Milestones

The International Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC) successfully concluded its 48th Annual Conference in Houston, TX on 25 February 2019.

In its 33rd year, the Offshore Achievements Awards took place last night (14 March, 2019), with 11 category winners announced during an evening which recognized talent, ambition and innovation.

European seas are a hub of human activity. Maritime transport is so widespread that it inevitably affects anybody working in or with the ocean. For the first time those responsible for monitoring shipping emissions, identifying the best routes to lay pipelines and cables, assessing the impact of fishing on the seafloor or planning offshore wind farms can have free and open access to maps and the underlying raster files of vessel activity.

MacArtney Canada has found its new home at the COVE in Dartmouth, a collaborative facility for applied innovation in the ocean sector. After outgrowing their previous office space, MacArtney Canada, part of the worldwide MacArtney Group, have found a perfect fit at the COVE providing the MacArtney Canada team with the opportunity to expand, innovate and develop.

The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) has officially approved the VIKING LifeCraft™ Survival Craft as a Novel Life-Saving Appliance, meeting the requirements for replacing conventional lifeboats on passenger ships and advancing progress toward greater safety in large-scale ship evacuation emergencies.

i-Tech 7, Subsea 7’s Life of Field business unit, has appointed a new regional director to help strengthen and grow its life of field business in the Asia-Pacific region.

iXblue, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of innovative solutions and services devoted to navigation, positioning, and imaging, has been announced as an Official Supplier of New York Yacht Club American Magic, a professional sailing team seeking to win the America’s Cup. iXblue’s has provided the team with cutting-edge, resilient and virtually maintenance-free inertial navigation systems, Hydrins and gyroscopic compasses Quadrans.

Fast-evolving global provider of disruptive wireless subsea technology, WFS Technologies, has underlined its ambitious growth plans with the appointment of a highly-regarded subsea industry player.

Green Marine and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) signed a partnership agreement to further their common goals in fostering greater environmental sustainability in the maritime sector.

MacArtney HQ has recently repurposed the old salmon smoking facility (Lakserøgeri) in Hjerting to accommodate a new 2500sqm facility that incorporates new workshop space for Electronics, Fibre Optics, Cabling and Mechanics. Having expanded five-fold on the footprint of the original workshop the new facility now provides workshop technicians with a bright, open and purposeful space.

ASL announces the appointment of Mr. Martin (Marty) Taillefer to the position of Senior Project Manager and Business Development. Martin has been working in the fields of oceanography, hydrography, ocean acoustics and underwater warfare for over 25 years.

A major US oil company is set to reinforce its deepwater offshore asset integrity assurance in the US Gulf of Mexico with the aid of a sonar monitoring system developed and delivered by subsea engineering specialist Sonardyne International Ltd.