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Stevens Hughes Gandhi

Unique Group

Fugro Geoservices

James Fisher through its integration of U.K.-based

EdgeTech Bolsters Customer SBM Offshore Nominates

Fugro specialists, marking a 37-year ca-

Support Team Wood as CFO

EdgeTech promoted Dylan Lynch to reer in geotechnics. SBM Offshore has nominated D.H.M.

Customer Service Manager. Lynch has Wood as a member of the management

James Fisher Acquires Hughes worked with EdgeTech for over seven board and CFO to replace current CFO, years, having traveled the globe sup- James Fisher and Sons plc has acquired P.M. van Rossum, who is set to retire. porting customers with hands-on expe- specialist diving, subsea and marine Wood will join the company October 1, rience working with various customer project company Hughes Sub Surface 2016.

con? gurations from towed side scan Engineering Ltd (Hughes SSE), further sonars and sub-bottom pro? lers to AUV enhancing James Fisher’s subsea ac-

Scantrol Deep Vision Wins and ROV-based sonar systems offered tivities and, through the combination of

Nor-Fishing Innovation Award by EdgeTech. He holds an Ocean Engi- complementary capabilities, creating a Scantol’s Deep Vision underwater cam- neering degree. Adam Lipper has joined comprehensive portfolio of services fo- era and light system for ? sh measure-

EdgeTech as a Customer Service En- cused in the oil and gas, marine renew- ment and sorting in the trawl has been gineer. Lipper has more than 10 years ables, power generation and marine civil awarded Nor-Fishing’s Innovation in the industry with countless offshore engineering sectors. Award. Minister of Fisheries Per Sand- trips helping customers with acoustic berg handed over the award at the of? -

Unique Acquires Oceanvision communication and related underwater cial opening at Nor-Fishing. Currently equipment. Unique Group, through its subsidiary used for research, the system can mea-

Unique Maritime Group (SEA) PTE sured is being developed for use in com-

Ltd, has acquired Singapore’s Oceanvi- mercial trawl ? sheries where the skip-Fugro Geoservices Names sion PTE Ltd and Oceanvision Equip- per will be able to program the system Stevens MD

Ross Stevens has been appointed man- ment Services PTE Ltd., marking the to automatically sort for size and species aging director of Fugro GeoServices third acquisition Unique has made in of desired catch.

Ltd. He is a chartered civil engineer who the last nine months. One year ago the joined Fugro Seacore in 2007 after a de- founder, chairman and CEO of Unique

Survey Launched for cade in project management and civil Group, Harry Gandhi, outlined his plan

Hawaiki Cable System contracting. In 2012, he was appointed to grow his business, and this latest ac- A marine route survey was launched on deputy MD of Fugro Engineers BV quisition is a further execution of that August 4, marking a signi? cant stage in based in the Netherlands. He returned growth strategy. Now part of the Unique the deployment of the 14,000 km trans- to Fugro Seacore as a director in 2015, Group of Companies, Oceanvision Pte paci? c Hawaiki cable system scheduled ahead of its integration in October 2015 Ltd manufactures and supplies imaging for completion in mid-2018. Hawaiki as part of Fugro GeoServices Ltd. Ste- and intervention products for sub-ocean, will link Australia and New Zealand vens takes the reins from Marcus Ramp- marine, offshore and petrochemical in- to the mainland U.S., as well as Ha- ley who has steered Fugro GeoServices dustries. waii, with options to expand to several www.marinetechnologynews.com

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