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The global effort inspiring the complete mapping of the world’s ocean floor - The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project - has announced its newest partnership with NORBIT Oceans, a leading provider of underwater imaging and mapping technology. The parties will work together to advance the field of ocean science, and obtain a complete map of the entire ocean floor. 

Seabed 2030 announces new partnership with one of Africa’s biggest navies in first collaboration of its kind on the continent

A new partnership has been announced by The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project with SEA-KIT International - a provider of cutting-edge uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) to the maritime, ocean science and research industries. The partnership will see the two parties join forces to accelerate the mission to map the entire ocean floor before the end of the decade. 

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project - the global initiative to map the world’s entire ocean floor before the end of the decade - has entered into a new partnership with ACUA Ocean, which develops zero-carbon emission uncrewed surface vessels. The announcement was made at Ocean Business, currently taking place in Southampton, UK, and will see the two parties work together to accelerate the worldwide effort towards mapping the seabed.

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and Saildrone, a leading provider of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on advancing ocean mapping technology in support of the global effort to map the entire ocean floor.

A new partnership has been announced between The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project and Orange Force Marine Ltd., a specialised commercial marine services company providing crowdsourced bathymetry solutions in support of the complete mapping of the ocean floor.

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has entered into a memorandum of understanding with ecoSUB Robotics - a subdivision of Planet Ocean - which designs and builds innovative autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for ocean research.  The collaboration will greatly support the realisation of a complete map of the ocean floor as AUVs are able to navigate areas which are inaccessible to scientists and divers for safety reasons. 

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Information, Communications and Transport (MICT) for the Republic of Kiribati. The new partnership will see the two parties work together as part of the global effort to advance the field of ocean science, and obtain a complete map of the entire ocean floor. 

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) of the Philippines. The two parties will work together to further global understanding of ocean science.