Milestones

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.

Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) signaled its intent to expand in 2018 with the appointment of the company’s first Engineering Manager.

iSURVEY, a leading provider of survey and positioning services to the global oil and gas, offshore renewables and telecommunications markets, has celebrated a successful end to 2017 with contract awards totalling more than £250,000.

Teledyne Marine announces that Mark Grabowski has joined the Teledyne Marine OneTeam of professionals as sales manager in the Gulf of Mexico region for their Imaging and Instruments product lines. Mark brings with him a wealth of relevant experience, having supervised and implemented a broad scope of technical marine projects for the oil and gas industry over the past 18 years.

The Norwegian company Kongsberg Maritime is one of the world's largest manufacturers of underwater technology and can look back on a long-term cooperation with GEOMAR. To further formalize this cooperation, GEOMAR’s Director Professor Peter Herzig and Bjørn Jalving, Vice-President Kongsberg Maritime Subsea, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 19 Decembe, 2017, in Kiel.

Global subsea excavation specialist James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE), part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has announced the formation of a joint venture with Ocean Team Asia Pacific (OTAP), a specialist Chinese offshore project, vessel and marine equipment provider.

Ocean News and Technology (ON&T) and Environment Coastal and Offshore (ECO) magazines will be well-represented at Oceanology International 2018, to be held 13-18 March at ExCel London. Both magazines are produced by TSC Publishing, a multi-media company that returns to Oi in 2018 in order to showcase their refreshed branding and to network with the companies who represent both the subject and object of their global coverage. Visit them at Stand P550.

MAN OVERBOARD Prevention & Recovery Workshop aims to reduce the risk caused by people falling in the water on vessels of all sizes. Fast moving sessions highlight the hard lessons learned from recent fatalities. Viable solutions are simple and effective. All sectors are invited to participate in this unique one day event that is being held at the Grand Harbour, Southampton UK on 17 April 2018.

BiSN, a global leader in innovative metal-to-metal downhole sealing solutions, has been awarded significant investment by the Aberdeen-based Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC).