Milestones

Gulfstream Services International (GSI), an offshore equipment and engineered solutions provider, has underlined its continued expansion in the North Sea and beyond, with a move into new Aberdeen headquarters.

Siemens and Materials Solutions - a Siemens Business - officially opened a new, highly advanced innovation center this week in Orlando, Florida.

TSC Publishing has announced the launch of its latest news and market intelligence platform, Ocean Mining Intel (OMI).

Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. has promoted Kent VanHorn to Vice President for Global Submarine Rescue.

Norway-headquartered MDE Group, global provider of energy recruitment services, continues to implement its UK sector growth strategy, by announcing the appointment of its first regional manager in Scotland.

Fugro’s Board of Management has appointed Erik-Jan Bijvank as Group Director for Europe and Africa. He will start at Fugro on 1 January 2020.

The Board of BP announces that, after a 40-year career with BP and over nine years as group chief executive, Bob Dudley, 64, has decided to step down as group chief executive and from the BP Board following delivery of the company’s 2019 full year results on 4 February 2020 and will retire on 31 March 2020.

A major milestone has been reached in an ambitious plan to bring marine manufacturing and support industries back to the Upper Clyde.

Yara Marine Technologies, a Norwegian based scrubber supplier announced a change of leadership as Dr. Thomas Koniordos was introduced as the company’s new CEO. Koniordos, who up until 18th of September served as Yara’s Head of Environmental Solutions, and also as Chairman of the Yara Marine Board, will succeed Peter Strandberg, the company's founder.

Veteran energy industry association executive Erik Milito has been named as the new president of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) and will to take the helm of the offshore energy association effective November 1, 2019.

Attendees at BlueTech Week 2019 in San Diego California 18-22 November 2019 will not only be exposed to opportunities via the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, they can exchange ideas with representatives from academia, industry, and policymakers about how to develop innovation clusters that support this agenda.

Following a joint meeting between the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC), the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Government representatives on 17 September 2019, it was confirmed that the NOC will become a legally independent self-governing organization from 1 November 2019 – a charitable Company Limited by Guarantee with a trading subsidiary for undertaking work of a more commercial nature.