Tesla Offshore, based in Houston, USA, is purchasing a Bluefin-21 AUV from Bluefin Robotics (USA). This purchase coincides with Tesla’s intent to expand its presence in deepwater oil and gas...

It has been announced that Mr Steenbakker will step down as chairman of the Board of Management of Fugro N.V., The Netherlands, and will leave the company because of a...

Commission 4 officers and members participated in a number of conferences of importance to hydrography during 2012. In this article we present an overview of the activities and congresses where...

The 12th Geological and Biological Seafloor Habitat Mapping (GeoHab) conference was held in Rome, Italy, from 6 to 10 May 2013, hosted by the Geological Survey of Italy (ISPRA) together...

An international research team has found a highly active community of bacteria in the bottom of the Mariana Trench located nearly 11 kilometres below sea level, which makes it the...

Earthquakes may play a larger role in triggering the release of greenhouse gases, like for instance methane, than previously believed. In a study, published online in Nature Geoscience on 28...

TerraSond Limited, USA, has repositioned the Luna Sea to Alaska. This strategic return enhances TerraSond’s capability to serve clients in the Cook Inlet and South Central Alaska. The Luna Sea...

A University of Houston (UH, USA) professor led a group of scientists in uncovering the largest single volcano ever documented on Earth. The volcano, dubbed the 'Tamu Massif', spans an...

C & C Technologies, headquartered in Lafayette (LA, USA), is opening its South Asia Division in Visakhapatnam, India, led by J. Srinivasa Raju as its director. This division will provide...

Fugro, headquartered in The Netherlands, has issued an interim business update. The oil and gas market, which is the main market in which the company operates, continues to be strong...