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Lobby organisation

International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA)

Business group · Energy · HQ: United Kingdom · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) appears in 8 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

8
declared meetings
with current MEPs
7
MEPs met
€100k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.3
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“We are the membership organisation representing marine contractors and suppliers worldwide, with 800 member companies and half of them in Europe.”

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“Our history dates from 1972 , we have a technical and safety fcus and have developed a comprehensive library of best practice operating standards or the industry our purpose is 'to be the global reference for developing the marine energy esources safely and sustainably'. IMCA's members are key to meeting Europe's clean energy security and growth ambitions. Spporting them to achieve this, safely and sustainably, is why IMCA exists.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 8 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe562%
European Conservatives & Reformists112%
European People's Party112%
Socialists & Democrats112%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2025
5
2026
3

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Jeannette Baljeu
2 meetings · Renew
Jens Gieseke
1 meeting · EPP
Nathalie Loiseau
1 meeting · Renew
Bart Groothuis
1 meeting · Renew
Kris van Dijck
1 meeting · ECR

The 8 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
4 Jun 2026Jeannette BaljeuETS Maritime
3 Jun 2026Kathleen van BremptMaritime ETS
3 Jun 2026Jens GiesekeEU Industrial Maritime Strategy
14 Oct 2025Bart GroothuisOffshore wind
14 Oct 2025Jeannette BaljeuOffshore wind vessels
25 Jun 2025Kris van Dijcklunch briefing on “Securing Critical Offshore and Underwater Infrastructures”
25 Jun 2025Cynthia Ní MhurchúSecuring Critical Offshore and Underwater Infrastructures
25 Jun 2025Nathalie LoiseauProtection des infrastructures critiques sous-marines

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