Managing Director of Del Norte Technology, Laurie Smith, recently announced his retirement after more than 50 years in the business. Del Norte, the UK partner company to HYPACK, officially closed with Laurie’s retirement. Swathe Services will now take on responsibility for sales and maintenance of HYPACK software solutions. The company will continue to run bi-annual Multi-Beam Echo Sounder HYPACK training courses to improve surveyors’ knowledge and efficiency using HYPACK software.

Global bolted joint integrity specialist Hydratight has introduced an equipment rental program which will allow US customers to lower costs of online bolt renewal operations by up to 40%.

Arundo Analytics, a software company enabling advanced analytics in heavy industry, has announced the addition of three members to its Board of Directors: Stuart Morstead, current COO and Co-founder of Arundo Analytics; Tore Myrholt, Senior External Advisor of McKinsey & Co.; and Thomas Malone, the Patrick J. McGovern Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management and the founding director of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence.

Saipem announces that with effect from November 15, 2018, Stefano Cavacini will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer of Saipem SpA. with responsibility for Administration, Finance and Control.

Unique Group, a leading integrated offshore solutions provider, has recently entered into a formal collaboration agreement with Norway headquartered Connector Subsea Solutions (CSS).

Neptune Energy announces the appointment of Odin Estensen as Managing Director of its Norwegian business, based in Stavanger.

The technology group Wärtsilä has decided to reorganize into two business areas, Wärtsilä Marine Business and Wärtsilä Energy Business, covering both new sales and services for the respective markets. With this change, Wärtsilä aims to deliver increased value to its customers by better serving their needs across the full lifecycle. The new organizational structure will be operational as of 1 January 2019.

i-Tech Services, a Subsea 7 company, has strengthened its underwater inspection and maintenance capability with the provision of new mini ROVs for performing subsea operations in challenging environments.

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announces that its subsidiary SMIT Salvage acquired two five-year marine salvage contracts to serve as the exclusive marine salvage and engineering support contractor for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), the division of the U.S. Navy responsible for engineering, building, buying and maintaining Navy ships and submarines.

The Lloyd’s Register Safety Accelerator has opened a call to find innovative solutions to improve how complex safety risks are detected and managed in challenging industrial environments.

Interventek Subsea Engineering has secured recent orders in excess of £1 million for their Revolution in-riser shear and seal safety valve.

Subsea excavation pioneer Rotech Subsea Ltd. has announced the completion of two major scopes of work in Vietnam for one of the world’s leading offshore energy contractors.

The board of Autonomous Robotics Ltd (ARL) reports a collaboration with Robert Gordon University (RGU) on swarm technology research (Swarm Technology) of a simultaneous, distributed and scalable localization system for a swarm of autonomous underwater sensor flying nodes. The purpose of this research is to further enhance the capability of the flying node system and further reduce the cost and time for ocean bottom seismic surveys.

Pragma Well Technology Ltd, a FrontRow Energy Technology Group company focused on advanced production technologies, has secured a contract with Saudi Aramco worth over $700,000.

Oceaneering International, Inc. (“Oceaneering”) announces a new interactive cloud-based corrosion and erosion analysis system for inspection requirements called TRND.

Ocean Specialists, Inc (OSI), a leading system development and advisory firm for telecommunications network solutions, has announced that the installation of the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) is complete. SACS is the first direct link between Africa and South America. The Provisional Acceptance certificate was signed at a ceremony in Luanda by Angola Cables CEO, António Nunes and NEC Corporation Project Manager, Hiroshi Kawakami.