Companies Team Up to Establish New Offshore Services Player in Den Helder

DHSS (Den Helder Support Service), DHAS (Den Helder Aircraft Systems), Glomar Offshore and GEOxyz have set up a joint venture to provide a complete package of specialized services above and below water in the offshore energy industry.

The joint venture, called Offshore Project Support (OPS), has resulted in one team with multiple disciplines in house. A diverse fleet of vessels as well as ROV, diving, drone, rope access and geotechnical inspection services, can be carried out by one player. Including an in house Ships Agency, with warehousing services & Helicopter Logistics, OPS is the single point of contact to deliver a wide scope of assets & services.

The vessel fleet consists out of various purpose built offshore support vessels and its management has over 40 year experience in offshore services

With regards to underwater activities, OPS is specialized in hydrographic, geophysical & geotechnical surveys. Founding partner GEOxyz provides these services with more than 60 personnel and  a fleet of dedicated survey vessels.

OPS managing director, Niels Noordeloos, said: “I strongly believe in cooperation and with this new cooperation it allows us to deliver our clients a complete package of service with the best solution.”

Wim Schouwenaar, CEO of DHSS and founding partner of OPS, said: “We belief that joint forces and shared knowledge of a wide range of services is one of the key elements to accelerate, especially in the Offshore Wind, an Industry which is strongly focused on cost efficiency. By partnering in OPS, we have created a body which can operate at a high qualified level against a very cost effective rate.”