Echoexplore 4 aims to Simplify Hydroacoustic Data Management
format support: Echoexplore 4 is equipped to read a significantly expanded range of files (compared to earlier releases). Scan, sort and catalog data formats from more than 75 echosounder and sonar models from ASL Environmental, Blueprint Subsea, BlueView, Furuno, Kongsberg Discovery, Navico, Norbit, Nortek, R2Sonic, Reson, Simrad, Sonic, Sound Metrics, WASSP, and more - matching Echoview’s complete range of supported data formats.Expanded licensing: Introducing new software license activation and management options.File indexing: Echoexplore 4 accelerates data access with enhanced file indexing
VideoRay Awarded $92.6 Million US Navy Contract
countermeasure operations. Core technology onboard this platform has been developed by industry partners and includes: EOD Workspace control software and autonomy platform by Greensea IQ, Multibeam sonar and USBL positioning system by BluePrint Subsea, Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) for navigation by Nortek, and a 2-function manipulator by Eddyfi, which all combine to significantly expand vehicle capabilities while maintaining the size, weight and power (SWAP) specifications required to meet the Navy’s challenging requirements.Designed and built in Pottstown, Pa. and serviced from our Pottstown
Wave Measurement Technology Helps Protect Vietnam’s Coastal Population
The Mekong Delta in Vietnam is home to over 20 million people and acts as a globally important agricultural area. The health and longevity of this important ecosystem is being threatened by rising sea levels and coastal erosion.Researchers rely on advanced wave measurement devices from Nortek to validate ocean models and provide accurate data for the development of coastal erosion defenses.The Mekong Delta encompasses the southern tip of Vietnam and is home to some of the world’s most fertile land. Over past decades, this area has faced increasing environmental pressure.Upstream dams and sand
Exail's DriX USV Concludes Marine Survey on US Wind Farm Areas
surface vessel (USV) has completed a first-of-its-kind fisheries research survey to assess the impact on biomass and fish stock before, during and after wind farm construction.Equipped with a SeapiX-R 3D high resolution multibeam echosounder from Exail, two Kongsberg EK80 single beam echosounders and a Nortek ADCP, the DriX USV performed this survey off the coast of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York.The survey was done on behalf of NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Research Science Center (NEFSC), in close collaboration with NOAA USxOC, as well as Kongsberg and Nortek.Operating 24/7 in supervised
VIDEO: Penguin-Inspired Quadroin AUV Upgraded
feeds live during the mission with processing carried out onboard the vehicle. It is also to enable automatic collision avoidance through a front-looking sonar system.The hardware and propulsion systems were redesigned with next-generation components for optimal performance. The Quadroin now features a Nortek Nucleus1000 integrated subsea navigation package that couples Nortek’s DVL technology with additional position-aiding sensors for reliable vehicle control
Tethys Robotic's new ROV Leverages Nortek DVL Tech
A new Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) from Switzerland’s Tethys Robotics is aiming to provide a safer alternative to putting divers in the water, utilizing Nortek DVL to complete its navigation solution.Jonas Wüst, CEO at Tethys Robotics, set out to meet these challenges of working efficiently, safely underwater following a student research project at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zurich), a public university in Switzerland. Tethys Robotics’ goal was to build an autonomous underwater robot capable of being deployed in rough water with currents of up to 2
Exail Opens New Office in Norway
and defense markets. This includes the sale of inertial navigation systems for Norway’s U212 submarines and Coast Guard vessels, Finland’s Multi-role corvettes, as well as Sweden A19 and A26 submarines. Exail also has partnerships with civilian Scandinavian companies such as Teledyne Gavia, Nortek and RTS
Exail Launches All-in-one INS and DVL System
vehicles that combines the best of inertial navigation and Doppler Velocity Log (DVL) technologies in one tightly integrated system.Described as highly compact for easy vehicle integration, the Rovins 9 DVL all-in-one design combines, in a single housing, Exail advanced Fiber-Optic based INS with a Nortek DVL. This tight integration of raw sensor data from both INS and DVL provides operators with highly accurate position, velocity, and attitude information, even in challenging subsea environments, Exail said. This new all-in-one system is suited for subsea companies looking to maximize efficiency
General Oceans Scouts for Ocean Tech Acquisition Targets
technology from offshore wind developers, the oil and gas sector as well as the defence sector. Our growth has also been fuelled by synergies across the group, especially within sales and marketing” said Atle Lohrmann, founder and CEO of General Oceans. General Oceans was established with Nortek as the foundations, and Nortek still remains the largest part of the group. In the search for suitable acquisition targets, General Oceans look for companies that are established, profitable, has a solid customer base and a growth potential that may be realized as part of general Oceans.General Oceans
February 2025
