Clever Buoy Engineering Development by BlueZone BlueZone Chief Technology Officer, Darren Burrowes, said that BlueZone was pleased to have supported Shark Mitigation Service in development of the Optus “Clever Buoy”, an innovative device for detection of sharks at beaches. “Shark Mitigation Systems came to us with their idea for the Clever Buoy”, said Burrowes, “And […]
Components Critical For Ocean Power Projects As the testing of ocean power projects gathers pace, so has the demand for critical sub-sea components and connectors that form part of these wave and tidal generators. “For over 40 years, we have been supplying components, engineering and support to customers in diverse markets including offshore oil and […]
Future of Aviation Pingers UVS distributes a complete line of proven underwater locator products provided by Teledyne Benthos. These locator locator devices fall into two general categories: pingers and transponders. To locate and recover pingers, a diver with a handheld device can “listen” for, and home-in on the device. The ELP-362D Emergency Locator Beacon model […]
Wave Glider Recovery Device Sea Trials Wave Glider Recovery Device Sea Trials The innovative WG01 Wave Glider Recovery Device has completed a series of sea trials with the Australian Department of Defence in the West Australian Exercise Area (WAXA). A key challenge for Wave Glider recovery in high seas or from vessels with high freeboard […]
BlueZone Group Hosts Ai Group Innovation Cluster Meeting BlueZone Group Hosts Ai Group Innovation Cluster Meeting Representatives from Hunter manufacturing companies gathered at BlueZone Newcastle for an Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) Innovation Cluster meeting. The informal gathering was a chance for members to identify new opportunities, learn from each other and mentor other Hunter-based […]
ADCP Compass Calibration in Action ADCP Compass Calibration in Action UVS Workshop Manager Grant Maddison said that the ADCP compass calibration service was now fully up & running at the UVS ADCP Service Centre at Newcastle, NSW. Initial jobs completed at Newcastle had shown that methods for field calibration of ADCP compasses seem to be […]
CONTROS Representatives at AOG CONTROS Representatives at AOG UVS Chief Operating Officer, Neil Trenaman, was pleased to announce that representatives from CONTROS would attend the Australian Oil & Gas (AOG) exhibition in Perth in February. Neil said that there had been a strong uptake of the innovative products from CONTROS […]
Wireless for Subsea in Australia Wireless for Subsea in Australia Wireless for Subsea (WFS) Technologies is a global leader in the delivery of underwater wireless instrumentation and control solutions and recently supported a successful intervention task in Australia with iTech7 on a Woodside project. The challenge was to provide visibility of an intervention tool touring […]
Sentinel V on Tour Sentinel V on Tour Ron Hippe, the Teledyne RDI Marine Measurement Asian and South Pacific Sales Manager, will be “on tour” with the innovative Sentinel V ADCP in Australia in February. Beginning in Perth, Ron will be pleased to meet with customers during the Australian Oil and Gas Exhibition. He will also […]
Integrated Marine Observing System Integrated Marine Observing System UVS Chief Operating Officer, Neil Trenaman, attended the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) ADCP Quality Control Meeting in Hobart, Tasmania in December as an invited observer. The meeting reviewed the current situation with the IMOS Mooring Group and included representatives from most IMOS regions. The focus of the meeting was […]
