1983 ...

The creation of OSAE Offshore Survey and Engineering, Gesellschaft für Seevermessung mbH.
- Company employees: 3

1980's ...

OSAE conducts numerous inland, coastal and near-shore surveys in German waters for both private and governmental bodies.

1991 ...

OSAE acquires the 27 meter Sounding Symphony for coastal and offshore surveying, and equips it with the company's first multibeam echo sounder system.

1995 ...

Bohlen & Doyen Group invests in and becomes shareholders of OSAE enabling the company to participate in large scale projects.

1997 ...

OSAE acquires ISO 9002:1994 certification.
- Company employees: 14

1998 ...

OSAE's first transatlantic cable route survey is conducted.

2000 ...

The Kommandor Jack is equipped for full ocean-depth surveys.

2002 ...

OSAE's QA System certification gets updated to ISO 9001:2000.

2003 ...

Meridian, a catamaran survey vessel is built specially for OSAE (see Vessels).

2006 ...

Fugro acquires OSAE in August.

2007 ...

FUGRO OSAE acquires survey vessel Gauss - renaming it Fugro Gauss - from BSH of Hamburg in February (see News and Vessels).
- Company employees: 45

2010 ...

FUGRO OSAE acquires environmental certification ISO 14001:2004 (see QA/HSE).
- Company employees: 60