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People & Company News “By combining the strengths of both

Horizon Marine Adds Three MacArtney, Focal Partner in

Horizon Marine has brought on three companies, this alliance will enable cur-

Asian Paci? c new hires in its Marion, Mass. of? ce. Focal Technologies Corporation, a rent and future clients to bene? t from a

Drew Gustafson joins Horizon Marine Moog Inc. company, entered into a sales deeper expertise in wind resource data as a MetOcean Analyst with a B.A. in and service partnership with Focal glob- collection, a wider offering of offshore

Earth and Oceanographic Science from al marine partner MacArtney Singapore measurement solutions, and an agile

Bowdoin College. Aaron Rosenberg Pte. Ltd. for service and support to Asian service team able to cover projects glob- received a B.S. in Marine Science from Paci? c customers. The sales and service ally. ”

Boston University and dual M.S. in En- partnership agreement will become ef-

Tech Integration Enables vironmental Engineering and Ocean- fective from October 1, 2015 and will

Glacier Survey ography from the University of Con- see MacArtney Singapore leverage ex- necticut. Aaron’s focus to date has been perience as a Moog Focal product ser- Sea? oor Systems has collaborated in air-sea interactions as they relate to vice provider to serve as a one-stop ser- with SonTek/Xylem for integration of storm surge forecasting, numerical mod- vice hub for the Singaporean region. the HyDrone-RCV with a SonTek M9 eling and ocean observations. Michael ADCP acoustic Doppler current pro? ler

Leber is a 2013 cum laude graduate of to help gather glacier data.

L-3 Klein to Host the University of Massachusetts-Lowell Two integrated HyDrone catamaran

Side Scan Sonar Seminar where he earned his B.S in Environmen- L-3 Klein Associates, Inc. will host a platform systems were shipped to IMAX tal Science/Atmospheric Science with a Side Scan Sonar Operations and Main- videographer Sean Casey, who will re- minor in Mathematics. tenance Training Seminar from October turn to Alaska for a month-long ? lming 20-22, 2015. The three-day seminar will of Dawes glacier. Casey is producing an

ROVOP wins $3.5m in Orders be conducted at L-3 Klein’s Facility in IMAX documentary for National Geo-

ROVOP has revealed more than $3.5m Salem, N.H. The training will include graphic called “Extreme Weather.” One worth of new contract wins in the last two days of classroom instruction and of the ? lm’s main sequence follows a month from its Houston and Aberdeen one day of on the water training. Lunch glaciologist to Alaska where she and of? ces across the oil, gas and offshore will be provided daily. The seminar is her team collect data on: the amount of wind markets. Work scopes for the proj- geared toward operators and manag- ice and water that is being ejected from ects, extending into Q3 2016, include in- ers seeking a better understanding of a glacier; track the speed of which it is spection, repair and maintenance (IRM) side scan sonar techniques. The course melting; and determine how much water on several major operators’ platforms, is open to any user of side scan sonar the glacier is adding to the ocean. pipeline route survey in the Mediterra- regardless of brand, experience or oc- The HyDrone–RCV system—released nean and supporting the installation of cupation. in June 2014—is a remotely controlled an offshore wind platform off Germany. multipurpose vessel designed to sur- www.l-3klein.com

In addition to this, the company has also vey in uncertain environmental condi- signed a multiyear frame agreement tions and may be speci? ed to individual

AXYS Technologies with a major vessel owner for ROV ser- customer requirements. The unit may

Acquires FLiDAR NV vices. Canadian-based and privately-held be purchased with the desired depth AXYS Technologies signed a de? ni- sounder preinstalled, as an integrated

MetOcean System Ordered for tive agreement to acquire 100% of the total solution or supplied ready to ac-

Dudgeon Wind Farm FLiDAR NV shares. In 2009, AXYS cept existing equipment from the user’s

Miros won a contract to deliver a Met- developed the WindSentinel ? oating survey pool.

Ocean system to the Dudgeon offshore LiDAR, which has since evolved into a wind farm project. dual-LiDAR platform. Belgium-based

Miros’ scope of supply includes a FLiDAR was formed in 2011 as a joint complete meteorological system, in- venture between 3E and Offshore Wind cluding SM-050 WaveRadar for wave Assistance (part of the DEME group) to monitoring. The MetOcean system will provide ? oating LiDAR offshore wind be located at an offshore substation to measurement technology.

collect weather data for the whole wind- “AXYS and FLiDAR share the vision farm. The Dudgeon Offshore Wind of delivering the highest quality data to

Farm will be built in water depths of 18- offshore wind developers of ? xed and 25 meters, located 32 km off the coast of ? oating wind farms worldwide,” said

North Norfolk, U.K. Terry Tarle, AXYS President & CEO.

Photo: Sea? oor Systems

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