Ports are required to support the safe navigation of vessels. To do this they perform regular hydrographic surveys in the port’s areas such as channels or berths. The International Federation of Surveyors have published the Guidelines for Hydrographic Surveys in Ports and Harbors, in which the hydrographic surveying methodology is described in detail. We represent…
Water is a constantly moving element, which shapes its surroundings substantially. In ports, where the requirement of a stable and safe environment is self-evident, this needs to be considered in the planning of maintenance. The amount of accumulation or erosion changes in different locations, depending on the currents, tides and features of the seabed. Somewhere…
Volume calculations are everyday work for marine surveyors and engineers. There are hours of tutorial videos, countless articles and studies on the internet about how to do volume calculations. You go through several steps and need thorough expertise and typically a variety of software to get the work done. Still, in many types of projects…
