Marine Technology 2014 Articles
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on March 2014Advances in robotic vehicles continues to push technological limits and open new markets. Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) Ltd. launched what it is calling a revolutionary oil field services unmanned surface vehicle. ASV announced a breakthrough in unmanned oil and gas operations with the introduc
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on March 2014Earlier this year Duane Fotheringham took over as the president of Hydroid, replacing industry icon Chris von Alt. MTR caught up with Fotheringham recently for his insights on the direction of the company on his watch. Please provide a brief personal and professional background. My backg
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- Sonar & the USCG page: 22
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on March 2014The USCG Plans to Widen its use of the subsea surveillance technology. The question is: is the investment warranted? The U.S. Coast Guard is planning to widely use sonar to support its maritime security and marine environmental protection missions. The agency currently has limited capability to
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on March 2014A new 14m catamaran was delivered to coastal survey specialists Osiris Projects by Blyth Workcats. The new boat, named Proteus of Liverpool, was custom-built at the Blyth Workcats yard on Canvey Island, U.K., to provide a fast yet stable and comfortable working platform for coastal survey work. The
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- CSS Olympia Delivered to GranEnergia page: 18
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on March 2014GranEnergia took delivery of the Compact Semi-Submersible (CSS) Olympia from MAC Offshore. STX Marine (STXM) and CSS Designs Ltd. developed the CSS design over the past five years. Built by Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding in Fujian Province, China, the CSS Olympia is 84.25m long with a capacity for 500 pe
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- Bibby Offshore Invests in Fleet page: 18
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on March 2014Bibby Offshore invested nearly $45m in the past six months towards increasing its international fleet of subsea support vessels by 40%. Most recently, the company signed a contract to charter EDT Jane, a newbuild remotely operated vehicle support vessel (ROVSV). The company now boasts a fleet of e
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- UK North Sea Activity Report page: 16
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on March 20142013 sees 44% rise in North Sea fields starting production but 28% drop in exploration and appraisal drilling The number of fields which began producing oil and gas in the U.K. hit its highest level for five years in 2013, as a number of operators focused on development activity. This is according
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- Human Powered Subs page: 14
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on March 2014Twelve teams from universities in six countries on three continents are scheduled to meet in July 2014 to take part in the second biennial European International Submarine Races (eISR) at QinetiQ’s Ocean Basin in Gosport, U.K., the biggest covered water space in Europe. This week-long event from
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- Europe’s Seas Under Threat page: 12
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on March 2014Many of Europe’s marine species, habitats and ecosystems have been under threat for decades. As maritime economic activities are predicted to increase in coming years, a new briefing from the European Environment Agency (EEA) argues that the cumulative impact of human activity should be better manag
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on January 2014We look forward to welcoming readers of Marine Technology Reporter to Oceanology International (OI) being held March 11-13, 2014, at the ExCeL London Exhibition and Convention Centrre. OI is the biennial global forum where industry, academia and government share knowledge and connect with the marine
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on January 2014A small Canadian company is using its “scientific excellence” in acoustics to advance human and industrial activities mainly in a marine environment. JASCO Applied Sciences has more than 30 years of experience in various aspects of marine acoustics. It has delivered its expertise internationally and
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on January 2014On top of the water, underwater and on the seabed, vehicle robotics are quickly proving their value as a game changer. Profiled here are some latest developments. Pharos Offshore acquired an SMD built 1200HP cable burial tool in July 2013, since then the vehicle has undergone extensive modification
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on January 2014ACSA announced that the SeaExplorer glider (featured on this month’s cover of Marine Technology Reporter), developed by ACSA in partnership with ACRI, CNRS and IFREMER, completed a two-month record mission in collaboration with the Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche (LOV) of National Center
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- Lockheed Martin’s Revolutionary AUV page: 30
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on January 2014During the OTC Brasil 2013, one of the standout presentations was on the Lockheed Martin Marlin AUV. At first glance it resembles what you’d expect from any top of the line AUV. Yet on closer examination it offers capabilities that may be real game-changers for the industry. After the presentation M
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- The Quest for Arctic O&G Standards page: 26
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on January 2014Improving and updating Arctic design standards for material, equipment and offshore structures for the petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Seventy representatives from seven countries met for two days in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador in early October 2013 to further the cr
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- New Offshore Environmental Lubricant page: 22
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on January 2014During the OTC Brazil 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, MTR’s correspondent Claudio Paschoa met with Chris Morrissey, who is Team Leader in Energy Lubricant Development for Castrol in the UK, and Carmen Pino, Regional Sales Director for Castrol Offshore for a chat about the new Environmental Lubricant being d
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on January 2014The numerical simulation of submarine maneuvering is a challenging problem that has only recently been addressed by technological advances in commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software. In this article, we demonstrate how CD-adapco’s simulation technology can be applied to accurately pre
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on January 2014At the end of 2013, the team of Sembawang Shipyard of Singapore and Teekay Shipping Australia will deliver the new scientific Research Vessel Investigator to its owners, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), an agency of the Federal Government of Australia. Inves
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- Deck Machinery: Pulling Power page: 10
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on January 2014Modern deck machinery is essential to efficient subsea vessel operations. For those on the water conducting experiments, surveys or military exercise, it is impossible if not foolhardy to point to one system or piece of equipment that is head and shoulders above the rest in importance when it comes
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on January 2014FORAN has been the CAD/CAM System used by the Chilean shipyard ASMAR in the development of an Oceanographic and Fisheries Research Vessel, a state of the art design built for worldwide oceanographic and fishing service and geological research. The vessel, Cabo de Hornos, has been already delivered.