Sonardyne Strenghtens Position by Acquiring MARSS Ltd

Sonardyne is pleased to announce the acquisition of MARSS Ltd, a high technology marine company with operations in the UK, Monaco and Italy.

The Company is run by founder Johannes Pinl and supported by the European Union security directive. MARSS has led a pan-European team of research and military institutes, legislative bodies and commercial operators in the development of innovative command and control solutions for vessel anti-piracy, counter-terrorism and waterside security. The MARSS team consists of a group of senior software and hardware engineers with a combination of NATO and Silicon Valley experience.

Commenting on the acquisition Rob Balloch, Strategic Development and Marketing Director for Sonardyne said: “MARSS adds a significant system capability to our successful Sentinel underwater surveillance sonar product line, enabling Sonardyne to provide an effective integrated security solution for the protection of vessel and specific waterside assets”. Johannes Pinl of MARSS added “Sonardyne is already the world leader in underwater security solutions, as part of its group we can now provide a more integrated service to our partners and new customers on a global basis”.

About Sonardyne
Sonardyne is an international technology company delivering trusted solutions for acoustic positioning, inertial navigation, wireless subsea communication and sonar imaging to the offshore oil and gas, maritime defence and ocean research industries.

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Offshore Nieuws Staff , November 30, 2011;  Image: Sonardyne