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McCuddenNSRI: Drummond, Mair and Blake Finlayson ing Manager. Rhue will help to align the company for future growth and expand its presence in the Marine Robotics market. Aqueos Names Campbell Aqueos Corporation, a provider of sub- sea services to the Gulf of Mexico and PaciÞ c Coast, announced the appoint- ment of Richard Campbell to the position of Project Manager. Cortez Subsea Appoints McKay Cortez Subsea appointed a new opera- tions director, as the company looks to expand its scope internationally. Tony McKay has joined the company at a time of rapid growth as demand for its services is expected to increase following U.K. patent approval of their Modular Pipelay System (MPS). McKay was recently suc- cessful in turning Topaz Oil and Gas Lim- ited in UAE from a loss making company into a proÞ t generating business. Hydroid?s New Facility Hydroid, Inc. ofÞ cially opened a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing and ap- plied research facility in Pocasset, MA. The eco-friendly facility, located at 3 Henry Drive, is 40,000 sq. ft. and houses the companyÕs engineering, manufactur- ing and quality assurance operations. The building includes a 20-ft. testing pool, a 6,000m rated hyperbaric test chamber and a 289 kW solar array. A grand opening event was hosted by Hydroid President, Duane Fotheringham, on October 3rd, an event was opened by Congressman Wil- liam Keating (D-MA9) and Kongsberg CEO Walter Qvam. ÒThis building signiÞ es a new chapter for Hydroid as we continue to cement ourselves as a leader in the global marine robotics industry,Ó said Fotheringham. ÒHydroidÕs rapid growth over the past few years has led to the expansion of both our staff and business, and this building enables us to consolidate our operations under one roof.Ó The new facility is ex- pected to accommodate 41 new jobs in 2014 to meet the needs of the companyÕs growing business. The company plans to build an additional 15,000 sq. ft. adminis- tration building in 2015. C&C Selects HYPACK HYPACK, Inc. said that C & C Tech- nologies has selected HYPACK 2014 as the standard solution for its Marine Con-struction Survey DivisionÕs anchor han- dling and positioning applications, start-ing the Q4 2014. The new anchor handling routine in HYPACK 2014 will allow both the main vessel and anchor handling vessel (tug) operators to graphically display the status and location of anchors and their cables, track their movement and deployment, and send the anchor locations to the an-chor handling vessel operators. CampbellHydroid?s impressive new facility McKay www.marinetechnologynews.com Marine Technology Reporter 55MTR #8 (50-64).indd 55MTR #8 (50-64).indd 5510/10/2014 12:20:26 PM10/10/2014 12:20:26 PM