Milestones

It’s been a full year since the IMO launched the Polar Code to enhance the protection of seafarers and the environment in Arctic and Antarctic regions. As ship owners and operators now scramble to ensure compliance, VIKING Life-Saving Equipment stands ready to throw them a lifeline. As the only global provider, the company offers a complete range of safety solutions for passenger and cargo vessels operating under the Polar Code.

Chelsea Fairbank is joining SBG Systems North America team as Sales Engineer. She will team up with Jack Mawson, Sales Manager North America in SBG’s US office based in Huntington Beach, CA and will be in charge of the Marine and Education segments.

R. J. (Bob) Brown, one of the top offshore pipeline engineers of his generation, died on 23 January 2018, less than one month shy of his 90th birthday.

Key figures from Maersk Group, Statoil and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development have signed up to discuss future ocean business opportunities, demands and strategies at Opening Oceans Conference 2018 (OOC).

Subsea services company, Rovco has appointed Liam Warren as operations manager to support the delivery of complex ROV and survey projects across the globe.

JW Fishers has been attending DEMA (Diving Equipment & Marketing Association) for over 30 years and 2017 was no exception. This year’s show was held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL and had over 600 exhibitors on the showcase floor. The show attracts industry professionals, police & fire departments, military personnel, industry equipment dealers and diving enthusiasts from across the globe.

MMT is exhibiting at Oceanology International for the 7th time. The event takes place at ExCel in London on the 13-15th of March 2018 and MMT will demonstrate the new version of the fast going survey ROV Surveyor Interceptor, now upgraded for UXO inspections.

Now in its 20th year, and following a highly successful and well-received 2015 event in Amsterdam, this year’s industry-leading Interspill oil spill conference and exhibition is due to be held at the ExCeL in London, running between March 13-15.

During 2017 Riptide Autonomous Solutions delivered an expanding portfolio of offerings including the µUUV®, an “A” sized 4.875” (124mm) diameter UUV; the 1MP One Man Portable 7.5” (190 mm) diameter UUV and the 2 MP Two Man Portable 9.375” (238mm) diameter UUV. To support this growth the company has moved into a new facility.

Enpro Subsea has secured investment from EV Private Equity (EV) to grow its production optimization business into new and existing international markets and further develop the range of production optimisation and intervention technologies.

Glosten, a Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy, announces completion of the lengthening of the R/V Connecticut, a 90-ft oceanographic research vessel operated by the University of Connecticut (UConn) Marine Sciences program.

Mark Tool and Elite Elastomers have entered into a joint venture focused on the research, development and end-use application for complete elastomeric subsea high temperature thermal insulation systems. The systems can be installed via three methods: S-Lay, J-Lay and Reel-Lay. The newly formed company has been named MTE, representing the combined strengths of Mark Tool and Elite Elastomers.