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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 43reduces the time and pro? ling technology, reaching into deeper waters for the ac- effort required to detect and classify objects of interest in sea- quisition of essential data for e.g., the development and opera- bed surveys undertaken by Kongsberg’s HUGIN AUVs, auto- www.marinetechnologynews.com
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 41fast and maneuverable Quadroin leverages EvoLogics’ expertise in low-drag bionic design. Dr. Rudolf Bannasch, EvoLogics founder, delved into years of research on penguin locomotion, resulting in the AUV’s remarkable hydrodynamic properties. With its low-drag shape, The Greensea IQ booth @ Oi impressed
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 37miscible barrier ? uid heavier than seawater (sg=1.026) and lighter than the battery electrolyte (sg=1.265). The original cell vent cap was screwed into the top of the riser pipe to vent the gases associated with charging. Wires were soldered to the lead (Pb) posts. The lead-acid battery was additionall
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 36a challenge, and offered in a “pouch” design, with a soft, ? at body. The pouch IATA regs vary with the batteries inside or outside an instru- is vacuum-sealed, with all voids ? lled by a gelled electrolyte. ment housing. Freight companies, including DHL, FedEx, Thus, there are no implodable spaces, and
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 34is irreversible. Examples include ? exibility of deployment location and tremen- alkaline and lithium cells. Secondary cells can be recharged dous sea? oor persistence. Stored electrical pow- by application of reverse current from a charger. The interior er in batteries permit the untethered operation
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 33Patania II uses jet water pumps to Oil States’ Merlin riser systems were lift nodules into a collection drum. successfully deployed on both the TMC / Allseas and JAMSTEC 2022 pilot projects. They also hold a world record water depth for a producing riser sys- tem of 14,764 feet. Impossible Metals is developing
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 32FEATURE SEABED MINING by a sea? oor plume from its pilot collection system test. pact, nodule collection system that utilizes mechanical and The Metals Company recently signed a binding MoU with hydraulic technology. Paci? c Metals Corporation of Japan for a feasibility study on The company’s SMD
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 31The Allseas-designed production system consists of the Hidden Gem production vessel at the surface, an airlift riser system and jumper hose, and the pilot nodule collector vehicle at the sea? oor. Image courtesy of Allseas www.marinetechnologynews.com 31 MTR #3 (18-33).indd 31 4/4/2024 2:12:41
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 29n January, Norway said “yes” to sea- bed mining, adding its weight to the momentum that is likely to override the calls for a moratorium by over 20 countries and companies such as I Google, BMW, Volvo and Samsung. Those against mining aim to protect the unique and largely unknown ecology of the sea?
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 28FEATURE SEABED MINING Nodule Collectors THE BATTLE LINES HAVE BEEN DRAWN, AND THOSE ON THE “YES TO SEABED MINING” SIDE ARE GETTING READY TO GO. By Wendy Laursen Engineers prepare to launch the pilot collector vehicle to the sea? oor. Image courtesy of TMC 28 March/April 2024 MTR #3 (18-33).
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 27SEA-KIT USV Maxlimer returning from HT-HH caldera in Tonga. © SEA-KIT International data and further assess ecosystem recov- ery. What is known, noted Caplan-Auer- bach, is that the impact of submarine vol- canoes on humans is rare. “The HT-HH eruption was a tragedy, but it was very unusual. It let us
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 26FEATURE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTATION & SENSORS Kevin Mackay, TESMaP voyage leader and Center head of the South and West Paci? c Regional Centre of Seabed 2030. Kevin in the seismic lab at Greta Point looking at the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano 3D map completed with data from the TESMaP voyage
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 25salinity and dis- found up to seven km3 of displaced ma- eters to detect and locate subsurface ac- solved particles for comparison studies terial from the sea? oor, according to a tivity, and hydrophones to study activity against samples gathered by RV Tanga- NIWA statement from November 2022. that couples
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 23images of the eruption. This catastrophic event not only shook the world but catalyzed an urgency for understanding sub- marine volcanoes, inspiring new research initiatives and highlighting ongoing scienti? c developments. Submarine volcanoes are largely unknown, in contrast with their sub-aerial (above-ground)
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 22FEATURE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTATION & SENSORS Aerial view of HT-HH volcano, showing new multibeam depth data overlaid on islands satellite image. © SEA-KIT, NIWA-Nippon Foundation TESMaP 22 March/April 2024 MTR #3 (18-33).indd 22 4/4/2024 9:08:10 AM
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 11mines pose even greater chal- David R. Strachan is a defense analyst and founder of lenges. Unlike contact mines, bottom Strikepod Systems, a research and strategic advisory mines utilize a range of sensors to de- focusing on autonomous undersea systems. tect their prey – acoustic, magnetic, pressure
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 8INSIGHTS SUBSEA DEFENSE Copyright RomanenkoAlexey/AdobeStock WHEN THE SHOOTING STOPS: BLACK SEA MINE CLEARANCE WILL FEATURE ADVANCED TECH, CONOPS By David Strachan, Senior Analyst, Strikepod Systems ince the beginning of the war in Ukraine, mine warfare mines have been the weapon of choice for both
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 2March/April 2024 On the Cover Volume 67 • Number 3 Image courtesy NIWA-Nippon Foundation TESMaP / Rebekah Parsons-King 8 Subsea Defense Black Sea Mines When the shooting stops in the Ukraine, the tough work of clearing mines will commence. By David Strachan 12 Gliders Slocum Sentinel 22 Teledyne
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: Cover2024March/April2024 www.marinetechnologynews.com Oceanographic Instrumentation Exploring Submarine Volcanoes When the Shooting Stops Black Sea Mine Clearance Subsea Mining The Nodule Collectors Lander Lab Volume 67 Number 3 Battery Packs MarineTechnologyReporter Cover MarApr2024.indd
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 43“The industry is an ecosystem which includes owners, managers, mariners, shipyards, equipment makers, designers, research institutes and class societies: all of them are crucial,” – Eero Lehtovaara, Head of Regulatory & Public Affairs, ABB Marine & Ports All images courtesy ABB Marine and Ports provi
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 41gain a real-time view of the challenges operator Tokyo Kisen. Oldendorff Carri- for 2024, including return customers faced by their watchkeepers at sea. In the ers, one of the world’s leading dry bulk looking to roll out Groke Pro across their future, we are planning to build guidance owners and
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 40add to the cognitive burden already faced by watchkeepers. But Groke Technologies can boost safety onboard, says co-founder and CEO Juha Rokka. ife at sea is already physically and mentally demanding. nology which combines information from a 225-degree visual Crewing levels are tight, work hours are
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 39Files Latest Products, Systems and Ship Designs “Wall Climbing Robot” Danish Pilot calls gets ClassNK Nod LEGO Model "A tribute build to a work life at sea" Image courtesy MOL, Sumitomo Heavy Industries lassNK granted its Innovation Endorse- Image courtesy Espen Andersen/DanPilot ment for Products &