Milestones

The World Ocean Council (WOC) announces that Mr. Kenneth C. K. Koo, TCC Group Chairman and CEO, is the Conference Chair for the 6th Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS), Hong Kong, 14-16 November 2018.

ION Geophysical Corporation has announced the second sale of a number of its highly differentiated optical magnetic heading sensors to enable subsea vehicles to quickly reach their desired destinations. In the fourth quarter, successful field trials demonstrated the advanced compasses’ accuracy and robustness in GPS-deprived environments and led to delivery of the first commercial order in the first quarter.

i-Tech Services, a Subsea 7 company, has further strengthened its Underwater Inspection in Lieu of Drydocking (UWILD) capability with certification to deliver to guidelines set by American Bureau of Shipping, DNV-GL, Bureau Veritas and Lloyds Register.

Bureau Veritas has strengthened its offering to marine and offshore clients with significant promotions and appointments to its senior teams in North America and Europe.

OPITO, the international, not-for-profit, skills body for the energy industry, has announced a new format for its annual safety and competence conference. Now in its ninth year, the event will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 7th November 2018.

A mobile drilling platform developed by Fugro that switches seamlessly between land and shallow water work has won the Equipment Innovation category in the 2018 Ground Engineering (GE) Awards.

Oceans cover two thirds of the world’s surface but the threats they are facing have put them at risk. By 2050 our oceans are expected to contain more plastic than fish and more than 90% of coral reefs are at risk of dying off.

Neptune Energy Group announces that David Hemmings will take up the position of Vice President Business Development starting in early July 2018.

WISTA (Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association) Norway has opened its doors to its first ever male member, Nor-Shipping Director Per Martin Tanggaard. The organization, which supports and promotes women in maritime business management positions, has enjoyed a long-standing partnership with Nor-Shipping and saw Tanggaard as the ideal person to announce the next chapter in its development.

International energy consultancy Xodus Group has appointed Peter Tipler as its Renewables Director to help drive growth across the sector.

In recognition that every day needs to be “World Oceans Day” – and indeed it is at the World Ocean Council – the WOC is proud to release “Ocean Governance and the Private Sector”, a WOC ocean review and foresight document based on longstanding, continuing WOC work with and for the global ocean business community on Ocean Governance.

Prysmian Group announces the launch of its new organization and begins its integration with General Cable. The newly created Group is a world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry with global headquarters located in Milan, sales of over €11 billion (pro-forma as of 31.12.2017) and approximately 30,000 employees at 112 plants and 25 R&D centers in over 50 countries.