NOIA Safety in Seas Award Winners
The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) has announced SEACOR Marine and Proceanic as the winners of the 2025 NOIA Safety in Seas Award Competition. SEACOR Marine is the Culture of Safety winner, and Proceanic has won the Safety Practice Award.
Compass Publications Inc., the publisher of Sea Technology magazine, established the awards in 1978.
The Culture of Safety Award honors overall organizational immersion in and commitment to safety, which has resulted in remarkable, measurable, and sustained safety performance over a prolonged period of time.
The Safety Practice Award recognizes specific technologies, approaches, methods, or projects with direct and demonstrable impacts on improving safety.
SEACOR Marine has been honored for its exemplary safety culture, anchored by a robust safety management system (SMS) and innovative programs such as PAUSE (Prevent Accidents Use Safety Equipment). With an impeccable audit record, prestigious ISO certifications, and a data-driven approach—logging more than 117,000 behavioral safety observations in 2024 alone—SEACOR Marine sets a gold standard for offshore safety. Initiatives such as the PAUSE Champion and Goal Zero awards, alongside cutting-edge risk assessment tools, empower employees and drive zero-incident milestones, with 18 vessels achieving Goal Zero in 2024. This dynamic, people-first framework not only transforms SEACOR Marine’s operations but offers a scalable model for industry-wide safety excellence.
Proceanic’s Underwater Remote (Mini-ROV) Inspection Services program has been honored for improving underwater inspections in the offshore energy sector. By leveraging advanced Mini-ROV technology and innovative tooling, Proceanic delivers high inspection quality while drastically reducing risks to personnel, assets, and the environment compared to traditional diver and work-class ROV methods. With a 12-year, 350+ campaign, incident-free record founded on a robust SMS, the program has prevented potential catastrophes by identifying critical structural and equipment defects on platforms and floating assets, removing divers from (sometimes unexpectedly) unsafe work locations, and reducing risk and carbon footprint related to dive support vessels and work-class ROV support vessels. The program offers adaptable solutions across oil, gas, emerging offshore wind and other maritime industries. From cavitation cleaning to 3D photogrammetry, Proceanic’s pioneering approach sets a new benchmark for safety, reliability, and innovation.