Milestones

Tim Charters has been promoted to Vice President of Governmental and Political Affairs at the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA). Tim joined NOIA as a Senior Director in June of 2017, after serving as Vice President of Governmental and Regulatory Affairs at the National Stripper Well Association.

The results are in and henceforth the name of BOEM’s new autonomous wave glider will be the Kody Kruiser, in honor of the late Kody Kramer, a geoscientist in the BOEM Gulf of Mexico region. Known and loved by all who knew him, Kody was a key contributor to the creation of the most detailed regional bathymetry map of any basin in the world.

Tutorials and informational videos for the TD-500D Oil in Water Meter and TD-120 Oil in Water Monitor are available for viewing on the Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments YouTube channel. Watch procedures, maintenance and installation videos on any Internet connected device.

The World Ocean Council’s 6th Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) Will Convene in Hong Kong (14-16 November 2018) Around the Theme: "Ocean Sustainable Development - Connecting Asia and the World"

Nekton and Teledyne Marine have a shared common purpose to lead the discovery, and enhance the understanding of our oceans.

DNV GL has appointed Neil Jamieson Fraser as its new head of Noble Denton marine services in the UK and West Africa. The role will focus on marine warranty, marine advisory/assurance, technical assurance, and advanced engineering services.

Global integrated subsea services business, Kreuz Subsea, has appointed Jerry Starling as director of diving and ROV operations.

The demand for AML Oceanographic’s real-time underway profiling system, Moving Vessel Profiler (MVP), has swelled rapidly as organizations seek to reduce costs and improve data quality on both hydrographic and ocean science surveys.

Global Maritime, a leading marine, offshore and engineering consultancy, has appointed Eric Frank to oversee its’ United States operations based out of Houston.

Managing challenges such as growth, structure, people, performance, and technology have for a long time been on P-O’s agenda. P-O comes from the management consultancy firm Triathlon Group where he is one of two founders and has been the CEO for more than 15 years.

Viper Innovations, a UK company specializing in maximizing the operational life of subsea controls and electrical distribution equipment, has appointed a new distributor to improve its service offering and share of the Nigerian offshore oil and gas market.

MTS ROV Committee has announced the winners of its 2018 scholarships. Saul Hughes, Sriram Govindarajan, Khaled Saad, and Matt Glencross each received ROV scholarships. Saul Hughes received the MTS ROV MATE Center scholarship.