Marine Technology Reporter, June 2006

<BODY> <div> 38 MTR June 2006 Konsberg Mesotech 1598 Kebet Way Port Coquitlam, B.C. V3C 5M5 CANADA Tel: (604) 464-8144 Fax: (604) 941-5423 Email: km.sales.vancouver@kongsberg.com www.kongsberg-mesotech.com Company Profile Kongsberg Mesotech Ltd. was formed in 1973 to design and manufacture underwater acoustic equipment. The com- pany offers a range of products for military, fisheries, oil- field, scientific, and other offshore market applications. Kongsberg Mesotech's ongoing research and development has paved the company's presence as a leader in high-res- olution sonar systems, and acoustic technology. As a member of the Kongsberg Group of Norway since 1996, the company has furthered its international market expo- sure while maintaining the flexibility of a smaller organiza- tion. Kongsberg Mesotech's Vancouver office is responsible for the design, manufacture and sales of underwater acoustic products, including: imaging and profiling mechani- cally scanned sonars, multibeam imaging sonars, multi- beam echo sounders, altimeters. Technical Profile Kongsberg Mesotech manufactures more than 100 mod- els of multibeam, scanning, side scan, echo sounder, and altimeter sonar combinations. The company's major break- through came in 1982 with the development of the Model 971 Scanning Sonar. This high resolution scanning sonar was accepted by military and offshore oilfield market users, and soon became a standard for all ROV operations. To date, over 2500 scanning sonar systems have been deliv- ered. and CCTV), training of client personnel, maintenance of propri- etary systems (e.g. current speed, wind speed and direction) and remote and direct management of system data; - Measurement services - measure- ment of metocean parameters such as waves, current speed; including multi-disciplinary proj- ect management, daily monthly, and yearly data acquisition pro- grams, data analysis and presentation; - Forecasting services includ- ing the provi- sion of site-spe- cific weather forecasts (by email, fax, Inmarsat and the world-wide web), 24-hour telephone consulta- tion and provision of onboard forecasters for sensitive operations offshore; - Software - the development of software for oceanographic and meteorological data applications; - Seawatch - design and develop- ment of integrated real-time marine monitoring buoy network systems, oceanographic and water quality sensors, and tsunami mod- ule for tsunami wave detection; - Structural Monitoring - special- ized engineering related to off- shore structures, riser technology and supporting services, including installation and servicing of inte- grated metocean and structural monitoring systems. Fugro Pelagos, Inc. 3738 Ruffin Road, San Diego, CA 92123 Tel: 858-292-8922; Fax: 858-292-5308 E-mail: fugropelagos@fugro.com Internet: www.fugro-pelagos.com President: Edward Saade Marketing Director: David Millar Number of Employees: 8,000 worldwide Annual Sales: $1.4 billion (See Profile on page 28) General Acoustics GmbH Hendrik Eden, General Manager Dorfstr. 57, Kiel-Ottendorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 24107 Tel.: +49-431-58081-80; Fax: +49-431-58081-89 E-mail: JKoslowski@GeneralAcoustics.com General Manager: Hendrik Eden Sales Manager: Jens Koslowski, Heiko Balzerek, Jorge Echeverri Number of Employees: 15 (See Profile on page 26) Falmouth Scientific, Inc. Contact: Frances Lewis-Souza, Marketing Manager 1400 Route 28A. PO Box 315, Cataumet MA 02534 Tel: 508-564-7640; Fax: 508-564-7643 E-mail: flewis@falmouth.com CEO: John Baker • Vice President: Rick Babicz Sales Manager: Jeff Bartkowski Number of Employees: 28 (See Profile on page 34) Geonav Marine Systems 11211 Katy Freeway, Suite 430, Houston, TX 77079 Tel: 713-722-9697 E-mail: morton@geonav.com CEO: Russell Morton Jeff Coutts, Managing Director MTR#5 (36-48).qxd 6/16/2006 11:58 AM Page 38 </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>