Curley Joins Klein Marine Systems

Ted Curley has joined the Klein Marine Systems leadership team, bringing more than 35 years of experience in the underwater technology industry across both defense and commercial markets.

Throughout his career, Curley has been at the forefront of innovation, contributing to cutting-edge advancements in uncrewed systems, navigation, sonars, and more. He has held prominent leadership roles, including leading Exail Defense Systems in North America and driving technological and market growth at Teledyne Marine. His extensive experience working with U.S. Navy Fleet forces, coupled with a proven track record of revenue growth and market expansion, underscores his exceptional leadership and industry acumen.

GeoAcoustics Appoints Stone GM

GeoAcoustics Ltd appointed Paul Stone as General Manager at its headquarters in Norfolk. With 35 years of diverse experience across offshore and subsea operations and management, Paul brings a track record in senior leadership roles.

Stone joins GeoAcoustics following a 17 year career at Seamap Malaysia, which culminated in a five year tenure as General Manager at the company’s Malaysian headquarters from 2018 to 2023. During this time, he led operations, managed manufacturing and repairs, and successfully integrated new product lines. His extensive experience in offshore operations and technology, and customer-focused solutions aligns with GeoAcoustics’ mission to deliver ‘Excellence in Subsea Sound’.

Linda Dowdeswell, Director and co-owner of GeoAcoustics Ltd, added: “Paul’s extensive experience and proven leadership make him the perfect choice to guide operations and inspire our team. His appointment underscores our dedication to sustainability and the delivery of world-class hydroacoustic technology, while supporting our position as an industry leader committed to quality, customer focus, and environmental responsibility.”

NOC Develops Multi-parameter Mini Sensor for Underwater Platforms

A project to create a multi-parameter miniature sensor to help boost the range of measurements single underwater robotic platforms can take has won UK funding. A team in the National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) Ocean Technology and Engineering group will develop and then test the new SixSense package on autonomous underwater vehicles, including Autosub Long Range (ALR) and Slocum Glider platforms. The new miniature sensor will be capable of measuring six key parameters covering biogeochemical, physical and environmental measurements. “Sampling our world’s ocean is a formidable challenge, yet understanding more about the marine environment is critical for understanding a wide range of issues that can have local but also global impacts," said Dr Andrew Morris, project lead. “Marine autonomy is a way to monitor more locations for longer than has previously been possible. As the platform technology advances so must the sensors available to them to make best use of new capabilities to deliver more data.”

The sensors – conductivity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, pressure, pH and Eh – will all be solid-state, low-power and not require reagents, making them simple to deploy and with no moving parts to maintain. During testing, three sensors will be deployed on a single ALR, all mounted in different locations – inside, on the outside and in-line with pumped sample lines – alongside traditional instruments, for verification. Others will be deployed in the science bays of gliders.

Teledyne ADCP for 63-ft. Hybrid Ocean Monitoring Vessel

Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) from Teledyne RD Instruments (RDI) has been chosen for a 63-ft. hybrid catamaran for the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San), built by All American Marine (AAM). The vessel, designed to support ocean sampling and scientific research, will be an innovative hybrid-powered boat, contributing to environmental sustainability in marine operations. It will enable OC San to carry out environmental monitoring, marine research, and ocean sampling efficiently in the Southern California Coast. The ADCP will help inform OC San’s Ocean Monitoring team on current movements during complex oceanographic research and sample collections. The ADCP data will be used to augment OC San’s water quality program and support the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) compliance determination. OC San is a public agency that provides wastewater collection, treatment, disposal, and recycling for approximately 2.6 million people living in a 479 square mile area of central and northwest Orange County, California. OC San has two wastewater reclamation plants that treat more than 190 million gallons of wastewater per day from residential, commercial and industrial sources which covers 20 cities, four special districts, and the unincorporated area of the County of Orange. The ADCP used here can collect detailed maps of the distribution of water currents and suspended materials through the water column at depths of 1000m and beyond.

DCI Group, RTsys Partner

DCI Group and RTsys announced a partnership, aiming to integrate cutting-edge underwater robotic technologies into military training programs. DCI Group and RTsys are committed to developing innovative training solutions that leverage RTsys premium equipment including SONADIVE hand held sonar, NEMOSENS and COMET-MCM light & portable AUV s for MCM trainings, and SEMA recoverable target for ASW trainings.

SGS Robotic Hull Cleaning

Authorities in Singapore granted Subsea Global Solutions approval of its hull cleaning services for vessels, allowing underwater cleaning to take place while vessels are engaged in cargo work at the terminal. The approved cleaning procedure requires the use of a Cleaning Remotely Operated Vehicle (C-ROV) equipped with an integrated filtration plant, designed to capture and reclaim materials, ensuring compliance with Singapore’s stringent environmental regulations. This filtration technology captures biofouling debris, preventing pollutants from being discharged into the harbor and thus preserving local marine ecosystems. Since 2022, Subsea Global Solutions’ Singapore office has been leveraging the Portable C-ROV system for underwater cleaning operations, deploying it from their dive support vessel.

Subsea Global Solutions will offer streamlined hull cleaning services to all clients with vessels calling in Singapore. Its ECO C-ROV technology is available in Antwerp and Halifax.