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on November 2013Fugro Seacore is building a pile top drill, the T120, for the offshore wind farm market to assist with monopole installations of up to eight meters diameter. The development represents a significant step forward in capacity, as Its current big drill has 90 metric tons of rotational torque; the new
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on November 2013To survive subsea environments, LVDT Linear Position Sensors must be housed in special alloys that support long-term operation in different elements. As a housing and core made from stainless steel will not survive well in many underwater applications, the LVDT casing must be composed of an alloy th
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- Triton Subs in Fort Lauderdale page: 57
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on November 2013Triton Submarines (Triton) continued to promote its new four, six and eight passenger deep-diving submersibles at the 2013 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS). Triton’s booth at FLIBS featured a Triton 1000/2 (the same 1000/2 that made the first-ever manned submersible dives in Antarcti
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on November 2013Aquatec Group have recently supplied a significant number of their deep water AQUAlogger 210 data loggers for measurement of turbidity, temperature and depth. The loggers are being used by the RPS MetOcean team based in Perth, W. Australia, in support of the Tanzania Gas Project Metocean Survey for
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on November 2013There is an increasing need for fine scale detection and characterization of hazardous ice conditions in the Arctic. ASL Environmental Sciences Inc. has recently received funding from the Canadian Space Agency to address this need under the Earth Observation Applications Development Program. The pro
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- MacArtney Updates MERMAC ROV Winches page: 56
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on November 2013MacArtney Group introduced the newly upgraded MERMAC R series of ROV winches. Featuring high power and speed, minimal maintenance requirements, a rugged and compact design, Active Heave Compensation (AHC) and a unique Remote Diagnostics Tool, the MERMAC R series promises to deliver cutting-edge winc
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on November 2013Lindorm, Inc. in Miami is releasing two new SediMeter versions. The SediMeter measures a vertical turbidity profile through the bottom using an array of 36 OBSes, with 1 cm spacing. The bottom level is also estimated based on the collected data. The SediMeter was designed for studying erosion, sedim
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- Sea Owl ROV Revamped page: 56
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on November 2013The Sea Owl concept introduced by Saab in the 1980s, has been completely reengineered with new chassis, advanced technology content and increased work capability. Now named Sea Owl XTi, the new design offers 360° orientation, allowing the ROV to work in any orientation, even upside- down. The resul
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- Free Web-Embeddable Map Widgets page: 58
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on October 2013Marine geospatial data provider SeaZone created a series of free map widgets to embed into web pages. By embedding the map widgets into a web page, the user has instant access to SeaZone’s worldwide marine mapping. Data is available to purchase through one-click online purchasing, and is made availa
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- MetOcean Snow Beacon page: 58
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on October 2013MetOcean released the innovative Snow Beacon. Designed and tested in conjunction with the world renowned Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), the Snow Beacon is an Iridium reporting data collection and processing beacon ideal for remote polar applications. Developed to measure snow height and guarantee
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- EIVA: New Winch Range page: 58
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on October 2013The OceanEnviro range of winches for survey and deployment operations are now available to EIVA’s customers. EIVA has delivered winches for more than 30 years. As of October 2013, the winches will carry EIVA’s logo and the name OceanEnviro, as the company launches its own range of winches for survey
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- Reservoir Modeling Platform page: 56
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on October 2013Shell and Baker Hughes announced a software license and joint development agreement to produce a high-end platform for geological and reservoir modeling. The new platform will be designed to bring enhanced evaluation and visualization capabilities to Shell allowing geoscience and petroleum engineeri
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on October 2013Mustang Survival launched an improved Ocean Commander immersion suit to the Canadian marketplace; reportedly the first immersion suit to receive Transport Canada, MED, and SOLAS approvals. After research and tests, this launch also marks the return of the long-trusted Ocean Commander immersion suit
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on October 2013Tritech won a contract for its real-time riser and mooring line monitoring system RAMS. Tritech was selected by Single Buoy Moorings Inc. (SBM), designer and supplier of Turret Mooring Systems (TMS), to supply the primary safety tool for real-time mooring line failure detection and riser monitoring
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on October 2013MacArtney Group introduced the NEXUS MK VI, a new and promising addition to the range of NEXUS multiplexers and telemetry solutions. The MacArtney NEXUS MK VI is a HD video and multibeam sonar multiplexer that carries all signals over one single mode optical fibre via CWDM (Coarse Wavelength Divisio
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- CTI SonarWiz Update page: 54
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on October 2013ChesapeakeTechnology announced an advancement to its SonarWiz software with the addition of post-processing for multi-beam echo sounder and interferometric bathymetry systems. SonarWiz now offers data processing for both multi-beam and interferometric bathymetric systems with present support for pro
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- Shark Eye page: 54
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on October 2013The Shark Eye was developed by Shark Marine to solve a common problem faced by many EOD / SAR teams, poor visibility. The Shark Eye allows divers to see objects and conduct detailed visual inspections at arm’s reach even in turbid/dark water, eliminating the need for the diver to press their mask a
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- Seatronics, CodaOctopus Agree page: 54
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on October 2013Seatronics do Brazil, an Acteon company, was appointed the exclusive distributor for CodaOctopus Ltd. in Brazil, a decision that will widen the portfolio of specialist subsea marine equipment that it can now offer to the Brazilian market. The new partnership will enable Seatronics, as a global suppl
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- The Cavidome page: 52
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on October 2013Underwater cleaning just got easier with the introduction of the CaviDome, the first hand-held attachment for the CaviBlaster series of underwater cleaning equipment. Available now from CaviDyne, the CaviDome uses dual-rotating nozzles with a unique cavitating action to quickly and efficiently remov
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- AMEC Buys AXYS Sensor page: 52
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on October 2013AXYS Technologies said that AMEC will be the first to receive the TRIAXYS Next Wave II sensor integrated into its WatchMate met-ocean monitoring buoy. The TRIAXYS Next Wave II has been released as the new wave sensor for measuring directional waves and motion. Improvements include reduced power cons