CMS-Geotech Ltd is an independent marine geotechnical operational & hire company, specialising in Vibrocore, Sediment Sampling & Marine CPT throughout the world in both offshore and coastal waters.
CMS-Geotech also provides geotechnical equipment and bespoke survey services to support those working within ports & harbour dredging & developments, civil engineering, subsea cables & pipelines, the aggregate & mineral mining industry & offshore energy.
CMS-Geotech has a wide variety of geotechnical marine equipment available to hire for seabed sampling & marine geotechnical surveys. All of our equipment is ready to be deployed around the world along with our experienced geotechnical operators.
Our equipment pool includes Standard & High Powered Vibrocorers, Datem 5000 CPT, USNEL Box Corer, Hydraulic Clamshell Grab, Gravity & Piston Corers, Standard & Mini Hamon Grabs, Single & Double Van Veen and Day Grabs & CEFAS type Beam Trawls.
CMS-Geotech owns and operates a wide range of geotechnical equipment along with its own 24m UK MCGA Certified & Cowrie compliant survey vessel, providing specialist geotechnical seabed sampling services including Vibrocores, Sediment Sampling & Marine CPT.
Working with and supporting both end client & survey companies including civil engineers, aggregates & marine mineral mining, offshore energy as well as ports & harbour maintenance and development.
CMS-Geotech owns and operates the MV Flatholm, a 24m survey vessel classified to sail within European waters to 60m offshore. She is UK MCGA Category II classified, JNCC and is fully COWRIE compliant.
With accommodation for 12 people, dedicated survey laboratory, heavy lifting equipment and a 50 square meter aft deck she provides a comfortable and practical space for a wide range of survey operations. Available for long & short term charters with full crew.
With over 25 years experience of working within the marine survey industry Managing Director of CMS-Geotech, Dr David Hitchcock is well placed to provide specialist bespoke consultancy advice to a variety of sectors
David has run his own marine survey company for 23 years during which time he also worked with the US government in an advisory capacity on the environmental effects of dredging. He has a PhD in marine geology and has worked extensively within the marine aggregates and marine mineral mining industry.
David can advise and work with marine survey site investigation planning, geotechnical & geophysical interpretation, geohazard analysis, seabed processes & sedimentology, dredging performance parameters & determination of geotechnical hazards.
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