For an administration, whatsoever, the acquisition of equipment for marine emergency is a strategic issue which asserts the buyer in the long term.
Therefore she had to decide in the light of evolving threats and missions, but also international agreements which impact Governments ‘decisions on its investments.
In the 80s, the Montego Bay Convention defined and gave a legal framework to the “Exclusive Economic Zone” in terms of rights and duties for States. This convention opened the way to exploration, exploitation and management of natural resources of this space, biological or not, by coastal States. It has led States to be equipped for managing and securing their maritime territory, starting with their territorial waters.
The activities and the threats at sea are growing:

Most of policy makers pay a significant attention to the growth of these activities and threats, due to many issues, including:

The trends and the determining decisions emerging for the next decades, are in addition to the key purchase decisions of equipment for marine emergency, to fulfil missions specific to maritime causes:

These long-term requirements for States must therefore be integrated in their acquisition processes of equipment for marine emergency. They thus create new obligations for the shipbuilding industry, which will be expressed tomorrow in the regulatory and tax perspectives. Vessels must not only meet with operational requirements and threats of the missions but also be more and more:

While remaining competitive, manufacturers are invited to demonstrate their reflection about the new design rules, which minimize the use’s cost and the impact on the environment of their products, and the anticipation of their end of life.
In this context, using a lightweight and recyclable material for shipbuilding is a key element of the industry’s response to these new requirements.
OCEA innovates and enhances the natural qualities of aluminium in favor of the building of its professional ships. Since its creation, OCEA acquired unique and recognized know-how and experience in the design and the support of aluminium ships, which allowed her to be the leader shipbuilding in this area in Europe.
Aluminium used with skill perfectly meets with the employment requirements of ships for law enforcement operations, while providing to States economic solutions in terms of acquisition, operation and greenhouse gas emission, with vessels whose construction material is recyclable, which gives it a strong attractiveness in shipbuilding:
 

Natural properties of aluminium	Profits led by a controlled design
Lightweight	Moderate driving power to achieve operational performances: Saving in the cost of acquisition Saving in fuel consumption Saving in CO2 emissions
Corrosion resistance	Low level of paint requirements which does not contribute to the protection against corrosion: Saving in maintenance costs times Savings in harmful effluents
Recyclable	Aluminium can be recycled 20 times Recycling aluminium requires only 5% of the energy used for its initial production The sector is ready : more than 70% of the aluminum used in the world corresponds to recycled aluminum

In shipbuilding, a design that gets the most out of the aluminium’s qualities provides the following advantages to ships, in comparison to other materials:

• 5% to 20% saving on investment
• 20% to 30% saving on engine maitenance
• 30% to 40% saving on fuel consumption
• 70 % saving on painting

All of these qualities led a significant number of governments around the world, to equip their naval forces, police, customs, coast guards, research and maritime territory planning organizations with aluminum boats.
 
For the last 30 years, OCEA, expert in aluminum shipbuilding, developed competitive offers providing vessels which are used to monitor, exploit and protect the maritime territory at the best cost. Taking best advantage of intrinsic qualities of the material, and thanks to its experience, OCEA offers solutions in accordance with today’s requirements, and anticipating tomorrow’s as well.
In a global context of:

• geopolitical tensions which involve the countries to know the limits of their maritime territory,
• budgetary constraints which imply for the countries to know, manage and operate their EEZ at the least cost,

The OCEA vessels, environmentally friendly, offer unrivalled performances and return on investment.