Monday, December 15, 2025

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Vanessa Blake, Chief Executive of the UKHO. Credit: UKHO

At the Helm of the UKHO

of targeted investments and a collaborative approach, we have invested to stabilize and secure our technology estate," she said. "The result has meant we have increased service availability by 37% compared to the previous year, ensuring that we deliver faster, more efficient and higher-quality products to our customers and partners.""We have also invested in our data-processing capabilities, improving efficiencies in how we receive and process data from ports – which are among the most dynamic maritime environments. Surveys and data received by the UKHO are now processed and

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Lalizas Opens New Safety Equipment Branch in Canada

of REVERE Survival in Jacksonville, LALIZAS announced the establishment of LALIZAS Canada, effectively enhancing the company’s presence in the Americas.Miguel Norato has been appointed as the Country Manager of LALIZAS Canada.LALIZAS, a family owned company, has the vision to produce high quality products that ensure safety at sea, and distribute them in international markets. It currently owns 10 branches in Spain, Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, the UK, Turkey, China, the UAE, South Africa, and the USA, having a commercial presence in over 130 countries and more than 40 years of experience in the

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Ship Design & Construction: Laurie Balan, COO, Genoa Design

designing and building ships that were desperately needed in Canada.Today at Genoa, as the chief operating officer, I'm responsible for, of course, all the operations and the business performance of the company. That includes everything, from customer delivery where make sure that we execute quality products with constant schedule certainty, to market and business development, communications, human resources and talent development. I really get to touch the entire organization, which I absolutely love. I also get to work really closely with a pretty tight executive team as well as our board of directors

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How to Make Indonesia’s Blue Economy More Viable

;s fisheries sector has been unable to meet its production, export and growth targets since 2017, before the COVID-19 pandemic began. This lag in meeting export targets started even earlier in 2015. It is clear there is a management problem here.Among the reasons is Indonesia’s low-quality products, which in turn generate low revenue. The country has one of the world’s highest rejection rates of fishery products. Products are often contaminated due to the low level of awareness of fishers and the fisheries sector in safeguarding quality. The problem is exacerbated by the lack of

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Mooreast to Create "at least 100 jobs" in Aberdeen with Subsea Foundation Production Facility

Ltd will also help Mooreast in developing a skills and jobs plan that will support local job opportunities.Sim Koon Lam, CEO of Mooreast, said: “Upon completion, the facility will  serve as a cornerstone of Mooreast’s expansion into Europe, and will  enable us to produce high-quality products and services for our  renewable energy customers in the region.”The collaboration agreement to explore establishing a manufacturing facility in Aberdeen, Scotland, was signed at a ceremony at the  Singapore headquarters of Mooreast, and was witnessed by Ivan McKee,  Scotland&rsqu

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Kawasaki's AUV Used to Inspect Coating Defects on Subsea Pipeline

for this verification test, and is currently working on production and tests for its commercialization."To meet growing market demand for underwater equipment such as AUVs, which can achieve more advanced unmanned automated operations, Kawasaki is committed to developing high performing high-quality products and accelerating its development efforts to expand commercial utilization of AUVs," Kawasaki said

Sir Jim Milne, Chairman and Managing Director of Balmoral Group - Credit: Balmoral Group

Balmoral Group Boss Jim Milne Receives Knighthood

the company exceptionally well.“85% of what we produce in the UK is exported worldwide. From our offshore energy products for the hydrocarbon and renewable sectors, to our anaerobic digestion and water/wastewater products, you will find Balmoral products on every continent in the world.“Quality products supported by a problem-solving approach and a commitment to world-class service is a powerful and profitable mix.”Milne is joint founder and chairman of Friends of ANCHOR, a charity established in 1997 that supports Aberdeen’s cancer and haematology care unit, as well as financing

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Outland Sells ROV With Multiple Tritech Sensors Emas Energy Services

needed for an upcoming geographic survey and support project," said Sean Mayfield of Outland Technology. "They needed a small, robust ROV that was capable of deploying various sensors and to be able to change them quickly and easily.  The Outland ROV-2500, along with the variety of quality products offered by Tritech, allowed us to develop skid packages that are pre-wired and pre-ballasted to quickly attach to the underside of the ROV-2500. Data from the sensors are easily communicated to the surface through Outland Technology’s standard communication network and interpreted by Tritech

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Proserv Acquires Dron & Dickson's Abu Dhabi Business

to the company’s new facility in Abu Dhabi, which was opened in 2020.Proserv’s General Manager, Abu Dhabi, Angus Rodger said:: "This deal presents genuinely exciting possibilities for us. DDEC has established excellent supplier relationships with major manufacturers of high-quality products for hazardous areas and we will make sure that the transition over to Proserv is a seamless process and we will provide those valued partners with excellent levels of support moving forwards."“Equally, we see real potential in the service side of the business, and we look forward

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