Marine Technology 2015 Articles
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- Makai Expands Marine Corrosion Lab page: 14
Marine Technology
on September 2015Makai Ocean Engineering is providing expanded corrosion services at its Marine Corrosion Laboratory (MCL) in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The MCL is located at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA), reportedly making it the only location in the U.S. where large flows of shallow and deep
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- 20 Teams Vie for Wave Energy Prize page: 12
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on September 2015Twenty teams have successfully navigated the first technology gate of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wave Energy Prize to become official qualified teams. The 20 qualified teams, selected from the field of 92 official registered teams announced on July 6, will continue their quest to double t
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on September 2015When one thinks of offshore renewable energy, one usually thinks of offshore wind. For the first time progress is being made in the U.S. to develop offshore wind resources. The first steel foundation jacket has been placed in the ocean floor to support the Deepwater Wind project off the coast of Bl
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on September 2015MMT completed offshore integration trials of its new high-speed remotely operated vehicle (ROV) with Sonardyne International’s SPRINT inertial navigation system. The 2,000 meter rated vehicle, named Surveyor Interceptor, has been developed by MMT to improve the speed and efficiency of seabed mappi
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on September 2015Historically, ferry masters operating off the west coast of Scotland would have to sail to a port and on arrival visually assess the weather and tide conditions before deciding whether safe berthing alongside the pier or quayside would be possible. This wastes time and fuel, and can causes immense f
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- ROV Put to the Test page: 46
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on September 2015VideoRay Pro 4 ROV: Surviving 19-Month Remote Wireless Deployment in the North Sea ROV First Deployed November 2013 as an Experimental Emergency Response System While the maritime environment is generally regarded as one of the most harsh on earth, it could be argued that outside of the respectiv
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- Injecting 45 Years of New Life page: 40
Marine Technology
on September 2015When the Dan Bravo Complex came on stream in 1972, the facility – Denmark’s first producing offshore oil field – was expected to produce for 25 years. Now, thanks to a complex, multi-year subsea structural reinforcement campaign involving the installation of 136 tonnes of new steel, over more tha
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- Extreme Sampling: Hadal Trenches page: 34
Marine Technology
on September 2015Deep-sea trenches represent one of the most extreme marine environments in the world. Although a subject of fascination for many scientists and ocean explorers, until relatively recently, they remain virtually unexplored due to the technical challenges in operating instruments and collecting samples
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- Tackling Subsea Blockages page: 30
Marine Technology
on September 2015Subsea blockages are a common industry challenge that can be so complex and costly to treat that some operators are known to leave multiple flow lines blocked for over a decade. This issue is set to become more challenging to solve, as we deal with complex reservoir conditions and fluids and more
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on September 2015In 2014, Forbes Associate Director for Maritime Services at Control Risks stated that maritime risks are on the rise. Mariners and ship owner/operators experienced a 26 percent spike in maritime piracy and armed robbery since 2014 and the North Sea Oil Industry admitted that it had been targeted and
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- MTR100: Sea-Bird Scientific page: 78
Marine Technology
on August 2015Over 40+ years, Sea-Bird Scientific has developed award-winning technologies to solve the most difficult problems in natural water. Its CTDs are the centerpiece of most oceanographic moorings, AUVs and profiling systems. The global Argo Array, with unprecedented accuracy and stability in temperatu
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on August 2015823 Buffalo Run, Missouri City, Texas 77489 T: +1-281-240-4000 / E: [email protected] / W: www.swe.com CEO/President: Len Benckenstein No. of Employees: 65 Since 1964, Southwest Electronic Energy (SWE) has been a pioneer in innovative energy solutions serving the specific needs
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- MTR100:nke Instrumentation page: 77
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on August 2015Rue Gutenberg - ZI de Kérandré, Hennebont, Morbihan, France 56700 T: +33 297 36 41 31 / E: [email protected] / W: www.nke-instrumentation.com CEO/President: Jean Claude Le Bleis No. of Employees: 30 Annual Sales: $7.4 million nke Instrumentation designs, manufac
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on August 201511 Klein Drive Salem, New Hampshire 03079 T: 1-603-893-6131 E: [email protected] W: www.L-3Klein.com CEO/President: Frank Cobis No. of Employees: 50 Founded by Marty Klein in 1968, in a small factory in Salem, New Hampshire, USA, Klein Associates became the first co
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- MTR100: iXBlue page: 74
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on August 201552, Avenue de l’Europe Marly-le-roi, Yvelines, France 78100 T: +33 1 30 08 88 88 E: [email protected] W: http://www.ixblue.com CEO/President: Philippe Debaillon Vesque No. of Employees: 500 iXBlue is a provider of solutions and services for navigation, positioning and
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- MTR100: JW Fishers Mfg. Inc. page: 74
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on August 20151953 County Street East Taunton, MA 02718 T: 508-822-7330 E: [email protected] W: http://jwfishers.com CEO/President: Karen Fisher No. of Employees: 20 In 1971 JW Fishers began manufacturing underwater metal detectors for recreational scuba divers. Demand for it
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- MTR100: Hydroid Inc. page: 73
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on August 20156 Benjamin Nye Circle, Pocasset, Mass. 02559 T: +1 508-563-6565 E: [email protected] W: http://www.hydroid.com CEO/President: Duane Fotheringham Facility: 40,000-sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility – opened October 2014 Square Footage: 40,000-sq. ft. Testing Capabilities: The new fac
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- MTR100: develogic GmbH page: 72
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on August 2015Eiffestr. 598 Hamburg, Germany 20537 T: +49 40 98 26 25 13 E: [email protected] W: http://www.develogic.de/ CEO/President: Markus Motz No. of Employees: 17 develogic subsea systems is a German-based company with a focus on developing and manufacturing turn-key customized
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- MTR100: Linden Photonics page: 72
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on August 20151 Park Drive, Unit 10, Westford, Mass. 01886 T: +1-978-392-7985 / E: [email protected] / W: www.LindenPhotonics.com CEO/President: Amareh Mahapatra No. of Employees: 6 Linden Photonics Inc. was founded in 2002 by Dr. Amaresh Mahapatra and Robert Mansfield. Since its inception, Linden’s
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- MTR100: RBR page: 67
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on August 20155-95 Hines Road Kanata, ON, Canada K2K 2M5 T: +1 (613) 599-8900 E: [email protected] W: www.rbr-global.com CEO/President: Greg Johnson No. of Employees: 26 Since 1976, RBR Ltd. has been manufacturing high precision instruments for oceanographic, freshwater, groundwater and cryospheric re