Marine Technology 2013 Articles
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on October 2013System is designed to universally interface with a vessel’s existing navigation equipment and autonomously deliver water depths seen by the vessel to a central server. Almost four years and 100 million soundings later, the concept is a reality. Almost two years after we first reported on an inno
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on October 2013This article provides a short overview to the development of the manned submersible ICTINEU 3, a work class vehicle with high capabilities for research, ocean observation and underwater intervention, but also suitable for filming and leisure. It has been designed for 1,200m depth and a crew of three
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on October 2013The U.S. Navy has made significant changes to its mine countermeasures (MCM) operations over the past decade as its Avenger-class MCM ships and Sea Stallion helicopters approach the end of their service life. One of the most significant developments has been the introduction of autonomous underwater
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- From Learning to Earning page: 30
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on October 2013Scripps works to bring new tech to the marketplace Scripps Institution of Oceanography, a division of the University of California, San Diego, has been a leader in academic research for most of its 110-year history. Though for much of that time the research findings and academic knowledge were la
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on October 2013MTR had the opportunity to visit with many colleagues at the recent Oceans2013 MTS/IEEE San Diego conference. Among them was Steve Lohrenz, Dean of the School for Marine Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Steve was there to chair the session on Marine Education and
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on October 2013This summer, the Administration released the innocuously named “Guide to Regional Marine Planning,” and across town, the House of Representatives passed the latest in a string of resolutions restricting the Administration from spending money on the implementation of the National Ocean Policy. The ba
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on October 2013Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has completed a $7.5m boulder clearing and pre-lay trenching project which it claims has been one of the most successful ever conducted for the wind energy sector. As subcontractor to Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC), the Banchory-based subsea specialist completed 86 bould
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on October 2013At a hearing at Truro Magistrates Court, the owner of a tanker paid a total of $36,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to a breach of U.K. maritime pollution legislation. On February 25, 2012 a satellite operated by European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) detected a ship trailing a slick in
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- Floating LiDAR System page: 20
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on October 2013A launching of a very special kind awaited IWES scientists near the research wind farm alpha ventus, 45 km off Borkum: a LiDAR wind measuring buoy for measuring wind speeds was put to anchor in the direct vicinity of FINO1 meteorological mast. When compared with measuring masts, the buoy can be empl
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- Cyclops: A Revolutionary Hull Design page: 18
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on October 2013OceanGate Inc. announced the completion of the initial carbon fiber hull design and feasibility study for its next generation manned submersible – Cyclops. Under a contract issued to Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T), OceanGate, the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington (APL-U
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on October 2013IHC Merwede named and launched the pipelaying vessel Sapura Diamante in a ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The naming of the offshore vessel was carried out by Christina Lucia Duarte Pinho, the Executive Manager of Petrobras E&P Service. The 550 ton p
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- OSD-IMT Wins Contracts for COSL page: 16
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on October 2013Seismic Support Vessel Deals OSD-IMT, a division of Offshore Ship Designers, secured a design contract for two IMT 965 seismic support vessels with a bollard pull in excess of 50 metric tons for China Oilfield Services Ltd. (COSL), Beijing. The vessels will be used to provide a range of support a
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- MHI to Build RV for JAMSTEC page: 14
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on October 2013Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) received an order for construction of a wide-area seabed research vessel from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). The vessel will be designed to advance wide-area research into seafloor resources, its comprehensive research capa
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on October 2013Van Oord ordered a new cable laying vessel. The ship will be built at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania and will be completed at the end of 2014. The vessel is intended for the installation of electricity cables for offshore wind farms. Van Oord is making preparations for the Gemini offshore wind fa
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on October 2013Oceaneering International selected BAE Systems to build a subsea support vessel for offshore drilling. The ship will be used to augment Oceaneering’s ability to provide subsea intervention services in the ultra-deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. This vessel will be U.S. flagged and documented with a
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on July 2013920 Memorial City Way, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77024 Tel: 281.949.2500 Web: www.f-e-t.com CEO & Chairman of the Board: C. Christopher Gaut President of Drilling, Downhole and Subsea: Charles E. Jones Forum Energy Technologies (FET) is a leading global manufacturer of missi
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- MTR100 '13 JW Fishers Mfg. page: 13
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on July 20131953 County St. East Taunton, Mass. 02718 Tel: 508-822-7330 Email: [email protected] Website: www.jwfishers.com CEO/President: Jack Fisher Engineering Director: Deane Cahoon # of Employees: 20 For more than 40 years JW Fishers Mfg has specialized in the design and manufacture of hi
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- MTR100 '13 Greensea Systems, Inc. page: 12
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on July 201310 East Main Street Richmond, Vermont 05477 Tel: 802-434-6080 Email: [email protected] Website: greenseainc.com CEO/President: Ben Kinnaman Number of Employees: 12 Greensea Systems, Inc. founded in 2006 to provide the offshore industry with advanced control and navigation software in an
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- MTR100 '13 Deep Ocean Engineering page: 12
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on July 20132528 Qume Dr. Suite #11 San Jose, CA 95131 Tel: (408) 436-1102 Email: [email protected] Web: www.deepocean.com Deep Ocean Engineering, Inc. is a technology-based engineering and manufacturing company that provides Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) solutions
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- MTR100 '13 Fischer Connectors SA page: 11
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on July 2013Chemin du Glapin 20, St Prex, Vaud, Switzerland Tel: +41 21 800 95 95 Email: [email protected] Website: www.fischerconnectors.com Number of Employees: 450 The Case Fischer Connectors is a leader in connectors and cable assembly solutions. The Swiss based company has made its mark in th