Mr. Ephan Potgieter has acquired all shares of RESON SA in South Africa. The company has changed its name to Underwater Surveys, effective the beginning of April 2007. RESON SA...

OSIL has supplied a package of metocean instruments to GEMS International for a long-term 13-month oceanographic and meteorological measurement contract for an oil major in West Africa. The equipment included...

Why do people enjoy searching for shipwrecks? Perhaps it is for fame, fortune, historical significance or general curiosity. Some divers simply want to enjoy the beauty of the sea and...

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) are working with the Southern Africa and Islands Hydrographic Commission (SAIHC) to establish regulations and legislation that promote the...

Teledyne CARIS has announced they will be delivering a full software solution to the South African Navy Hydrographic Office. The solution, provided through Teledyne CARIS’ official distributor Unique Group, includes...

MDA, a Maxar Technologies company (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates), has signed a multi-million-dollar contract with the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) for a one-year maritime surveillance programme that...

The World Ocean Council (WOC) CEO, Paul Holthus, is spending time in South Africa in February to meet with ocean leadership companies, business organisations and representatives of government ocean agencies...

The Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS) has awarded Fugro a new hydrographic survey contract for the 2023 MAREANO seabed mapping programme. This is the latest in a series of contracts that...

Fugro recently achieved a milestone by conducting the world’s first fully remote inspection of offshore wind farm assets. The successful inspection took place at the Aberdeen offshore wind farm, also...

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has announced a new partnership with the Nigerian Navy to support its mission. The two parties have entered into a memorandum of understanding, committing...