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FOCUS 72: Maritime Activities Of Air Liquide: Bringing our Services And Molecules Where You Need Them

Air Liquide has been a key partner of the maritime industry thanks to its dedicated Air Liquide Maritime department structured around 2 business units.

What are Air Liquide’s activities in the Maritime Industry?

The Energy Business Unit headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland provides a wide range of gases and services for the Upstream Oil & Gas industry. Our strength in the market lies in the ability to meet client needs throughout the entire value chain, from products to engineering and services offering customers unparalleled quality, extensive expertise and a technological edge through its innovative drive. We are a dependable partner in the following applications:

• Subsea Construction & Maintenance

• Well Services & Pipeline Services

• Offshore Production & Maintenance

• Fabric maintenance and surface preparation

Operating in 80 countries thanks to Air Liquide local affiliates such as Air Liquide Singapore, our offer is truly global yet integrated. Air Liquide Maritime is present in more than 90% of all offshore supply bases worldwide. It is this presence that allows us to work with our customers at every stage of their activity cycle, encompassing on-site production of gas supply or supply delivery by cylinders, bundles or ISO-containers. With services for dry-ice blasting, flare gas recovery and fuel gas conditioning, our team has developed solutions throughout every step of the value chain.

Thanks to our one-stop shop offer, we are able to provide offshore customers with the best possible products, services and capabilities for their operations in compliance with the highest offshore quality and safety standards, focused on fully optimizing our service quality and customers’ performance, while minimizing complexity and operational risk.

The Maritime Cryogenic Transport Business Unit of Air Liquide Maritime connects customers to gas molecules across oceans in a sustainable way through global multimodal solutions. With coordinated operations centers in Europe and Southeast Asia for optimized supply chain management, Air Liquide Maritime Cryogenic Transport is sourcing, storing and delivering cryogenic molecules to its customers all around the world, offering competitive top quality service and an innovative approach. Customers benefit also from a one-stop shop offer on this market and tailor-made solutions thanks to a strong molecule sourcing strategy, a large fleet of cryogenic ISO containers suitable for road, rail and sea, and reliable transport services from ocean freight to last-mile delivery, and from ex-works to door-to-door supply. Air Liquide Maritime Cryogenic Transport also offers state-of-the-art maintenance and repair services for ISO containers with in-house capabilities and qualified partners across the world, inspection and certification services, along with safe and reliable storage options.