Milestones

Ocean News and Technology (ON&T) and Environment Coastal and Offshore (ECO) magazines will be well-represented at Oceanology International 2018, to be held 13-18 March at ExCel London. Both magazines are produced by TSC Publishing, a multi-media company that returns to Oi in 2018 in order to showcase their refreshed branding and to network with the companies who represent both the subject and object of their global coverage. Visit them at Stand P550.

MAN OVERBOARD Prevention & Recovery Workshop aims to reduce the risk caused by people falling in the water on vessels of all sizes. Fast moving sessions highlight the hard lessons learned from recent fatalities. Viable solutions are simple and effective. All sectors are invited to participate in this unique one day event that is being held at the Grand Harbour, Southampton UK on 17 April 2018.

BiSN, a global leader in innovative metal-to-metal downhole sealing solutions, has been awarded significant investment by the Aberdeen-based Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC).

All sectors are invited to participate in this unique event that focuses on viable energy solutions for sub IMO / sub 24 metre vessels. As most new power and propulsion technology is proving to be scalable this knowledge is becoming increasingly relevant to vessels of all sizes. The NEXT GENERATION Marine Power & Propulsion Conference is being held at the Grand Harbour, Southampton on 18 and 19 April 2018.

Level Personal has experienced strong growth since the start up in April 2016, with DeepOcean as one of their biggest customers. The cooperation is now strengthened through the launch of Level Offshore.

Homeland Integrated Offshore Services Ltd (Homeland) of Lagos, Nigeria, has taken delivery of another Damen 3307 Patrol Vessel for operations in the offshore oil fields in the Gulf of Guinea. This takes the total delivered vessels/Guardians since the first arrived in early 2014 to four.

Cable seal manufacturer Roxtec has secured a prestigious role on the BP West Nile Delta international project involving gas production in Egypt.

Mr. Peter Forhaug has been appointed by MMT board as acting CEO from 1 of January 2018 while the recruitment of a new permanent CEO is on-going.

Oceaneering International, Inc. (“Oceaneering”) announces that is subsidiary, Oceaneering Australia Pty Ltd, has formed a partnership with Australian owned and operated NDT Tech Ops to provide asset integrity services, including integrated inspection, non-destructive testing, and evaluation services, in the country.

Representatives from CLS America, Inc., Horizon Marine, Inc. and The Woods Hole Group Inc. announced the merging of the three companies effective January 1, 2018 resulting in the new company retaining the name The Woods Hole Group, Inc.

Drone and robotics specialist RIMS (Robotics In Maintenance Strategies) have received their fourth Classification Certificate as Recognized External Specialists, from Lloyd’s Register for the use of Remote Inspection Techniques (drones) during surveys of enclosed spaces. The Lloyd’s certification adds to RIMS’ CV of class approvals achieved during 2017.

Nor-Shipping is making its first move outside Norway, with a new initiative to help maritime and ocean industry players realise the almost limitless business potential of the ocean space. Nor-Shipping’s Opening Oceans Conference, taking place in Copenhagen from 2-3 May 2018, will bring businesses together to illustrate and discuss key opportunities, equip delegates with the tools to tackle them, and facilitate fresh collaborations.