Rapp Hydema provided Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) a CTD winch for its new research vessel R/V Alucia, which is being managed and financed by Beta Maritime. Rapp’s TBW-520E-T90 winch accommodates 7,000m of .322 Rochester Fiber-Optic cable, plus 100 ft. of 2.25-in. synthetic tether. It has
bugs, and to troubleshoot them. The Alvin upgrade was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and augmented with some private support from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). In January 2014, its upgrade was complete and the sub was certified by the U.S. Navy to return to operations. “Alvin
Dr. Mark Abbott, President & Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) ... "Helping to bring 'these exquisite solutions' to scale"The editors of Marine Technology Reporter are pleased to share that Dr. Mark Abbott, President & Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institutio
Elliot Company's Springfield, Ohio operation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, has been awarded a contract to supply a thruster to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, Mass. The unit, which is the fourth Elliot White Gill Thruster contracted by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
A new 1,000-seat double-ended ferry will soon be sailing the waters between Woods Hole and Martha's Vineyard, Mass., replacing the Islander, which has been making the run for more than half a century. The yet-unnamed ferry, whose contract design was recently completed by Seattle's Elliott Bay Design
HVAC system. Circle 56 on Reader Service Card Vessel Name Flying Cloud Type High-speed catamaran ferry Builder Derecktor Shipyards Owner The Woods Hole & Martha's Vineyard Steamship Authority Delivered a week ahead of contract schedule, of Flying Cloud, a new Derecktor 134 ft. (40
rank in the top 20 institutions world-wide for citations for coral reef science with JCU ranking 1st (among 1644 institutions in 103 countries). Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Topic: Oceanography No. of employees: ~1,200 Address: 266 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1050 U.S.A Tel:
, as traditional sampling methods fail to identify fine-scale distributions while accounting for changes in environmental gradients. Now, a group of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) researchers and engineers have developed an innovative new system for sampling small planktonic larvae in coastal
newest oceanographic research vessel, the R/V Neil Armstrong (AGOR 27), has completed acceptance trials, and the U.S. Navy turned the ship over to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) on Sept. 23, which will operate the vessel as part of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet (ARF). “The U.S. Navy
accommodating the individual requirements of each deployment, the manufacturer said. AML marked the release with a delivery to the U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Sciences Center, Mass. www.amloceanographic.com (As published in the November/December 2014 edition of Marine Technology Reporter
One of the world's largest manufacturers of professional natical electronic charts, NAVIONICS, of Woods Hole, has developed a new credit card-size electronic chart module called the NAVIONICS Microchart. The Microchart uses the latest memory card technology and employs "flash memory" devices which
PTI/PTO 30 years ago shaft generators with PTI capability kept container ships sailing at top speed. That purpose gone, PTI/PTO is making a new comeback in more cargo shipping segments, this time for reducing emissions. By Wendy Laursen etro? tting a shaft generator is not an insigni? - the ef? ciency
, Blue Economy. Ms. Moniz has made signi? cant contributions to the media industry as a journalist and ? lm- maker. She was awarded the prestigious Woods Hole Oceanographic Institutions Fellowship for Scienti? c Journalism. She is an active member of the Explorers Club. She has served as a subject
cornucopia of AUV and ASV designs out there. of salinity, and these types of measurements are crucial for un- The company was spun out of the Woods Hole Oceano- derstanding large-scale ocean dynamics and quantifying cli- graphic Institution in 2003 and was founded by three people: mate variability
the last recent success of Yellow Moray TTLR by the U.S. Navy 10 years payloads have increased in capability, for example and our academic partner, Woods Hole Oceanographic In- synthetic aperture sidescan sonars (SAS) have improved so stitution (WHOI) makes this a reality. In 2024 we will in- much in SWAP-C
images courtesy Curtin University Digital 3D model of WA Shipwreck he underwater remains of a ship built in Fremantle in reconstruction,” Professor Woods said. 1876 and which sunk off the coast several years later can “The new 3D model of the Star allows the wreck site to be now be explored with ease
scienti? c and teaching needs. A ? rst-of-its-kind electric 306-horsepower Cummins diesel generators. For added winch, designed by engineers at the Woods Hole Oceano- ef? ciency, the vessel boasts a custom catamaran hull con- graphic Institution, is located on the topside deck and is struction designed
Insights business is building tugboats for customers throughout the U.S., this can sometimes mean coming up with new ways to solve challenges bound to arise in the shipbuild- ing industry. The yard is situated in what Manning described as “an odd location for building boats”, nestled between a road and
In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs World’s Largest Battery Electric Ship Started ncat Tasmania is setting a record for the largest, light- weight battery electric ship in the world with a new 130-meter (427-foot) RoPax ferry under construction for I South American customer, Buquebús.
MARINE DESIGN "I don’t believe there has ever been a ship that was designed to be safe from the point of view of enclosed space entry." Martin L. Shaw President of IMarEST International Christian Missions Association, International to ? t equipment in enclosed spaces, enabling its removal for Transport
Vessels St. James Parish Police RHIB Ocean Craft Marine (OCM) based in Annapolis, Md., has delivered a new police boat to the St. James Parish, La. Sheriff’s Of? ce Special Response Team (SRT). The St. James Parish Sherriff’s Of? ce is adding the Ocean Craft Marine 8M Law Enforcement (LE) Interceptor
telescopic crawler crane. Division, of Havelock, N.C., will receive $86,649 to train Fincantieri Marine Repair, LLC, of Jacksonville, Fla., and certify employees in three required disciplines to en- will receive $874,079 to support the purchase of a water hance productivity in vessel repairs. blast and
Monopile Corrosion Protection Boosting Ultrasound Inspection AI-powered Data Processing FORCE Technology introduced a Corrosion and BlueStream launched GeoAcoustics released GS4 soft- new generation of its P-Scan ultra- ‘ICCP-SAM’, touted as sustainable ware v1.0.25 for GeoSwath bathy- sound scanner
© Claudio Robustelli Test, IODP JRSO he world’s oceans, still largely unexplored, re- ids change chemically over time. main a treasure trove for scientists and research- Locations around the region were identi? ed for sampling ers alike. Physical, chemical and biological fea- based on the expedition goals
TECH FEATURE GYRO, INERTIAL NAVIGATION Advanced Navigation Expands DFOG Range dvanced Navigation announced the expansion of its Boreas digital ? ber- optic gyroscope (DFOG) range: the new A Series. The Boreas A90 and AA70 are strategic-grade inertial mea- surement units (IMU) designed to deliver
bene? ts to national, natural, and economic security sive media response to the OceanGate tragedy showcased a of such activity. Consider the Woods Hole Oceanographic In- cadre of commentators who have decades of leadership in the stitution’s human occupied vehicle Alvin. For over six decades, arena
us grow?” And growth is the mandate, as Sullivan and his team evolve the offer of FAU Harbor Branch so that it’s in the same con- versation with the Woods Hole’s and the Scripp’s of the world. So much of Sullivan’s time is spent exploring – exploring differently from his research days, but exploring still
GREEN MARINE The belief that nuclear power is somehow unsafe and dangerous is a myth not born out by facts of science.” Dr Rory Megginson, Head of Analytics, Core Power Bluntly, there is no short-term option to hydrocarbons as a NEW STRATEGIES means of fueling the planet. So the challenge becomes
Crosby seawall. OOI’s Pioneer Array Relocating to Southern Mid-Atlantic Bight A team of scientists and engineers ect Scientist for OOI’s Coastal from Woods Hole Oceanographic and Global Scale Nodes group at Institution (WHOI) left Charles- WHOI, which is responsible for ton, SC recently aboard the R/V
LANDER LAB #7 SUBSEA HOUSINGS With purge systems such as the Global Ocean Design Deck the plastic valve from exposure to any ocean pressure. Purge Box (DPB-107), a vacuum leak test may be performed after the ? rst draw down to ½ atmosphere. The vacuum gauge One example of an open port purge port is
and associate oceanography at the University of British Columbia and “T and vice president research (ocean) at then held postdoctoral positions at Woods Hole Oceano- Dalhousie University. As the bright sky shone through her graphic Institute and Victoria University in New Zealand. of? ce window and
Announcement of the ship sinkings from the Grand Rapids Press, September 26, 1894 a possible collision, Moonlight’s crew cut Ironton’s tow line, far from the view of any surrounding vessels. detaching the steamer from the schooner barges. As the schooner barge slipped swiftly beneath the waves, Ironton’s
FLOATING WIND Edison Chouest Offshore is building and will operate the ? rst-ever U.S.- ? agged Jones Act-compliant SOV. coast. Therefore, components supplied from overseas in a foreign-owned and ? agged vessel could be delivered directly to an offshore wind farm without contravening the rules.
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between Galveston and Bolivar Island, Texas. structors for estimated completion in mid-2025, replac- Other 2022 recipients of FHA largesse included Woods ing the Cameron II, which was built in 1964. The two Casco Bay Line selected the Senesco to build a double ended hybrid electric ferry to replace