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www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 35Unique Maritime OpensNew Office in Russia Unique Maritime Group, an inte- grated turnkey subsea and offshore solution providers, opened its office in St. Petersburg, Russia. Offices are located in St. Petersberg, Russia, at Stachek Avenue, 105 building 5A - 198303. STX Finland, VentusVis to Develop Wind Power On December 20, 2011, STX Finland Oy and VentusVis Oy signed a letter of intent, the purpose ofwhich is to develop wind park for the city of Rauma on Finland?s west coast. The goal is to get building per- missions for three wind turbines within the UPM Rauma mill site andone within the area of the STX Rauma Shipyard. VentusVis Oy is a company which develops land assets owned by UPM suitable for wind power investments and STX Finland Oy offers construc- tion, user, maintenance and lifecycle services for wind parks. VentusVis Oy is a joint venture between UPM-Kymmene Oyj and TuuliSaimaa Oy. It aims to convert land assets owned by UPM suitable for wind power production. STX Finland Oy?s long-term goal is to develop into a turnkey deliverer of offshore wind parks in particular. The company is also actively involved in onshore wind park busi- ness as well. The global STX Group manufactures and designs wind tur- bines, for instance, in the STX Windpower unit in the Netherlands. STX Finland supports the group?s wind power-related business opera- tions in the Nordic and Baltic Countries.New Maintenance Serviceto Renewables Sector Offshore Marine Management (OMM) launched a new mainte- nance support service for offshore renewable operators. ?Renewables operators are currently exposing themselves to unnecessary and poten- tially serious risks ? risks that couldresult in lengthier, more costly repairs if things go wrong and ultimately long periods of lost production,? said Stephen Bolton, OMM?s Operations and Maintenance Director. ?This new service takes a holistic approach to the problem. It examines every aspect of an installation, includingthe crucial sub-sea elements, and identifies those that represent the greatest risk to the project should they fail. In a first for our industry, it also ensures that the resulting mainte- nance plan is independently verified ? giving operators and their backersthe assurance they need that precisely the right level of maintenance is tak- ing place.?Harbor Authorities SelectCadden ?Pack? Cadden, specialized in electronic systems for geopositioning andhydrography, announce that its ?Integrated Hydrographic Pack? solu- tion just convinced two new Harbor authorities for multibeam bathymet-ric equipment for their new survey vessels. Cadden has just expanded its offerto ?Integrated Hydrographic Pack,? a turnkey solution for hydrographic vessel equipment. It is a fully inte- grated system consisting of 3 essentialpieces of equipment for high preci- sion bathymetric survey: a R2Sonic multibeam echosounder ? bathymetric core system, an IMU (Inertial Motion Unit) which delivers heading, roll, pitch and heave data, a DGPS receiver for accurate posi- tioning.AXYS Announces INVIVO as France PartnerAXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) will be partnering with IN VIVO for WindSentinel sales and support in France. ?We are pleased to work with IN VIVO because of their extensive experience in the field of environ- mental monitoring combined withtheir background in marine engineer- ing and their capacity for vessel sup- port,? said Graham Howe, International Business Development for Renewable Energy at AXYS. This background is a significant factor in the successful deployment of buoy systems of this type, and AXYS looksforward to working with IN VIVO to meet client needs. www.invivo-environnement.com Sonardyne Systems Sold in U.S.Sonardyne International Ltd has delivered two more Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar?s to Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific (SSC) in San Diego, USA. The application is undisclosed,however, the systems are based on Sonardyne?s latest evolution of its MTR#1 (34-48):MTR Layouts 1/3/2012 10:48 AM Page 35