Gardline Group Ltd
TypePrivate (Ltd)
FoundedGreat Yarmouth, England
HeadquartersGreat Yarmouth, Norfolk
Revenue£200m (2013)
Number of employees
1,000+
Websitewww.gardline.com

The Gardline Group is a holding company based in Great Yarmouth, England. Before the acquisition by Boskalis in 2017, the group consisted of more than 35 companies focused primarily on service industries. After the acquisition, Gardline sold some of its group companies. The holding company was established in 2009 to bring together a number of existing companies including the original Gardline Shipping, first established in 1969, which continues today, focussed on shipping and other maritime services.

History

Gardline Shipping was first established in 1969 to provide marine support to the offshore oil and gas industry in the North Sea. In 2009, as part of 40th anniversary celebrations, the Gardline Group was established to bring together many multidisciplinary companies involved in a range of activities that include satellite communications, marine sciences, security, ship building, dry dock engineering, geographical information systems, digital mapping and vessel charters.

Offshore wind farms

In 2010, the company was awarded environmental survey work for the proposed Atlantic Array offshore wind farm project.[1]

In 2013, another Gardline subsidiary, Alicat Workboats, a former Gardline subsidiary, announced the construction of 4 high-speed catamarans to service the Robin Rigg Wind Farm.[2]

Group companies

Gardline Marine Sciences Logo
Three Gardline ships awaiting dry dock repairs in Hull, "Ocean Seeker", "Ocean Observer" and "Sea Explorer".

The Gardline Group is a multinational corporation with companies and offices around the world.

America

In the United States, the company is represented by G Comm, Houston. It was also represented by Gardline Surveys Inc, which became an independently owned and managed company in May 2018 and is no longer a part of the Gardline group.[3]

Europe

In Europe, the company has a number of major subsidiaries including, Titan Environmental Surveys Ltd.

Australasia

In Malaysia, Gardline was represented by Asian Geos Sdn Bhd (Java Offshore Sdn Bhd completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Asian Geos Sdn Bhd from Gardline Geosciences Ltd and Helms Geomarine Sdn Bhd in 2017.[4]

Gardline Shipping

As the original foundation entity of the Gardline Group, Gardline Shipping retains the core businesses of the Gardline Group.

The company operates a fleet of 11 vessels. The fleet is capable of carrying out geotechnical, geophysical, and environmental surveys.[5][6][7]

Current Fleet

Ocean Discovery - Decommissioned

ShipBuiltReconfiguredAccommodationLengthTonnageFlagIMO NumberImage
Ocean Vantage 1985 2016 35 berths 68m 2,191 GT  Panama 8405440

8405440
Ocean Resolution 2015 2019 48 berths 79.2m 4,657 GT  United Kingdom 9779446
Ocean Endeavour (ex RMAS Salmaster)1986200432 berths77.1 m1,967 GT United Kingdom8402008
Ocean Observer1986200739 berths80.4 m2,820 GT United Kingdom8511275
Kommandor 1986 2011 44 + hospital berth 68.5 m 1,573 GT  United Kingdom 8517205
Ocean Reliance1987201240 berths85.4 m1,814 GT Panama8616609
Geodiscovery 2002 83.9m 3,360 GT  Panama 9263514
Ocean Geograph 2007 2021 48 berths 70m 2,733 GT  Panama 9267388
Ocean Researcher (ex RRS Charles Darwin)1984200539 berths69.4 m2,556 GT United Kingdom8207941
Horizon Geobay 1978 87.0 m 3,502 GT  Panama 7801556
Kommandor Susan 1999 30 berths 83.70m 3,388 GT  United Kingdom 9177844

Windfarm Support Vessels

Windfarm Support Vessels

VesselBuiltMax SpeedLengthBreadthFlagPropulsion
Gallion201030 knots20 m6.5 m United KingdomProp
Gardian 1201030 knots20 m6.5 m United KingdomProp
Gardian 2201030 knots20 m6.5 m United KingdomProp
Gardian 7201030 knots20 m6.5 m United KingdomProp
Gardian 9201030 knots20 m6.5 m United KingdomProp
Marianarray201126 knots17 m6 m United KingdomJet
Smeaton Array201130 knots20 m6 m United KingdomControllable-pitch propeller
Waterfall200926 knots16 m6 m United KingdomProp

Past Gardline Vessels

VesselImage
Surveyor (Gardline's first ship)
Sea Profiler (ex RRS Shackleton, British Antarctic Survey ship)
Sea Searcher (ex Johan Mansson, a Swedish Government hydrographic research vessel)[8]
Gardline Seeker[9] (later used as pirate radio station vessel with Laser 558)
Gardline Tracker
Gardline Endurer[10]
Resolution (ex German deep sea trawler)[11]
Researcher (ex INGØY, built 1950 as local passenger/cargo vessel in Norway, sold to Gardline in 1970)[12]

References

  1. ↑ Gardline Group gathers offshore wind work (Maritime Journal, 20 April 2010)
  2. ↑ Four new Alicats for E.ON (Maritime Journal, 15 January 2013)
  3. ↑ News, Subsea World (17 May 2018). "Gardline Surveys Inc. Becomes Ocean Geo Solutions". Offshore Energy. Retrieved 8 January 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ "Java Offshore acquires Asian Geos Sdn Bhd". Riviera. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Gardline Vessels - Offshore". Gardline Marine Sciences. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Gardline Vessels - Nearshore and Coastal". Gardline Marine Sciences. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Gardline Vessels - Windfarm Support". Gardline Marine Sciences. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "Gardline Vessel Sea Searcher". Phil English.
  9. ↑ "Gardline Seeker". Phil English. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Gardline Endurer". Gary Markham. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Gardline Vessel Resolution". Phil English. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "Gardline Vessel Researcher". Gerolf Drebes.
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