title: Global Maritime
text: # Global Maritime
  
  Global Maritime is an independent offshore and engineering consultancy headquartered in Stavanger, Norway. The company provides engineering, marine and advisory services to the offshore and shipping industry. Originally operating primarily in the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, the company has over the recent years expanded its area of operations to include a number of emerging market locations. Global Maritime offers expertise from concept design, construction and operation, through to decommissioning of offshore developments.
  
  ## History
  
  Global Maritime was founded in London, England in 1979. The Stavanger branch was founded in 1987. After a restructuring in the early 2000s, Global Maritime Holdings AS was established as the enterprise's parent company, and the worldwide headquarters were moved to Stavanger.
  
  Global Maritime was responsible for the 2011 installation of the sole platform on the Prirazlomnoye field in the Pechora Sea. The Prirazlomnoye field is the first commercial oil development in the Arctic.
  
  In 2012, Norwegian investment company HitecVision announced that it had acquired a majority share of the Global Maritime stock.
  
  ## Operations
  
  ### Design and Engineering
  
  Global Maritime designs various types of marine vessels and rigs. Among the company's designs is the GM4000, a drilling rig design used by among others COSL for several of their rigs.
  
  ## Organization
  
  Global Maritime Holdings AS headquarters are located in Stavanger, Norway. The company has a further seven European divisions, as well as divisions in the Americas, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and Africa.
  
  ### Branches and subsidiaries
  
  **Global Maritime AS**
  
  
         Stavanger, Norway
         Bergen, Norway
         Ålesund, Norway
         Florø, Norway
     #### Global Maritime Consultancy Ltd.
         London, England
         Hamburg, Germany
         Baku, Azerbaijan
         Aktau, Kazakhstan
         Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
         Cairo, Egypt
     #### Global Maritime Scotland Ltd.
         Aberdeen, Scotland
     #### Eagle Lyon Pope Ltd.
         London, England
  
  **American Global Maritime Inc.**
  
  
         Houston, United States of America
         Halifax, Canada
         Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico
  
  **Global Maritime Ltd.**
  
  
         Shanghai, China
  
  **Global Maritime Pty.**
  
  
         Singapore City, Singapore
  
  Jakarta, Indonesia
  
         Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  
  Shanghai, China
  
  