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The Cost of Doing ‘Nothing’!

Environmental monitoring is essential to almost all marine and coastal operations, collecting data in real-time, 24 hours a day, transmitting that data and making it available to those who need it most reliably and continuously. The systems that underpin this monitoring comprise a variety of hardware and software components, from the sensors that acquire the […]

In case you missed it – Port-Log was on the BBC!

We were delighted to see our data management platform, Port-Log, featuring so prominently on the BBC programme: ‘What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day’ (Cars). During a discussion with the presenter, Ed Balls, ABP Southampton’s Harbour Master, Phil Buckley, explained why having access to real-time environmental conditions is so important to the port. See […]

Oceanology International 2020 – Come Help Us Make a Splash!

We are making good progress towards Oceanology International which is being held in London at the Excel Centre on the 17-19th of March 2020. We will be showcasing all our products and services, but will have a specific focus on Data Connectivity, Resilience and Integration. We are exhibiting again this year and will be running […]

Trust in Data? OceanWise Workshop

Our popular annual London workshop was held on the 26th of November 2019 at the School of Economic Science. This year’s theme was ‘Trust in Data?’ and was a brilliant day full of interesting talks from 7 great speakers including James Cutler’s Key Note on Open Data, a thought provoking look at data crime and […]

We are now ISO 14001 & 45001 Accredited!

We are delighted to announce that following our ISO 9001:2015 accreditation last year and a lot of hard work and determination, we are now also officially ISO 14001 and 45001 accredited! Caroline Levey, Operations Director at OceanWise, led the developments internally and comments “I am incredibly proud of the team at OceanWise to have created […]

New environmental monitoring system at the Port of Dover

OceanWise has collaborated with Marico Marine on an auspicious project to install a brand-new VTS system at the Port of Dover. The new ‘state of the art’ system (see picture) which is now commissioned and fully operational, has been designed to improve operations, support decision making and enhance efficiencies at the Port. Image source: Dover […]

Do you understand data management?

Do you understand data management and the benefits it can bring to you and your organisation? Are you heading for data atrophy? Not sure? Join our 1-day Introduction to Data Management Course (Marine) on the 24th September 2019 in London Do you or your team need access to reliable, timely data? As data volumes and […]

Cross-Port Benefits of Geospatial Technology

In this article OceanWise Managing Director, Mike Osborne explores the advantages of modern Geographic Information Systems (GIS) systems and how their benefits are wide reaching being no longer restricted to just one or two ‘experts’ in a port. Ports making smarter use of GIS digital platforms to store information about land and assets are benefiting […]

Our Scottish Marine Data Workshop – A Great Success!

We ran another of our popular free-to-attend Marine Data Workshops on 25th April 2019 at The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Speaking to a full house of over 40 delegates, we enjoyed presentations from the British Ports Association (BPA), Marine Scotland, thinkWhere, Ordnance Survey, University of Glasgow and EDINA. The informative programme covered a wide range […]

Successful Factory Acceptance Test for the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority

We welcomed two team members from the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) to our offices in Alton recently to carry out the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) on the environmental monitoring system which we will be installing at the Ports of Tema and Takoradi in Ghana in the coming few months. Image source https://www.ghanaports.gov.gh/ Over […]