On Thursday 15 October 2015, Van Oord and Atlas Professionals signed a three year frame agreement for the supply of marine and offshore personnel. 33 years ago, Atlas supplied the...

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is investigating measures to augment the navigational capacity of the River Ganges, under the Jal Vikas Marg project. HR Wallingford (UK), alongside project...

After 3 years with Bibby HydroMap (UK), Mick Slater has been appointed to the role of operations director. With an MBE to his name and over 40 years of industry...

The ‘Blue Growth’ conference held in London in May 2015 and hosted by British software developer Cadcorp, was an opportunity for marine and maritime professionals to discuss some of the...

There are settings where an unmanned survey represents more than a safe, cost-effective alternative; it may be the only option. Capitol Lake in Olympia, WA, USA, is such a location....

The 55th Marine Measurement Forum (MMF55) was hosted by ASV in Portchester, Hampshire, UK, at the end of January 2015 and brought together 70 delegates from the ocean community. The...

Against a backdrop of increasing focus on cost efficiency and innovation, UK-based Osiris Projects has rebranded as Bibby HydroMap. It’s nearly three years since Bibby Line Group, one of the...

The Italian Navy, using survey vessel Ammiraglio Magnaghi and personnel from the “Istituto Idrografico della Marina” (IIM), in cooperation with ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre, surveyed the Levante Canyon system,...

Specialist seabed mapping company Osiris Projects, UK, has this week secured the long term charter of MV Neptune from Neptune EHF. The vessel is a permanently mobilised, 50m, DP1 multi-purpose...

Prior to the mid-19th century, the floor of the world ocean was virtually a clean slate. Nothing was known of the bottom of the deep sea with the exception of...