OWS takeover
Acta Marine has acquired Offshore Wind Services B.V. (OWS) of Rotterdam, including the UK subsidiary OWPMS Ltd. OWS will be renamed ‘Acta Marine Wind Services’.
The daily management of the company will remain with Workships Contractors, whom have successfully been providing these services to OWS over the last years. The main contact persons for clients, suppliers and the vessel crews will remain unchanged.
Acta Marine is based in Den Helder (The Netherlands) and owns a fleet of 40 workboats which they operate all around the world. The acquisition of OWS is part of Acta Marine’s strategy to generate growth in the offshore wind market. “OWS has performed more than 400,000 safe crew transfers to- and from offshore wind turbines since their start of business in 2006. With this track record and with their knowledgeable marine crews they are one of the most experienced companies in this industry” said Govert Jan van Oord, managing director of Acta Marine.
Recently, Acta Marine also announced that they have ordered a large offshore wind service vessel that can accommodate a total of 75 persons. This ‘walk-to-work’ vessel is scheduled for delivery later this year.
By Jake Frith
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