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Exhibitions Oceanology International 2020

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Royal Victoria Dock for the staging speakers will celebrate the many ways ing, through which attendees will learn of on-water product demonstrations. in which the mutually supportive disci- about the ever-more accurate and so-

OceanAlpha will be displaying its M40 plines of science and exploration have phisticated instruments and techniques and M80 hydrographic survey boats and bene? ted the world’s oceans since Oi’s which are now being used for moni-

ME40 bathymetric survey boat, having inception half a century ago, while fo- toring ocean and atmospheric physics, developed more than 25 USV models in cusing on trends and concepts which chemistry, biology, and genomics.

the decade since the company’s launch illustrate how responsible, sustainable “Perhaps the most de? ning attribute of in 2010. ocean industries may be evolving over this highly-anticipated 50th anniversary

In comparison to the last Oi London the next 50 years. Oi event is the fact that the celebratory event in 2018, twice as many companies Catch The Next Wave follows on from aspect doesn’t merely involve the ocean will be using the waterside location in another of Oi’s keenly-anticipated one- technology community congratulating 2020 for product demonstrations. Other day content and networking events, the itself on its collective achievements over exhibitors with watercraft to publicise Ocean Futures Forum (Tuesday, March the last 50 years, but is woven into plan- include Bibby HydroMap (stand E301), 17, 2020), which will touch upon top- ning positively for the planet’s future as which will be extolling the capabilities ics such as autonomous shipping and the expo’s exhibitors and speakers have of its Bibby Athena and Bibby Tetra regional perspectives in the course of always done,” says David Ince, Event semi-SWATH coastal survey vessels as presentations committed to strengthen- Director, Reed Exhibitions. “We are well as its d’ROP bathymetric survey ing the development of a tenable Blue witnessing a major cultural shift in the and inspection system, and Ocean Aero Economy. Con? rmed speakers at the way the ocean environment is perceived (stand A160), whose Submaran is the time of writing include Martin Visbeck, in the wider world, at the same time as ? rst hybrid wind and solar-powered sur- President of The Oceanographic So- digitalisation is transforming working face and subsurface vessel speci? cally ciety, and Mark Spalding, President of practices across the entire maritime sec- designed for long-term ocean observa- The Ocean Foundation. tor. The collaborative commercial and tion and data collection. Additionally, all three days of the event conceptual networks that Oceanology

Meanwhile, Oi London 2020’s confer- will be ? lled as always with free-to- International has helped to forge have ence itinerary is also taking shape with attend technical conferences covering been signi? cant drivers for change for the inclusion of dedicated content pro- all maritime sectors: a mine of concen- ? ve decades now, and it’s genuinely grammes such as the Spotlight Theatre, trated information and insights bringing heartening to see a broader recognition providing exhibitors with an outlet to delegates up to speed with the latest ad- of the efforts which are being made to discuss their new products and tech- vancements in critical areas of technol- secure the sustainability of our oceans. nologies, and Near and Far Markets, ogy. For 2020, conference threads will It has never been more urgently impor- in which company representatives can include Hydrography, Geophysics & tant for technologists, corporate bodies receive advice on reinforcing trade ar- Geotechnics, examining cutting-edge and governments to work together in rangements with overseas partners and data collection, processing and analy- this regard, and at Oi London 2020 visi- optimising the commercial value of sis techniques in offshore site studies; tors will see ? rst-hand how inspirational their export strategies. Unmanned Vehicles & Vessels, looking new synergies continue to bring about

The expo will also see the return of the at the most recent (and forthcoming) practical solutions.” popular Catch The Next Wave feature advances in robotics, AUVs. ASVs and www.oceanologyinternational.com (Thursday, March 19, 2020), wherein ROVs; and Ocean Observation & Sens-

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