Marine Technology Articles
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- Halls of Higher Learning page: 46
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on August 2016The subsea industry and the institutes, institutions, universities and colleges are inextricably linked. Picking just five to feature in our MTR100 was no easy feat, but our U.K.-based contributor Kira Coley, as always, gave it her best shot. Scripps Institution of Oceanography - UC San Diego T
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- MTR100: Kraken page: 25
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on August 2016Kraken Sonar Systems Inc. is a world leader in advanced sonar and sensor technology. Kraken’s AquaPix has set a new standard for high-speed, high-resolution underwater imaging. The system provides both high resolution seabed imagery and 3D bathymetry with a spatial resolution of 3 cm and swath width
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- MTR100: Hydroid page: 65
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on August 2016Hydroid, Inc. – a part of Kongsberg Maritime’s autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) group since its acquisition by Norwegian technology conglomerate Kongsberg Gruppen in 2008 – is a manufacturer of AUVs, including its signature REMUS vehicles. Hydroid founder Christopher von Alt’s knowledge of the i
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- MTR100: Allspeeds Ltd page: 6
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on August 2016Allspeeds have a reputation for manufacturing a wide range of quality products for the oil and gas, maritime and military industries. Allspeeds’ Webtool brand offers a broad range of hydraulic cutters for ROVs and maritime and subsea emergency disconnection systems. In addition to a range of standa
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- MTR100: OceanGate, Inc. page: 59
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on August 2016OceanGate Inc. provides subsea manned submersible services for industry, research and exploration. Its five-man submersibles are geared for site survey and inspection, research and data collection, film and media production, and as deep sea testing platform for hardware and software. Since 2009, Oce
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on August 2016The XPrize is seeking to incentivize innovation to spur a new era of ocean discovery, as Jyotika I. Virmani, Ph.D. explains. We are living in an age of rapid innovation. Over the past 150,000 years we have evolved primarily in a local and linear world where most of our activities happened within
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- MTR100: Engineered Syntactic Systems page: 17
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on August 2016Engineered Syntactic Systems (ESS) is exclusively focused on the formulation, engineering and manufacturing of superior quality syntactic foam, a class of material created using pre-formed hollow spheres (commonly made of glass, ceramic, polymer or even metal) bound together with a polymer. Thanks t
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- MTR100: BioSonics Inc. page: 12
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on August 2016BioSonics is a pioneer in unique deployment methods for surveying in the most challenging environments and a developer of unique software for habitat mapping and real-time, automated fisheries data processing. BioSonics first introduced fixed-location hydroacoustic fish monitoring in 1980. BioSo
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- Teledyne Maintains Course page: 33
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on August 2016In what has become something of an MTR100 tradition, MTR visits with a trio of executives from Teledyne, a diverse company with links in each sector of the market, for insights on current developments and future trends. This year we speak with Mike Read, President of Teledyne Marine; William Egan -
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- MTR100: Greensea page: 32
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on August 2016U.S. based Greensea started in 2006 based on the belief that a reliable, operator-friendly, integrated navigation and control system could dramatically improve work with marine vehicles. Today, the company provides practical commercial solutions to make the work of the marine industry easier, cheape
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- MTR100: SubC Imaging page: 32
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on August 2016SubC Imaging develops advanced underwater optical imaging systems for a worldwide clientele. The private ocean technology company was founded in 2010 by a former ROV pilot and offshore project manager and creates technologically advanced and capable video equipment for the offshore and subsea market
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on May 2016“We’re rolling in this downturn,” beams Audun Martinsen, VP of analysis at Rystad Energy’s harbor-front Oslo headquarters. Rystad has just opened in Rio and says demand for oilfield services stats from the Middle East is intensifying. Much of that interest is in Europe, where it’ll be a while before
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on May 2016Subsea technology has begun to change the way we explore, manage and defend the marine environment. Fleets of unmanned vehicles will create sensor networks above and below the ocean’s surface and the ever-involving capabilities of these systems promise a future of robotic workforces completing dozen
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- View from the Top: Greg Murphy page: 8
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on May 2016In a continuation of MTR’s “View from the Top” interview spot, this month we speak with Greg Murphy, Executive Director, The Maritime Alliance & TMA Foundation, which has been instrumental in forwarding the blue tech business in Southern California and beyond. For readers not familiar with The M
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on May 2016Undersea Superiority will rely on Large Underwater Vehicles, but the question begs ... Is bigger better? The U.S. Navy has many mundane, messy and perilous underwater missions that are better performed unmanned vehicles. When considering the right vehicle for the mission, size does matter. U
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on May 2016The renewable industry presents special challenges for underwater robotic vehicle operations with its shallow waters, high currents, intricate structures and, in some locations, unexploded ordnance. Saab Seaeye has found good success in the sector with a range of vehicles specially suited for the ch
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on April 2016The Kongsberg Maritime Camera group delivered the first set of cabled IP Digital Still Camera Stations (CAMDS) to the University of Washington. Designed for real-time imaging via the cabled observatory’s Internet connection, the regional CAMDS systems will be deployed as part of the OOI at methane s
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on April 2016As uncertainty around the fluctuating oil price remains, the industry must continue to evolve. It is more important now than ever that companies search for effective and innovative methods to streamline their processes, in order to adapt to the challenging climate. For those willing to develop techn
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on April 2016Which Way is Up? The Six Things You need to Know Now Subsea Well Removal is a Leading Cost Driver North Sea decommissioning has long been considered an area of huge potential opportunity for a variety of companies, which to date has not been fully realized. Decommissioning has moved extraord
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- Offshore Innovation in Motion page: 22
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on April 2016Last year, a record $376 billion was invested in the U.K.’s renewable energy sector. With the U.K. Governments 2020 renewable energy target approaching, the race is well underway to shape the future of the industry through innovative solutions which offer long-term promise in both power efficiency a