Clever Buoy a Finalist in the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards for Newcastle Division Clever Buoy has been accepted as a finalist in the Australian Engineering Excellence Awards for Newcastle Division. Clever Buoy is a breakthrough near shore shark detection and warning system designed to be deployed at beaches that have a potential threat of shark […]
Liquid Robotics Wave Glider for Fish Stock Assessment In South Africa, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has used its expertise in oceanography and developing technology for maritime applications to create a solution to perform more fishery surveys per year while saving costs. CSIR proposed the Wave Glider platform, with ocean and weather […]
Saab Launches Multi-shot Mine Neutralisation System Saab has launched the next generation of underwater vehicles for mine neutralisation – the Multi-shot Mine Neutralisation System (MuMNS). The system is effective against a complete range of underwater targets: mines (ground, moored, floating and drifting), depth charges, torpedoes and IEDs. A separate inspection or training round is not […]
SeaBotix ROVs on Test UVS has taken delivery of SeaBotix vLBV systems bound for an aquaculture customer in Tasmania. Using the facilities of the ROV Test Tank located at UVS Newcastle final customer modifications were completed and the vehicles were fully tested. Aquaculture in Australia is the country’s fastest growing primary industry, accounting for 34% […]
Wave Glider Swims 4519km Home After Helping Fight Illegal Fishing The Wave Glider® swam 2,808 nautical miles home to the Big Island of Hawaii after successfully completing a 4-month patrol mission of the Pitcairn Island Marine Sanctuary for the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO). This achievement represents a fundamental enabling capability. Customers can avoid […]
Saab Seaeye – The Island Of Gold, The Leopard And The Falcon Marco Polo described Japan as the Island of Gold for its vast natural gold deposits, long since mined out. But in the oceans offshore the seabed still holds a wealth of gold and other valuable mineral reserves created by hydro-thermal activity from hot […]
Teledyne Instruments – Offers on RDI and Benthos Products It is summer in the Northern Hemisphere and Teledyne has some great promotions on RDI and Benthos products to celebrate. Why not take advantage of these offers and brighten up the winter Down Under with new equipment for your projects? Marine Measurements – Discounts on […]
BlueZone Partners with Aquatec for Distribution of Environmental Products BlueZone Group and Aquatec Group have announced a new representative agreement for distributing Aquatec’s established products for ocean and environmental monitoring to customers in Australia. Technologies include the AQUAscat acoustic suspended sediment profilers, AQUAlogger temperature and depth loggers, AQUAlogger 210TY turbidity logger and AQUAmodem Op1L optical […]
Teledyne Benthos New Acoustic Release Products Teledyne Benthos has announced the launch of new Acoustic Release products: · UTS-9400 Universal Top Side · R2K Acoustic Release · TESTin In Air Test Unit UTS-9400 Universal Top Side is a complete single-unit replacement for all previously offered Teledyne Benthos acoustic deck units. This Universal Top Side […]
ATSA Hosts St Phillips School Industry Visit ATSA Defence Services has hosted a School to Industry Visit for a group of Year 11 Engineering Studies students from St Phillips High School. Visit organiser, Peter Wall of StemQuip said that the students found the visit highly engaging.”It is so important for the students and teachers to […]
