OCC, a COWI USA Company, is a fifty (50) person consulting engineering firm, founded in 1983, that specializes in providing Marine and Coastal Engineering and related professional services to private and public clients.

OCC specializes in rehabilitation of existing port facilities such as piers, wharfs, mooring and breasting structures and design of new replacement structures. OCC provides professional engineering services, planning, and permitting for dredging projects, marine structures, marine asset management, and coastal projects including wave climate, sediment transport, erosion control, and flood protection. OCC provides unique expertise for solving complex problems in the coastal and offshore environments.

History
Ocean and Coastal Consultants, Inc. (OCC) began in 1983 as a coastal engineering consulting firm. Over the past twenty-six years, OCC has expanded its services, staff, qualifications, and capabilities to become a recognized industry leader. OCC maintains offices in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Aruba.

In 2007, OCC became a member of COWI USA, a subsidiary of COWI A/S, a leading international consultancy firm founded in 1930 and based in Denmark. COWI employs more than 4,800 staff, of which 2,300 are based outside Denmark in subsidiaries, branch offices or project offices. OCC is proud to be part of this multidisciplinary firm providing services of the highest quality in the fields of engineering, environmental science, and social economics.

OCC and our West Coast counterpart Ben C. Gerwick (BCG) are organized under the subsidiary company COWI USA. OCC and BCG are part of the Marine and Coastal Engineering group in COWI. This group has about 270 personnel worldwide. Under the category "International Design Firms in Marine and Port Facilities," COWI A/S is ranked Number 1 by Engineering News Record (ENR Sourcebook, December 15, 2008).

Staff
OCC consists of a diverse staff of trained professionals with experience in civil, structural, coastal, ocean, and geotechnical engineering. Many are registered professional engineers with advanced degrees and years of practical experience providing effective and economical solutions to waterfront engineering problems. In addition to our engineering knowledge, OCC has 10 Professional Engineers and 13 Engineers trained in surface-supplied diving operations and underwater investigation techniques.