Arctia subsidiary Arctia Meritaito has been awarded a contract by the Norwegian Mapping Authority for approximately 1,900 sq. km of hydrographic seabed surveying in the country’s MAREANO program.
“The Norwegian Mapping Authority, Hydrographic Service (NHS) is pleased to award one of this year’s contracts to Arctia Meritaito,” says NHS.
“The MAREANO program maps depth and topography, sediment composition, biotopes and habitats in Norwegian waters. Arctia Meritaito is going to survey with multibeam echosounder and sub bottom profiler in potential offshore wind area Sørvest F in the North Sea. The Norwegian Government has an ambition to develop offshore wind to increase access to renewable energy. NHS are looking forward to working together again after good collaboration in earlier years.”
This is the third time the company is participating in the program. Surveys will be conducted by the multipurpose research vessel Pohjanmeri. Departure to the Norwegian waters is expected as soon as ice has cleared, and the ship will return to Finland near the end of the summer.
