Kongsberg Maritime’s has unveiled the new HUGIN SUPERIOR AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) System introducing significantly enhanced data, positioning and endurance capabilities that together will stimulate a positive step-change in subsea survey operations for commercial, government, and naval users.

Gauthiers’ Oilfield Rental, LLC announces that effective December 1st, 2018, it changed its name to Modex, LLC.

Global integrated subsea services business, Kreuz Subsea, has announced the appointment of Knut Eriksen as the board’s first independent non-executive director.

The Phoenix Submarine Rescue Team mobilized the Submarine Rescue Diving and Recompression System (SRDRS) on board the M/V HOS DOMINATOR 10 October – 6 November and completed eight days of submarine rescue operations with the U.S. Navy’s Undersea Rescue Command (URC) off the coast of Ketchikan, Alaska, culminating in the mating of the Pressurized Rescue Module (PRM) with a U.S. submarine.

Decom North Sea announced the publication of its Managing Offshore Decommissioning Waste Guidelines, produced in conjunction with D3 Consulting Ltd, during last week’s annual Offshore Decommissioning Conference.

The collaboration focuses on the creation of software applications and joint service offerings including the development of industrial digital twins that will drive efficiency throughout the entire plant lifecycle.

Trelleborg has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Fourth Harbor Engineering, one of China’s largest infrastructure construction services institutions, and subsidiary of the state-owned China Communications Construction Company (CCCC).

DOF Subsea Australia Pty Ltd’s existing Subsea Inspection, Maintenance and Repair Contract with Chevron Australia has been extended.

James Fisher Ocean Team (JFOT) has completed its first excavation for COOEC Subsea in the South China Sea and the team is gearing up for additional projects in 2019.

STATS Group (STATS) is targeting further growth in the Asia Pacific region and has appointed Angus Bowie as regional director to spearhead its expansion plans.

During the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans, Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics proved the capability and reliability of its autonomous-command technology with a series of six live demonstrations that remote-commanded a workboat in Boston, more than 1,500 miles away.

October 2018 marked two significant safety milestones for Danos. Danos’ production crew working for Shell Appalachia celebrated seven years without a recordable incident, as classified by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). At the same time, Danos’ team working with EP Energy celebrated four years with no OSHA recordable incidents.

Oceaneering International, Inc. (“Oceaneering”) announces it has bolstered its expanding asset integrity business in Chandigarh, India with more capabilities.

Since the revolutionary launch of the Surveyor ROV as primary tool of inspection and survey through the production of High-Resolution imagery, MMT now takes a new step forward.

Subsea Technology and Rentals (STR), a multi-disciplinary technology expert specializing in the design, production, rental and sale of innovative marine survey equipment, has become the first company to invest in Sonardyne International Ltd.’s new Long BaseLine (LBL) and Inertial Navigation System (INS) software, Fusion 2.

Unique Group, one of the world’s leading integrated subsea and offshore solutions providers, has recently announced a partnership with BRAeMar Serviços Portuários e Offshore Ltda., a prominent provider of knowledge and skill-based marine services. Based in Rio de Janeiro, the partnership will facilitate comprehensive support for the shipping, energy, and oil & gas markets in Brazil, and across Latin America.