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Marine Technology Reporter May 2006

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R E P O R T E R

Bourbon Invests Billions in New Boats

Digging Deep with Perry Slingsby

UUV Tests a Success

Unique Products For A Unique Industry

Offshore Report

Greg Trauthwein

Your Marine Technology

Technology Reports

NEWS & JOB Updates

Marine Technology Reporter is

February, August, and December

Periodicals Postage at New York,

Business Publications

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts Institute

Associate Publisher & Editor

Editorial Director

Editorial Intern

Production Manager

Manager, Information Services

Manager, Accounting Services

Manager, Public Relations

Manager, Information Technology Services

Senior Vice President, Sales

Senior Vice President, Sales

Vice President of Sales

Classified Ad Sales

Managing Director, International Sales

Vice President, International Operations

R E P O R T E R

Bourbon Invests Billions in New Boats

Digging Deep with Perry Slingsby

UUV Tests a Success

A Thin Line to a Deep Trench

Oceanographic Institution)

Guard's Maritime Safety and Security Team

Credit: Seattle USCG MSST)

Credit: Seattle USCG MSST)

French Navy Loses

Gulf of Gascony on March

Commanding Officer of Sector

Sentry Goes for a Swim

Sub Emergencies

Oceanographic Institution)

of FarSounder's Homeland Security

Advanced Research Projects Agency

Integrated Ocean Drilling Program

IODP Research Team Penetrates

Glimpses of Gliders

Dave Fratantoni, Woods Hole

Oceanographic Institution)

Marine Technology

KEEPING SHIPS IN BUSINESS

Shell Exploration & Production

President and head of Shell Exploration &

Diving Support/Offshore Construction

Support/Offshore Construction Vessel,

Main Particulars

New Dive Support/Offshore

Construction Vessel

Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH)

Mexican Rigs First to be Serviced

Main Particulars

Able Seaman & PSC,

QMED-Oiler (OSV),

Apprentice Towing Mate Steersman,

BRM, BST, RADAR, ARPA,

Survival Crafts/Lifeboats,

GMDSS, Medical Care Provider,

Celestial Navigation (Oceans),

RFPNW & RFPEW Programs

Designated Examiner Training

Towing Vessel DE

Mobile, AL Campus

Tether Management Systems,

Submarine Rescue Systems,

Submarine Cable Plows, Tooling

Systems and Remote Intervention

With Perry Slingsby’s Martin Anderson

Martin Anderson, Managing Director & CEO,

Perry Slingsby Systems

The Business of Technology

Going Wireless in the

by Mike Carlowicz

Wireless Observing on the Nootka Fault

Oceanographic Institution

Sounds of Science

Oceanographic Institution)

Foundation, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic

Dan Frye, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

The National Oceanographic Center in Southampton,

Sonardyne Improving Underwater Coms

Special Services, Superior

Offshore International and Tetra

PetroCom VSAT has Guaranteed Information Rates

Fast-Track Growth

Yves Rastoin, Chief Executive

Artemis, Bourbon Aladin, Bourbon Apsara, Bourbon

Marine Technology Society of New England Stepping Out

MOTN Annual Meeting Focuses on Hurricane Predictions

in Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)

USS Scranton Completes Successful UUV Test

Naval Submarine Forces Public Affairs

EBDG Supports New Research Vessel

IXSEA Opens in China

Lu, Haidian District, Beijing

Wind Energy Cabling

Contract Awarded

Oceanteam Power & Umbilical BV

Tyco Finishes Cable Job

Newest Submarine

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Northrop Grumman Newport

AXYS Wins DFO CHS

Oceans (DFO) Canadian

Hydrographic Service (CHS) Quebec

Acquisition Systems and Data

Ocean Legislations Hit

Twin Ultrajets for Forth Ports Survey Cat

December led by Senators Ted

Stevens (R-AK) and Daniel Inouye

Lockheed Martin Delivers

Radar for Navy's AUTEC

Multi-Mission Surveillance Radar

use at its Atlantic Underwater Test

Keppel Deliver KFELS B

was made by Seatankers Management

Researchers Propose Seafloor Mapping Project

New Drysuits Offered

Epic Divers Acquired by Tetra

AC-CESS Co Uk Ltd

Applied Science Associates,

President Eric Anderson

Systems and Equipment

Manager Martin Hochleithner

Ashtead Technology Rentals

Subsea Positioning, Geopysical Sensors,

Multibeam Sonars, Surface Positioning,

Gyrocompasses, Oceanocgraphic Systems,

ROV Sensors,and Underwater Cameras

Vice President Chris Echols

Association of Diving

Executive Director & CEO

Product: Complete Commercial

Diving,Welding & Cutting Services, Marine &

Land Mobile Electronics Sales, Service &

Installation, Small Vessel Charters

Aussam Offshore

Product: Steering Systems, Dynamic

Positioning Systems, Integrated Bridge,

President Paul Wagner

Sidney, British Columbia

Manager, Marine Systems

President Eric Birns

Blue Oceans Satellite Systems

Paul Anderson, President

Blue Water Engineering, Inc

President John Engel

British Oceanographic Data

Product: The British Oceanographic Data

Enquiries Officer

Brooke Ocean Technology

Navy Small Business Innovation Research

Bruttour International Pty Ltd

Sales Director Dave Garforth

Bucksport Marine Services

Product: Contract Services Vessel Charter

Owner Michael S Ormsby

Houston, Singapore, Brazil, Mexico, South

Public Relations Jeff Fortenberry

C & W Industrial Fabrication

C&W Industrial Fabrication & Marine

Darren Brown, Manager

Callenberg Engineering

President Avi Tal

Canada Ocean Technology

Energy and Marine Branch

Industry Development Officer

Donna McCIoskey

Carousel Paint Corp

Product: Alocit, EnviroPeel, PPG, Pittsburgh

Paints, Carborundum, ASM Spray SSPC

Certified Protective Coatings Specialist Dan P

Carrillo Underwater Systems

Products: Complete VHS/DVD & Hard Drive

CAT PUMPS-High Pressure

Pumps & Systems

Customer Relations Darla Jean Thompson

Centre for Earth and Ocean

Cetacean Research Technology

Coastal Marine Equipment

Windlasses, Mooring Winches, Anchor

Winches, Hose Reels, Capstans, Escort

Winches, Towing Winches, Tugger Winches,

Ramp Winches, Spud Winches, Cable Storage

Reels, as well as General Fabrication,

Machining Services, Testing, Installation,

General Manager Ralph Waguespack

DDL Omni Engineering

Products: Viperfish Land, Viperfish Amphibian,

DeepSea Power & Light

Oceagnographic Sales Manager Peter Weber

Deep Sea Systems

President, Chris Nicholsen

Products: Marine Cranes

Product: Underwater Marine, Commercial,

and Industrial Cables

Manager of Design and Application

Engineering Matthew Bodziony

Duramax Marine LLC

Frances Lewis-Souza

Florida Institute of Technology

Applied Science Associates

Eric Anderson, President

Flume Stabilization Systems

President John Martin

Products: Digital Seismic Streamer, Marine

German Hydrographic

Consultancy Pool

Global Oceanic Enterprises,

Product: Underwater and Marine Services

President Richard Coppola

Government of Newfoundland

Jonathan Brockway

Up Floating Boats and Barges

and Military SAR and Mine-Countermeasures

Steve Dodd, Manager

Haekeon Corporation

Managing Director Kyung Hwan Kim

Arnar Steingrimsson

Hawaii Mapping Research

Director Margo Edwards

Heila Marine Cranes

Fixed Box Booms, Telescopic, Foldable,

Herrin Design &

Products: Communications & Control

VP Marketing Kevin McCarthy

Terry Torgeirson

International Communications

& Navigation Limited (ICAN)

Neil Chaulk, President

Product: Sales & Rental of Hydrographic &

Multibeam Sonars, SAR Sonars,

Vibracore Drilling Equipment,

Gyrocompasses, Dynamic Motion Systems,

Underwater Tracking Systems, Underwater

TV and Lighting, Winches, Underwater

Electrical Connectors, Sonar Processing

Software, Survey Planning and Operations

CEO Andre Dolle

Kongsberg Maritime

Kongsbreg Seatex AS

DeepSea Power & Light

Peter Weber, Oceagnographic Sales

Marketing Henning Langlete

Kongsberg Underwater

LCM Systems Ltd

Managing Director Steve Sargeant

Michael Mitchell

Loxus Technologies

Product: ROV and Sonar Operations,

Underwater Tunnel Inspections

Dean Pelley, President/CEO

Marine Sales Manager Chuck Kissee

Marine Magnetics

Paolo Berardelli

Marine Oceanographic

Technology Network

Executive Director Steve Withrow

Diving & Marine Services

VP of Sales Leen Dykstra

Mar-Vel International

Product: Catalog

Master Tech Diving Services

Product: Underwater Services

Managing Director Stevens Tan

Products: Cables, Connectors, Winches,

Diving Equipment, Acoustic Equipment,

Oceanographic Equipment, Telemetry, ROV

Product: Hydrographic and Land Surveying

MitreTek Systems

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Naval Research Laboratory

CEO Doug Linman

Oceanographic Data Center

Director Zdenka Willis

Director National Geodetic Survey

Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)

Raymond Fischer

Ocean Innovations

President Brock Rosenthal

Oceanic Imaging Consultants

Director Mary Altalo

Product: DIDSON Identification Sonar

Offshore Marine Consultants

Product: Marine Operations Policy,

Procedures, and Manuals Shipyard Project

Management and Dispute Resolution Project

Management, Vendor Evaluation, and Vendor

Proposal Development and Presentation

Evaluation Anchor Handling and Mooring

Installation Procedures Mooring and Dynamic

Positioning for Cargo Handling MODU

Surveys Marine Casualty Analysis, Expert

Vessel Security Maritime Regulatory Affairs

President Robert Ettle

Optech Incorporated

Juliet Wintrobe

OWECO Ocean Wave Energy

Parker Associates, Inc

Product: Specializing in Arctic Oceanand

Surveillance Technologies, Aerospace

Engineering and Aircraft Modification,

Aerospace Design, Component and System

Fabrication, Systems Integration, Software

Radio Holland Netherlands

Products: Winches for Underwater

Products: Underwater Video Cameras,

Underwater Lights, Rugged Pan and Tilt

Units, Custom Engineered Solutions

Edward Petit de Mange

Rockland Scientific

Products, Manufacturing and Engineering

Byron Dawe, President

Marine Scientist Benjamin Allen

SAM Electronics GmbH

Product: Navigation, Communication,

Senior Manager Marketing Ulrich Roehrl

Schilling Robotics

VP and Regional Manager Jason Stanley

Seaeye Marine Ltd

Product: Electric ROVs

CEO Chris Tarmey

Fritz Stahr, PhD

Donald T.Darling

Products: Training & Education

SonTek/YSI, Incorporated

Principal Bob Christ

Lower Quay Road

Chris Tarmey, CEO

Seattle Diving Company

President Daniel Dolson

Shark Marine Technologies

SIDUS Solutions

Products: Hazardous Area & Subsea CCTV

Angelina Souren

Sohre Turbomachinery

Sonardyne International

South Coast Development

Stearns Engineering Company,

Director of Underwater Services Andrew

SubSea Propulsion Systems

Teledyne Benthos

Wireless Underwater Communications,

Hydrophones, Side Scan Sonar Systems,

Underwater Acoustic Systems, Aviation "Black

Communications Director Peter Zentz

Teledyne RD Instruments

Customer Liaison Gina Lopez

Operations Manager Danny O'Donoghue

Trinity International

Principal Consultant Steve Withrow

Product: Inertial Navigation Systems

Gyrocompasses Motion Sensors Pipe & Cable

Tracking Systems Steering Control Systems

Regional Sales Manager Ted Curley

University-National

Oceanographic Laboratory

Executive Secretary Mike Prince

Walker Diving Underwater

CEO Alex Kalafatides

Washington Chain & Supply

Product: Suppliers of Anchors, Anchor

Chain,Deck Hardware,Rigging & Lifting

Hardware, and Wire Rope

Sales Manager Craig Clarey

Werum Software & Systems

Woods Hole Group

Hydroid Welcomes

SonTek/YSI Expands

McCalla Joins Deep

Marine Technology

as Vice President

of Engineering,

Far Sounder Issued Patent

Engineering from Louisiana State

Aker Yards to Build ROV

Acergy Expands ROV

Technip Awarded Pipeline

North Coast Marine Area (NCMA)

IXSEA Announces ROPOS Deal

Teledyne RDI Wins

Teledyne RD Instruments (RDI)

Atmospheric Administration

Environmental Laboratory (PMEL)

Certified Training Center

Director of Sales and Marketing, Bill

Triton Technical

Transocean Legend

Awarded Contract

Seatronics Buys Doppler

Products, Expands

Teledyne RD Instruments (RDI)

Ranger Acoustic Doppler Current

Vehicles (AUVs) and Remotely

FarSounder Appoints

Japanese Distributor

PSS Secures Contracts

Perry Slingsby Systems (PSS)

by Rovtech for a Tether Management

Ultra Precise Point Positioning (PPP)

Oceanteam Awarded

Oceanteam Power & Umbilical BV

Nautronix MariPro Awarded Contract

Series Undersea Network Experiments (NEPTUNE)

CSSF Issues RFP on Science

by the NOAA-UNH Cooperative Institute for Coastal

EDO to Supply Israeli Navy ALOFTS

The MATE Center and its

MATE’s International

ROV Competition

NASA Johnson Space Center’s

Neutral Buoyancy Lab

ECA Hytec’s New ROV

Schilling Delivers Acergy

Extended-Tether TMS

Global Marine Launches

Global Marine Systems Limited

TECHNOLOGIES IN THE OFFSHORE OIL & GAS

AND MARINE ENVIRONMENT

The 6th Annual Offshore Communications

Premier CCorporate

Sonavision Launches

RoxAnn Groundmaster

RoxAnn GD-A Seabed Classification

Argonaut Laptop Receives ABS and IMO Certification

New Sensor from TSS

on Fiber Optic Gyroscope (FOG)

Enhanced OCTANS

Sonardyne Launches

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

New Tsunami Detection

HISAS Synthetic

The HISAS Synthetic Aperture

Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS)

ROV PILOT TECHNICIAN, DIVERS AND

MARINE ENGINEERS

Quest Technical Limited

Job Location: USA, NJ Lumberton

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

Job Location: USA, WA Seattle

MUST BE US CITIZEN, NAFTA PROFESSIONAL

OR CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN

General Position Summary: The Seagoing

Essential Functions:

Specific Job Skills:

Education and Experience:

Carrie Higley-Krowka

Experienced Subsea Surveyors, Senior

TEK Personnel Consultants Ltd

Job Location: Norway

Location: Norwegian Base

TEK Personnel Consultants Ltd

Education and Experience:

A BS in Electronic or Electrical Engineering

WHOI is an Affirmative Action/Equal

WHOI Recruitment

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

REGIONAL SALES MANAGER

Job Location: USA, FL Fort Lauderdale

Karen Litchfield

Marine Search Associates

INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN

Job Location: USA, CA Bodega Bay

Marine/Oceanographic Instrument Technician

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR DEV TECH

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR DEV TECH

Bodega Marine Laboratory

OIL RIG ENGINEER

Newway Consulting

LOOKING FOR PROJECT MANAGERS

Job Location: Singapore, Singapore

Location: SINGAPORE

Newway Consulting

Orchard Road Singapore

Singapore, Singapore

Job Location: USA, TX Offshore Position

VERITAS MARINE ACQUISITION

Hydrographic Surveying, Marine Science,

Marine Technology or Electronic Engineering

Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency

VERITAS OFFERS:

Veritas Geophysical Corporation

EMBEDDED SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Bachelors Degree in Software Engineering,

Electronic Systems or Computer Science

ALL CANDIDATES MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO

Experience with Ethernet and WiFi

A Masters Degree in Software Engineering,

Electronic Systems or Computer Science,

Senior HDD/Diving Engineer,

DP Assurance Surveyor and Consultant,

Hydrographic Surveyor,

Safety Officers

Electrical Technician

Newway Consulting

Job Location: USA, NJ Sewell

Michele Jeanne Dickey

Hydrographic Surveys

Shipboard Noise & Vibration Control

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