Maritime Directory

AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

American Construction Company is a marine construction contractor with over 120 years of experience, specializing in waterfront projects using a fleet of floating cranes, barges, and specialized equipment.

Bisso Marine Company, Inc.

In business for over 100 years, marine expertise in heavy lifting, diving, marine salvage, wreck removal, pile driving, oil field platform installation and removal, sonar survey, marine construction

Crane Inspection Services Inc.

Crane Inspection Services, Inc. is a U.S. Department of Labor-recognized private agency accredited under 29 CFR Part 1919 to inspect, test, and certify shore-based material-handling devices, floating cranes, and derricks under OSHA Maritime Safety Regulations.

Eide Marine Services AS

Eide Marine Services AS is a Norwegian company specializing in marine transport and heavy lifting services including barges, tugs, floating cranes, and salvage operations.

Frank Shipbrokers Ltda

Ship Sale Brokers based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil since 1987, with over 8000 vessels for sale of all types and flags, for further trading and for demolition. Also active on chartering for special clients. Hosting a web site in the internet with lists of vessels for sale. Able ship inspections

Liftech Consultants Inc.

With 37 years experience of providing consulting engineering services, Liftech is an internationally recognized leader in the container crane industry. In addition to dockside and other container handling equipment, our expertise includes wharf structures, ocean going vessels, land based and floating cranes, heavy rigging, waterfront and industrial buildings, and container yard structures. Many of our designs have become industry standards. Liftech invented the single and twin trapezoidal girder container crane.

Niehuis & van den Berg BV

We can drydock vessels up to 50.000 DWT, have mooringspace up to 8 vessels. Cranage available up to 30 tons on the yard,floating cranes availble in the Rotterdam Port. Steelshop and Machineshop.

O-KAN Marine Repair, Inc.

Petroshop

Simulation Software and Hardware for Engineering and Training, Electronic Documentation Concept and Consultancy within the Oil Industry and Maritime.

Smit International Singapore Pte Ltd.

With more than 150 years of experience, Smit International is a specialised marine service provider with global presence. Established in 1975, Smit International Singapore is the area office for the Asian region.

Sterling Equipment

Sterling Equipment is an East Coast barge and marine equipment rental company providing barges, cranes, excavators, dredges, tugs, and related equipment to the marine and construction industries along the Eastern Seaboard.

Waterfront Services Co

Waterfront Services Co. is an employee-owned company providing harbor and shipyard services, including midstream switching, towing, barge repair, and floating crane operations on the inland river system since 1967.

West Asia Maritime Limited

West Asia Maritime Limited (WAM) was incorporated in 1993. The company has been promoted by Emirates Trading Agency (ETA) and Associated Construction & Investments (ASCON) based in Dubai. The ETA-ASCON group of companies has been promoted by the Al Ghurair Group of Dubai and Amana Investments of Hong Kong in 1973. The promoters have a stake of 49.50 per cent in the company. The ETA-ASCON group is a diversified organisation engaged in the following business activities: Engineering & construction Trading Shipping Leisure Manufacturing & assembling Retailing & distribution (of casual apparel, jewellery and consumer electronic goods) West Asia Maritime Limited owns three bulk carriers and has one bulk carrier on bareboat charter. WAM has a subsidiary company viz. West Asia Maritime Overseas Private Limited at Singapore. The company has established a ship management company called ETA Ship Management Company Limited (ETA SML), which manages ships of WAM. It has also promoted ETA Ports and EC Tops which among themselves own a floating crane and two 9,500 DWT self discharging barges. The turnover of WAM for the FY1999-2000 was Rs. 640.88 million. Future plan The company would be acquiring a gearless Panamax vessel for conversion into a craned hopper self-unloader for 10-year contract to Tamilnadu Electricity Board/ Poompuhar Shipping Corporation Limited.