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    The latest news from OceanIQ, the Global Marine Group and our partners

    Global Marine Group Appoints Simon Hibberd as Chief Executive Officer

    Thursday 9th July 2026
    Simon brings more than 30 years of experience in the offshore and subsea telecommunications industry, with a distinguished career spanning both Global Marine Group and SBSS. Having joined Global Marine in 1989, Simon progressed through the seafaring ranks to become a Master before moving ashore in 2007. Since then, he has held several senior operational and […]

    This month Stuart Wilson, Route Engineering and Survey Manager, celebrates his 25-year work anniversary with OceanIQ and the Global Marine Group.

    Thursday 28th August 2025
    What an amazing milestone for Stuart, us as a team here at OceanIQ as well as for our customer who benefit from Stuart’s vast experience, knowledge and passion for his role. Hear more from Stuart when we caught up with him about his 25 year work anniversary. What have been your roles over the 25 […]
    Historic cable fault frequency mapped out which can be used to understand the likelihood of future faults

    Cable Faults, Climate Change, and Collaboration

    Monday 2nd June 2025
    After sharing historical cable fault data for use in a study, OceanIQ Managing Director, Gail Clark, recently discussed fault prediction, collaboration with the fishing industry, and the use of historic data for future cable trend analysis with TeleGeography. Read the full conversation here: How is OceanIQ’s analysis evolving to include climate-influenced risks to subsea cables? […]

    White Paper: Climate Change – implications for the subsea cable industry

    Thursday 6th February 2025
    Climate-induced phenomena—such as rising sea levels, increased frequency and intensity of storms, storm surges and coastal erosion —threaten subsea cable networks. This paper will describe the changes to human activities as a result of climate change and adaptive strategies for enhancing the resilience of subsea cables against climate-induced impacts. This includes increased armouring and/or cable […]
    Global Marine Group rowing challenge collage

    January rowing challenge conquered.

    Friday 2nd February 2024
    We take immense pride in recognizing the outstanding achievement of our GMG rowing team members – Dave Dunk, Craig Beech and Spike Johns. They successfully conquered the challenging task of rowing 1,000,000+ metres in January as part of the wider rowing community ‘Concept2’ team challenge. Impressively ranking first on the ‘Corporate’ table when measured by average metres per rower. […]

    GeoCable® celebrates 25th anniversary

    Monday 15th January 2024
    As trusted custodians of over 3 million kilometres of rich subsea cable data, OceanIQ are delighted to celebrate this landmark 25th GeoCable® anniversary. Over 25 years the GeoCable® dataset has continuously evolved and is now accessible through our complimentary submarine cable map, or via subscription services such as GeoCable®Light or GeoCable®Pro – for customers who […]

     Inspiring volunteers – raising awareness and vital funds for MNDA

    Tuesday 17th October 2023
    Big charity challenges are a regular event at Global Marine Group. 2023 was no different with the MeaNDa walking challenge raising funds for the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

    Inspiration and hope at the Ninos Pag Asa Centre Olongapo, Philippines.

    Friday 13th October 2023
    Captain John Tollady and Officers from the Cable Retriever, share their account of a long overdue visit to the charity.

    Preparing for an energy transformation in Scotland

    Wednesday 10th May 2023
    We know Scotland, and we know Offshore Renewables. Find out more about our experiences than can help in the upcoming ScotWind campaign.

    Applying lessons from telecoms cable outages to the power cable industry

    Wednesday 19th April 2023
    Hear from our Permitting & GIS Manager, Brian Perratt, in this great article recently published in PES (Power & Energy Solutions) magazine

    OceanIQ launches a series of new products utilising its world-leading submarine cable data

    Tuesday 6th September 2022
    From today, OceanIQ launches a series of new products, making its unrivalled database of submarine cable data even more accessible.
    Historic cable fault frequency mapped out which can be used to understand the likelihood of future faults

    Cable Fault Rate Heatmaps – Added Layer of GIS Intelligence

    Friday 8th October 2021
    Introducing GeoCable® GIS Cable Fault Rate Heatmaps Understanding the submarine cable landscape has never been as important as it is now. At OceanIQ®, we can now provide you with detailed fault rate heat maps, additional subsea cable data and visuals that outline the number of faults that can be expected on each kilometre of a cable, […]

    Utilising Submarine Cable Maps to Overcome the Challenges Posed by Cable Crossings

    Tuesday 5th October 2021
    The Challenges of Cable Crossings Pre-project Planning is Key When planning new cable systems, dealing with cable crossings can be complex and if preparation is done incorrectly, can result in huge repair costs for existing cables in the surrounding infrastructure. Submarine cable maps help identify the existing cables on the seabed, which alongside many other […]

    Global Marine conducts cable route survey for Scottish Government’s Reaching 100% Programme

    Monday 6th September 2021
    Global Marine has completed the initial subsea fibre-optic cable route survey scope for the Scottish Government’s Reaching 100% Programme (R100), being delivered by Openreach on behalf of BT. The project covers inter-island connections between Orkney, Shetland, and the Inner Hebrides as well as two connections back to the Scottish mainland. The Scottish Government-funded R100 project […]
    OiQ Cable Records Management

    Mismanagement of data can cause project downtime

    Thursday 25th February 2021
    In this discussion, OceanIQ’s experts Brian Perratt and Juliane Pätzold discuss the importance of subsea cable records storage and management, and the obstacles that clients and seabed users can face if data isn’t properly maintained. Records management is the systematic control of the creation, maintenance, use, reproduction, and disposition of records. When preparing new cable […]

    Global Marine Group signs the Neptune Declaration

    Monday 1st February 2021
    Global Marine Group, along with over 450 other organiations have joined forces to help resolve the humanitarian crisis affecting seafarers globally. Global industry and human rights leaders, including A.P. Møller – Mærsk, BP, BW, Cargill, COSCO, DOW, Euronav, MISC Group, NYK, Rio Tinto, Shell, Trafigura, Unilever and Vale, have all signed the Neptune Declaration on […]

    The importance of subsea cable records management

    Tuesday 26th January 2021
    Accurate and up-to-date data can help minimise project downtime and associated cost Having access to accurately mapped submarine cable routes has become essential following the increase in seabed usage from industries such as telecoms, renewable energy, oil & gas and resource mining. Records management is the systematic control of the creation, maintenance, use, reproduction, and […]

    Technical Insight: Boulder Clearance Strategy at Danish Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm – by Francis Dick

    Thursday 10th December 2020
    OceanIQ’s parent company, the Global Marine Group (GMG), was appointed by Vattenfall to deliver the route clearance and cable installation campaign at Danish Kriegers Flak, an offshore wind farm located in the Baltic Sea, southeast of Copenhagen. The new development consists of 72 turbines linked to two offshore substations, splitting the site into two areas: […]

    Mitch Cheney Appointed as Business Development Director at OceanIQ

    Tuesday 1st December 2020
    OceanIQ is extremely excited to announce the appointment of Mitch Cheney as Business Development Director at OceanIQ. Mitch joins at an exciting time for the newly launched business unit and will be helping to take the business direct to market and identifying opportunities for significant market growth in line with OceanIQ’s long-term business objectives. Mitch’s […]

    Route Engineering: Planning for all eventualities

    Tuesday 17th November 2020
    To connect a cable from one landing point to another is no mean feat, and one that is made more difficult due to the plethora of obstacles and challenges presented not only by the marine environment but by human hands too. Careful consideration of all the external factors which could have a detrimental impact on […]
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    Global Marine Group Launches OceanIQ Consultancy Business – utilising rich subsea data

    Monday 21st September 2020
    Global Marine Group (GMG) a leading provider of subsea cable installation and maintenance services to the telecommunications, offshore renewables, utility and oil & gas markets worldwide, is pleased to announce the launch of OceanIQ, the third business unit in Global Marine Group’s subsea engineering portfolio. OceanIQ delivers industry-leading subsea cable data, survey, route engineering and […]

    We’re growing our team

    Friday 18th September 2020
    We’re looking for an Assistant Survey & Route Engineer to support in the technical aspects of cable survey tendering as well as marine survey delivery. The individual will assess and adjustment survey specifications to suit project needs so they optimise the ability to design submarine power and fibre optic cable routes. The role requires working […]

    Global Marine Awarded Desk Top Study for Singapore India Gateway Cable System

    Tuesday 8th September 2020
    Global Marine, a leading provider of subsea fibre optic cable installation and maintenance solutions to the telecoms sector, and part of the Global Marine Group, has been awarded the Desk Top Study (DTS) for the Singapore India Gateway (SING) cable system by the system Purchasers. The 9,000km system, with landing points in Singapore and India, […]

    SEA-KIT USV successfully completes 22 days of offshore operations in the Atlantic Ocean

    Tuesday 18th August 2020
    We’re pleased to share this exciting press release from SEA-KIT celebrating the return of an uncrewed USV following a 22 day mission in the Atlantic. The collaborative project which Global Marine Group were a part of has successfully demonstrated the potential for over-the-horizon, long endurance, remote ocean mapping. Tollesbury/Essex, 18 August 2020: SEA-KIT’s 12m Uncrewed […]

    Group Annual Awards 2020

    Tuesday 14th July 2020
    We recently celebrated our annual awards to recognise some of the shining stars within our team right across the world. From over 130 peer nominations, we announced the winners in each of the 11 categories. Offshore Individual: John Gison Chief Officer, John, was chosen at the winner in this category for his endless enthusiasm and energy […]

    International Women In Engineering Day 2020 – Serena Fleming

    Tuesday 23rd June 2020
    International Women in Engineering Day (#INWED20) takes place on 23 June with the theme of ‘Shape The World’. We hope by sharing some of Global Marine Group’s success stories, we can help to raise the profile of women engineers across the globe, and encourage more people to consider engineering as a profession for all. Tell […]

    International Women In Engineering Day 2020 – Sheryl Ong

    Tuesday 23rd June 2020
    International Women in Engineering Day (#INWED20) takes place on 23 June with the theme of ‘Shape The World’. We hope by sharing some of Global Marine Group’s success stories, we can help to raise the profile of women engineers across the globe, and encourage more people to consider engineering as a profession for all. Sheryl […]

    International Women In Engineering Day 2020 – Kaya Teare

    Tuesday 23rd June 2020
    (Centre in Photo) International Women in Engineering Day (#INWED20) takes place on 23 June with the theme of ‘Shape The World’. We hope by sharing some of Global Marine Group’s success stories, we can help to raise the profile of women engineers across the globe, and encourage more people to consider engineering as a profession […]

    Adapting to ensure a continuation of service during COVID-19

    Wednesday 20th May 2020
    As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect businesses and individuals globally, like everyone, we’ve been adapting as an organisation to ensure that we can continue to deliver important services to our valued customers, minimising the impact on their operations and projects.   We continue to follow UK and local Government guidelines as well as public health advice as appropriate and in […]

    Adapting to ensure a continuation of service: Our response to COVID-19

    Tuesday 24th March 2020
    In light of recent developments and UK Government guidelines, we wanted to update our customers, suppliers and stakeholders about the measures we are taking to cope with the effects of COVID-19. We are following UK and local Government guidelines as well as public health advice as appropriate, and closely monitoring ongoing updates and changes, while […]

    J.F. Lehman & Company acquires Global Marine Group

    Monday 2nd March 2020
    Global Marine Group (“GMG” or the “Company”), a leading provider of subsea cable installation and maintenance services to the telecommunications, offshore renewables, utility and oil & gas markets worldwide, is pleased to announce an affiliate of J.F. Lehman & Company (“JFLCO”), a leading middle-market private equity firm focused exclusively on aerospace, defence, maritime, government and […]

    HC2 Holdings Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Global Marine Group, Excluding the HMN Joint Venture, for $250 Million

    Friday 31st January 2020
    The Global Marine Group is extremely pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached between HC2 and J.F. Lehman & Company with regards to the 100% sale of the company.  The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions being met, and is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2020. […]

    Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition Launches to Accelerate Global Offshore Wind Capacity

    Monday 13th January 2020
    An international Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition has been formed to advance sustainable deployment of ocean-based renewable energy and mitigate the harmful impacts of climate change. Ocean based renewable energy – such as offshore wind, floating solar, tidal and wave power – could meet nearly 10% of the annual greenhouse gas emissions reductions needed by […]

    Renewable energy’s rising stars win seats on RenewableUK’s new Shadow Board

    Wednesday 18th December 2019
    Global Offshore is pleased to share RenewableUK’s latest press release regarding the appointment of a new Shadow Board, including our Director of Marketing, Gail Clark. RenewableUK is setting up a Shadow Board, made up of rising stars in the clean energy sector, to provide a greater range of views on key issues to the organisation’s main Board. […]

    Global Offshore to support the installation of critically important infrastructure across the Pentland Firth

    Monday 30th September 2019
    Global Offshore, a leading provider of cable installation, repair and trenching services to the offshore renewables, utilities and oil & gas markets, will be working with Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) on their Pentland Firth East power cable installation project. The Pentland Firth is a strait separating the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the […]

    Nurturing the next generation of engineers

    Wednesday 18th July 2018
    For the last couple of weeks, Megan, an A level student from Great Baddow High School in Chelmsford, has been undertaking work experience within our Engineering Team based at our Head Office. As an engineering organisation, we strongly advocate participation in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects which open doors to careers within the […]