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...

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...

The oceans are one of the last frontiers to be discovered. Covering three-quarters of the world, there have been discovered unique ecosystems, found mineral deposits and created ch...

After working for eighteen years with the trailer department of a dredging company, Stef Mars started his own hydrographic survey company in 1985. Working on board of hopper traile...

Alec Electronics Co Ltd was established in September 1973, in Japan, with the goal of producing instruments which contribute to environmental preservation. The company was founded...

With 13 years of acoustic inspections behind them (the last nine utilising the Focus 400 ROTV), Svitzer has, arguably, become a leader in ROTV pipeline inspections. With a highly s...

What started out as a small niche company specialising in hydrographic multi-beam surveys has really taken flight since 1992. C&C Technologies has been led in many other direct...

The acquisition of hydrographic data has successfully supported the production of paper and electronic navigational charts for many years. Hydrographic offices worldwide are rightl...

Being young does not mean being behind. Nortek AS has set out to prove that a young company can help push the industry forward, and it has come a long way since it opened up shop o...

CSI Wireless Inc. was established in 1990 on the Canadian prairies to develop and supply GPS navigation and mapping systems to oil exploration and production crews in the Gulf of M...

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...