August 2012 UT3 The magazine of the Society for Underwater Technology Pipelay Vessel Underwater Vehicles Sonar 1 UT2 August 2012 UT2 August 2012 2 Contents August 2012 UT2 The magazine of the Society for Underwater Technology For a PDF version of this document that can be Pipelay Vessel Underwater Vehicles uploaded onto an Ipad, Sonar please send an email to 1 UT2 May 2012 The Seven Borealis August 2012 [email protected] Vol 7 No 3 and I shall send a copy via DropBox UT3 Society for Underwater Technology 1 Fetter Lane London EC4A 1BR +44 (0) 1480 370007 Editor: John Howes [email protected] Sub Editor: Michaelagh Broadbent [email protected] Advertising: Stephen Habermel Published by UT2 Publishing Ltd for and on behalf of the Society for Underwater Technology. Reproduction of UT2 in whole or in part, without permission, is Production: Sue Denham prohibited. 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Primarily Teledyne RD Instruments USA. develops and supplies leak detection based in Aberdeen, PDi will provide and condition monitoring sensors the systems, infrastructure and BlueView delivers instrumentation based on proprietary, passive expertise to grow CEONA’s London for underwater vision, monitoring, acoustic hydrophone technology. based engineering team. survey, detection and navigation. Since its founding in 2005, BlueView The design of the sensing element The company recently announced its has pioneered new technologies in enables extremely sensitive and new strategy after an in depth review. compact forward-looking imaging accurate measurement of subsea It will deliver two enabling assets with sonar, microbathymetry systems acoustics. Naxys’ products allow game changing innovative delivery and 3D scanning sonar. operators to monitor the integrity of systems which will lay umbilicals, their subsea installations. flexibles and rigid reeled pipelines in BlueView’s advanced sonar 3,000 metres of water. systems are currently deployed on The acquisition, which is subject autonomous underwater vehicles to regulatory approval and other The vessels will have high transit (AUVs), remotely operated vehicles customary closing conditions, further (ROVs), surface vessels, and expands GE’s monitoring and fixed and portable platforms, and sensing solutions and will be part Moog Tritech have been adopted by leading of the company’s Measurement & In August 2012 Moog purchased manufacturers and service providers Control business. This deal is another Tritech International from Halma. to support mission critical marine step towards a stronger GE presence Tritech will now be part of the Moog operations. in Norway. Headquartered in Bergen, Components Group and report directly Norway, Naxys employs 31 people. into the Moog Components Group’s “BlueView will add novel technology Halifax operations. and unique products to our Teledyne The addition of Naxys will expand Marine group, which consists of 11 GE’s sensing and condition Tritech began its professional businesses that provide acoustic monitoring offerings and extend practice in 1991 and has experienced sensors and communication its reach into the subsea space for successful growth over the past 21 devices, harsh environment energy customers around the world. years. Moog is a worldwide designer, interconnects, and complete “GE’s global presence will allow manufacturer, and integrator of autonomous underwater vehicles,” Naxys to introduce its solutions to a precision control components and said Robert Mehrabian, chairman, worldwide customer base,” said Jens systems. president and chief executive officer Abrahamsen, CEO of Naxys. “While of Teledyne. very different in scale, these two Moog Tritech will continue to operate companies both bring outstanding as an independent business unit within innovation to bear.” Moog Components Group and there are no planned changes in business Gardline Canyon Ceona PDi philosophy or processes. Gardline Geosciences Ltd, Ceona has announced completion specialists in the offshore of the acquisition of Project Elastec /American geotechnical and geophysical Development International Limited market, and Canyon Offshore Ltd, (“PDi”). This acquisition represents Marine specialists in subsea robotics, a critical part of the CEONA strategy, Elastec/American Marine, trenching and seabed intervention, allowing us to access engineering headquartered in Carmi, IL has are extremely pleased to announce and project management capabilities acquired BoomVane technology, a 3-year strategic alliance to to enhance our offering to the expanding its range in the manufacture provide seabed drilling, sampling market. of innovative pollution control and in-situ services to complement equipment. Gardline’s existing capability in the PDi is a project, construction offshore site investigation market. and engineering management Developed and patented by ORC of services company with a long Sweden, the BoomVane is an aquatic This technology strengthens and proven track record in the paravane system that enables oil Gardline Geosciences and its sister subsea construction market. PDi recovery and debris containment company Asian Geos capabilities, has approximately 80 people, booms to be towed by a single vessel, who have an existing fleet of 7 mainly subsea engineers and as well as to deploy booms in rivers heave compensated drill vessels project management experts and, and tidal waters without boats or and 18 seabed CPT units. alongside existing offshore vessels, anchors. Marlim field schematic UT2 August 2012 4 News OceanWorks Turkish Subsidiary OSIL Represents Optimare Spillwitch OceanWorks International has established OceanWorks OSIL are delighted to announce that they have become Aykor Teknolojik Ürünler Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi the exclusive global representatives for the Optimare (OceanWorks Aykor) as its Turkish subsidiary. The addition Spillwatch non-contact oil detection system. of OceanWorks Aykor to the OceanWorks International group of companies represents a major milestone in the The detection of petroleum products, including crude oil, growth of the company. diesel/fuel oil, motor oil, lube oil, gasoline, food oils etc. near the water surface is widely required in industrial OceanWorks Aykor is a joint stock company established and environmental applications. in Turkey by two organizations, OceanWorks International Corporation, and Aykor who has been OceanWorks The Spillwatch system remotely detects and monitors International’s representative in Turkey since 1998 and hydrocarbons and oil on water in real-time, by detecting a provider of complex systems to international military fluorescence produced as a result of LED-based customers. excitation. OceanWorks Aykor will focus on the design and Its innovative optical set-up and all-solid-state opto- manufacture of technologies, systems and products for electronic components guarantee high sensitivity and Subsea and Marine Engineering applications. allow maintenance free operation for a period of two years. The system automatically filters out ambient These applications are to include ship systems related to conditions (e.g. sunlight), providing highly reliable submarine rescue, diving systems including hyperbaric detection under all light, weather, and water surface chambers and related systems, as well as custom designed conditions. and built solutions to meet customer requirements. OceanWorks Aykor is fully committed to developing a The SpillWatch sensor is installed looking downwards, proven supply chain and design capability in Turkey. several meters above water level. The non-contact installation above water eases installation and The construction of the OceanWorks Aykor facility is operation and eliminates problems such as bio-fouling. curently underway in the Desbas Free Trade Zone near In the event of a spill, the SpillWatch provides an Tuzla, Istanbul with a target completion date of October 1st instant warning, enabling the automatic activation of 2012. The facility operational area will include 4670 square countermeasures, e.g. shutting off pumps or valves, feet of office space and 7748 square feet of manufacturing and notifying personnel via a variety of interfaces and and shop space. wireless options. “We are very pleased to announce the establishment of The SpillWatch is designed and manufactured OceanWorks Aykor. This is not only an expansion in size for for deployment in rugged settings, and housings OceanWorks, but also a growth in our industry capability” manufactured to IEC/ATEX requirements (for use in said Mr. Rod Stanley, CEO of OceanWorks International. ATEX Zone 1 / Class 1 Division 1 locations) are also available. “The OceanWorks Aykor location in Turkey will also allow us to offer wide range of products, and increase our ability to SpillWatch sensors can be used as stand-alone support our global customer base”.