Geo Oceans sets the new international benchmark for diverless UWILDs GEO Oceans has used new subsea robotics technology to complete a diverless UWILD (Underwater Inspection in Lieu of Dry-docking), hull inspection of floating offshore production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility located off Australia’s North Coast. The technology has eliminated the use of commercial divers, work-class […]
New Directions in Innovation from ROV Work Experience BlueZone Group has hosted another successful Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) work experience event at the ATSA facility at Newcastle, NSW. The work experience students begin with basic plans for construction of a low-cost ROV and then are supervised and mentored by ATSA workshop staff to bring their […]
Q-Boat in Queensland The Teledyne OceanScience Q-Boat showed its stuff in a demonstration on the South Johnstone river in Innisfail, Queensland. The versatile and re-configurable Z-Boat becomes a Q-Boat when a Teledyne RDI ADCP is integrated. The Q-Boat provides a fast and safe way to conduct river gauging operations without the need for personnel to […]
Teledyne in Townsville Dr. Pete Spain, Research Scientist at Teledyne RDI, has finally made it to the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) at Townsville. After more than thirty years in a career in physical oceanography starting at Flinders University in Australia, Pete was joined by BlueZone Group CTO, Darren Burrowes, for an ADCP seminar […]
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 […]
