
MarineNav
Develops subsea navigation, tracking, and acoustic positioning systems for underwater vehicles and inspection work.
MarineNav Ltd. is an independently owned Canadian company based in Prince Edward Island that designs and manufactures underwater ROV systems, bespoke marine-grade computers and displays, advanced vessel monitoring systems and fleet management software. Everything it sells is designed, engineered, manufactured, assembled and rigorously tested on site at its own facility, and research, development and aftercare technical support are kept in-house rather than outsourced. The same product support team is involved in the design, manufacturing and support of every product, which the company presents as the reason problems get resolved quickly and directly rather than through a call centre. Its team includes engineers, designers, technicians and ROV specialists, and its products reach customers through a growing network of authorized distributors across five continents. The Oceanus fleet of inspection class ROV systems runs from the Oceanus Mini Lite through the Oceanus Mini, Oceanus Pro and Oceanus Ultimate. The vehicles are independently certified to perform to depths of 300+ meters and ship in hardshell transport cases so they stay portable and quick to set up. Features include ROV power over tether, a vectorized thruster design that provides lateral movement, and touch-sensitive proprietary Flight Control System software integrated with hand-held controllers. Around the vehicles the company sells ROV system components, accessories and replacement parts, rentals and service packages, and training courses. Its marine-grade computers are built to exacting ISO standards and to customer specification, with multi-layer vibration dampening and anti-shock technology, a built-in emergency backup system and salt-rated, UV-protected marine-grade powder coating inside and out; the company quotes an average mean time before failure of 100,000 hours. Configurations include rack mount, surface mount, fanless and mini computers. The display range, precision-built from high-strength marine-grade aluminum and trusted by defence agencies, includes Mariner Series Displays, CG Elite Series Displays and Mil-Spec Series Displays, with one-touch input selection, backlit front controls and a one-touch red monochrome night mode. MarineNav also supplies advanced vessel monitoring systems and proprietary fleet management software that collect real-time vessel data including positioning and error codes, monitor up to 50 fleet vessels and let authorized third parties view streaming data remotely, plus sonar systems covering a side-scan towfish and an autonomous underwater vehicle sonar system. The company works as a contract manufacturing partner too, offering concept design, prototype fabrication with in-house CAD and testing, full scale production with burn-in testing, private labelling, customized packaging, dedicated and remote login technical support, installation guides and flexible warranty packages. It is an ISO 9001 certified company and is registered under Canada's Controlled Goods Program, and its products are tested to IEC 60945 in A2LA-certified laboratories and meet DNV type approval requirements.