Marine Technology 2015 Articles
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on April 2015Imenco’s new HD over Ethernet subsea camera, the SubVIS Orca, was scheduled to launch globally in early April 2015. Essentially a smart phone with a commercial subsea lens and housing rated to 400m, the camera will be apps driven and will be capable of communication with all sensors installed on ROV
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- FarSounder Updates Navigation Sonars page: 56
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on April 2015The release of SonaSoft 3.0 represents an upgrade to its real-time forward-looking sonar capabilities. New in SonaSoft 3.0, FarSounder has improved its 3D sonar display, the developer said. According to FarSounder, improvements include target persistence via new image stabilization techniques, updat
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- Silicon Sensing System’s IMUs page: 56
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on April 2015Two all-new IMUs from Silicon Sensing Systems Limited are enhancing its range of MEMS inertial products featured at Ocean Business. DMU10 provides a low-cost 6-DOF solution delivering sub-15⁰/hr and 50µg output stability. First of a family of High Performance IMUs (HPIMU) due for release in the sum
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- New Joysticks and Hand Controllers page: 56
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on April 2015Bokam also introduced a new line of submersible and hazardous environments joysticks and controllers. The new line provides both a force or position proportional joysticks and input devices, with a life cycle expectancy of 10 billion life cycles with Bokam’s patented rotational motion mechanism and
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- New Winch/Lift and Throttle Controls page: 56
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on April 2015Bokam Engineering, Inc., offers a new line of snap-action and place-and-hold single-axis winch and throttle controls. It is designed to provide lateral single-axis controls for a wide range of applications including top side winch, lift and throttle control functions in marine environment-exposed a
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on April 2015Strategic Marine delivered a world’s first to European windfarm service sector operator, Njord Offshore. This vessel builds on the success of the first eight 21m vessels built for Njord by Strategic Marine. The StratCat, a multipurpose service vessel capable of transporting up to 24 crew, is first
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- New Survey Vessel to Fugro page: 50
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on April 2015Fugro America, built by Thoma-Sea Marine Construction in Louisiana, was delivered to Fugro in mid-March. The new vessel is designed to Fugro’s specifications, fitted with the latest geophysical survey equipment and houses some of the most advanced instrumentation in the field. Fugro Americas is opti
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- Incat-design DSV Delivered page: 50
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on April 2015Sistac Victoria, a purpose-built RINA-classed, DP-2 monohull dive support vessel intended for service in Brazilian offshore waters has been delivered to Sistac Sistemas De Acesso S.A. The vessel was designed by Incat Crowther in collaboration with the vessel’s builder, SeaSafe Barcos Manufacturados
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on April 2015They can come in all shapes and sizes, silently shuttled along by the currents. The larger versions are white, glistening and beautiful and a potential disaster waiting to happen. Icebergs off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador are one of the many products of a harsh North Atlantic environment
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on April 2015Seafloor mapping is one of the oldest professions known to humankind. Mariners have been measuring the depths under their vessels for thousands of years. The science of measuring and charting the depths to determine the topography of the seafloor is known as bathymetry. Bathymetry is gathered from
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on April 2015Since industrial oil extraction began in the mid-19th century, civilization has gradually turned to new offshore resources to meet global energy demands. As the industry ventures further into polar and deep-water regions, the complexity of today’s exploration projects continues to rise. Given the f
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on April 2015Interview with Liquid Robotics' Graham Hine Launched to listen to the songs of humpback whales, Liquid Robotics has evolved into a harvester of data from the sea. Graham Hine of Liquid Robotics shares with MTR his insights on the future direction of unmanned underwater systems, and more specifica
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on April 2015Global Growth Drives Subsea Expansion More than two-thirds of the earth’s surface is covered by water, and there are many potential resources there that await exploration and development. Industries involved in this new frontier include mining, oil and gas, infrastructure, energy generation and nat
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on March 2015A tool for removing oil trapped in submerged vessels was developed in Norway by Miko Marine. Moskito is designed to address the pollution threat that exists with the large numbers of sunken ships around the world that still contain significant quantities of oil in their tanks as cargo or bunker fu
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on March 2015Two sonar manufacturers from the Pacific Northwest have joined forces in a cooperative effort aimed at improving efficiencies in aquatic habitat mapping. Seattle-based BioSonics Inc., and Ping DSP, with headquarters located in Victoria, BC, recently conducted trials to evaluate the effectiveness of
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on March 2015Newfoundland and Labrador is simulation central Through its history, Newfoundland and Labrador has produced generations of seafarers and ocean innovators. Surrounded by the cold, harsh, ice-prone waters of the North Atlantic, at the edge of the Arctic, the people of Canada’s most easterly provin
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on March 2015Newfoundland and Labrador companies push forward on remote sensing tech Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) is home to a number of companies at the cutting edge of remote sensing technology. From mature, established organizations to specialty start-ups, the province is increasingly excelling in this
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- MTR March Editorial page: 6
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on March 2015Late last year at The Maritime Alliance’s Sixth Annual Blue Tech & Blue Economy Summit in San Diego I had the good fortune to draw a seat next to Dr. Holly Bamford, NOAA’s acting Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Management. Earlier that day she delivered a presentation to a packed audience o
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- The World’s Cold Ocean Lab page: 58
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on March 2015“Our collective expertise and infrastructure related to harsh environments and the Arctic sets us apart as the premier location and jurisdiction for carrying out R&D that will define how to safely and efficiently develop Arctic opportunities.” Those were the words of Newfoundland and Labrador Premi
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- Adventure Under Ice page: 50
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on March 2015Louis Whitcomb makes it possible for remote controlled underwater robotic vehicles to explore the most extreme environments on earth—including the icy depths of the arctic. “of all the environments on earth,” he says, “this comes closest to science fiction.” Out in the middle of of the Arctic