Marine Technology 2014 Articles
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- VectorNav Launches VN-300 page: 53
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on June 2014VectorNav Technologies introduced the VN-300 Dual Antenna GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS). The follow-on product to the VN-100 IMU/AHRS and VN-200 GPS/INS, the miniature VN-300 enables a wider range of applications through the incorporation of GPS compassing techniques. The VN-300 c
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on June 2014Following the integration of Sonardyne International Ltd.’s Solstice Side Scan Sonar with a Bluefin Robotics Bluefin-12 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), the results of recent payload testing have produced exceptionally high quality imagery, according to the companies involved and attested by the
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- C-MAR DP Training in Brazil page: 40
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on June 2014The modern offshore maritime industry relies on a variety of DP vessels, from OSVs to Drillships and tankers, almost all vessels serving the oil and gas industry need to be DP capable in order to safely operate offshore. The growth experienced in Brazil due to the uncorking of huge deepwater pre-sal
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on June 2014Texas A&M University at Galveston: Preparing Engineers for Lucrative Ocean Related Careers In 2010, Blake Sanchez saw a billboard that changed his life. “Four years ago, I saw a billboard for Texas A&M at Galveston,” Sanchez said. “It was advertising marine programs, and the ocean engineering one
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on June 2014Sonardyne International is taking part in a new Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) project within the Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) program to develop a Carbon Dioxide (CO2) marine and shallow subsurface monitoring system for underground CCS sites in the North Sea. The system will monitor for any CO
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on June 2014The Model AST 4530 Liquid Level Transmitter from American Sensor Technologies, Inc. (AST) is designed to measure the level of harsh liquids such as slurries, salt water and oil in vented tanks or containers. Constructed with PVDF material and a PTFE diaphragm, the AST 4530 submersible pressure senso
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- Axis: New Security Cameras page: 58
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on June 2014The AXIS Q60-S PTZ Dome Network Cameras in nitrogen-pressurized stainless steel casings can resist the corrosive effect of sea water and cleaning chemicals, and withstand high-pressure steam cleaning. Pressurized nitrogen prevents internal condensation. Axis Communications launched three outdoor-rea
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on June 2014Imenco challenges established standards with the introduction of an all-digital system that it says will have considerable ramifications in the way the subsea industry carries out inspection tasks. The solution, and all of Imenco’s future systems, will be run with Ethernet using the latest TCP/IP St
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on June 2014Bowtech Products released the sixth generation of its color and monochrome tooling cameras with 720 TV lines with improved light sensitivity. As part of Bowtech’s continual product improvement strategy, the monochrome LCC-700 has been superseded by the LCC-720 and the color L3C-650 is superseded by
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on May 2014“UDT is a key event for us in this year’s exhibition calendar, drawing together global customers and suppliers involved in undersea defence technologies,” said Iain Kennedy, Strategy Director at QinetiQ. “The opportunity to network and arrange multiple meetings in one place is extremely valuable to
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- EIVA Opens New Webshop page: 51
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on May 2014EIVA announces a new webshop, in which it is possible to purchase a wide range of products directly online with credit card or per invoice. Both EIVA’s own solutions and that of the companies which it represents, can be found in the webshop. “Naturally, many of our products are rather complex and r
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on May 2014The MacArtney Group announced the supply of an ice core drilling winch solution to British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The winch will be used to deploy the new BAS Rapid Access Isotope Drill (RAID) which is able to complete a complete 600 m drilling cycle in one week, before being redeployed at the next
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on May 2014Delegates from the French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea (Ifremer) visited the Kongsberg Maritime Subsea headquarters in Horten, Norway late December 2013 for the Factory Acceptance Test of its second Simrad ME70 scientific multibeam echosounder. Ifremer acquired the multibeam echo so
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- iXBlue: New GAPS USBL page: 49
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on May 2014iXBlue launched the fourth-generation GAPS, which constitutes a significant enhancement to its USBL acoustic positioning product family. www.ixblue.com (As published in the May 2014 edition of Marine Technology Reporter - http://www.marinetechnologynews.com/Magazine)
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- Bowtech: New Tooling Camera Range page: 49
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on May 2014Bowtech Products released the sixth generation of its color and monochrome tooling cameras with 720 TV lines with improved light sensitivity. As part of Bowtech’s continual product improvement strategy, the monochrome LCC-700 has been superseded by the LCC-720 and the color L3C-650 is superseded by
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on May 2014MSI is producing two new Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) components for two systems of Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems’ PROSAS suite of sonar solutions. Raytheon’s PROSAS Surveyor family of synthetic aperture sonar systems provides high-definition sonar capabilities for a wide range of applicatio
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on May 2014Teledyne BlueView released its ProMapper software package, an intuitive geomosaicking program that places 2D forward looking sonar (FLS) imagery over an aerial image or a nautical chart. By combining a GPS and compass with a standard BlueView 2D sonar, ProMapper users will significantly increase the
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- Axis Launches New Security Camera page: 48
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on May 2014The AXIS Q60-S PTZ Dome Network Cameras in nitrogen-pressurized stainless steel casings are suited for surveillance and remote monitoring applications in marine, mining, oil and gas environments. The rust-free cameras can resist the corrosive effect of sea water and cleaning chemicals, and withstand
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- Modem Field Evaluation Program page: 47
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on May 2014At OI ‘14 Sonardyne International announced it is inviting qualifying academic establishments and research institutions to apply to participate in a Field Evaluation Program for its new family of acoustic modems, uComm. Applicants with an upcoming, short-term ocean science project that would benefit
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- WFS seatooth S100 page: 47
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on May 2014WFS delivered wireless communication systems to Baker Hughes. WFS supplied a seatooth S100 system for wireless datalogging during pipeline pre-commissioning on a project in the South China Sea at water depth of 1,000m. The transmitter comprised a seatooth S100 connected to a hydrotest skid and the r