Milestones

Internationally recognized shipbuilder, Gobbler Boats Ltd., has announced a group expansion following a new project in Nigeria. The project will see 31 state-of-the-art oil recovery boats and a number of Hovercrafts (Govercraft®) scour the African state’s off-shore and coastal waters as an efficient, economical and viable way to eliminate pollution.

Following the merger of Infoplaza BV and BMT ARGOSS BV in July 2018, the trading name of BMT ARGOSS will change to Infoplaza Marine Weather with immediate effect. With this change the full range of international offshore and maritime services of both companies will be incorporated under the Infoplaza brand.

Representatives from major maritime technology companies and related industry stakeholders gathered in London for the inaugural meeting of the Smart Maritime Council, a new initiative created by the Smart Maritime Network to support collaboration and standardisation in the development of IT systems for the shipping sector.

The dredging market will record a modest 2.7% CAGR between the forecast 2017 and 2022, according to a new study.

Okeanus Science & Technology, LLC (Okeanus), an established marine equipment and engineering service provider, today announced that they have moved its manufacturing facility to a new space, located at 11989-A FM 529, Houston, TX 77041, to expand services, production capability and capacity starting in 2019.

In January 2019, after an extensive search, the Marine Technology Society (MTS) appointed Kathleen Herndon, PhD as their new Executive Director. Judging from the buzz in the exhibition room at the recent Underwater Intervention conference in New Orleans, they made an excellent choice.

James Fisher and Sons plc (JFS) has further expanded its capabilities in the Middle East with the acquisition of Murjan Al-Sharq Marine Contracting LLC (MSMC).

MMIS maps offshore sand information for managing physical sediment resources in the OCS

The Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) will open on the 25 February 2019 for the first part of its 25th annual session in Kingston, Jamaica, with Member States set to continue their discussions around the draft exploitation regulations for commercial deep seabed mining, which will include proposals for the payment mechanism for mineral exploitation.

The University of Southampton and Thales have formed a major partnership to collaborate in the research and development of the next generation of maritime autonomous systems.

On 12 February 2019, in a 92 to 8 vote, the U.S. Senate passed a 662-page conservation package that would protect 1.3 million acres as wilderness.

According to an article by Vikas Shukla appearing in ValueWalk, Chinese seaports dominate a list of the world’s 10 busiest ports.