Facts & Figures
11 years of successful company history
With a considerable amount of experience and know-how, we are always able to develop new innovative solutions to the challenges of the industry and offer them from a single source.
Installation Port Projects completed
Offshore WTG Components handled
Overnights on our Service Operations Vessels
Gangway Transfers with our Service Operations Vessels
Total Operating Hours of our Crew Transfer Vessels
Transfers per Working Day per Crew Transfer Vessel
Our History Timeline
Successfully supporting offshore wind projects for already 10 years
In addition to the following milestones, our entire history is available here:
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Foundation of our Company
2011, May
WINDEA Offshore is founded as a shared offshore wind brand and joint venture of the companies Ems Maritime Offshore, Bernhard Schulte Group and SSC Group.
- 2013, March
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Setting up our CTV fleet
2013, September
Ems Maritime Offshore christens the first Crew Transfer Vessels (CTV) “WINDEA one”. In the following five years, another five CTVs will be added.
- 2016, August
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New Shareholder Joins us
2018, January
Expansion of our joint venture with Buss Offshore Solutions and extension of our portfolio. One year later the Buss Group takes over the SSC Group and its portfolio.
- 2019, April
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Extension of our Portfolio
2021, March
We become a shareholder of Heinemann Projektberatung and include training for the wind sector and materials management in our portfolio.
- 2011, May
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First Product launched
2013, March
Our product WINDEAcare is launched and acquires the first contract for the offshore wind farm Alpha Ventus in September, followed by numerous orders in the North and Baltic Seas.
- 2013, September
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Setting up our SOV fleet
2016, August
The first newlbuild Service Operation Vessel (SOV) “WINDEA La Cour” from Bernhard Schulte Offshore, the new shareholder of the Schulte Group, starts its work. Two more newbuild SOVs will follow in the next four years.
- 2018, January
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Entering US offshore wind market
2019, April
Together with MidOcean Wind, we establish the joint venture WINDEA Offshore USA to enter the US offshore wind market.
- 2021, March
- 2011, May
- 2013, March
- 2013, September
- 2016, August
- 2018, January
- 2019, April
- 2021, March
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Foundation of our Company
2011, May
WINDEA Offshore is founded as a shared offshore wind brand and joint venture of the companies Ems Maritime Offshore, Bernhard Schulte Group and SSC Group.
-
First Product launched
2013, March
Our product WINDEAcare is launched and acquires the first contract for the offshore wind farm Alpha Ventus in September, followed by numerous orders in the North and Baltic Seas.
-
Setting up our CTV fleet
2013, September
Ems Maritime Offshore christens the first Crew Transfer Vessels (CTV) “WINDEA one”. In the following five years, another five CTVs will be added.
-
Setting up our SOV fleet
2016, August
The first newlbuild Service Operation Vessel (SOV) “WINDEA La Cour” from Bernhard Schulte Offshore, the new shareholder of the Schulte Group, starts its work. Two more newbuild SOVs will follow in the next four years.
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New Shareholder Joins us
2018, January
Expansion of our joint venture with Buss Offshore Solutions and extension of our portfolio. One year later the Buss Group takes over the SSC Group and its portfolio.
-
Entering US offshore wind market
2019, April
Together with MidOcean Wind, we establish the joint venture WINDEA Offshore USA to enter the US offshore wind market.
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Extension of our Portfolio
2021, March
We become a shareholder of Heinemann Projektberatung and include training for the wind sector and materials management in our portfolio.
Our Shareholders
Our Affiliated Companies
Aero Enterprise
- Visual and Thermal Inspection of all WTG Components by means of Autonomous Drones
- Automatic Detection and Classification of Damages under use of AI

Aero Enterprise offers a full-service package for the airborne inspection of on- and offshore wind turbines by the use of the self-developed helicopter drone AERO-SensorCopter and damage analysis AERO-Software Package.
AG EMS
- Transportation of Passengers and Cargo to the Offshore Service Hubs Borkum and Heligoland
- Enhances the Pool of Seafarers with Additional Masters, Officers, Engineers, and Ship Mechanics
- Land-owner of Expansion Areas next to Ems Maritime Offshore Bases in Eemshaven and Emden

AG EMS is operating the maritime transport service between the ports of Emden, Eemshaven and Borkum.
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
- Strategically positioned Ship Management Centers in Shipping Hubs in EU and APAC
- Safety Management System & Offshore Procedures for Multiple Operations and Vessel Types
- Global Supplier Network as Member of GenPro Procurement

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) is the ship managing unit of the Schulte Group operating through more than 30 offices across the globe. BSM has dedicated teams around the globe focusing on the specialised operation of offshore units.
Buss IDEA Offshore
- Access to Warehouses, Quayside Areas and blue-collar Labour in France
- Local Network of Suppliers and Partners from the Marine and Renewable Industry
- Tender Response and Sales Support in French Language

Buss IDEA Offshore is able to offer comprehensive logistics services for the offshore market in France. This includes nearshore and base port logistics for the installation, operation, and maintenance phases. The company also offers planning and execution of installation and maintenance of components as well as warehouse and factory logistics for suppliers and manufacturers.
Buss Terminal Eemshaven
- On-site Heavy Lift Equipment and SPMT Axle Lines
- 210,000 m² Terminal Area
- Up to 20t m² Heavy Lift Platform
- Regional Dutch Supplier Network
- Full-service Marshalling Port Projects

The Buss Terminal Eemshaven is located in the Northern Netherlands, directly at the mouth of the River Ems and south of the Island of Borkum. Developed for the handling and storage of heavy and oversized components, Buss Terminal Eemshaven is the perfect installation port for offshore wind projects.
Ems Maritime Offshore B.V.
- Agency Services
- 150 m Floating Jetty
- Storage & Warehousing on 3.5 ha
- Full Supply Chain Management
- Operator of Heliport & DronePort Eemshaven incl. ground handling

EMO B.V. offers generous logistics facilities on 3.5 hectares in Eemshaven, in the Northern Netherlands. The base is located in immediate proximity to the Heliport Eemshaven, the new DronePort and also to the public railway for passenger transportation and is thus a perfect hub for material and personnel on the way to and from offshore wind farms in the southern North Sea.
Mukran Port Terminals
- Heavy Lift Equipment
- Covered Warehouse
- Terminal Area
- Services and use of the local/regional Company Network

Mukran Port Terminals, located on the island of Rugiain the Baltic Sea, is a deep-water port which is perfectly suited for offshore installation and maintenance projects due to its several terminals.
OFD
- Transportation of Passengers and Cargo to the Offshore Service Hubs Borkum and Heligoland
- Airplanes for Transect Flights to Support Marine Mammal Monitoring Activities

OFD, a company of AG EMS group with its headquarters at Emden airport, is conducting scheduled flights to the islands of Borkum and Heligoland and offering charter flights to customer specific destinations.
Schulte Marine Concept
- Experience from Supervising more than 650 Newbuilding and Conversion Projects in Shipyards all around the Globe
- Local Offices and Employees in Shipyard Locations in China, Japan, Korea, India, Philippines, Taiwan and EU

Schulte Marine Concept provides tailored technical consultancy and project management services for newbuilding, conversion and retrofit projects as well as for fleets in service.
windskills / Heinemann Projektberatung
- Safety Trainings (GWO, DGUV, VDE, EASA ...)
- Technical Trainings (Electrical, Hydraulics, Mechanics)
- Materials Management
- Certified Servicestation for Life Jackets and Survival Suits

As a certified service provider, Heinemann Projektberatung offers a wide range of safety and technical trainings in accordance with the internationally established standards of the Global Wind Organization (GWO) and national guidelines (DGUV, VDE) as well as specific requirements, e.g. for flying crews (Heli/HEMS) accordance to EASA criteria. In the area of materials management the company inspects, maintains, stores and commissions all equipment.
Our WINDEAcare Partners
Experienced and established service providers in the fields of medicine, emergency services, nautical sciences, aviation and wind energy have come together in close partnership.
WINDEAcare
WINDEAcare is a concept for holistic medical care for offshore wind farms. The partners include Northern Helicopter GmbH and Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. with its offshore rescue department.

Customized services such as air rescue/HEMS, the provision of emergency paramedics, rescue training for first responders offshore and the area of material concepts are available to customers either bundled or individually. WINDEAcare does not operate as an independent company, but is a product created through close cooperation between the partner companies, each of them acting independently. It is distributed by WINDEA Offshore GmbH & Co. KG.
Northern Helicopter
- Air Rescue in Offshore Wind Farms with dedicated Rescue Helicopters in the North Sea and Baltic Sea
- Helicopter Transport of Passengers & Cargo and VIP-Flights

NHC Northern Helicopter provides Helicopter Services, esp. for offshore rescue and crew and cargo transfers.
Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe
- Paramedics at Offshore Wind Farms (Vessels, Platforms)
- Training Provider for Offshore Rescue
- Material Concepts
- Dispatcher in Offshore Emergency Dispatch Centre

Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe provides offshore paramedics for installation, service and accommodation vessels, and platforms. They offer material concepts due to their offshore experience. Further, they fill the medical desk at the Emergency Coordination and Dispatch Centre (Notfallleitstelle Offshore-Windparks, GMN) and conduct medical trainings.
Executive Leadership

Matthias Müller
Managing Director, Bernhard Schulte Offshore

Martin Schulz
CEO, Buss Energy Group

Caspar Spreter
Managing Director, WINDEA Offshore
