Marine Technology Articles
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- MTR 100: InterMoor Inc. page: 13
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on August 2015900 Threadneedle, Suite 300 Houston, Texas 77079 T: 832-399-5070 E: [email protected] W: www.intermoor.com CEO/President: Tom Fulton No. of Employees: 270 InterMoor is a leading mooring, foundations and subsea services provider delivering innovative solutions for rig moves, moori
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- MTR 100: RECAB page: 12
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on August 2015Hamar, Norway Bjørn Espen Aase, Managing Director, RECAB Norway T: +47 62 54 02 91 E: [email protected] W: www.recab.com “RECAB is a provider of rugged computers; we are a hardware company,” said Bjørn Espen Aase, Managing Director, RECAB Norway. “We create innovative computer sy
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- MTR 100: Turner Designs page: 10
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on August 2015845 W Maude Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085 T: 408-749-0994 E: [email protected] W: www.turnerdesigns.com CEO/President: James Crawford No. of Employees: 30 NEW: FluoroSense, a small, handheld device which enables quick field sampling in the water stream. Turner De
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- MTR 100: VideoRay page: 8
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on August 2015212 East High Street, Pottstown, PA 19460 T: +1 610 458 3000 E: [email protected] W: http://www.videoray.com CEO/President: Scott Bentley COO: John Vestri CTO: Marcus Kolb VP, Sales & Mktg.: Chris Gibson VP, Product Mgmt & Documentation: Tom Glebas No. Of Empl
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- MTR 100: UTEC Survey Inc. page: 6
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on August 20157240 Brittmore Road, Suite 110 Houston, Texas 77041 T: +1 713 984 8688 E: [email protected] W: www.utecsurvey.com CEO/President: Martin O’Carroll No. of Employees: 457 Since the company was founded in 2006, UTEC has achieved sustained, remarkable growth. Am
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- MTR 100: Fischer Connectors page: 10
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on August 2015Chemin du Glapin 20 St. Prex, Vaud, Switzerland 1162 T: +41218009595 E: [email protected] W: http://www.fischerconnectors.com CEO/President: Dominique Glauser No. of Employees: 400 For more than 60 years, Fischer Connectors has been innovating to help device manufacturers attain r
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on August 201516 Tuas South Street 2, Singapore 637786 T: +65 6779 3595 E: [email protected] W: www.offshore.jjsea.com CEO/President: Aw Chin Leng No. of Employees: 500 Jebsen & Jessen Offshore is part of the Jebsen & Jessen SEA Group that the parent company has close to a 120 year
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on August 2015Drydocks World completed the world’s largest turret mooring system. At almost 100m high, weighing over 11,000 tons and with a diameter of 26 meters, the turret is for the Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility. Drydocks World has built the world’s largest turret for SBM Offshore, Tec
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on August 2015Wrapping your arms around the subsea behemoth that is known as “Teledyne” starts at the top of each group, and the man sitting on top of the Marine Sensors and Systems Group is Bill Kikendall, overseeing a collection of 12 companies starting with Teledyne legacy company Geophysical Instruments and i
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- SKF Taconite Seal for Bearings page: 41
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on July 2015A new SKF Taconite Seal for bearings in split block housings is designed to protect against contaminated or wet operating conditions. According to the manufacturer, benefits of this multi-stage labyrinth cartridge seal include exclusion of contaminants, improved prevention of water ingress (even dur
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on June 2015Blue Ocean Monitoring (BOM) completed a contract in Indonesia working for PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (PTNNT).BOM’s task was to use its Slocum Glider to monitor PTNNT’s Tailings Placement Program at its Batu Hijau copper-gold mine in Sumbawa, Indonesia. The program involved the tailings from the mine b
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on June 2015Surveyors are usually engaged to investigate the cause, nature and extent of a claim, damage or incident. Their role in managing projects to salvage cargo is less known. Peer van Oosterhout and Ad de Klerk from BMT Surveys share their experiences in salvaging a cargo worth several million dollars fr
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on June 2015What is reported to be the world’s first circular wave and tidal current test facility is using a package of ABB electrical and control equipment, including servo drives and low voltage variable-speed drives, to simulate energetic sea-states typically found in British, European and international wat
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- No Well Left Behind page: 16
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on June 2015Reducing reservoir and well uncertainty via wireless intervention is one large step toward the “wireless reservoir” Not knowing how connected or compartmentalized a reservoir is when evaluating appraisal or development drilling is a major concern. So, too, is well integrity. Having a better under
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on June 2015Unmanned air and ground systems work together from single controller in flight demo; UCS architecture enables collaboration between big and small business. A flight demonstration using a hand-held tablet has shown how unmanned air and ground vehicles can be supervised together by a single operator,
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on June 2015Stretching across oceans and continents, approximately 32,000km of new pipelines are constructed each year forming an industry worth $28 billion. The installation of pipelines on the seabed require engineers to develop innovative technologies and methods to inspect, repair and maintain pipelines at
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- Dredging Mega Projects page: 48
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on June 2015According to the International Association of Dredging Companies’ (IADC) Dredging Figures 2013, the global dredging turnover grew nearly 3% in 2013, nearly hitting the $13 billion mark. More significantly, even in bad economic times the industry recorded solid growth. Growth of 13% to be exact, from
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- Meet the Seastick page: 42
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on June 2015Roaming the tents on the National Oceanographic Center in Southampton on the occassion of Ocean Business 2015, we came across a new AUV design out of Italy. As one might expect with its pedigree, it is all black and stylish. Its designers contend that the beauty of SeaStick is far more than skin dee
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- Sailbuoy Takes Off page: 38
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on June 2015Ocean Business in Southampton again proved to be a launching pad for technologies large and small. MTR caught up with David Peddie, Manager of Offshore Sensing AS, to discuss his company’s unique Sailbuoy product. For MTR readers not familiar, can you provide a brief background on your company?
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- A New Age for Underwater Autonomy page: 32
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on June 2015It is an exciting era for ocean exploration in a time when several scientific fields are beginning a new phase of discovery through advancements in underwater technology. While the use of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) have been key to propelling scientific investigation forward, the complexi