$1.5m Seatronics-CodaOctopus deal
Also announced at Oceanology International was a $1.5m purchase by rental specialists Seatronics of a further number of CodaOctopus Echoscope 3D dual frequency, high resolution sonar systems.
Intended for rapid deployment on vessels of opportunity or mounting on ROVs and AUVs,
the systems will be available worldwide from either company under a joint Technology Access Program (TAP) for applications as varied as marine construction, port security, dredging and decommissioning. “It’s another example of Seatronics working in partnership with some of the world’s leading manufacturers of high tech sonar equipment for the benefit of the subsea industry”, said David Currie, managing director of the Scottish multinational company with outlets in Abu Dhabi, Australia, Norway, Singapore and the US.