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Valeport Showcases Latest Environmental Sensors at Oi24

to highly accurate data. Compact and robust, the Hyperion Crude Oil is ideal as a standalone sensor for ROV/AUV integration or as part of a multi-sensor array. SWiFT Deep CTD - The new SWiFT Deep CTD provides survey-grade sensor technology, coupled with the convenience of Bluetooth® wireless technology, rechargeable battery and an integral GNSS module to geo-locate each profile. Using Valeport’s high accuracy sensor technology to combine sensors for multiple profiles in a single drop the SWiFT Deep CTD can operate to 6,000m, delivering directly measured conductivity, temperature and

Hydromea Unveils Underwater Inspection Robot with Proprietary Wireless Communication Technology

of EXRAY™ will give industry professionals will have the opportunity to witness the robot in a 2,500-liter water tank and be able to pilot it wirelessly in a mock-up submerged infrastructure setting.Hydromea's CEO, Igor Martin, said: "Our underwater inspection robot with LUMA™ wireless technology is a testament to our commitment to pushing the boundaries of what is possible in submerged infrastructure integrity assurance. We believe this technology will significantly reduce cost of integrity assurance of submerged assets. Beyond that, EXRAY™ truly demonstrates what our proprietary

SWIFT Deep CTD - intended for hydrographic and offshore use to
6000m. Image courtesy Valeport

Valeport's 6000m Rated ‘Deep’ CTD

Valeport’s range of SWiFT profilers has been extended with the launch of a new addition for those requiring CTD measurements to depths of 6000m. The new profiler provides survey-grade sensor technology coupled with the convenience of Bluetooth wireless technology, a rechargeable battery and an integral GNSS module to geo-locate each profile. SWiFT Deep CTD can operate to 6000m, delivering directly measured conductivity, temperature and depth. The unit has an operational battery life of up to five days and the convenience of charge via USB.SWiFT Deep CTD - shown with its deployment

Hydromea at the helm on Subsea Wireless Optical Comms

the company says assures wide-angle communication coverage as opposed to laser systems. Hydromea’s technology enables wireless, high-speed, low-latency communication between two or more communication nodes at depths down to 6,000 meters.“We are very proud that our work on underwater wireless technology earned us a prominent place within the Subsea Wireless Group and that the industry players have entrusted us with leading the development of the standard,” said Felix Schill, co-founder and CTO of Hydromea.Chevron, Equinor, and TotalEnergies became members of SWiG to drive interoperability

A NUWC Division Newport team assists Bionet Sonar by underwater testing its new wireless technology called HydroNet. From left: Dillon Fournier, manager, Division Newport’s Narragansett Bay Test Facility; Emrecan Demirors, co-founder of Bionet Sonar; Dr. Steve Bordonaro, director, Northeast Tech Bridge; and Bionet Sonar employees, Ryan Burke and Kerem Enhos. (Photo: Dave Stoehr / Navy)

Bionet Sonar Tests Underwater Wireless Network at NUWC Division Newport

Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport recently assisted Massachusetts-based small business Bionet Sonar by underwater testing its new wireless technology called HydroNet at the Narragansett Bay Test Facility for two days in February.HydroNet is an open, modular and programmable underwater modem that powers an autonomous wireless communications system bringing the internet underwater and empowering the network with artificial intelligence-driven, software-defined technologies.Its plug-and-play capability with remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs)

Valeport is due to launch later this year the new Bathy2 with interchangeable pressure sensors. Image courtesy Valeport

Valeport Unveils New Sensing, Monitoring Tech @ Oi '22

ScanReach Joins KVH Watch Solution Partner Program

to offer shipowners, OEMs, and service technicians a total sensor to cloud wireless connectivity solution for vessel performance using data from all the equipment onboard today’s complex vessels,” says Sven Brooks, senior director of IoT business development for KVH.ScanReach’s wireless technology enables data from sensors on a vessel’s cargo, equipment, or personnel to provide real-time information with multiple uses from safety to vessel performance.The company recently participated in a trial to improve animal welfare onboard livestock vessels by using its wireless nodes to

Valeport Debuts New Marine Sensing and Monitoring Instruments

CTDplus – the latest addition to Valeport’s popular SWiFT profiler family, the SWiFT CTD profiler provides enhanced accuracy and versatility for those requiring CTD measurements. The SWiFT CTD profiler delivers survey-grade sensor technology coupled with the convenience of Bluetooth wireless technology, rechargeable battery and an integral GPS module to geo-locate each profile. Using Valeport’s high accuracy sensor technology to combine sensors for multiple profiles in a single drop, the SWiFT CTD features a new fast response temperature probe and operates down to 500m as standard

A ScanReach mesh can extend across an entire windfarm (Image courtesy Olympic Subsea)

Maritime Safety: POB Tracking Will Become Essential Offshore, Says Olympic Subsea

at bringing the internet of things into the steel confines of ships’ hulls is rapidly finding market growth in specific applications, such as its ConnectPOB service that Olympic Subsea has made a central part of its commercial operating model.It took five years for ScanReach to develop its wireless technology and secure type-approval from DNV and now it is working on its next innovation, ConnectFleet, which will provide fleet-wide surveillance that will “dramatically increase safety,” said ScanReach’s chief business development officer Jacob Grieg Eide.It is also improving the