Milestones

Newton Labs has appointed C. A. Richards & Associate, Inc, a leader in the Gulf Coast Subsea market, as its exclusive sales representative. C.A. Richards & Assoc will represent Newton’s Underwater Laser Scanner Line in Houston, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded a contract by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding of Vlissingen, the Netherlands to provide a diverse, integrated technology solution for a new 74 meter Fishery Research Vessel (FRV), which will be built at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania.

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published ‘ADCI/IOGP/IMCA Diving Terms’ as IMCA D 057.

Founded in 1979, Global started as a group of six dedicated, independent divers, all with the goal to make a living doing what they loved. Today, the company is the largest provider of marine construction and support services on the West Coast. They’ve come a long way by delivering on the toughest jobs and remaining true to our passion for diving, performance, and safety.

Remote Ocean Systems has developed a new lightweight pan and tilt positioner that can be computer controlled and programmed.

After 10 years at the helm of Teledyne CARIS USA, Paul Cooper will be retiring on October 14, 2016.

Dredging is a common and economically viable solution for the removal and subsequent treatment of contaminated sediment. Turbidity is thus an ideal surrogate for simple assessment of general water quality and effects of sediment disturbance.

The Ministry of Defence has signed a license agreement with ASV Global allowing for the use of its Advanced Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Capability technology.

SeeByte, a global leader in creating smart software for unmanned maritime systems will demonstrate software solutions for unmanned systems as part of the Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior exercise. The exercise will feature over 50 vehicles, sensors and systems and aims to demonstrate never-seen-before capabilities in the field of autonomy and unmanned systems.

AXYS Technologies Inc (AXYS) announces the appointment of Geomarine of as their new Value Added Reseller in Italy.

The completely new World Ocean Council website is a sharp, well organized and easily accessible portal to the world of WOC - the International Ocean Business Alliance for Corporate Ocean Responsibility.

A press conference will be held to discuss The Ocean Cleanup’s latest and final major research mission before the actual cleanup starts: the Aerial Expedition.