Marine Technology Articles
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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
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on March 2015Ocean Scientific International Ltd. (OSIL) teamed with ASV Ltd. to offer a low-cost, mobile alternative to a permanent moored buoy system for monitoring. The system uses one of the ASV C-Stat station keeping buoys which can be deployed for up to four days at a time, running either on hybrid diesel,
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on March 2015Sonardyne’s Ranger 2 Ultra-Short Baseline (USBL) acoustic positioning system was selected by Allseas Group for the world’s largest pipelay and platform installation/decommissioning vessel, Pioneering Spirit, which was built by Daewoo Heavy Industries and measures 382 x 124m. Pioneering Spirit was na
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on March 2015Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc. recently modified the popular telecom cable lay software, MakaiLay, to address specific issues experienced by the subsea power cable industry. The result of this effort was MakaiLay Power, a real-time software tool for controlling power cable deployment at-sea. This sof
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- STR SeaSpyder Systems for AIFCA page: 73
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on March 2015Great Yarmouth based marine technology experts Subsea Technology and Rentals (STR) announced the supply of two SeaSpyder underwater camera systems to the Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (AIFCA), for use by its 10 individual statutory organizations. The delivery of SeaSp
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- WiFi & GPS to X-Series Profilers page: 73
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on March 2015Streamline SVP data collection with AML’s WiFi device, Data Xchange. Following Beta trials, Data Xchange is set for a March 2015 release. Bringing the benefits of long-range WiFi to X-Series profilers, the device enables wireless data transfer and integrated GPS positioning. Upon surfacing, Data Xch
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on March 2015SeaBotix’ client, Pat Murphy, President of Lake Erie Diving, reported a new personal distance record for internal pipe inspection with his SeaBotix LBV300XL. “It was an internal inspection of a 48-in. (122 cm) intake pipe in Lake Michigan,” Murphy said. “The pipe was 6,140 ft. (1,872 m) in length a
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- SeeByte Software for L-3 Klein Sonar page: 72
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on March 2015SeeByte demonstrated its Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) software using a L-3 Klein Associates sonar payload (L-3 Klein UUV 3500, dual frequency 455/900 kHz) on an Iver-3 vehicle. This process involved the ATR software being tuned to the Klein sonar in order for the software to be able to identif
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on March 2015PREVCO Subsea, LLC is a subsea engineering consultancy, specializing in submersible pressure vessels, instrumentation housings, junction boxes, pressure relief valves and other subsea enclosures and accessories, is increasing their Pressure testing capabilities. Following a successful move in April
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- PulSAR: New SSS for SAR Operations page: 72
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on March 2015A new tow fish side scan sonar has been introduced by Kongsberg Maritime for use in search and recovery (SAR) missions as well as underwater inspection, engineering and scientific surveys. Developed by Kongsberg Geoacoustics, PulSAR is designed for intuitive operation and easy deployment by nonspeci
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on January 2015Impact of $50 Oil & Petrobras Implosion on Contracting in the Floating Production Sector The drop in oil/gas prices and ongoing implosion in Petrobras have combined to create a perfect storm in the deepwater sector. More than 170 projects involving oil production floaters and 35 floating liquefa
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on January 2015Vehicles. Front to back, top to bottom, this edition revolves around unmanned underwater vehicles, the means and method which allow many of you to work, study and evolve in the underwater world. In this edition we offer fresh perspective from a broad swath of stakeholders that are directly involved