By providing long-term debt repayment guarantees, the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Title XI Federal Ship Financing Program is intended to encourage U.S. shipowners to obtain new vessels from U. S. shipyards cost effectively and to assist U.S. shipyards in modernizing their facilities for building and repairing vessels.

Several nations have announced their contributions to Operation Prosperity Guardian, a new multinational security initiative in the Middle East to help protect merchant ships in the Red Sea area from drones and missiles.

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.
 

For more information, contact:
Phil Newsum
Executive Director
(281) 893-8388 or
phillip.newsum@adc-int.org
 
Deadline for submittal of nominations:
January 8, 2024
 
Please visit adc-int.org to download the nominations form and to learn more about the Commercial Diving Hall of Fame.

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.
  
Deadline for submittal of nominations:
January 8, 2024
 
Please visit adc-int.org to download the application form.

In this episode, we talk with Blair Mott of Kirby Morgan Dive Systems. A great conversation about equipment and the importance of diving with genuine Kirby Morgan products from authorized dealers. This episode was recorded at Underwater Interventions 2023 in New Orleans.

At the Annual Summit Highlights event hosted by the Serbian Mine Action Center (SMAC) on Monday, December 18, Jovana Sokolovic, ADCI ME Chapter Secretary, presented SMAC with the ADCI Support Membership Certificate.

The Kuwait Naval Force is to receive the semi-autonomous, remotely operated system through the Pentagon’s Foreign Military Sales program.

Aker BP has resolved technical issues that recently caused unplanned downtime at the Alvheim Field in the Norwegian North Sea.
Source: Offshore  

NV is supporting National Gas Transmission (NGT) by expanding the hydrogen pipeline research facility FutureGrid in Cumbria, northwest England.
Source: Offshore

China has tucked a new milestone under its belt by naming its first designed and built drillship, which is now ready to kick off its sea trials, showing the inroads the Asian country is making in its quest to explore deepwater resources.
Source: Offshore Energy