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Planet Ocean Ltd is pleased to announce the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement with OBSCAPE B.v for the UK and Ireland.
22 December 2020

Planet Ocean Ltd is pleased to announce the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement with OBSCAPE B.v for the UK and Ireland.

We are delighted to announce the signing of an exclusive representation agreement with Dutch manufacturer of Oceanographic, Hydrographic and Meteorological instruments OBSCAPE B.v OBSCAPE instruments are based around their very flexible and innovate PTM (Power Telemetry Module)  The PTM is...

Aquatec celebrates its 30th anniversary helping the preservation of marine environment
21 December 2020

Aquatec celebrates its 30th anniversary helping the preservation of marine environment

The firm will donate to an ocean-protection non-profit organisation every time its online timeline gets viewed  Basingstoke-based subsea instrumentation designer and manufacturer Aquatec Group, announces the start of its 31st year in business with a novel online click-and-raise landing page...

Is it a ship? Is it a boat? No, it’s an uncrewed surface vessel needing updated ocean governance
16 December 2020

Is it a ship? Is it a boat? No, it’s an uncrewed surface vessel needing updated ocean governance

Ivar Josselin de Jong, Solution Director Remote Inspection The accelerated design and manufacturing of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), which can perform tasks on the ocean surface while being controlled remotely, are starting to supersede the methods and legacy technologies remaining in...

“Oi Connect really delivered for the ocean science and technology community,” says society President
11 December 2020

“Oi Connect really delivered for the ocean science and technology community,” says society President

Oi 2020 virtual exhibition and conference event attracts 2843 attendees London, UK Oceanology International 2020, held this year as a virtual event from 1st to 4th December on the custom-built, AI-driven Oi Connect events and meetings platform, completed its inaugural session to acclaim from...

Ocean Infinity selects Sonardyne for pioneering Armada fleet
9 December 2020

Ocean Infinity selects Sonardyne for pioneering Armada fleet

Sonardyne technology has been selected to support the world’s largest and most environmentally sustainable fleet of ocean-going, multi-role robotic vessels, which is being launched by marine robotics company Ocean Infinity. Sonardyne systems will provide part of Ocean Infinity’s new...

Fugro wins HSE Partnership of the Year award from Total
9 December 2020

Fugro wins HSE Partnership of the Year award from Total

Total E&P UK Ltd (Total) has presented Fugro with their prestigious ‘Partnership of the Year 2019’ award at their annual HSE award ceremony. Fugro won the award after completing 122 days of successful inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) operations across all Total UK offshore...

Fugro wins three site investigation contracts for IJmuiden Ver offshore wind farm zone
8 December 2020

Fugro wins three site investigation contracts for IJmuiden Ver offshore wind farm zone

Fugro has been awarded three geotechnical investigation contracts for IJmuiden Ver, the largest offshore wind farm (OWF) zone to be developed in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The investigations for IJmuiden Ver are the most extensive the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has organised to...

Fugro boosts remote operations with new centre in the Middle East
8 December 2020

Fugro boosts remote operations with new centre in the Middle East

Fugro has opened a new state-of-the-art remote operations centre (ROC) in Abu Dhabi, which is already delivering successful remote and autonomous solutions to clients in the Middle East and India (MEI) region. The new ROC in Abu Dhabi is the latest addition to Fugro’s global network of ROCs...

First aerial drone-dipping sensors take off with Valeport
1 December 2020

First aerial drone-dipping sensors take off with Valeport

A cutting-edge new system for autonomous airborne hydrographic survey has been launched by THURN Group. The THURN QuickDipTM system of data collection uses aerial drones to carry Valeport sensors on pre-planned survey routes to deliver an efficient and repeatable method of gathering highly...

Valeport strengthens senior team
25 November 2020

Valeport strengthens senior team

Valeport has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of a Head of Marketing, as it targets market leadership in the environmental sensors sector.  The internal appointment of former marketing manager, Guy Frankland, to Head of Marketing marks the latest step in the...

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