Port of Sunderland Selects PicoMB Multibeam Technology for Port Surveys
Port of Sunderland has chosen the PicoMB 130Surf integrated echosounder (Pico MB-130 with integrated Applanix POSMV SurfMaster), having witnessed the success of Port of Blyth in completing surveys since their purchase of a PicoMB Multibeam four years ago. They recently took delivery of the system from Geodesea Ltd.The PicoMB-130 facilitates high resolution surveys on man-portable USVs and small survey vessels. PicoMB-130’s small size, low weight and class leading power consumption allow quick mobilization, simple launch and recovery and long endurance. PicoMB-130-Surf comes with an inertial
ECHO81 and USME Partner to Bring Kongsberg Discovery’s Multibeam Tech to the US
ECHO81, a provider of hydrographic solutions, and Universal Sonar Mount Equipment (USME), a specialist in sonar mounting equipment, announced a partnership to deliver Kongsberg’s state-of-the-art Multibeam Technology to clients across the United States.This collaboration brings together two companies with a shared commitment to quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction. ECHO81's expertise in hydrographic solutions combined with USME's superior mounting solutions will provide clients with a seamless and powerful experience when utilizing Kongsberg's advanced Multibeam Echosounders.
Fugro On Call for Italy’s Ecosystem Restoration Project
mapping methodologies.The project, which is due to start in March 2024 and be completed by June 2026, includes acquisition of hydrographic data utilizing state-of-the-art sensors, including airborne lidar and imagery, airborne gravimetry and satellite sensors covering 10 200 km²; vessel-based multibeam technology spanning 4000 km2; and deployment of an autonomous underwater vehicle, one of Fugro’s state-of-the-art underwater drones, to cover 4000 km of coastline for direct observation and ground-truthing of other datasets.The collected data will be managed through VirGeo, Fugro’s cloud-based
Port of London Launches Fully-electric Survey Vessel
updated riverbed data is essential to safe navigation. The PLA’s port hydrographer, John Dillon-Leetch, said, “We’re delighted to lead the way in launching this remote surveying vessel with UCL.“Not only does it feature the latest in innovation, thanks to NORBIT’s multibeam technology, but it also enables our hydrographers to survey in previously inaccessible areas, safely and sustainably. This aligns with two of our goals in our Thames Vision 2050 strategy, launched last year.”The remote surveying vessel has been trialed in London’s Royal Docks and at the PLA&rsquo
NORBIT Subsea Launches 'Revolutionary' Stabilised Multibeam Sonar System
immediate commitment on our new product. "The team at NORBIT work hard to ensure we deliver leading technology to the market, and the confidence shown by our partners demonstrates the exacting high standards for all our client multibeam deliverables. The market need for Active Stabilised multibeam technology has never been greater, and built upon the success of our WINGHEAD i80S, this new iWBMSh Stabilised product further provides solutions for more clients operating in more applications”
Manor Renewable Energy Selects Teledyne RESON T51 Multibeam
will enable MRE to further extend its range of services to the industry." “We are delighted that MRE have chosen to partner with Teledyne in order to upgrade their new vessel, the Manor Brunel," commented Ed Cheesman of Teledyne Marine. “The T51 marks a real advance in multibeam technology offering high resolution data across a wide swath using a dedicated 800kHz array. It is great to see Alex and the team set out from the beginning investing in the right tools to deliver the best results."
Subsea Europe Services Supports Hydrographer Training in Hamburg
Donation of multibeam technology and support strengthens hydrographic research capabilities of university’s new dedicated survey vesselMarine survey technology specialist Subsea Europe Services GmbH has pledged to support HafenCity University in training a new generation of expert marine hydrographers by ensuring availability of the latest hydroacoustic technology aboard the new survey boat DVocean.Based in Hamburg, HafenCity University is the only facility in Germany certified to the highest standards of training for marine surveyors. Its hydrography program was modernized in 2016 and subsequentl
NORBIT DCT – Hydrographic Survey Made Easy
being easier and cheaper to use, the number of applications and use cases has increased dramatically in recent years. Especially an urgent need for integrated simple-to-use mapping and imaging hydrography technology has emerged in the transitional market of users of single-beam (or sidescan) to multibeam technology. That is driven by multibeam wide-coverage, high accuracy, high resolution and efficiency of survey.For the past years, NORBIT has been leading the manufacturing of ultra-high resolution curved-array bathymetric mapping solution and its technology has been widely accepted by the maritime markets
Oceanscan Invests in Applanix Multibeam and INS
from 170 to 450kHz and swath coverage from 10° to 160° are selectable on the fly, during survey operations. The latest features are also included offering 1024 soundings per ping and the new Pipeline mode. Adil Ali, Oceanscan Subsea Sales Manager, said, “R2Sonic’s multibeam technology and products are of the highest quality and are sought after pieces of kit; these recent acquisitions will add new capability to our hydrographic survey offering. Oceanscan plans to make further investments to enhance our industry position as a leading supplier of subsea sensors and technology
August 2025
