Klein Marine Systems: Side Scan Sonar Training

Side scan sonar systems manufacturer Klein Marine Systems will host a three-day side scan sonar training course at the Seacoast Science Center in Rye Beach, N.H., with practical sessions on UNH Gulf Challenger, based in Newcastle, N.H. Participants will develop a thorough understanding of sonar image analysis as well as get hands-on experience with single beam sonars such as the dual-frequency Klein 4900 and the high-speed, Multi-Beam Klein 5000 V2.

MacArtney Launches NEXUS MK VII MultiPlexer

At Ocean Business MacArtney launched the NEXUS MK VII multiplexer, while other recent MacArtney developments, such as the LUXUS wide angle LED, will also be on display. Moreover, stand visitors had the chance learn about the MacArtney range of advanced hydrostatic pressure testing vessels and examine a 3D scale model MERMAC foldable A-Frame representing the company’s new series of cutting-edge LARS solutions.

Bluefin, MIT Demonstrate AUV Plug-n-Play Payload Autonomy

Bluefin Robotics, a provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), and the Laboratory of Autonomous Marine Sensing Systems (LAMSS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced that the team has demonstrated the MOOS-IvP Payload Autonomy, or Backseat Driver, concept running on a field exchangeable GumstixTM computer on two Bluefin AUVs, a Bluefin-9 and Bluefin-21. The MOOS-IvP autonomy…

GMSL Converts Fleet with MakaiLay Software

Global Marine Systems Ltd. (GMSL)  is in the process of converting six of its cable installation and repair vessels to begin using the latest Makai software technology. With the addition of GMSL to the list of customers, Makai software products are now used by large installers and smaller telecom cable installers throughout the world, accounting for more than 80% of the world’s cable installation fleet, the company said.

Divers Highlight Interoperability in Finding, Neutralizing Mines

Divers from five nations are training together to identify and neutralize mines and other threats in order to ensure the waterways in the Middle East remain safe for commercial shipping. Explosive ordnance disposal teams from Kuwait, France, the Netherlands, Germany and the U.S. are conducting a series of drills to address some of the biggest notional threats to maritime commerce as part of the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX).

Kongsberg Tech Package for Sweden’s New Subs

The Swedish Navy together with SAAB Kockums AB has selected an active sonar suite and bottom navigation technology from Kongsberg Maritime for installation on two next generation A26 submarines, which are due for delivery no later than 2022. The contract was awarded through a competitive international tender process and follows a 2015 contract win covering similar systems for two Swedish Navy A19 submarines.

New Sonardyne ‘Syrinx’ Doppler Velocity Log

Sonardyne introduced its first ever Doppler Velocity Log, called Syrinx, developed to meet the needs of surface and subsea vehicles that require high integrity, high performance navigation aiding over a wide range of water depths and seabed type. The Syrinx DVL employs full linear signal processing to provide very low noise, high precision velocity measurements over a wide range of seabed bottom types and altitudes.

Italian Maritime Robotics Expert Bags DNV GL Award

Marco Bibuli was announced as the winner of the DNV GL COMPIT Award 2017 for smart underwater robotics, which took place in Cardiff this year. The Italian maritime robotics expert, working at the Italian research center CNR-ISSIA in Genova, was honored for his work on team-capable smart robots. “The jury singled out Marco Bibuli, because his work brought advanced techniques of Artificial Intelligence to practical applications, representing innovative engineering at its finest.

US Offshore Wind Energy: First-Ever Lease Sale

Historic auction leases nearly 165,000 acres offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts for wind energy development, to advance President’s Climate Action Plan. The provisional winner of the’s lease sale, which auctioned two leases for a Wind Energy Area of 164,750 acres offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts for wind energy development, is Deepwater Wind New England, LLC. When built, these areas could generate enough combined energy to power more than one million homes.

El Faro’s Voyage Data Recorder Located

The voyage data recorder (VDR) belonging to sunken cargo ship El Faro was found early Tuesday morning in 15,000 feet of water, about 41 miles northeast of Acklins and Crooked Islands, Bahamas, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced. A specialist team comprised of investigators and scientists from the NTSB, the U.S. Coast Guard, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Tote Services…

Paradigm Flow Services Doubles Turnover to £10 Million

Rising demand for offshore blockage removal technologies has boosted turnover at Paradigm Flow Services, as the company announces it has almost doubled its figures. The Aberdeenshire-based firm achieved £10.7 million turnover in 2013, nearly twice the 2012 level of £5.4 million. As the blockage removal experts for the oil and gas sector, Paradigm Flow Services is focused on new technology and has brought two developments to market this year so far.

Ashtead Offering Neptune's Leak Detection

Ashtead Technology has secured a deal with Neptune Oceanographics Limited, adding underwater leak detection products to its rental fleet. Ashtead Technology will now offer Neptune’s leak detection systems and sensors including long range fluorescence and passive acoustics for rent to customers. Neptune Oceanographics products provide subsea pipeline leak detection services. With a major research and development program…

Vsense to Bring MacArtney Underwater Tech to Israel

The MacArtney Group has signed a representative agreement with Vsense Technologies Ltd., a technology company based in Israel. The two companies will team up to offer underwater technology products and solutions to clients within Israeli markets. Operating out of high-tech Kibbutz Einat in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, Vsense Technologies designs, develops and markets video, audio, data surveillance…

Man-made Warming the Main Cause of Glacier Retreat -Study

Man-made greenhouse gas emissions have become the dominant cause of melting in glaciers from the Alps to the Andes that is raising world sea levels, a study said on Thursday. Human emissions accounted for an estimated 69 percent of loss of ice from glaciers from 1991-2010, overtaking natural climate variations that had been the main driver of a retreat since the mid-19th century, researchers wrote in the journal Science.

MTR 100: BIRNS, Inc. - Celebrating 60 Years

BIRNS has supported the deep submergence oceanic community with products that deliver everything from faster, more robust communication to brilliance in the murky depths. The company’s contributions in the marine market began in the 1950s when it was asked to develop subsea systems for the US Navy for the highly classified Polaris underwater missile ejection project and later for Sealab. Today BIRNS is relied upon to provide powerful lighting solutions…

New Maps of Seafloor off San Francisco

Three new sets of maps detail the offshore bathymetry, habitats, geology and submarine environment of the seafloor off the coast of San Francisco, Drakes Bay and Tomales Point, U.S.A. Critical for resource managers, the maps are part of the California Seafloor and Coastal Mapping Program, a series of maps published by the U.S. Geological Survey with support from the California Ocean Protection Council, NOAA and 15 other state and federal partners.

R&M Names Huber as N. America Manager

Recently acquired Silicon Valley-based REALM Communication Group Inc. will operate under R&M USA Inc. Swiss Cabling and Connectivity specialist R&M announced that Markus Huber will lead its North American Operation and become President of its U.S. subsidiary. During his career, Huber has held various senior management positions within the ICT industry. He has been Sales director of a large System Integrator and Managing Director of a leading ICT Distributor in Switzerland.

MacGregor's AHTs Equipment Package for Wuhu Xinlian

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has got an order from Wuhu Xinlian shipyard in China to supply a full package of MacGregor anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) equipment to two 150-tonne bollard pull AHTS/oil recovery vessels. The equipment is scheduled for delivery by May 2015 and an option remains for two more ship sets. "The contract was won as a direct result of MacGregor's recently extended product…

Admiral Vladimirsky on Round-the-world Voyage

On 18 August, the Admiral Vladimirsky oceanographic research ship of the Baltic Fleet will leave St. Petersburg and then set sail on an unprecedented round-the-world voyage. "The Russian Navy, after more than 30 years, is returning to round-the-world voyages," said the head of navigation and oceanography of the Russian Ministry of Defence, captain of 1st rank, Sergey Travin. According to him, preparation of the training vessel is fully complete.

Alfred Wegener Award to Professor Geiger

Professor Sebastian Geiger, Director of the Institute of Petroleum Engineering (IPE) and Foundation CMG Chair at Heriot-Watt University, has been awarded the 2017 Alfred Wegener Award by the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE). The Award is made to an Association member who has made an outstanding contribution over a period of time to the scientific and technical advancement of one or more of the disciplines in the Association…