Captain Andrew Ullah, Harbour Master at Port of Sunderland, said: “We’re thrilled to have taken delivery of this new survey equipment, which gives us much greater flexibility when carrying out surveys and helps us ensure safe navigation for everyone using the Port. It will also allow us to plan and manage our dredging campaigns more efficiently, while delivering long-term savings for Sunderland City Council. We’ve also been really pleased with the pre-purchase advice and after-sales support, which has made the whole process smooth and straightforward.”
The PicoMB-130 facilitates high-resolution surveys on man-portable USVs and small survey vessels. PicoMB-130’s small size, low weight, and class-leading power consumption allow rapid mobilization, simple launch and recovery, and long endurance. PicoMB-130-Surf comes with an industry-leading inertial navigation system fully integrated within its deck unit, speeding up and simplifying mobilization and reducing costs.
Located on the North Sea coast in the Northeast of England, the Port of Sunderland is one of the UK’s leading ports for advanced materials handling, bulk, and project cargo.
Picotech Ltd created a new market in 2016 with the PicoMB-120, enabling one-person portable high-resolution USV MBES surveys—faster surveying in confined spaces through rapid mobilization, launch, and recovery at the point of survey. In 2020, Picotech Ltd released PicoPOD-130 with a new MBES, which reached a network of global users, and earlier this year, they launched Podlet, a turnkey survey package for IHO Special Order Multibeam Surveys onboard BlueRobotics’ BlueBoat.
