Becoming part of the Gardline Group was a natural progression in Alpine’s strategic plan to grow its US operations and the new relationship offers significant advantages to both companies. Alpine gains financial resources to fuel its growth and a significant number of additional services to add to its already extensive portfolio of offshore offerings. Gardline gains a strong entry into the US Offshore Survey market which it hopes to leverage into a major presence in North America.

Gardline has already begun to invest in Alpine’s growth by committing to a $2.5 million refit of a new survey vessel aimed at the coastal market with a specific eye towards the burgeoning offshore wind industry. In addition, Alpine, through the Gardline Group, can now offer its clients a variety of new services ranging from geotechnical surveys to passive acoustic mammal monitoring services, from full ocean going geophysical and hydrographic vessels to specialized deep water benthic monitoring systems.

The Offshore Wind Industry in the US stands to gain particularly from Alpine having Gardline as a partner. Gardline has been involved in offshore wind farm projects in Europe from their infancy and, through Alpine, will now be able to bring the extensive experience it has gained to the US market. With Alpine’s over 50 year track record performing surveys in the very areas now being contemplated for offshore wind farm development, the Alpine/Gardline relationship is guaranteed to benefit any project.