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Macartney Inc News

MacArtney said that David Marchetti (left) will succeed Lars Hansen, who is retiring after a long run as president of US operations. Image courtesy MacArtney

Marchetti Succeds Hansen as MacArtney's Head of U.S. Ops

the strategy and growth goal for the Americas," said Group CEO Niels Peter Christiansen. "Furthermore, his engaging leadership style and personality fit the MacArtney culture, both with regards to our customer-centric approach and our focus on the most valuable asset; our staff!"MacArtney Inc. was founded in Houston, Texas, in 1998. Over the past 20 years, it extended its offerings to include the complete MacArtney range of underwater connectivity, technology products and solutions, and high-level workshop facilities

Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV) (Photo: Textron)

Autonomously Operating Winches for Naval USVs

mine countermeasure application, the USVs may target a wide range of commercial applications, too.The winches are made of aluminum and special alloys, which make them lightweight and corrosion resistant. In terms of pull force/winch weight ratio, this will also allow for added vehicle fuel capacity.MacArtney Inc. President Lars F. Hansen, said, “Delivering outstanding system performance by combining technology and experience, MacArtney considers the outcome of this customizable solution excellent as it is applicable for many purposes. The autonomous aspect and self-diagnostics of the solution are

Dennis joins SeaRobotics as Director of Programs

Intervention Tooling System design. Dennis later joined ROV manufacturer Perry Slingsby Systems, as its Vice President of Programs then moving onto Lockheed Martin as Business Development Manager for its AUV program. Before joining SeaRobotics, he served as General Manager of the Southeast Region for MacArtney, Inc.    

MacArtney Brings Workshop Services to Northeast US

In response to growing customer demand for local sales support and services, MacArtney Inc. announced it is expanding its existing Northeast operations in Massachusetts to larger office space and adding new workshop capacity.    The new workshop will feature molding and termination capabilities designed to support customers and provide custom cable assemblies and turnkey connectivity solutions with short lead times to the local marine community in North America.   For MacArtney, being able to provide effective local service and support to present and potential customers, is the

Image: MacArtney

MacArtney Expands into Atlantic Canada

Nova Scotia. The acquisition executes MacArtney’s commitment to being a global provider of underwater technology solutions with strong local presence.    With the recent acquisition, MacArtney inaugurates the MacArtney Canada Ltd., which will be run as an independent unit under the MacArtney Inc. umbrella as the sixth regional operation in North America and serve MacArtney’s main markets being oil and gas, ocean science, defense, marine construction, fisheries and marine renewables, including OEMs, shipyards and other suppliers catering   to these markets.   Along with

MacArtney and dotOcean delivery of an integrated solution comprising dotOcean's DensX density profiler with a MacArtney winch system for Government Agency.

MacArtney Brings dotOcean to North America

business portfolio through a new partnership with dotOcean for North American markets. The agreement consolidates MacArtney’s strong position in key markets and provides customer access to the extensive range of dotOcean sediment and soil measurement products. MacArtney has via its subsidiary MacArtney Inc. signed an agency and sales representative agreement with dotOcean covering the North American continent. dotOcean is a Belgian company specialising in sediment and soil measurement systems and instrumentation. The products included in this partnership include the GraviProbe, a, free-fall impact

Lou Dennis, General Manager of MacArtney Inc. Southeast Operations (Photo: MacArtney)

MacArtney Opens Fifth North American Location

cover a six-state area including Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Headed by General Manager, Lou Dennis, the new operations will supply cutting edge underwater technology products and solutions to clients and operators within the region.   According to MacArtney Inc. President, Lars Hansen; the southeast expansion has been part of MacArtney strategy from the day the company chose to enter the North American market: “With our headquarters strategically located in Houston and operations in place at regional marine industry hotspots including Boston,

MacArtney, Meyah Ich Ha Join Forces Offshore Mexico

support of the new setup, all clients located in Mexican West Coast region will still have access to full support from the local MacArtney operations in San Diego (U.S.). "MacArtney is looking forward to a long term business relationship based on mutual growth and achievement," said MacArtney Inc. President Lars Hansen. "The Mexican GOM region is a real offshore growth market characterized by massive future international investment - and with several of our clients increasing their operations in Mexico in these years, it is a natural step for MacArtney to build a solid foundation

A MacArtney system, including oceanographic winch, custom made multiplexer, cables and connectors, is used to empower the FSU MILET toolsled onboard the R/V Weatherbird II

MacArtney Bolsters North American Sales Focus

offices and coordinate the team’s efforts in the design of innovative, turnkey system solutions tailored to specific application requirements. Building on nearly seven years as System Sales Manager, Ziegwied holds experience with underwater technology and integrated systems. According to MacArtney Inc. President, Lars Hansen, Ziegwied will play a key role in implementing MacArtney's vision and overall systems focus in all markets of its North American operations. Andrew, operating out of Portland, Oregon, will direct system sales and post sale customer support for existing clients in the ocean

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