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Swathe Services And Hypack Multi-Beam Echo Sounder Training Course

Swathe Services and HYPACK are running a multi-beam sonar training course from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd September 2016 in Cornwall, UK. Delegates will spend five days learning about installation, calibration, data acquisition and post-processing. They will also be able to join interactive sessions focused upon best practice and common pitfalls. ...

Aug. 8, 2016

By Valeport Ltd

Valeport Support Ocean Rower from Singapore to New Zealand

In this epic journey, Kiwi adventurer Grant 'Axe' Rawlinson is making an attempt to travel all the way from Singapore (where Axe is based) back to his home country of New Zealand, by using solely his human power - a journey of some 12,000km. Phase one will involve rowing through the Indonesian archipalego and across the Timor Sea to Darwin. A distance of some 4,500km. ...

Jul. 15, 2016

By Valeport Ltd

Unexplored Arctic region to be mapped

A scientific expedition this fall will map the unexplored Arctic seafloor where the U.S. and Canada may have sovereign rights over natural resources such as oil and gas and control over activities such as mining. Both countries will use the resulting data to establish the outer limits of the continental shelf, according to the criteria set out in the Convention on the Law of the Sea. The extended ...

Sep. 10, 2008

By U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

From Home to Home - Axe Rawlinson Update

Rowing from Home to Home - Adventurer heads for New Zealand from Singapore. Preparation is going well. To further explain what's happening Axe has produced a short video. Click here for a Video on the Exhibition In this epic journey, Kiwi adventurer Grant 'Axe' ...

Oct. 12, 2016

By Valeport Ltd

FEMME 2015 Singapore

The Forum for Exchange of Mutual Multibeam Experiences (FEMME 2015) takes place this week in Singapore from 17-19 November 2015. There is a packed schedule of technical product and application related forums and discussion groups, with the majority of presentation slots targeted at Multibeam Product users so that they may share technical experience and insight with other attendees. ...

Nov. 16, 2015

By Valeport Ltd

See Valeport for the first time at Flood & Coast 2016

Valeport are making their first visit to the Flood & Coast conference and exhibition where we will be showing products for measurement of water level, flow and quality. Come and see us on Stand D9, Flood & Coast 2016, Telford International Centre, UK (23-25 Feb). Since 1969, Valeport have designed and manufactured products for our own supply and of others to meet ever changing ...

Feb. 19, 2016

By Valeport Ltd

Valeport In Action Competition – WIN an iPAD Air 2 or an iPAD MINI 3

Send Us Your Photos and Videos We’re looking for videos and photos of Valeport products in deployment. Whether it’s a Valeport sensor, profiler or a tide gauge, an echo-sounder or an altimeter, any Valeport product, we’d like to see our products in your applications. So if you’re ...

Mar. 29, 2015

By Valeport Ltd

World Dredging Congress Exhibition WODCON XXI 2016

Next week the World Dredging Congress Exhibition - WODCON XXI 2016 - takes takes place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Miami, Florida, USA from 13-17 June 2016. This global event occurs only once every three years and brings together representatives of manufacturers, universities, research institutes, consultants, public authorities and contractors working in the dredging, navigation, ...

Jun. 10, 2016

By Valeport Ltd

Visit Valeport at Subsea Expo Exhibition 2016

Valeport's Exhibition Schedule continues in February at Europe's largest annual subsea exhibition and conference. SubSea Expo 2016 in Aberdeen, Scotland, 3rd - 5th February. Three full days of events, conferences, exhibition stands and breakout sessions mean there is something for everyone involved with European Subsea Underwater Technology: Conference & Technology Showcase – ...

Feb. 1, 2016

By Valeport Ltd

UK’s oldest deep-water Marine Protected Area successfully protects coral reefs

A unique study recently published by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and University College Cork shows that deep, cold-water corals are very slow to recover from damage. Therefore deep-water Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) protect vulnerable marine ecosystems most effectively when they are put in place before that damage occurs. This study used data from deep-water robots to ...

Jun. 29, 2016

By NOC (National Oil Corporation)

Hydrographic Society SW UK At Valeport 2015

Valeport welcomed more than 40 guests their offices on the River Dart earlier this month and were delighted to host The Hydrographic Society South West branch for their opening meeting of the 2015-16 season. The welcome and opening presentation was given by Matthew Quartley, MD. In a candid presentation he discussed the impact that the down turn of the Oil & Gas sector was having on the ...

Dec. 7, 2015

By Valeport Ltd

World Hydrography Day 21 June 2015

On 21st June each year the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) celebrates World Hydrography Day. World Hydrography Day is the opportunity to increase public awareness of the vital role that hydrography plays in everyone’s life. The theme for this year’s World Hydrography Day, which is also the 94th anniversary of the establishment of the IHO, is: “Our seas ...

Jun. 16, 2015

By Valeport Ltd

‘Hidden larder’ for sharks and whales revealed in Welsh waters

The mission saw an unmanned underwater glider travel to an area around 50 miles to the south west of Wales called the Celtic Deep, which is a haven for wildlife but also an extremely busy shipping route and fishing ground. The glider travelled 600 km in 30 days, undertaking nearly 3000 dives from the sea surface to the seabed at a depth of 100m. Data from the glider shows a previously hidden ...

May 20, 2016

By NOC (National Oil Corporation)

Canadian Hydrographic Conference 2016

This week the Canadian Hydrographic Conference takes place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, from May 16th - 19th at the Westin Nova Scotian Hotel. This major Hydrographic Industry event is a great combination of Keynote Speeches from Industry Leaders, Technical Sessions, Demos and Exhibition & Trade Shows. The conference lasts for 4 days and has something for everyone involved in the ...

May 16, 2016

By Valeport Ltd

TideStation Being Launched at Seawork 2016

This week sees the unveiling of the new Valeport TideStation - Tidal Observation System - at Seawork International 2016, Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition being held at the Mayflower Park, Southampton, UK. ...

Jun. 13, 2016

By Valeport Ltd

Valeport Hydrographic Equipment Helps Shallow Survey 2015 Get Results

Shallow Survey 2015 is the international conference for experts in high resolution surveys in shallow water (less than 200 metres in depth). It was established in Sydney, Australia in 1999 and since held in New Hampshire, USA in 2001 and again in Sydney in 2003, Plymouth, UK in 2005, New Hampshire in 2008, New Zealand in 2012 and this year it returns to Plymouth, Devon, ...

Sep. 10, 2015

By Valeport Ltd

Autosub Long Range “Boaty McBoatface” returns home after successful Antarctic mission

The RRS James Clark Ross arrived at the NOC last week, returning Autosub Long Range (ALR) home after its first scientific deployment in the Antarctic. Developed by the NOC, Autosub Long Range, the latest type of autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), captured unprecedented data about some of the coldest abyssal ...

Jun. 28, 2017

By NOC (National Oil Corporation)

Alaska continental slope 100 miles farther out than thought

The foot of the continental slope off Alaska is more than 100 nautical miles farther from the U.S. coast than previously assumed, according to new Arctic sea floor data released today by the University of New Hampshire and the federal government. The data could support U.S. rights to natural resources of the sea floor beyond the generally accepted limit of 200 nautical miles from the coast. ...

Feb. 12, 2008

By Environment News Service (ENS)

DOE, BOEMRE and NOAA announce nearly $5 million for joint environmental research projects to advance Ocean renewable energy

The Department of Energy (DOE), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), and the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today announced eight joint research awards totaling nearly $5 million to support the responsible siting and permitting of offshore wind energy facilities and ocean energy generated from waves, tides, ...

Oct. 26, 2010

By US Department of Energy

Valeport Sponsor Team Hummingbird to Final of the IET Formula 24 Series

An all-female team of budding racing drivers and technicians from Plymouth High School for Girls is celebrating as they secured a coveted place at the international final of the IET Formula 24 series, a competitive race series for electric vehicles designed, engineered and driven by 11-16 year olds. Sponsorship from Totnes-based Valeport, one of the UK’s leading ...

Jul. 6, 2017

By Valeport Ltd

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