Swedish Navy Orders 10 Falcon ROVS

FMV, the Swedish Defence Material Administration, has ordered 10 Falcon ROVs, the biggest single order placed for the Saab Seaeye model. The ROV was chosen by FMV for the Swedish Navy as the best underwater vehicle of its class for performance and price, the manufacturer said, adding that the contract follows orders from several other navies around the world this year. Defence and security forces in many countries deploy the Falcon…

Contact Rationalizing and Map Corrections Software

Chesapeake Technology Inc. (CTI), a producer of real-time sonar acquisition and GIS based processing software for seafloor mapping, announced two new capabilities that it claims will allow users to better organize sonar contacts and improve sonar mosaic accuracy. New Contact Rationalizing, available on SonarWiz version 05.06.0052, is designed to allow a user to combine contacts into a single merged target with an average position.

New Underwater Cutting Rod from Broco

Broco Underwater announces its latest advancement in underwater cutting, the new advanced design Broco Ultrathermic Cutting Rod PLUS. Based on a new patent-pending design, Broco said its new underwater cutting rod delivers 20% more cutting and burn time than the same size prior generation rod, and burns more evenly than any rod on the market. According to the manufacturer, the new Broco Ultrathermic Cutting Rod PLUS increases burn time 20%, on average, for a 3/8” diameter by 18” long rod.

Ashtead Boosts Rental Fleet with Subsea Navigation Technology

Ashtead Technology, a leader in marine technology and subsea services has expanded its equipment rental pool following a significant investment in a state-of-the-art subsea navigation system which has been proven to deliver faster, more accurate results in the toughest environments. The iXblue RAMSES is an acoustic synthetic baseline positioning tool with self-contained computing, for simple, efficient, real-time underwater navigation.

Hibernia Express Ready for Service

Press release - Hibernia Networks, a provider of high speed global telecommunications services, announced that Hibernia Express, its new 4,600-kilometer ultra low latency submarine cable connecting Halifax, Nova Scotia to Slough, England and Cork, Ireland, is ready for service (RFS). The first transatlantic cable built in over 12 years, the Hibernia Express launch marks a milestone for global communications, addressing the strong demand for fast, high-performing global network services.

Study: Offshore Ambient Vibration Monitoring

Two State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College professors have received a $65,000 grant from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) to develop a program for inspecting underwater drilling equipment and gathering and maintaining information about its structural well being, all while the equipment remains in service and fully operational. Dr. Daniel Fridline, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Dr.

Autonomous Robot Maps Ship Hulls for Mines

Algorithms enable robot to navigate and view propellers and other complex structures. For years, the U.S. Navy has employed human divers, equipped with sonar cameras, to search for underwater mines attached to ship hulls. The Navy has also trained dolphins and sea lions to search for bombs on and around vessels. While animals can cover a large area in a short amount of time, they are costly to train and care for, and don’t always perform as expected.

MTR100: Kongsberg Maritime

Kongsberg Maritime is a marine technology company with a portfolio of innovative solutions designed to overcome challenges in all marine industry sectors, including merchant, offshore, subsea, naval and fisheries. Kongsberg says it offers the largest portfolio of technology available from any single supplier, thus maximizing performance by providing “The Full Picture.” The company delivers a wide range of systems for subsea survey and construction…

MTR100: DeepFlight

DeepFlight has innovated a new class of personal submarines that apply the dynamics of flight underwater and incorporate advanced composite materials, significantly reducing the weight of its vehicles and removing the barriers to safe and easy operation of personal submarines. DeepFlight is a privately held company that was founded to develop innovative technologies to expand human access into the oceans.

MTR100: Chelsea Technologies Group

Chelsea Technologies Group (CTG) specializes in the design and manufacture of a range of sensors and systems for the oceanographic, maritime, environmental and defense markets. Innovation within the Chelsea Technologies Group crosses throughout the company’s core market sectors with key state-of-the-art technologies commonly adopted through the market groups. Chelsea Instruments Ltd. was established in 1965 as a spin off from Imperial Collage, London. It merged in 2001 with Marine Acoustics Ltd.

OceanServer Delivers AUV with YSI Integrated Systems

OceanServer Technology, manufacturer of commercial autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), announced the continuation of a 10-year partnership with the launch of the next generation EcoMapper. The i3XO EcoMapper AUV is based on the Iver3-580 AUV platform and takes advantage of YSI’s expertise in water quality solutions. The i3XO AUV utilizes the EXO water quality system to provide users high resolution water quality data…

MTR100: Fugro

Dutch geotechnical, survey, subsea, and geoscience services firm Fugro creates value by acquiring earth and asset integrity data, managing the data and providing associated consulting and advisory services. The company provides essential data, intelligence and solutions for the design, construction, installation, operation and eventual decommissioning of projects. Fugro also provides mapping and natural resources exploration services.

GPS-aided Inertial Navigation System on a Chip

VectorNav Technologies launch the VN-200, high-accuracy GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) on a surface-mount chip the size of a postage stamp. Combining an advanced GPS module with the latest in MEMS inertial and pressure sensor technology, the patent-pending VN-200 provides a coupled position, velocity and attitude solution that is robust to a wide range of static and dynamic operating conditions.

MTR100: Birns, Inc.

Square Footage: 11,400 sq. ft. Since its early days as a pioneer in the subsea lighting industry serving the U.S. Navy, BIRNS’ precision-engineered lighting lines have illuminated the depths. From the 33,000 lumen, 3km-rated BIRNS Snooper and the 16,000 lumen 1kW BIRNS Sirius to the BIRNS Doubly Safe Chamber Light, BIRNS lighting systems provide enhanced safety and effectiveness in working at depth.

Interview: Woodson Ferreira, Aker Solutions, Brazil

It is part of the company's strategy (for Brazil) to become a competitive international hub for projects with operators such as Statoil, Total, BP, among others. It is still a time of uncertainty and caution, but we are optimistic about the gradual recovery. The Brazilian potential remains one of the largest in the world, we have the technology, capacity and capacity of the market. Aker Solutions is a leading subsea equipment and service provider in Brazil…

MTR100: MacArtney

The MacArtney Group is a global supplier of underwater technology products and systems specializing in design, manufacture, sales and service of a wide range of systems to offshore oil and 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…

Arctic Ecosystem Study Launched in US, Canadian Waters

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) partners announced the award of a broad Arctic study that will investigate the interrelationship among the physical, biological, chemical and social science components of the Beaufort Sea ecosystem from Barrow, Alaska, to the Mackenzie River delta in Canadian waters. The Marine Arctic Ecosystem Study…

US Exits Search for ARA San Juan

The U.S. Navy said it has begun to wind down operations as part of the international search for the still-missing Argentine submarine A.R.A. San Juan that vanished in the South Atlantic in mid November. The U.S. joined the Argentina-led multinational search efforts within 24 hours of learning of the missing submarine on November 17, and is now drawing down, having twice swept the search areas assigned by the Argentine Navy with advanced sensors. U.S.

MTR100: ASV

No. In the rapidly growing maritime autonomy market, ASV has established itself as the leading designer, manufacturer and operator of Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) across the defense, oil and gas and science and survey industries. With a team of 60, ASV has supplied more than 70 unmanned systems in five years. As the market for Maritime Autonomous Surface Systems continues to grow, ASV remains at its forefront as one of the world’s leading Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) suppliers.

Reassessing Alaska's Energy Frontier

Less than 80 miles from Prudhoe Bay, home to the giant oil fields that feed the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, lies the site of USGS’ latest oil and gas assessment: the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and adjacent areas. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the NPR-A covers 22.8 million acres, more than the entire state of South Carolina. The new USGS assessment estimates 8.7 billion barrels of oil and 25 trillion cubic feet of natural gas resources.