ADCI Underwater Today

August 27, 2021

Fisk Marine Insurance International, LLC
INDUSTRY NEWS
Tropical Storm Henri briefly disrupted shipping in the northeastern United States, forcing mariners to take precautions at ports from New Jersey to Maine.

Visit https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/tropical-storm-henri-disrupts-shipping-in-the-northeastern-u-s to view the full article online.

 
Offshore rig contracting activity has cleared “easy” year-over-year comps for five straight months from March through July, according to Evercore’s August 2021 Offshore Rig Market Snapshot.

Visit https://www.offshore-mag.com/rigs-vessels/article/14209101/offshore-rig-market-recovery-underway-says-new-report to view the full article online.

 
Teledyne Marine Systems USA
Now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given full and final approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19, oil companies Chevron and Hess have announced that they will require their offshore workers in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to get vaccinated as a condition of employment.

Visit https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/with-fda-approval-oil-majors-begin-to-require-vaccination-offshore to view the full article online.

 
China has eight of the top ten busiest ports in world, and they are running at well below normal capacity because of COVID-19 restrictions. 

Visit https://www.fastcompany.com/90667652/how-the-global-shipping-crisis-could-ruin-the-holidays to view the full article online.

 
Dive Commercial International, Inc.
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Effective July 1, 2021, ADCI has resumed the ADCI Audit Initiative for companies and schools that have not previously submitted to the ADCI Audit.
 
All companies and schools that have not previously gone through an ADCI audit will have until June 2022 to complete the process for continued membership.
 
Please contact the ADCI office for further information.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/adc-nwl/articles/index-v5.asp?aid=690431&issueID=77071 to view the full article online.

 
Denso North America Inc.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Over the past decade, details have sporadically emerged about China’s unmanned (UUV) and autonomous undersea vehicle (AUV) projects.

Visit https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/how-china-is-militarizing-autonomous-underwater-vehicle-technology to view the full article online.

 
Ocean Technology Systems
NEW PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Expanding the ROV’s operating window in harsh currents brings obvious benefits to operators – cable lay vessels or construction vessels can have day rates ranging in excess of $250,000.

Visit https://www.offshore-mag.com/renewable-energy/article/14206590/oceaneering-new-workclass-rov-can-operate-in-harsh-tidal-environments to view the full article online.

 
Testing, inspection, and certification firm Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted its  Approval in Principle (AiP) to Dutch renewable energy company SolarDuck for its offshore floating solar solution King Eider. 

Visit https://www.oedigital.com/news/490091-bv-grants-first-ever-aip-for-offshore-floating-solar-tech to view the full article online.

 
Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack
Five workers were killed and six injured in Sunday's fire on an offshore platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico operated by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) that cut about a quarter of Mexico's oil production.

Visit https://www.oedigital.com/news/490082-five-dead-six-injured-in-pemex-offshore-platform-fire to view the full article online.

 
From the Pages of Underwater Magazine
As the Underwater Services Director for J.F. Brennan Company, Justin is directly involved with a day-to-day operations of an ever-growing commercial diving program. 

Visit https://www.underwatermagazine.com/2021/07/the-last-word-4/ to view the full article online.

 
Saab Seaeye Ltd