The UKHO has announced a significant increase in the number of Admiralty Charts available as part of the highly popular ARCS series. ARCS (Admiralty Raster Chart Service) charts are digital...

The Maritech Group has added CARIS software products to the portfolio of courses offered at the Maritech Training Centre. The arrangement was agreed recently between Mr Arron Burrows, Innovation Manager...

Oceanology International 2004 is scheduled for the second time in London for 16th-19th March. Slated for London’s spacious Exhibition Centre (ExCeL) in the Docklands, hard by the Thames and the...

In additiion to its ongoing standard Hydrographic and Geophysical courses, Skilltrade has significantly expanded its training capabilities with a number of courses geared at Hydrography and Marine Survey. Provision has...

ECA is to develop the AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) ALISTAR 3000 for the ultra-deep operating offshore industry in the context of a programme called ‘HALIODSTAR’. The project is being carried...

A US company and a Chinese company have ordered new titanium and aluminium versions of the successful Dolphin 6201 Obstacle Avoidance Sonar from Marine Electronics Ltd of Guernsey, UK. The...

NATO’s quest for the ultimate shallow water sonar was the subject of one of a series of forward-looking papers presented at a recent international multibeam user workshop held at the...

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has purchased a series of licences for CARIS products which includes HIPS/SIPS, GIS and HOM. The MCA is the national maritime administration of the...

Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Ltd (Shell) is the latest big name in international shipping to join sea trials of the new Admiralty ECDIS Service. This service, developed by...

Trimble has appointed Oceanscan its new Rental Distributor to the UK Marine Market. The Aberdeen-based company will initially be providing hire facilities for three Trimble instruments: Trimble MS860 Receiver: a...