ADCI Underwater Today

May 21, 2018

Fisk Marine Insurance International, LLC
INDUSTRY NEWS
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for eastern Pennsylvania has named an Elverson company as its Veteran-Owned Business of the Year. Chris Gable, president of Ocean Eye Inc., was recognized by Antonio Leta, SBA’s director for eastern Pennsylvania.

Visit http://www.dailylocal.com/article/DL/20180502/BUSINESS/180509935 to view the full article online.

 
Subsea services company, Rovco is on track to rapidly grow its share of the global subsea market after securing a £1.2m investment, enabling the firm to launch its advanced live 3D subsea survey system and triple its workforce.

Visit http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2018/05/rovco-attracts-1-2m-investment-to-launch-live-3d-subsea-technology.html to view the full article online.

 
Marine salvage company Ardent has formed a partnership with two Greek companies aimed at providing a better response capability in the Eastern Mediterranean and adjacent waters.

Visit http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/tugs,-towing-and-salvage/ardent-forms-alliance-in-the-eastern-mediterranean to view the full article online.

 
The subsea world has seen a lot of action in recent years, with some of the biggest global players joining forces. The creation of JFD, following the 2014 merger of James Fisher Defence and Divex, was a prime example. JFD has kept on growing. A year later, the company bought the National Hyperbaric Centre in Aberdeen to further boost its service offering. Singapore-based dive system manufacturer Lexmar was acquired in 2016 to enhance JFD’s diving system manufacturing capability in the Asia Pacific region.

Visit https://www.energyvoice.com/promoted/170121/jfd-grows-to-become-safety-giant/ to view the full article online.

 
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After the first of three years of ADCI's audit initiative, Executive Director Phil Newsum shares some of the team's preliminary findings..
 
To view the ADCI TV archives, please click here.
 
Dive Commercial International, Inc.
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The May/June issue of Underwater Magazine is online now. This issue features an update to the ADCI Consensus Standards, a status report after one year of the ADCI Audit, a primer on how to protect your brand on Social Media, and the return of The Last Word and Ocean Currents. All of this and much more in the latest issue of Underwater Magazine.

Visit http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ADCS/ADCS0318/index.php#/0 to view the full article online.

 
Recognizing and honoring individuals whose efforts and accomplishments have significantly contributed to commercial diving through a lifetime of dedication.

Nominees do not have to be commercial divers, but can be any individual who has been influential and who has made a significant and recognizable life-long contribution to the commercial diving community.

Inductees will be honored at the Awards Dinner at Underwater Intervention 2017.

For more information, contact
Phil Newsum
Executive Director
(281) 893-8388 or
pnewsum@adc-int.org

Deadline for submittal of nominations:
OCTOBER 31, 2018

Please visit adc-int.org to download the nominations form and to learn more about the Commercial Diving Hall of Fame.
 
Award
This year the ADCI will award 2 Scholarships at $4,000.00 each.

Eligibility
This ADCI Scholarship is open to members of the community of all ADCI voting member companies who are current and in good standing with ADCI, with the exception of officers and/or directors of the ADCI Board of Directors or their immediate families. This award is available for any institution of higher learning after high school including universities, colleges, junior colleges, vocational training schools and trade schools. 

Scholarship recipients will be honored at the Awards Dinner at Underwater Intervention 2019.

Deadline for submittal of nominations:
OCTOBER 31, 2018

Please visit adc-int.org to download the application form.
 
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Pupils from Royal Grammar School in Newcastle have triumphed in the first ever national subsea STEM Challenge final, which saw 30 youngsters from across the UK compete in a dynamic competition to build a floating wind turbine.

Visit http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2018/05/newcastle-royal-grammar-school-takes-the-top-spot-in-subsea-stem-challenge.html to view the full article online.

 
Leading subsea training and trials centre, The Underwater Centre, located in the Scottish Highlands, has turned a corner after receiving industry support to secure its future.

Visit https://www.theunderwatercentre.com/2018/05/new-ownership-secures-sustainable-future-the-underwater-centre/ to view the full article online.

 
Advances in underwater technologies have ushered in a golden age of exploration and discovery, complementing the classic research and detective work skills necessary to find long-lost wrecks, and helping to make our marine heritage accessible to all. ‘As the technology develops, becoming cheaper and more reliable, the challenge for us archaeologists is to think of more creative and ambitious applications for it,’ says Dave Conlin, head of the Submerged Resources Centre at the US National Park Service (NPS).

Visit http://divemagazine.co.uk/travel/8037-advances-in-marine-archaeology to view the full article online.

 
NEW PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY
UUV Aquabotix Ltd, an underwater robotics company with operations in Australia and the U.S., released SwarmDiver™, a micro unmanned surface vehicle (USV) and unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that operates in a swarm. Multiple SwarmDivers™ can function simultaneously as a single coordinated entity, be easily controlled via one operator on the surface, and perform dives on command to collect valuable intelligence.

Visit https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aquabotix-releases-revolutionary-swarmdivertm-micro-usv--uuv-300626205.html to view the full article online.