The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has just over nine years left to achieve its indispensable goal of the definitive, freely available map of the entire world ocean floor. The...

Ocean Business 2021 gets underway today. The event, traditionally held in Southampton, UK, provides a platform where over 300 suppliers gather to showcase the latest products, technologies and techniques that...

After 30 years of service with British Antarctic Survey, the RRS James Clark Ross has been sold to the Ukrainian National Antarctic Scientific Centre. This is the second time that...

SWAMP (Shallow Water Autonomous Multipurpose Platform) is a new autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) whose design and development form the foundation for an innovative class of highly modular and reconfigurable lightweight...

Knowing the depth and shape of the seafloor (bathymetry) is fundamental for our understanding of ocean circulation, tides, sediment transport and environmental change. Currently, and despite many years of effort,...

The Hydrographic Society UK (THS UK) will be hosting the Hydro 21 conference from 16 to 18 November 2021 at Cork City Hall, Cork City, Ireland. Hydro 21 is the...

In the night of 14 April 1912, the unthinkable happened. The mightiest ship afloat, the brand new White Star Line ship Titanic, was on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England,...

Mathias Jonas, Secretary-General of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), was forced to ponder on the term ‘hydrospatial’ and its place in the language of the hydrographic community. During a panel discussion...

Hydro International spoke to five leading experts about the present and future of the hydrographic industry. In this interview, Thomas Dehling (BSH) focuses on the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic...