Hydrographic Survey

The UK Hydrographic Office isto include Primar-Stavanger data within its worldwide Admiralty ECDIS and ENC (Electronic Nautical Chart) services, following an agreement signed between the two organisations at the end of March.

The Canadian HydrographicAssociation (CHA) hasjoined the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS), therecently established elective international body comprising memberorganisations of Australasia, Benelux, Denmark, the UK and US.

iXSEA of France has been awarded a contract by the Marine Institute of Ireland for supplyof navigational and positioning systems for use as part of the Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS) project,…

Sonar studies of the Venice Lagoon have revealed submerged beaches that play a crucial role in preservation of its wetlands following surveys carried out by Southampton Oceanography Centre on behalf of CORILAS…

The UK Natural Environment Research Council, which has an annual budget of around £ 300m to fund and undertake impartial research in environmental sciences, has commissioned construction of a new £ 36m…

The widespread damage to livelihoods and infrastructures resulting from the magnitude 9 earthquake off the west coast of Sumatra on 26 December has brought a swift response from world aid agencies and…

BP has concluded a $3m partnership agreement with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, for a three-year research programme. The initial focus of the programme, say…