AML Oceanographic
About
About AML Oceanographic
AML Oceanographic was established in 1974 and operates from Sidney, British Columbia. The company develops modular oceanographic instruments for hydrographic and environmental measurement, including sound-velocity profilers, conductivity-temperature-depth systems, moving-vessel profilers and interchangeable sensor heads. Union Park Capital acquired AML in 2026 as the foundation of a marine-technology platform, while the business continues under its established brand.
Autonomous survey platforms use these instruments to add calibrated water-column observations to their navigation and mapping missions. Saildrone is a verified customer and integration counterpart. AML does not provide vessel autonomy; its role is to supply the environmental sensing and profiling layer that supports sonar correction, survey quality and ocean-data products.
Operations
Facilities & manufacturing
- Facility
2026-08-11 - AML lists operating locations in Victoria, Dartmouth and Amsterdam, supporting manufacturing, deployment service, calibration and European customer support. - AML company operating footprint
Source
Supply
Supply chain relationships
- Saildrone
Outbound - robotics sensors - Saildrone Voyager integrates an AML custom autonomous sound-velocity profiler
Source
Team
- Robert Haydock - Chief Executive Officer
- Chris Bueley - Chief Operating Officer
- Caitlin Lott - Vice President of Instrumentation - Leads the instrumentation business.
- Shawn Taylor - Vice President of MVP Systems - Leads Moving Vessel Profiler systems.
- Chris Fougere - Vice President of Sales - Leads company sales.
- Jonathan Armstrong - Vice President of Systems and Standards - Leads systems and standards engineering.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-02-27 - Product Launch - AML introduces the compact MVP Roam underway profiler
The profiler operates autonomously while a vessel is underway and supports depths up to 60 metres. Its freewheeling architecture can carry as many as four measurement parameters through the water column. AML assumed manufacturing, service and support responsibility after acquiring the underlying technology from Revelare Systems.
Source - 2026-02-01 - Acquisition - AML Oceanographic is acquired by Union Park Capital
AML said the transaction became effective on 1 February 2026; financial terms were not disclosed. The company will anchor a multi-company marine-technology platform backed by Union Park Capital. Robert Haydock and the existing leadership team retained responsibility for independent day-to-day operations.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- Union Park Capital
Parent Company - AML Oceanographic has operated independently under Union Park Capital ownership since 1 February 2026.
Context
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Shared workflows
- Saildrone
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Context tags
- METOC data collection - Workflow - Verified against official company materials and existing source-backed supply relationships during full-profile enrichment.
- Autonomous marine data collection - Capability - Verified against official company materials and existing source-backed supply relationships during full-profile enrichment.
- Sensor component supplier - Stack Layer - Verified against official company materials and existing source-backed supply relationships during full-profile enrichment.