Alnmaritec, the specialist aluminium boat builder based in the North East of the UK, announced an expansion with the opening of a brand new yard at Blyth in Northumberland.

Aker Solutions opened a new subsea facility at its yard in Egersund, west Norway.

Technip, Paris based project management, engineering and construction for the oil & gas industry, and oilfield service provider Schlumberger signed a global cooperation agreement to jointly develop subsea integrity and surveillance solutions for flexible pipes used in deep offshore oil and gas production.

Global defence, security and aerospace company BAE Systems has acquired VT Group's 45% shareholding in BVT Surface Fleet Limited (BVT), Farnborough. BVT is now wholly owned by BAE Systems and will be renamed BAE Systems Surface Ships Limited.

Global recruitment group Faststream has expanded its presence in the oil and gas industry and is recruiting for the sector from its offices in the UK, USA, Norway and Singapore.

Genoa-based classification society RINA SPa, the operational company of Registro Italiano Navale, has teamed up with specialist certification services provider SPM Instrument SRL of Italy and the Italian Ship Research Centre CETENA to help cope with…