From Collaboration and Setbacks to a Stronger Offshore Future

Facing Insolvency and Its Root Cause

The journey wasn’t linear. OIS entered insolvency after a single project, involving a marine spread, led to significant unforeseen losses. The project’s complexity, high exposure to weather and logistics risks, and vessel‑related cost dynamics created a cascade of delays and overruns. Despite the team’s dedication, the financial impact became unsustainable. This moment was painful, but it also demanded honesty: understanding how commercial terms, risk allocation, and operational controls must be structured for offshore realities.

Lessons Learned, Applied with Discipline

From that experience, we drew clear lessons. First, risk belongs in the preparation: method clarity, robust contingency, and transparent assumptions. Second, contracts must mirror offshore risk profiles, especially where marine spread and weather windows drive cost exposure. Third, execution needs closed‑loop control: daily cost tracking, decision gates, and empowered site leadership. These are now non‑negotiables in how OIS‑Conbit scopes, engineers, prices, and governs work.

Appreciating OIS Strengths, Adding Conbit Mentality

We deeply appreciate what OIS built: trusted client relationships, skilled technicians in electrical and hydraulic systems, and a reputation for getting things done from Rostock outward. Conbit adds an engineering‑led mindset, offshore lifting and crane capability, and a preparation culture shaped by complex projects worldwide. Together, OIS‑Conbit reduces interfaces, improves planning discipline, and brings a friendly, transparent way of working backed by hard operational controls.

Looking Ahead: A Shared Dream

Our future is focused on offshore wind, serving the Baltic and North Sea from our Rostock base and beyond. We will grow responsibly: stepwise, data‑driven, and close to clients. The dream is simple and ambitious: to become the most trusted offshore service partner for electrical, hydraulic, lifting, and crane scopes—where projects feel calm, risks are visible, decisions are clear, and every technician goes home safely, every time. That’s the value OIS‑Conbit was created to deliver.