We have all enjoyed the column entitled ‘As it Was’, contributed since the very first issue of Hydro international by Admiral Steve Ritchie. The piece has always been very much...

Recruitment and retention issues due to effects of the boom and bust of the hydrocarbon industry are still rocking the profession. The author suggests that the dawn of carbon-neutral energy...

Fugro GEOS has implemented new technology on 'Stella', the Bonga SPM (Single Point Mooring) Buoy - the largest in the world. The project, offshore Nigeria, has recently seen the installation...

This is a brief introduction to UK offshore marine environmental survey legislation and guidelines, written from a fairly narrow perspective: that of a contractor providing such survey services to the...

Scandinavia is bustling with the building of ocean windmills, and the potential for bigger and better offshore wind facilities seems endless. However, survey remains a challenge. The need for reliable...

Septentrio has from its inception embraced new possibilities in satellite navigation and offers satellite navigation receivers for professional markets, while preparing users for the possibilities of Global Navigation Satellite Systems...

A new event bundling conference (Offshore Survey,OS) and exhibition (Ocean Business Forum, OB) has appeared on our industry agenda. Modest in size compared, for example, to OI-London, the inaugural OS-OB...

The ONS 2006 exhibition, conference and festival in Stavanger has exceeded all the organiser's expectations, says Kjell Ursin-Smith, managing director of the ONS Foundation. Over 1,100 paying delegates attended the...

Global warming, climate change, rising sea levels and increased commercial exploitation of the seabed and sea space are important global indicators of a changing world environment. A crucial role is...

The Hydrographic Office (HO) is an important part of the National Geo-Spatial Data Infrastructure and, of course, the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) has an important role to play in co-ordinating...