Moran Environmental Recovery (MER) and Meridian Ocean Services (Meridian) announced today that they have entered into a strategic partnership agreement.

Under the agreement, the companies will focus upon the delivery of underwater inspection and imaging services, in an enhanced and integrated format, to a targeted base of infrastructure, marine, industrial and environmental clients throughout the US.

MER president and CEO Brian House commented: "We see this agreement as an important component of the growth plans within both our commercial diving and environmental sectors. The unique assets and capabilities that Meridian brings allow us to provide enhanced offerings to many of our clients in a bundled package."

Meridian principal Nathaniel Spencer said: "Meridian is very excited to partner with Moran Environmental Recovery. By combining MER’s significant experience in the environmental remediation and infrastructure inspection spaces with Meridian’s extensive ROV and subsea imaging solutions, we have the opportunity to deliver clients far more objective, detailed, streamlined, and comprehensive inspection capabilities."