The use of real-time flow information is increasing in the marine world. One example is the dredging industry which needs the information for dumping stones at great depths on a...

IHO standard S-44 is often used (or misused) to specify the quality of a hydrographic survey. While it is a useful tool, it is easy to misinterpret. One ‘misuse’ is...

Seafloor Systems was recently contracted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to develop two custom HydroCat-180 unmanned surface vessels (USVs) that will be used to monitor the impacts of saltwater...

Van Oord Offshore placed the order in mid-September 2006 with sub-sea specialist Seatools of Numansdorp for the development, assembly and testing of the ROV5, including an air-conditioned container with control...

Using a robot and multibeam sonar, underwater archaeologists have discovered three previously unknown Roman shipwrecks off the Tunisian coast. The researchers hail from Algeria, Croatia, Egypt, France, Italy, Morocco, Spain...

The impacts of climate change and sea-level rise on daily life in Kiribati and the Pacific region can also be felt in the hydrographic profession. In this interview, Tion Uriam,...

South Devon College has acquired two Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) that will give marine autonomy students at its new Marine Academy hands-on experience of remote vessel operation. The USVs were...

As media partner, we are excited to share the brilliant news for the global ocean technology and hydrographic community that the Oceanology International (Oi) exhibition and conference is back on...

An ancient undersea volcano has been revealed by multibeam sonar, 280 kilometres southeast of Christmas Island and 3,100 metres below the sea surface. The discovery by CSIRO’s dedicated ocean research vessel,...

On 14 May 2021, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship Okeanos Explorer departed from Port Canaveral in Florida on a two-week expedition led by NOAA Ocean Exploration, featuring...