Greensea, creator of OPENSEA®, the universal open software architecture for the marine industry, recently added three key personnel to its team to address current and future growth and to support its core business strategies. Positions have been created to support existing needs in business development, finance, and program management. Greg Probst comes to Greensea as Vice President, Sales and Business Development, having worked at Teledyne Marine where he drove sales and business development in the US defense sector. Chris Chase, CPA, joins Greensea as Financial Controller after several years with Fortune 500 company, Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc., as Finance Manager. Nate Guy takes up the role of Program Manager for Special Operations Forces technologies having served as a U.S. Marine for 21 years.

On behalf of the Gullfaks and Snorre partners, Equinor today signed contracts totalling around NOK 3.3 billion for the Hywind Tampen wind farm development.

3D at Depth Inc., the world's leading expert in subsea laser LIDAR technology and 3D data solutions, recently conducted a successful technology showcase in partnership with the Norwegian Forum for Offshore Survey and Positioning (NOSP) and OneSubsea, to demonstrate the potential of survey grade measurements from hovering (moving) resident systems with an emphasis on utilizing subsea LiDAR technology. The event took place on October 17th in Horsoy, Norway and was developed to engage subsea energy experts to pose the question,

Visit Subsea Integration Alliance at OTC Brazil 2019 #D32 We’re looking forward to meeting you! Subsea Integration Alliance will unveil its new look and image to the offshore energy market at Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Brazil (29-31 October 2019).

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has reappointed Fugro USA President Edward Saade to its Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP). The 15-member federal advisory committee comprises individuals with a range of maritime expertise to provide independent recommendations for improved navigation services and coastal resilience.

Sustainable Ocean Summit 2019 (Paris, 20-22 Nov) With the theme of “Investing in Ocean Futures: Finance and Innovation for the Blue Economy”, the Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) 2019 (20-22 November, Paris)will be the foremost international business conference dedicated to investment and innovation for ocean sustainable development.

In the presence of the Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, the Chief Executive Officers of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Fabrizio Palermo, of Fincantieri, Giuseppe Bono, of Terna, Luigi Ferraris, and of Eni, Claudio Descalzi, signed today in Ravenna an agreement to set up a company for the development and manufacturing of wave-energy power plants.

Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. (Phoenix) is pleased to announce that they have opened a satellite office at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

DeepOcean Group, (DeepOcean), today announces that from 1st November 2019 its world renowned subsea trenching division shall become Enshore Subsea.

International SOS, the world’s leading medical and security risk services company, has increased its investment in Iquarus. International SOS, which previously had a minority stake in Iqarus through a joint venture, is becoming the majority shareholder and taking sole ownership of the business in Aberdeen. It is also increasing its investment in Iqarus’ Global Health Services business in Dubai

It’s been a year of celebrations for C-Kore Systems. Having received the Innovation & Technology Award at Subsea UK’s awards ceremony in Aberdeen in February, this summer C-Kore was honoured with The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, in the Innovation category. This, combined with continually increasing trade and the launch of the new C-Kore Sensor Monitor, means that 2019 has been the busiest year ever for the company. The formal Queen’s Award presentation was an ideal opportunity for the C-Kore team to take a moment and reflect on their achievements so far.

After over two decades at the helm of Nortek, a specialist in oceanographic instrumentation, Atle Lohrmann is taking on new challenges at newly started Hefring Engineering in Boston. Nortek’s new CEO, Finn Ivar Marum, has been entrusted with the task of ensuring Nortek’s continued growth.

MacArtney Canada Ltd. in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia are passing the puck to Darren E. Penney as Head of Item Sales for Central and Eastern Canada.

TerraSond, an Acteon company, has completed a high-resolution geophysical survey for Mayflower Wind, a joint venture between Shell New Energies US LLC and EDPR Offshore North America LLC. The two-month campaign, which began in July 2019, surveyed an area, 20 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA, that can support up to 1,600 MW of offshore wind. The wind farm is scheduled to deliver energy in the mid-2020s and has the potential to power up to 680,000 homes. The project is TerraSond’s first with Mayflower Wind.

Fugro has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Underwater Survey Technology 21 (UST21) in a move that opens up the South Korean offshore wind farm market.

Aker Solutions aims to generate about half of its revenue from renewable or distinct low carbon solutions by 2030, according to the company's 20/25/30 strategy.

The WOC Ocean Executive Forum will assemble a unique, cross-sectoral panel of Senior Executives at the 2019 Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) - Paris, 20-22 November - in a high-level plenary discussion to advance industry leadership, collaboration and action for sustainable development.

The 410 km2 survey, which has a contract value of over USD 50 million, will be performed for a prominent energy company using Seabed Geosolutions’ proprietary Manta® OBN technology and remotely operated vehicles. The four-component (4C) project will begin in the second quarter of 2020 and will take around 4 months to complete.