Tritech International Limited, a Moog Inc. company, has announced the release of the Gemini 1200ik Dual Frequency sonar: the latest addition to the popular Gemini range.

International engineering consultancy PD&MS Group has secured long term contracts in excess of £400million in the past 12 months. The new and renewed awards have resulted in over 100 additional personnel being employed to support projects in the North Sea and Azerbaijan. The business forecasts at least another 150 personnel will be required in 2020.

iXblue and 2G Robotics have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer a new survey skid for Inspection Class ROVs. This all-in-one integrated skid will deliver high accuracy inspection capabilities on small ROVs, enabling survey and inspection on low cost assets.

Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Das Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)) has awarded Fugro a multi-annual geotechnical site investigation contract in the German North Sea and Baltic Sea. The program will be completed in three phases over the next 3 years and comprises geotechnical investigations at potential offshore wind farm development areas.

Aquaterra Energy, a leader in global offshore engineering solutions, has appointed Rob Gill to fuel the continued success of its modular Sea Swift platform.

Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd announces that their Services business have delivered a refurbished Quasar MkII Work Class ROV system (WROV), Tophat Tether Management System (TMS) and associated deck equipment to Film-Ocean Ltd.

Innovo and Sparrows Group have announced the introduction of a state-of-the-art Reel Drive System (RDS).

SMD unveiled their electric Work Class ROV at Offshore Europe last week. Their new Quantum/EV ROV introduces electric drive technology to the subsea sector in an optimized, modular package which brings Work Class ROV performance and capability to a new level.

Kongsberg Maritime has expanded its Canadian operation by establishing a presence at COVE, the Centre for Ocean Ventures & Entrepreneurship, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Bureau Veritas, a world leader in testing, inspection and certification services, is using cutting edge technology to reduce costs for clients – while increasing safety for engineers at the same time. This is a part of BV’s ‘Twintelligence’ campaign of twinning expertise with technology.

Serica Energy has become the first operator to digitize safety in the North Sea after signing a deal to adopt the Restrata Platform – a piece of cutting-edge technology which provides real-time monitoring of people and assets around the world.

Leading underwater inspection provider, Welaptega, has appointed a new general manager for its global business.

Clariant has opened its next High Throughput Experimentation (HTE) Laboratory in Houston, Texas - the energy capital of the United States.

Ashtead Technology has further expanded its inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and decommissioning capabilities with the acquisition of Underwater Cutting Solutions (UCS) for an undisclosed sum.

Amid large company growth, Danos has announced several changes within its leadership structure. Cory LeCompte and Kenny Haas will assume the roles of general manager of project services and general manager of project management, respectively. At the same time, Keli Dantin will step into the role of general manager of energy systems.

Aberdeen-headquartered asset integrity management firm IMRANDD is set to launch Advanced Inspection Data Analytics (AIDA), a tool which has the potential to save companies upwards of 20% a year in inspection costs per asset and several million dollars from unplanned outages (even preventing one days outage could save upwards $1m).