Hydrographic Survey

Fugro Geos of Wallingford in the UK has been awarded a contract by Seagreen Wind Energy for oceanographic surveys of the zone designated for the Firth of Forth Round 3 offshore wind…

Gothenburg based MMT AB, which is presently completing pre-lay surveys for a proposed new 275km subsea cable route linking Danish and Dutch electricity grids, has been retained by Egypt’s Chamber of Diving…

Focusing on the sciences involved in hydrographic surveying and marine geophysical investigations, this two day technical conference from 6 to 7 April is being held at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton…

The University of Plymouth in association with locally based Atlantic Inertial Systems is to lead research into a new form of navigation system, enabling unmanned surface vessels (USVs) to operate in areas…

Ahead of next year’s introduction of mandatory ECDIS carriage requirements, Transas Marine has launched a new computer based training course (CBT) certified by Germanischer Lloyd.

Teledyne TSS has opened a new laboratory standard calibration facility at its Watford premises, enabling widely operated user TSS 440 pipe and cable trackers to be precisely calibrated for specific targets.

Atlas of the Deep Water Seabed, Ireland, a detailed compendium of stunning 3D imagery of submarine canyons, underwater mountains and abyssal plains that make up Ireland’s seabed territory, was launched at the…

NetSurvey of Banbury UK has been awarded a contract by San Diego USA based Princess Cruise Lines for hydrographic surveys around Princess Cays at Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.

Southampton UK based Emu Ltd has extended its survey activities with the opening of a Scottish office in Edinburgh’s city centre.

Discovering Digital Video - An Introduction to Digital Video and its Benefits is the title of a new publication from the International Marine Contractors Association, which now has over 700 members in…

Elac Nautik of Kiel in Germany has introduced a new medium depth and deepwater multibeam system with a swathe width exceeding 140 degrees, the SB 3030.

An Italian Hydrographic Society (Societa Italiana Di Idrografia) has been formed under the leadership of its inaugural President, Dr Aldo Monaca.

The International Hydrographic Organization in Monaco has established an Arctic Regional Hydrographic Commission (ARHC) comprising representatives of five member coastal states, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the USA. It is the 16th…

Pelydryn, the Welsh airborne Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) company headed by former UK national hydrographer Dr Wyn Williams, has completed two major surveys for the Irish INFOMAR (Integrated Mapping for the…

Evert Flier has been appointed director of the Norwegian Hydrographic Service in Stavanger, which is also responsible for administration of the international non-profit electronic nautical chart centre, Primar Stavanger.