Milestones

Robert Gordon University (RGU) has today launched a new set of online short courses to help professional development and address skills needs within the oil and gas industry.

The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) presented Arena Offshore with the 2017 NOIA Safety in Seas (SIS) Culture of Safety Award during the association’s annual meeting in Washington, DC. Arena Offshore won the Culture of Safety Award in recognition of its remarkable safety culture transformation since 2011.

The US operation of M² Subsea has announced the appointment of a new general manager and senior vice president of commercial as the firm embarks on the next stage of its growth strategy.

Based in Houston, Paddy Hardey will be responsible for implementing the firm’s global commercial and contracting principals to ensure the strategic development and continued growth of the fledging subsea company.

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) issued its report on April 4into the potential impact of the Jones Act proposals published by the US Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) on 18 January. The report is available on IMCA’s website.

Devon Grennan, CEO and President of Global Diving & Salvage, Inc., has been appointed President of the Spill Control Association of America (SCAA). SCAA is a professional association representing spill control contractors, manufacturers, distributors, government agencies, and various qualified individuals within the industry.

Mr. Jim Garrington, CEO of Shark Marine Technologies, is the recipient of the 2017 Technical Excellence Award presented by the Canadian Divers Certification Board of Canada at the Canadian Underwater Conference and Exhibition this week in Ottawa, Ontario.

Global Maritime, a leading provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the offshore sector, has appointed Egil Kvannli as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

thyssenkrupp Marine Systems has taken a major step in its development. By now closing the acquisition of Atlas Elektronik by thyssenkrupp, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems transforms into an integrated systems provider. The two companies will combine their strengths and offer their customers the full range of solutions from a single source.

Representatives from Neptune Marine Services will exhibit next week at the bi-annual Ocean Business event which takes place at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) from April 4 to 6. This is a leading ocean technology industry exhibition and conference in Southampton.

Broco, Inc.® announces the election of Gary Jones to the Board of Directors of the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI). Mr. Jones was elected at last month’s ADCI annual meeting following the Underwater Intervention trade show in New Orleans. He manages Broco Underwater Cutting and Welding product sales and has worked for Broco for more than eight years.

UTEC, a leading global survey company in subsea services group Acteon, has welcomed a new Chief Executive Officer as its original founder retires from the business.

SEARCH, Inc. announces that Dr. James Delgado will be joining SEARCH as the firm’s Senior Vice President on May 1, 2017.