Orkney Islands-based firm gets seven-figure boost for new subsea services department

Green Marine UK, founded in 2012 in the Scottish Orkney Islands, has made a seven-figure capital investment in a new subsea services department targeting the offshore wind sector in the UK.

The expansion, supported by £218,750 financial backing from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), includes the purchase of Rovtech’s VALOR remotely operated vehicle (ROV), recently acquired from Seatronics, as well as subsea technology from Sonardyne, Norbit, Voyis, Tritech, Digital Edge Subsea, EIVA and a range of other sensors.

“Green Marine has built a strong track record over many years with particular success in the offshore wind sector. The unique skills and experience we’ve developed during this period have put us in prime position to diversify in line with growing industry demand,” said Green Marine Managing Director Jason Schofield.

“While this entails an initial seven-figure capital investment, the longer-term company strategy is to continue investing and expanding way into the future. We benefit from a strategic location in Orkney with the world’s second largest installed offshore wind capacity on our doorstep. This represents a significant growth opportunity for Green Marine UK and a vehicle to drive jobs and business expansion for many years to come.”

The subsea services department, set to officially launch in late spring, will provide in-house turnkey solutions and data.

New services will include general visual inspection (GVI), 3D survey incorporating real time simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) analysis, marine site characterisation, multibeam, operations & maintenance (O&M) monitoring with a focus on subsea cables, pipelines and offshore structures.

“Ultimately, this means we are not reliant on equipment availability or unknown personne. Instead, we offer a single Green Marine Team capable of reacting quickly and consistently to our clients’ requirements. We can ensure rapid mobilisation and reduced overheads during off periods,” said Green Marine Operations & Technology Director Myles Metson.

“It also crucially relieves a major headache for our clients when reliant on a multitude of equipment, operators and expertise to deliver complex services. We are already harnessing AI and will be continually developing and training new models to automate, simplify and strengthen the reliability of data collected.”