CodaOctopus received an order from Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors bv, for the
supply of an Echoscope 3D Real Time Sonar System. The order follows Van Oord’s purchases of Echoscope systems in 2008, which were deployed successfully on the Ras Laffan LNG port expansion project in Qatar.
The sonar, built on patented Echoscope technology, will be incorporated into Van Oord’s existing
pool of units which are to be used initially for two large scale projects in the Netherlands. In central
Amsterdam the Echoscope system is being used to visualize live underwater excavation operations as part of the construction of a new metro station. Situated directly beneath the existing Amsterdam Central Station, the new metro system runs North-South across the city and will carry 200,000 passengers each day. The existing station is built on hundreds of large oak pilings which are to be carefully removed during the construction project.