Sonardyne Acquires EIVA

Subsea technology and systems provider Sonardyne International Ltd. has acquired maritime software and equipment specialist EIVA A/S.

EIVA will join the Sonardyne group of companies, while remaining an independent business and brand. EIVA CEO Jeppe Nielsen will remain in his position, and Sonardyne’s Investment and Integration Director Stephen Fasham will take on the role of chairman.

EIVA has more than 40 years’ experience in the development and delivery of software and hardware solutions to offshore and shallow water engineering and survey organizations and is increasingly supporting customers with their requirements for higher levels of automation and remote and unmanned operations through its NaviSuite software. The company employs more than 75 people with headquarters in Denmark.

Sonardyne and EIVA share a common goal of improving marine operation efficiency, enabling further automation, using embedded intelligence and remote operability.

The terms of the acquisition, which was for EIVA A/S and its parent company EIVA Holdings A/S, were not disclosed.