Ashtead Technology Acquires ACE Winches
whilst delivering for our customers globally. As a combined business, we will continue to strengthen our capabilities in Aberdeenshire whilst leveraging our strong international footprint and infrastructure to drive continued international expansion of our business and deliver Ashtead Technology products and services to a larger global customer base.”Alfie Cheyne, Founder and Chairman of ACE Winches, said: “As well as creating a tremendous opportunity for our people, becoming part of Ashtead Technology will enable us to expand our existing capabilities and international footprint
Marchetti Succeds Hansen as MacArtney's Head of U.S. Ops
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
Reid Takes the Helm at Kraken
Canadian marine technology company Kraken Robotics announced that Karl Kenny, Founder, President and CEO, will be appointed Executive Chairman of Kraken and transition the President and Chief Executive Officer role to Greg Reid. Reid joined Kraken more than seven years ago as Chief Financial Officer and since 2019 has been Chief Operating Officer. This transition will become effective January 1, 2023. “It has been an honor and privilege to lead this company as Founder, President and CEO for over a decade, and I am pleased to continue to serve as Executive Chairman to help oversee Kraken&rsqu
Nauticus Robotics Hires Bohan as COO
to capture the large market opportunities within the blue economy.”Bohan commented, “There is something very special happening at Nauticus and I am excited to be joining Nic and the team in their mission to disrupt the ocean service industry with the company’s propriety suite of technology products and software services. The blue economy is ripe for disruption as Nauticus has developed a strong foundation and I am eager to integrate into the team to successfully execute on our growth plans.&rdquo
MacArtney Names Middleton as New UK Managing Director
record.”MacArtney’s UK operations are one of the group’s largest outside of Denmark and service customers in offshore energy, ocean science and the naval sector. The UK operations employ a staff of just over 50 and offer the complete MacArtney range of underwater connectivity and technology products and solutions. This includes workshop facilities, where the focus is on the company’s core competencies, such as moulding cables and servicing the UK market with high-quality connectivity products.“I have been aware of the MacArtney brand and heritage for many years, so I&rsquo
Planet Ocean Inks Distribution Deal with 4H-JENA
and Ireland.Following the purchase of the CONTROS range of instruments by -4H-JENA has announced that as well as continuing to offer the range of CONTROS dissolved gas technology for CH4, CO2, PCO2, pH and Total Alkalinity; Planet Ocean will also be introducing the other -4H-JENA range of marine technology products.-4H-JENA produce custom FerryBox systems for installation in vessels, designed to suit each individual application with sensors, processing telemetry and mechanical configuration to meet the specific application. In addition, the Underwater Node systems provide the necessary infrastructure
Zenitel: Expanding in Maritime, Offshore
business highlights for the company in 2018?The business highlight is that we are beating the market by taking market share in maritime and oil & gas. We are adding new nice references to our already important history. This on top of finalizing the Phontech acquisition. This acquisition is adding technology, products and capabilities to the Norwegian entity. But as previously said, we have now added #2 to #1 in this market.Photo: ZenitelWhat are the technical highlights?We continue to invest largely in R&D and technology and have released new products and solutions over the past 12 months as we
Artificial Intelligence Aids Subsea Object Detection
and complex geometries. A comprehensive report on each detected boulder is generated. In addition, the SEADP automatically computes the boulder position, length and height to further automate the vital analysis of the seabed condition.The new package is the first in the AOD series of AI-based technology products that Coda Octopus intends to launch during fiscal year 2019. The company said SEADP AI technology development is ongoing with a current focus on manmade objects (MMOs) and mine-like objects (MLOs) detection and classification.Annmarie Gayle, CODA's Chairman and CEO, said, "The subsea
Ocean Infinity Invest $2.3 Mln in Kraken
Toronto listed marine technology company Kraken Robotics Inc. announced a non-brokered private placement offering with ocean survey and exploration company Ocean Infinity Ltd. whereby Ocean Infinity will acquire 11,520,000 units in Kraken which, upon completion, will result in Ocean Infinity owning 9.99 percent of Kraken’s issued common shares.The companies began their relationship in 2017 when Ocean Infinity awarded a $3 million contract for Kraken’s AquaPix to be integrated onboard Its HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV).It was announced in May this year that Ocean Infinity would
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