Seabed 2030 enters agreement with the UK Hydrographic Office

Peter Sparkes, Chief Executive at UKHO (left) and Jamie McMichael-Phillips, Seabed 2030 Project Director 

London, 18 March 2022 – The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), which will see the parties work together to advance the industry’s understanding of ocean bathymetry, and in support of the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Seabed 2030 – a flagship programme of the Ocean...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/18/seabed-2030-enters-agreement-with-the-uk-hydrographic-office/

Further flag States approve ADP products as SOLAS compliant

Increase in the number of vessels authorised to carry ADMIRALTY Digital Publications

TAUNTON, 14 FEBRUARY, 2010 – The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced that two more flag States have approved the use of ADMIRALTY Digital Publications (ADP) in place of their paper equivalents.

Thailand and Moldova-flagged vessels can now carry the full range of ADP products while continuing to meet SOLAS carriage requirements. These are two of six flag States who have approved the use of ADP in the...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/14/further-flag-states-approve-adp-products-as-solas-compliant/

UK Hydrographic Office appoints Rear Admiral Tim Lowe CBE as Acting Chief Executive

Rear Admiral Tim Lowe CBE, Acting Chief Executive & Accounting Officer

TAUNTON, 10 DECEMBER 2018 – The UK Hydrographic Office has announced the appointment of Rear Admiral Tim Lowe CBE, the current UK National Hydrographer and Deputy Chief Executive, to the position of Acting Chief Executive and Accounting Officer.  

Rear Admiral Lowe will fill the role whilst a permanent replacement is sought for John Humphrey, the current Chief Executive and Accounting Officer of the UKHO, who will leave at the...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/12/10/uk-hydrographic-office-appoints-rear-admiral-tim-lowe-cbe-as-acting-chief-executive/