Equipment hire companies SES Inc. and Hydroquip have placed a major order with Sonardyne International for its latest generation LBL and USBL compatible transponder ‘Compatt 5’. The order for twenty...

A science expedition recently explored the remains of the only World War II German U-boat, U-166, sunk in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The U-166 was discovered in 5,000 feet...

The new world water depth drilling record set by Transocean drillship Discoverer Deep Seas was accomplished using a Sonardyne dual redundant subsea acoustic positioning system. The record was set last...

Kongsberg Maritime has announced the sale of an ROV HPR 408S system and associated transponders to the Seatronics Group. The system will be used to support the group’s deepwater positioning...

Leading equipment rental company, Ashtead Technology Ltd of Aberdeen, has placed an order worth £ 1.5 million (US$ 2.6 million) with Sonardyne International Ltd for the supply of Fusion wideband...

Nautronix has signed a multi-million dollar contract with Keppel FELS Limited in Singapore for the supply of systems for their new construction for ENSCO International Incorporated. The ENSCO 8500 is...

The high accuracy and availability of GPS has enabled the offshore survey community to deliver benefits to customers and fuelled demand for a corresponding improvement in subsea acoustic positioning systems....

Alastair MacDonald chaired the Conference. Ed Hill, Director, Corporate Services of the NIO, welcomed the attendees and explained, in very upbeat terms, the function of the Institute. Noting that recently...

Sonardyne International has launched a new marine Attitude Heading and Reference System (AHRS): Lodestar. Lodestar has been developed to overcome the problems associated with conventional sensor platforms. The Lodestar AHRS...

Fugro Survey Pte Ltd. of Singapore has placed an order with Sonardyne International Ltd for ten of the company’s top-of-the-range Scout Pro USBL (Ultra-Short BaseLine) acoustic positioning systems. The systems...