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www.seadiscovery.com Vol. 56 No. 4 ISSN 1559-7415USPS# 023-276118 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 tel: (212) 477-6700; fax: (212) 254-6271Marine Technology Reporter ISSN 1559-7415 is published monthly except for February, August, and December by New Wave Media, 118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010-2915. Periodicals Postage at New York, NY and additional mailing ofÞ ces. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Marine Technology Re- porter, 850 Montauk Hwy., #867, Bayport, NY 11705 Postmaster send notiÞ cation (Form 3579) regarding undeliverable magazines to Marine Technology Reporter, 850 Montauk Hwy., #867 Bayport, NY 11705 Publishers are not responsible for the safekeeping or return of editorial material. © 2013 New Wave Media. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publishers. Subscription: To subscribe please visit www.seadiscovery.com/subscribe MemberEditorial www.seadiscovery.com NEW YORK118 E. 25th St., New York, NY 10010 Tel: (212) 477-6700; Fax: (212) 254-6271 FLORIDA215 NW 3rd St., Boynton Beach, FL 33435Tel: (561) 732-4368; Fax: (561) 732-6984 PUBLISHER John C. O?Malleyjomalley@marinelink.comAssociate Publisher & EditorGregory R. Trauthwein trauthwein@marinelink.comWeb Editor Eric Haunhaun@marinelink.comContributing Editors Capt. Edward Lundquist, USN (Ret.) Claudio PaschoaProduction ManagerIrina Tabakina tabakina@marinelink.comProduction & Graphic DesignNicole Ventimiglia nicole@marinelink.comSales & Event Coordinator Michelle Howard mhoward@marinelink.comManager, Accounting Services Rhoda Morgan morgan@marinelink.comManager, Public Relations Mark O?Malleymomalley@marinelink.comManager, Marketing Jocelyn Redfernjredfern@marinelink.comManager, Information Technology Services Vladimir Bibikbibik@marinelink.comCIRCULATION Kathleen Hickeymtrcirc@marinelink.comADVERTISING Vice President, Sales and MarketingRob Howardhoward@marinelink.comTel: (561) 732-4368 Fax: (561) 732-6984 Advertising Sales Manager Lucia M. Annunziataannunziata@marinelink.comTel: (212) 477-6700 Fax: (212) 254-6271 Mike Kozlowskikozlowski@marinelink.comTel: (561) 733-2477 Fax: (561) 732-9670 JapanKatsuhiro Ishii amskatsu@ dream.comTel: +81 3 5691 3335 Fax: + 81 3 5691 3336 Gregory R. Trauthwein, Associate Publisher & Editor of Marine Technology Reporter. Email: trauthwein@marinelink.com Ocean Business, held early last month in Southampton, England, was yet another strong indication that business is blossom- ing in the subsea sector. For those of you have not yet had the chance to experience Ocean Business, it is a wholly worthy endeavor, an event which seamlessly combines traditional exhibit, high-level conference and on-water technical demonstration. This show, unlike so many others of its kind, seems to serve as a real incubator of business relation- ships and deals. This is an inexact appraisal comprised by personal feedback from exhibitors in the halls, as well as the preponderance of ?grip and grin? photos signifying ?deal done,? many of which can be found in our post-Ocean Business coverage starting on page 36. While there was plentiful news from the Ocean Business hallways again this year, perhaps the biggest headline was that the show itself has been sold to Di- versi ed Business Communications U.K. Much of the Ocean Business success to date is attributable to the hands-on, personal touch of the current show manage- ment, Intelligent Exhibitions and its staff. Only time will tell if the successful formula continues under the guidance of a more corporate management.An outstanding feature of this year?s Southampton event was the large number of companies selling or using unmanned surface vessels (USV) for the purpose of hydrographic survey, the impetus for this months feature on USVs starting on page 24. USVs come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, and each has its own unique signature regarding capability and area of operation. In this edition we fo- cus on ve speci c systems from ve separate companies ? from well-established industry veterans to newcomeers ? each with its own unique set of operatational characteristics and capabilities.Credit: Evologics May 20136 MTRMTR #4 (1-17).indd 6MTR #4 (1-17).indd 65/6/2013 2:13:08 PM5/6/2013 2:13:08 PM