Milestones

Fugro CEO Mark Heine will address the 3rd Session of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Assembly in Monaco on Thursday. Held once every three years, the IHO Assembly convenes delegates from 98 Member States to provide general guidance on its operations and to shape the future of hydrography and ocean mapping.

Following an extensive executive search process overseen by its Board of Directors, the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) announces that Iain Grainger will succeed Allen Leatt as CEO when he retires at the end of May 2023.

An additional 5.4 million square kilometers of new data - equating to an area twice the size of Argentina - has been added to the definitive map of the world’s ocean floor, with 24.9 per cent of the seabed now mapped. 

Dr. James L. Cairns, Founder and Executive Director of the Cairns Foundation, and CEO of Abyssal Systems, Inc, is among the world-class inventors who have been selected as a 2023 Inductee to the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.

Well construction cementing specialists DeltaTek Global. now part of energy services company Expro, is celebrating another award win with success at the 2023 Northern Star Business Awards.

The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) announces that Halliburton and Oil States International are the winners of the 2023 NOIA Safety in Seas Awards competition.

UK’s leading ocean research institution, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the world class scientific research ship RRS Discovery’s predecessor being designated as a Royal Research Ship (RRS) while the modern RRS Discovery becomes the first Research Vessel to be refitted at Babcock’s Rosyth facility, a mere 35 miles away from the birthplace of the original vessel in Dundee.

Ocean science and technology experts from around the world descended on Southampton last week for the biggest ever Ocean Business exhibition and conference.

Great Yarmouth, UK: GeoAcoustics Ltd, a manufacturer of hydroacoustic technology for commercial and scientific applications has been honored with the first ever King’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade.

Stockholm launches the world's first self-driving commercial passenger ferry - entirely powered by electricity. The Norwegian shipping company Torghatten AS is behind the initiative and will operate the passenger ferry between the Stockholm islands of Kungsholmen and Södermalm.

Fugro's remotely operated vehicle (ROV) introductory training course has received International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) approval, marking a significant milestone for the company and the offshore industry at large.

Armada Engineering, a marine engineering company based in Falmouth in Cornwall, has launched the first training centre for hydraulics in the South West of England. The company has been approved as an accredited training centre by the British Fluid Power Association (BFPA), the UK trade association for the fluid power industry.