Milestones

Subsea Technology & Rentals Ltd (STR), a global specialists in the design, manufacture and rental of advanced subsea technology for the offshore energy industry announces a partnership agreement with USA based Inertial Labs to distribute their innovative motion reference systems. Inertial Labs’ newest product, the Motion Reference Unit (MRU-B2), along with their Enhanced Motion Reference Unit (MRU-E) and (MRU-P) professional model will be the latest products to join STR’s expanding rental pool.

Oceaneering International, Inc. (“Oceaneering”) (NYSE:OII) announces that Jon Erik Reinhardsen has been elected to its Board of Directors.

Woods Hole Group announces a strategic staffing addition to the company. Rob Smith has joined Woods Hole Group in October as the new Business Development Manager/Senior Oceanographer. He will reside in the Texas Office, and support the company’s domestic and worldwide activities.

Thales, BAE Systems and their partner SAAB, ECA Group and ASV Global welcome the confirmation by the Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) that the UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) and French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) will continue their collaboration for the combined United Kingdom and France MMCM (maritime mine counter measures) program.

Endeavor Management and DeepDriver LLChave announced that they have opened industry participation in a Technology Demonstration Project (TDP) for DeepDriver’s breakthrough ROV powered subsea piling hammer.

Tim Taylor of Tiburon Subsea and Christine Dennison of OceanOutreach.org have been awarded the Brazilian Navy League Medal of Honor, “Grande Benemérito do Parimõnio Marítimo”, for their exploration, discovery and dedication to preserving the legacy of the lost WWII Submarine R-12 and her 42 entombed sailors. They were presented with the leagues highest honor at a private reception at the Explorers Club in New York City October 14th.

After 20 months of construction, the cooperation partners GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and the Instituto Nacional de Desenvolvimento das Pescas in Mindelo (INDP), together with the Cabo Verdean planning office SPL/DARQ and the construction company SGL have reason for a moment of pride. The shell of the “Ocean Science Centre Mindelo" has been successfully completed and the project is now entering the second phase, the technical equipping of the Centre. The completion of building activities is expected for the first quarter of 2017.

WOC Sustainable Ocean Summit to Focus on “Smart Ocean-Smart Industries” - Collection of Oceanographic Data by Ocean Industries, including Hydrographic Data

As hydrographic data gains more importance in marine exploitation activities and ocean protection initiatives, GCC governments are investing significantly in advanced technology for data integration, management and access.

Seanic Ocean Systems (Seanic) announced the addition of Ray Maza to their business development team. Mr. Maza’s history in the subsea market makes him the ideal candidate to help Seanic enhance their long range growth objectives. With beginnings as an ROV pilot and technician, Mr. Maza has progressed through his career taking leadership roles for global commercial activities that include ROV development, subsea project management, operations management, and strategic sales planning.

EdgeTech, a leader in high resolution sonar imaging systems and underwater technology, recently announced that Erik Anderson has joined the company. Previously with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Coast Survey, Erik brings extensive hydrographic expertise to the organization.

Subsea IMR provider, N-Sea, and BODAC UXO have announced an agreement to jointly market and execute marine UXO Survey, Identification and Removal projects across Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Scandinavia. In doing so, they will have the capability to offer developers, contractors and operators of offshore windfarms a complete suite of UXO solutions.