Base data used in the development of marine mapping products are generally not made freely available and are normally at a price that is decided on by their owner. The...

Optech Incorporated develops, manufactures and supports advanced, Lidar-based survey solutions. Established in 1974 as a privately held, Canadian-owned research and development firm, Optech was originally an offshoot of research conducted...

On 3 June 2000 the CGX Energy Inc. (a Canadian Company) Drilling rig, was reportedly ‘ordered’ from its drilling position in Guyana’s Mining location named ‘Eagle’ by Surinam naval gunboats....

On 22 January, a workshop was organised with the ­Netherlands section of the Central European Dredging Association (CEDA). Over 130 attendees (70%/30% CEDA/HSB) assembled at the dredger yard of the...

SOKKIA has launched the GIR1450 L1 DGPS System, which provides positioning solutions for mining, navigational, hydrographic and similar applications. The receiver features beacon, OmniSTAR, WAAS/EGNOS and other SBAS technologies for...

The UUV family has two separate branches: the ROV and AUV. Each branch has its pros and cons, and specific tasks. However, the application of AUV technology to ROVs –...

R2Sonic incorporates a switchable forward-looking sonar (FLS) imaging option to Sonic 2024 Broadband Multibeam Echosounder Systems. When enabled, the option allows the user to easily switch from operating the Sonic...

  Marine GeoSolutions (Pty) Ltd is a specialist marine geophysical survey company operating from Durban, South Africa and is co-owned by Dr Peter J Ramsay & Mr. Warwick R Miller....

Dredgers involved in mining for (precious) minerals and metals often work in an inland dredging pit. Dredgers float in a ‘wet environment’ where the surrounding water is used as transport...

Nick Goodwin has recently left his position as Sales Director of IXSEA Ltd. to set up the Australian division of IXSEA. This allows the company to provide closer support to...