Gardline Group

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Gardline Group Ltd
Company type Private (Ltd)
Founded Great Yarmouth, England
Headquarters Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Revenue£200m (2013)
Number of employees
1,000+
Website www.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.

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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, 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 Gardline logo new.gif
Gardline Marine Sciences Logo
Three Gardline ships awaiting dry dock repairs in Hull, "Ocean Seeker", "Ocean Observer" and "Sea Explorer". Drydock, William Wright Dock - geograph.org.uk - 395679.jpg
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 was represented by GComm and 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 Vantage1985201635 berths68m2,191  GT Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 8405440

8405440

Ocean Vantage Sept 2022 2.jpg
Ocean Resolution2015201948 berths79.2m4,657  GT Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 9779446 9779446 Ocean Resolution 2019.jpg
Ocean Endeavour (ex RMAS Salmaster)1986200432 berths77.1 m1,967  GT Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8402008 Ocean endeavour west africa.jpg
Ocean Observer1986200739 berths80.4 m2,820  GT Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8511275 Ocean Observer Gardline research and survey vessel ship.png
Kommandor1986201144 + hospital berth68.5 m1,573  GT Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8517205 8517205 Kommandor 1986.jpg
Ocean Reliance1987201240 berths85.4 m1,814  GT Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 8616609 Ocean Reliance - Gardline.jpg
Geodiscovery200283.9m3,360  GT Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 9263514
Ocean Geograph2007202148 berths70m2,733  GT Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 9267388
Ocean Researcher (ex RRS Charles Darwin)1984200539 berths69.4 m2,556  GT Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8207941 Ocean Researcher.jpg
Horizon Geobay197887.0 m3,502  GT Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 7801556
Kommandor Susan199930 berths83.70m3,388  GT Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 9177844

Past Gardline Vessels

VesselImage
Surveyor (Gardline's first ship)
Sea Profiler (ex RRS Shackleton, British Antarctic Survey ship) "Sea Profiler" awaiting demolition at New Holland - geograph.org.uk - 2652425.jpg
Sea Searcher (ex Johan Mansson, a Swedish Government hydrographic research vessel) [8] SEA SEARCHER.jpg
Gardline Seeker [9] (later used as pirate radio station vessel with Laser 558)
Gardline Tracker Gardline Tracker.jpg
Gardline Endurer [10] Gardline Endurer.jpg
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]
Gallion
Gardian 1
Gardian 2
Gardian 7
Gardian 9
Marianarray
Smeaton Array
Waterfall

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  2. Four new Alicats for E.ON (Maritime Journal, 15 January 2013)
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