What Hidromod does

Hidromod - Modelação em Engenharia, Lda is a Portuguese specialist engineering and IT firm founded in 1992 in Porto Salvo (Lisbon metropolitan area) and operating as a subsidiary of the global consultancy ABL Group. The company delivers numerical modelling and decision-support software for marine, coastal, urban hydraulics, water resources and aquaculture clients, principally government agencies, port authorities, water utilities, oil-and-gas operators and aquaculture companies.

The company's core technology stack rests on MOHID, an open-source numerical modelling system developed in collaboration with academic partners that handles hydrodynamics (hydrostatic and non-hydrostatic), water quality, dispersion (Lagrangian and Eulerian), sediment transport and wave propagation (Boussinesq). MOHID feeds two proprietary operational platforms: AQUASAFE, which fuses real-time sensor data with model outputs for ports, water/sewage networks, rivers and coastal waters; and AquaFarm, which combines hydrological, satellite-based crop and soil modules for agricultural water management. The firm has delivered more than 500 projects across all continents, holds ISO 9001 certification, won the 2012 IWA Global Honour Award for AQUASAFE, and is a Microsoft Silver Application Development Partner.

Hidromod generates revenue through two streams: project-based consulting engagements (environmental impact assessment, hydrodynamic and wave modelling, contingency planning) and recurring operational-services contracts that run AQUASAFE on behalf of clients such as EPAL (Lisbon sewage), INTECMAR (Galicia), SUEZ Environment (Barcelona/Biarritz), IMO (Malacca/Singapore) and TRANSPETRO/Petrobras. The firm's GTM motion is enterprise field sales supplemented by the ABL Group network and public-procurement channels across Iberia, Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Active R&D participation in Horizon 2020, Interreg, ESA and national programmes sustains pipeline and funds co-development of MOHID modules. Headcount is approximately 15 specialists, including multiple PhD-level engineers, oceanographers and meteorologists, with co-founder managers José Chambel Leitão and Adélio Silva continuing to lead scientific and strategic direction.

Name

Hidromod

Legal name

Hidromod - Modelação em Engenharia, Lda

Website

https://hidromod.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hidromod is a Portuguese specialist engineering and IT firm that delivers numerical modelling, real-time forecasting and decision-support software (MOHID, AQUASAFE, AquaFarm) to port authorities, water utilities, oil-and-gas operators, aquaculture companies and government agencies across Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Numerical Modelling & Environmental Engineering Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial/Residential Building Water Management & Leak Analytics Services (HSAHAGAK), Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) & Chemical Release Response Planning (EUAHALAC)

Keywords

• Numerical modelling services
• Marine environmental monitoring
• Coastal engineering consultancy
• Water resource management
• Operational forecasting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto Salvo

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Project-based consulting engagements for environmental impact assessment, risk analysis, engineering and planning projects. Engagements include hydrodynamic modelling, wave propagation studies, sediment transport analysis, and integrated water cycle approaches.
2. Operational Services: Ongoing operational service contracts providing real-time monitoring, forecasting, and decision support. Services include meteo-oceanographic forecasting for ports, water quality monitoring, hydrocarbon spill prediction systems, and urban infrastructure management systems.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hidromod provides engineering consulting and operational services built on its proprietary MOHID numerical modelling system and the AquaSafe/AquaFarm operational platforms. Its core work spans coastal dynamics, harbours and ports, oil & gas risk assessment, urban hydraulics, water resources, and aquaculture, delivering hydrodynamic modelling, water quality simulation, sediment transport studies, hydrocarbon spill forecasting, and real-time environmental decision support to government and enterprise clients.

Product overview

Hidromod offers a portfolio of specialized modelling and operational technology products centered around its MOHID numerical modelling system and two main platforms: AquaSafe for operational management integrating real-time and forecast data, and AquaFarm for agricultural water management with three sub-modules (HydroAquafarm, CropAquafarm, SoilAquafarm). The company also provides consultancy and operational services spanning coastal dynamics, environment, harbors/ports, oil and gas, urban hydraulics, water resources, and aquaculture sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AquaSafe: Operational services platform for managing real-time data and numerical forecasts, supporting port operations, water quality monitoring, and environmental management.
• AquaFarm

Products and services

• Engineering Consulting Services
• Operational Services
• AquaSafe Operational Platform
• AquaFarm Service
• MOHID Numerical Modelling System
• Innovation and R&D Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) of zero for sustainable data centre cooling projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• ABL GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992Hidromod is a subsidiary of ABL Group, a global consultancy delivering energy, marine, engineering and software solutions. The company operates as part of the ABL Group, leveraging corporate resources and the global network for business development.
• MARETEC (Instituto Superior Técnico)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch center for coastal and hydrographic modelling at Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon University. Hidromod maintains strong R&D connections with universities, co-orienting theses and participating in joint research projects.
• TEKEVER SPACEmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinator of the ASTRIIS project (Atlantic Sustainability Through Remote and In-situ Integrated Solutions), a €5.99M Portuguese project supporting sustainable blue economy growth through integrated satellite and in-situ data services.
• University of AveiromajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in the SisMAR maritime safety project, contributing expertise in physical oceanography and marine systems technology for fishing and recreational vessel safety.
• WAVEC - Offshore RenewablesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in SisMAR and VALORMAR projects, contributing expertise in offshore renewable energy and marine environmental assessment for aquaculture and coastal applications.
• European Commission (Horizon 2020, Interreg, etc.)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive participant in multiple EU-funded R&D programmes including EROCIPS, FIGARO, MYWATER, INSEA, ECOMANAGE, ODYSSEA, SEA Wave, WESE, FogInPorts, HISEA, SisMar, ECCLIPSE, UNITED, WaterSense, AquaFarm2, ASTRIIS, and SafeWAVE projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with a sizable water and environmental practice. Provides modelling, environmental impact assessment and operational services that overlap with Hidromod's portfolio.
• Tetra Tech: Large US-headquartered consulting and engineering firm with deep water resources and environmental modelling practices, including coastal and oceanographic services comparable to Hidromod's portfolio.
• ABL Group: Hidromod's parent company and global energy, marine and engineering consultancy. Overlaps on marine and offshore services, providing both governance and partial competitive overlap.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: Large international engineering consultancy with extensive water, maritime and environmental modelling practices. Competes for the same port, utility and coastal infrastructure mandates but at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• DHI Group: Denmark-based specialist in water and environmental modelling (MIKE suite). Most direct comparable given Hidromod's MOHID-based offering and similar customer base across ports, utilities, and coastal authorities.
• HR Wallingford: Independent UK hydraulics research and consulting organisation. Direct comparable for coastal, port and water infrastructure modelling and operational forecasting services.
• SUEZ Consulting (Safege): SUEZ's water and environmental consulting arm — listed as a Hidromod customer for beach water-quality forecasting — also offers competing water modelling and operational services to utilities and municipalities.
• Deltares: Dutch applied research institute for water, subsurface and infrastructure. Competes with Hidromod on hydrodynamic and water quality modelling for ports, deltas, and coastal infrastructure projects.
• IMDC: Belgian marine and coastal engineering consultancy with comparable offshore, port and environmental modelling offerings for energy and government clients.
• BMT Group: UK-headquartered maritime and environmental engineering consultancy with strong numerical modelling capabilities for ports, harbours and offshore — closely overlapping Hidromod's port and oil & gas segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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