Marine Technology 2013 Articles
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on July 2013In 1951 William (Bill) Moog developed the electro-hydraulic servovalve that translates tiny electrical impulses into precise and powerful movement. Moog, an inventor, entrepreneur and visionary, likely knew then that valve would open the flood gates that would transform a small workshop in East Auro
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on July 2013Maritime Training and Competence Solutions (MTCS Ltd.) claims the whole subsea industry is getting busier all the time, with companies investing and expanding. One area in which this has been particularly noticeable is in remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). As the demand for ROVs increases, so does t
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- Future ROV Designers page: 66
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on July 2013to be found at the Center 2013 International Underwater ROV Competition “Away” calls out the deck crew feeding the tether line as the ROV slips silently below the surface. The pilot grips a joystick and deftly maneuvers the craft downward toward its target, intently following its progress on a p
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on July 2013SMD has been a leading manufacturer of subsea robotic systems since the 1980s. In 2003 SMD started manufacturing Work Class ROVs, a business that has grown steadily. SMD’s ROV division operates from a modern facility named “i19” in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. ROV sales, project managers, engineer
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- Sailing for Science page: 52
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on July 2013Survey and research fleet seeks knowledge of world’s oceans, but requires recapitalization A new report by the National Ocean Council, the Federal Oceanographic Fleet Status Report, notes the challenges faced by operators of the United States fleet of survey and research ships. “These 47 shi
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on July 2013In sequel to our editorial in the March 2013 edition of MTR on activities related to the Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon and Prediction Program (RAMA, Indian Ocean), we now update on new research underway in the Atlantic with Brazil’s climate monitoring work on the Predict
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on July 2013The Wirewalker (WW) profiling vehicle developed by the Ocean Physics Group at Scripps Institution of Oceanography provides a platform for observing oceanographic phenomena that vary rapidly in depth and time. The smooth, “free rising” mode of operation of the WW makes it a suitable platform for the
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- Eagle Eyes on Mooring page: 36
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on July 2013Welaptega Marine Ltd., Halifax From agriculture to aquaculture with a little bit of Mi’kmaq First Nations’ folklore thrown in for good measure. It is an intriguing story of a company with innovative ideas adapting technologies and tools to carve out its own niche in a marine sector industry wh
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on July 2013Douglas-Westwood (DW) released the fifth edition of the World Offshore Wind Market publication where it forecast offshore wind installations averaging 3.2 GW per year over the next 10 years. Capital expenditure is expected to hit a peak of $24b in 2016. The market will remain highly concentrated in
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- ASV Research Contract page: 28
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on July 2013Deal to Design and Build a Long Endurance Marine USV under the U.K. Government-backed SBRI Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) won the second phase of the recent SBRI competition to develop a Long Endurance Marine Unmanned Surface Vehicle (LEMUSV). Run by the Natural Environment Research Council (NE
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on July 2013General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems completed the comprehensive risk reduction program for the U.S. Navy’s Knifefish Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) program. Designed to discover any potential systems defect early on in the program’s development phase, the confi
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- Incat Crowther Designs DSV Trio page: 22
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on July 2013Incat Crowther has been contracted to design a trio of 42.5m Monohull Dive Support Vessels. The design is a new concept borne of the latest ideas from designer, builder and operator. The design has been developed to be a dedicated DP-2 capable Dive Support Vessel, featuring fully integrated ROV laun
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on July 2013121 Bernard St. Jean Drive East Falmouth, Mass. 02536 Tel: 508-495-4000 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mclanelabs.com CEO/President: Dr. Susumu Honjo Number of Employees: 15 The Company: McLane Research Laboratories was founded in 1983 and manufactures advanced time-series ocean
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- MTR100 '13 RPS Evans-Hamilton page: 20
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on July 2013Headquarters: Houston, Texas: 3662 Westchase Drive, Houston TX 77042 Tel: +1 (281) 495-0883 Fzx: +1 (281) 495-6159 Seattle, Wash.: 4608 Union Bay Place NE, Seattle WA 98105 Tel: +1 (206) 526-5622 Fax: +1 (206) 526-5633 Charleston, S.C.: 3319 Maybank Highway, Johns Island, SC 29455 T
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- MTR100 '13 Materials Systems Inc. page: 20
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on July 2013543 Great Road, Littleton, Mass., 01460 Tel: 978-486-0404 Email: [email protected] Website: www.msisonar.com CEO/President: Carol W. Bowen, Ph.D. Vice President: Gerald Schmidt Engineering Director: Dr. Brian Pazol Number of Employees: 40 MSI (Materials Systems Inc.) designs and manufactu
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- MTR100 '13 Zupt LLC page: 19
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on July 201310963 Cutten Rd, A102 Houston, Texas, U.S. 77066 Tel: 832-295-7280 Email: [email protected] Website: www.zupt.com CEO/President: Keith Vickery Number of Employees: 11 Annual Sales: $3,500,000.00 In an industry where change comes slowly, Zupt focuses on improving the way marine survey services ar
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on July 2013Gulf Copper’s Port Arthur facility earlier this year completed a unique 10-month project to build the three massive buoys for SOFEC, buoys which will be used to offload liquid product such as diesel or gasoline in places lacking deepwater ports. In total Gulf Copper received two separate contracts
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- Oil Pollution Risk Assessment page: 12
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on July 2013NOAA ID’s Lurking Enviro Threats A new NOAA report that examines national oil pollution threat from shipwrecks has been presented to the U.S. Coast Guard. With as many as 20,000 recorded shipwrecks in NOAA’s database, the May 2013 report finds that just 36 sunken vessels scattered across the U.S. s
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on June 2013Hawkes Ocean Technologies said that Dietrich Mateschitz, cofounder of the energy drink company Red Bull, ordered a DeepFlight Super Falcon submersible, a two–person winged submersible craft that will be delivered to Laucala Island Resort, on Mateschitz’ private island in Fiji. “We are delighted to b
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- DOF Brasil page: 28
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on June 2013During a recent tour through the region, Claudio Paschoa, MTR’s Contributing Editor in Brazil, was able to post some questions to Eirik Tørrenssen, Country Manager Brazil, DOF Brasil. With offices in the O&G hubs Macaé and Rio, Tørrenssen is hard to corner, but between trips and meetings he managed