Salvage, Towage & Dredging

Marine salvage, towage and dredging firms.

111 entries

Company	Category	Country	Home Base	Regions of Operation	Website	Notes
SMIT Salvage	Salvage & Emergency Response	Netherlands	Rotterdam	Global	smit.com	Part of Royal Boskalis Westminster; 24/7 emergency response centres in Rotterdam, Houston, Cape Town and Singapore; led the refloating of Ever Given in the Suez Canal (2021); salvage heritage dating to 1842.
Resolve Marine	Salvage & Emergency Response	United States	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Global	resolvemarine.com	Largest US-based salvor; OPA 90 salvage and marine firefighting provider with bases across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia; responded to the MV Dali / Francis Scott Key Bridge casualty (2024).
Donjon Marine	Salvage & Emergency Response	United States	Hillsborough, New Jersey	North America; Caribbean	donjon.com	Integrated salvage, wreck removal, heavy lift, dredging and marine construction contractor; International Salvage Union member.
Donjon-SMIT	Salvage & Emergency Response	United States	Hillsborough, New Jersey	North America	donjon-smit.com	Joint venture of Donjon Marine and SMIT Salvage providing OPA 90 salvage and marine firefighting coverage in the United States; acquired Ardent Americas in 2020.
T&T Salvage	Salvage & Emergency Response	United States	Galveston, Texas	Americas; Global	ttsalvage.com	OPA 90 salvage and marine firefighting provider; emergency response, wreck removal and pollution control; part of the T&T Group.
Bisso Marine	Salvage & Emergency Response	United States	Houston, Texas	North America; Gulf of Mexico	bissomarine.com	Salvage, heavy lift and subsea contractor; successor to the E.N. Bisso towing and salvage business of New Orleans.
Ardent Global	Salvage & Emergency Response	United States	Houston, Texas	Global (ceased trading)		Formed in 2015 by the merger of Titan Salvage and Svitzer Salvage; wound down around 2020, with its Americas business acquired by Donjon-SMIT.
Titan Salvage	Salvage & Emergency Response	United States	Pompano Beach, Florida	Global (merged into Ardent, 2015)		Former Crowley Maritime salvage arm; led the Costa Concordia parbuckling and wreck removal with Micoperi; merged into Ardent in 2015.
Svitzer Salvage	Salvage & Emergency Response	Denmark	Copenhagen	Global (merged into Ardent, 2015)	svitzer.com	Svitzer began as a salvage company in 1833; its salvage arm merged with Titan Salvage to form Ardent in 2015; the parent group is now focused on towage.
Multraship Towage & Salvage	Salvage & Emergency Response	Netherlands	Terneuzen	Europe; Black Sea	multraship.com	Muller Maritime Group company, co-owned with Fairplay Towage; salvage, wreck removal, harbour and ocean towage; International Salvage Union member with Black Sea offices in Bulgaria and Romania.
Tsavliris Salvage Group	Salvage & Emergency Response	Greece	Piraeus	Mediterranean; Black Sea; Red Sea; Global	tsavliris.com	Greek salvor operating a fleet of powerful salvage tugs including Tsavliris Giant; a leading Lloyd's Open Form contractor; International Salvage Union member.
Five Oceans Salvage	Salvage & Emergency Response	Greece	Piraeus	Mediterranean; Middle East; Indian Ocean	fiveoceansalvage.com	Formed in 2006 by former Tsavliris managers; stations ocean-going salvage tugs across the Mediterranean, Middle East and Indian Ocean; International Salvage Union member.
The Nippon Salvage Co.	Salvage & Emergency Response	Japan	Tokyo	Asia-Pacific	nipponsalvage.co.jp	Japan's principal marine salvage company, founded 1934; salvage, wreck removal, oil recovery and underwater works.
Fukada Salvage & Marine Works	Salvage & Emergency Response	Japan	Osaka	East Asia		Major Japanese salvage and marine works contractor; dominant player in the domestic Japanese market.
China Rescue and Salvage	Salvage & Emergency Response	China	Shanghai	China coast; Asia-Pacific		Bureau of the Ministry of Transport operating the Shanghai, Yantai and Guangzhou salvage bureaus; state emergency response, firefighting and wreck removal fleet.
Les Abeilles (Abeilles International)	Salvage & Emergency Response	France	Le Havre	France; Mediterranean		Operates the French state's chartered emergency towing and salvage vessels (Abeille-class ETVs) under contract for the French authorities.
Harms Bergung	Salvage & Emergency Response	Germany	Hamburg	Europe; Global		Ocean towage, salvage and heavy lift specialist (Harms Bergung Transport und Heavylift GmbH).
Hebo Maritiemservice	Salvage & Emergency Response	Netherlands	Rotterdam	Europe	hebo.eu	Salvage, heavy lift and special marine transport contractor operating sheerlegs and lifting vessels.
Augustea	Salvage & Emergency Response	Italy	Naples	Mediterranean; Global		Part of the Cafimar group; ocean towage, salvage and offshore support operator.
United Salvage	Salvage & Emergency Response	Australia	Sydney	Oceania; Asia-Pacific		Australian salvor providing emergency response and wreck removal around Australia and the Pacific; International Salvage Union member.
Raúl y Negro	Salvage & Emergency Response	Argentina	Buenos Aires	South America		Argentine towage and salvage company operating on the Río de la Plata and Paraná waterways; International Salvage Union member.
Mammoet	Salvage & Emergency Response	Netherlands	Schiedam	Global	mammoet.com	Heavy lift and engineered transport group; its Mammoet Salvage arm undertakes wreck removal and vessel lifting projects worldwide.
ABL Group	Salvage & Emergency Response	United Kingdom	London	Global	abl-group.com	Marine casualty and warranty consultancy (incorporating the former LOC Group); provides salvage engineering and wreck removal advisory rather than operating salvage vessels.
Svitzer	Towage	Denmark	Copenhagen	Global	svitzer.com	World's largest harbour towage provider; demerged from A.P. Moller - Maersk in 2024 and subsequently taken into full ownership by A.P. Moller Holding.
Boluda Towage	Towage	Spain	Valencia	Global	boluda.com.es	Division of Boluda Corporación Marítima; became the world's largest towage operator by fleet (850+ vessels, 230+ ports) following its MSC partnership and the acquisition of Smit Lamnalco.
Rimorchiatori Mediterranei	Towage	Italy	Genoa	Europe (Mediterranean)		MSC-group towage arm centred on Italian ports; its non-Italian operations moved into the Boluda partnership in 2025.
Smit Lamnalco	Towage	Netherlands	Rotterdam	Middle East; Africa; Oceania; Asia-Pacific	smitlamnalco.com	Terminal towage specialist for LNG, oil and bulk terminals; founded as a 50/50 Boskalis-Rezayat joint venture and acquired by Boluda Towage.
Kotug Smit Towage	Towage	Netherlands	Rotterdam	Europe		European harbour towage joint venture of KOTUG International and SMIT; acquired by Boluda Towage in 2020.
KOTUG International	Towage	Netherlands	Rotterdam	Europe; Asia-Pacific; Oceania	kotug.com	Developer of the patented Rotortug design; harbour and terminal towage in Europe, Australia and Asia.
SAAM Towage	Towage	Chile	Santiago	Latin America; North America	saamtowage.com	Operates more than 200 tugs in over 90 ports from Canada to Chile; towage division of Santiago-listed SAAM.
Intertug	Towage	Colombia	Bogotá	Latin America		Colombian harbour towage operator; SAAM Towage took full control in a US$30.5 million transaction.
Ultratug	Towage	Chile	Santiago	Latin America	ultratug.com	Towage arm of the Ultranav group operating across Latin America; also provides emergency and salvage response.
Wilson Sons	Towage	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro	South America	wilsonsons.com.br	Brazil's largest harbour towage operator, active in most Brazilian ports; part of the Wilson Sons group.
Camorim Serviços Marítimos	Towage	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro	South America		Brazilian harbour towage and offshore support operator serving ports along the Brazilian coast.
PSA Marine	Towage	Singapore	Singapore	Asia-Pacific	psamarine.com	Wholly owned by PSA International; harbour towage and pilotage in Singapore and marine services across Asia.
Keppel Smit Towage	Towage	Singapore	Singapore	Southeast Asia		Singapore harbour towage joint venture between Boskalis (SMIT) and Keppel.
KST Maritime	Towage	Singapore	Singapore	Southeast Asia		Singapore harbour towage operator, formerly a Keppel-SMIT joint venture; moved into the MSC/Boluda orbit in 2025.
Hong Lam Marine	Towage	Singapore	Singapore	Southeast Asia	honglam.com.sg	Singapore harbour towage and bunker tanker operator founded 1981.
Tokyo Kisen	Towage	Japan	Yokohama	East Asia	tokyo-kisen.co.jp	Principal tug operator in Tokyo Bay, serving Yokohama, Kawasaki and Chiba.
Ocean Sparkle	Towage	India	Mumbai	South Asia		India's largest private harbour towage and port operations company, active at most major Indian ports.
Crowley	Towage	United States	Jacksonville, Florida	North America; Caribbean	crowley.com	Ship assist and tanker escort services across US ports; operates eWolf, the first US all-electric tug, in San Diego.
Moran Towing	Towage	United States	New Canaan, Connecticut	North America	morantowing.com	Family-owned towing company founded 1860; ship docking and harbour towage along the US East and Gulf coasts.
McAllister Towing	Towage	United States	New York, New York	North America	mcallistertowing.com	Founded 1864; ship docking, harbour towage and offshore towing in ports along the US East Coast.
Foss Maritime	Towage	United States	Seattle, Washington	North America	foss.com	Saltchuk company; harbour towage, ship assist and ocean towing on the US West Coast, in Hawaii and Alaska.
Bay-Houston Towing	Towage	United States	Houston, Texas	North America	bay-houston.com	Operates through G&H Towing, jointly owned with Suderman & Young, in Houston, Galveston, Texas City, Corpus Christi and Freeport.
Signet Maritime	Towage	United States	Houston, Texas	North America	signetmaritime.com	Harbour towage, ship escort and ocean towing on the US Gulf and East coasts.
Edison Chouest Offshore	Towage	United States	Galliano, Louisiana	North America; Global	choest.com	Offshore support vessel giant that also provides terminal and harbour towage, including for LNG facilities.
Centerline Logistics	Towage	United States	Seattle, Washington	North America		West Coast tug and barge operator; rebranded from Harley Marine Services in 2020.
Shaver Transportation	Towage	United States	Portland, Oregon	North America		Family-owned tug and barge operator on the Columbia and Willamette rivers, founded 1880.
Sause Bros	Towage	United States	Coos Bay, Oregon	North America; Pacific	sausebros.com	Ocean and harbour towing company founded 1938, active on the US West Coast and in Hawaii.
Kirby Corporation	Towage	United States	Houston, Texas	North America	kirbycorp.com	Largest US inland tank barge and towboat operator, with coastal towing through Kirby Offshore Marine.
Groupe Océan	Towage	Canada	Québec City, Québec	North America	groupe-ocean.com	Québec-based harbour towage, shipyard and marine services group active across Canada.
Atlantic Towing	Towage	Canada	Saint John, New Brunswick	North America	atlantictowing.com	J.D. Irving company providing harbour towage and offshore services in Atlantic Canada and internationally.
Seaspan Marine	Towage	Canada	North Vancouver, British Columbia	North America	seaspan.com	Harbour towage and coastal towing in British Columbia; part of the Seaspan group owned by the Washington Companies.
HaiSea Marine	Towage	Canada	Vancouver, British Columbia	North America	haiseamarine.com	Joint venture of Seaspan and the Haisla Nation; operates electric and hybrid escort tugs for LNG Canada at Kitimat.
Fairplay Towage	Towage	Germany	Hamburg	Europe	fairplay-towage.com	Hamburg towage group active in German, Polish, Dutch and Belgian ports; co-owner of Multraship.
Med Marine	Towage	Türkiye	Istanbul	Europe; Middle East	medmarine.com.tr	Turkish tug builder-operator providing harbour towage and terminal services in Türkiye and abroad.
Østensjø Rederi	Towage	Norway	Haugesund	Europe	ostensjo.no	Norwegian towage and offshore vessel owner; provides terminal towage at European gas terminals.
Buksér og Berging	Towage	Norway	Oslo	Europe	bukserogberging.no	Norway's principal harbour towage company; Svitzer took a majority stake in 2026.
Alfons Håkans	Towage	Finland	Turku	Europe (Baltic)	alfonshakans.com	Finnish family towage company operating in Finland and the Baltic states.
Wagenborg Towage	Towage	Netherlands	Delfzijl	Europe	wagenborg.com	Towage arm of the Wagenborg shipping group; harbour towage in Delfzijl/Eemshaven and German ports.
URS België	Towage	Belgium	Antwerp	Europe		Long-established Antwerp and River Scheldt harbour towage operator (Union de Remorquage et de Sauvetage).
Med Tugs	Towage	Greece	Piraeus	Europe (Mediterranean)		Greek towage joint venture of the Spanopoulos and Lyboussakis interests, operating in Piraeus and other Greek ports.
Vernicos Tugs	Towage	Greece	Piraeus	Europe (Mediterranean); Middle East		Greek family towage and salvage group active in Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Serco Marine Services	Towage	United Kingdom	Greenock	Europe		Provides towage and marine services to the Royal Navy at Devonport, Portsmouth and the Clyde under contract to the UK Ministry of Defence.
Briggs Marine	Towage	United Kingdom	Burntisland	Europe	briggsmarine.co.uk	UK marine services contractor providing harbour towage, aids to navigation and environmental response.
Tug Malta	Towage	Malta	Valletta	Europe (Mediterranean)		Operator of harbour towage services at Malta's Grand Harbour and Marsaxlokk.
Mubarak Marine	Towage	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Middle East		Dubai-based towage, salvage and offshore support contractor founded 1979.
P&O Maritime Logistics	Towage	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Global	pomaritime.com	DP World company providing port, terminal and offshore marine services in more than 20 countries.
SAFEEN Group	Towage	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Middle East		Marine services arm of AD Ports Group: harbour towage, pilotage and vessel traffic services in Abu Dhabi ports.
Milaha	Towage	Qatar	Doha	Middle East	milaha.com	Marine arm of Qatar Navigation providing harbour towage and port marine services at Qatari ports.
AMSOL	Towage	South Africa	Cape Town	Africa	amsol.co.za	African Marine Solutions Group; successor to SMIT Amandla Marine's towage and marine services operations in South African ports.
Engage Marine	Towage	Australia	Perth, Western Australia	Oceania		Australian-owned harbour towage operator providing services at ports across Australia.
Pacific Tug	Towage	Australia	Brisbane, Queensland	Oceania		Brisbane-based harbour towage, ocean towing and dredging support operator.
Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis)	Dredging & Marine Construction	Netherlands	Papendrecht	Global	boskalis.com	One of the dredging industry's 'big four' global contractors; also parent of SMIT Salvage and towage joint ventures.
Van Oord	Dredging & Marine Construction	Netherlands	Rotterdam	Global	vanoord.com	Dutch marine contractor spanning dredging, offshore wind and marine infrastructure.
DEME Group	Dredging & Marine Construction	Belgium	Zwijndrecht	Global	deme-group.com	Belgian dredging and offshore energy group controlled by Ackermans & van Haaren and CFE; includes the Dredging International fleet.
Jan De Nul Group	Dredging & Marine Construction	Belgium	Aalst	Global	jandenul.com	Family-owned, Luxembourg-domiciled group operating one of the world's largest cutter suction and trailing suction hopper fleets.
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	Dredging & Marine Construction	United States	Houston, Texas	North America	gldd.com	Largest US dredging contractor, operating a Jones Act fleet of hopper, cutter suction and clamshell dredges.
Weeks Marine	Dredging & Marine Construction	United States	Cranford, New Jersey	North America	weeksmarine.com	US dredging and marine construction contractor with tunnelling and construction divisions.
Manson Construction	Dredging & Marine Construction	United States	Seattle, Washington	North America	mansonconstruction.com	Marine construction and dredging contractor on the US West, East and Gulf coasts.
Orion Group Holdings	Dredging & Marine Construction	United States	Houston, Texas	North America	orionmarinegroup.com	NYSE-listed marine construction, dredging and concrete group serving US and Caribbean markets.
The Dutra Group	Dredging & Marine Construction	United States	San Rafael, California	North America	dutragroup.com	California dredging and marine construction contractor active on the US West Coast and nationwide.
Cashman Dredging	Dredging & Marine Construction	United States	Quincy, Massachusetts	North America	cashmandredging.com	Dredging and marine construction contractor in the Jay Cashman group, active on the US East and Gulf coasts.
Callan Marine	Dredging & Marine Construction	United States	Galveston, Texas	North America	callanmarine.com	Texas Gulf dredging contractor operating cutter suction and hopper dredges.
J.F. Brennan Company	Dredging & Marine Construction	United States	La Crosse, Wisconsin	North America	jfbrennan.com	Marine construction and environmental dredging contractor based on the Upper Mississippi River.
Norfolk Dredging Company	Dredging & Marine Construction	United States	Chesapeake, Virginia	North America	norfolkdredging.com	Cutter suction dredging contractor on the US East and Gulf coasts.
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC)	Dredging & Marine Construction	China	Beijing	Global		Subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company; one of the world's largest port construction and dredging contractors.
CCCC Dredging Group	Dredging & Marine Construction	China	Shanghai	Asia-Pacific; Middle East; Africa		Dredging arm of China Communications Construction, built around the Shanghai, Tianjin and Guangzhou dredging bureaus; operates one of the largest dredger fleets in Asia.
Penta-Ocean Construction	Dredging & Marine Construction	Japan	Tokyo	Asia-Pacific	penta-ocean.co.jp	Japan's largest marine civil engineering contractor, with dredging and reclamation operations across Asia.
TOA Corporation	Dredging & Marine Construction	Japan	Tokyo	Asia-Pacific; Middle East	toa-const.co.jp	Japanese marine construction and dredging contractor active across Asia and the Middle East.
Hyundai Engineering & Construction	Dredging & Marine Construction	South Korea	Seoul	Asia-Pacific; Middle East	hdec.kr	Korean general contractor with a major dredging and port construction fleet in the Middle East and Asia.
Samsung C&T	Dredging & Marine Construction	South Korea	Seoul	Asia-Pacific; Middle East	samsungcnt.com	Korean contractor undertaking port, dredging and reclamation works within large marine infrastructure projects.
NMDC Group (NMDC Dredging & Marine)	Dredging & Marine Construction	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Middle East; Africa; South Asia	nmdc.com	Abu Dhabi government-backed group; the Middle East's largest dredging and marine construction contractor.
Gulf Cobla	Dredging & Marine Construction	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Middle East	gulfcobla.com	Long-established Dubai-based dredging contractor active across the Gulf states.
Middle East Dredging Company (MEDCO)	Dredging & Marine Construction	Qatar	Doha	Middle East		Qatari dredging company originally formed as a joint venture involving DEME and Qatari partners for major port and Lusail works.
Dredging Corporation of India (DCI)	Dredging & Marine Construction	India	Visakhapatnam	South Asia	dredge-india.com	Indian public-sector dredging company performing most maintenance dredging at India's major ports.
International Seaport Dredging (ISDPL)	Dredging & Marine Construction	India	Chennai	South Asia		Indian dredging subsidiary of Belgium's DEME Group.
Inai Kiara	Dredging & Marine Construction	Malaysia	Klang	Southeast Asia		Malaysian dredging contractor active at Port Klang and on regional reclamation works.
PT Rukindo (Pengerukan Indonesia)	Dredging & Marine Construction	Indonesia	Jakarta	Southeast Asia		Indonesian state-owned dredging company serving ports across the archipelago.
Rohde Nielsen	Dredging & Marine Construction	Denmark	Copenhagen	Global	rohde-nielsen.com	Danish dredging contractor operating a large fleet of trailing suction hopper and cutter dredgers worldwide.
Archirodon	Dredging & Marine Construction	Greece	Athens	Middle East; Mediterranean	archirodon.net	Greek-founded marine construction group, domiciled in the Netherlands, building ports and marine works across the Middle East and Mediterranean.
Saipem	Dredging & Marine Construction	Italy	Milan	Global	saipem.com	Italian offshore energy contractor (pipelay, subsea and marine construction) rather than a pure dredging company.
Subsea 7	Dredging & Marine Construction	United Kingdom	London	Global	subsea7.com	Subsea engineering, construction and installation contractor for the offshore energy industry.
Allseas	Dredging & Marine Construction	Switzerland	Geneva	Global	allseas.com	Swiss-based pipelay and heavy lift contractor operating Pioneering Spirit, the world's largest construction vessel; engineering centred in the Netherlands.
McDermott International	Dredging & Marine Construction	United States	Houston, Texas	Global	mcdermott.com	Offshore engineering, procurement, construction and installation contractor for energy projects.
Wasa Dredging	Dredging & Marine Construction	Finland	Vaasa	Northern Europe		Finnish dredging contractor serving Baltic and Scandinavian ports.
Heinrich Hirdes	Dredging & Marine Construction	Germany	Hamburg	Europe		German dredging and waterway construction company; subsidiary of Boskalis.
Hall Contracting	Dredging & Marine Construction	Australia	Sunshine Coast, Queensland	Oceania		Queensland dredging and marine civil contractor working across Australia and the Pacific.
Maritime Constructions	Dredging & Marine Construction	Australia	Port Adelaide, South Australia	Oceania		South Australian marine construction and dredging contractor.
Fraser River Pile & Dredge (FRPD)	Dredging & Marine Construction	Canada	New Westminster, British Columbia	North America		Western Canada's principal marine construction and dredging contractor, active on the Fraser River and British Columbia coast.

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