SMC have been awarded a contract to provide Marine Coordination services to SGRE across what will be the world’s largest offshore windfarm, Hornsea 1. The 1.2GW project, based off the coast of Yorkshire, is being developed by Orsted and will consist of 174 7MW Siemens WTGs, covering an area of 407 square kilometres. Once fully […]
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SEACAT SIGNS SMC FOR SECOND YEAR OF SAFETY CHECKS
Vessel inspection agreement ensures leading OESV operator continues to fulfil commitment to the highest standards of safety and technical performance Class-leading offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator, Seacat Services, has extended its vessel inspection agreement with Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC), the market-leading health and safety advisory to the marine and energy industry. The agreement marks […]
SMC wins Total framework agreement for geophysical acquisition supervision
Total is a very active explorer in most of the world’s hydrocarbon basins and continues to lead the market in undertaking seismic acquisition projects across its exploration and production portfolio. SMC are very pleased to have been awarded a framework agreement which will see it support a number of seismic supervision services throughout the 3 […]
SMC’s Make A Wish Success
SMC are extremely happy to announce that our annual Christmas Jumper Day raised a total of £1,320.00 for the Make A Wish foundation. Make A Wish make life-changing wishes a reality for children with critical illnesses and SMC are proud to have been able to support the charitable organisation. For more information on how you […]
SMC talk innovation and collaboration
As part of the Offshore Wind Industry Council’s (OWIC) Supply Chain Roadshow, SMC’s Managing Director, Captain Ian Coates, discussed the key to the company’s successes, stressing the importance of innovation, collaboration, and most importantly, working safely in what is an extremely challenging environment. Ian was joined on stage by key industry figures, including UK Managing […]
Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2018
On the 2nd November SMC were presented with The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2018 by Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, following on from a celebratory event held at Buckingham Palace earlier in the year. The ceremony and celebrations were held at SMC’s head office in North Yorkshire, with personnel, clients and […]
SMC return to support London Array.
SMC’s association with the London Array project goes back to 2011, having provided Consultancy, HSE, Marine Coordination, Client Representative and Consultancy support during the construction phase of this flagship project – until recently the London Array was the world’s largest offshore windfarm, consisting of 175 3.6MW Siemens WTGs. SMC have returned to the project and […]
Marine Coordination Training
SMC has delivered Marine Coordination training to the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) – the first formal Marine Coordination training given to a Taiwanese client. Chieh-Cheng James Yen is a Senior Researcher within the Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories at ITRI, and completed training from SMC, providers of marine co-ordination training, and SeaRoc, providers […]
SMC provide Client Representatives to Vattenfall for Aberdeen Bay.
SMC have built upon the success of providing Client Representatives to Vattenfall for the Aberdeen Bay offshore wind project by winning a contract to deliver the service during WTG installation across the Horns Rev III offshore windfarm. SMC’s Client Representative Service has grown from strength to strength since working with Orsted during construction of Gunfleet […]
SMC to provide statutory inspection and auxiliary services to Orsted.
Orsted have awarded SMC with a framework agreement to provide statutory inspection and auxiliary services to their sites across the UK. The contract will run for an initial 2-year period, with extension options available for a further 2-years, based on performance. Orsted’s portfolio includes 11 operational offshore windfarms in the United Kingdom, with a further […]
