Valeport Ltd, UK, has introduced a seabed-mounted tide recorder that makes precise water level measurements where conventional units attached to piers and jetties are not practicable. Applications are in oceanography,...

The ‘Alive’ is an intervention AUV developed by French company Cybernetix and partners. The system is currently undergoing shallow water tests. ‘Alive’ has now been equipped with a Tritech AM-300...

YSI Environmental has developed a multiparameter instrument Ðthe YSI ADV6600- that accurately and reliably measures both water quantity (velocity and direction) and water quality. It has accomplished this by integrating...

ORE has introduced its new 8242XS Heavy Load Release designed for use in a variety of underwater applications, including construction and deployment of devices such as cables, where sub-sea acoustically...

From Valeport Ltd, comes the SoundBar 2 Digital Bar Checker. Bar Checkers are used to prove data on sound velocity through the water column to enable calibration of swath sonars,...

Chelsea Technologies Group has been providing fluorimeters, under both purchase and hire arrangements, to surveying companies for many years. Traditional applications have been time-and-travel studies of rivers, the main contractor...

UK-based OSIL, supplier of marine scientific systems, has appointed Dr Ralph Rayner as a Non-Executive Director. Dr Rayner is Managing Director of Fugro GEOS and holds a number of other...

Using remote sensing technology, scientists at NOAA have developed a way in which to identify and monitor harmful algal blooms. This monitoring will help detect HABs along the coastal areas...

Adaptation has begun of the Innomar Technologie SES-2000 parametric echosounder for use on ROVs. The advanced sounder functions with a pencil-thin acoustic beam that is a highly effective tool in...

Fugro Survey BV is to undertake the crucial positioning work to install West Africa’s first Tension Leg Platform (TLP) on the Kizomba-A oilfield off Angola. The platform has to be...