MMT Group has made strategic changes to existing organizational structure in line withMMT ambitious aims for growth and in order to meet competitive market conditions. One of this changes is to form a new Management team with a strong focus on sales and operational efficiency. The new Management team is now in place after a process of recruiting key players for senior management positions. The Management Team will lead and push the organization forward to secure new business, made possible with solid inhouse competence and a dynamic workforce.

MMT, specialists in high-resolution marine surveys, has successfully completed offshore integration trials of their new high-speed remotely operated vehicle with Sonardyne International’s SPRINT inertial navigation system.

Tidewater Subsea in affiliation with its local Nigerian joint venture company, T1 Marine, has successfully completed Mooring and Hull inspections program for BW Offshore's Sendje Berge FPSO. The inspection included mooring chain measurements, hull cleaning and complete inspection reporting services utilizing the survey / light IMR vessel Goldblatt Tide. "Outfitted with a 3000m rated FMC Schilling Robotics WROV and 50T stern A-frame, the Goldblatt Tide is the ideal solution for cost-effective deep and shallow water pre-lay and post lay surveys, as well as a large variety of inspection, maintenance and repair scopes along the West African coast" says Ray Maza, Tidewater Subsea Business Development Manager.

Bibby HydroMap are pleased to announce that they are the first survey company to integrate the new bathymetry processing application from QPS, Qimera, into their Management System.

Webtool ROV cutting tools designed to cut steel guide wires used during subsea installation are announced by leading cutting tool company Allspeeds. Suitable for wire up to 30mm diameter, the WCO30 tools are a compact and more reliable alternative to larger cuttings tools normally needed for guide wire cutting.

Subsea IMR provider, N-Sea Offshore Ltd has moved into new, Norwich-based premises as business continues to grow. An integral part of its growth strategy, the premises signify further expansion for N-Sea and will support the company’s increased activity in the oil and gas and renewable market in the Southern North Sea area.

Subsea Technology and Rentals (STR), a multi-disciplinary technology company specialising in the design, production and rental of innovative marine survey equipment for the subsea construction, geophysical, ROV inspection and environmental sectors is pleased to announce it is now certified as an ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Standard compliant organisation.

Leading marine instrumentation manufacturer, Valeport, has introduced a new state-of-the-art pressure sensor to its range. The ultraP is the next generation of pressure sensor to be developed by Valeport, which has over 40 years’ expertise in the design, manufacture and integration of precision oceanographic instruments.

Delta SubSea, LLC (‘DSS’) has entered into an agreement with Olympic Shipping AS for the Olympic Delta, a newly built Multipurpose Subsea Support & Construction Vessel. The Olympic Delta is a GREEN Vessel designed according to DNV class, with high focus on reduced fuel consumption, which also means lesser emission to the environment. The vessel is equipped with two Delta SubSea Schilling HD 150 HP work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) from DSS’s fleet.

Gallatin Marine has executed an MSA with Tidewater Subsea to provide work class ROV services on board the AMC Ambassador DP2 Jones Act vessel. The vessel is equipped with a 60T AHC knuckle boom crane, and is currently providing IRM services primarily in the Gulf of Mexico. Tidewater Subsea has mobilized a 150 hp FMC Schilling HD work class ROV on board. Projects have been successfully completed for Bennu Oil & Gas and Noble Energy to date.

Aberdeen based Imenco UK Ltd has been approved and registered by Achilles FPAL. Achilles FPAL is a community used by major buying organisations within the Oil & Gas sector. FPAL enables the oil & gas sector to use Achilles' proven supplier pre-qualification system to identify, pre-qualify and assess suppliers for tender opportunities and minimise risk within their supply chains and to drive industry best practice.

MMT (Sweden) has recently completed a pipeline inspection for Dong E&P in the North Sea, Danish sector. This was the eight year in a row that MMT performed this for Dong.

Subsea Tooling specialist, Seanic Ocean Systems Inc. is pleased to announce a strategic distributor agreement with Norwegian firm Envirent AS.

SMD has recently delivered a Q-Trencher 400 telecoms vehicle to United Arab Emirates based company E-Marine. The vehicle is to be installed on the company’s new build CS Maram; E-Marine’s dedicated Submarine Cable Installation and Maintenance Vessel which is currently undertaking dock trials ahead of its maiden voyage later this year.

Flash Tekk, an agent of subsea support service provider Ultra Deep Solutions (UDS), has secured a new contract today for one HD ROV from manufacturer FMC Technologies Schilling Robotics. The 4,000-meter rated HD system will be delivered and will mobilize in December 2015.

Leading provider of through water communication and positioning technology to the offshore industry Nautronix has been awarded a multimillion pound contract extension to continue to provide Survey Services to Ocean Installer for the next 3 years.

MTCS (Maritime training and Competence services) specialising in Subsea training was used to dispatching a trainer a week to Aberdeen to deliver High Voltage Safety Awareness, Assessor Skills or technical training to the various array of oil companies supplying the Oil and gas businesses in and on the outskirts of the city. Since the price of oil has dropped through the floor in the last 6 months they are finding they need to go further afield to secure business. The 5 hour car journey to the Granite City has been replaced by somewhat longer haul flights. This week trainers are in Trinidad, Hong Kong and Singapore delivering a range of safety and technical training.

Simon Beswick has been appointed to the role of General Manager at Teledyne Bowtech Ltd. Simon was previously Managing Director of Tritech International Ltd from 2008 having joined as Finance Director in 2007. Prior to joining Tritech, Simon had spent most of his career in international roles within the specialist chemical industry. Simon is an engineering graduate and holds an MBA from Oxford University.