphic instrumentation and systems, has announced the appointment ofCarl Mancuso to the position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing. www.falmouth.com OMM Completes Cable Work at Greater Gabbard Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has completed a contractwith Fluor for the installation of 36 inter-array cables at the Greater Gabbard wind farm. Originally con- tracted to install 29 cables, the remit of OMM?s work was expanded dur- ing the course of the project to encompass provision of a full range of installation services for 36 inter-array cables, including front end pre-engi- neering support, installation and the delivery of a final report using in- house survey capabilities. Work was completed using the 122m vessel Deep Cygnus. Saipem Acquires Site in Brazil Saipem has agreed the acquisition of 100% of TPG (Terminal Portuário de Guarujá S.A.), a company which fully owns, as a perpetual concession, an area of 35 hectares in Guarujá, with- in the industrial hub of Santos, the largest port of South America, in the state of São Paulo. The area is strate- gically located, approximately 350 km from Santos Basin, the offshore Brazilian region where ultra-deep water pre salt fields are being discov- ered, and approximately 650 kilome- ters from Campos Basin, the other most important Brazilian offshore basin.Flexlife Signs MOU With Petrobras Flexlife, an oil & gas industry spe- cialist in subsea project and integrity management, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Petrobras to develop and provide a new integrity management system and specialized engineering services for its interna- tional oil and gas projects offshore. The agreement ? Flexlife?s first work in South America - was reached dur- ing the recent OTC Brasil exhibition in Rio de Janeiro. It includes the pro- vision of Flexlife?s ground-breaking subsea products and services to main- tain and extend asset life and is thecompany?s biggest deal to date. EdgeTech Expands EdgeTech and affiliate ORE Offshore have recently added another 7,500 sq. ft. of manufacturing andoffice space to their Massachusetts facility. The manufacturer of side scan sonars, sub-bottom profilers, bathymetry systems, acoustic releases, USBL systems and other specialized underwater acoustic solutions, con- tinues to grow in size and product offerings. www.edgetech.com New CEO at EivaJeppe Nielsen, 44, took over the position as CEO as of October 24, 2011 at Eiva. Nielsen has a masters degree in computer science from Aalborg University and has until recently held a position as Senior Vice President at Systematic, where he has held various positions during the last 19 years and gained experience with- in sales, business development and strategy. Lindley Group Promotes Buoy Range Almarin, based in Barcelona, Spain, and Ahlers Lindley, based in Estoril, Portugal, have joint forces to launch a new range of marine buoys and tow- ers under the name Balizamar. The primary application of the Balizamar line of products is Aids to Navigation (AtoN), flotation and mooring buoys. HATLAPA Acquires Triplex AS, Extends Portfolio Hamburg-based manufacturer HATLAPA Marine Equipment has purchased a majority shareholding in the Norwegian deck machinery com- pany Triplex AS. In doing so HATLAPA?s traditional product port- folio of compressors, steering gear and winches has now been signifi- cantly expanded to include all com-ponents of a typical deck machinery package for supply vessels and AHTs. MTR#9 (50-64):MTR Layouts 11/29/2011 9:33 AM Page 53