Milestones

ASL Environmental Sciences Inc. has recently been assigned by Teledyne RD Instruments and Teledyne OceanScience as the sales representative for British Columbia (BC), Alberta and Alaska. ASL already has a large equipment pool of Teledyne Marine products, which is used for their projects and lease out to customers.

Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. (Phoenix) announces that Patrick Keenan Jr., P.E. has been appointed as President, effective November 1st. In this position, Patrick will be responsible for all of the Company's operating units worldwide and will continue to expand upon Phoenix's reputation of being a premier provider of underwater solutions.

Neptune Marine Services (Neptune) announces it has been awarded a diving contract by Oil Search under its existing Master Services Agreement for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair works in Papua New Guinea.

Thales, a global technology leader for the Aerospace, Transport, Defense and Security markets, announced that it will be taking space in the Marine Robotics Innovation Centre at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton to facilitate its ongoing partnership with the NOC on marine autonomy projects.

SeeByte, a global leader in creating smart software for unmanned maritime systems are pleased to announce successful participation in Unmanned Warrior. SeeByte was involved in four threads: Automatic Target Recognition (ATR), Command and Control, Collaborative Autonomy, and Smart ROV Control.

28 - 29 November 2016
Radisson Edwardian
Bloomsbury,
London

Have you registered to attend the 3rd annual Offshore & Deep Sea Mining Conference yet? Shaping the deep sea mining sector - influencing policy, advancing technology, and developing economic viability

With just a few weeks to go, this annual international event will bring together key stakeholders, developers, regulators and technology innovators involved with the sea-bed mining sector. To give you just a flavor of what will be discussed during the event…

The UK’s Automated Ships Ltd (an M Subs Ltd subsidiary) and Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build the world’s first unmanned and fully-automated vessel for offshore operations. In January 2017, Automated Ships Ltd will contract the ‘Hrönn’, which will be designed and built in Norway in cooperation with KONGSBERG.

A recently formed subsea services business has secured a substantial injection of private equity investment to acquire a fleet of 32 best-in-class ROVs (remotely operated vehicles).

WFS Technologies and TSC have launched Seatooth ACFM, a wireless smart NDT monitoring solution designed to reduce subsea inspection costs.

Liquid Robotics®, a leader in long duration, unmanned surface ocean robots has become the newest Associate Member of the National Oceanography Centre’s (NOC) Marine Robotics Innovation Centre.

SpeedCast International Limited (ASX: SDA), a leading global satellite communications and network service provider, has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Harris CapRock in a cash transaction valued at US$425 million.

The Integrated Monopile Installer – developed by Royal IHC’s subsidiary, IHC IQIP – has won the Maritime Innovation Award at the 11th Maritime Awards Gala, held on Monday 31 October. The award is presented annually for a Dutch innovation from the maritime sector that meets the requirements for widespread potential application, excellent marketing prospects and sufficient export possibilities.