Estonia Says China Has Not Responded to Subsea Cables Probe Request
law. Russia has dismissed as "rubbish" the idea that it was involved.NewNew Polar Bear has been anchored in China's Tianjin port since returning from Russia in December, according to MarineTraffic data.NATO stepped up its patrols in the Baltic Sea last year after the incidents, and the Norwegian Navy shadowed the NewNew Polar Bear as it sailed over the country's key gas pipelines.(Reuters - Reporting by Andrius Sytas in Vilnius, Editing by William Maclean
Finnish Police Complete On-site Probe at Damaged Baltic Sea Pipeline
still continue in the area," the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation said. "Subsequently, the area surrounding the damage will be widely examined," they added. (Reuters - Reporting by Anna Ringstrom, editing by Terje Solsvik)EXPLAINER-What is the Balticconnector pipeline?Norwegian Navy Shadows Chinese Vessel Probed over Baltic Pipeline Damag
The Value of Friends in “High-Latitude” Places
; at the U.S. State Department in Oslo, who contacted his counterpart in the Norwegian State Department. The groundwork was laid for the U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin C. Selby to formally request assistance from Adm. Nils-Andreas Stensønes, the chief of the Royal Norwegian Navy, who promptly responded and agreed to take on the task. The final approval was given by the Norwegian Minister of Defense on Oct. 8, a few days before the ship’s departure from Florø.John Woods of ONR Global’s Office of International Engagement Office (IEO) coordinated a team
Salvors Lift Norwegian Frigate
Oil Terminal near Bergen and the nearby Kollsness gas-and-condensate terminal, as well as several offshore fields.In order to lift the frigate safely and in one piece, Belgian salvage specialists Scaldis said it developed a lift method especially for this project, after it was called on by the Norwegian Navy to work alongside another salvage company BOA.The salvage technique, which Scaldis calls the "Double Duo Lift method" combined two heavy lift vessels – Rambiz, equipped with two cranes and a total lifting capacity of 3,300 metric tons, and the new heavy lift vessel Gulliver, also
2G Robotics to Aid Mine Countermeasure Ops
2G Robotics said it has been selected to supply AUV-based laser scanning, stills imaging and illumination solutions for HUGIN AUVs to be delivered to the Royal Norwegian Navy as part of a mine countermeasure project. The dynamic underwater laser scanning solution will be integrated into four HUGIN AUV systems to be delved by Kongsberg Maritime to the Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency (NDMA), and will assist with the detection, classification and assessment of mines by combining industry-leading accuracy with real-time data acquisition. 2G Robotics will supply the following:
Kongsberg AUV Pioneer Recognized by MTS Award
as M.Sc. in Engineering Cybernetics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 1991, Bjørn started at FFI (the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment) in 1992, where he worked on the development of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), in projects with Kongsberg Maritime, the Norwegian Navy, Statoil and NUI. Bjørn developed the control and mission management system, and was heavily involved in system design of Kongsberg Maritime 's HUGIN AUV, which is today widely regarded as the de facto industry standard AUV family. He has played a key role in applying and verifying
Kongsberg’s Jalving Wins MTS Achievement Award
as M.Sc. in Engineering Cybernetics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 1991, Bjørn started at FFI (the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment) in 1992, where he worked on the development of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), in projects with Kongsberg Maritime, the Norwegian Navy, Statoil and NUI. Bjørn developed the control and mission management system, and was heavily involved in system design of Kongsberg Maritime’s HUGIN AUV, which is today widely regarded as the de facto industry standard AUV family. He has played a key role in applying and verifying
HUGIN AUV Chosen for Polish Navy Countermeasures
single mission. The delivery includes the HiPAP underwater communication and positioning system, which provides USBL updates and underwater data communication with the HUGIN 1000, or other underwater vehicles. HUGIN is currently operational with several navies around the world including the Royal Norwegian Navy, the Finnish Navy and the Italian Navy, in addition to being used by commercial companies. It is capable of performing high-speed surveys with excellent navigation and payload data quality to a depth of 1,000, 3,000 or 4,500 meters, depending on configuration. It can carry several different types
Ove Bråthen strengthens Scandinavian sales team at MARIS
appointed Ove Bråthen Director, Sales Scandinavia. Mr Bråthen, who holds an electronics degree with focus on radar and underwater acoustics, brings more than 25 years’ international sales experience to the company, having spent the first six years of his career with the Royal Norwegian Navy. After working at sea on a number of seismic research vessels, Mr Bråthen spent the next decade as Sales Manager for Schlumberger Oilfield Services, selling high-tech products to the seismic, offshore and defence industries. He moved to Abu Dhabi to become Project Manager for Vessel
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