Many coastal states are engaged in ocean mapping as part of their UNCLOS-driven programmes to project sovereign rights over the deep seabed beyond two hundred nautical miles. The resulting datasets...

As maritime commerce evolves towards the use of larger vessels with greater cargo capacity, new and innovative techniques for the use of dredged material complement the need for wise management...

This year Quester Tangent registered the trademark 'Making Data Intelligent'. This is the kernel from which its products evolved. From modest beginnings as a contractor to the Canadian Hydrographic Service,...

OSIL (Ocean Scientific International Ltd) is based in Hampshire, UK, and provides essential products and solutions-based services for the marine and freshwater environment. The company was founded in 1989 as...

The John Murray - Mabahiss Expedition to the Indian Ocean, 1933-34. In the early years of the 20th century, Sir John Murray, erstwhile Challenger naturalist and author of a controversial...

In 2007, the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research's (NIWA) deepwater 70m research vessel Tangaroa returned from a voyage to Antarctic waters. It had here continued hydrographic survey work...

Lake Malawi, being close to 25,000 sq km, occupies over a fifth of Malawi and is a veritable inland sea. At its deepest it is over 700 metres, which is...

Innomar is a young company striving for the development of innovative technologies in the marine field. It was founded in Rostock which is an old seaport situated in the north...

When Oi08 opens at the ExCeL centre in London’s Docklands on 11 March, the exhibition and its accompanying conference will focus on the three important issues that have begun to...

Despite some rainfall at the end of the month, streamflows during May in North Carolina (USA) were at or near record low levels, particularly in the western part of the...