The widescale impact of COVID-19 had not hit when DNV GL Maritime Advisory (DNV GL) was contracted to conduct a cyber security assessment and penetration test for an offshore asset.

Aqueos Corporation, a premier provider of subsea services to the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Coast, has announced their move into a new permanent Houston office facility located at 2930 West Sam Houston Pkwy. North, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77043.

Okeanus Science & Technology (Okeanus), an established provider of oceanographic rental equipment and turnkey survey systems, today revealed the latest additions to its growing portfolio of survey equipment, three leading side scan sonars from Klein Marine Systems, Inc.

The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) appointed and approved the 2020-21 term of the NOIA Board of Directors and Executive Committee. There are 12 new members on the Board of Directors and three new members on the Executive Committee:

TWI Training and Examination Services, the internationally recognized training provider, has placed an order for two digital video recorders (DVRs) from Scottish video specialists NETmc Marine. The new DVRs will replace old DVD recorders and better reflect the technology integrity engineers will find in the field during offshore operations.

Ocean Specialists, Inc. (OSI)’s Cable Operations and Maintenance Support division has announced the successful Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for an offshore oil and gas fiber optic connection in Colombia.

VideoRay LLC and Sonardyne International Ltd. have been working together to demonstrate enhanced remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operations through integration with positioning systems. 

Sonardyne International Ltd. and XOCEAN have successfully completed a live seabed-to-shore data harvesting mission using an unmanned surface vessel (USV) for A/S Norske Shell, as part of a seabed monitoring campaign at the giant Ormen Lange field offshore Norway.

Okeanus Science & Technology (Okeanus), an established provider of oceanographic rental equipment and turnkey survey systems, has announced a new partnership with SeaRobotics Corporation, a leading developer of unmanned marine systems, in a move to make Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs) increasingly available for international rental.

Sparrows Group has enhanced its reputation for inspection services with a United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accreditation.

Reach Subsea has, together with MMT, been awarded several contracts and call-offs under frame agreements for 2020 execution, representing about 450 project days. The projects involve both inspection, survey and construction support work across Europe and the Americas, for major operators in both the oil & gas and renewables sectors.

Engineering firm, Innovo, has relocated its ground-breaking electric Modular Reel Drive System (RDS), Innodrive 800T to Aberdeen to ensure that it is readily accessible to the North Sea, Southern North Sea and West Africa.

Following the purchase of the CONTROS range of instruments by -4H-JENA, Planet Ocean announced that as well as continuing to offer the world class range of CONTROS dissolved gas technology for CH4, CO2, PCO2, pH and Total Alkalinity; Planet Ocean will now be introducing the other -4H-JENA range of marine technology products.

Olis Robotics, a leader in next generation robotic autonomy solutions announced a new agreement with the Aleron Subsea, a part of the Aleron Group, a leader in ROV System design and build for sale and rental. Aleron will lead sales, distribution and support of Olis Robotics machine-learning ROV manipulator controllers.

CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), a marine environmental consulting firm, has recently performed pre- and post-construction seagrass surveys associated with the repair of three marine power distribution cables in West Palm Beach, Miami Beach, and Bay Harbor Islands.

Mark de Barr has joined the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) as Technical Adviser – Marine specialising in Dynamic Positioning (DP) and vessel assurance.