{"id":8327,"date":"2020-04-20T13:17:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T13:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/?p=8327"},"modified":"2020-04-20T13:17:28","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T13:17:28","slug":"loc-china-marks-15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/all-media\/news\/loc-china-marks-15-years\/","title":{"rendered":"LOC China marks 15 years!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week marked a significant milestone for LOC China, as it celebrated its 15 year anniversary, since being established in 2005.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/about\/\">LOC Group<\/a>, the premier marine and engineering consulting firm, founded in 1979, expanded into China in 2005, with offices in <a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/offices\/asia-pacific\/shanghai\/\">Shanghai<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/offices\/asia-pacific\/tianjin\/\">Tianjin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>LOC China is committed to providing market-leading marine and engineering consulting\u00a0in all areas of offshore transportation and construction across <a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/sector\/shipping\/\">shipping<\/a> and offshore energy markets. The team have also played a pivotal role in the expansion of LOC&#8217;s footprint in the Asian <a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/renewables\/technologies\/offshore-wind\/\">offshore wind<\/a> market.<\/p>\n<p>As well as expanding its local services, the team have also provided crucial support for many high-profile<a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/services\/loss-prevention\/marine-warranty-survey\/\"> Marine Warranty Survey (&#8216;MWS&#8217;)<\/a> projects, facilitating offshore and on-site attendances for critical marine operations in China and elsewhere in Asia.<\/p>\n<p>LOC China offers a blend of multi-disciplined engineering and marine knowledge with practical experience and expertise to provide a unique range of consulting, survey and <a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/services\/loss-management\/marine-casualties\/\">marine casualty response<\/a> services across all aspects of the marine and offshore energy markets.<\/p>\n<p>The milestone is particularly poignant as LOC China only recently returned to business as usual in line with local government advice on COVID-19. During this unprecedented time, the LOC China team pulled together to resource locally several offshore attendances for ongoing LOC projects, in addition to securing a number of new opportunity wins across <a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/renewables\/\">renewables<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/sector\/oil-gas\/\"> oil &amp; gas<\/a> markets, including <a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/sector\/oil-gas\/rig-moving\/\">rig moving<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/sector\/oil-gas\/offshore-decommissioning\/\">decommissioning<\/a> work and offshore wind development.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations on this anniversary and here\u2019s to the next 15 years ahead!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8334 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Cake-300x283.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"306\" height=\"289\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8335 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/loc-group.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/China-Images-2..jpg-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"290\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week marked a significant milestone for LOC China, as it celebrated its 15 year anniversary, since being established in 2005. 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