Milestones

Offshore marine operator, Attollo Offshore, has been announced as an ELITE “Future Shaper” by the London Stock Exchange Group.

Oceaneering International, Inc. is sponsoring a UK Royal Marines team preparing to row across the North Atlantic in May 2020, in a unique route that has not yet been accomplished.

MetOcean Telematics has officially opened a new office in Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Ocean data company, XOCEAN, has completed the acquisition of 4D Ocean, a specialist autonomous hydrographic survey company, as part of the company’s strategic global growth plans.

Motive Offshore Group, a specialist in marine equipment fabrication and rental, has rounded off the final quarter of 2019 with the launch of a new Flexibles division and supporting acquisition.

A US$106 million (SGD$144 million) fund dedicated to preventing plastic from entering the Asian oceans was launched on December 4, 2019. The Circulate Capital Ocean Fund (CCOF) is the world’s first investment fund dedicated to address Asia’s plastic crisis. The Singapore-based fund is also one of the ten largest ASEAN-based Venture Capital Funds in the market.

Unmanned Survey Solutions (USS) Inception Class MKII Unmanned Surface Vessel has won the Innovation/Improvement Project of the Year Award at the Cornwall Manufacturers Group Awards 2019.

Valeport has been awarded Cyber Essentials Plus certification, the more rigorous level of accreditation in the Government backed scheme that helps organizations protect against a range of the most common cyber attacks. The certification provides reassurance to Valeport’s customers that the company treats the threat of cyber crime, and the protection of their personal information, with all seriousness.

International energy consultancy Xodus Group is set to almost double its global environment division by the end of 2019, in line with its goals to deliver a responsible energy future.

Global integrated mechanical and electrical services company EnerMech, has announced the appointment of industry heavyweight Christian Brown as its new Chief Executive Officer.

The N-Sea-BODAC joint venture has announced significant investment in the further development of its specialist UXO provision.

Danos has launched a virtual reality (VR) competency assessment and training program for employees. Program development began in late 2018, and full implementation will begin in December 2019. Danos is one of the first companies in the oil and gas industry to use VR for training and assessment. With the technology, Danos will drive down costs for customers while increasing safety and minimizing exposure.