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Ports need to “Act soon on adaption” to climate change

“Act soon on adaption” is the key message coming from a recent new report from the British Ports Association and HR Wallingford. The paper indicates that Ports needs to invest in future proofing their infrastructure to mitigate the risks from inevitable influences like sea level rise, climate change, extreme weather and tidal surges. See the […]

EMODnet Unveils New Pan-European Shoreline-migration Map

Hydro International announced “The new EMODnet Geology shoreline-migration map has been released. It is based on field measurements and aerial photography, and covers time periods up to decades. This technique is particularly valuable for mapping cliffs, which are prevalent along European coastlines, particularly since state-of-the-art satellite monitoring methods are not yet suitable for imaging erosion […]

Storm surges hit our West coast this week

It’s not your imagination….our weather is getting more intense and more erractic with high highs and low lows. Scientists are detecting a stronger link between the planet’s warming and its changing weather patterns. It is hard to confirm exactly whether climate change intensifies any particular weather event but the trajectory has been proven — we […]

OceanWise sign new South American Partner

OceanWise Ltd. has announced an exciting new partnership with South American based Marine Pollution Prevention and Preparation SA (M3P). M3P is an independent company, established in 2008, located in Panama, Guatemala and Honduras, offering high quality technical services in the disciplines of environmental consulting specialising in the following maritime sectors: shipping and ports, oil and […]

10 facts about OceanWise you didn’t know

Did you know that OceanWise operate in every continent (over 50 countries!) and work with over 70% of the UK’s ports? Discover more things that you might not know about us below – click on the fact below to see more detail

Below the Water Line

How ‘Turbidity’ is now crucial for measuring the health of our coastal waters – by Amy Thompson Download the full pdf version here Taking care of our oceans is becoming increasingly important with measuring and monitoring our environment taking centre stage. In this article we look below the water line and discuss turbidity, which is […]

Online Workshop now full

Places on our new online workshop are now fully booked! We will be publishing more dates shortly so if you are interested in being placed on the waiting list please contact us at info@oceanwise.eu. Thank you to everyone for the great response and feedback we have received so far.

OceanWise pioneers the development of marine maps

Back in 1996 when terrestrial (land) base mapping was widely available, surprisingly there was no such thing for marine. Since then OceanWise has been pioneering digital marine mapping development. Read all about our journey so far and our thoughts for the future here

OceanWise Winter 2021 Newsletter Now Out

Our latest newsletter “Into the Blue” is out today! Read all about the evolution of digital marine mapping, our NEW online training course in partnership with MEDIN, how we lead the UK on a European project and much more here. You can also read our previous newsletters here

UK Port Supply Chain Excellence

The “UK Port Supply Chain Excellence” document from the Governments Department for International Trade is now out – download it here. OceanWise feature on page 51. OceanWise are proud to work with over 70% of UK Ports (and plenty more from around the world) delivering our unique solutions, essential services and products. See our case […]