Hydrographic Survey

Captain Robert Ward, former Deputy Hydrographer of Australia, has been elected President of the Directing Committee of the International Hydrographic Organization’s Bureau, the Monaco based intergovernmental agency representing 80 member countries.

UK port authorities at Blyth, Chatham, Rochester, Sheerness and Southampton are among first users of Ohmex’s new PortM8 integrated tide gauge and weather system, reported company director Ted Read on the opening…

Doncaster UK based hydrographic software and systems specialists Del Norte Technology is to host a three day Hypack training seminar in September.

Unique System (UK), part of Unique Maritime Group based in Sharjah, UAE, has expanded its inventory of rental equipment with acquisition of 6G acoustic positioning systems worth over £1m from Sonardyne International.

A prototype Wideview 3D interferometric sidescan sonar providing high resolution images over a 120° field of view is to be launched later this year by Marine Electronics.

Coastline Surveys of Falmouth UK is to provide single beam and bathymetric surveys of UK south west regions.