Digital Hydrography Web Conference Registration Opens

Speakers from Denmark, Germany, France, UK and the US are among leading experts presenting seminal papers at the two-day Digital Hydrography on the Maritime Web conference at Southampton Solent University Conference Center on 29-30 October. Organized by The Hydrographic Society UK and supported by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS)…

Kongsberg Tech for Peruvian Arctic Research Vessel

Kongsberg Maritime has been chosen to deliver an integrated subsea technology systems package including two HUGIN Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) for a new Peruvian Navy Hydrographic & Oceanographic research vessel. The 97 meter BAP Carrasco’is built at Construcciones Navales P. Freire shipyard in Vigo, Spain. The advanced new research ship will have Polar capability and be classified with PC7 notation to perform research in Peruvian waters…

MTR100 '13: Teledyne Impulse, Teledyne DGO & Teledyne ODI

Teledyne Marine Interconnect Solutions (TMIS) was created in 2013 to align, integrate, and standardize the sales, marketing, business development, and tendering processes of three Teledyne subsea interconnect businesses – Teledyne Impulse, Teledyne DGO, and Teledyne ODI – into a single, high performance, customer-facing organization. The formation of Teledyne Marine Interconnect Solutions introduces a highly capable competitor in the subsea equipment industry…

MTR100 '13: Teledyne BlueView, Teledyne Odom Hydrographic, Teledyne RESON

BlueView Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of state-of-the-art compact acoustic underwater measurement and imaging solutions for defense, energy, civil engineering, transportation, and port security applications worldwide. BlueView’s advanced sonar systems have been adopted by leading manufacturers and service providers to support mission critical underwater operations. More than 500 BlueView commercial systems have been successfully deployed on ROVs…

MTR100 '13: Rapp Hydema NW LLC

Rapp Hydema, founded in 1907, is a leader in the design,  production and supply of deck machinery. Rapp Hydema has, within the last three years, won five major research contracts. Each includes complete outfittings of winches for new government research vessels with a variety of state-of-the-art winches, plus launch-and-recovery systems (LARS) and sophisticated winch control and powering devices. South Africa, Australia, Namibia and the U.S. are represented among the customers here.

MTR100 '13 Falmouth Scientific, Inc.

1400 Route 28A, PO Box 315 Cataumet, Mass. Falmouth Scientific, Inc. (FSI) has proven itself throughout the years to be a leading manufacturer of precision instrumentation and systems for global oceanographic applications. Founded in 1989, FSI’s experience includes the design, manufacture, and integration of stand-alone and turnkey systems to collect and relay oceanographic data in real time. Personnel include experienced engineering…

Oil Pollution Risk Assessment

A new NOAA report that examines national oil pollution threat from shipwrecks has been presented to the U.S. Coast Guard. With as many as 20,000 recorded shipwrecks in NOAA’s database, the May 2013 report finds that just 36 sunken vessels scattered across the U.S. seafloor could pose an oil pollution threat to the nation’s coastal marine resources. Of those, 17 were recommended for further assessment and potential removal of both fuel oil and oil cargo.

MTR100: The Norway Way

Norway has a long and rich seafaring history, and it also sits on one of the world’s richest oil & gas resources in its sector of the North Sea. Earlier this year MTR contributor Eric Haun traversed the country in search of companies worthy inclusion in this year’s MTR100. He found, and presents here, a dozen. Announced at the end of 2012 as a joint venture between subsea systems provider Cameron and oilfield services company Schlumberger (split 60/40…

MTR 100: MacArtney Underwater Technology Group

Gl. CVR No. The MacArtney Group is a supplier of underwater technology specializing in design, manufacture, sales and service of a wide range of systems to offshore oil & gas operators, surveyors, the renewable energy sector, ocean science institutes and navies across the world. The company offers an extensive variety of advanced and reliable products and system solutions which are designed and tested to supply high quality…

Offshore Rig & FPSO Design: Bentley Buys Ultramarine's MOSES Business

Bentley Systems Inc. has acquired the MOSES software business from Ultramarine, Inc. Used around the world, MOSES is the premier analysis and simulation software for complex projects involving the transportation and installation of offshore structures, including the launch of jackets and floatover of topsides. Featuring functionality covering the full range of stability, motions, and mooring of single or multiple floating bodies…

Sailing for Science

A new report by the National Ocean Council, the Federal Oceanographic Fleet Status Report, notes the challenges faced by operators of the United States fleet of survey and research ships. “These 47 ships are part of our Nation’s critical infrastructure, collecting vital information to help protect lives and property from marine hazards; measure and project global climate change and ocean acidification; enhance safety and security and more.” Retired Navy Capt.

MTR 100: SeeByte

CEO/President: Dr. Engineering Director: Dr. No. SeeByte provides clients in the Military and Oil and Gas sectors with the most advanced software to enhance the capabilities of their underwater sensors, vehicles and systems. The company has offices in Edinburgh, UK and San Diego, U.S. SeeByte has achieved a position of leadership in the development of smart software for remote or unmanned assets in both the military and energy sectors…

MTR 100: SEA CON

The Case: SEA CON's 46 year journey has taken yet another significantly positive turn; not only has SEA CON (europe) Ltd. been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International trade, but the SEA CON Group has been acquired by TE Connectivity (TE); joining their world-class portfolio which includes Rochester Wire & Cable, DEUTSCH connectors as well as TE’s other connectivity products. The SEA…

MTR 100: UTEC Survey Inc.

No. The Case: Since the company was founded in 2006, UTEC has achieved remarkable growth and success making it worthy of inclusion. UTEC continues to flourish in key locations around the world and revenues are on track to hit $100+ million this year. UTEC provides a wide range of survey services including offshore positioning and construction support, metocean, geophysical and AUV surveys, geotechnical sampling and consulting services to the oil, gas and energy industries.

Update: SS Central America Salvage

Deep-ocean exploration company Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. has completed the current phase of the recovery operations on the SS Central America shipwreck project. The recovery ship, Odyssey Explorer, has returned to Charleston, South Carolina, for necessary repairs and installation of new equipment, which is expected to take approximately two to three weeks. In addition to more than 15,500 gold and silver coins…

Sonardyne Launches Leak Detection Sonar

Sonardyne International has announced the launch of an Automatic Leak Detection Sonar (ALDS) at the Oceanology International Exhibition and Conference in London. The Sonardyne product is an active sonar capable of detecting and localizing deep water hydrocarbon leaks around offshore installations and pipelines soon after they develop, allowing operators to respond immediately and accurately in the case of a leak.ALDS is designed to detect oil and gas leaks at significant ranges…

Wild Well Extends Reach with Subsea Capping Stack in Singapore

Wild Well Control, Inc., a Superior Energy Services company and a global leader in firefighting and well control, has unveiled its new subsea capping stack for response to a global deepwater well control incident. The subsea capping stack, located in Singapore, is a part of Wild Well’s emergency response system, WellCONTAINED, which provides personnel and equipment to plan, prepare and respond to global subsea well control events.

ASL Addresses Hazardous Ocean Ice

There is an increasing need for fine scale detection and characterization of hazardous ice conditions in the Arctic. ASL Environmental Sciences Inc. has recently received funding from the Canadian Space Agency to address this need under the Earth Observation Applications Development Program. The project will develop improved techniques, tools and data products that will enhance the detection and characterization of hazardous ice conditions at fine scales…

MARINS Chosen for U.K.’s New Aircraft Carriers

iXBlue has been selected to provide inertial navigation systems for the two Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers currently being built by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance for the U.K. Royal Navy. The bridge system for each of the carriers will incorporate two iXBlue MARINS units. Trials have already been conducted to optimise the configuration of the units to meet the specific operational requirements of the vessels. David Cunningham, iXBlue Ltd.

Will Robots Aid Maritime Search and Rescue?

The ICARUS European project aims to develop robotic tools to assist crisis intervention teams. Playing a role in developing the maritime component of this project was NATO Center for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), whose assistance including enhanced autonomy and integration between Unmanned Surface Vehicles and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. On July 9-10, 2015, at the Portuguese Navy Base of Alfeite (Almada) in Lisbon…