Milestones

Excel Guyana Inc. announces the launching of Excel’s Marine and Offshore Services Division to serve the growing needs of the local marine and offshore oil & gas exploration sectors. The launch and strategic growth of this division will be led by Mr. Steve Sinanan, a 30-year veteran in the marine and offshore services industry.

CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), an international marine environmental consultancy, has opened a new corporate office in Suriname to help meet the growing demand for expert marine environmental, geophysical, and geotechnical services in Latin America, most notably from the offshore energy sector amid increased exploration and drilling activity in the Guyana-Suriname basin.

OceanTools Limited in Bridge of Don is working hard to provide a green workplace.

As part of the strategy to strengthen and develop its core business within connectivity, MacArtney has appointed Paul Anthony as the new Global Business Manager, Connectivity, with effect from 1 October 2022.

Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. (Phoenix), a worldwide underwater solutions provider, announces that their Norfolk office has been relocated to 2601 Trade St, Chesapeake, VA 23323 to accommodate company growth and provide Underwater Ship Repairs and Non-Destructive Testing for Commercial and Government clientele. At 27,000sq ft, the new facility boasts a 20’ x 10’dive tank, welding/fabrication areas, increased indoor storage of equipment, upgraded conference room and office spaces.

"Biofouling is a global problem, and to solve a global problem we need to collaborate globally. This collaboration aims to accelerate the uptake of proactive hull cleaning, as well as to understand the limits and risks with such solutions", say CEO of Bellona, Hallstein Havåg and VP Growth and Strategy at Armach Robotics, Rob Howard.

Foreship has appointed Shaun White as Managing Director of Foreship UK, the new subsidiary which commits the leading naval architecture and marine engineering company to securing a strategic presence based in the United Kingdom.

Terradepth is honored to announce Admiral (ret.) Sir George Zambellas, the former First Sea Lord of the British Royal Navy and senior industry executive, will join Terradepth as a Strategic Advisor.

Damen’s first, all-electric, 70 tonne bollard-pull harbor tug, which was delivered to New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland earlier this year, has won the prestigious ‘Tug of the Year’ at the 2022 International Tug and Salvage Awards ceremony, held last night in Istanbul.

Lisa Edvardsen Haugan has been appointed as the new President of Kongsberg Maritime, the largest business area of KONGSBERG. She takes the helm after Egil Haugsdal.

Tritech International Limited has been announced as the latest company to become part of General Oceans AS: an umbrella company specializing in underwater technology and headquartered in London.

Groupe Gorgé announces having reached a major milestone with the acquisition of iXblue. This operation, that will bring ECA Group and iXblue together, will lead to the rise of a European high-tech industrial champion in the fields of robotics, maritime, navigation, aerospace and photonics. The two companies will benefit from a global workforce of 1,500 people and will achieve an annual turnover of €250 million.