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SeaState Episode 7

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Brian Skerry: Through the Lens of a Nat Geo Underwater PhotographerBrian Skerry: Through the Lens of a Nat Geo Underwater Photographer This entertaining and educational podcast covers a broad range of topics and features a leading line-up of industry experts as guests. As a must-hear extension to ON&T’s editorial agenda, SeaState addresses the [ Continue reading. ]

SeaTrac Systems, Inc. Launches Open Solar-Powered Uncrewed Surface Vehicle for Near Shore to Open Ocean Applications

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Marblehead, Massachusetts – December 10, 2020 - SeaTrac Systems, Inc. (SeaTrac) is pleased to announce that the SP-48 is now commercially available. The SeaTrac SP-48 is a persistent Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV) designed for users who require a flexible data gathering and communications platform that adapts to a wide variety of operational scenarios and [ Continue reading. ]

Call for Mentors for BLUE Excelerator

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BLUE is seeking volunteer Mentors to participate in the upcoming “BLUE Excelerator.” BLUE will be running a Specialized Advanced Topics "BLUE Excelerator" for BlueTech companies that have already finished an accelerator program such as CleanTech Open or MassChallenge. The BLUE Excelerator will be held remotely and run from January - April 2021. This year's [ Continue reading. ]

McLane RAS-500 in Global Climate Change Observation System

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(Falmouth, MA) – The RAS-500 is among in-situ instruments in the Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (OSNAP) program collecting long-term data on how climate change impacts important Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) processes. Prof. Stuart Cunningham, Scottish Association of Marine Science (SAMS), is among the [ Continue reading. ]

OTN goes deeper with 1000-metre rated Falcon ROV

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(Halifax, N.S.): The Ocean Tracking Network (OTN), a global aquatic research, data management and partnership platform headquartered at Dalhousie University in Canada, has upgraded their remotely operated vehicle to a 1000-metre rated Saab Seaeye Falcon DR.   Chosen in a competitive bid process, the Falcon was selected as the most powerful and capable [ Continue reading. ]

National Grid RI Partners with SeaAhead to Launch the Rhode Island BlueGreen Innovation Challenge

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SeaAhead, National Grid, and the Cambridge Innovation Center established the RI BlueGreen Innovation Challenge to support novel approaches to interconnected challenges in Rhode Island. This systems innovation Challenge will leverage one of the state’s key assets - its college students - to conceive and develop big ideas at the energy-food-urban [ Continue reading. ]

SeaState Episode 5

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  Our Podcast SeaState is getting 5 Star Reviews on Apple Podcast so don't miss the next episode! In the October episode of SeaState we talk with Stockton Rush. Stockton is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder (2009) of OceanGate Inc. As CEO, Rush is responsible for OceanGate’s financial and engineering leadership, shaping the company’s strategic [ Continue reading. ]

RCMP’S NURTC ADDS SEAMOR’S CHINOOK ROV TO ITS PROGRAM

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Nanaimo, British Columbia –This summer the RCMP acquired SEAMOR’s Chinook ROV for police dive team training at its National Underwater Recovery and Training Center in Nanaimo, British Columbia. RCMP Underwater Recovery Teams from across Canada will now receive their training using a SEAMOR vehicle. “Gathering evidence and searching for and recovering [ Continue reading. ]

HydroComp NavCad® 2020 Released

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New features for improved Vessel-Propulsor-Drive system simulation Development in 2020 for HydroComp NavCad offers new features for all three parts of NavCad’s Vessel-Propulsor-Drive system simulation, as well as an improved user experience. Vessel definition and performance prediction The Hull CAD Import feature introduced in 2019 has been further [ Continue reading. ]

Teledyne RD Instruments Launches New Wayfinder DVL for Micro Vehicles

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  (San Diego, Calif. – September 14, 2020) Teledyne RD Instruments announces the launch of its new Wayfinder Doppler Velocity Log (DVL).  The Wayfinder has been designed to provide Doppler navigation capability for micro vehicles, which are often constrained by stringent size, weight and budget limitations.  Measuring just 10 x 10 x 7 cm [ Continue reading. ]

D’Works Marine Technology Initiative for Massachusetts Startups

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The D'Works Marine Technology Initiative makes funding available to young and growing Massachusetts companies to address/solve technical or testing challenges with a new product or technology. Become a D’Works Innovator – we would love to work with you! Why Apply This program is funded by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s Innovation Institute in [ Continue reading. ]

ARMADA Marine Robotics Wins NSF Contract

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ARMADA Marine Robotics is pleased to announce that it has won a Phase I contract from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. The $255,821 contract will focus on developing the company’s Asymmetric Propulsion system for underwater vehicles in collaboration with the Woods Hole Oceanographic [ Continue reading. ]

SeaState Episode 4

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In episode 4 of SeaState we talk with Dr. Larry Mayer who has participated in more than 90 cruises (over 70 months at sea!) during the last 35 years, and has been chief or co-chief scientist of numerous expeditions, including two legs of the Ocean Drilling Program and eight mapping expeditions in the ice covered regions of the high Arctic. Dr. Larry Mayer [ Continue reading. ]

SeaState Episode 3

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  Don't miss episode 3 of SeaState: The Marine Technology Sector - A Perspective. In this episode we talk with Justin Manley and get his thoughts on our industry during these unprecedented times. Justin is an innovative technologist and executive with experience in startup, public corporation, academic, and public sectors. He is a recognized leader [ Continue reading. ]

ARMADA Marine Robotics Signs Licensing Agreement with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for Novel Propulsion Technology

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ARMADA Marine Robotics is pleased to announce the signing of a license agreement with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) covering the use of Asymmetric Propulsion technology. Two of ARMADA's founders, Dr. Jeff Kaeli and Robin Littlefield, are part of the WHOI team that developed the technology for use with unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). [ Continue reading. ]

Unique dashboard for monitoring oceanographic equipment: SeeChart

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 Woods Hole Group's new dashboard SeeChart allows you to use a single visualization tool, to manage your entire network of oceanographic observing platforms, including buoys, floats, gliders etc... using both Argos and Iridium telemetry systems.   Developed as part of the TRUSTED project funded by Copernicus for EUMETSAT, this unique online [ Continue reading. ]