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- Next Geosolutions Europe SpA is an Italy-based marine geosciences and offshore construction support contractor providing integrated marine survey and subsea solutions to the international offshore energy, infrastructure, and utilities sectors. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Naples, Italy, the company operates across the Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Red Sea, and Atlantic Ocean, serving offshore wind farm developers, transmission system operators, submarine telecommunication providers, civil marine engineering firms, and offshore energy companies. Next Geosolutions Europe delivers its capabilities through integrated service divisions: Marine Geophysical and Hydrographic Surveys, offering high-resolution multibeam bathymetric mapping, side-scan sonar imaging, sub-bottom seismic profiling, 2D high-resolution seismic surveys, and magnetometer investigations for geohazard assessment and seabed characterization; Marine Geotechnical Investigations, providing seabed cone penetration testing, deep borehole drilling, seabed sampling, vibrocoring, and onshore and offshore soil laboratory testing for offshore foundation and cable burial design; Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Management, delivering high-density magnetic survey, target identification, ROV-assisted visual inspection, and explosive ordnance clearance consultancy; Environmental and Oceanographic (Metocean) Services, comprising benthic habitat mapping, environmental baseline studies, water and sediment sampling, and current, wave, and meteorological data acquisition; Subsea Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance (IRM), deploying work-class and observation-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for subsea pipeline, platform, and power cable inspection; and Offshore Construction and Cable Installation Support, providing high-precision surface and subsea positioning, pre-lay and post-lay cable route surveys, trenching support, touchdown monitoring, and as-built charting. The company operates a specialized fleet of Dynamic Positioning (DP2) multi-purpose offshore survey vessels equipped with proprietary survey systems, advanced ROVs, and geotechnical spreads. In May 2024, Next Geosolutions Europe completed its initial public offering (IPO) on the Euronext Growth Milan market under the ticker NXT, securing capital to finance international fleet expansion, technological advancements, and operational scaling. Over the last two years, the company has expanded its operational fleet through long-term vessel charter agreements and deepwater subsea tooling acquisitions, opened dedicated regional offices in Northern Europe, and secured multi-year survey and inspection contracts for major European submarine power grid interconnection projects and offshore wind developments across the Mediterranean and North Sea regions.