Milestones

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has appointed Dustin Varnell to its Business Development team. Based in Rhode Island, Dustin will focus on the U.S. offshore wind energy market, complementing the work of Bruce Gresham, IMCA’s Director of Client Engagement in the U.S.

The management of Houston based Deepsea Technologies, Inc. (DTI), announces the acquisition of 100% share AF Global UK Ltd. (AFGUK), the subsea division of AFG Holdings Corporation.

The international Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Business Network for Offshore Wind (the Network) a non-profit, educational organization to develop the offshore wind renewable energy industry and its supply chain in the U.S.

Dr. Rich Hendren will be joining the TDI-Brooks executive leadership team as the Vice President of Operations Integrity and Quality Development.

On Wednesday, June 29, 2022, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo announced funding opportunities from the NOAA  $2.96 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds to address the climate crisis and strengthen coastal resilience and infrastructure.

British through-water communications and subsea integrity specialist Aquatec expands its operations to Canada and establishes a presence at COVE, the Centre for Ocean Ventures & Entrepreneurship in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

NCS SubSea, an Ocean Floor Geophysics (OFG) company, an industry leader in 3D ultrahigh resolution marine seismic data acquisition, has earned ISO 9001 certification.

At the Sustainable Blue Economy Investment Forum in Cascais, Portugal, a special UN Ocean Conference event, Eco Wave Power Global AB joined 150 major companies in signaling their commitment to a healthy ocean by signing onto the UN Global Compact Sustainable Ocean Principles.

Van Ameyde Marine, a Netherlands-headquartered marine surveying, consultancy, and loss prevention group, has appointed Rob Chesters as its new Global Business Development Manager.

At an event which coincides with the start of the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, the Government of Canada announced it was backing a new Call for Proposals with a particular focus on projects in the Global South.

BIRNS, Inc. has announced a new enhanced capability website that will allow customers worldwide to directly and quickly specify and order BIRNS Millennium™ connector kits online.

Global energy consultancy Xodus has established a new Contaminant Advisory Group to help tackle the decommissioning regulatory challenges facing operators in Australia.