Marine Technology 2014 Articles
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on December 2014MTCS (UK) Ltd, has devised a portable, virtual learning environment, where the online system has been built to aid companies whose individuals spend a lot of time offshore on vessels or rigs. Indeed, many subsea Industry executives now realize that knowledge and the application of knowledge, is key
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on December 2014Oilennium Ltd., a Petrofac Training Services (PTS) company that provides eLearning training services to the oil and gas industry, announced that since Dolphin Geophysical deployed the ConTrainer on its global fleet of seismic vessels, the company has experienced an improvement in its ability to deli
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- Realtime Tsunami Monitoring in Japan page: 57
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on December 2014In 2014, tsunami waves originating off the coast of Chile were detected near Japan, where EvoLogics modems enabled acoustic communication between JAMSTEC’s Vector Tsunameter on the seafloor and the autonomous Wave Glider vehicle on the ocean surface, transmitting real-time data to the shore over sat
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- Fugro High Res Subsea Laser Scanning page: 56
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on December 2014Fugro expanded its services for the offshore oil and gas sector with the addition of high resolution subsea laser scanning specialist technology that can be applied to a wide range of subsea services including metrology, field mapping, structure mapping, change detection and integrity management. Fu
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- Bowtech Debuts New Underwater Camera page: 56
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on December 2014The Bowtech product Pioneer is a high resolution underwater color CCD camera with six integral high intensity LEDs. It provides a cost effective solution to general underwater viewing observation, down to 4,000 meters ocean depth. Measuring 53mm diameter and 78.8mm in length (excl. connector), the
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on December 2014UV AML Oceanographic released the sister product to UV Xchange, Cabled UV, which aims to bring UV biofouling control to an even wider array of applications and devices. As promised in the September 2014 in Marine Technology Reporter article Biofouling Foiled, the new product launch comes six months
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on December 2014Two new studies by Quest Offshore Inc. for the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) show vast potential energy and economic benefits to the U.S. if the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific outer continental shelf (OCS) were opened to offshore oil
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- Editorial: One More Year Down page: 6
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on December 2014I’m not sure if it is a function of getting older, getting busier, or a combination of both, but the year 2014 to me is nothing but a blur. Despite the year-end plummet in oil prices that threatens to throw the offshore energy business into a tailspin, this has been by far the busiest and most prod
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on December 2014Today, a driver over the 1.4 km long Tasman Bridge, in Hobart, Tasmania, inspires marvel at how the Derwent River gently flows past the bridge. Few today recall how this peaceful scenery was once a disaster scene, when on the evening of January 5, 1975, a bulk ore carrier vessel collided with the br
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on December 2014A new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report describes how advanced optical sensor technology is being used in the Mississippi River basin to accurately track the nitrate pulse to the Gulf of Mexico. Excessive springtime nitrate runoff from agricultural land and other sources in the Mississippi drain
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- Kongsberg EVOTEC: All about A-Frames page: 42
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on December 2014Making ships gear can require deep pockets. Ask Kongsberg Evotec AS management. A savage turn of fortunes for offshore surveyors has cooled orders for handling machinery from seismic vessel owners. As much as 80 percent of the survey business has, in places, evaporated and left widespread disbelief.
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on December 2014Over the next five years Douglas-Westwood (DW) expect $122 billion (bn) to be spent on global subsea vessel operations – an increase of 64% compared to the previous five year period. This growth will be driven not only by volumes of work but also by the growing usage of higher-end vessels able to co
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- What’s all the Noise at IMO? page: 20
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on December 2014Shipping may think they hear the sound of new regulations as they are slammed onto their desks. What is all the noise concerning noise at IMO? This may very well be the question from ship owners, operators and builders closely following activities at the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
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on December 2014The HYPACK 2015 USA Training Event will be held in San Antonio, Texas, January 5 to 8, 2015. The Hyatt Regency San Antonio River Walk will be providing accommodations and hosting the annual event. Updated Software Revealed at the event will be the newest software version, HYPACK 2015. Significa
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on December 2014Maritime traffic on the world’s oceans has increased four-fold over the past 20 years, according to a new study quantifying global ship traffic. The research used satellite data to estimate the number of vessels on the ocean every year between 1992 and 2012. The number of ships traversing the oceans
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on December 2014From November 12-13, 2014 the McMillin Companies Event Center in sunny San Diego, Calif. played host to The Maritime Alliance’s 6th Annula Blue Tech & Blue Economy Summit, an event which has grown stronger year-on-year. This year’s two-day event, of which Marine Technology Reporter served as a media
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- SBG Miniature Inertial Sensors page: 59
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on October 2014SBG Systems released the Ellipse Series, a new product range of miniature inertial systems replacing the IG-500 Series. For the same budget, customers benefit from higher accuracy, advanced filtering and features inspired from high end inertial navigation systems. This new series of miniature inert
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on October 2014Chesapeake Technology Inc. (CTI), a producer of real-time sonar acquisition and GIS based processing software for seafloor mapping, announced two new capabilities that it claims will allow users to better organize sonar contacts and improve sonar mosaic accuracy. New Contact Rationalizing, available
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on October 2014Hydro-Lek delivered two five-function manipulators to Italian ROV manufacturer, Ageotec, for the Italian Navy for submarine research and rescue. The manipulators are fitted onto a Pegaso ROV system which also includes a motorized winch, silenced diesel power generator as well as a USBL and sonar sys
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- Bowtech Lamp Range Extended page: 59
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on October 2014Bowtech Products Ltd., a producer of subsea vision systems, announced the arrival of the LED-S-Series lamp, a smaller, 10,000 lumen version of its 20,000 lumen LED-V-Series underwater floodlight. The LED-S-Series lamp has been designed to offer a smaller, lighter and lower lumen output than its LED-