Milestones

On February 5, 2018, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) sold its majority ownership interest to EOM Offshore’s management team and investors while continuing to receive royalties under the existing exclusive licensing of its stretch hose technology. Rockland Trust Bank provided a line of credit to assist the change in ownership and help assure EOM Offshore’s continued financial strength.

Responding to the demand to safely protect power and data cabling in today’s interconnected world, Flexicon has launched its most extensive flexible conduit ‘Products and Solutions Guide for Hazardous Areas.’

Unique Group, one of the world’s most prominent integrated subsea and offshore solution providers, has re-established a dealer agreement with Kongsberg Maritime AS for the Middle East region. Under the business cooperation agreement, Unique Group’s offices in the region will offer sale and service of KM’s wide range of underwater mapping, navigation, acoustics and camera solutions to customers in the territories of Bahrain, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE. The two companies presently have an agreement in place for Nigeria and Kenya.

Subsea engineering analysis consultancy, AgileTek, has underlined rapid growth in 2017 with two new appointments and a key promotion.

J2 Subsea, an Acteon company, established in 2008 to provide ROV tooling products and services for the ROV and underwater survey markets, announces the appointment of Christian Blinkenberg as General Manager based in Aberdeen.

Xodus Group has appointed its first general manager in Egypt as the company aims to build on its track record in the country and target upcoming new contracts.

Ocean Infinity Ltd, the US based company specializing in collecting high resolution geophysical seabed data, announces the conclusion of its Construction Management and Services Contract with SeaTrepid DeepSea, LLC.

Hydraulic cutting tools and systems specialist, Webtool, will exhibit a wide range of high performance, subsea and maritime cutting tools, together with the industry leading Webtool cable gripper, at Subsea Expo 2018 on stand 124.

The Danish software and hardware engineering company EIVA expands its activities in Latin America with a dedicated business development team located in São Paulo, Brazil.

It’s been a full year since the IMO launched the Polar Code to enhance the protection of seafarers and the environment in Arctic and Antarctic regions. As ship owners and operators now scramble to ensure compliance, VIKING Life-Saving Equipment stands ready to throw them a lifeline. As the only global provider, the company offers a complete range of safety solutions for passenger and cargo vessels operating under the Polar Code.

Chelsea Fairbank is joining SBG Systems North America team as Sales Engineer. She will team up with Jack Mawson, Sales Manager North America in SBG’s US office based in Huntington Beach, CA and will be in charge of the Marine and Education segments.

R. J. (Bob) Brown, one of the top offshore pipeline engineers of his generation, died on 23 January 2018, less than one month shy of his 90th birthday.