IMCA, the international association representing the interests of offshore, marine and underwater engineering companies, has over 350 member companies in more than forty countries. Its four technical divisions cover marine/specialist...

NATO’s SACLANT Undersea Research Centre (SACLANTCEN), La Spezia, Italy, conducts research in support of NATO’s undersea operational requirements. It operates the only ship jointly owned by all the NATO nations,...

Nautronix has signed a multi-million dollar contract with Keppel FELS Limited in Singapore for the supply of systems for their new construction for ENSCO International Incorporated. The ENSCO 8500 is...

Charles Martin was born in Cape Town and schooled at Bishops, where he played moderate rugby, bad cricket and was a reluctant member of the choir for a few years....

Transas USA has been selected to supply full mission Navigational and Dynamic Positioning Simulator systems to the Waterways Training Center, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Located in Rio de...

Since the start of contract offshore surveying private companies have to have an interest in a regular supply of junior hydrographic surveyors. As a consequence training and education is no...

Veripos has added Derek Lynch to its senior management. Lynch comes from L3-communications (formerly Nautronix) where he was Vice-President of Sales for their vessel control systems (DP) division. Lynch has...

Oil and gas fields in the North Sea and elsewhere in the western world developed rapidly during the oil crisis of the seventies, when this commodity quadrupled in price. Now...

Fugro will acquire the vessel KV Tromsø from Kystvaktskipet Tromsø of Norway. This vessel will be converted initially for acoustic pipeline inspection survey operations and will be ready for deployment...

This year's Offshore Northsea boasts over 30 members of the influential International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) amongst its exhibitors. These include a growing number of Norwegian companies, plus international companies...