Uk Hydrographic Office
January 2026
UKHO specialists recognised in New Year Honours
November 2025
UKHO supports UK resilience in positioning, navigation and timing
August 2025
Captain (Aqeed) Ahmed Al Badi receives Alexander Dalrymple Award
UK Hydrographic Office 2024–2025 Annual Report released
July 2025
UKHO highlights role of seabed mapping in enabling ocean action
June 2025
UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) appoints Chief Executive
May 2025
New guide helps UK ports share data to support safer navigation
January 2025
New report published highlighting the value of seabed mapping
August 2024
UK Hydrographic Office 2023-2024 Annual Report released
July 2024
Celebrating World Hydrography Day 2024
June 2024
John Dillon-Leetch receives the 2024 Alexander Dalrymple Award
April 2024
Rear Admiral Chukwuemeka Ebenezer?Okafor receives 2023 Alexander Dalrymple …
The UKHO appoints Vanessa Blake as interim Chief Executive
The Role of Seabed Mapping in Ocean Science
March 2024
Collaboration between the UK Overseas Territories hydrographic community
December 2023
UKHO roadmap for a more sustainable maritime future
August 2023
UK Hydrographic Office 2022-2023 Annual Report released
July 2023
UKHO appoints National Hydrographer and Chief Customer Officer
June 2023
Hydrographic survey data uncovers preserved glacial landscape
IC-ENC Chairman Marc van der Donck receives 2022 Alexander Dalrymple Award
Exploring Anguilla’s marine environment through geospatial data
UKHO signs MoUs with Port of London Authority and Peel Ports Group
UKHO marks successful participation at IHO Assembly 3
May 2023
Seabed mapping crucial to protecting our oceans
February 2023
UKHO and Met Office strengthen ties through spotlight talks
UKHO to extend timetable for paper chart withdrawal
December 2022
Understanding the drivers, solutions and enablers within the shipping indus…
November 2022
UKHO presents 2021 Alexander Dalrymple Award to the US Office of Coast Surv…
October 2022
UKHO provides bathymetric surveys for the Seabed 2030 project
September 2022
UK Hydrographic Office supports Montserrat authorities with seabed mapping …
2020 Alexander Dalrymple Award presented to Vice Admiral Dr Harjo Susmoro
August 2022
UK Hydrographic Office 2021-2022 Annual Report released
UKHO appoints Marion Leslie as Non-Executive Chair
UKHO receives CoreTrustSeal accreditation
July 2022
UKHO calls for UK Government organisations involved in seabed mapping to jo…
June 2022
UKHO introduces the new Seabed Mapping App
UKHO data to help drive maritime trade and growth in Cayman Islands
May 2022
Report: Marine geospatial collaboration will reaffirm the UK’s role as a gl…
April 2022
UKHO provides S-100 navigation data for Mayflower Autonomous Ship during at…
March 2022
UKHO signs collaboration agreement with The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed …
February 2022
UKHO announces S-102 Bathymetric Surface data set sea trial project in coll…
UKHO supports maritime trade and economic growth in Belize
January 2022
Geovation launches environmental challenge to tackle coastal pollution
UKHO’s Diffuse Coastal Pollution Challenge with Geovation
December 2021
UKHO launches Tidal API platform with expanded coverage for British and Iri…
November 2021
UKHO becomes Strategic Member of Open Geospatial Consortium
October 2021
UK Hydrographic Office 2020-2021 Annual Report released
September 2021
UKHO revamps ADMIRALTY EasyTide with new platform and website
July 2021
UKHO confirms Rear Admiral Rhett Hatcher as National Hydrographer & Deputy …
UKHO announces appointment of Interim Non-Executive Chair
May 2021
HydroSurv wins ADMIRALTY Coastal Inundation Challenge
April 2021
UK Hydrographic Office appoints Chief Executive
March 2021
UKHO supports Mayflower Autonomous Ship project with marine data
UKHO donates second-hand laptops to support students with remote learning
February 2021
Marico Marine wins ADMIRALTY Offshore Renewable Energy Innovation Challenge
Geollect wins ADMIRALTY Maritime Insurance Innovation Challenge
January 2021
UK Hydrographic Office 2019-2020 Annual Report released
December 2020
UKHO supports UK emergency services by unlocking access to marine data sets
UKHO to host virtual ADMIRALTY Blue Data Conference on 26 January 2021
November 2020
UKHO and Cefas launch new innovation challenge to support offshore renewabl…
UKHO announces the release of the Seabed Mapping Service
BMT wins the first ADMIRALTY Marine Innovation Programme challenge
October 2020
UKHO launches new innovation programme to support development of the Blue E…
July 2020
UKHO appoints RAdm Peter Sparkes as Acting Chief Executive following the re…
June 2020
Geospatial Data Strategy to unlock the power of location data across the UK…
May 2020
Alexander Dalrymple Award presented to Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar
March 2020
Message from Tim Lowe CBE on COVID-19
February 2020
UK Government works with Southern Africa to support the development of a sa…
December 2019
UK Hydrographic Office appoints UK National Hydrographer and Deputy Chief E…
November 2019
UK government supports safe maritime trade and sustainable development acro…
October 2019
UK Hydrographic Office 2018-2019 Annual Report released
May 2019
UK Hydrographic Office appoints Chief Executive
April 2019
HRH The Princess Royal officially opens new UKHO headquarters in Taunton
March 2019
UKHO apprentice wins Somerset Apprenticeship Award
UK Hydrographic Office works with Seychelles government to help tackle pira…
February 2019
UK Hydrographic Office welcomes Secretary of State for Defence to Taunton
January 2019
UK Hydrographic Office welcomes Maritime 2050 strategy
December 2018
UK Hydrographic Office is Highly Commended at 2018 National Apprenticeship …
UK Hydrographic Office appoints Rear Admiral Tim Lowe CBE as Acting Chief E…
November 2018
UK Hydrographic Office presents Guyana with marine geospatial data
UK Hydrographic Office receives Highly Commended STEM Inspiration Award
UK Hydrographic Office contributes to autonomous navigation study
October 2018
UK Hydrographic Office shortlisted for STEM Inspiration Award
Alexander Dalrymple Award presented to UKHO's Jeff Bryant
UK Hydrographic Office to unlock the value of location-based information as…
September 2018
UK Hydrographic Office wins National Apprenticeship Award
UK Hydrographic Office appoints new Director of Customer Division
August 2018
UK Hydrographic Office 2017-2018 Annual Report released
June 2018
UK Hydrographic Office supports G7 Healthy Oceans commitments
UK Hydrographic Office hosts local World Hydrography Day event
May 2018
UK Hydrographic Office appoints Chief Technology Officer
March 2018
UK Hydrographic Office welcomes publication of UK Government ‘Future of the…
January 2018
UKHO features on BBC One’s ‘Antiques Road Trip’
December 2017
UKHO Apprentice wins Bridgwater and Taunton College Apprenticeship Award
November 2017
UKHO features in new UK Chamber of Shipping film
August 2017
UKHO supports safe arrival of HMS Queen Elizabeth into Portsmouth
July 2017
2017 Alexander Dalrymple Award
November 2016
UKHO receives planning permission for new office
August 2016
UKHO submits planning application for new office
July 2016
2016 Alexander Dalrymple Award presented to Singapore’s Parry Oei
June 2016
UKHO new office accommodation pre-planning consultation
Hundreds attend the UKHO's World Hydrography Day event
May 2016
UKHO appoints a main contractor for its new office building
April 2016
Marine Cartography and Data Assessment Training Scheme
March 2016
UKHO appoints architects to design its new office building
January 2016
Five planets in rare alignment during morning nautical twilight
December 2015
UKHO receives approval for new office accommodation
November 2015
UKHO Alexander Dalrymple Award presented to Admiral Carrasco
May 2015
UKHO Data Archiving Centre INSPIRE Portal – Data Refresh
April 2015
UKHO releases two Special Purpose Charts to support Vanuatu relief effort
January 2015
New Year Honour for UKHO employee
December 2014
New Non-Executive Director at UKHO
Ian Moncrieff CBE to retire as UKHO Chief Executive