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There is no need to spend a lot of money producing digital charts for navigation, says Hamburg-based SevenCs, the former subsidiary of the UK Hydrographic Office.

Offshore Marine Management (OMM), which has offices in Bristol, Cambridge and Hamburg, says it is developing an advanced integrated vehicle for survey and inspection operations down to depths of 100m.

The inter-governmental International Hydrographic Organization in Monaco, representing 80 member countries, is to hold its five yearly conference from 23 to 27 April.

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.