OTC 2009 Bigger, Better and More Successful Than Ever May 4-7, 2009 The annual Offshore Technology Conference, which takes place every year in Houston, was unusually busy this year with an estimated 67,000 visitors, establishing a new record. The conference was an important milestone in the market for Dockwise, with its bright and clearly displayed booth. Project Manager, Marco v.d. Hijden says, “This year we created a clear focus on our float-over expertise with a prominently present installation model with supportive videos and animations. This strongly appealed to a lot of visitors. We also reduced the costs by rationalizing all expenditures related to the participation in the OTC.” Martin Adler, Chief Commercial Officer of Dockwise says, “The OTC was a big success. Companies were selective with their number of visitors, which resulted in high quality visitors with stronger decisive power. We had a lot of good contacts and meetings.” Dockwise Lead Transport Engineer, Ralph Postma presented a special paper on the logistical challenges for the transportation of spar hulls entitled “Marine Operations During Transport and Discharge of SPAR hulls” to a packed audience of about 300+ listeners. Dockwise has assured its participation for coming year. All were convinced that this was important to support our growth ambition.
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