Milestones

Global Energy Group has appointed Iain Sinclair to the newly created role of Executive Director of Renewables and Energy Transition with plans to launch a new operation in Edinburgh.  

Acteon Group Ltd, a global provider of industry-leading products and services for the marine and subsea renewable, nearshore construction and oil and gas sectors, announced that Chris Johnston will be joining InterMoor as group managing director of its global moorings and anchors business. He will be based in Houston, TX, USA.

Maersk Training has recently announced a significant investment of $1 million into its UK business, headquartered in Aberdeen.

Nor-Shipping has announced plans to debut a new award at its 2021 outing, showcasing companies and individuals working to address ocean challenges and deliver lasting benefits for the maritime and ocean industries.

Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics, a leading developer of autonomous systems for ocean-going vessels announces that it has accomplished its full $20M investment goal with a second close of $5M. The company announced the first close of $15M in July.

A new state-of-the-art Operational Center to support the delivery of remote services to maritime customers has been launched in Hamburg, Germany, by the world’s leading classification society, DNV GL – Maritime. The launch also marks the two-year anniversary of DNV GL’s fleet wide roll-out of remote surveys and the milestone of 20,000 remote surveys delivered. This is DNV GL’s second Operational Centre dedicated to the delivery of remote services; the first was launched in Oslo in 2019.

Greensea, creator of OPENSEA®, the open architecture robotics platform for the marine industry, has hired Andrew Keefer, Senior Robotics Engineer, to advance navigation and autonomy technologies.

AGR has secured a frame agreement with Vår Energi AS to supply temporary contract workers across their extensive operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. 

International engineering federation FIDIC (the International Federation of Consulting Engineers) has signed a major strategic collaboration agreement with the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC), the umbrella organization for the worldwide private dredging industry, which will see the two organizations working more closely together and collaborating on matters of mutual interest over the next two years.

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) continues to be involved in a jointly run industry event, The Subsea Industry and the Evolution of Energy, devised and run in conjunction with The Society for Underwater Technology and The Hydrographic Society in Scotland.

Gibbs & Cox, Inc., a global leader in naval architecture and marine engineering, announces the expansion of services into Houston, Texas. The office will be led by Mr. Todd Carrico, a leading innovator in naval and offshore marine engineering technologies.

A leading North-East drilling services firm has recently introduced a new service line for the oil and gas and renewables industry bolstered by a key appointment.