Chet Morrison Contractors, LLC (MORRISON), a leading energy service company for the oil, gas and renewables industries, has acquired two pipelay/construction barges and a saturation diving system, effectively doubling the size of its pipelay barge fleet and increasing its saturation diving capabilities. MORRISON acquired the following:

Offshore operator, Naviera Tramarsa, has extended its underwater robotic vehicle fleet with a new Cougar XT from Saab Seaeye to enter operations in May 2019.

Rotech Subsea Ltd. has announced that it is has signed a Frame Agreement to become excavation provider for DeepOcean RECONNECT.

TGS announces a new multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Campos Basin in Brazil. The survey will cover approximately 11,200 km2 within the granted permit area and will be acquired by Shearwater with the Amazon Warrior.

The Commonwealth of Australia Department of Defense has awarded Phoenix International (Australia) Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Phoenix International Holdings, Inc., a contract for a Submarine Rescue Service (SRS) to include the acquisition and support of the SEA1354 Ph 1 Submarine Escape, Rescue, and Abandonment System (SERAS).

The World Ocean Council (WOC) is working with WOC Member Kelley Drye to deliver the Ocean and Waterways Conference on March 8, 2019 in Houston. The event expands upon the ongoing Kelley Drye efforts to engage the business community in understanding and proactively addressing ocean and waterway risks, challenges and opportunities.

TCarta Marine, a global provider of geospatial products and services, has been contracted by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) to provide a baseline dataset of water depths and seafloor classification around the Republic of Kiribati. Located in the Pacific Ocean, the island nation is threatened by rising sea levels.

Teledyne Marine – Vehicles announces through local partner Trust International Group (Abu Dhabi), the sale and delivery of unmanned systems to the UAE Navy to support Search and Recovery applications.

U.S. Underwater Services, LLC, an offshore and inland commercial diving contractor based in Texas, is pleased to announce that Bryan Nicholls, President and COO, was reelected as President of the Association of Diving Contractors International (ADCI) at its annual conference in February 2019.

International energy consultancy Xodus Group has grown its team in Perth by almost 50% after a batch of new contract wins in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region over the last twelve months.

Following the merger of Infoplaza BV and BMT ARGOSS BV in July 2018, the trading name of BMT ARGOSS will change to Infoplaza Marine Weather with immediate effect. With this change the full range of international offshore and maritime services of both companies will be incorporated under the Infoplaza brand.

Okeanus Science & Technology, LLC (Okeanus), an established marine equipment and engineering service provider, today announced that they have moved its manufacturing facility to a new space, located at 11989-A FM 529, Houston, TX 77041, to expand services, production capability and capacity starting in 2019.

International energy consultancy Xodus Group has expanded its decommissioning offering with the appointment of its first well decommissioning manager.

Osbit Limited, an offshore technology and engineering company, has secured a contract with Global Marine Group to supply an advanced multi-function pre-lay and backfill subsea plough.

Reinforcing its commitment to develop new and consistent digital communication tools, Trelleborg’s offshore operation has launched a new easy to navigate Chinese language web site.

Rockwell Automation, the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, and Schlumberger, the world's leading provider of technology for reservoir characterization, drilling, production, and processing to the oil and gas industry, announces that they have entered into an agreement to create a new joint venture, Sensia, the first fully integrated digital oilfield automation solutions provider.