Milestones

In 2021, leading Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) designer and builder, SEA-KIT International, was awarded the first ever Unmanned Marine Systems (UMS) certificate by Lloyd’s Register (LR), representing a key milestone for the maritime industry.

Subsea solution provider, Film-Ocean, has announced the expansion of its work-class ROV fleet with the purchase of a third hydraulic ROV from global technology manufacturer, SMD. The company has also entered into a support agreement for services and spares.

Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) a world-leading provider of satellite ground networks and Earth Observation services has acquired a majority stake of 70 percent of VAKE, a Norwegian space–startup that delivers maritime domain awareness by using satellite data combined with machine learning.

In 2023, NOV formed a new Cable Lay team based in Stonehouse, UK. The team, formerly senior and principal engineers with MAATS Tech Ltd, brings more than 70 years of combined experience in engineering fully integrated lay systems with advanced automation and line control. The dedicated Cable Lay team in Stonehouse is incorporated with the Remacut team in Rivoli, Italy.

Kraken Robotics Inc. (Kraken) announces that it has received contracts totaling $2.4 million for subsea batteries and synthetic aperture sonar systems (SAS).

Vestdavit has notched up a new annual sales record for another consecutive year after seeing its order intake surge by a massive 76% in 2023 on high demand from the offshore wind and oil & gas sectors, as well as increased sales in its core naval market.

Hydroacoustic technology manufacturer GeoAcoustics Ltd has already secured the first major order for its next generation Sub-Bottom Profiler following the official launch at Oceanology International 2024. The order comes from GeoAcoustics’ established Middle East channel partner MER-Subsea and will see the first 15 GeoPulse 2 systems exclusively delivered to end-customers across the region.

PEAK Wind, renewable energy specialist in onshore & offshore wind, announces that Nick Davies and Roger Chen have been appointed as Country Director and Deputy Country Director Taiwan, respectively.

Bibby Marine has secured a three-year contract extension with long-standing client, TotalEnergies EP Nederland B.V. (“TotalEnergies”), for its ‘walk-to-work’ Service Operation Vessel (SOV), Bibby WaveMaster 1.

Fugro announces its inclusion in the AEX® ESG Index as per Monday, March 18. The index is composed of the 25 companies that demonstrate the best environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices from the constituents of the AEX^® and AMX^®.

Sentinel Subsea, a passive well integrity monitoring specialist, was crowned a winner at the prestigious 2024 Offshore Achievement Awards (OAAs) on March 14th 2024. Celebrating the pinnacle of industry innovation, Sentinel’s WellSentinel™ technology has been recognized alongside six other finalists in the Post-Commercial Deployment category.

Simply Blue Group, a blue economy project developer headquartered in Ireland, has joined the North Sea Farm 1 Project (NSF1) consortium to develop the world’s first commercial-scale seaweed farm located within an offshore windfarm. Positioned off the coast of the Netherlands in the North Sea, the 10 ha farm is planned to become operational in autumn this year when it will be deployed and seeded, with the first harvest expected to be in spring 2025.