Specialist Marine and Coastal Contractor
MSDS Marine are a Marine and Coastal Contractor specialising in the management, execution and support of archaeological projects in the marine environment. MSDS Marine have a wide range of experience and expertise within the industry from the project management of large scale underwater excavations through to the fulfilment of archaeological licence conditions prior to large infrastructure developments. MSDS Marine provide geophysical and hydrographic services including data collection, processing, visualisation and interpretation.
MSDS Marine are a diving contractor registered with the HSE and provide diving and logistical support to underwater projects both on Surface Supply or SCUBA dependant on requirements. MSDS Marine have experience of providing support to the wider marine sector including ecological assessments, pre and post construction surveys and specialist survey solutions. MSDS Marine are committed to creating hands on experience in the sector for students, volunteers and early career professionals and promoting public engagement with our work.
MSDS Marine Services
Desk Based Services
MSDS Marine offer a range of desk based services including impact assessment, written schemes of investigation (WSIs), research, project designs, specialist reports, assessments of significance and management reports. MSDS Marine also offer a full range of GIS services.
Field Based Services
MSDS Marine provide a range of field based services including archaeological watching briefs during both intertidal and marine construction works, intertidal survey and ROV, USV and aerial drone surveys.
Public Engagement
MSDS Marine are committed to creating hands on experience in the sector for students, volunteers and early career professionals and promoting public engagement with our work. Our work with public outreach is designed to engage and enthuse a wide audience.
Marine Archaeology
MSDS Marine are sector leaders in the delivery of marine archaeology projects. Our highly skilled team have many years of experience in all aspects of underwater and intertidal archaeology. We are currently the retained marine archaeology consultants for a number of infrastructure and offshore windfarm development projects and the UK project managers for the high profile #Rooswijk1740 project and excavation on behalf of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands. MSDS Marine provide a full range of marine archaeology desk-based services required during the planning and construction phases of infrastructure, development and construction projects. We have experience providing services to a variety of sectors including renewable energy, cable and pipe line installation, aggregate extraction and construction.
Our extensive experience with the marine planning process means we are able to provide advice and support through all stages of the licensing, planning and construction process. Our services include Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), desk-based research, interpretation of geophysical and hydrographic data, statements of significance, impact assessments, mitigation planning, written schemes of investigation, method statements and provision of advice as retained archaeologists, along with all other works required to inform the planning consents process and discharge archaeological conditions on marine licences.
MSDS MARINE NEWS
Kickstarting new offshore development careers at MSDS Marine
This year thanks to the Historic England heritage gateway MSDS Marine have been participating in...
The MSDS Marine Advent Calendar Launches 1st of December
From the 1st of December through to Christmas day, MSDS Marine will be launching our first ever online advent calendar!
Digital volunteers set to make big impact for Portland Museum thanks to National Lottery funding
Portland Museum has been awarded £59,014 of National Lottery funding to launch a...
2021 MSDS Marine Grant Award Winners Announced
MSDS Marine are pleased to announce the 2021 winners of the MSDS Marine Grant Awards. The Awards...
MSDS MARINE ON TWITTER
2/2 Jennifer Browning from @ULASarchaeology gave a brilliant account of their work so far on the site, and their hopes for future projects. Great to hear a mention for #heritagewatch too. Thanks to @RutlandLHRS for hosting!
1/2 A fascinating webinar this evening on the newly discovered Roman villa site in Rutland! The mosaics survival is fabulous and depicts scences from the Siege of Troy, the first if its kind in the UK. https://t.co/9VI8NsV9M9
RT @MarEA_project: Though we haven’t been able to dive yet as part of an #underwater survey that we’re collaborating on with #Bahrain Autho…
@StevenEllis3 @AlisonJames81 @Mark__James82 @TomHarrison_88 @HE_Maritime We’ve loved having you @StevenEllis3 …. Remember we are at the end of the phone for ongoing support/help any time!
Great to have @StevenEllis3 and Carol @LondonShipWreck and their nominated archaeologist Mark Beattie Edwards from the @NautArchSoc with us for a couple of days this week. Funding from @HistoricEngland @HE_Maritime is helping us create an updated digital site plan together
RT @CHERISHproj: “Diving Back onto the Bronze Bell Wreck”. – an online talk from Alison James of MSDS Marine on behalf of CHERISH, 5pm on…
RT @PortlandMuseum1: Come and join us/volunteer in this fantastic project to 3D scan, catalogue and record the amazing finds from the Earl…
RT @NautArchSoc: Our second #Kickstart Placement is now open - join us as a Projects Officer for 6 months - thanks to @HistoricEngland and…
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