Oceanology International Expected to Draw Large Audience

Oceanology International will be held in London, England March 13 – 15 and will bring together individuals and companies from the marine technology and ocean sciences fields. The conference will include free programs in areas including:

Ocean Observation & Forecasting: This session will cover all aspects of ocean observation and monitoring using remote sensing and in-situ technologies as well as tools and techniques for ocean forecasting.

Navigating & Positioning: This session will be themed “Putting Technology to Work” and will cover all aspects of precise navigation, surface and sub-surface positioning.

Oil & Gas: With he demand for oil and gas is expected to increase steadily in the coming years.   Increasingly the reserves to meet this demand are located in frontier locations such as deepwater and arctic regions.

Oceanology International will feature a one-day program on the latest technologies and solutions for tackling arctic and deep-water development

Maritime Security: The need to meet the detection and tracking requirements posed by ever increasing threats to both naval and commercial facilities has become core to global security strategies. Oceanology International will feature a one-day program focusing on technologies and solutions to enable organizations to secure key marine assets, and on innovation-leading international partnerships.

UUVS: Organized in partnership with SUT, this session commences with an overview of the market for AUVs and ROVs from the respected industry analyst John Westwood followed by a series of presentations on inspection, sonar and video developments from companies including Fugro, Subsea 7, Seebyte, Tritech and Kongsberg. Experience of the operation of AUVs in the High Arctic will be shared by James Ferguson of ISE. Finally, Saab Seaeye will present Sabertooth hybrid AUV/ROV technology.

Hydrography & Geophysics: This session covers new technology and techniques for the acquisition, processing and analysis of hydrographic, geophysical and geotechnical data, and integrated case studies of hydrographic and geophysical projects as well as geotechnical studies in a marine setting. 

Marine Renewables: With the 32GW Round 3 announcement in 2010 and recent announcement from major companies to site turbine manufacturing facilities in the UK, offshore wind has moved into the mainstream. Oceanology International will feature a full one-day conference on the latest technologies and services supporting marine renewable energy development.

Included in the conference will be a Vessels and Demonstration program along with one of the worlds largest marine exhibition programs as well as several networking events.