Is your vessel ready for Offshore Construction? ( Part 2)
In recent years the Offshore Wind Energy sector has experienced impressive growth, which is expected to continue at an even higher pace. As a large number of Offshore Wind Farms are foreseen to be built across the world, the second part of Angelo Vallozzi’s article on Vessel Mobilization focuses on our analysis of the complex jigsaw […]
Is your vessel ready for Offshore Construction?
With several projects in both Europe and the US now reaching the highly complex construction phase, getting Vessel Mobilization right is essential. OCA’s Lead Consultant Angelo Vallozzi has over 11 years’ experience in the offshore wind industry and has extensive knowledge of managing T&I campaigns. In part 1 of his article “Is your vessel ready […]
Floating Offshore Wind’s Critical Dilemma: to Tow, or Not to Tow?
Floating offshore wind faces a dilemma not met in fixed bottom projects. The question is how to perform turbine major component exchange (MCE); To tow, or not to tow? MCE operations at floating sites will be substantially different from today’s fixed-bottom practices. Fixed-bottom MCE is typically executed using a jack-up vessel, but floating windfarms are […]
OCA awarded with ISO Health and Safety and Environmental certifications
OCA is pleased to announce that we have been awarded ISO certification for Health and Safety (ISO 45001:2018) and Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001:2015). We have also retained ISO 9001:2015 accreditation for our Quality Management System. Reducing our impact on the environment and a commitment to the highest standards of health and safety management are […]
An introduction to … John O’Malley, Lead Consultant
We would like to tell you a bit more about our recently promoted Lead Consultant John O’Malley. Since joining our US team 1 year ago, John has been involved in multiple projects. On behalf of a client, he oversaw the load out of the first US-manufactured offshore export cable in South Carolina, he regularly reviews […]
OCA and STEEL INSPECT deliver site supervision for Vineyard Wind
Over the last 8 months, OCA’s US team have been supporting the Vineyard Wind 1 project as Site Supervision Contractor (SSC). Working from Boston, MA and our office in Charleston, SC, we are leading and coordinating all site fabrication, quality assurance and inspection activities for the Monopile foundations. On site in the factory, our partners […]
