An Introduction to… Dr. Dan Engfer, Senior Consultant

Dan Engfer joined OCA earlier in 2022 and after 3 months as a Senior Consultant as part of the US team,  he shares about his academic background and experience in both space physics and offshore wind. Since I was a child, I dreamed of exploring and understanding the world around me and beyond. To start […]

Netherlands team welcome Angelo Vallozzi

OCA would like to welcome @Angelo Vallozzi to the Netherlands team. Angelo joins the OCA team as a Lead Consultant with over 10 years’ experience in the Offshore Wind and Oil & Gas industries. He has a Civil Structural Engineering background, with a MSc obtained in Bologna University, Italy. Recently, he worked as Project Engineering […]

OCA opens Taiwan office ahead of Round 3 auctions

Offshore Construction Associates are pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Taipei, to expand our support services to the offshore wind industry in Taiwan and to increase our global footprint of specialist management consultancy services focusing exclusively on Offshore Wind. As Taiwan is a pioneer in the Asian market, it has huge […]

An Introduction to…Tom Ivey, Country Manager, Taiwan

At an exciting time for the offshore wind market in Taiwan, we are pleased to introduce Tom Ivey as OCA’s Country Manager for Taiwan. Read more about his background, his areas of expertise and experience and Tom shares his advice for anyone joining the industry. I have always loved being around the coast, getting involved […]

OCA and STEEL INSPECT complete a MOU for quality management and supervision

Offshore Construction Associates and Steel Inspect are pleased to announce that we have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the delivery of professional management and service contracts relating to quality management systems and onshore and offshore monitoring and construction supervision. OCA and Steel Inspect are already collaborating on a number of projects including quality control […]

Staying afloat on a rising tide: High demand for offshore wind vessels

In June 2022 the US Biden Administration launched a new “Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership” to support the continued expansion of offshore wind in the USA [1]. One announcement of particular interest was the designation of offshore wind vessels as Vessels of National Interest by the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration. Offshore wind projects require […]