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St. John’s, Newfoundland – January 19, 2009 – Marport, a leading subsea acoustics technology company, announced today that it has signed a Product Development Agreement (PDA) with the marine division of Rolls-Royce, a global leader in marine propulsion, engineering and deck handling equipment.
The PDA resulted from a Memorandum of Understanding that both companies formalized in late 2007. Under the recently signed PDA, Marport and Rolls-Royce will develop software defined, wireless acoustic sensors for deck machinery controls used in commercial fishing, offshore supply & service and ocean energy applications.
Marport and Rolls-Royce will co-develop sensors and data analysis systems to maximize deck machinery utilization and automation. It is expected that the initial solutions will be deployed in the global fishing industry as part of a new Rolls-Royce E-Trawl™ system. When integrated with Marport's software-defined acoustic sensors, a fishing vessel's auto-trawl control system will be supplied with real-time trawl performance information that enables the gear to be automatically adjusted for optimized fishing.
Karl Kenny, Marport President & CEO said, "Marport is very pleased to continue its collaboration with Rolls-Royce Marine to further develop our software defined sensors for new applications in commercial fishing and offshore energy."
"This agreement provides Rolls-Royce with access to Marport's market leading sensor technologies that will broaden our product offering in next generation deck machinery control systems. We hope to continue our co-operation with Marport to develop other new technologies and products to serve future market demands," said Sveinung Giske, General Manager Sales in the marine division of Rolls-Royce.
About Rolls-Royce
The marine division of Rolls-Royce is a global leader in marine propulsion, engineering and hydrodynamic expertise, with a broad product range and full systems integration capability. It offers a product portfolio ranging from vessel design and engines to propulsion and deck handling equipment. The business is unique in its scope and capabilities, with the aim of supplying power, propulsion and motion control systems for high-value vessels. The Rolls-Royce marine business has 7,000 employees, 2,000 customers and equipment installations on over 20,000 vessels. For more information visit www.rolls-royce.com
About Marport Deep Sea Technologies Inc.
Marport is a pioneering developer of Software Defined Sonar® technology - a disruptive hardware and software platform that enables multi-function sonar products for underwater sensing, positioning and communications. Marport designs and manufactures advanced acoustic solutions for commercial fisheries, underwater defence, offshore energy and ocean science. For more information, visit www.marport.com
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