| Return to graphical view |
This preview will grow day-by-day as Oceanology International 2012 draws ever closer,and exhibitors let us know what launches they plan during the show, and what they will be featuring on their stands. Importantly they also list the sectors for which their exhibit(s) are of particular relevance.
Note to journalists: a Word version of this preview material is available from judithpatten@jppr.uk.com
ACSA will introduce its latest innovation to the market, the high performance SeaExplorer glider. SeaExplorer is an underwater vehicle propelled by small changes to its buoyancy. Slightly heavy at the surface, the glider dives. Once at a chosen depth, the ballast system allows the glider to become lighter and to navigate back to the surface. The glider thus navigates along an up and down profile (sawtooth shape). This propulsion, based on the ballast system, results in lower speed (below 0.5 m/s) than conventional autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) but offers much more endurance (typically 1-2 months). SeaExplorer regularly resurfaces, with the antenna clear of the water, to send collected data ashore and receive new instructions.
SeaExplorer is the first wingless underwater glider. Surprising for a glider! Since the beginning, all glider manufacturers have designed gliders with wings to glide! But lessons learned thanks to at-sea operations have demonstrated that wings were a major drawback. First, they make the glider bulky and not easy to deploy from a vessel. It is worse during recovery operations and worse still if there are strong seastate conditions. Breaking a wing is the most common risk. More importantly, wings are subject to plastic debris and seaweed entanglement. This situation prevents normal piloting of the glider and leads almost inevitably to the loss of the vehicle. Everyone understands that all these factors reduce the survivability of a mission. This point is of the highest importance for a system whose main asset is mission duration (up to 2 months). That’s why ACSA decided to design a wingless glider. It is the best guarantee of no wing break, nor entanglement and increased survivability.
SeaExplorer is real green technology. It is the sole glider on the market to exclusively offer rechargeable batteries. This choice has been motivated primarily by the need to reduce the impact of polluting primary batteries. It would have been paradoxical that an autonomous vehicle involved in studying the climate was a consumer of pollutant batteries at each new mission! As a direct benefit for the user, the Li-Ion solution makes the glider safer avoiding vehicle opening and more cost-effective at each mission, eliminating cells exchange and re-balancing operations.
Outstanding features of SeaExplorer include: it is capable of twice the speed of competitors, large interchangeable payloads, dedicated nose cone including four puck ports and extraordinary manoeuvrability.
Finally, this is the first European underwater glider, something that will ease cooperation programs with European labs and universities.
Gliders are capable of conducting a variety of long endurance missions to gather real-time data for scientific, defense and offshore applications. Recent developments are the reason for the transition from expensive manned fuel-burning ship-based ocean observations to autonomous ocean sensors called gliders.
Their exhibit is relevant to those attending the Marine Survey, Maritime Security, Navigation and Positioning, Ocean Observation and Forecasting, and Oil and Gas conference sessions.
www.underwater-gps.com
Airborne Hydrography will highlight its new near-shore and shallow-water survey system the Chiroptera™ for airborne LiDAR bathymtery surveys. They exhibit real equipment and exhibit Chiroptera™ and a HawkEye™ II airborne LIDAR systems on their booth.
Their exhibits are of particular relevance to the marine survey and ocean observation and forecasting conference streams.
Airborne Hydrography is a world-leader in Airborne LiDAR equipment for surveying near-shore and sea surveys. Their technology has the highest performance ratios in comparison and delivers high accuracy seafloor and terrestrial data for environment surveillance and nautical charting. www.airbornehydro.com
Aquatec Group are specialist designers of innovative underwater instrumentation, with a range of products covering applications in the ocean science and offshore energy sectors.
On display for the first time at Oceanology will be:
In addition, we will be showing our range of oceanographic and environmental monitoring instruments including:
The AWI (Alfred Wegener Institute) is showing a new easy to use water sampler, which allows precise sampling from all kinds of AUVs or ROVs.
In addition they will highlight a new high precision salinometer with fully documented accuracy for exact salinity measurements and calibration of field salinometers. Both the water sampler and salinometer have been newly developed and are exhibited at OI for the first time.
The water sampler is a payload module to be integrated into AUVs / ROVs; and the salinometer is for broad use in oceanography
Other exhibits will include other technical innovations from polar and marine R&D. www.awi.de
The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service is seeking international companies and individuals that would be interested in acting as distributors or agents of Canadian ocean technologies in their home geographies.
They will match your interests to Canadian companies looking for new international representation.
Anyone wanting to register their interest should click on the red Canada button on the right hand side of the Oceanology International exhibitor-list webpage.
Cetus Innovate Limited is an innovative, independent knowledge-based consultancy firm providing enhanced value over traditional approaches to technology assessment, bespoke technology design & development, and project delivery.
Cetus Innovate's key strength is its in-depth knowledge of various marine sciences, offshore technologies and business maganement. This is reflected in the diversity of projects that have been undertaken, encompassing wide-ranging wide-ranging disciplines.
Their exhibits are of particular relevance to those attending the Hydrography and Geophysics, Maritime Security, Navigation and Positioning, Offshore Renewablesand Oil and Gasstreams of the conference.
Cygnus Instruments Ltd, pioneers of the ultra-reliable multiple echo technique, are extremely proud to launch their new product: the Cygnus DIVE.
The name Cygnus is already synonymous with the very best quality, service and innovation – and DIVE draws on the company’s wealth of experience and talent to further enhance that standing. DIVE is a huge leap forward in the field of subsea UT gauging, offering a live A-Scan graph on a large, colour TFT screen.
Designed to be worn on the diver’s wrist, the DIVE gives the diver an invaluable free hand while working and, as with all Cygnus products, the DIVE uses the latest in electronic technology whilst remaining extremely simple to use. There is nothing to setup, there is no gain to adjust, just turn it on and go. Two buttons are used to navigate the quick and easy menu using one hand.
The Topside Repeater remote display unit relays thickness measurement values to the surface with an option to overlay the thickness measurements on a composite video signal. And with the HelmetView Display, thickness measurements can be displayed through diver’s helmets - invaluable in low visibility water conditions.
Datawell has developed the DWR4 with ACM, a Directional Waverider extended with an Acoustic Current Meter for measuring surface current velocity. Within the familiar 90 cm hull, and without compromising robustness or low power performance, a proprietary current meter is integrated. The current meter realizes an excellent current velocity measurement, by fully compensating the buoy’s motion using the output of the renowned Datawell sensor. The current meter consists of three acoustic transducers. Each transducer uses the Doppler effect to measure a velocity component.
They will have an actual DWR4 on their stand (F555) with Acoustic Current Meter (ACM)
Oceanology International 2012 marks the first presentation of the Datawell sensor buoy with the acoustic current meter (ACM) to the public. The DWR4 with ACM is of use for designers and engineers of platforms, in climate research, in offshore operations and in assessment of renewable energy sites.
Other exhibits will include:
Their exhibits are relevant to the Navigation and Positioning, Ocean Observation and Forecasting, Offshore Renewables, and Oil and Gasconference sessions.
DeepSea Power & Light is proud to introduce the Nano SeaCam® underwater video camera, a high resolution camera in a tiny package that goes deep. One of the camera products that has been requested most often over the past year is a high resolution camera in a truly tiny package. Divers need the smallest and most rugged high resolution camera possible for helmet mounting. ROV operators need a small, high resolution camera in a deep rated housing for mounting on manipulators and used for close-up inspections without getting in the way of the manipulator or the subject. They also need cameras for general purpose viewing that will save space inside the ROV framework. The Nano SeaCam® fills all of these needs and more.
With a diameter of only 25.0mm (0.985”) and a length of 88.2mm (3.47”), including the connector, the Nano SeaCam® comes in a truly tiny package. The standard 6013-T8 aluminum housing is rated to 6km depth and an optional 6Al-4V titanium housing of the same size is rated to 12km for deeper or long term immersion applications. The camera comes with its own standard mounting bracket but can also be mounted simply by using a small hose clamp or zip tie if desired. The Nano SeaCam®’s power requirements are minimal and versatile, requiring only 1W max with an input voltage range of 7-32 Vdc.
Camera resolution is rated at 620TVL making it suitable for nearly any inspection requirement and the camera is available with its output in either NTSC or PAL composite video format. The Nano SeaCam® operates with minimum illumination in the range of 0.04 lux and automatically switches from color to black and white output in low light conditions for best resolution and contrast, producing optimum picture quality under a variety of lighting conditions. Using a proprietary fixed-focus lens, the Nano SeaCam® has a 70â쳌° diagonal angle of view in water and provides a sharp, crystal clear high resolution image as close in as 25.4mm (1”).
The Nano SeaCam® provides the answer to what many divers and ROV operators have been asking for in terms of a high resolution camera in a tiny but rugged housing rated for deepwater operation. It is the Mighty Mouse of DeepSea’s SeaCam® family of underwater cameras, packing a big punch within its tiny size.
It is a very high performance camera in a very tiny package rated to full ocean depth (12,000m depth rated). There is no other camera in the world that has the same features.
This featured exhibit is used by/of use to/for: ROVs, AUVs, underwater observatories, and commercial divers.
Their exhibits tie in with the following conference streams: Marine Survey; Maritime Security;
Ocean Observation and Forecasting; Offshore Renewables; and Oil and Gas.
They were the manufacturer of lights, cameras, and batteries for Dr. Ballard when he originally found and filmed the wreckage of Titanic 27 years ago.
Dimms Control S.p.A see Oceanology International 2012 as a great opportunity for promotion of their services such as geotechnical testing laboratories and geological, geophysical and cartographic services related to oil & gas industry. It provides an important start point for their launch into new sectors, and look forward to the opportunity to discuss options with a high number of managers, specialists and technicians searching for new collaborations and innovative solutions related to the oil & gas industry.
Their exhibits are of particular relevance to the Marine Survey, Offshore Renewables, and Oil and Gas conference streams.
dotOcean will officially launch the GraviProbe,the world’s fastest and lightest rheological and density profiling system. It's a free fall impact instrument, analyzing the underwater sediment layers during intrusion. Under its own weight it accelerates and penetrates fluid and consolidated mud layers.
The rheological and density conditions of the soil layers are determining the probe’s dynamical behaviour. The data acquired from on-board accelerometers, inclinometers and pressure sensors feeds a dynamical model which determines the rheological and density parameters of the intruded medium (depth, density, undrained shear and viscosity). As a result the GraviProbe is able to very accurately distinguish the depth of the fluid and consolidated mud layers, even in gassy environments.
The high sensor data acquisition rates above 2kHz in combination with a low drag housing results in the highest quality profiles at drop rates over 7 m/s. Due to its light weight, the probe can be operated manually from a small vessel, platform or quay thus limiting operational costs.
Target applications are the evaluation and preparation of dredging and offshore construction works and the determination of nautical depth.
Visitors will have the opportunity to have a look at the new GraviProbe to see its slim, light and compact design. A 3D underwater movie will demonstrate the added value of the GraviProbe.
Everard Insurance Brokers Ltd is launching a Hydrographic survey and Offshore engineering related Professional Indemnity insurance product. Oceanology International provides an opportunity for visitors to their stand to talk to underwriters about this new service. This will protect the exposure of a wide range of organizations that provide engineering and technical expertise’s to the marine and oil and gas offshore trades – from marine and offshore consultants to rig builders and designers to shipyards and naval architects.
It will be of use to every individual / company who provides a professional service and could be challenged for work, that they may may feel confident in the quality of their work, but any business is vulnerable to a claim
Everard’s have traded as an independent Insurance Brokers since 1969. They specialise in marine and related general trades insurance. Theirr exclusive arrangements with respected Insurers provide, Professional Indemnity, Marine and Subsea Equipment Insurance, Marine Trades and Liabilities, incorporating Public Liability, Employers Liability and Product Liability, we have Specialist Schemes too and all complemented by out first class claims handing service. Everard Insurance Brokers Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority – Firm reference number 308145.
Marine and Subsea Equipment Policy covers all risks of actual physical loss of or damage to the Insured equipment whilst engaged in operational activities. Additional and extended covers can include additions of equipment (whether owned, operated or hired in) loss or revenue, wreck removal, search and rescue, debris removal, freight costs and continuing hire charges.
Falmat Cable is launching a new standard instrumentation cable series for oceanographic and marine applications. These high performance, rugged cables are designed based on the existing configurations specified by many of the well-known OEMs who are directly involved in designing and manufacturing oceanographic instruments for commercial and military applications. They will be stocking these cables in their California facility available for immediate delivery around the world.
Information about their standard instrumentation cables as well as other “Xtreme” cables offered from stock is available from their stand.
Fastwave Communications will be releasing the OceanStar Marine Environmental Monitoring System. This enables real-time data acquisition from seabed mounted sensors by integrating subsea, satellite and internet technologies into an integrated, turn-key system that will work anywhere in the world. The system has proven reliability in the most extreme marine conditions, and its modular design enables it to be re-deployed from one project to the next. Typical applications include dredge plume monitoring, outfall monitoring and long term marine environmental studies. By delivering real-time data from the sea-floor as often as required, the system delivers significant scientific, predictive, cost and safety benefits
The OceanStar system will be on display at Fastwave's booth including live data from the system
OceanStar won four Australian industry awards in 2011 - Subsea Energy Australia's awards for Innovation and Technical Excellence, the Australian Sustainability and Green IT award, and the West Australian ICT Association award for Infrastructure.
This featured exhibit is used by/of use to the Oil and Gas sector for marine environmental compliance monitoring. Some of the world's largest energy companies such as Chevron and BHP are using the system
Other exhibits will include: Pathinder oil spill tracking buoy, Nautilus Intelligent Tracker, Xeos Kilo submersible tracking beacon and a unique remote Sediment Scanner instrument. They are used by: offshore energy companies, marine environmental consultants, oceanographers and maritime security.
Their exhibits tie in with the Marine Survey, Maritime Security, Ocean Observation and Forecasting, Offshore Renewables, and Oil and Gas conference streams.
www.fastwave.com.au
Fugro is launching new products and services and also featuring their global vessel renewal programme.
• The first new product is StarTrack.
Flexible and easily maintained, this is a new precise tracking system for gunfloats and tailbuoys. Utilising wireless telemetry it delivers high positioning accuracy. The system consists of up to 35 tracking units and a vessel control unit. It is designed to operate and survive under the typically severe conditions experienced during marine seismic operations such as shocks, submergence, extreme temperatures and ice.
StarTrack is a new addition to Fugro’s advanced range of equipment for navigation and positioning. Key features:
• Robust form withstands the extremes of the marine seismic environment
• Centimetre accuracy using GPS and GLONASS satellite positioning system
• Two precise positions from each unit:
• Precise relative baseline calculation with ambiguity fixing between the vessel unit and the tracking units
• Absolute positioning of each tracking unit with a Best Position solution – weighted combination of Fugro’s Starfix.G2, Starfix.XP and Starfix.EPlus positioning solutions
• Radio telemetry with range up to 12km
• Integrated antenna with excellent GNSS tracking performance at low elevations
• Integrated WiFi access point and a web interface for easy wireless maintenance
• User-friendly web interface gives access to system status, configuration and quality control
The StarTrack unit will be available on the Fugro stand, E100, and Fugro’s positioning experts will be on hand to discuss the features and benefits of the system. StarTrack is used in positioning marine seismic cables, gunfloats and tailbuoys, offshore drilling rigs, platforms and vessels.
• The next new product is the FCV600 work class ROV.
Smaller and lighter than Fugro’s field-proven deepwater FCV3000 ROV, the new FCV600 remotely operated vehicle has a huge power-to-weight ratio, enabling it to operate in high tidal currents. It requires around a third less space than a standard ROV, making it ideal for areas where deck space is at a premium. Its features include:
• Cost effective
• Compact form and lightweight (2,650kg) yet retains high performance of other Fugro ROVs
• Forward speed 3 knots.
• Proprietary technologies are combined with best-in-class sensors and rapidly-installed tooling.
• High capacity multimode fibre-optics for high quality video technology.
• Depth rating 600msw.
• Versatile control solution.
Fugro’s Subsea Services experts will be on the Fugro stand, E100, to discuss this new addition to Fugro’s extensive ROV fleet.
Fugro FCV600 remotely operated vehicle is of use for the oil and gas, renewables, science and salvage sectors, where it can provide support to shallow water depth semi-submersible drilling rigs and drill ships. It will also be of use for construction support (subsea surveys, touchdown monitoring, route preparation); and operational in IRM (inspection, repair and maintenance) and field support.
• Fugro’s global vessel renewal programme is also coming under the exhibition spotlight.
They are removing older tonnage from the fleet. The programme reflects significant investment yielding specialist vessels dedicated to a range of offshore and coastal operations around the globe, setting Fugro apart from other providers.
Standardised vessel types have been developed for Fugro’s Offshore Survey Division: FSSV (Fugro Standard Survey Vessel), Coastal Survey Vessel and an ROV Support Vessel. Launched in 2010 and 2011 respectively, the first two FSSVs, Fugro Searcher and Fugro Galaxy, have enjoyed much complimentary feedback about reliability, excellence of data quality and levels of comfort. Fugro Australis is one of three further vessels of this type coming into service in 2012 and 2013.
The first quarter of 2013 will see the delivery of the first of Fugro’s dedicated coastal survey vessels, Fugro Pioneer. The vessel will undertake the full range of site and route survey tasks to obtain the high resolution data necessary for safe, efficient and cost-effective planning, design and engineering activities for the installation of wind turbines, as well as pipelines, platforms, manifolds and other seabed structures.
SV Fugro Helmert is a bespoke 41-metre survey vessel which is scheduled for delivery to Fugro OSAE in Germany in August 2013. Named after the eminent German geodesist Friedrich Robert Helmert, the vessel will benefit from a range of specialist systems which reflect the latest technology of high-resolution multibeam surveys and complimentary geotechnical and investigation services.
Fugro is committed to strong sustainable growth in Brazil and this is reflected in the construction of a new 83-metre ROV support vessel at a shipyard in São Paulo state. The 4,400 ton vessel will be delivered in February 2014.
The latest vessel to join Fugro Subsea Services’ fleet is the Fugro Symphony, a purpose-built ROV construction support vessel. Specifically designed to address the demands of deepwater remote intervention, maintenance and construction support markets, the Symphony has an enlarged deck area (65m x 22m) for project equipment and hardware.
The central hangar area houses two Fugro FCV 3000 work-class ROV systems which are deployed from active heave control winches, ensuring operational reliability, accuracy and precision. The hangar doors comprise two sections, one of which lowers into a recess in the hull; once deployed this section can be raised to provide protection from the elements during long dives.
Fugro Symphony is outfitted to the highest standards and accommodates 105 people.
A model of MV Fugro Galaxy will be on Fugro’s stand, E100. The Galaxy is one of the first two FSSVs – Fugro Standard Survey Vessels – developed for the group’s Offshore Survey Division. Three further FSSVs will come into service in 2012 and 2013 and other specialist vessel types have been developed.
Fugro’s global vessel renewal programme is of interest to offshore and coastal survey, renewables, oil and gas, core drilling, mobile offshore drilling, ROV support, remote intervention, and thos involved with construction support
• Oil spill contingency & oil spill response modelling are new services being highlighted by Fugro:
(i) Oil spill contingency (pre-activity at offshore oilfields): Habitat mapping and vulnerability mapping, oil spill fingerprinting, satellite imagery, oil spill contingency modelling using SINTEF's OSCAR system and Fugro Environmental Forcing models
(ii) Oil spill response (during and post-activity at offshore oilfields): Response modelling including deployment of resources, in-situ monitoring/sampling (vessel based, Seawatch buoys); remote sensing (aerial monitoring, satellite imagery)
Fugro companies have been involved in delivering oil spill contingency and response services for many years. These services are now offered by Fugro in a holistic manner, which means that the breadth and depth of expertise is readily delivered to client’s projects.
Fugro’s experiences in supporting the Macondo event illustrated the difficulties of delivering a vast array of data types in an understandable way to end users who will use the data in differing ways. This was reinforced by the Global Industry Response Group. Fugro’s Metis web-based presentation system provides the means to deliver this information in a cost effective, timely and meaningful manner to a wide range of users.
At the Fugro stand (E100) their experts will explain the features and benefits of these new services and will talk about innovative data delivery via Metis, which enables data from different sources to be viewed in a single web display. These services are of interest to government agencies, oil & gas companies, shipping companies, fisheries, and aquaculture.
Their exhibits are relevant to the Marine Survey, Navigation and Positioning, Offshore Renewables, and Oil and Gas conference streams.
Additionally, Fugro is contributing to IMCA’s half-day workshop on Wednesday, 14 March. Simon Marr, Business Development Manager at FSSL Robotic Technologies will give a presentation entitled “Using Fugro’s DeepWorks ROV simulator for training personnel in subsea operations. Explaining the wider role and value of DeepWorks, from rapid development of engineering ideas and tooling designs through to live operations monitoring offshore”
Simon’s is one of five presentations which will be followed by a workshop session and then a drinks reception.
Award nomination: Garry Mardell, recently retired Operations Director at Fugro GEOS, is in the running for the SUT’s Alan Greig Memorial Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Commercial Operational Oceanography. The successful nominee will be presented with the prize during OI and all fingers at Fugro will remain crossed until then. Garry will be at ExCel for OI, having arrived on foot after completing virtually all of the Thames Walk. Some time ago he began the walk, with a former Fugro GEOS colleague, from the source of the Thames (in Gloucestershire) and they’ve continued to walk it in a number of sections. A talent for combining technical expertise, commercial awareness and invaluable people skills makes Garry Mardell a creditable nominee for the Alan Greig Memorial Prize this year. His lifelong association with the ocean has involved projects onboard vessels of all descriptions, commercial diving, research experience over a period of seventeen years and membership of respected industry bodies.
Fugro Renewables (in the Renewable Energy Pavilion) will be demonstrating its integrated services for marine renewable energy. They understand what drives and constrains a renewable energy business, and work alongside companies to support each operational stage - from resource exploration and infrastructure development to energy production and transportation. With Fugro’s input starting at the feasibility stage, this facilitates the safe, reliable and efficient design, construction and maintenance of global facilities. Fugro provides a complete life-of-project suite of services which continues through to the eventual decommissioning of infrastructure. Their exhibits are relevant to the Marine Renewables conference stream.
General Oceanics Inc will be featuring the ”ROSINA” Mini Multi Bottle Water Sampler, and the Model 4050 Hydro Block Wire Counter/Display. They will have working models of both these new products on their stand.
“ROSINA” is of use for water sampling from small craft; and the 4050 Readout Displays Meters OUT/IN, RATE M/SEC, TENSION, LINE IN ALARM. Interface with ship computer, Remote displays.
Other exhibits will include: Model 8050 PCO2 Monitoring System, Niskin bottles, flowmeters, plankton nets, and oil spill sampling kits, all of which are used in sea water sampling and monitoring.
Their exhibits are of particular relevance to those attending the Ocean Observation and Forecasting conference stream.
Gill Instruments is featuring four products:
The WindObserver is the wind sensor of choice for the USA Navy Moriah programme, replacing old mechanical units. The WindObserver has been accepted by the FAA (USA) and CAA (UK) as part of a AWOS systems for airport applications. It is widely used in DP systems, marine vessel weather systems, and data/research buoys.
Their exhibits are of particular interest to those attending the Navigation and Positioning, Ocean Observation and Forecasting, and Oil and Gas conference streams.
Gill Instruments offer a wide range of ultrasonic wind speed and direction sensors. Designed to replace propeller or cup systems, their wind sensors are traceable to national standards and are designed to work in the worst of weather conditions. With no moving parts, Gill wind sensors do not require calibration or regular maintenance.
High Tech Inc is introducing their new HTI-97-DA/Exportable hydrophone. This hydrophone features the same high quality performance and specifications as the HTI-97-DA but incorporates a depth-limiting switch to limit operation to less than 1000 m depth. This switch technology provides a non-destructive means of making the hydrophone inoperable at depths greater than 1000 m.
Specifications:
Sensitivity:
without preamp: 22.4 V/Bar or -193.0 dB re: 1 V/uPa
with preamp: 158.5 V/Bar or -156 dB re:1V/uPa maximum
Capacitance: 3.4 nF (Nominal)
Frequency Response: 1 Hz to 5000 Hz
Size (encapsulated): 1.5 inches OD x 4.0 inches long cylinder
(smaller size available upon request)
Maximum Operating Depth: 2600 meters. Cutoff switch activates at 950 m +/- 50 m depth to conform to export restrictions
Encapsulation Material: Polyurethane (black)
Connector: Customer specified
Standard Cable: Twisted shielded triad, water blocked, polyurethane jacketed (24” pigtail, red (+), black (-), white, & shield connected at hydrophone end)
Shield: 100% shielded
The new HTI-97-DA/Exportable hydrophone is available without an export license. This will allow researchers and professionals worldwide who do not need deep water instruments access to the high quality hydrophones that are the result of High Tech's 22 years' experience designing and manufacturing acoustic sensors.
It is of use to: foreign seismic companies as well as scientists, government organizations, marine mammal institutes, and educational institutions previously restricted from using High Tech hydrophones because of their deep water capabilities.
Other exhibits will include: A wide range of deep water and borehole hydrophones, acoustic arrays, and data recording systems of use to: researchers, government organizations, marine resource industries, and educational institutions that need rugged, reliable instruments for making acoustic measurements in a variety of underwater and borehole environments.
Their exhibits are relevant to those attending both the Marine Survey and Oil and Gas conference streams.
High Tech, Inc. has had 22 years’ experience designing and manufacturing rugged, high quality marine acoustic instruments, specializing in deep water and extreme borehole environments.
Hydro-Lek will be showcasing their new range of work class manipulators – the 5 function HLK 40400 and the 7 function HLK 40500R. These complementary hydraulic arms have been designed for applications which require simplicity, strength and low cost. The ability to regulate speed on the rate control system enables greater precision over movement. Power required for this arm can be kept to a minimum and, as all joints are hydraulically locked in dormant mode, there is no need for constant flow to maintain position.
Hydro-Lek will also be showing HLK 14000 series of new compact hydraulic cylinders which have been designed to be extremely lightweight, compact and highly versatile. Manufactured out of hard anodised aluminium, the cylinders are ideally suited for subsea applications where weight and durability are of paramount importance.
With 4 bore sizes ranging from 10 to 25 mm and piston rod diameters of 6 to 16 mm, Hydro-Lek’s 14000 cylinder series offers high performance at a standard nominal working pressure of 210 bar. All sizes are available with varying stroke lengths and three industry standard mounting options: the Rear Eye Mount, the Nose Thread Mount and the Front Flange Mount.
The cylinders are manufactured to customers’ required stroke length and are supplied on a 2-3 week delivery. “We are carrying a substantial stock of standard parts for these cylinders which, for our customers, means not only a fast turnaround but also a significant saving on stainless steel equivalents” says Hydro-Lek MD, Chris Lokuciewski.
Visitors to the show will have the opportunity to try the dexterity and precision in movement of Hydro-Lek’s new manipulators during live demonstrations on the stand.
Hydro-Lek is a leading supplier of remote handling systems for the subsea, nuclear and defence industries. Products range from simple hydraulic components to fully integrated telemetry-controlled remote manipulator systems for integration onto ROV’s and remote access platforms. The company employs a dedicated team of design engineers to provide a specialist turnkey project engineering and build service from its facilities in Berkshire England. Hydro-Lek’s durable lightweight and inexpensive manipulators are currently used on a wide range of ROVs, AUVs and manned submersibles for different applications.
Instrument Concepts is introducing to the world the latest innovation in smart Hydrophones, the icListen HF.
Their second generation Smart Hydrophone icListen HF incorporates six years of customer feedback and experience. The icListen HF is a compact all-in-one smart hydrophone with a bandwidth of 10-200,000Hz with 24-bit resolution. No additional hardware, software or technical expertise required. Plug it into your computer and get calibrated waveforms, spectral, or event data, for making real time informed decisions. This smart hydrophone contains 32GB of storage and can be used as a stand-alone data logger and/or streaming digital hydrophone. Use an external battery for extended projects.
All data processing can be done inside the icListen instrument while other instruments process the data externally. The processing reduces the equipment needed to monitor the sounds while improving accuracy of the data collected. Combining all functions inside the calibrated unit, gives the best accuracy. Our smart hydrophone includes the amp, ADC, DSP and storage. All of these internal processes have been calibrated together for optimized results.
Features of the icListen HF includes – compact in size, standard Ethernet interface (serial and USB connectivity), battery powered or tethered and it’s easy to connect.
Recent legislation in Europe with the Marine Strategy Framework Directive mandates the need for noise monitoring. Smart Hydrophones are capable of gathering the calibrated processed data that you need to make informed decisions.
This exhibit is relevant to users in the ocean observation, environmental monitoring, and the renewable energy sectors. www.InstrumentConcepts.com
Although it is common industry practice for offshore diving, to rely on handwritten records of diving operations and decompression in a hyperbaric chamber, we have to rely completely on the integrity, quality and capacity of the human element to respond timely to all data input, without errors and simultaneously monitor all operations on deck.
Ispetel has developed an Integrated Diving Management System - PRODIVING. It records the time, depth and water temperature for two divers, including the rate of ascent and descent. It also has the capability to calculate, in real time, the diving decompression stages and warnings.
It also has the ability to record images and sound and can still make the webcast of the entire diving operation, for any place on earth. It produces all diving reports automatically in accordance with the standards and recommendations of various entities (IMCA, HSE, NORSOK among others).
They will have a fully functional system, including a diving simulator, helmet cameras and lights on their stand to show all capacities of the system.
Naturally it is of use to: commercial inshore / offshore diving organisations.
Offshore Renewables, and Oil and Gasand the most relevant of the conference streams to Ispetel.
JASCO Applied Sciences will launch their Autonomous Multi-Channel Acoustic Recorder Generation 3 (AMAR G3). This is a very capable multichannel data acquisition system, a very large capacity, long duration data recorder and data streaming device ideal for acoustic applications. The AMAR could also be used in a wide number of other oceanographic applications. It is unique in its flexible input channel configurations, programmability, extremely low noise floor, power management and low power consumption characteristics, and is notable as a high performance, highly flexible instrument designed for a wide range of demanding customer requirements and applications.
The AMAR provides eight 24-bit A/D channels that support sampling rates between 4 K and 128K samples/s and gains between 0 and 42 dB. The AMAR also has a single 16-bit A/D channel that supports higher sample rates up to 916 K samples/s. Further, there are an additional eight low speed A/D channels meant for non-acoustic sensors that are normally sampled at 1 sample/sec. All these various input channels are fully programmable and offer AMAR users a plethora of possible data collection combinations.
The AMAR also has its own suite of non-acoustic sensors for environmental and self-health monitoring including temperature, humidity, pressure (i.e. depth), three-axis tilt, and power supply voltage and amperage. There is provision for the AMAR to also be fitted with GPS for positioning and time synchronization purposes.
There are two audio channel outputs to permit the AMAR to transmit audio signals. This can potentially be used to allow the AMAR to acoustically acknowledge a command, send a status messages or for an operator to listen to an audio channel or recording.
The AMAR also has two Ethernet, one USB, two RS-232 and one RS-485 external interfaces. The AMAR also features ten digital input/output (DIO) lines that can be used to connect the AMAR to digital devices, control peripherals or sense digital logic settings.
The AMAR is extremely power efficient and is designed such that devices can be powered off or on based upon the required configuration at any given time. The AMAR consumes approximately 50mW in sleep mode and approximately 600 mW with all eight A/D channels sampling at 16 K samples/s. The AMAR comes with various duration battery packs some permitting very long duration missions. The AMAR is either power or memory limited depending on the number of channels in use and their sample rates. Longer duration missions can be achieved by duty-cycling if continuous sampling is not required or by reducing the sample rate. Missions of one year or longer are certainly possible.
The AMAR is normally housed in two pressure housings: one for the electronics and one for the battery pack. The two pressure housings are enclosed in an external frame that is designed to be the structural strength member, support external sensor mounting and permit the AMAR to be readily integrated within other mechanical structures. There is an AMAR variant called an AMAR-mini that is enclosed in a single pressure housing for customers with very short-duration recording applications. Pressure housings are constructed from either PVC or aluminum corresponding to Shallow or Deep. The external battery packs are offered in two standard lengths, one offering more duration than the other. It is also possible to daisy-chain battery packs together. The standard AMAR configurations are a combination of Shallow or Deep with a Mini (or Short), Medium or Long duration battery pack.
AMARs are deployed in a wide variety of configurations/applications. They are put on the ocean bottom, suspended or floated in the ocean column and occasionally floated on the ocean surface. The AMAR can be readily integrated within structures such as moorings, buoys, trawl shields and within JASCO’s novel High-Flow Low-Noise mooring designed specifically for use in tidal zones and rivers. The High-Flow Low-Noise mooring combined with the AMAR permits JASCO to make accurate acoustic measurements in these demanding up-river environments. The AMAR is ideally suited for long-duration acoustic data recording missions where the highest level of acoustic performance is required.
AMAR G3 is truly the best large capacity - long duration multichannel autonomous undersea data recover on the market today, and used by customers who have long duration, large volume acoustic data recording requirements.
Other exhibits will include: towed passive acoustic monitoring system, which are used by environmental, scientific or defence researchers interested in passive acoustics.
Their exhibits tie in with the following conference streams: Hydrography and Geophysics, Maritime Security, Ocean Observation and Forecasting, Offshore Renewables, and Oil and Gas.
JouBeh Technologies Inc. will feature the Iridium satellite 9602 data modem which offers them an opportunity to see a wide swath of data users who have requirements for remote data collection. The modem is of use to esearch and operational users who have data collection requirements outside of internet, GSM and line of sight radio range.
Other exhibits will include the 9522B voice and data modem and the 9555 handset – again these are of use to research and operational users who have data collection requirements outside of internet, GSM and line of sight radio range.
Their exhibits are of particular relevance to those inter4ested in the following conference streams:
Marine Survey; Maritime Security; Navigation and Positioning; Ocean Observation and Forecasting; and Oil and Gas.
JouBeh Technologies is one of the fastest growing Iridium VAR’s who specialize in OEM sales and support. They are uniquely positioned to help both end users manufacturers and designers interested in product solution development.
Kongsberg Maritime will launch the New Consortium Developing Real-Time Environmental Monitoring Solution. In order to reduce the environmental risks from oil and gas operations, a consortium consisting of KONGSBERG, IBM, and DNV will develop a real-time Environmental Monitoring Solution together with their client Statoil. The 150 MNOK project is led by KONGSBERG and will use integrated technology to create a step change for the operators’ access and operational usage of environmental data.
The purpose of the project is to demonstrate solutions for continuous environmental monitoring of operations in sensitive areas covering all phases of an offshore operation, i.e. from preparation and drilling to production and demobilisation. A major benefit will be to include the environmental monitoring into the daily operation for early detection and reaction to potential environmental impact.
Real-time data from subsea sensors is key to the project’s success. Currently environmental monitoring systems use off-line sensor hubs logging environmental data. These can be deployed for years at a time and have to be physically taken up to the surface for the data to be read and analysed.
“Combining real-time environmental and operational data will make it possible for the field operator to detect environmental effects in real-time and act on these immediately” explains Arild Brevik, Sales Manager for Acoustic Communication & Control at Kongsberg Maritime Subsea and the project member responsible for making the Environmental Monitoring Solution commercially available in the market.
The Kongsberg EM2040 high precision multibeam echosounder will also be featured on the stand.
This has recently been used to survey an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico. The project was key as it uniquely used the EM2040 multibeam in conjunction with a HAIN subsea inertial navigation system on an ROV to achieve the most accurate results possible in a very short period of time, before post-processing. The project has great significance as it enables the project engineer to accurately assess the situation of a location or subsea structure almost immediately – important in the event of a highly critical incident such as pipeline/platform damage caused by severe weather conditions. From the results the engineer can then identify areas to survey in greater detail.
The EM240 is of use to hydrographic surveyors, subsea engineers and companies operating offshore pipelines and platforms.
Other exhibits will include:
All are of use to offshore, subsea, and renewable companies
Their exhibits link with all six conference categories: Hydrography and Geophysics; Maritime Security; Navigation and Positioning; Ocean Observation and Forecasting; Offshore Renewables; and Oil and Gas
As with previous years, Kongsberg Maritime will have a substantial stand at Oceanology International in 2012, focusing on the core product areas of underwater sensors, positioning and remote and autonomous vehicles.
L-3 Klein is excited to announce the launch of the all new UUV 3500 Side Scan Sonar (SSS) for all Unmanned Underwater Vehicles. The UUV-3500 is a true game changer for UUV SSS, effectively doubling traditional range scales while maintaining the highest possible resolution.
Klein will also be debuting the extremely portable and powerful new HydroScan Search & Recovery (SAR) Side Scan Sonar. The HydroScan is the most powerful dual-frequency (455/900 kHz, simultaneous) shallow-water SSS available. Also on display will be the ground breaking HydroChart 5000 Bathymetry system complete with Multi-Beam Side Scan sonar. The Klein System 5000 V2 Multi-Beam sonar will also be on display.
The all new HydroScan® is a professional grade side scan sonar for shallow water and rapid deployment applications. L-3 Klein’s proprietary Wideband technology provides unmatched side scan range and resolution in a compact, one-man portable package. The HydroScan features real-time dual, simultaneous frequency operation at both 455 and 900 kHz. 455 kHz provides excellent detection of medium-to-large sized objects at ranges exceeding 175 meters (350 meters total swath), while 900 kHz provides the highest possible resolution at up to 75 meters range (150 meters total swath).
The unique, compact design of the entire HydroScan system (including towfish and topside interconnect unit) allows for easy deployment and recovery. The lightweight towfish includes a built-in depressor wing and is customized for maximum stability and portability.
From shallow water applications to deep water surveys, L-3 Klein has the right equipment for the job. The HydroChart has “Best in Class” bathymetry accuracy and repeatability (IHO SP-44, special order surveys), with coverage of up to 12 times the water depth, co-registered geo-referenced swath bathymetry and side scan data, multiple mounting options and support for industry-standard interfaces and data formats.
This featured exhibit is used by/of use to: Search & Recovery (SAR) specialists, Disaster, emergency and first responder surveys, Mine Counter Measures (MCM), Port and Harbor Security, Shallow Water Hydrographic Surveys, Geophysical surveys, Nautical charting, Benthic habitat mapping and dredging operations.
Other exhibits will include: System 5000 V2 – High resolution, dynamically focused, multi-beam side scan sonar featuring a long range reconnaissance mode up to 250 meters, high speed with 100% bottom coverage, phase differencing swath bathymetry, providing the highest resolution, multi-beam technology of any commercial side scan sonar. They are used by/of use to: surface mine counter measures (SMCM) and Q-route surveys, port and harbor security, hydrographic surveys,. geophysical surveys, pipeline and offshore surveys.
Their exhibits tie in with the following conference streams: Hydrography and Geophysics; Maritime Security; Navigation and Positioning; and Ocean Observation and Forecasting.
Livewire Connections Ltd will be launching their latest software upgrade on their Access Controller FB-10. The Access Controller FB-10 is designed to manage up to 10 different communication systems via a simple Graphical User Interface (GUI) located on a single PC or multiple PCs anywhere on the same network around the vessel.
With an ever increasing range of off-vessel internet connections offering a wide variety of cost/speed benefits, the ability to switch between services has never been more important. With Livewire Connections Access Controller FB-10 product range you can take control of your WAN connections as well as efficiently managing your LAN traffic. The FB-10 can save both time and money.
Key Benefits:
• Control of up to 10 data services from a single interface
• Airtime provider independent, no on-going contracts
• Spend control alerts to eliminate excessive airtime bills
• Dynamic Firewall to restrict access per service
• Access data call records and onboard billing
New for 2012
• Quality of service to prioritise bandwidth
• Bandwidth graphs/logs to monitor your link
• Improved MAC address reservation
• Auto-failover to secondary connection
They will be featuring:
• Access Controller FB-10, which simplifies the control and management of all off vessel communications. The Access Controller FB-10 is widely used by ships, mega yachts, cruise ships and racing yachts to control access to various satellite and terrestrial communications systems onboard the vessels. It provides redundant switching, firewalling, QOS and spend control features.
• Sea Tel 3011 the very latest small 3-axis stabilised VSAT system. The Sea Tel 3011 is a new 3 axis VSAT antenna system, which will provide robust and reliable internet connectivity for commercial and crew welfare use onboard vessels operating in the harshest environments
• Inmarsat ISAT Phone - the latest compact cost effective handheld satellite phone. Inmarsat Isat phone is Inmarsat’s latest small compact handheld satellite terminal providing voice, SMS and low speed data from a handset weighing less than 300 grams.
• INMARSAT M2M Terminal - a dedicated unmanned mobile satcom for machine to machine data applications. Inmarsat M2M is the latest unmanned machine to machine data terminal, which has many different applications from providing remote power control for sub stations to providing data telemetry and control for an offshore fixed platform.
Other exhibits will include: Iridium Data capture units, Inmarsat Fleet Broadband, Thuraya IP satellite terminal
They are used by/of use to:
• Iridium Data capture units which can be used to capture data such as wind speed and direction for wind farm surveys
• Inmarsat Fleet Broadband – Robust and reliable demand assigned communications for vessels and platforms of all types.
• Thuraya IP – An alternative truly mobile broadband satellite system.
Our exhibits tie in with the following conference streams - Marine Survey; Maritime Security; Offshore Renewables; and Oil and Gas
Established in 2004 by two ex-Inmarsat Ltd employees, Livewire Connections Ltd dedicate themselves in providing an unrivalled portfolio of products and satellite services, including Inmarsat, Iridium and VSAT, IT and Networking to the Maritime and Land mobile sectors. Specialising in turnkey installations Livewire Connections Ltd are a main SeaTel VSAT dealer and Thrane reseller, providing airtime along with complete IT integration, email solutions and unmatched technical support for Racing Yachts, Megayachts and Merchant vessels.
Mariscope Meerestechnik will show recently introduced products such as the new Commander MKII. This brand new ROV clearly demonstrates system integration for it integrates several sensors like oil in water sensors, CO2, methane and others. You can imagine this vehicle as an oceanographic semi-autonomous submarine
They will show the complete range of Mariscope Products, demonstrating the integration of these systems with other oceanographic, hydrographic and survey equipment.
This integrated ROV system has been specially designed for surveying and measuring tasks. It can be used under net cages in fish farms to control the sediment as well as for leak detection in pipelines. It is of use in
Aquaculture, Marine Harvesting, Offshore, pipeline inspection and leak detection, Oceanographic applications, Science, Renewables.
Their exhibits tie in with the following conference streams Hydrography and Geophysics, Ocean Observation and Forecasting, and Oil and Gas.
Martec will be presenting a unique Pinless Interconnect System that allows the secure transfer of data and power across environmentally sealed boundaries, for use in harsh and demanding environments within Oceanology industries. Their design team will be on hand with working demonstration samples for further technical discussions.
The Martec Wireless Integrated Power Electronics Systems, or WiPES®, introduces an innovative alternative to the conventional mechanical connection systems and offers many different operational opportunities that have not yet been able to be explored with the more traditional approach.
WiPES® can be configured into practically any shape or form that users want and that best suits their equipment requirements - flat, curved, square, round or fully enclosed in sealed cases.
The WiPES® units do not need to ‘mate’ or engage in order to operate fully, which means they can operate each side of a fully sealed membrane, where dirt and chemicals can simply be wiped away. Without the need for conventional keying, the WiPES® system can be incorporated into rotating shafts and encoders etc in place of conventional slip rings. Power and data can be simultaneously transmitted each way through the WiPES® system so, for example, batteries can be charged while equipment is being operated.
Without any conventional contact platform, there are no restrictions on available contacts or data channels through the life of the equipment. If you need extra signal routes for mid-life updates, then the WiPES® system does not need to be changed or upgraded, providing the ideal future-proof interconnect.
Martec is an independent dynamic and growing company specialising in the design and manufacture of performance engineered hermetic interconnection solutions for critical, specialist applications that operate in harsh demanding environments.
The company has an enviable reputation as a provider of quality; standard products and bespoke solutions to a wide range of customers from varied industrial sectors, such as Military, Aerospace, Marine, Industrial, Offshore and Medical.
Martec’s design and manufacturing expertise together with the company's programme of continuous investment in plant, technology and people ensures excellence in reliability and performance every time. In applications where the reliability and performance of electrical connectors are critical, such as gas tight barriers or high-pressure differentials, hermetic connectors are essential to maintain integrity. They process a wide range of materials in their own specialist in-house manufacturing and on-site plating facilities, allowing them to provide solutions with extended performance and advanced sealing techniques for high pressure and temperature applications.
They will also present the availability of fully shrouded, Mil-Spec style compliant socket contacts in full glass-to-metal pressure sealed hermetic assemblies. This added product feature now allows greater flexibility within high-reliability equipment design, while their usual wide choice of insulator, shell and glass materials may be specified across the full range of this socket contact capability, to provide exceptional performance in an even wider variety of demanding environments.
Moreover, this capability is not limited to traditional receptacle connector shells but can also be configured as back-to-back bulkhead feed-through assemblies, where either (or both) faces may be male or female contacts and in circular or rectangular connector forms.
Maritime Technology & Competence Solutions will be showing a video on both our subsea training programmes and how to go about gaining competence management accreditation. MTCS Ltd, delivers a range of experienced and professional, industry-leading training courses to the subsea industry. All delegates are trained in the use of underwater technology, to meet the demands of the offshore industry - whether it is in oil & gas, or the renewables industry.
MTCS Ltd is also a recognised and accredited certifying body for Personnel Competence within the ROV Industry and it is with this in mind that MTCS will be talking to visitors to their stand (number S500), about the safety issues surrounding the offshore industry.
Visitors will find out how they go about getting competence certification and can discuss which training method is most appropriate for them. The MTCS Ltd competence programme is very flexible, where candidates can be assessed in their workplace using distance learning methods, whether it be through the internet or the office intranet.
Their exhibits are of use to: the subsea industry, including the offshore industry - whether it is in oil & gas, or the renewables industry.
Their exhibits are of particular relevance to those attending the Marine Survey; Maritime Security; Offshore Renewables and Oil and Gas conference streams.
McMurdo Ltd is exhibiting the new Smartfind S10 Personal AIS Beacon, available now from all good marine equipment retailers across the UK & Europe. The Smartfind S10 AIS Beacon is an innovative manually activated personal safety device, incorporating AIS (Automatic Identification System) and GPS technology. When activated the S10 transmits a unique alert signal to AIS enabled equipment onboard, signalling for help in a man overboard or lost diver situation. Smartfind S10 is waterproof to 60 meters, will transmit continuously for a minimum of 24 hours and has a 5 year battery storage life. It also features a flashing indicator light.
They will have demonstration models so visitors can handle it and see how easy it is to carry and activate the beacon. This is one of the first products on the market to utilise AIS technology via a handheld beacon, to enable local recovery of crew who've fallen into the water. This featured exhibit is used by/of use to: anyone who is safety conscious and working on or near water.
Other exhibits will include: the full range of McMurdo positioning and navigation products including emergency location beacons (EPIRBs and PLBs), SARTs and Navtex. Their wide variety of products have applications for both commercial and leisure marine users, and tie in particularly with the Navigation and Positioning conference sessions at the conference.
McMurdo Ltd leads the way in the design and manufacture of emergency location equipment including EPIRBs, PLBs, SART, AIS SART, NAVTEX and AIS Beacons. They will be showing their full range of Positioning and Navigation equipment, including the new Smartfind S10 AIS Beacon at Oceanology 2012. All of their products are of the highest quality, made utilising the latest technology. McMurdo Ltd is an Orolia Group company.
Multi-Electronique introduces the AURAL-M2, an autonomous underwater sound recording device for passive acoustic. It is designed to record underwater sounds, pressure and water temperature over a period to one year with total autonomy. This device is used all around the world with customers in Argentina, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway and USA among others. People can experience a live demonstration at booth R115.
For the first time in its history, the Canadian company crosses the Atlantic to present their products to another continent.
The AURAL is used for any application that requires continuous underwater sound recording e.g. marine mammals; methane bubble; ice cracking; boats; underwater noise pollution.
Other exhibits will include the Instrumental Oceanographic Buoy. Conceived in collaboration with Fisheries and Ocean Canada, this is designed to accommodate the use of many instruments in order to satisfy the oceanographic researcher's needs. These instruments, offered as options, are grouped into three main categories:
Optical parameters
Meteorological parameters
Oceanographic parameters
Software is designed to help the researcher interpret information from the buoy. This information is sent to a land station via UHF modem or satellite or a combination of UHF and Internet. The researcher can set at which interval he wants to receive information from the buoy.
Their exhibits tie in with the following conference streams: Hydrography and Geophysics, Ocean Observation and Forecasting.
Norcom Technology Ltd is launching Risk Mitigation Software. This is an electronic charting package for the North Sea. The package highlights all possible known seabed obstructions including, wrecks, pipelines, cables and well heads.
The software also shows areas of unexploded ordnance including military practice and exercise areas, and displays boundaries of all existing oil fields and wind farms together with proposed wind farm developments. This package is a valuable tool for planning purposes to assist in mitigating risk.
The Risk Mitigation software will be displayed on a large screen on their stand (A335). This software marks the first time that all these databases have been assembled in a single package and displayed on charts with material derived from data supplied by the UK Hydrographic Office. Due to changes in the Data Protection Act this information is now available on a cost-effective basis.
It can be used by companies planning developments in the North Sea where they have to be aware of possible obstructions on the seabed which could affect their operations. The product is also useful for insurance companies when monitoring risk assessments.
Other exhibits will include: CAMS (Catenary Anchor Monitoring System) GEODETIC - Survey computation software – of use to companies involved in construction work in the oil and gas industry and wind industry.
Their exhibits tie in with the Maritime Security, Navigation and Positioning, Offshore Renewables, and Oil and Gas streams in the conference.
Nortek UK has launched a Scour Monitor for offshore wind farms, jack-up rigs, jetty walls and underwater pier foundations. The instrument comprises four downward looking narrow acoustic beams, which continuously monitor the seabed profile at the base of the structure. User selected time series datasets are collected and recorded internally and/or can be output in real-time, using RS 232 or RS 422 formats.
The four beams fan out in a single axial plane, normally orientated perpendicular to the face of the structure. Changes in seabed levels adjacent to the structure are measured and real-time data can be displayed at base. Scour and subsequent depositional events, which might happen during storm periods, can thus be identified and fully quantified.
The Nortek Scour Monitor provides invaluable information for modellers or project operators, trying to assess whether scour protection is required.
The Nortek Scour Monitor is manufactured in two frequencies 2 MHz and
1 MHz, offering vertical ranges of 10m and 30m respectively. Depending on beam slant angle, the measurement accuracy is around 20cm.
The Scour Monitor is a unique device which provides real-time data of scour pit development around a marine structure and therefore acts as a structural integrity warning system.
Although scour is a worrying problem on wind farms (please see presentations by Keith Hensen – Dong Energy, Dean Foden – Cefas and John Harris – HR Wallingford)
www.nortekweb.co.uk/events/offshore-renewable-energy-symposium/download-presentations.aspx, Nortek has since found out that, it is also potentially a serious problem for jack-up rigs, tidal turbines, and bridge piers on bridge water crossings.
This instrument is a major step forward, because it measures time series data rather than single time snap shots. When a storm occurs, sediment is eroded and sometimes back filled before the storm subsides. The structure can therefore be compromised but no one can see. These are cheap units intended to be scattered around the third round wind farm sites, to access the risk and possibly avoid the cost of installing vastly expensive scour protection in some areas.
Why not altimeters? Well they are very power-hungry and do not normally come with an internal recorder. Nortek has 15 years’ experience producing low power, reasonably priced acoustic measurement devices and, with their AWAC, have been at the forefront of current and wave monitoring technology on the wind farms, so this is a natural progression.
This featured exhibit is used by/of use primarily to offshore wind farm developers, tidal turbine developers and jack-up operators, plus civil engineering contractors, harbour and jetty authorities.
Nortek has also released a new, micro-profiling instrument called the Vectrino II, which is designed primarily for use in the Laboratory and has a 3 cm range with as little as 1 mm cell size. The profiling Velocimeter can measure the 3D velocity at rates up to 100 Hz.
Pulse coherent profilers are susceptible to pulse interference when measuring near boundaries however the Vectrino II is able to dynamically configure the pulse intervals by examining acoustic returns and identifying interference regions. This becomes very valuable when measuring near dynamic boundaries, improving data quality and reducing interference. Couple this with the interleaved bottom distance measurements (10 Hz) and the Vectrino II becomes a very useful tool in determining bed stress and boundary movement during erosion studies.
The Vectrino II provides new and unique opportunities for high resolution profiling velocity measurements in the laboratory and in the field. With such high temporal and spatial resolution, coupled with the instruments excellent performance of acoustics in sediment flow, the Vectrino II leaves you to pursue data collection schemes that were previously reserved for more complex and expensive technology.
With its high spatial (1 mm) and temporal (100 Hz) resolutions, ability to configure the pulse intervals and measure distance to a boundary using a special interleaved bottom ping. The Vectrino II is the first acoustic, micro-profiling instrument of its kind. Add this to the excellent acoustics in sediment flow and the Vectrino II allows data collection that was previously reserved for far more complex and expensive technologies. It is used by/of use to: Scientists
Other exhibits will include the deep water (6000m) Aquadopp Current Meter and AWAC wave and current profiler. These are used by oceanographic surveyors, survey companies, scientists, offshore operators.
Their exhibits are relevant to those attending the Marine Survey, Ocean Observation and Forecasting, Offshore Renewables, and Oil and Gas conference streams.
NOC – NERC have recently increased their holding of deep water (6000m) Aquadopp current meters by 31 instruments. These are destined for use on a project off Greenland. Further information can be provided if interested.
Novacavi is using Oceanology International to introduce themselves as a reliable supplier of high technology cables even for small scale production. Their service is in providing the right cable in the right quantity.
They will be particularly featuring armoured, coaxial, fiber optic underwater cables, instrumentation and composite underwater cables, neutrally buoyant cables, ROV and umbilical cables, geomatics cables and special designed underwater cables. They are looking forward to being able to show and explain their expertise in designing and manufacturing special cables suiting each customers’ requirements even when small quantity are requested.
They help their customers to realize new projects finding out and making prototypes. They can also supply spare cable parts in the required quantity.
Their qualified engineering structure is able to make any special adaptation to their production equipment and guarantees expertise and care to each single phase from concept through production. Their quality is certified by being a long term supplier of CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research from which they received the CMS Gold Award 2009 for the development of the special ‘Low Impedence Cable’ for the CMS Tracker.
Ocean Technology Council of Nova Scotia, Canada (OTCNS) has chosen Oceanology 2012 for their international launch. The Council was launched domestically in Canada on January 31, 2012 by Premier Darrell Dexter, (the Premier of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada).
The Ocean Technology Council of Nova Scotia (OTCNS) is a not-for-profit, business organization that represents the collective interests of companies actively working in the ocean technology sector in Nova Scotia, Canada. Council members are primarily dynamic, export-driven small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) delivering world-class advanced technologies and services. Its role is to:
• provide information to government, to the general public and within the industry itself
• promote the common goals and interests of the industry to government at all levels
• coordinate the interests and activities of the industry and represent members at trade shows when they cannot otherwise attend
• respond to the HR needs of the Ocean Technology Industry, particularly the attraction of highly qualified persons
• ensure the sector grows nationally and internationally, to the benefit of its members and the people of Nova Scotia.
The launch will be hosted by the Halifax Research Marine Institute at Booth No. 8 on the Atlantic Canada Pavilion, Stand F300. At the launch there will a small Cheese and Wine reception, and brief comments from OTCNS representatives and representatives from the government of Nova Scotia.
This launch highlights the growing awareness of the significant ocean technology cluster in Nova Scotia, Canada, and the commitment of government and business to growing that cluster internationally.
A number of member companies of the OTCNS will be displaying their products and services at the Atlantic pavilion, stand F300. The companies represented provide everything from subsea sensors to data handling and processing services.
The Ocean technology Cluster in Nova Scotia as represented by the OTCNS is represented in all the OI-12 conference streams - Marine Survey, Maritime Security, Navigation and Positioning, Ocean Observation and Forecasting, Offshore Renewables and Oil and Gas
The OTCNS would like to draw the attention of Oceanology visitors to their web page: www.otcns.ca for information on the full membership and products available. Representatives at the stand will be happy to field questions or provide contact information for any of their member companies.
The Oceanscience Group is showcasing its latest in underway profiling technology, the UnderwaySV, which provides 600m quick vertical sound velocity profiles while a vessel is underway at up to 10kts. Saving considerable time compared to traditional stationary profiles, the UnderwaySV offers high-quality sound velocity profiles complete with automatic Bluetooth data download and GPS stamp in minutes.
The sound velocity RapidSV probe, designed by Valeport, freefalls through the water column collecting the data desired. Once the fall is complete, the probe returns to the ship and the data is downloaded via the Valeport software interface offering near real-time data and leaving nothing on the sea floor. Once the data has been transmitted the UnderwaySV profiler is ready for its next deployment.
Oceanscience will feature an interactive display of the latest in underway technology at booth J350. Visitors can experience the ease of the UnderwaySV with live demonstrations throughout the show. These demonstrate the robust yet simple configuration of the UnderwaySV.
For the first time, Oceanscience will demonstrate the unique characteristics of the revolutionary UnderwaySV within the confines of the Oceanology International stand, J350. Visitors can see the exciting new features of the Valeport RapidSV probe as it dips to the depths of the sea and is then quickly recovered within minutes to download the data with minimal effort, all while underway at speeds up to 12kts. This highly portable system is extremely easy to use and is a perfect way to obtain the needed sound velocity profiles when the ship is traveling.
The UnderwaySV, and its sister product the UnderwayCTD, would be of interest to anyone requiring sound velocity or CTD profiles while traveling through the waters. Deep, stationary casts can also be completed up to 2000m if desired.
Their exhibits tie in with the Marine Survey, and Oil and Gas conference streams.
Osiris Projects will be showcasing their new 27.5m DP 1 semi-SWATH specialist coastal survey vessel Bibby Tethra at the show within the vessel demonstration area. The vessel’s unique design delivers the stability profile similar to that of a conventional monohull vessel over twice her size, and will comfortably work with a full geophysical, geotechnical, environmental, ROV/Diver or AUV capability up to 150 miles from a safe haven.
Significant economic and environmental advantages come from the vessel’s low fuel consumption, Bibby Tethra has a dual propulsion system which allows for a relatively fast transit to remote sites but an exceptionally economical solution to slow speed work. Permanently mobilised with the latest high-spec survey kit, Bibby Tethra offers a cost effective alternative to larger offshore vessels across the UK and Northern Europe for both oil and gas and offshore renewable projects.
Marine Survey; Navigation and Positioning; Offshore Renewables; and Oil and Gas are the conference topics most relevant to their new products.
Parker Maritime AS will be featuring SICAMS - SubseaMetrology with photogrammetry. 3D information of structures under water with mm accuarcy. Also perfect for spool piece metrology, with unbeaten accuracy, Oceanology provides them with an opportunity to meet those companies they do not see every day. Their featured exhibit is of use to every company working subsea and needing high precision 3D information about their structures as well as for installation spool pieces
Other exhibits will include: Parker Position Monitoring System - ParkerPMS. This is a safety enhancement system for shuttle tankers loading crude oil - ParkerPMS for shuttle tankers and ParkerRPMS for the installations.
Their exhibits tie in with the Navigation and Positioning conference stream; and they are also involved with offshore wind turbine installation surveying (roll/pitch/position) support.
The Parliamentary and Scientific Committee is the first established All-Party group providing a communication platform for scientists and engineers in the UK. It is a primary focus for scientific and technological issues providing a long-term liaison between Parliamentarians and scientific bodies, science-based industry and the academic world. The main aim is to focus on those issues where science and politics meet, informing Members of both Houses of Parliament by indicating the relevance of scientific and technological developments to matters of public interest and to the development of policy.
Planet Ocean Ltd will highlight the MINIBUOY, which is designed for sheltered water operations to typically 50m depth but can be deployed in as little as 0.5m. MINIBUOY can be tethered or free drifting and can be either a permanent or temporary platform. Mechanically, the buoy is tough, lightweight and easily deployed and recovered. Operation is completely autonomous, with no user controls, or set up required at the buoy.
MINIBUOY can be equipped with a range of buoyancy modules, solar panels and equipment modules to cover most requirements – Planet Ocean can discuss individual project requirements. MINIBUOY is capable of accepting inputs from a wide range of different sensors. Typical parameters include: turbidity; salinity; temperature; dissolved oxygen; current speed; meteorology.
The system can be fitted with most telemetry system, as standard. We offer GPRS, Iridium or VHF. Data are uploaded to a password protected user web site at intervals configurable from 5 minutes to 24 hours. All you need to control the buoy is a web enabled device such as your office computer or smart phone. It is easy to use and fast to deploy - the standard unit needs no setting up; just put in the water.
It is ideal for collecting long term trend data and for monitoring transient events such as dredging, construction or spills. Configurable from your desk or smart phone - Communication with the buoy is two way. Update rate, alarm levels and calibration constants, can all be set and reset over the telemetry link direct from your web browser, there’s no need to visit and recover the buoy.
Alerts by text message and email - If an alarm threshold is crossed, notifications can be sent automatically to named users by email and/or text message.
Dense data networks - There is no limit to the number of buoys that can be deployed simultaneously and each is individually addressable from your web browser. All buoys are fitted with, telemetry, GPS, battery monitoring and solar panels as standard. Weather reporting, on-board data, logging and navigation lights are available as options if required.
Position is monitored using on board GPS and watch circle radius can be set by the user.
They will also feature the IC Listen HF – a complete all-in-one hydrophone instrument. No additional hardware, software, or technical expertise is required. Plug it into your computer and get instant calibrated waveforms, spectral, or event data in a standard format.
Reliable data, best in class signal performance lets you acquire hard to detect data accurately and cost e¬ffectively. It is easy to deploy, can be tethered for real-time data collection or used autonomously with a battery powered data logger
Real Time Event Detection powerful processor transforms acoustic signals into calibrated waveforms, spectral, or event data in a standard format. Data Processing reduces data by a factor of 300, allowing you to store more data or use a radio link
It is cost-effective, guaranteed to be simpler, easier to deploy, lower maintenance, and more durable and is of used to/for: environmental monitoring; offshore energy operations; ocean observatory.
Other exhibits will include: Satlantic - SeaFET, optical ph sensor; and Star Oddi - DST milli - with increased memory size and communication speed Star-Oddi has made enhancements to the DST milli types of temperature depth data loggers. Memory size has been doubled, from 43,000 to 87,000 measurements in total and the communication speed is now four times faster. The DST milli-TD is one of Star-Oddi's most popular products and is ideal for fish and marine animal tagging, attaching to fishing gear or used as a stand-alone logger for subsea data collection.
The whole milli range is available with an extended flash memory capacity of 682,000 measurements in total and is of use to/for: environmental monitoring; offshore energy operations; ocean observatory.
Their exhibits tie in with the Marine Survey, Navigation and Positioning, and Ocean Observation and Forecasting conference streams.
Prevco Subsea Llc will highlight the Vacuum Leak Test Kit. It is the only kit of its kind to be able to perform leak tests on underwater enclosures whilst in the field. The process is completed by backfilling with dry Nitrogen to eradicate any moisture and protect vulnerable electronics. It is of use to anyone who uses pressure vessels for subsea use.
Other exhibits will include: pressure vessels, titanium, super duplex stainless steel, copper beryllium, aluminium, ceramic, plastic, vacuum leak test kit, pressure relief valves – these are of use for camera housings, junction boxes, electronics, and as an ROV component.
Some exciting things are happening at Prevco subsea housings as they move into 2012; and in particular the opening of their new European branch, based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. As a US-based company they have been getting an increasing number of enquiries from overseas, and the opening of the UK branch is a direct response to increased demand. The aim is to replicate the facility in Arizona, USA so they can eventually design, fabricate, test and ship their products to the European market direct from the UK. This will help to avoid long distance shipping costs, time delays, import du=ties and communication difficulties caused by different time zones. Overall the opening of the UK branch will allow Prevco to respond quickly to their customers’ needs and to supply high quality products at a competitive price. British National, Stephen Ashley will be heading up the new office.
Quester Tangent Is launching the QTC IMPACT which has been rebuilt for 2012. Quester Tangent's new software for classification of single beam echo time series data, QTC IMPACT 12, has improved processing flows and processing methods, and features a new user interface. User friendly upgrades include an integrated database structure, meta-data displays, interactive echogram display with QA tools, improved algorithms, and a new form of SEL depth compensation.
They will also feature demonstrations of classification software suites:-
Quester Tangent classification technology provides an additional layer of information about bottom sediments, that is extracted from acoustic data that you have probably already acquired.
Quester Tangent classification products are in daily practical use around the world by geoscientists, bioscientists, hydrographers, fish habitat and environmental professionals, military, ports and harbour management, and many other organizations and Institutes.
Their exhibits tie in with the Marine Survey, Maritime Security, Navigation and Positioning, Offshore Renewables, and Oil and Gas conference streams.
Quiet-Oceans turns ocean noise nowcasting into reality. Similar to weather forecasting, Quonops© is an innovative and patented ocean-noise forecasting platform thought to address the challenge of predicting, monitoring and mitigating anthropogenic noise impacts on aquatic life as required by the emergent international regulation.
Visual experience of anthropogenic sound mapping in the British Channel is made available at French Pavilion.
Quonops©, an innovative and patented forecasting platform is similar to weather forecasting for ocean noise. It is of particular use in marine renewable energy, offshore construction, marine operation and energy exploration are among the activities for which emerging regulations require them to assess their underwater noise impacts on the marine environment.
Their exhibits tie in with the following conference streams: Marine Survey; Ocean Observation and Forecasting; Offshore Renewables; and Oil and Gas.
QingDao GuoKe Ocean Environmental Engineering & Technology Co.,Ltd will show two instruments - one is Cone Penetration Test in Shallow Sea, CPT-SS; and the other is an undersea high resolution seismic detection system. They are the technical research results of State 863 Projects nad are researched by technicians in State Ocean Administration and Ocean University of China - QDGK is the promoter for market and industrial applications.
Their featured exhibits are of use for detecting the undersea environment and apply in seaports, river port,s oil, pipeline, or bridge.
Their products are of particular relevance to those attending the Ocean Observation and Forecasting, and Oil and Gas conference sessions.
QDGK——QingDao GuoKe Ocean Environmental Engineering & Technology Co.,Ltd.is in Qingdao, China. Qingdao is a beautiful seaside city and there is a huge oceanology market. QDGK is a professional science & technology instruments company, which specializes in selling, researching, developing, leasing, importing & exporting oceanography and geography and chemistry instruments.
QDGK has a good relationship with many oceanology institutes and universities, e.g. Ocean University of China, Zhejiang Ocean University, First/Second Institute Oceanology of the State Oceanic Administration,Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Research Institute of Radiowave Propagation,and many other institutes, universities and so on. They are also the international agent and distributor for many companies in many countries.
Radac b.v: The Dutch based oceanographic instrument developer is launching the commercial version of a wave direction system with three radar gauges as one system with only one mounting point.
The WaveGuide system consists of two tilted radars and one perpendicular downward looking radar. With the array of three radars the elevations of the sea surface at three positions can be measured. The directional spectrum can be calculated by knowing the slopes and the phase relations”.
The 'one point' Wave Direction system will be shown at OI 2012, booth G600. A live internet connection with an operational Wave Directional System at sea will be available, via the standard facility.
Why is this exhibit so special?
-Hardly any maintenance
-Easy to install
-Very accurate
-Remote service facilities by web interface
-Explosion proof certified version available
This featured exhibit is used by/of use to:
Offshore Oil & Gas and Renewable Energy, Coastal monitoring, Harbour authorities and Research.
Beside wave direction the WaveGuide measures wave height, wave period and level.
At the show the WaveGuide on Board (the WOB) with heave compensation will be available.
This is of use to:: Offshore Oil & Gas and Renewable Energy, Coastal monitoring, Harbour authorities Research and Ship owners and operators.
Their exhibits are relevant to those attending the following conference streams: Maritime Security
and Ocean Observation and Forecasting
RADAC b.v. develops, produces and markets the WaveGuide. This oceanographic instrument measures wave height, wave direction and tide. Available versions are: Free Space, Wave Direction and Stilling Well.
RJE International, Inc has two introductions at Oceanology International, DNC-200/250 Diver Navigation and Mapping Consoles, and Seeker subsea vehicle acoustic receivers. The DNC 200/250 is a navigation solution that truly mimics surface GPS receivers. The DNC series diver navigation consoles are small battery operated platforms that use internal sensors to provide “dead-reckoning” navigation to divers in real time. Using a retractable floating GPS receiver, the DNC takes an initial geodetic starting point on the surface and, using built-in sensors, calculates the diver position underwater with very little error. A large LCD displays the diver’s navigation solution in real time using programed waypoints, routes, and other posted data. A data logger saves critical dive data, including diver created “event-marks”, for post processing. Optional dive planning software is available to create waypoints/routes using satellite images and to assist in post processing data. While small in size, the DNC will greatly impact diving for the future.
Seeker subsea vehicle acoustic receivers are a cost effective solution to marking and relocating equipment or sites in deep water environments where only subsea vehicles operate. Working closely with Falmouth Scientific Inc, RJE International has developed a full line of acoustic directional receivers that can be fitted on ROVs, AUVs, and submersibles. Called the Seeker, these small compact directional receivers can track and locate common underwater acoustic beacons that operate from 25 to 40Khz. In addition, the Seeker receivers can also become an interrogator to accurately locate underwater transponders. Designed to operate in depths of up to 6000 meters, the Seeker acoustic receivers interface with the vehicle through a RS232 data interface and software is provided with the unit. Applications include aircraft “Black Box Recovery” using a ROV, AUV emergency homing system, and support of a submersible navigation system.
Both these products provide an opportunity to change the way people operate underwater. Their innovated designs will save time and resources for a variedly of subsea task. From supporting “Black Box” recovery to mapping and surveying coral reef structures. They are of use to scientific divers, commercial divers, ROV and AUV operators and owners.
Other exhibits will include underwater acoustic relocation equipment and diver sonars of use to environmental engineers, oceanographer, offshore equipment operators (ROV, AUV), scientific divers, maritime security
Their exhibits are relevant to those attending the following conference streams: Marine Survey, Maritime Security, Navigation and Positioning, and Oil and Gas.
RS Aqua Ltd will highlight a number of major developments:
From Datawell bv there will be the first ever viewing of the eagerly awaited DWR4 Directional Waverider. This is the fourth generation of the Waverider series and, of special interest to the user, will be the optional Acoustic Current Meter facility. Accompanying the DWR4 launch will be a host of new features and accessories including Waves4 software and an Intelligent Battery Management module. On the customer service front, a joint collaboration between RS Aqua and Datawell sees the imminent opening of a UK Calibration and Service Centre for Waveriders at the RS Aqua facilities in NE Hampshire.
Aanderaa Data Instruments (AADI) will be highlighting their new SOOGuard Ferry Box system, a collaborative venture with the UK’s National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. Also receiving considerable attention at the moment is the Hadal rated (10,000m) Doppler Current Sensor (DCS) as recently used successfully by OceanLab, Aberdeen on one of their landers deployed in the Kermadec Trench.
Contros Offshore Systems & Solutions will be featuring their HydroC CO2 and Hydrocarbon detectors which are proving very popular within both the ocean research and offshore energy sectors.
From MetOcean Data Systems comes the brand new “MINI” range of market leading Novatech location beacons. These devices combine latest technology with smaller size/weight and robust material specs - image provided.
Also on display for the first time will be the new NOVA Argo profiler with Iridium telemetry.
Rosemount’s WaveRadar exceeded all sales predictions during 2011 and remains firmly in place as the preferred offshore wave sensor for fixed structure applications. New for 2012 will be multi unit processing software and a stainless steel mounting frame – image provided.
Late in 2011, RS Aqua signed a representation agreement with Californian based Rowe Technologies Inc (RTI) who offer an extensive ADCP & DVL product line featuring an impressive range of measurement capabilities. The company’s extensive experience in this technology sector enables it to offer single and dual frequency devices spanning 20 to 2400 kHz. The Oi12 show will be only the second UK opportunity to view some of the new RTI products and to speak with the design experts.
Germany’s Nautilus Marine Systems GmbH will be showing their Vitrovex glass products including deep ocean buoyancy spheres and instrument housings. During 2011 glass housings were supplied to Bristol based film production company Ammonite Ltd who used them to house the latest in video camera technology in their Search for the Giant Squid programme for the National Geographic Channel.
Turner Designs Inc will feature the new deep water (6000m) version of their Cyclops (C7) fluorometer. This version enables deep ocean researchers to use the very popular C7 for a host of fluorescence parameter detection applications. Also being featured is the new Enviro-T single channel fluorometer which installs into a plumbing tee for direct in-line measurement of whatever fluorophore is of interest in the flow.
Norwegian manufacturers SAIV a/s will be highlighting the APB505 Automatic Profiling Buoy along with their upgraded SD-204 CTD which offers Conductivity measurements to 0.005 ppm accuracy and Temperature to 0.001 deg C. The device includes short range wireless communication to enable cable free data download.
From Tasmanian based Fiomarine Pty comes news of a low-cost, shallow water version of their popular Fiobuoy moored equipment marker. This 50m rated unit combines moored equipment security with product affordability.
RTSYS will present a new range of cutting edge marine acoustic compact autonomous solutions, among which is its EA-SDA14 compact wide band autonomous recorder.
The EA-SDA1 recorder is :
• A high frequency 24bits acoustic recorder,
• Able to acquire data up to 4 hydrophones simultaneously,
• Working in both autonomous and wired mode,
• Light and compact – weight 5Kg and 32cm long,
• Easily configurable through web browser interface.
The EA-SDA14 acoustic recorder accepts both passive and pre-amplified active hydrophones and its wide band analog input allows up to 1MHz guaranteeing efficient signal to noise ratio. It will be operating all through the event. Thanks to its 4 acquisition channels and its bandwidth going up to 1MHz, EA-SDA14 allows to record simultaneously from mammals activity to drilling/pilling noises and explosions.
With the upcoming necessity of noise monitoring and marine impact studies and the investing trend in marine renewable energies, EA-SDA14 appears to be the embedded solution for complete and independent noise monitoring.
RTSYS will also present an innovative compact acoustic prototype for geoacoustic studies co-developed with Maree: http://www.maree.fr/acoustic_gb.html
The RTSYS exhibits tie in with the following conference streams:- Marine Survey, Ocean Observation and Forecasting, Offshore Renewables, and Oil and Gas.
Saab Seaeye will feature four key underwater vehicles, including the new double-hulled Sabertooth AUV/ROV. This new version of the Sabertooth offers twice the operational duration of the single-hulled Sabertooth launched last year. The unique Sabertooth concept combines the technologies of both AUV and ROV into a single unified resource.
The result is a vehicle with the range and manoeuvrability of an AUV and the tooling capability of a light-work ROV. Three operational modes are possible: autonomous roaming; attached fibre-optic cable; and umbilical for power and communications.
With a typical duration of more than 14 hours and depth rated option to 3000 metres, it can embark on either long range programmable missions or under operator control around set targets, with obstacle avoidance and precise manoeuvrability, including working down deep tunnels or inside complex structures where its 360 degree manoeuvrability allows it to orientate into any position − even directly up or down.
And in places where access is seasonally restricted, it can remain underwater for a year at an isolated location ready to be deployed as needed. Tooling packs can be stored at its docking station; batteries can be re-charged, data and video downloaded and fresh instructions uploaded.
Panther XT Plus: In an addition to the successful Panther work ROV range, the Panther XT Plus sees a breakthrough in power management that has created a vehicle with 50 per cent more power. Fitted with ten powerful thrusters it can swim 30 per cent faster than any other electric work ROV in its class.
And this unrivalled thruster power means that the Panther XT Plus can maintain position whilst working in strong currents greater than 4 knots. For an operator, this exceptional number of thrusters also offers a reassuringly high level of redundancy.
The significantly increased payload, along with a re-designed frame, offers more heavy-duty power and space for fitting a greater range of tools and sensors, including industry standard seven function position feedback manipulators. Having the work class capability of a small hydraulic work ROV, the Panther XT Plus, offers a considerably lower cost of ownership, including a need for a quarter less deck space than an equivalent hydraulic vehicle and fewer crew.
Cougar XT Compact: A compact version of the successful Cougar range has been created to minimise the effect of current, making it an ideal vehicle for operation in high currents and shallow waters. The result is an ROV with a reduced frame size, buoyancy and weight. A thinner 17mm tether also minimises drag. Overall, the compact design has the highest thrust to weight ratio in its class.
The Cougar XT’s unrivalled power and manoeuvrability comes from six thrusters: four vectored horizontal thrusters and two vertical thrusters. Each has velocity feedback for precise control in all directions and is interfaced to a fast-acting control system and solid-state gyro for enhanced azimuth stability.
And, lastly, Falcon: with over 260 Falcon ROVs in use around the globe, the Falcon’s success has come from being small enough to manhandle into the water, yet powerful enough to hold steady in strong cross currents and operate tooling of all kinds.
Its trusted design is packed with technological innovations such as intelligent ‘plug-and-go’ electronics for rapid role-change during operations. This means that up to 128 different devices can be fitted, including extra cameras, lights, tracking system, manipulator and sonar, plus the option of adding special tooling on a removable skid.
For survey work, the Falcon has the advantage of a low electrical and acoustic noise signature that allows for optimum survey sensor data. Its unrivalled manoeuvrability comes from five brushless DC thrusters with velocity feedback for precise and rapid control in all directions.
Saab Seaeye is the world’s largest manufacturer and market leader in electric ROV systems, and provider of autonomous and hybrid underwater vehicles. Markets include offshore energy, defence forces, marine science and hydro engineering.
Septentrio Satellite Navigation will be featuring the AsteRx line of products, a family of compact, low power, high precision positioning GNSS engines running stand-alone, DGPS, RTK, PPP and heading algorithms. Products include AsteRx2eL, which can run Veripos Ultra and APEX services, AsteRx2eH, providing GNSS-based positioning and heading from a single receiver, and AsteRx-m, an ultra low power solution ideally suited for buoys, unmanned vehicles, portable computing platforms and other low power applications.
Septentrio provides unique technology that makes precise positioning solutions more accurate and more affordable.
This featured exhibit is used by/of use to integrators who make products requiring precision positioning at sea. Septentrio provides the core GPS/GNSS engine around which measurement, control or positioning solutions can be built.
Their featured exhibits are of interest to those attending the Marine Survey, Navigation and Positioning, Ocean Observation and Forecasting, and Oil and Gas conference streams.
SEAformatics-Memorial Univ has developed a novel proof-of-concept seafloor array of wireless marine sensors for use in monitoring seabed processes, including applications such as geological imaging and earthquake detection. Individual compact, low-cost sensors, called ‘SEAformatics’ pods, utilize power harvesting technology and are able to communicate with each other and to the surface infrastructure to facilitate observation of the ocean from the surface. The pods are designed to be reconfigurable to allow the integration of virtually any sensing device. As well, the pods are designed for rapid installation using a free-fall deployment technique and are capable of long term deployments, so that a large seabed sensor network can be deployed in a short period of time. The team has also developed a novel 3-D optical fiber based seismometer that will be integrated with the 'pod' for geological/seismic applications.
They will be featuring a full 3-D Model of the 'pod'. They believe the novel small scale energy harvesting system and the 'pod' configuration are unique in the industry. Their exhibit is of use for oceanography, geophysicis, environmental monitoring and marine security applications.
SIDUS Solutions will be presenting their new SS471 HD Camera. This unique low cost high-definition underwater camera, with corrected optics, has a wide viewing field that brings in more of the visible scene without constantly having to repositioning the ROV. The camera has been constructed to operate at 6000m.
Beside the new SS471 HD camera, they will be featuring theirr leading edge video image storage and retrieval systems for a myriad of subsea and/or surface surveillance applications. They focus on supplying their customers with solutions and will be featuring all facets they use to build solutions; imaging systems, positioning devices, lighting devices, integrated systems & technologies and engineering services.
Their new SS471 HD Camera was designed specifically to allow customers that are on a limited budget access to high definition video. Their engineers have taken extra special design effort to create a low-cost camera system that is both robust and survivable to water depths of 6000m. Currently there is nothing like it on the market - in its capability or its pricing.
The targeted application for the SS471 HD Camera is any client with the need to gain an extremely wide viewing angle while maintaining clear and proportional high definition images. SIDUS provides the viewer with the best tool for Situational Awareness and for their remote presence. Future versions will include fiber optics connections directly to the camera body – of use to ROV service companies, deep-water researchers, and for nuclear inspection.
Their exhibits are of relevance to those attending the Marine Survey, Maritime Security, Ocean Observation and Forecasting, and Oil and Gas conference streams.
SIDUS Solutions, LLC, headquartered in San Diego, California, is a manufacture and integrated systems provider of robust video surveillance systems, services and equipment for subsea, heavy commercial, industrial and oil and gas markets. Additionally, they provide explosion-proof monitoring equipment to enhance safety, ensure security and increase productivity.
Their solutions are fully capable of operating in any industry requiring remote surveillance systems, and they are proud to offer their customers flexibility and a high level of commitment to help them achieve their desired level of success.
Siri Marine will highlight the new MRU: JF40 and new control platform / data logger / data export devices. Their fully operational MRU / JF40, including control platform and export functionality will be on the stand – this is a new market for Siri Marine products and services.
This featured exhibit is used by/of use to survey companies, and ROV and Workboat owners/operators. Other exhibits will include Siri salvage monitoring equipment.
Their exhibits are relevant to those attending the following conference streams: Marine Survey, Maritime Security, Navigation and Positioning, Offshore Renewables, and Oil and Gas.
Soacsy will launch and exhibit SeaCHIRP, an innovative shallow water sub-bottom profiler that combines super wideband Chirp technology with synthetic aperture sonar processing and seismic inversion for rapid assessment of the seabed and embedded structures.
Easy to transport and operate, even in complex environments, SeaCHIRP provides higher penetration to resolution ratio, improves object detection capability and enables geoacoustic characterization. It is the ideal tool for soil investigation and route surveys campaigns (cables, pipelines, UXO, boulders, etc), dredging, mineral resources, harbours, shore zones...
The product and associated services will be available after the event for sales, rental and interested distributors.
They will present the main components of the new system:
- seaCHIRP projector and electronics (signal generation and data acquisition) takes advantage of the chirp technology (signal type) with an adjustable 0.4-8 kHz frequency range. It provides a high resolution of 9 cm (3.5”) with penetration of up to 15 m (50 feet) in sand and depth water of up to 300 m (984 feet).
- seaWING is a streamlined transversal hydrophone array (acoustic receiver) which is designed to have a good lateral echoes rejection (±10°), performs with a high signal / noise ratio and allows high survey speeds (recommended speed: 4 knots).
Each component weights less than 32kg (70 lbs) for ease of transport. The acoustic base weight (projector and array) is less than 45 kg (99 lbs). The system is easily fitted to any type of boat in an efficient way (towed or hosted platform as well as custom installation).
The weight of the two electronics elements (signal generation and data acquisition) is less than 50 kg (110 lb) and the power is 2.5 kW.
Seabed characterization software seal OGS take profit of an innovative treatment process developed by the company. It optimizes both the quality and volume of data required for geotechnical and particle size quantitative characterization. Its principle lies in seismic inversion. Another principle used is the synthetic aperture method for improved longitudinal resolution.
The system has proved its capability to detect small pipes in water column up to 50 m (164 feet) and maximum target depth of 5 m (16.4 feet).
This featured exhibit is used by/of use to: Users of sub-bottom profilers for offshore applications (oil and gas, wind energy), Universities, scientific institutes and authorities in oceanography, geology, archaeology and marine technology, survey companies (soil investigation, route surveys campaigns and object detection (for cables, pipelines, UXO, boulders, etc), dredging, mineral resources, harbours, shore zones), rental companies, distributors of high-tech equipment.
Their exhibit is of particular relevance to those attending the Marine Survey, Maritime Security, Offshore Renewables and Oil and Gas conference sessions.
The manufacturer, Soacsy, is a start-up company. Its skills and capabilities lie in research and applied development that focuses on acoustic systems, marine electronics and software in the field of seabed characterization. Careful attention is also paid to quality and customer satisfaction in addition to the design, manufacture, implementation and distribution of industrial systems.
Sonardyne International will launch a number of new products:
The stand has four dedicated technology zones:
.
Each zone features a selection of their products with a number of working models allowing attendees to interact with the products. For example in the sonar imaging section visitors will be able to interact in real-time with Sonardyne’s automated maritime security system, NIDAR as it maintains watch over a European harbour. Whilst, in the Wireless Communications zone two uComm modems will be set up operationally to allow visitors to send real time messages to each other.
Their exhibits reflect the interests of five of the conference streams:
Marine Survey – Multi-user LBL and USBL acoustic positioning
Maritime Security – Rob Balloch Sonardyne’s Strategic Business Development Director will be chairing this conference
Navigation and Positioning – Mark Carter, Sonardyne’s Technology Development Manager will be presenting a paper on the operational benefits of SPRINT
Ocean Observation and Forecasting – Fetch and PIES long life logging nodes
Oil and Gas – ALDS an automatic sonar which detects hydrocarbon leaks around offshore installations and pipelines.
Sonardyne’s vessel operating in the dock will enable visitors to the show to gain a hands-on view of the new technologies. “Predator’s” demonstration schedule includes: SPRINT acoustically aided INS, 6G multi-user LBL and USBL positioning, autonomous sensor logging and acoustic telemetry. Anyone interested in attending a demonstration can guarantee their place onboard in advance of the show by emailing: survey.support@sonardyne.com.
Limited places will be available to book during the show by visiting Sonardyne’s stand, G300.
Sound Metrics Corp, the manufacturers of the high resolution DIDSON multi-beam sonar has developed their next generation sonar, ARIS (Adaptive Resolution Imaging Sonar). The ARIS uses the same DIDSON Technology to produce crisp, clear images at the speed of sound through acoustic lenses. ARIS models include the Explorer 1200 (1.2 and 0.7 MHz frequencies), the Explorer 1800 (1.8 and 1.2 MHz frequencies) and the all new Explorer 3000 (3.0 and 1.8 MHz frequencies).
They will have a water tank in their exhibit featuring the ARIS 3000 mounted to an X2 Rotator. Operating at 3.0 MHz, the ARIS Explorer 3000 provides unmatched image clarity while the X2 provides pan, tilt and roll and can rotate a full 360 degrees. Visitors will be able to operate the system and image a variety submerged objects
Sound Metrics is introducing a whole new category of High Definition imaging sonar with the ARIS Explorer 3000. With 128 beams operating at 3 MHZ, the ARIS Explorer 3000 collects more data than any other imaging sonar in its class. All of the ARIS Explorer models work in zero visibility conditions and are built to deliver in the most challenging conditions. In addition, the small size and efficient power use make the ARIS Explorer ideal for ROV/AUV integration.
These units are used by virtually every marine industry. Applications include: search and recovery, hull inspection, infrastructure inspection, construction monitoring, security and fisheries management.
Their exhibits are of particular relevance to those who attend the Marine Survey, Maritime Security and Oil and Gas conference streams.
Sound metrics and SeaBotix will be providing daily dockside demos throughout the show. Featured kit will include the ARIS Explorer 3000 integrated on the SeaBotix vLBV vectored ROV.
SpectraSense Technologies Inc. is introducing a compact self-cleaning, high-range turbidity sensor. This is the first of its kind in the industry with an extremely wide range of operation, substantial depth tolerance, and an optional integrated wiping motor.
This sensor is capable of in-situ measurement to very high levels of turbidity. In addition, it incorporates a uniquely robust and seawater resistant linear motor for efficient self-cleaning, and is of use to/for: water quality assessment; monitoring of dredging and marine construction operations; and pollution monitoring.
Swathe Services will be launching their OceanScience Z Boats. These are remotely controlled inshore survey boats. They offer unmatched value and convenience for hydrographic surveyors conducting shallow water inshore bathymetric surveys. Instead of mobilizing a manned boat for a small survey area, or completing time-consuming administration procedures for a hazardous location survey, simply launch the Z-Boat and start surveying immediately. The Z-Boat depth sounder and GPS are integrated with a radio modem data transmission system allowing the operator to view the boat track in real time on the shore laptop. Not only can soundings be reviewed as the data is collected, but survey lines can be easily followed with help from the laptop display.
The Z-Boat 1800 is available in two configurations, the Z-Boat 1800S and Z-Boat 1800. The Z-Boat 1800S is set up for survey grade centimeter-accurate single beam echo sounders and submeter or RTK GPS. The affordable Z-Boat 1800 is supplied with all components pre-installed and ready go straight out of the box with meter-level GPS position accuracy and a 235kHz depth sounder.
They will have the new Oceanscience Z- Boat on their stand at Oceaonology fresh from its first deployment here in the UK. It offers a stable platform for inshore deployment of small single beam depth sounders. An extended range remote control system, GPS installation and on-board computer or radio modem data management is included to create a cost-effective survey package. The Z-Boat replaces a manned boat, saving time and money with no sacrifice in data quality.
It is ideal for surveys in hazourdous areas, shallow water, inland waterways, lakes and rivers
Other exhibits will include: The OceanScience UnderwaySV Profiling System complete with the new Valeport Rapid SV. Providing sound speed profiling from a moving vessel. Hot on the heels of our first sale of the deepwater UnderwaySV Profiling System to DOF Subsea in Norway, they will have the full winch system on display throughout the show allowing visitors the opportunity to see why this compact and portable revolutionary deepwater profiling system is proving so popular with oceanographers and surveyors around the world.
Their exhibits tie in with the following conference streams: Marine Survey, Ocean Observation and Forecasting, Offshore Renewables, and Oil and Gas.
Technicap is exhibiting a new bottom instrumentation mount in composite and the sediment trap PPS 6/2, a 0,5sqm with 12 or 24 samples. Product line: sediments trap, sampling bottles, frames in (composite material, titanium, stainless steel and aluminium), special buoys based on customer needs and specifications, all types of marine sampling instruments.
Their exhibits are of particular relevance to those attending the Ocean Observation and Forecasting conference stream.
Turner Designs is excited to introduce a 6000 meter version of their very popular Cyclops-7 Submersible Fluorometer. The Cyclops-6K is presently available for Chlorophyll, Crude Oil, and CDOM detection with more optical configurations available soon. The reinforced Titanium housing and specialized optical head allow the Cyclops-6K to reach abyssal depths. Offering the same low power requirements, high performance, and long-term stability as the Cyclops-7, the Cyclops-6K is designed with system integration in mind. The Cyclops-6K analog output is easily integrated into CTDs, ROVs, or AUVs to monitor the deepest parts of the ocean. Similar to the Cyclops-7’s optoelectronics and circuitry, the Cyclops-6K provides an easy-to-use output format over the same connector type.
With the introduction of the Cyclops-6K, they are expanding the areas in which researchers can perform fluorescence determinations. In particular, crude oil detection at depths up to 6000 meters has been a recurring request over the recent years and the Cyclops-6K enables this. It will be used by oceanographers, marine biologists, and oil spill response teams.
In addition to introducing the Cyclops-6K, Turner Designs will feature the Enviro-T In-Line Fluorometer. Enviro-T is an accurate, single-channel fluorometer which installs into a plumbing tee for direct in-line measurements. The Enviro-T provides an output signal proportional to the relative concentration of the fluorophore of interest in the sample water. The EnviroT is a rugged, continuous-sampling device providing maximum performance, minimal maintenance, and solid state reliability.
Ocean Observation and Forecasting and Oil and Gas are the two conference streams most relevant to their exhibits.
Turner Designs recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. They are proud to provide sensitive, reliable and easy-to-use fluorometers for environmental and industrial uses. They believe they supply more of these kinds of instruments than any other company in the world. The company is owned and operated by the people who design, produce, sell, and service their instruments so they take extra pride in theirr work. And now they feel even more proud knowing they continue to offer great instruments and strong customer service to a wonderful customer base after 40 years of business.
Turo Technology Pty Ltd is launching the Quoll XBT-sv recorder. The Quoll XBT-sv joins Turo’s stable of XBT recorders of choice, the Devil XBT and Quoll XBT. Quoll XBT-sv offers all the advanced features of the popular Devil and Quoll recorders as well as supporting expendable sound velocity probes (XSV).
The Quoll XBT-sv comes with both USB and Ethernet interface as well as a number of power options (USB, power over Ethernet, or external power).
Features include on-screen global coastline atlas marking current and previous drop locations, climatology overlay on profile plots, quality control processing shown using colour codes on plots of profiles, support for GPS and Iridium satellite telemetry. The data formats include netCDF, ascii text (for export to spreadsheets) and detailed metadata. The familiar user interface of the Devil XBT and Quoll XBT is maintained, so crew can operate the Quoll XBT-sv without any retraining.
The Quoll XBT-sv is the latest in a series of Turo XBT system releases that continue to improve performance, flexibility and usability.
They will feature both the Turo XBT and new XSV recorders at their stand. The Turo XBT and now XSV are the recorders of choice. They are the simplest to use, with the most features of any recorders available today. Turo continues to be at the forefront of expendable probe recorder technology with the Quoll XBT-sv, a truly portable XSV recorder.
Turo XBT and XSV recorders are used by navies, meteorological and oceanographic organisations, research institutes and survey and consulting companies to collect ocean temperature data from Lockheed Martin Sippican XBT and XSV probes.
Other exhibits on their stand will include the popular range of Turo water quality analysers, OEM solutions and integrated multisite monitoring software systems. These are used to monitor water quality in reservoirs, rivers, estuaries and aquaculture sites.
Their exhibits are relevant to those attending the Ocean Observation and Forecasting conference.
Turo Technology Pty Ltd celebrated 20 years of providing oceanographic equipment in 2011.
VEMCO (as part of the Atlantic Canadian Pavilion): As a world leader in underwater acoustic telemetry equipment used by marine biologists and fish researchers to study migration and behaviour patterns of aquatic animals, VEMCO is looking to explore new opportunities on how biological data can complement the ocean’s chemical and physical data. Since aquatic animals are sensitive indicators of environmental trends, combining data from biological and oceanographic studies will allow researchers to better understand the effects climate change and energy exploration have on the earth’s oceans and its inhabitants.
VEMCO will be featuring various sizes and types (coded, continuous and sensor) of underwater acoustic transmitters that are attached to or implanted in fish, automated monitoring acoustic receivers for long term fish behavioural studies, active tracking acoustic receivers, fine scale positioning systems, and robust submersible temperature data storage recorders.
Very few researchers conducting oceanographic studies are aware that thousands of biological studies are currently underway worldwide yielding vast amounts of migration and behavioural data that could complement and enhance their research. Aquatic animals provide valuable clues about environmental changes that can help us learn how to maintain a proper and balanced environment for them to thrive.
The VEMCO exhibit is of use to environmental consultants, environmental impact agencies, marine biologists and any researcher who is concerned about how climate change and exploration are affecting the earth’s oceans and the state of its fish stocks.
Their exhibits are relevant to the Ocean Observation and Forecasting; and Oil and Gas conference streams.
The deployment of over 20,000 VEMCO acoustic monitoring receivers worldwide involving various studies on a vast number of fish species has led to researchers collaborating and sharing data by leveraging each other’s receiver arrays. As a result, numerous large networks have sprung up around the globe. Most notably, the Ocean Tracking Network (headquartered at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is already taking biological data and marrying it to oceanographic data to get a clearer picture of the state of our oceans and its inhabitants.
Wildlife Acoustics will announce at Oceanology additional configurations of the SM2M and SM2M Ultrasonic to support the recording of anthropogenic acoustics with very high SPL receive levels. They will have a full system of the SM2M Submersible Marine Recorder on display.
The SM2M is the only long-term, autonomous recording device that records anthropogenic and biological acoustics while simultaneously monitoring and logging sound pressure levels.
The SM2M is used by marine biologist government agencies, consulting firms and the energy industry to monitor and record underwater acoustics for research studies, establishing the baseline of ambient noise for marine mammals, and measuring loud underwater acoustics resulting from air guns, pile drivers, etc.
Their exhibits are particularly relevant to those attending the following conference sessions: Marine Survey; Offshore Renewables; and Oil and Gas
Wildlife Acoustics, Inc is the leading provider of bioacoustics monitoring and recording technology for scientists, researchers and government agencies worldwide. Their customers monitor birds, bats, frogs, insects, fish, whales, elephants, rhinos and other wildlife.
They offer both passive and active monitoring solutions at acoustic and ultrasonic frequencies. Their portfolio includes both terrestrial and submersible marine recorders.
They take pride in being a reliable supplier by designing solid products with meaningful features offered at a value price point. They say they thrive on user input to continuously innovate and produce the most sophisticated, flexible and reliable solutions to meet the broad and diverse needs of our customer base……Adding: “WE LISTEN!”
Xenubis: Fastwave Communications has recently appointed Xenubis as their partner in the Northern Hemisphere. Xenubis, a technology supplier and channel sales consultancy serving a broad range of companies in a variety industries with a focus on delivering innovative solutions backed by integrity, quality and knowledge, is proud to represent this award winning company and their products for 2012 and onwards.
In a maritime and counter-piracy environment, Xenubis provides innovative situational awareness, tracking, beaconry and communications solutions to suit all types of vessels from plug and play trackers for fishing vessels, bespoke one offs for yachts ,or extended systems on tankers.
Solutions can be completely autonomous or alternatively be operated successfully from a citadel during lockdown. They can supply overt and covert solutions. They also provide complete competitive airtime and billing services ensuring the cost of keeping assets secure is kept at an acceptable level.
Industries that have already benefitted from Xenubis’ solutions include aviation, media, fisheries, mining, oil & gas, construction, security & legal. Their clients operate in diverse environments from deserts and jungle through arctic to ocean floors and drilling rigs. Established in 2010 as a response to growing market requirements, Xenubis is a privately held UK company and will be launching the dedicated Gryphon Counter Piracy unit at Oceanology 2012.
They will be featuring Gryphon Counter-Piracy units that provide voice, data and tracking capability to Vessels and Citadels, and covert vessel tracking devices that are completely standalone from existing vessel systems.
This is the first year we have exhibited alongside their partners Fastwave Communications based out of Perth, Australia, whom they represent in the Northern Hemisphere. They are also moving quickly in response to client requirements, particularly on the Maritime Security front and Counter-Piracy and are proud of their innovative solutions currently deployed across the world contributing to keeping crews safe in areas of higher risk.
Delegates wishing to source unique award winning solutions across the oceanology and maritime spectrum, focussing on tracking, remote monitoring, communications, subsea networking and smart buoys. Industry representatives that will benefit include those attending the Marine Survey, Maritime Security, Navigation And Positioning, Ocean Observation And Forecasting, Offshore Renewables and Oil And Gas conference streams.
Other exhibits will include: A whole range of data and voice Iridium based solutions, particularly tracking and smart buoys, citadel and counter-piracy products and examples of beacon concealments as well as the team behind it all.
As it’s their official launch year alongside Fastwave, Xenubis is offering all Oceanology delegates and exhibitors a 10% discount on list pricing across our product range for any hardware orders placed with Xenubis at the event.
Oceanology International 2012: a Record Breaker
Graham Hawkes, Founder, Hawkes Ocean Technologies, confirmed to speak at Catch the Next Wave conference
Latest Exhibitor News
|
Portfolio of Events Organised by