Nicola Offshore opens for business

Nicola Offshore GmbH, a new company specializing in services for the marine survey campaigns and on-demand missions in and around Europe, started operations from its HQ in Hamburg today.

Working from an agile logistics and technology platform, Nicola Offshore was established to service the more complex and specialist aspects of marine surveying, including underwater object detection, unexploded ordinance (UXO), and subsea cable investigations, as well as pre- and post-dredging reports.

The company is a joint venture between Nicola Engineering GmbH, a German marine survey provider with over 40 years’ experience and ProMarine BV, a Dutch workboat manufacturer.

Commenting the latest news, Andres Nicola, CEO of Nicola Engineering said: “We have noticed a significant upturn in requests for unplanned multibeam echo sounder-based surveys especially around offshore wind farms, and are confident that establishing a team to specialize in producing high quality data in these challenging conditions is the most effective way to meet the specialized needs.”

Daniel Esser, Managing Director of Nicola Offshore added: “We are building capabilities to tackle the toughest survey projects that demand speed and agility to collect high quality data while meeting strict deadlines, often under extreme conditions. The team we have put together has the drive, expertise and experience to respond to the most daunting challenges in marine survey.”

Dick Duin, CEO of ProMarine concluded that “the combination of fast vessels and cutting-edge survey technology positions Nicola Offshore as a unique resource for offshore clients that need gap-filler surveys actioned quickly and effectively. We’re looking forward to saying yes to the jobs that many would decline and are confident that our team, equipment and methods will deliver the results our clients demand.”