Glomar Offshore is a diversified ship management company based in Den Helder, The Netherlands, that operates in the global offshore support vessel field, with a focus on the North...

Kongsberg Maritime Ltd, headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, is the UK arm of the International Kongsberg Group of companies. It has 120 staff, operating from three modern faciliti...

Chesapeake Technology, Inc. was formed as a sole proprietorship in 1990 in response to the needs of a former employer; Meridian Ocean Systems needed a software engineer to conduct...

HSA Systems Pty Ltd was founded in Sydney Australia in 1991 as Hydrographic Sciences Australia, the founding shareholders being Brian O’Neil and Jon Dean and initial business the p...

EIVA a/s, based in Aarhus, Denmark, is an independent software and systems company in design and manufacturing software and integrated, customised systems solutions for marine surv...

Ocean Data Equipment Corporation (ODEC) of Providence, Rhode Island USA, has over 30 years experience in the design, manufacturing, and technical support of high quality, precision...

For over 35 years, the name of Chelsea has been synonymous with the development optical sensors and towed vehicle systems for civil and military customers. Now a demand for vehicle...

Sonatech was founded in 1973 as a member of the Channel Industries family of companies, now Channel Technologies. In the thirty years since, it has evolved into a leader in the des...

In July 2002, the revised Chapter V of the IMO Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention entered into force. Under the new Regulation 9, the Contracting Governments of SOLAS are now...

Sonardyne International has long been a familiar name to anyone involved in sub-sea positioning technology, whether in offshore oil exploration, construction, drilling or any of th...

Transas is a developer and supplier of a wide range of software, integrated solutions and hardware technologies for the aviation and marine transportation industry, including both...

The GEMS Group was founded in 2003 by Andrew Wright and was formely known as the hydrographic department of Decloet (Dec), Silt and Medida. GEMS (Geotechnical Engineering and Marin...

Being detached from a vessel increases the range for surveying, making it possible to access deeper and more difficult areas of the sea and oceans. Hydroid LLC develops and manufac...

As UK manufacturer of oceanographic and hydrometric instrumentation, Valeport has come a long way since its humble beginnings in Dartmouth, Devon (UK) some 38 years ago. Innovation...

Septentrio has from its inception embraced new possibilities in satellite navigation and offers satellite navigation receivers for professional markets, while preparing users for t...

The Noordhoek group of companies has been operational for 47 years in the diving and ROV industry, both inshore and offshore. Since 2003 the company has added a third core business...

This 10th anniversary of Hydro International is an occasion to look at Reed Business, the publisher of this magazine. The history of the Reed Business Geo division goes further bac...

We are entering a new era in which working with digital equipment will fit into daily business. Developments are moving fast, making keeping up difficult. GeoMETIUS is a Dutch comp...