Milestones

The Business Network for Offshore Wind, the leading non-profit advocate for U.S. offshore wind at the state, federal and global levels, will host its seventh annual International Partnership Forum (IPF) on April 21-24, 2020 in Providence, Rhode Island.

The technology group Wärtsilä and classification society DNV GL have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in which they agree to work together to contribute to the marine industry’s ongoing digital transformation.

Well-SENSE has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of a new director to assist with the company’s strategic growth plans.

SBG Systems to announce the opening of its new subsidiary in Singapore. Located in the center of the city, this new office brings sales and technical support to the Asian region.

Resolve Alaska, the northwest operating arm of the Resolve Marine Group, welcomes A.W. McAfee as their new Managing Director responsible for overseeing Resolve’s operational response and recovery activities.

Leading integrated subsea and offshore solutions provider, Unique Group has announced the acquisition of the Australian-company Western Advance’s Marine Division and appointment of Chris Forde as its new regional vice-president.

MacArtney’s 2018/19 financials demonstrate a growing top and bottom line with increased activity in key underwater technology industries. With a continued presence in Oil & Gas, Ocean Science, Defence, Civil Engineering and a renewed strategy for Offshore Renewable Energy, MacArtney are increasing revenue today while supporting the development of tomorrow.

Peterhead’s reputation as a hub for Scotland’s offshore industry has been boosted by the opening of a new operating base less than a mile from the town’s port.

A team of Fugro employees has won a global competition in geotechnical machine-learning. Competing with 60 other teams from industry and academia around the world, the Fugro team came first in the pile-driving prediction event organized as part of the International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics (ISFOG) 2020 conference, which will be held in Austin, Texas, in August.

As of 1^st Feb, Tony Stokes has been appointed as President of Delta SubSea and for the DeepOcean Americas region.

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has recently passed an ISO 27001 (Information Security Management) Stage 2 Audit in addition to its annual ISO 9001 surveillance audit.

DeepOcean has reaffirmed its commitment to Darlington and North East England after it reached agreement with Darlington Borough Council to locate its UK headquarters in the new Feethams House development.