Milestones

Cooperation between maritime economies is nothing new to nations bordering the Baltic Sea. As far back as the thirteenth century, the Hanseatic League brought prosperity and political cohesion to 170 cities that shared a common interest: economic growth and stability across the Baltic region. That’s why it is so surprising to learn that this same region has lagged behind other EU macro-regions when it comes to developing international cooperation and promoting the “blue economy.”

On March 30th, 2018 EOM Offshore LLC advanced its strategic position in the U.S. market with the appointment of John Flynn and Flynn Technical Solutions LLC to serve as its representative in the “Hurricane” states.

Teledyne Marine was recently recognized by the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), the largest global industry event for oil and gas, with a 2018 Spotlight on New Technology Award for the FlameGuard™ P5-200. OTC recognizes innovative technologies each year with the Spotlight on New Technology Award, which showcases advanced solutions that will lead the industry into the future.

Global integrated subsea services business, Kreuz Subsea, has strengthened its senior management team with two key appointments at its Singapore headquarters to support its global expansion plans.

A long-standing cornerstone of the MacArtney strategy is to continuously strengthen their global outreach and customer support through strategic local presence in key markets. The fact of selling and supporting products and systems locally provides MacArtney’s customers access to rapid response to enquiries and mobilization of service. This dedication to local presence will be of key importance to the success of the two new operations representing MacArtney products and systems.

Sea Machines Robotics, a Boston-based developer of autonomous vessel technology, announces that it has hired Peter Hjarbaek Holm, European Director, to manage its new Hamburg, Germany, office. In the position, Holm has primary responsibility for deployment of the company’s Sea Machines 300 technology in Europe, connecting with vessel builders and operators, as well as hiring and managing a local team.

Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. (Phoenix), a leading supplier of underwater solutions worldwide, announces transition from ISO 9001:2008 to ISO 9001:2015 certification.

UK subsea services company, Rovco, has been awarded ISO 9001 accreditation from global industry certification body, DNV GL.

The Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) has invested more than £300,000 into three new projects which have the potential to cut operational costs and improve efficiency in the oil and gas industry.

The Oil & Gas Technology Centre and the University of Aberdeen will create a new multi-million-pound Decommissioning Centre of Excellence to tackle current and future challenges with world-class research and development in partnership with industry.

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section revealed the 11 winners to an audience of more than 450 people, with categories covering technology innovation, company performance and individual achievement across the UK offshore energy sector.

Decom North Sea has published a Decom Directory in conjunction with Scottish Enterprise and the Oil & Gas Authority, which provides details of companies which have the capability to service the UK/UKCS decommissioning sector.