Fugro has established Fugro IOVTEC Co. Ltd (Fugro IOVTEC), a Taiwanese entity to support ongoing business expansion in the emerging offshore wind farm market in Taiwan.

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.

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.

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, today revealed the latest additions to its growing portfolio of survey equipment, three leading side scan sonars from Klein Marine Systems, Inc.

The last five years have been one of the longest and most challenging downturns the offshore industry has ever experienced. Since the oil price drop of 2014/2015, the Offshore vessel market has been plagued by bankruptcies, consolidations, takeovers and mergers, forced fleet sales and most importantly a significant decrease in asset values.

Safety specialist Survitec is supplying the offshore oil and gas sector with the Virustatic Shield antiviral snood, following calls for better protection for offshore workers during helicopter transfer to and from their workplace.  

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.

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

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) ("Diamond" or "the Company") has announced that the Company and select subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the "Chapter 11 Cases").

DNV GL has issued an international call to oil and gas operators and the supply chain to pilot a methodology that will prove whether the data generated by digital twins can be trusted, and if the technology is delivering value.

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

Fugro has secured a long-term contract for two remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and a full survey positioning package on Global Marine Group’s (GMG’s) newly chartered vessel, the Normand Clipper.

Selecting inappropriate oil-in-water monitoring technologies can jeopardize environmental compliance, market leading maker of smart water quality monitoring equipment, Rivertrace, has warned.

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:

Greensea, creator of OPENSEA®, the open software architecture for the marine industry, recently added key personnel to its engineering team in their Plymouth, Massachusetts office to support their hull robotics program.