Intermarine

What Intermarine does

Intermarine, operating as SAL Intermarine, is a private maritime shipping services provider that runs a scheduled liner network connecting the US Gulf (Houston) with North Coast South America (NCSA), East Coast South America (ECSA), and West Coast South America (WCSA). The company moves breakbulk, project, and parcel cargo using geared multipurpose vessels (MPP) across three classes — F300, D-Type, and A/C-Type — selected by cargo profile, draft, and berth constraints. Founded in 1989/1990 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany as SAL Heavy Lift GmbH & Co. KG under the Harren Group, Intermarine is a member of the JSI Alliance for global heavy-lift reach and bundles in-house SAL Engineering for stowage, lifting, and sea-fastening oversight.

The core offering is the Americas Liner Service, supplemented by Heavy Lifting & Transport, Offshore Services, and Dry-bulk Services. Customer segments are freight forwarders and shippers needing scheduled sailings and project cargo operators transporting oversized industrial machinery, wind components, and oil & gas equipment. Revenue is generated via transaction-fee freight charges that are quote-based and vary by cargo type, weight, volume, route, and vessel class, with flexible inducement options for time-sensitive shipments. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales through a single commercial contact and a network of local agents and port captains, supported by a weekly vessel-position newsletter ("Making Waves") rather than broad digital marketing. The company employs 251–500 people and has no public listing, disclosed revenue, or external funding signals in the available data.

Name

Intermarine

Legal name

SAL Heavy Lift GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://intermarine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Intermarine (SAL Intermarine) operates scheduled multipurpose liner services from the US Gulf to the Caribbean, Central, and South America, moving breakbulk, project, and parcel cargo for freight forwarders and industrial shippers across NCSA, ECSA, and WCSA routes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Shipping Services

NAICS

Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation (48311), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Deep Sea Foreign Transportation Of Freight (4412), Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Breakbulk / General Cargo Vessel Operators (TLADABAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Project & OOG/Breakbulk Ocean Forwarding (Out-of-Gauge, RoRo) (TLACABAH)

Keywords

• Breakbulk shipping services
• Heavy lift transportation
• Project cargo logistics
• Multipurpose vessel fleet
• Maritime liner services

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Liner Shipping Services: Scheduled liner services for breakbulk, project cargo, and parcel shipments across the Americas (NCSA, ECSA, WCSA) operating on weekly/bi-weekly sailings from Houston to Caribbean, Central and South America. Revenue generated through freight charges based on cargo type, weight, volume, and routing requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Intermarine (operating as SAL Intermarine) provides scheduled maritime liner services for breakbulk, project cargo, and parcel shipments across the Americas, connecting the US Gulf with North Coast South America (NCSA), East Coast South America (ECSA), and West Coast South America (WCSA). The company operates a versatile fleet of multipurpose vessels (F300, D-Type, and A- & C-Type ships) equipped with twin cranes and heavy-lift capabilities, complemented by in-house technical oversight for stowage, lifting, and sea-fastening.

Product overview

Intermarine operates as a maritime shipping services provider within the SAL Heavy Lift / Harren Group portfolio, offering a unified platform of shipping solutions across the Americas. The core offering consists of the Americas Liner Service — a scheduled liner network covering NCSA, ECSA, and WCSA routes — which serves as the primary commercial interface, supported by specialized vessel classes (F300, D-Type, A- and C-Type multipurpose ships) for cargo handling. Adjacent services include Heavy Lifting & Transport for oversized project cargo, Multipurpose (MPP) fleet operations, Offshore services, and Dry-bulk shipping. The portfolio is augmented by in-house SAL Engineering for technical oversight of stowage, lifting, and sea-fastening operations. The interconnected nature of the service model allows customers to access vessel matching, flexible scheduling, and consolidated logistics through a single commercial contact.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Americas Liner Service: Regular liner service connecting US Gulf with Caribbean, Central and South America (NCSA, ECSA, WCSA routes) using multipurpose vessels for breakbulk, project cargo and parcels.

Products and services

• Americas Liner Service Scheduled liner service connecting the US Gulf with North Coast South America (NCSA), East Coast South America (ECSA), and West Coast South America (WCSA). Provides regular sailings for breakbulk, project cargo, and parcel shipments with flexible inducement options for freight forwarders and shippers across the Americas.
• Heavy Lifting & Transport

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• JSI AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAL Intermarine is part of the JSI Alliance, providing customers access to global reach plus heavy-lift and engineering capability for end-to-end solutions. The alliance connects regional liner services with worldwide heavy-lift and project logistics expertise.
• Harren GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHarren Group is the parent company of SAL Intermarine and SAL Heavy Lift. The group provides sustainability initiatives, ship management, crewing, and overall corporate structure for the liner service operations across the Americas.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BBC Chartering: Germany-based global leader in breakbulk and project cargo liner services operating a large multipurpose fleet. Most direct competitor to SAL Intermarine in heavy-lift project shipping with overlapping customer base of industrial forwarders and EPC clients.
• Hansa Heavy Lift: Hamburg-based heavy-lift shipping operator with multipurpose vessels serving project and breakbulk cargo. Closely comparable business model, vessel mix and German operational heritage to SAL Heavy Lift/Intermarine.
• Spliethoff: Dutch multipurpose and heavy-lift vessel operator with a comparable mix of geared tonnage serving breakbulk, project cargo and dry-bulk/parcel customers across Atlantic trades, overlapping with Intermarine's project and breakbulk niche.
• United Heavy Lift: Hamburg-based heavy-lift operator with F-class and tweendecker fleet focused on project and breakbulk cargo. Direct comparable on vessel type, customer profile and European operating heritage.
• Nordana Lines: Danish breakbulk and project cargo liner operator serving the Americas and Caribbean with multipurpose tonnage — direct overlap with SAL Intermarine's regional breakbulk niche.
• Maritime Carrier Services (MCS): US-based breakbulk and project cargo liner operator with intra-Americas services comparable to SAL Intermarine, including similar Caribbean and South America route coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Cosco Shipping Heavy Lift: Chinese state-controlled heavy-lift and project cargo shipping arm of Cosco, with substantially larger fleet scale and global reach. Competes with Intermarine on transnational project cargo but operates as a much broader incumbent.
• Grimaldi Group: Italian diversified shipping group with deep-sea RoRo, car carrier and container operations that also handles breakbulk/project cargo. Larger, broader portfolio than Intermarine but overlaps in Americas liner services.
• Star Bulk Carriers: Global dry-bulk shipping major with a much larger fleet across Newcastlemax/Capesize/Panamax. Adjacent competitor for Intermarine's dry-bulk cargo and a benchmark for dry-bulk freight cycle exposure.

Others

• Harren Group: Parent company of SAL Heavy Lift and SAL Intermarine, providing ship management, crewing and newbuilding programs. Not a competitor but a structural parent peer given shared governance, fleet planning and capital allocation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/intermarine_llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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