Milestones

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Singapore (BV) has launched a new Centre of Excellence

After five years of market consultation, research, design, engineering and construction, the first of Damen’s ground-breaking Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 class has completed its sea trials off the Turkish coast and is set to begin the passage to the Netherlands.

Jan De Nul Group, a leading expert in marine construction, civil engineering and environmental projects, has moved its entire fleet of 82 vessels and jack-up barges to Castor Marine’s global VSAT and Iridium connectivity network on a long-term contract to guarantee solid vessel connectivity.

Energy consultancy Xodus has continued its global expansion with the acquisition of Houston-based data interpretation consultancy Ocean Geo Solutions (OGS), adding capabilities in geophysical data processing, interpretation and reporting.   

Sonardyne Group Limited, a family-owned global group of companies comprising Chelsea Technologies, EIVA, Sonardyne, Voyis and Wavefront, announces that it is rebranding as Covelya Group Limited.

Great Yarmouth based marine and engineering specialist Alicat has won a multi-million-pound contract with North Star Renewables, beating off stiff competition to secure the build work for its first hybrid powered daughter craft fleet.

Aqueos has announced the appointment of Walter Aguilar to the position of Vice President – Civil, Military and Renewable Services.

Bollinger Shipyards LLC announces that all 11 of its facilities are now open and operational following Hurricane Ida’s landfall last month near Port Fourchon, Louisiana as a powerful Category 4 storm.

Reaching beyond the one-year operational milestone of their zero-emissions tugboat, NAVTEK Naval Technologies, a leading designer of battery-powered tugboats, has proven the design and operational performance of their ZEETUG, Gisas Power, with consistent results over the past 18 months.



Prysmian Group and Giancarlo Pedote, solo ocean sailor and skipper aboard of the Prysmian Group IMOCA at the Vendée Globe 2020, will be continuing their partnership in the Vendée Globe 2024, the ocean regatta known as "the Everest of the Seas". Giancarlo Pedote was the only Italian to compete in the Vendée Globe 2020-2021, finishing eighth in the final rankings, best result ever for an Italian.

Damen is proud and honored to be one of the seven recipients of the inaugural IDC Future of Digital Innovation Awards. Damen won in the category ‘Performance as a Service’ with its Triton program and received the award.

Greensea, creator of OPENSEA®, the universal open architecture software platform for the marine industry, announces the hire of John Moran as Program Manager. John’s main focus will be the management of Greensea’s OEM programs.