Milestones

Norwegian based oil and gas solids solutions firm, FourPhase, has secured a six-figure trial including the option of 12-month extension with one of the major operators in North America.

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) confirms the appointment of Andy Seymour, to its Governing Board.

First Draft of the U.N. Law of the Sea “BBNJ” Agreement on Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction Has Been Released for Review

Volvo Penta has announced that it is to complete a feasibility study together with ABB in Sweden and Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg to evaluate technology concepts that can meet the challenge of providing fast charging of electric vessels.

The Marine Technology Society and the Society for Underwater Technology announced that they have entered into a three-year Memorandum of Agreement to explore ways to work together to the benefit of their collective membership.

Nidec ASI – head of the Nidec Industrial Solutions business platform belonging to the Nidec Group –is presenting its very first Nidec-brand battery system designed for large- and medium-sized boat propulsion systems at the Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo in Amsterdam.

Next Geosolutions, international turn-key geoscience and engineering services provider operating in the energy, infrastructure and utilities markets, has recently welcomed three new key team members.

Equinor and OMV have signed two memorandums of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on both the Wisting development in the Barents Sea and the concept development for the Hades/Iris discovery in the Norwegian Sea.

In-line with its long-standing commitment to helping to ensure a more sustainable future, Trelleborg’s marine and infrastructure operation is supporting The Ocean Cleanup and its bid to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.

The Program Committee welcomes the submission of abstracts for presentation at the Sustainable Ocean Summit 2019 (Paris, 20-22 Nov), with the theme of “Investing in Ocean Futures: Finance and Innovation for the Blue Economy”.

Ampelmann, the Netherlands-based offshore access provider, has passed a new milestone: more than 10,000 safe personnel transfers for Mobil Production Nigeria (MPN), the local entity of ExxonMobil. The A-type system was installed on the Jascon-55 vessel, which is operated by West African Ventures and conducting maintenance work for MPN. The project started in January 2019.

ASL announces that Dr. Gary Borstad recently received the Val Shaw Memorial Award in recognition of his career- long contribution and lifetime achievements in practical remote sensing applied to natural resource management.