Bjørge Steinco Moland announced that it has acquired the PMS division of Norway-based Megacon. This agreement involves the acquisition of all PMS-activities from Megacon, including development of future PMS generations. Bjørge ASA bought AS Steinco in 2000 as well as Scana Moland AS in 2002. Both these companies have a long experience within marine automation and went from being competitors to joining forces internationally. The core of the system, the SMARTTMChief II, was fully developed in 2002 and was put into operation in 2003.