Marine Technology 2015 Articles
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on March 2015Insights from NOAA’s Acting Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Management Last month Marine Technology Reporter had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Holly A. Bamford, acting Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Management for the US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmosphe
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on March 2015Despite being one of the largest habitats on Earth occupying around 60% of the surface, the deep-sea environment remains largely enigmatic. It was only in the late 1960’s that the abyssal plains were recognized to contain rich, complex habitats and play an important role in global carbon cycling. Th
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on March 2015Helping to make subsea opts more safe & efficient The world’s oceans are getting busier. They are being inundated with oil and gas exploration projects, installation of underwater energy and communications cables, pipelines, windmill installations, increased fishing fleets and power generating t
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on March 2015At Ocean Business 2015, DOF Subsea will launch its Skandi Explorer service to the European Market. Previously used in academic studies, this technology is new to the oil and gas market. The recent and sudden contraction of the Offshore Oil and Gas market has compelled operators to cut costs, whi
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- Wind Farm Vessel Named page: 20
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on March 2015James Fisher Marine Services’s (JFMS) multipurpose wind farm support vessel, Dart Fisher, has been formally named by the vessel’s Godmother Maria McCaffery MBE, CEO of RenewableUK at a dedication service held at Griffon Hoverwork, Southampton. The service marks the completion of significant invest
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on March 2015Eidesvik Offshore has taken delivery of Viking Neptun, an offshore construction vessel from Kleven Verft AS. According to Eidesvik Offshore, TBN Viking Neptun represents its largest ever investment in the subsea segment. A long-term loan facility of $124 million has been drawn with Nordea and Ekspo
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- New Survey Vessel for Port of London page: 20
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on March 2015The Port of London Authority (PLA) ordered a new purpose-built survey catamaran, a CTruk MPC19, due to enter service on the river Thames later this year. The vessel is will replace the PLA’s Yantlet vessel as she reaches the end of her service life, continuing the PLA Hydrography team’s survey work
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- New Dive Support Vessel for N-sea page: 18
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on March 2015N-Sea has launched its third diving support vessel, the Edradour, representing a $2.2 million investment for the company to be immediately utilized in its inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) operations in the North Sea, as well as in Holland and Germany. Similar to its sister vessel, the Aberl
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- New Research Vessel for Greenland page: 16
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on March 2015Greenland has an intense interest in maritime research and survey for the near coastal waters, thanks in part to a growing seafood sector, an extensive coastline and some 250 different species of fish. To meet the nation’s emerging need, Greenland had a 32.3-m research vessel built at the Karstensen
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on March 2015Vesper Marine will provide its Virtual Aid to Navigation technology to the French company CGG, a geoscience company that provides geological and geophysical survey and analysis primarily to the oil and gas industry. In its ongoing quest to map the ocean’s floors, CGG survey vessels tow an array of
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- Nav Charts App Launched page: 76
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on March 2015Norcom Technology Limited will launch a web and PC based navigational charting app at Ocean Business 2015. eChart software combines up to date information from different sources including wreck, cable, tide and geographical data for navigational charts, making it suited for use by companies carrying
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- ValeportDebuts New Datalog Software page: 76
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on March 2015Valeport’s newly released operating software Datalog X2 with an embedded Terminal X2 program is now available for free download via the company’s website. The new version is designed to interface, configure and download data from both legacy and new products and also includes bonus Seawater Calculat
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- Teledyne TSS’s Saturn AHRS and INS page: 76
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on March 2015Teledyne TSS’s Saturn AHRS and INS (Attitude and Heading Reference System and Inertial Navigation System) is now market ready. The Saturn product family is based upon fiber-optic technology developed and manufactured by Teledyne TSS. The family also incorporates advanced digital signal processing an
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- New Subsea Modular Spreader Beams page: 76
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on March 2015Modulift has revealed its newest product range, Subsea Modular Spreader Beams, designed to safely hold weights up 500 metric tons. The subsea modular beams have an open section design suitable for water submersion by eliminating the risks of any cavity or pressure issues and are finished with a th
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- Tritech Sonars for Swedish Navy ROVs page: 76
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on March 2015The Swedish Defense Materiel Administration, Försvarets Materielverk (FMV), has selected Tritech as the preferred supplier for sonar and acoustic positioning onboard SAAB Seaeye Falcon Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). The 10 ROV systems will be deployed for seabed surveys, inspections, light under
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- Outland Technology LED Laser Light page: 76
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on March 2015Outland Technology introduced a new underwater LED laser, model UWL-810. With uses ranging from ROVs, dive cameras, to fixed installations, the UWL-810 gives the operator the opportunity to scale its subject on a 2D screen using underwater videoThe UWL-810 runs on any power source from 5-30 Volts, A
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- TE Connectivity INSTALITE Boots page: 76
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on March 2015TE Connectivity (TE) announced its new INSTALITE Molded Boots that are up to 30 percent lighter than TE standard -25 boots. These high-performance heat-shrink boots have been designed for applications in military ground systems, aerospace and marine. Their optimized interior geometry reduces install
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- Kongsberg Connects Seismic Vessels page: 75
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on March 2015A communication solution developed by Kongsberg Seatex for the marine seismic sector was introduced. According to the developer, the Kongsberg MBR system enables high speed, high capacity and extremely robust data, voice and video transfer between multiple vessels and other assets. The Kongsberg MBR
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on March 2015A new technology for the oil and gas industry has undergone a commercial trial at the subsea training and trials facility, The Underwater Center. Commercial divers and ROV pilot technicians recently trialed the Waveblade while working in Loch Linnhe, simulating a realistic operational environment.
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- SWE’s New Portable Power System page: 74
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on March 2015Southwest Electronic Energy (SWE) launched POW-R Tote, designed to be a rugged, lightweight, 12V/117Ah portable power system which provides compact-convenient energy for wherever standard power sources are unavailable. About the size of a lunchbox, and weighing 23 pounds, POW-R Tote uses Lithium-Io