Milestones

Teledyne Marine announces the addition of Doug Lockhart in the role of Vice President and General Manager of Teledyne SeaBotix and Teledyne Oceanscience. Mr. Lockhart will manage the two San Diego based vehicle businesses for the company and will report to Dr. Thomas Altshuler, Vice President and Group General Manager for Teledyne Marine Vehicles, the unmanned systems business group for Teledyne Marine.

The CRT200 Cable Retrieval Tool, developed by hydraulic tools specialist Webtool, has received design verification approval from international certification body and classification society, DNV GL. It is the first cable and umbilical retrieval tool to meet the exacting design codes and standards for marine operations, and offshore and platform lifting appliances.

A selection of Scotland’s leading oil and gas research and development institutions will be heading to China next month (5–10 March) to strengthen ties, share knowledge and increase business opportunities with leading innovation houses in Beijing.

Subsea technology specialist, Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS), has taken further steps to strengthen its management team and to boost international sales with a senior appointment.

Visitors to Oceanology International 2018 (Oi18) at ExCel, London (13th-15th March 2018), will once again be able to participate in a series of live product demonstrations from the event’s waterside exhibitor area on the Royal Victoria Dock.

CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), known for its integrated approach to science, operations, and safety in the global offshore environment, announces the addition of an experienced and versatile team member Eirik Kydland, who will serve a dual position of Diving Safety Officer (DSO) and Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE) Manager at the Stuart, Florida headquarters.

Bruce Stuart brings with him over 30 years of commercial leadership experience and in-depth operational knowledge of the oil and gas industry. Bruce joins Interventek from Proserv where he was VP Business Development Subsea, having previously held a seven year tenure at FMC Technologies, responsible for UK and Canada sales and marketing for their subsea products and systems.

Subsea services firm, Rovco was crowned the New Enterprise of the Year at the prestigious Subsea UK Awards in Aberdeen last week.

Chris Arends, the Director of Sales for ROWE TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. (RoweTech) has announced the appointment of KRK Consultants Ltd. (KRK) as an exclusive agent for distribution in the following states of the Mid-Atlantic region – Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the New York City Metropolitan area, Washington DC, and GSA contracting.

On February 5, 2018, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) sold its majority ownership interest to EOM Offshore’s management team and investors while continuing to receive royalties under the existing exclusive licensing of its stretch hose technology. Rockland Trust Bank provided a line of credit to assist the change in ownership and help assure EOM Offshore’s continued financial strength.

Responding to the demand to safely protect power and data cabling in today’s interconnected world, Flexicon has launched its most extensive flexible conduit ‘Products and Solutions Guide for Hazardous Areas.’

Unique Group, one of the world’s most prominent integrated subsea and offshore solution providers, has re-established a dealer agreement with Kongsberg Maritime AS for the Middle East region. Under the business cooperation agreement, Unique Group’s offices in the region will offer sale and service of KM’s wide range of underwater mapping, navigation, acoustics and camera solutions to customers in the territories of Bahrain, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE. The two companies presently have an agreement in place for Nigeria and Kenya.