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AMPELMANN

To date, Ampelmann has enabled more than 370,000

Eyes US Potential personnel transfers in about 30 projects in the Americas,

The Netherlands-based offshore access solutions provid- including 50,000 transfers in the US speci? cally. Look- er Ampelmann has its sights set on market opportunities ing ahead, Ampelmann’s Houston of? ce – which services in US waters.

North and South American markets, including Brazil and

Founded in 2007, the company established its US pres- the Caribbean – predicts the US will take over as its largest ence in 2014 with the award of its ? rst project stateside, region within the next two years on recovering oil and gas and in 2016 it set up a permanent Houston of? ce with the activity and new offshore wind projects.

aim to capitalize on the offshore oil and gas rebound and “The market is steady now, we know who the players are the budding offshore wind segment.

and what the demand is, going forward, and that it is only

Ampelmann’s range of motion-compensated gangway going to grow,” DeOliveira said.

systems are designed to make safer the transfer of people

He noted that services such as maintenance and crew and cargo between a vessel and a ? xed or ? oating object. Its transfer are always needed for the oil and gas industry, and solutions provide full motion compensation, meaning there that the ? rm is actively awaiting the results of its bids to is no movement in the gangway during operation, and are major service providers in the US offshore wind market.

available in various types and performance levels for trans- fers up to 4.5m wave height and cargoes up to 1,000kg.

OCEANEERING’S

Gus DeOliveira, Ampelmann’s regional manager for the

Americas noted that Ampelmann’s solutions not only help

Ocean Evolution to make offshore operations safer, but also more ef? cient.

When it comes to offshore technology leaders, one

Using Ampelmann’s solutions, transfers can be performed Houston-headquartered engineering, technology and ser- more quickly and in higher sea states, accelerating the vices company provides a clear example of the cutting edge.

transfer process, reducing downtime and ultimately im-

Over recent months, Oceaneering International has re-

After its merger with GulfMark, Tidewater is the world’s largest owner and operator of OSVs.

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