Marin Mätteknik AB has been granted a survey contract covering about 150km2 in Skagerrak, according to IHO S-44 standard for the County Administration of Västra Götaland. The contract is to...

C & C Technologies has bought M/V Northern Resolution from Malene Østervold Shipping AS of Norway. The 247-foot Norwegian flagged vessel was purchased to assist in the acquisition of geophysical...

The oceans are a central part of the global climate system. As Roger Revelle, one of the early directors of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, said, “The oceans exert a...

GEBCO uses deepwater survey data to produce bathymetry maps and grids. Published maps appear complete but are in fact based on very little data. Only a portion of the deep...

Fugro Engineering Services, FES, has appointed Steve Poulter to head their UXO Clearance Department in Wallingford to investigate UXO around ports, shipping channels and on land. Prior to joining FES,...

Although simulators are used for a variety of purposes, a survey of members of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) reveals that their primary use is for training. Simulation covers...

Global Navigation and Hydrography is the theme of this issue. GALILEO has received a ‘green light’, GPS has planned some important improvements and GLONASS has entered on a significant development...

Gardline Hydro, an operating division of Gardline Geosurvey Limited, has completed two cable route surveys within the Mediterranean and English Channel this year. Over the past 6 months and in...

Wavefield Geophysical AS and Inseis AS have merged to form Wavefield Inseis AS. The new entity has been founded with an additional NOK 200 million (US$33 million) in new equity,...

Houston-based Veritas Geophysical Company has appointed Veripos of Aberdeen as primary positioning provider for its entire worldwide fleet of seismic survey vessels under a multi-million US dollar contract covering a...