Marine Science & Technology News

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30 September 2021

Fugro’s latest airborne lidar Geo-data contract supports Irish coastal resilience

Fugro has won a contract to capture high-resolution lidar Geo-data along Ireland’s southern and western coastline and create a detailed 3D elevation model. The project has been commissioned by the Office of Public Works (OPW), the lead agency for flood risk management in Ireland, to deliver a consistent, uniform and up-to-date baseline elevation model of this part of the Irish coast.

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28 September 2021

Fugro completes geohazard site investigation activity on Block 58 in Suriname

Fugro has finalised fieldwork on a site investigation programme for TotalEnergies off the north-west coast of Paramaribo in Block 58 of the Guyana-Suriname Basin

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23 September 2021

SeeByte and Raytheon combine AN/AQS-20C sonar with SeeTrack C2 software for real-time contact analysis

SeeByte and Raytheon Technologies are working together to bring Raytheon’s AN/AQS-20C advanced minehunting sonar system data into SeeByte’s SeeTrack v4, multi-domain command and control system.

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24 June 2021

UKHO and Teledyne CARIS partner with The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 project

The UK Hydrographic Office has entered a technical cooperation agreement with The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and Teledyne CARIS, a leading developer of marine mapping software.

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24 June 2021

Supercharging science: an open letter from Dstl chief executive

Science lab urges best minds in industry, academia, engineering, science, and technology to work with UK specialists to combat future threats.

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25 May 2021

Sonardyne unveils ‘operate-anywhere’ portable shallow-water tracking system

Energy, defence and science technology company Sonardyne has launched a new, entirely portable configuration of its shallow water Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) system Micro-Ranger 2. Everything needed to start tracking divers, remotely operated vehicles, autonomous underwater vehicles or any...

Fugro Awarded Significant Site Characterisation Contract For German Offshore Wind Development
17 May 2021

Fugro Awarded Significant Site Characterisation Contract For German Offshore Wind Development

Fugro has been awarded a multi-year site investigation contract by Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Das Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)). The programme will be completed in three parts divided over the coming three years and comprises geotechnical...

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13 May 2021

Dynautics on our MAChallenge 2021

Ahead of the finalists announcement for our MAChallenge Dynautics have examined how today's marine technology is paving the way for future technologists to develop careers in the fast-growing MAS sector.

Fugro finishes first phase on Alcatel Submarine Networks’ transpacific Bifrost Cable System
6 May 2021

Fugro finishes first phase on Alcatel Submarine Networks’ transpacific Bifrost Cable System

 Fugro has completed the first phase of its marine site characterisation project for Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) to support the Bifrost Cable System, a new undersea fibre-optic cable system that will Fugro has completed the first phase of its marine site characterisation project for...

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4 May 2021

Fugro wins deepwater site investigation contract for Equinor in eastern Canada

Equinor has selected Fugro to perform a deepwater site investigation in Canada's Flemish Pass, 500 km off the coast of St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, in water depths of approximately 1200 m.

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