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Longer Docks; Deeper Water in Pensacola ith Offshore Inland Ma- the berths combined give the company ferred supplier to its clients. “We were ket, Offshore Inland has focused on its rine & Oil? eld Services Inc more than 2500 linear feet of dock space very proactive to be the business partner existing clients and taken the necessary (OIMO), a leader in topside coupled with more than 33 ft. of water our clients expect us to be and offered steps to reach into markets that we have

W and riding crew repair services, experi- depth, with adequate cranes to perform a them unsolicited commercial solutions been limited in by our capacities in our encing strong growth before the drilling multitude of lifts for quick mobilizations to ease their challenges as well,” said previous locations. For example, it has market softened, the company knew its and demobilizations. Fuller. “We have been successful in pro- registered success with its subsea clients days in Mobile, Ala., were numbered, as While the offshore market has taken a viding a quality service that has made us for subsea fabrication, staging and mo- it had outgrown its ? ve acre facility and signi? cant hit in tandem with the move, a preferred supplier to our clients which bilizations. fabrication shop. But it didn’t have to go OIMO sees a bright future in its new fa- has afforded us an opportunity to contin- While the direction and speed of re- far, earlier this year moving 60 miles east cilities. “It goes without saying, it has ue to providing our services during this covery of the drilling market is anyone’s to Pensacola, FL, ? nding the backing of been a challenging time for all of us, prolonged downturn.” guess, OIMO continues to see its clients a strong maritime community with a but we have worked very hard to ensure engaged for operational work that needs wealth of technical talent, not to mention that we were as prepared as possible for The Coming Year to be completed as well as upgrades vastly improved facilities. the downturn and remain dynamic to the Offshore Inland positioned itself with- and maintenance. Often with challenge

Offshore Inland made the strategic de- ever changing market,” said Nick Fuller, in the markets that it serves to be the comes opportunity, and OIMO is bank- cision at the end of 2014 and into the be- Director of Business Development. go-to repair company for marine vessels ing on its improved position to pay off ginning of 2015 to transition it corporate The market for the last 12 months has and offshore contractors, making invest- handsomely when the market inevitably of? ce to Pensacola, where the improved been turbulent for many companies, ments in management and personnel, fa- rebounds.

fabrication shops, deep water vessel ac- competitors and clients alike. The be- cilities and equipment to make strides in “Offshore Inland will continue to grow cess and the required property allowed it ginning of the year remained steady for ef? ciencies, deliverables, client commu- its subsea fabrication, rig/ship repair & to take on larger projects than it could in Offshore Inland with a backlog of proj- nication, safety and quality. That said, in maintenance, general fabrication, and

Mobile. ects. a down market it has its new facility and mobilization businesses by providing

Offshore Inland’s shipyard in Pensac- The remainder of the year has been a lot of property that needs to be active our clients with high quality, timely, and ola is located within the Port of Pensac- much more challenging with client bud- with vessels undergoing repairs, conver- competitive solutions. ola affording it the opportunity to berth gets and drilling activities slowing in the sions, upgrades, mobilizations and fab- Although we all face a challenging vessels alongside its ? ve deep water GoM. However, OIMO reports that it rication. market situation in both the offshore and berths. All bulkheads are concrete and has remained ? scally strong and a pre- With the downturn in the drilling mar- marine sectors, we plan to capitalize on 48 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • SEPTEMBER 2015

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