Hydrographic Survey

• Hydro12 Call for Papers

  Abstracts of papers for presentation at the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ 17th European conference in Rotterdam from 13-15 November 2012 are invited by the organisers, Hydrographic Society Benelux. 20 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Upgrade for inshore data collection

  Hampshire UK based OSIL is offering a new upgrade to its MiniBAT underwater towbody system by fitting a custom built splash-proof housing for the electronic controls. 05 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Clear as a bell despite local interference

  The demonstration of a novel undersea marking device went well despite the best attempts of the local sailors. 04 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Finding boxes lost from Rena wreck

  A multibeam sonar is being used to good effect by hydrographic surveyors at the grounding site of the 236m cargo vessel MV Rena on the Astrolabe Reef off the coast of New Zealand. 04 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Online ECDIS training

  Ahead of new IMO ECDIS requirements next year, Hamburg based Safebridge says it will shortly introduce the first release of its new online courseware for type-specific training. 03 Jan 2012 - Maritime Journal

• Sonardyne extends transponder range

  Sonardyne of Yateley, Hampshire UK has launched the sixth generation of its best selling acoustic positioning transponder, the Wideband Sub Mini 6 (WSM6). 29 Dec 2011 - Maritime Journal

• US Albanian surveys

  Hydrographic surveys of Durres harbour and its approaches in the Adriatic Sea, Albania, are presently being completed by a US Navy Fleet Survey Team (FST) under arrangements with the Albanian government. 28 Dec 2011 - Maritime Journal

• UKHO sells SevenCs & ChartWorld

  The UK Hydrographic Office has sold SevenCs and its subsidiary, ChartWorld, to Dutch-Belgian-Trading GmbH (DBT), the maritime trading and investment company in Hamburg. 27 Dec 2011 - Maritime Journal

• €2.3m Norwegian contract for Fugro OSAE

  Fugro OSAE of Bremen, Germany has been awarded a €2.3m contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS) for surveys of a 12,000 sq/km area of the Barents Sea in the northern-most part of Norway, close to the Russian border. 26 Dec 2011 - Maritime Journal

• Russia completes GLONASS constellation

  Russia’s GLONASS satellite navigation system now has a full orbital constellation of 24 satellites following successful launch of the final unit from the Plesetsk spaceport at the beginning of October. 24 Dec 2011 - Maritime Journal

• Norwegian ENC distribution agreement

  Navtor, a newly established Norwegian e-navigation company based in Egersund near Stavanger, has signed a distribution agreement with the Norwegian Hydrographic Service’s Primar organisation for supply of its official electronic nautical charts (ENCs). 23 Dec 2011 - Maritime Journal

• New Teledyne TSS motion sensors

  Watford UK based Teledyne TSS, whose Meridian Standard and Surveyor gyrocompasses have recently been type approved by the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, has launched a new range of motion sensors, the DMS-500 series. 22 Dec 2011 - Maritime Journal

• Sunken Guinness ship detected

  High resolution images of W M Barkley, the first Guiness merchant vessel, which was sunk by a German torpedo seven miles off the coast of Dublin in 1917, have been revealed. 21 Dec 2011 - Maritime Journal

• 49th Marine Measurement Forum

  Partrac, the Glasgow based marine data acquisition company specialising in oceanographic, environmental and geoscience surveys, is to host the 49th UK Marine Measurement Forum at the city’s prestigious Science Centre on Wednesday 9 November. 31 Oct 2011 - Maritime Journal

• Calibration-free acoustic positioning

  CSA International Inc, an environmental survey company working in the Gulf of Mexico, is the first organisation to purchase the new GyroUSBL calibration-free acoustic positioning system from Sonardyne International of Hampshire UK. 31 Oct 2011 - Maritime Journal