Milestones

ChartCo and Marine Press, both leaders in global digital navigation solutions, have announced their merger. The move will result in the creation of a new, world-leading company called OneOcean which will offer the largest range of navigation and compliance solutions into the maritime sector.

Greensea, creator of OPENSEA®, the universal open software architecture for the marine industry, recently added three key personnel to its team to address current and future growth and to support its core business strategies. Positions have been created to support existing needs in business development, finance, and program management.

Winners of the R&D 100 Awards have been announced by R&D World magazine one ocean-industry company was called out as a market disrupter. Judges awarded several submissions in the four Special Recognition categories, potentially giving a Gold, Silver and Bronze in each. For the Market Disrupter – Products category, Riptide MkII Micro-Unmanned Undersea Vehicle from BAE Systems, FAST Labs was recognized with the Silver award.

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has reappointed Fugro USA President Edward Saade to its Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP).

Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. (Phoenix) has opened a satellite office at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

Well-Safe Solutions has secured a significant new tranche of investment, in excess of £66 million, to fund the next phase of its journey as a tier one well decommissioning company.

N-Sea, a leading IMR subsea services provider, has celebrated a successful end to 2019 for its Dubai division, with contract awards exceeding 15 million USD, as well as significant growth of its workforce.

Trelleborg is looking forward to showcasing its advanced passive fire solutions at ADIPEC 2019. It will also be celebrating over 20 years of ElastopipeTM being installed offshore.

DNV GL, a risk management and quality assurance company, is strengthening its commitment to exploring new ocean opportunities by dedicating extra resources to its ocean space research program. The program works with stakeholders from business, government and academia to create best practices and standards. It also seeks a collaborative approach to sharing ocean data and developing foresight on the blue economy.

SEAMOR Marine announces the launch of their new website and updated corporate brand.

It’s been a year of celebrations for C-Kore Systems. Having received the Innovation & Technology Award at Subsea UK’s awards ceremony in Aberdeen in February, this summer C-Kore was honored with The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, in the Innovation category.

MacArtney Canada Ltd. in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia are passing the puck to Darren E. Penney as Head of Item Sales for Central and Eastern Canada.