OOC Opielok Offshore Carriers

What OOC Opielok Offshore Carriers does

OOC Opielok Offshore Carriers GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held German ship owner-operator and vessel management company headquartered in Hamburg, founded in 1998 by Christopher Opielok. The company operates a chartering fleet of up to ten offshore vessels serving the worldwide Oil & Gas and Renewables industries, comprising Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) such as OOC Panther, Jaguar, Leopard, Tiger, Cougar, Hydro Patriot, Emerald, and Sapphire; an Anchor Handler Tug Supply vessel (OOC Ferret); and a Crew Transfer Vessel (OOC Nerz) for wind farm logistics. Vessels are equipped with DP2 dynamic positioning and FiFi 1 firefighting capabilities, supporting supply, anchor handling, and geo survey duties.

The business generates revenue through direct charter contracts with oil and gas operators (notably Total E&P and Brunei Shell Petroleum) and renewables operators (such as the Amrumbank West Wind Farm), combining term contracts and spot charters with technical and crew management services. Since 2021, technical management has been merged with Marlow Navigation/Marlow Offshore for owned, third-party, and bare-boat vessels, while Opielok retained vessel ownership and brand. The company maintains operational offices in Hamburg (HQ), Groningen (Netherlands, renewables focus), and Singapore (Southeast Asia), and executes work globally including West Africa, North Sea, Mediterranean, Brunei, and Thailand. Recognized with the IMO Special Recognition Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea (2017) and multiple Brunei Shell Petroleum HSE accolades, the company is positioned as a focused, family-owned mid-tier offshore vessel contractor.

Name

OOC Opielok Offshore Carriers

Legal name

OOC Opielok Offshore Carriers GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://opielok.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

OOC Opielok Offshore Carriers is a privately held German ship owner-operator based in Hamburg, chartering up to ten offshore vessels — Platform Supply Vessels, an Anchor Handler Tug Supply, and Crew Transfer Vessels — to oil and gas operators and offshore wind clients worldwide, with technical management delivered through Marlow Offshore since 2021.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Offshore Vessel Chartering and Ship Management

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Other Support Activities for Water Transportation (488390), Other Support Activities for Water Transportation (48839)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389), Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Offshore Support & Marine Logistics Vessel Operators (PSV/AHTS) (TLADABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Offshore Marine & Aviation Support (PSVs, AHTS, Crew Boats, Helicopters) (EUALABAJ), Marine & Offshore Energy O&M (Offshore Wind, Platforms, Subsea Assets) (EUAEAGAO), Offshore Passenger Transport (Oil & Gas Crew Transfer) (THABAGAF)

Keywords

• Offshore vessel chartering
• Platform supply vessels
• Anchor handling services
• Crew transfer vessels
• Ship management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Vessel Chartering: Chartering fleet of offshore vessels for supply, anchor handling and geo survey duties serving the Oil, Gas and Renewable Industry. Revenue generated through term contracts and spot charters.
2. Ship Management Services: Technical and crew management services for own vessels, third party vessels, and bare boat offshore supply vessels. Merged with Marlow Offshore in 2021.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

OOC Opielok Offshore Carriers is a German ship management company operating a chartering fleet of up to 10 offshore vessels serving the worldwide Oil & Gas and Renewables industries. The company provides Platform Supply Vessels (PSV), Anchor Handler Tug Supply (AHT), Crew Transfer Vessels (CTV), and dry-bulk carrier chartering, along with technical and crew management services for own, third-party, and bare boat offshore supply vessels.

Product overview

OOC Opielok Offshore Carriers operates a diversified fleet of up to 10 offshore vessels serving the worldwide Oil & Gas and Renewables Industry. The fleet consists of Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) including OOC Panther, OOC Jaguar, OOC Leopard, OOC Tiger, Hydro Patriot, and OOC Cougar equipped with DP2 dynamic positioning and FiFi capabilities; Anchor Handler Tug Supply vessels (AHTs) such as OOC Ferret; Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) including OOC Nerz for wind farm operations; and managed vessels OOC Emerald and OOC Sapphire. The company also maintains a former fleet of multi-purpose MPP tweendeck and single-decker bulk carriers. Services include vessel chartering, technical management (via Marlow Offshore), and crew management for offshore supply, anchor handling, geo survey, and wind farm support duties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) Chartering

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% fleet utilization achieved in 2019 with term contracts
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Marlow Navigation / Marlow OffshorecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021In 2021, OOC and Marlow Group signed an agreement where Marlow takes over shares of Opielok's technical management company OOC. The merger aims to retain well-tested offshore qualities while streamlining processes and benefiting from economies of scale for improved customer services. The technical management company was merged with Marlow Offshore for managing Opielok's own, third party and bare boat offshore supply vessels.
• Northern Offshore Service (NOS)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2017Strategic partnership with offshore wind industry veterans NOS. Joined forces combine NOS' Renewable and OOC's Oil & Gas industry knowledge for new market offerings. First step was a commercial agreement to increase market exposure of CTV OOC Nerz.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Solstad Offshore: Norwegian global OSV operator with large AHTS and PSV fleet serving deepwater oil & gas and offshore wind. Directly comparable vessel categories and end customers to OOC.
• Vroon: Dutch-based, family-influenced shipowner operating PSVs, AHTS, and offshore support vessels globally, with similar European ownership DNA and a comparable mix of oil & gas and renewables exposure. Closely comparable in scale and operating philosophy.
• North Star Renewables: UK-based operator with CTV and SOV fleet dedicated to offshore wind, increasingly competing for the same Northern European wind farm contracts as OOC's renewables business.
• Bourbon Corporation: French-headquartered global OSV operator with PSV/AHTS fleet serving oil & gas majors worldwide; a directly comparable offshore support vessel business with similar end customers.
• Siem Offshore: Norwegian OSV company with PSV/AHTS/CTV fleet serving oil & gas and offshore wind; comparable vessel portfolio and customer mix, though more recently focused on renewables.
• ESVAGT: Danish specialist in offshore service vessels (CTV, SOV, ERRV) for European offshore wind and oil & gas; directly comparable in the crew transfer and offshore wind support segment OOC serves with OOC Nerz.
• DOF Group: Norwegian owner/operator of AHTS and PSV vessels serving global offshore oil & gas and renewables markets. Highly comparable vessel mix and customer profile, though at larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Tidewater: Largest global OSV operator with broad PSV/AHTS/CTV fleet serving oil & gas and offshore wind worldwide. Overlaps OOC's customer base and vessel categories but at substantially larger scale.
• Edison Chouest Offshore: US-headquartered privately held OSV operator with large PSV/AHTS fleet and growing CTV presence for offshore wind; competes for the same oil-major and wind-developer contracts.

Regional players

• Havila Shipping: Norwegian PSV/AHTS owner operating primarily in the North Sea; comparable vessel categories to OOC but with regional focus overlapping mainly with OOC's North Sea/German Bight activity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/opielok-offshore-carriers-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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