Tritech Hammerhead Offers Search Benefits

Tritech’s high-resolution survey sonar is proving an invaluable tool in search and recovery operations. Yorkshire and the Humber Police areas, through their regional underwater search and marine unit, have been using the Tritech SeaKing Hammerhead system to locate missing persons. The system was recently deployed at Snailsden Reservoir, in the peak district, South Yorkshire, England, where it enabled the team to quickly locate the body of a missing person who was believed drowned.

MTR 100: Greensea Systems Inc.

Greensea Systems, Inc. develops software specializing in control and navigation systems for ROVs and AUVs derived from a common core architecture. Providing both commercial software products and custom software development, Greensea strives to deliver powerful operator workspaces and vehicle control software worldwide to the military, commercial and scientific offshore communities. In short, Greensea develops software to make offshore operations more efficient, productive, and reliable.

UMASS Dartmouth: New Professional Science Master’s Program

Responding to the growing industry need for workers trained in science, technology, communications and management, UMass Dartmouth’s School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) has introduced the Coastal and Ocean Administration, Science and Technology Professional Science Master’s degree (COAST-PSM). This two-year, non-thesis Master’s program consists of interdisciplinary courses that enable students to interpret scientific information and integrate it in policy or management decisions.

VisualSoft Selected for Cable-laying Vessel NKT Victoria

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. has announced a new contract that will see pipeline and cable survey software installed on the advanced cable laying support vessel NKT Victoria. Two VisualSoft Four Channel High Definition Digital Video Systems (VisualDVR MCHD) will be supplied to iSURVEY Group, a provider of survey and positioning services to the global oil and gas and telecommunications sectors. The first vessel installation for the newest system in the VisualSoft range…

Seatools Introduces Active Heave Compensation Module

Dutch subsea engineering company Seatools has introduced an intelligent active heave compensation module: HeaveMate, a system for new and existing offshore and subsea equipment such as winches, cranes and LARS systems. HeaveMate can be delivered either as an OEM package with the essentials for heave compensation (black box controller with sensors and software) or as part of a complete turnkey system, including mechanical and hydraulic hardware.

MTR100 '13: ECA

ECA provides Unmanned Underwater and Surface Vehicles (USV, AUV, ROV), electric subsea manipulator arms, subsea cameras, hull cleaning systems and inspection robots to navies and offshore companies around the world. It also provides power converters, IPMS, electric motors, steering systems and ranging systems for submarines and surface ships. ECA’s main ambition is to spare human life in potentially threatening…

Hawaiki Signs TE SubCom to Supply Transpacific Cable System

New Zealand company Hawaiki Cable Limited, owner and developer of Hawaiki submarine cable system, has signed a turnkey supply and installation contract with US submarine cable vendor TE SubCom. The agreement is a milestone in Hawaiki’s planned 14,000 km trans-Pacific cable linking Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii to the U.S. west coast, the company said. Under terms of the multimillion dollar deal…

Swedish Navy Receives AUV's

During November and December 2011 the Swedish Navy received the last two of four state of-the-art AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles) from the Danish company EIVA a/s. The AUVs are equipped with advanced sensors in the form of sonars and underwater cameras and they are designed to operate autonomously underwater following a mission route planned ahead. There is a multitude of purposes for which the AUVs can be used.

California Task Force Will Examine Offshore Renewables

Planning is underway for establishing an Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force between the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the State of California to examine development opportunities for offshore renewable energy along the Golden State. California Governor Jerry Brown requested formation of the task force in a May 12 letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell. The announcement…

Second Meteorological Mast Installed at Dogger Bank

Offshore wind developer Forewind’s second of two planned meteorological masts was erected at Dogger Bank during the weekend using the innovative suction installed Bucket Foundation and a “human free” technique for the steel tower placement. The latest mast to be installed – Dogger Bank Met Mast West - will provide essential wind, wave and other weather information, as well as marine traffic data for the Dogger Bank offshore wind energy development.

Collins Engineers Donates ROV to UW-Milwaukee

With the goal of enriching students’ educational experiences and enhancing the research capabilities of marine scientists on the Great Lakes, Collins Engineers, Inc. (Collins) has donated a Phantom-300 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee School of Freshwater Science (SFS), located at the Great Lakes WATER Institute. The cost of a similar ROV purchased new would range between $25,000 and $35,000.

Fugro Models Complex Sea Currents

3D sea current modelling is an important step forward in extending the boundaries of safety and efficiency in subsea operations. Fugro Subsea Services Limited is a manufacturer and operator of ROVs and provider of subsea engineering, construction support and inspection, maintenance and repair services. Its Robotic Technologies business line has announced the introduction of three-dimensional sea current profiles to its DeepWorks family of subsea simulators.

MTR100 '13 Southwest Electronic Energy Group

Testing: Southwest Electronic Energy (SWE), successfully completed 10,000psi pressure testing of its SWE SeaSafe Smart Battery Module. The exhaustive two day test conducted in the 30 inch hyperbaric chamber at the third party test laboratory included nine complete pressure cycles up to 10,000 PSI and back down to zero psi while continuously performing live charge and discharge. In 2013, battery solutions innovator Southwest Electronic Energy Group announced breakthrough subsea ready…

Getting Defensive

Defense Innovation Days organized by the Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance (SENEDIA) promises to bring together an “A List” of speakers and attendees from industry, government and academia for a common mission: for an open discussion on current trends and to engage in discourse on the future of technology and the defense industry. Scheduled for September 3-5 in Newport, RI, Defense Innovation Days promises not only a compelling conference and speaking line-up…

Aker Solutions Wins Order at Zohr Offshore Gas Field

Aker Solutions won a contract to deliver its longest-ever umbilicals system at the Zohr offshore gas field in the Egyptian part of the Mediterranean Sea. The agreement with Petrobel in Egypt is worth more than NOK 1 billion and will be booked in the second quarter. It stipulates the delivery of 180 kilometers of steel tube umbilicals that will connect the Zohr subsea development to an offshore control platform.

Acoustic Technology Company Expands its Reach

St Andrews Instrumentation, one of the UK’s designers and manufacturers of acoustic technologies, has invested in a new headquarters and test center as it advances its global production ambitions, the company announced. The company has taken a lease on two units at Mill Court Industrial Estate in Tayport, Dundee, effectively tripling the size of its premises. The moves comes after three years of research and development and around $1.6 million of investment by the University and the SOI Group.

MTR 100: MMT

No. MMT has surveyed more than 50,000 sq. .km of seabead and more than 5000 km of pipelines. Specializing in high-resolution marine surveys, MMT is one of the world’s leading marine survey companies. It collects, processes and visualizes the conditions of the seabed and the assets on it. Continuously expanding and developing its core skills, it offers assured surveys in bathymetric, geophysical and geotechnical services…

High-tech Dives on an Ancient Wreck

When sponge divers first chanced upon the shipwreck off the Greek isle of Antikythera in 1900, they couldn’t have known that it would become the richest ancient shipwreck ever discovered. But they soon found that this was no ordinary wreck, as they pulled up jewelry, coins, glassware, and life-size bronze and marble statues now housed in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. The pièce de résistance was the unique and mysterious Antikythera Mechanism…

Treasure Hunters, GME, Seek Funds For Deepwater Salvage

Florida-based Global Marine Exploration, Inc. (GME) seeks to raise $12 million dollars to continue development of their deep underwater salvage division GME Deep . This effort is the next step in the company's plan to rescue billions in gold and treasure from the ocean depths. GME, in collaboration with world-renowned shipwreck explorer and archaeologist Sir Robert Marx, will be hosting a private investment event in Orlando, Florida.

Gemini Sonar Integrated onto CoPilot Software

SeeByte, creator of smart software for unmanned maritime systems, and Tritech International Limited, a business dedicated to providing imaging and ancillary equipment for use in underwater applications, have integrated the Gemini sonar onto SeeByte’s CoPilot software. The system was demonstrated on Heriot-Watt University’s Seaeye Falcon 1256 ROV in the university’s wave tank facilities. CoPilot provides ROV pilots with a simple point-and-click tool to fly the ROV.