Case Study: Boskalis achieves real-time subsurface current measurement for safer offshore operations with Sofar Ocean’s Spotter Platform

Boskalis improves offshore workability across 90 countries with Sofar Ocean

Boskalis, a leading global dredging and offshore services company, needed a flexible and cost-efficient solution to measure real-time subsurface ocean currents for assessing worksite safety and operational workability across its diverse projects. Their challenge was to find a durable and modular platform that could replace complex and expensive equipment like Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs) and be easily deployed in various marine environments.

Sofar Ocean provided its Spotter Platform, a modular buoy system equipped with wave sensors and an integrated ocean current meter. This solution delivered real-time data on subsurface currents and other parameters via satellite, which was instantly accessible remotely. For Boskalis, this resulted in safer, more efficient operations by enabling real-time workability assessments, significantly reducing deployment complexity and costs compared to traditional ADCPs.

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