MTR100: Rowe Technologies Inc.

Rowe Technologies Inc. designs and manufacturers ADCPs and DVLs used for measuring currents, directional waves and underwater navigation for shallow coastal environments to full ocean depths. RoweTech provides dual frequency ADCP/DVL and high resolution velocity measurements (0.01 cm/s). RoweTechs’ core team is centered on advanced electronic engineering and signal processing development, as well as…

Broadband Seismic for Enhanced Pre-salt Imaging

Along the last decade major improvements in the quality of subsurface mapping of geological formations containing complex salt bodies have taken place with the introduction of broadband seismic survey technology. Since the discovery of the Lula oil field in 2006, CGG’s BroadSeis has been involved in the most important pre-salt discoveries. Marine Technology Reporter’s Correspondent in Brazil, Claudio…

Wreckage of USS Ward Found in the Philippines

The U.S. Navy warship that famously fired the first American shot in World War II has been found resting on the seabed in Ormoc Bay near Ponson Island in the Philippines. The historic vessel USS Ward was discovered and documented by Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul G. Allen's expedition crew aboard Research Vessel (R/V) Petrel, who has now released video images just prior to the anniversary of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. At 6:45 a.m.

SBG Miniature Inertial Sensors

SBG Systems released the Ellipse Series, a new product range of miniature inertial systems replacing the IG-500 Series. For the same budget, customers benefit from higher accuracy, advanced filtering and features inspired from high end inertial navigation systems. This new series of miniature inertial systems benefits from a new design, new sensors, new capabilities and new algorithms. Weighting from 45 grams, Ellipse sensors are designed to be flexible.

Seychelles Coast Guard Undergo Enhanced Training

Over the last eight weeks six Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) divers have been undergoing training conducted by EUCAP Nestor’s experts to enhance their diving and operational capabilities. The course commenced on July 17th and concluded today in Victoria. A closing ceremony for the course was held at the Seychelles Coast Guard base. The focus of activity for this course was the enhancement of the Seychelles…

JDR to Supply Equipment for West African Field

JDR, a provider of technology connecting the global offshore energy industry, has won a contract with FMC Technologies in Kongsberg to design and supply umbilicals and reelers for Intervention Workover Control System (IWOCS) for a West African field development. The project calls upon JDR’s experience across the spectrum of IWOCS componentry, from hydraulics to fiber optics, with 20km of specially designed JDR IWOCs umbilicals which will be deployed across nine JDR-designed reelers.

Adapting Commercial Container Ships to Deliver Emergency Aid

Through the TEMP program, Raytheon is creating an innovative system of modular technologies – including air and sea cargo transport, cargo transfer and onboard support resources – that enable commercial container ships (cargo ships) to support humanitarian aid and other non-combat missions through the use of advanced technology such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Unlike naval ships, commercial vessels are not designed with the capabilities needed for aid missions.

Arctic Sea Ice Melt Continues

As of August 14, Arctic sea ice extent is tracking third lowest in the satellite record, according to the National Snow & Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The southern route through the Northwest Passage appears to be largely free of ice. Despite a rather diffuse ice cover in the Chukchi Sea, it is unlikely that Arctic sea ice extent this September will fall below the record minimum set in 2012. As of August 14…

Marine Technology Reporter - November/December 2017 Edition

The November/December 2017 edition of Marine Technology Reporter is now available – in print, and online.

MTR100: Schmidt Ocean Institute

Advanced operational, informational and technical support is essential to the success of ocean science. Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) was established as a 501(c)(3) private nonprofit operating foundation in 2009 to raise the standards of critical seagoing research infrastructure and provide more ocean access to scientists and engineers. SOI seeks to work with the best innovators to accelerate the pace of ocean science aboard its global research platform, R/V Falkor.

Greensea Hires Parrilla as Robotics Engineer

Greensea, creator of universal marine industry operating platform OPENSEA, has recently announced the appointment of Matthew Parrilla as Robotics Engineer. Parrilla will work in the Emerging Technologies group at Greensea, led by founder and CEO Ben Kinnaman. This group focuses on the next generation of supervised autonomy and navigation technologies behind Greensea's marine software. Prior to joining Greensea, Matthew was a lead developer of a customer facing application at Cox Automotive, Inc.

MTR100: McLane Research Labs

McLane Research Laboratories is a leader in-situ time-series oceanographic profilers, samplers and flotation. In addition, McLane’s in-situ labs support emerging genomic and optical research methods for automated time-series oceanography and limnology. Founded in 1983 to provide advanced time-series samplers and engineering design services to the international oceanographic community, McLane Research Laboratories, Inc.

Liquid Robotics Names Nordic Partner

Liquid Robotics, designer and manufacturer of Wave Gliders, announced a new business and technology partnership with Maritime Robotics, a Norwegian system integrator of autonomous maritime systems. Joining Liquid Robotics’ Open Oceans Partner Program, Maritime Robotics is now an authorized partner to sell Liquid Robotics’ Wave Gliders and associated mission and integration services to customers throughout the Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland.

MTR100: develogic GmbH

Eiffestr. No. develogic subsea systems is a German-based company with a focus on developing and manufacturing turn-key customized data-acquisition and telemetry solutions for marine monitoring applications. To be able to deliver cost-effective systems with short turnaround times the company has developed a building block system containing all necessary elements for collecting data anywhere in the ocean and transporting it to the customers’ office.

Hydroid Announces REMUS Software Updates

Kongsberg Maritime subsidiary Hydroid, Inc., a manufacturer of marine robotic systems, has released version 7.4.0 software updates for its REMUS autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) and REMUS Vehicle Interface Program (VIP), an intuitive graphical interface that allows users to view the vehicle's status, program missions and download the data, all from one easy-to-use program. Added Support for the…

ASV Debuts New Unmanned Surface Vehicle

ASV introduced C-Worker, a multiuse offshore unmanned surface vehicle developed to conduct subsea positioning, surveying and environmental monitoring for oil and gas operations. C-Worker was demonstrated to members of the oil and gas and offshore surveying industries in January 2014 when ASV, alongside sister company C&C Technologies operated the vehicle in the Solent off Portsmouth, U.K. Fitted with a Sonardyne Gyro USBL acoustic positioning system…

Riding the Waves and Tides to a Cleaner Energy Future

When one thinks of offshore renewable energy, one usually thinks of offshore wind. For the first time progress is being made in the U.S. to develop offshore wind resources. The first steel foundation jacket has been placed in the ocean floor to support the Deepwater Wind project off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island. (See www.dwwind.com/press/#/1). But recently, progress is also being made in the development of tidal and wave energy resources closer to shore…

Deck Machinery: Pulling Power

Modern deck machinery is essential to efficient subsea vessel operations. For those on the water conducting experiments, surveys or military exercise, it is impossible if not foolhardy to point to one system or piece of equipment that is head and shoulders above the rest in importance when it comes to conducting a safe and efficient project. But for those who have been present when a winch has jammed…

First Oil From Jack/St. Malo Project in the Gulf of Mexico

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced that crude oil and natural gas production has begun at the Jack/St. Malo project in the Lower Tertiary trend, deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Jack/St. Malo is a key part of Chevron's strong queue of upstream projects and was delivered on time and on budget. The Jack and St. Malo fields are among the largest in the Gulf of Mexico. They were discovered in 2004 and 2003…

Mega Machines Unmanned Systems take Center Stage

On top of the water, underwater and on the seabed, vehicle robotics are quickly proving their value as a game changer. Profiled here are some latest developments. Pharos Offshore acquired an SMD built 1200HP cable burial tool in July 2013, since then the vehicle has undergone extensive modifications at the Tees Offshore Base, in Middlesbrough that have enhanced the configuration to provide a more effective post lay/installation burial vehicle.