Trauthwein, Greg
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MTR100: 2016 Application Available
Marine Technology Reporter’s “MTR100” is the ranking of and reporting on 100 leading companies and technologies in the global subsea sector. Any company serving the subsea sector is eligible to apply, and the 2016 application is now open at: http://mtr100.marinetechnologynews.com/ The application and inclusion is free, but you must apply to be considered. Deadline: June 20, 2016 Contact: Greg Trauthwein, Editor, [email protected]
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View from the Top: Dan Hook, ASV
Earlier this year MTR met with Dan Hook, Managing Director of ASV, an innovator in the delivery of next-gen, high-tech autonomous vehicles. Hook discussed how ASV has evolved from a two-person start-up to a sector leader. For our readers not familiar with ASV, please provide a brief overview of your company. ASV is a highly motivated team of people designing, building and operating Autonomous Surface Vehicles and their control systems.
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SUPSALV & Finding El Faro
Captain Gregg W. Baumann, U.S. Navy, Director of Ocean Engineering, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving. shares with MTR insights on the long and proud history regarding difficult missions accomplished, including most recently the location and filming of the lost TOTE containership El Faro. What, specifically, is the scope of the responsibility of the Supervisor of Salvage & Diving; Director of Ocean Engineering?
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Deep Ocean Engineering
Last month MTR sat with Deep Ocean Engineering – Robert Sabo, President & Corporate Secretary; John Bergman, Vice President of Engineering; and Mike Takeda, Director of Operations – to discuss recent advances in the field of ROV outfit and operation. For our readers not familiar with Deep Ocean Engineering, please provide a brief company history as well as information that give them the size, scope and depth of your current product line and operations. Takeda: Deep Ocean Engineering, Inc.
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The Voice: Frederic Terral, CEO & President, Brand Architecture Inc.
Next month in San Diego The Maritime Alliance will convene its seventh Blue Tech & Blue Economy Summit, an event which brings together a small group of highly influential executives and government officials for two days of discussion and social function. The meeting in San Diego is envisioned as a platform to give the subsea industry voice, a loudspeaker to convey the promise and opportunity within the sector.
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Ushering in the Age of the Autonomous Workboat
While the topic of unmanned vessels has sparked vigorous debate and grown vociferous skeptics in all four corners of the world, Michael Gordon Johnson and his team at Sea Machines are intent on bringing an Autonomous Workboat to full-scale real-world trials by the end of the year. Michael Gordon Johnson is and entrepreneur, founding two companies and serving in various roles – offshore, heavy lift…
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MTR100: Teledyne Marine Acoustic Imaging Group (PART III)
Kim Lehmann, President of the Teledyne Marine Acoustic Imaging Group and the Teledyne RESON Group, discusses with Marine Technology Reporter the driving trends in the subsea business and the impact on his specific group of companies. Advancing the business of working underwater is dependent on a number of interconnected technologies that must work together with ease and efficiency. Imaging, or the ability to more clearly ‘see’ underwater…
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MTR100: Teledyne Oil & Gas (PART II)
Mike Read is the President of Teledyne Oil & Gas, a division of Teledyne Technologies and a group he formed six years ago. MTR caught up with Read on the occasion of the MTR100 to discuss his corner of the Teledyne world and how it is faring in the subsea sector. I know your group well, but in your own words can you give us a description of the group that you lead? I created this team six years ago on the first of August. I was originally the president of ODI – Ocean Design, Inc.
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Meet the Seastick
Roaming 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 deep. We caught up with Roberto Nardini for some answers. Hailing from Italy, the story of the development of the Seastick…
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Sailbuoy Takes Off
Ocean 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? Offshore Sensing was established in 2014 as a spinoff from Christian Michelsen Research Institute (CMR).
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d’ROP Bibby’ Hydromap’s Custom-built ROV
Self-dubbed a ‘revolution in coastal ROV survey,’ Bibby HydroMap unveiled its d’ROP system onboard its new survey vessel, Bibby Athena, a the National Oceanographic Center in Southampton, UK. MTR spoke with Andrew McLeay, Managing Director of Bibby HydroMap, for details. In an industry where innovation is common, Bibby HydroMap’s d’ROP system truly stood out at an active Ocean Business last month in Southampton.
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AUVs: Getting Defensive
The trend toward automation in all branches of military are pronounced and increasingly well established. To discuss progress in the maritime sector, Marine Technology Reporter reached out to Richard Mills, Product Sales Manager AUV, Kongsberg Maritime, for insights. Though the Kongsberg brand is well known, can you give a brief overview of your company? With an extensive portfolio of cutting-edge hydroacoustic survey equipment including sonar…
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Meet the AutoNaut
Exhibitions are fertile grounds to discover new technologies, and Ocean Business 2015 in Southampton, U.K. last month did not disappoint. Here MTR speaks with Dan Alldis, Naval Architect at MOST (Autonomous Vessels) Ltd. regarding his companies new offering to the subsea market. For readers not familiar, describe MOST. MOST (AV) Ltd. is a micro start up based on the South coast of the United Kingdom.
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The Future of Unmanned Underwater Systems
Launched to listen to the songs of humpback whales, Liquid Robotics has evolved into a harvester of data from the sea. Graham Hine of Liquid Robotics shares with MTR his insights on the future direction of unmanned underwater systems, and more specifically, his company’s role. Mr. Hine, please tell us a bit about yourself. I am Graham Hine, Senior Vice President of Product Management and one of the founders of Liquid Robotics.
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Insights: NOAA's Dr. Holly A. Bamford
Last month Marine Technology Reporter had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Holly A. Bamford, acting Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Management for the US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in her office to discuss a wide range of topics covering all that is subsea, with a focus on government and industry working in stride to mutual benefit. To start, can you share with the readers of MTR how you became involved in your chosen field?
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MTR March Editorial
Late last year at The Maritime Alliance’s Sixth Annual Blue Tech & Blue Economy Summit in San Diego I had the good fortune to draw a seat next to Dr. Holly Bamford, NOAA’s acting Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Management. Earlier that day she delivered a presentation to a packed audience outlining a number of NOAA initiatives, with specific insight on government, industry and academia working together to mutual benefit.
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ROV Roundtable: Market Experts Weigh In
The evolution of capable Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) moves in tandem with a burgeoning array of missions available. This month MTR spoke with Matt Bates of Saab Seaeye, Chris Gibson of Videoray, and Alasdair Murrie and Peter Ranelli from Teledyne Marine Systems for their insights on the market moving forward. Describe the trajectory of ROV use over the past five years. Bates, Saab Seaeye We have…
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Autonomy Takes Off Underwater
When it comes to autonomous operations, the underwater environment is arguably the most hazardous on the planet. To begin, there is simply a dearth of information regarding the world’s oceans, a factor which naturally raises risk prospects. In addition, the effects of exposure of equipment to the harsh saltwater environment, varying pressures and uncertain weather raises the peril level even further.
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Five Minutes with Tim Taylor, Tiburon Subsea
Tim Taylor is an accomplished ocean explorer, businessman and entrepreneur. He has owned and operated his own companies in the marine industry for 30 years, work which has always included applying innovative diving technologies, and he has developed a reputation for leading underwater expeditions that add to the scientific knowledge in the fields of oceanography, archaeology, biology and geology. His explorations have taken on many forms…
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Underwater Vehicles: Hitchin’ a Ride
Vehicles. 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 in the evolution of UUVs, from those who conceive and create them, to those that use them and continually push the operational envelope of capability.
February 2025
