Milestones

Bayonet Ocean Vehicles, a new company, was successfully launched at Undersea Defense Technology (UDT) in Rotterdam last week. At the three day show the company introduced its new line of amphibious crawling vehicles the Bayonet 150, 250 and 350.

Solstad Offshore, DeepOcean Group and Østensjø Group have joined forces to fast-track the adoption of remotely managed services to drive down operating costs and emissions for the marine and offshore industries. 

Planet Ocean ecoSUB Robotics Division are seeking two talented individuals to join their small team to develop their capabilities at this next crucial growth phase of the technology.

Move sees new roles for current Group CEO David Currie, Proserv Controls CEO Davis Larssen and arrival of former RenewableUK CEO Hugh McNeal.

Aker BP and Aker Solutions have signed a long-term agreement with owner and real estate developer Hinna Park Utvikling (HPU) for modern and energy-efficient office buildings in Stavanger from 2024/2025.

Siemens Gamesa has appointed Anna Beranek as Head of Corporate Affairs, effective July 1. She will be based in Madrid.

Expert offshore energy services solutions and personnel provider CPower Energy Ltd. and international engineering and contracting company Semco Maritime A/S announce their strategic partnership, with Semco Maritime acquiring 20% of CPower Energy.

Strohm and Evonik have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop and qualify the use of their respective Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) technology and unidirectional Carbon Fibre PA12 tape “VESTAPE® PA12-CF” (PA12) for energy transition applications.

EDS HV Group (EDS), a high voltage engineering specialists in the renewables industry and part of James Fisher Renewables (JF Renewables), has appointed Chris Bebbington as Engineering and Operations Director, leading its operations and maintenance (O&M) team to help reduce the levelized cost of energy (LCoE) and accelerate net zero ambitions.

In a bid to reduce downtime and improve efficiencies, world-leading subsea robotics design and manufacturing specialists, Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has entered into a parts and services framework agreement with marine contractor, Van Oord.

BiSN, a leading supplier of sealing solutions and technology to the global oil and gas industry, announced that it has completed its 300th deployment, helping operators around the world to effectively solve common downhole flow issues.

FarSounder, a leader in 3D forward looking sonar, announces the issue of their first European Patent. This is a welcome addition to their patent portfolio. It is their first in Europe and second internationally. As a global company, FarSounder believes in the importance of securing their IP globally.