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MTR100ALL-SEA UNDERWATER SOLUTIONS 1458 Rupert Street, North Vancouver, BC V7J 1E9 Tel: (604) 980-9613 E-mail: ofÞ [email protected]: www.all-sea.com CEO/President: Vincent CummingsEmployees: 75 All-Sea Underwater Solutions has evolved from humble beginnings into one of the leading global underwater service companies. With a high quali- Þ ed, well-trained, and experienced team of Divers, Engineers, and Subsea tech- nicians, it provides underwater ship re- pairs and solutions worldwide, from the most pristine to the most unforgiving of environments. Established in 1978, All-Sea Under- water Solutions has evolved to become one of the worldÕs leading underwater ship repair and maintenance companies. With ofÞ ces in Vancouver, St. Catha- rineÕs, Saint John, Halifax, and Busan, South Korea Ð and a global network of afÞ liates Ð All-Sea undertakes hun- dreds of underwater projects annually on behalf of many of the worldÕs lead- ing shipping, oil & gas, and construction industry companies. By using specially designed cofferdams and hyperbaric chambers, defective shell plating sec- tions can be replaced underwater by class-approved permanent dry welding. What before was thought impossible underwater, is now not just a possibility, but a reality. All-Sea has worked exten- sively to develop and adapt to the world market. Fugro LADS Corporation 7 Valetta Road, Kidman Park, South Australia, Australia 5025 Tel: 08 8161 4100 Email: [email protected] Website: www.fugrolads.com CEO/President: Mark SinclairNumber of Employees: 49 Fugro LADS Corporation is a leader in the design, manufacture, support and provision of Airborne LiDAR Bathym- etry services, having been involved in The technology from the early 1990s. Fugro LADS Corporation designs, builds, supports and operates FugroÕs Laser Airborne Depth Sounder (LADS) systems worldwide. Fugro LADS Corporation (FLC) is an Australian registered company, based in Adelaide, South Australia. FLC is part of the Offshore Survey Division of Fugro NV, based in the Netherlands, which is the largest hydrographic surveying com- pany in the world. FLC, and its anteced- ents, have been engaged with ALB since the early 1990s and have pioneered the provision of contract ALB services to government agencies and industry since the late 1990s. Commencing in 1998, Þ rstly as LADS Corporation and later as Tenix LADS Corporation, FLC was the Þ rst company in the world to provide such services on a commercial basis. FLC designs, manufactures, supports and operates the ÒLaser Airborne Depth SounderÓ (LADS) ALB systems. These systems are equipped with a high-power laser, high efÞ ciency optics and a large dynamic range receiver including pat- ented automatic gain control to ensure the best signal-to-noise ratio possible is achieved for each sounding, even in ar- eas of marginal water clarity. The LADS ALB sensors acquire both bathymetric soundings and topographic elevations, along with high resolution digital imag-ery and can also generate seabed relative reß ectance data used for seabed classiÞ -cation and habitat mapping applications. Maximum depths can be measured to 80m, subject to water clarity. L-3 Communications Klein Associates11 Klein Dr., Salem, N.H 03079 Tel: (603) 893-6131 Email: [email protected] Website: klein.com CEO/President: John Cotumaccio Vice President: Michael MitchellEngineering Director: Ronald Allen Number of Employees: 55 L-3 Klein Associates is a leading sup- plier of side scan sonar equipment, and waterside security and surveillance systems to navies, shipbuilders, secure installations, researchers, oil & gas explorers, and hydrographers all over the globe. It manufactures and develop advanced Sonar systems and technolo- gies and is continuing to work with its customers, industries, and government agencies worldwide to produce the most innovative and productive systems pos- sible.The Company The Company Founded by Marty Klein in 1968, in a small factory in Salem, New Hamp- shire, Klein Associates became the Þ rst commercial manufacturer of side scan sonar in the world. Since then, L-3 Klein Associates has become a leading supplier of side scan sonar equipment, and waterside security and surveillance systems to navies, shipbuilders, secure installations, researchers, oil & gas ex- plorers, and hydrographers all over the globe. In 2010, Klein announced that in addition to its successful product lineup that includes the workhorse Klein 3000, Continued on page 59www.seadiscovery.com Marine Technology Reporter 57MTR #6 (50-65).indd 57MTR #6 (50-65).indd 577/23/2013 9:09:58 AM7/23/2013 9:09:58 AM