TASI Acquires SignalFire Telemetry
TASI HOLDINGS INC. announced today it has completed the acquisition of all shares of SignalFire Telemetry, located in Hudson, Massachusetts. This new acquisition is strategic to the growth model of TASI, and adds an exciting new wireless communication component to TASI’s Founded in 2006, SignalFire designs and manufactures specialized wireless mesh networking systems for uses in challenging and hazardous locations. The majority of the company’s products are wireless sensor networks deployed in upstream oil and gas fields. “We are pleased to welcome the SignalFire team to the TASI Group and the TASI Flow Division,” said John McKenna, CEO of the TASI Group. “We are very pleased to be part of the TASI family,” stated Al Hamilton, SignalFire’s President.
Driving Innovation: the Unmanned FLNG
DNV GL developed a new unmanned floating LNG concept that it claims overcomes many of the challenges faced by operators looking to unlock the potential of remote offshore gas fields. Called Solitude, DNV GL said the concept demonstrates how technological advances can be combined into a solution that offers an estimated 20% reduction in annual OPEX, only adding a few percent increase in CAPEX and at the same time increasing overall safety. Foreseeing the need for more remote projects to be able to overcome even more challenging cost barriers…
Unmanned FLNG: ‘The Future of LNG Technology’
DNV GL has developed a new unmanned floating LNG concept that it says overcomes many of the challenges currently faced by those looking to unlock the potential of remote offshore gas fields. Called Solitude, the concept demonstrates how technological advances – most of the technology already within reach - can be combined into a solution that offers some 20 percent reduction in annual OPEX, only adding a few percent increase in CAPEX and at the same time increase the overall safety. FLNG technology is developing rapidly as part of the industry’s quest for resources in more remote waters, DNV GL noted. A number of concepts have been discussed…
New Homeland Security Controls for Maritime
RAE Systems and Vastera have joined forces to jointly provide what it is calling the first end-to-end physical trade security and compliance offering. The solution is designed to help global importers and exporters more effectively manage and monitor their maritime cargo while fulfilling the complex requirements of U.S. and international trade laws. The new offering integrates Vastera’s automated global trade management solutions with a variety of RAE Systems’ wirelessly networked security sensors. Logistics and supply chain personnel now can more easily manage their trade compliance requirements while gaining unparalleled visibility and active early warning into whether their cargo containers have been breached, well before they arrive in port.
