Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. has completed a year-long project at their Chesapeake, Virginia location to refurbish and upgrade an underwater welding tank.

All American Marine (AAM) has announced the appointment of Daniel Zech as the organization’s Business Development Manager. Daniel, originally a Bellingham local, sailed on vessels from French Polynesia to the Caribbean for over a decade. His maritime career took him to the Charter House Yacht Club in the US Virgin Islands, where he managed day-to-day operations for a charter fleet of 28 catamarans and monohulls for multiple years.

Unique Group, global innovators in subsea technologies and engineering, has entered a partnership with Seafloor Systems to acquire EchoBoat-160™ USV, with fully integrated multibeam echosounder (SeaRAY) and sound velocity profiler, which will be available for hire from the Group’s Houston facility from May 2023.

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.

Pipeline engineering specialist STATS Group (STATS) has signed an exclusive supply agreement for its products and services with Malaysia’s E&P O&M Services Sdn Bhd (EPOMS).

Harvey Gulf International Marine has announced that Mr. Philip Luongo, a New York native and graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, has joined the company.

International subsea rental equipment and solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has signed an exclusive rental agreement with France-based i2S, specialists in underwater robotics and imaging solutions.

Subsea Europe Services and Rental Technology & Services (RTS) have embarked on a new strategic partnership with focus on expanding their mutual subsea equipment rental pools and collaborating to create solutions that will deliver marine survey and underwater inspection efficiencies using new sensors, communication systems, autonomous platforms and digital technologies.

International shipbroker IFCHOR GALBRAITHS (IG) will be providing offshore brokerage services in the oil and gas market following its acquisition of Norwegian offshore specialist UNO Offshore.

CRC Evans, a market leader in the provision of welding and coating services to the energy sector, has appointed industry heavyweight Luis Araujo as Chairman to help drive its next growth phase. 

Craig International has invested in a new office in Singapore to increase its reach into the fast-growing South East Asian energy market.

Marine technology company, Sonardyne, launched its new Origin Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs) at Ocean Business in April. As part of this launch, RS Aqua have been appointed as the UK reseller for their new Origin 600 ADCP.

Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation, a leader in the design, development and manufacture of advanced robotic systems that redefine human possibilities, and VideoRay, the world’s leading manufacturer of underwater robotic systems, announcesthat the companies have signed an agreement to offer integrated underwater robotic systems combining VideoRay remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) with the Sarcos Guardian^® Sea Class robotic system including its power-efficient dexterous arms.

NHV A/S, has announced that they have secured a new contract from TotalEnergies EP Denmark, to support offshore operations in the Danish sector of the North Sea.

Kongsberg Digital has significantly increased its investment in FutureOn, a Norwegian software company. FutureOn provides cloud-based digital transformation tools that deliver collaborative working environments with access to distributed data, best-in-class industry software and geospatially accurate data visualization. 

Teledyne Marine has been awarded the prestigious Spotlight on New Technology Award from the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). The award announcement came recently and is given exclusively to OTC exhibitors who are “reshaping the offshore energy sector through innovation and developing technologies.”