As part of their systems upgrade programme, seabed survey company Bibby HydroMap are to install a full rate dual head RESON T20-P multibeam echo sounder on coastal survey vessel Pr...

MMT have signed a four-year framework agreement with TenneT. The framework agreement runs from 2016 to 2020 and MMT has been selected for geophysical and geotechnical investigation...

The eighth survey, focused on UK companies operating primarily in Marine Science and Technology (MST) activities, aims to provide an insight into current business activity in terms...

In recent years GEOxyz has moved into the offshore markets with the purchase of dedicated vessels and utilising vessels of opportunity. In the UK, the company has established a hea...

Fugro has deployed multi-purpose offshore survey vessel 'Fugro Gauss' to join the 'Fugro Brasilis' offshore Mexico, to help complete the world’s largest seep-hunting survey f...

On 28 and 29 June 2016, equipment was deployed in the Cape Cod Canal, USA. Scientists from UMass Dartmouth conducted a survey to understand the sea bed at the place where...

Prysmian has awarded MMT to conduct the cable route survey for the Cobra cable. Ellen Svestad, CCO, comments upon the contract award that the COBRA cable is the planned subsea Inte...

US President Barack Obama has approved the promotion of Shepard Smith from captain to rear admiral (lower half), a prerequisite for Smith to become director of NOAA’s Office...

Following the first 3 years of successful hydrographic survey, MMT UK has received a further 2-year contract extension with the Maritime & Coastguard Agency's Civil Hydrog...

Seafloor Systems has, earlier this year, extended their line of Autonomous Surface Vehicles, developed for hydrographic survey applications. The EchoBoat-ASV is a multi-payload, re...

Horizon Geosciences recently launched a bespoke, economical nearshore survey boat in tune with client demand. Weighing only 4 tonnes, the 'Horizon Echo' is a flexible nearshore sur...

Pageo Utama of Jakarta provides hydrographic survey, positioning and subsea support facilities to the offshore oil and gas industries from bases in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapor...

The Norwegian Mapping Authority Hydrographic Service has contracted Meritaito for a survey project consisting of more than 7,500 square metres in the Barents Sea. Th...

Coastal planners, fishery managers and oceanographic researchers will soon reap seafloor and water-column data from the coast of Washington, USA, as NOAA ship Rainier und...

Coda Octopus has announced the release of its Geophysical Survey Post-processing software Survey Engine Version 5.2. This latest release adds significant new features to their Seis...

The second of two 60-metre oceanographic and hydrographic vessels designed and built by OCEA in France for the Indonesian Navy was handed over following a commissioning ceremony in...

Mid-April 2016, Kongsberg Maritime Ltd, UK, has uncovered the elusive Nessie. That is, the long lost model of Nessie which was used during filming of 1970’s ‘The Privat...

Seafloor Systems has been awarded a contract to deliver an EchoBoat-ASV system to Skanska Construction in Trondheim, Norway. The EchoBoat-ASV features dual-DC motors for ease of co...

Unique Group’s wholly owned company GSE Rentals, UK, has recently sold a new Applanix POS MV SurfMaster and POSPac Software suite to its client, Insight Marine Projects....

Gardline (UK) has been awarded a survey contract by Huawei Submarine Networks for the Nationwide Submarine Cable Project initiated by Ooredoo Maldives. The project consists of surv...

Marsh, a global leader in marine insurance broking and risk management, has issued an industry information report that highlights the inherent risks involved in operating ever-larg...

The Hydrographic Society of America would like to announce the formation of the Mid West Chapter. The newly formed chapter will serve as a focal point for hydrographic activities i...

The Society of Maritime Industries will be undertaking its annual trends survey of the UK marine science and technology industry at Oceanology International 2016. Seen as a key ind...

MMT celebrates 40 years in the marine survey business this year and the celebration starts at Oceanology International, stand F601, at London ExCel, from 15-17 March 2016. MMT will...

After learning about the prospect of using a jet ski with a singlebeam echosounder to conduct bathymetric surveys in a fraction of the time, the Gold Coast council in Australia pur...

All American Marine, Inc. (AAM, USA) was recently awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the design and construction of a hydrofoil-supported aluminium...

Coda Octopus started in the marine industry with its GeoSurvey software suite over 20 years ago. This software package has been the industry’s workhorse for an extended perio...

CGG has announced that it will commence a multi-client airborne gravity and magnetic survey offshore South Africa. The Petroleum Agency of South Africa (PASA) has authorised the pr...

The fourth generation of EIVA NaviPac is to be launched at Oceanology International 2016 on 15 March 2016. Visitors to the EIVA stand will be able to get a demo by the company...

Swedish survey company Clinton Marine Survey has completed the large-scale hydrographic mapping project called BBROK2015. A total of 1,311 square kilometres of multibeam data have...