Independent engineering consultancy
How Head Energy delivers marine coordination excellence across offshore wind projects
Real-time
Vessel positions and exclusion zones tracked live via AIS
Integrated
Vessel tracking, certification, scheduling and permits in one tool
About
Head Energy is a Norwegian engineering and project management company with deep expertise across offshore energy. With a track record built in oil and gas and a growing focus on offshore wind, Head Energy brings structured operational practices to complex offshore projects, including active participation in offshore wind tenders and partnerships across the North Sea region.
Industry
Independent engineering consultancy
Company size
500 - 1,000 employees
Founded
2010
Having vessel tracking, personnel certification and permit workflows in one platform transformed the way our marine coordinators work, they spend less time chasing information and more time making the decisions that matter.
Anders Frederiksen
General Manager, Head Energy
The Challenge
Coordinating vessels, people and permits under pressure
Offshore wind marine coordination is an inherently complex discipline. At any point during operations, a coordination team is responsible for tracking multiple vessels, confirming that every person going offshore holds valid certifications, managing permits for planned activities, and maintaining real-time awareness of where assets and personnel are, all while responding to weather changes and the fast-moving pace of offshore work.
The operational risk of getting this wrong is significant. A vessel entering an exclusion zone without a proper alert. A technician dispatched offshore with an expired qualification. Charter time lost because vessel movements and planned activities were not properly reconciled. These are not edge cases, they are the predictable consequences of managing complex, time-sensitive offshore logistics through disconnected tools and manual processes.
One reliable system, deployed across every project
What offshore wind operations require is a single environment where vessel positions, personnel readiness, permit status and planned activities are visible together, and where the workflows that keep people safe and operations running efficiently are built into the system rather than left to individual coordinators to hold in their heads.
For an engineering and project management consultancy like Head Energy, these challenges are compounded. Operating across multiple client projects simultaneously, their marine coordination teams must maintain the same standard of rigour on each, without the luxury of building bespoke systems for every engagement. What they need is a single platform that is reliable and consistent enough to deploy across their entire portfolio.
The Solution
One integrated platform for marine coordination
Head Energy uses Shoreline's Marine Coordination platform across a range of offshore wind projects to support the delivery of marine coordination services. The platform provides an integrated environment with vessel tracking, personnel management, work planning and permit oversight, helping coordination teams establish operational visibility and efficient workflows from the outset of a project.
Site overview and vessel tracking
Live map view gives coordinators real-time visibility of the operational area, with vessel positions updated continuously via AIS integration. CTVs, support vessels and other assets are visible alongside turbine locations and defined work zones; an accurate operational picture without manual check-ins.Exclusion zone management and alerts
Configured directly on the site map. When a vessel approaches or enters a restricted area, automatic alerts are triggered to coordinators, so safety-critical boundaries are monitored continuously, not just when someone happens to be watching.Personnel and certification tracking
Before personnel are dispatched offshore, certificate status is verified. Shoreline tracks expiry dates across required qualifications; safety training, medical fitness, equipment certifications, and surfaces upcoming gaps. Guided pre-departure checklists ensure everyone is prepared and compliant.Work planning and activity scheduling
Activities are planned and scheduled with full visibility of vessel availability, personnel readiness and weather windows. This makes it straightforward to identify conflicts before they affect operations and to make the best use of available charter time.Permit management
Workflows integrated into the same operational environment, so coordinators can confirm that planned activities are properly authorised before vessels are dispatched, without switching between systems.Transfer manifests and reporting
Shoreline automates the generation of transfer manifests and dispatch records, reducing administrative workload and ensuring accurate documentation is available for reporting and audit purposes.
The Benefits
Safety, efficiency and documentation in every operation
Bringing marine coordination workflows into Shoreline's platform gives Head Energy's teams a more connected and reliable way to manage offshore operations, with safety, efficiency and documentation built into the process rather than dependent on manual effort.
A single platform deployable across multiple client projects, reducing onboarding time and maintaining portfolio-wide consistency.
Unified operational visibility with vessel positions, personnel status, permits and plans accessible in one place.
Automatic exclusion zone alerts that reduce reliance on continuous manual monitoring.
Proactive certificate management identifying compliance gaps before mobilisation.
Less vessel idle time with better alignment of planned activities and available resources.
Complete, audit-ready documentation auto-generated as part of normal operations.
