Milestones

Teledyne Benthos announces that Carl Mancuso has joined Teledyne Marine as the Director of Product Line Management for Teledyne Benthos, which consists of acoustic modems / positioning products, flotation, releases, pinger locators, and deep tow systems.

Global subsea services company Seanic Ocean Systems Ltd, a Centurion company, has moved its UK division into new premises in the ABZ Business Park in Dyce, Aberdeen, following a positive stream of business and sustained growth. In the last 12 months, the company has seen a 26% increase in utilisation of its decommissioning equipment packages that have supported various clients across multiple campaigns throughout the year.

The Kognifai Partner Program is now open to all, enabling third party developers and users to share the secure Kognifai infrastructure and leverage the digitalization expertise at Kongsberg Digital. By providing the digital ecosystem needed to deliver new technologies and services, the open Kognifai Partner Program ensures that the best transformative solutions are available to KONGSBERG customers at all times.

Subsea excavation pioneer Rotech Subsea Ltd. has announced the appointment of Anthony Bews as Europe Business Development Manager. In his new role Bews will focus on the continued growth of Rotech’s Oil & Gas and Decommissioning business in Europe, building on the impressive track record the contractor has built in the renewables sector.

Decom North Sea, the membership organization for the oil and gas late life and decommissioning sector, has successfully secured a Decommissioning Challenge Fund (DCF) grant award from The Scottish Government.

CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), a leader in marine environmental consulting and provider of multidisciplinary services, has announced the addition of John Bright to their team as an Operations Supervisor.

This week, along with the rest of the nation, we mourn the passing of our 41st president, George H.W. Bush, on November 30, 2018. In addition to other parts of his legacy, President Bush enjoyed the distinction of having the most national marine sanctuaries (six) designated during any presidential administration.

MacArtney France, as a representative of Kongsberg Maritime, supply sensor package for PIRIOU – shipbuilders and naval engineers supplying the Royal Moroccan Navy.

Decom North Sea announced the publication of its Managing Offshore Decommissioning Waste Guidelines, produced in conjunction with D3 Consulting Ltd, during last week’s annual Offshore Decommissioning Conference.

Oceaneering International, Inc. (“Oceaneering”) announces it has bolstered its expanding asset integrity business in Chandigarh, India with more capabilities.

Global integrated subsea services business, Kreuz Subsea, has announced the appointment of Knut Eriksen as the board’s first independent non-executive director.

Following the overwhelming number of requests, visitors to Ocean Business 2019 will see a record number of autonomous vehicles taking part in demonstrations, when the show returns to Southampton from 9-11 April 2019.