DEFENSEA CONSULTORIA TAKES PART IN THE DONATION CEREMONY OF SAAB’S AIS TRANSPONDERS FOR THE BRAZILIAN NAVAL ACADEMY

DefenSea Consultoria attended the ceremony of delivering five (5) AIS class B transponders, model R4, from SAAB to the Naval Academy, Brazil’s oldest higher education institution, which forms Officials in the Brazilian Navy, held on December 1st, 2017.

The donation was an initiative of SAAB, which will allow the installation of navigation aid equipment in the Naval Academy sailing boats, thus contributing to the professional training of future officers of the Brazilian Navy.

DefenSea Consultoria worked actively throughout the process, providing the necessary contacts that resulted in the donation of equipment to the Brazilian Naval Academy.

In his speech, Rear Admiral Newton, Commander of the Brazilian Naval Academy, mentioned the importance of the event to the relationship and partnership of the institution with SAAB, which has contributed significantly to Brazil’s economic growth. Admiral Newton classified SAAB as a trustworthy partner, in keeping with the traditions of that secular education institution, and opened the possibility of pursuing partnership in other matters of interest to the Naval Academy.

In return, Mr. Fredrik Hillbom, Sales Manager of SAAB for Latin America, thanked for the opportunity to contribute with the Brazilian Navy and highlighted the possibility of participating in other projects. He delivered a plaque with the Term of Donation to the Brazilian Naval Academy.

The news about the ceremony was also posted on the website of the Brazilian Navy athttps://www.marinha.mil.br/noticias/gven-promove-cerimonia-para-receber-doacao-de-equipamentos-pela-saab

DefenSea Consultoria is the representative in Brazil of Polyamp, a Swedish company recognized worldwide for its energy conversion and advanced degaussing and deperming systems for ships and submarines.

As indicated by these photos, the companies set up a booth at the 1st International Congress of Mine Countermeasures (1st CICMM) held at the Naval War School, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, from October 16th to 18th, 2017.

Visitors were able to see some projects completed or under development by Polyamp, with specific focus on the Congress theme, which begins to resume relevance in the face of the new surface vessels and submarines that will shortly be incorporated by the Brazilian Navy.

Among Polyamp’s products, we can highlight SWECADE©, underwater signature management software for magnetic, electrical, acoustic and pressure devices, also used to make predictions, coil modeling and training; the POLYSERA©, a system that allows the ship to have its own portable range for measuring signatures, giving it control of its own underwater signature; POEMS ©, a system designed for mine exercise, either autonomously or by remote control, simulating the various types of mines on the market; and fixed systems for updating or implantation of ranges with multi influence sensors of the magnetic, acoustic, electric, and pressure types; among other products and services, all used in several countries, including the United States of America.

Polyamp supplies its products to several major manufacturers of naval defense equipment, including the Swedish SAAB which, as highlighted during the 1st CICMM, presented a super-equipped Mine Countermeasures Vessel, similar to Koster class, an option for acquisition by the Brazilian Navy with excellent cost-benefit.

Polyamp systems are installed in more than 50 surface and submarine vessels in operation in several navies, including CVN-77, George H. W. Bush Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (USA).

The proven and cost-effective Polyamp products have raised a great deal of interest from officers, engineers and researchers from the Brazilian Navy who deal directly with mine countermeasures in the 2nd Naval District Command area, based in Salvador, State of Bahia.

In this way, representatives of Polyamp and DefenSea Consultoria were invited and visited the Magnetology Complex of the Naval Base of Aratu, subordinated to the 2nd Naval District Command, in order to evaluate and propose possible solutions for updating the sector.

DEFENSEA CONSULTORIA PRESENTS A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE USE OF THE DYNAMIC CLEARANCE SYSTEM IN THE PORT OF SANTOS

OMC International, an Australian company represented in Brazil by DefenSea Consultoria, has produced a feasibility study for the use of the Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC) system in the Port of Santos, the largest in Latin America, which was presented to the public in the Port in July, 31st of this year.

DUKC is operating in 26 ports around the world, having performed more than 160 thousand ship crossings without any accident, proving that, in addition to allowing the adoption of larger drafts of operation and optimizing the dredging of access channels, the system substantially increases the safety of navigation.

It is important to highlight that the DUKC system can only operate in a port after a validation phase, in order to guarantee its use with maximum safety.

DUKC’s employment authorization in Brazilian ports is being evaluated by a technical committee of the Brazilian Navy, for which DefenSea Consultoria and OMC International also made a specific presentation.

The presentation of the study was carried out by Sergio Jordão, one of the partners of DefenSea Consultoria, with the presence of Dr Terry O’Brien, founder and Executive Director of OMC International, and Mr. Alex Oliva, President of CODESP of São Paulo), besides other important professionals who work in the national port segment.

As stated by CODESP, administrator of the Port of Santos, on the coast of São Paulo, deployment and start of operation of the DUKC system, which calculates the dynamic under keel clearance of the navigation channel in real time, will happen until the second half of 2019, if authorized by the Brazilian Navy, making possible that the Santos wharf can receive ships with greater draft, increasing substantially the productivity, competitiveness, and safety in the operations of that port facility.

A video of the presentation of the feasibility study of the DUKC system in the Port of Santos is in the article published in the G1 site here: https://g1.globo.com/sp/santos-regiao/porto-mar/noticia/2018/08/01/codesp-estuda-adotar-sistema-que-calcula-calado-em-tempo-real-no-porto-de-santos.ghtml

DEFENSEA CONSULTORIA WILL HAVE ITS OWN BOOTH AT LAAD 2017

According to the image above, DefenSea Consultoria will be present with its own booth at LAAD 2017, the largest exhibition of Defense and Security in Latin America, to be held at RioCentro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil in April, from 04th to 07th, 2017.

DefenSea´s booth will be the X46 inside Pavilion 2, the same one occupied by the Brazilian Navy Command.

Polyamp, a large Swedish company that recently came to be represented in Brazil by DefenSea Consultoria, and recognized worldwide for its energy conversion systems, as well as advanced degaussing and deperming for ships and submarines, will be sharing the space.

Visitors will be able to know about some projects carried out or under development by DefenSea Consultoria, considering the many national and foreign companies partners.

We can highlight: Wave Glider, an autonomous surface platform with great autonomy for use in several missions, including in anti-submarine warfare; Low-cost towed sonar system with high portability, used in smaller vessels; Naval Gun Fire Scoring system; Updating of analog sonars; Control systems for autonomous surface vessels; And vessel monitoring systems, among other products and services, all used in several countries.

Thus, DefenSea Consultoria invites everyone to pay a visit to booth X46, pavilion 2, during LAAD 2017.