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Our Story

Delivering excellence, every time

We protect your people, assets and the planet

Providing peace of mind since 1985

Back in 1985, Offshore Marine Contactors (OMC) was established to fill a distinct gap in the market to supply people and vessels to the Oil & Gas industry. After a series of mergers, the company officially became OMC in 1991 expanding services to now offer a full range of rig moving, marine consulting and offshore brokerage services to the global energy sector.

We are based in Aberdeen, Great Yarmouth and Steenwijk supporting clients across Europe and beyond. As one of the world’s oldest rig movers, OMC has excelled in over 6000 marine operations, 4500 of which are jack-up or semi-submersible rig moves making us, without question, the most experienced jack-up rig movers in Europe.

Our sister company Marine Offshore Designers (MOD) are Europe’s leading rig positioning experts. MOD is a long-standing rig positioning specialist delivering a range of expert rig positioning and support services to the energy sector. The team of highly trained offshore surveyors and engineers provide Surface Navigation, Platform Positioning and Acoustic Positioning as well as Offshore Surveying and CAD Drafting support. Working together with OMC and MOD ensures our consistent high standards of practice across your entire scope. We deliver project success every time.

Timeline of the history of OMC

The OMC Commitment

Safety is always our number one priority.

We are dedicated to ensuring maritime competence around the world, promising not only to keep you safe but to save you money too. Our team of dedicated marine experts combined with an unrivalled track record means we provide peace of mind that your marine services are in the most experienced hands.

Exceptional service, underpinned by enduring values

Our values drive everything we do and are at the very core of OMC’s longevity and success.

We are all about fit for purpose solutions to strengthen your marine operations. Through honesty and transparency, we exude authentic confidence that people can trust.

We have an unrivalled depth of in-house knowledge and experience across all offshore marine disciplines and suitability of vessels. We make the right decisions for our customers.

We have created a solid, loyal team and retained long-term genuine partnerships over the decades. Relationships are everything to us because we are committed to a family centric approach.

We demonstrate the importance of what we offer and are dedicated to delivering dependable support and value for money.

We offer the right people, equipment and vessels in the right place at the right time.

Harnessing deepest offshore marine expertise

What sets OMC apart as the No.1 choice for project success, is our people.

Some of our most senior personnel have been delivering a first class service with the company since our inception. The depth of knowledge and expertise we have built over the years is unmatched, as we strive to make projects easier for our customers.

Don’t just take our word for it

Meet our team

Arnold Westveer

Founder & Joint Managing Director

Nico Broertjes

Joint Managing Director

Paul Malcolm

Operations Director & Master Mariner

Kerri Lapping

Company Accountant

Sabrina Long

Operations Supervisor

Hugo Westveer

Vessel Broker

FRANK GEERTSEMA

Operations Manager

NICK HIDDINGA

Operations Team

PACO BROERTJES

Chartering Manager

Rene Bos

Accounts Team

Rita Hensens

Administrative Assistant

Arnold Westveer

Founder & Joint Managing Director

As one of our founding members, Arnold has been at the heart of OMC operations since inception. With over 30 years’ experience, Arnold is immersed in offshore brokerage services including vessel chartering which is a pivotal element of our fully integrated rig move packages.

NICO BROERTJES

Joint Managing Director

Celebrating 40 years as Towmaster in the rig move and marine installation industry, after an extensive period at sea covering all the ranks up to Captain. He was involved from the start of OMC in before becoming co-owner since late 1998 and has been part first hand of many developments within the offshore industry.

Paul Malcolm

Operations Director & Master Mariner

Paul has delivered a variety of roles at OMC and is now responsible for project management, procedure development and implementation, recruitment and personnel selection as well as consulting as a senior Tow Master. Having worked exclusively in the maritime sector since leaving college, Paul brings a wealth of knowledge to OMC as well as first-hand experience operating and working on vessels in the earlier days of his career. Paul also acts as an onshore point of contact for our offshore teams.

Kerri Lapping

Company Accountant

With OMC since 2018, our company accountant Kerri is responsible for all financial activities. Kerri has over 20 years’ experience in challenging finance roles within a diverse range of sectors building expertise in performance management, financial reporting, auditing, and financial management.  Kerri is also our one stop shop for financial competency.

Sabrina Long

Operations Supervisor

Sabrina is one of our longest tenures working with us for seven years as Operations Coordinator then taking a year away before returning to the post of Operations Supervisor in 2008. With widespread experience across the maritime sector, Sabrina fosters and nurtures client and supplier relationships whilst managing on and offshore project documentation, personnel and logistics, sourcing equipment as well as ensuring adherence to our quality standards and managing our IMS system.

Hugo Westveer

Vessel Broker

Hugo joined OMC in 2011 taking up a role in the brokerage department providing office support to the team. Hugo has built extensive experience as a vessel broker whilst also working offshore within our marine and survey teams gaining first-hand experience across projects. We put safety at the forefront of our operations and Hugo is also responsible for the management of our HSEQ processes and procedures.

Frank Geertsema

Operations Manager

Frank has a solid background in the Merchant Navy after which he joined OMC in 2011. He gained a broad experience in world-wide marine and offshore operations. Taking part in various offshore operations both ‘hands-on’ as well as onshore, it allows to deliver an efficient approach on rig moving and offshore installation projects in general.

Nick Hiddinga

Operations Team

After graduating as a Maritime Officer, Nick gained most of his experience as a mate in the offshore industry. He has been involved in dynamic positioning installations and decommissioning works, he developed a high-level practical knowledge of complex marine operations. Joined the OMC team in the summer of 2022 and since then has been involved in all aspects of project preparation onshore, coordination of marine audits and taking part in various projects offshore.

Paco Broertjes

Chartering Manager

Paco has gained a solid background in the marine and heavy lift sector, after which he joined OMC in 2015. He went through a rigorous in-house training showing him all aspects of the OMC business with the focus on our brokerage department. He has developed himself in a skilful Chartering Manager with the advantage of being an active offshore Towmaster. He is now very experienced in all facets of the OMC business with the focus on our brokerage department and will be the perfect partner for your needs in vessel selection/brokerage and general offshore marine related operations.

Rene Bos

Accounts Team

René has a background as accountant in construction related companies. After an adventure with his family in Norway, where he owned a small supermarket, he returned to the Netherlands after 5 years. He joined OMC in 2019 and takes care of all things finance including accounting and invoicing.

Rita Hensens

Administrative Assistant

Rita has been working for the company for almost 23 years now as administrative assistant in the widest sense of the word; from sales and invoicing to purchasing and telephone operator and everything in between. She gained her experience in working for several worldwide operating companies after having completed several studies related to secretarial work.