USVs Eye Offshore Wind Opportunities
water depth and light manipulator capability – mostly geared towards cleaning). It’s due to be integrated by the end of June 2023, including sub bottom profiling, a dual head multibeam to provide greater swath and a larger depth of burial system, as well as side scan sonar and cable tracking (TSS 660) on the Blue Amp eROV. The Blue Eclipse could also potentially house a UAV, but over the horizon control needs to be at an appropriate level, says Jones.Next, Fugro has the Blue Prism, geared towards marine site characterisation. It will have the same capability as the Blue Eclipse, but will be
Seismic Firm CGG Sells GeoSoftware Business
seismic interpretation features."Being a perpetual owner of businesses, Topicus and Vela look forward to maintaining the standard of excellence that CGG has instilled in the Company’s solutions," said Gabor Czegledy, CEO of Vela’s Energy Portfolio and Han Knooren, Group CEO of the TSS operating group within Topicus. "We are excited to welcome GeoSoftware and its employees, for the long term, into our portfolio. The GeoSoftware business will be owned jointly by Topicus and Vela, with Topicus owning 60% and Vela 40%.”Sophie Zurquiyah, CEO, CGG, said: “GeoSoftware
Panther Wins GOM Pipeline Inspection Deal
of equipment needed for full survey work - and provide the steadiness and agility needed to continue working even in strong currents.The ACSM Panther XT is fitted with a Kongsberg HDTV camera, Norbit Dual Head MBES, ROVINS INS, Tritech Super SeaKing sonar, Blueview multibeam sonar, Teledyne Navigator DVL, TSS 440 pipe tracking system, CTD, Laser Line, CP and five-function manipulators and booms.Photo: ACSM/Saab Seaey
Ocean Influencer: Mike Read, Teledyne Marine
depths, the Tasman is versatile enough to navigate small ROVs to large diameter AUVs. Key advancements include field-swappable phased array transducers, system health monitoring/leak detection, ethernet compatibility, and the ability to upgrade to collect ADCP data.HydroPACT 660E (Teledyne TSS)Teledyne TSS HydroPACT 660E Single pod and coil.The HydroPACT 660E brings pipe tracking and UXO detection capabilities to small inspection and observation class ROVs, for applications that were previously only available on larger vehicles such as work class ROVs and trenchers. The single smaller
Teledyne Marine: Something for Everyone at OI London
BlueView M-series MK2.On-water demos will highlight a full suite of our technologies, including ultra-high-resolution mid-water RESON SeaBat T50-R Extended Range with a built in INS multibeam echosounder, Odom’s new compact single beam echosounder, RD Instruments TASMAN DVL and Teledyne TSS Saturn high accuracy fiber optic INS, Optech TLS-M3 high-resolution laser scanner, PDS and CARIS On-board software, and Benthos new GNSS Survey Feature for easy recovery of acoustic release deployments.Full details here
MTR100: Teledyne Marine
sizes. Collectively, Teledyne Marine’s offerings allow customers and manufacturers the convenience, cost-savings, and interoperability of securing a full suite of leading-edge technology, all from a single entity.Teledyne Marine’s ROV payload options include: • RDI DVLs and TSS Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) for precision subsea navigation and station keeping;• BlueView imaging sonars and RESON multibeam sonars for inspection and mapping;• Bowtech cameras and lights for clear underwater vision and high-res video and images;• Benthos acoustic modems for
Ashtead Invests in Teledyne's Survey Sensors
and pipe tracking technology. Key items include RESON SeaBat T50-S IDH multibeam systems (successor to the 7125 ROV2), BlueView M900-2250 dual frequency imagingsonars and HydroPACT 660E pipe and cable trackers among other items purchase from Teledyne Marine.“As owners of the largest fleet of TSS pipe and cable trackers in the rental market, Ashtead are impressed with the new miniaturized single pod '660E' version with its reduced weight, size and power," said Brett Lestrange, Ashtead's Regional Director for Europe. “The system is an ideal fit for users looking to employ
5 Minutes with Mike Read, President, Teledyne Marine
and surface sensors that span a range of technologies, including: navigation; ocean currents/waves measurements; CTDs; acoustic communications, positioning and releases; pipe and cable tracking; corrosion monitoring, and more. Instruments brands include: Benthos, Cormon, Oceanscience, RD Instruments, and TSS, and new tech in 2018 includes:Teledyne TSS reports high demand for its compact new 660 Pipe Tracker, enabling smaller electrical vehicles to perform pipe and cable detecting tasks; it also rolled out new additions to the Saturn and TOGs family of INS products.Teledyne RDI continues to add new features
Unique System Purchases Two Pipe Trackers
of solutions for our clients’ cable and pipeline detection requirements.” Ed Cheesman, Senior Manager, Sales & BD, Instruments & Imaging, Teledyne Marine, said, “We are delighted to be able to supply our new HydroPACT 660 pipe tracker to Unique System (UK) Ltd. Teledyne TSS has a long-standing relationship with the Unique Group globally, and they have been delivering subsea detection and tracking systems to the various companies in the Unique network for a number of years. The Unique System (UK) Ltd rental pool is stacked with HydroPACT 440s, and we are pleased to enable
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