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on April 2016LSU Site of Sixth National SeaPerch Challenge – Underwater Robotic Championships; 2016 marks the sixth year of the National SeaPerch Challenge, an underwater robotics competition. On Saturday, May 21, the Sixth National SeaPerch Challenge will be held on the campus of Louisiana
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on April 2016Surface waves can trigger powerful sound waves that race through the deep ocean, study suggests. Acoustic-gravity waves are very long sound waves that cut through the deep ocean at the speed of sound. These lightning-quick currents can sweep up water, nutrients, salts, and any other particles in
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- View from the Top: Casey Moore page: 10
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on April 2016View from the Top: Casey Moore, President, Sea-Bird Scientific MTR caught up with Casey Moore, the ubiquitous president of Sea-Bird Scientific, at the 7th Annual Blue Tech & Blue Economy Summit in late 2015 in San Diego. His candor and insight during his presentation makes him a natural selectio
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on March 2016Biofouling is the accumulation of microorganisms, plants, algae or other organisms on wetted surfaces. The mechanism of fouling involves the initial bacterial attachment and formation of a biofilm on the surface, followed by the attachment of larger marine organisms. Biofouling affects a range of sy
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on March 2016The evolution of ocean exploration continues with seafloor mapping with Geodesy. In an age where the surface of Mercury and Mars can be mapped in great detail, it’s difficult to imagine how around 85-95 percent of our ocean floor remain enigmatic. While advanced sonar technology has allowed ship
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- CWDM for the Subsea Market page: 19
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on March 2016Originally developed for the Metro Telecom market, CWDM (Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing) technology has become ubiquitous in all telecom markets as well as the subsea market. CWDM is a cost-effective and technology-efficient way to multiplex a number of signals on one fiber. There are a
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- View from the Top: Dan Hook, ASV page: 10
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on March 2016Earlier this year MTR met with Dan Hook, Managing Director of ASV, an innovator in the delivery of next-gen, high-tech autonomous vehicles. Hook discussed how ASV has evolved from a two-person start-up to a sector leader. For our readers not familiar with ASV, please provide a brief overview of
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- SUPSALV & Finding El Faro page: 18
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on January 2016Captain Gregg W. Baumann, U.S. Navy, Director of Ocean Engineering, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving. shares with MTR insights on the long and proud history regarding difficult missions accomplished, including most recently the location and filming of the lost TOTE containership El Faro. What, s
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- Computer Aided Robotics Welding page: 10
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on January 2016CAD/CAM software maker SSI said it is developing solutions for Computer Aided Robotics Welding (CAR-W) consistent with its recent innovations in the area of 3D weld management. This research project is under the aegis of the U.S. Navy’s National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP). In Decem
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- Wave Energy's Power Play page: 14
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on November 2015Power in the waves for multiple offshore and subsea applications Wave power is progressing as a viable source of renewable energy, and recently that progress has accelerated. One of the companies leading wave power’s advancement is New Jersey based Ocean Power Technologies (OPT), considered a pi
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on October 2015The new Voyager ROV system from VideoRay – which was scheduled to debut September 30, 2015 – aims to bridge the gap between economy and professional systems As a member of the VideoRay’s economy series, the Voyager is designed to bridge the power gap between the economy and professional ROV line
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- Rim-driven ROV Thruster page: 10
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on October 2015Due to its simplicity, the rim driven thruster has for years been seen as the ideal thruster concept, but it has proved to be difficult to implement. Several attempts of implementing the rim driven thruster concept has failed over the years, but due to technological advances in materials science and
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- OSVs: Fishing for Value page: 52
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on October 2015With more than 50 offshore service vessels (OSVs) laid-up in the North Sea due to less drilling, fleet owners with fisheries roots are showing signs of “going back” to the past for “new” ideas on how to adapt in lean times. Fitting and testing novel equipment and new ways to work was one way. Super
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- Deep Ocean Engineering page: 46
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on October 2015Last month MTR sat with Deep Ocean Engineering – Robert Sabo, President & Corporate Secretary; John Bergman, Vice President of Engineering; and Mike Takeda, Director of Operations – to discuss recent advances in the field of ROV outfit and operation. For our readers not familiar with Deep Ocean
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on October 2015The Nor-Shipping 2015 Young Entrepreneur Winner shows the way forward. Drawn from the palace for the event, the King of Norway looks more solemn than many are used to seeing him, as he walks the catwalk to bestow honors and the Nor-Shipping Young Entrepreneur prize on a young Dutch citizen. The 2
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- Autonomy by (Software) Design page: 38
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on October 2015Over the last decade or so there have been rapid advancements in the area of maritime smart software and autonomy solutions, with developments ranging from advanced 3D graphical interfaces, operator-in-the-loop assistance all the way to un-assisted autonomous adaptive operations. Adaptive is to say
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on October 2015Next month in San Diego The Maritime Alliance will convene its seventh Blue Tech & Blue Economy Summit, an event which brings together a small group of highly influential executives and government officials for two days of discussion and social function. The meeting in San Diego is envisioned as a p
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on October 2015A vast number of marine animals live a sedentary existence or with limited mobility as adults. For these individuals, it is the dispersal of larvae that determines the settlement of future populations and the structure of ecological communities. Plankton research is hindered by observational difficu
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- Project Mars: The future of Autonomy page: 24
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on October 2015Innovation and technological advancement is central to propelling maritime industries into a new era of efficiency. While the idea of autonomy is now a welcome solution for several military and scientific applications, other sectors are yet to fully take the concept on-board. As autonomous systems a
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on October 2015The nation’s newest oceanographic research vessel, the R/V Neil Armstrong (AGOR 27), has completed acceptance trials, and the U.S. Navy turned the ship over to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) on Sept. 23, which will operate the vessel as part of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet (ARF).