Ecocoast
Ecocoast is a Dubai-headquartered marine barrier manufacturer that engineers, installs, and services silt curtains, debris booms, navigation and demarcation buoys, security booms, and patented eco-engineered reef structures for marine construction, government, energy, defense, and hospitality clients across 65+ countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1998
- HeadquartersDubai, United Arab Emirates
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Ecocoast does
Ecocoast is a Dubai-headquartered marine barrier manufacturer and solutions provider founded in 2009 by Australian entrepreneurs Lachlan Jackson and Dana Liparts, with manufacturing operations dating to 1998. The company engineers, manufactures, installs, and services a portfolio of marine barriers organized into three ranges — Environment (Ecobarrier silt curtains, Bolina debris and oil booms, Ecobag coastal protection containers, Ecomoor sustainable mooring, WQM data buoys), Safety (aids to navigation, demarcation and mooring buoys, Bolina people and watercraft safety booms, Ecofloat pontoon barriers), and Security (DMS marine security booms). The portfolio includes the patent-pending Ecoreef engineered reef technology launched in 2026, which replaces conventional concrete mooring blocks with biodiversity-supporting structures.
Ecocoast operates a dual-hub model: headquarters and a manufacturing facility in the UAE (Dubai and Umm Al Quwain), the acquired UK operations of Bolina Ltd (acquired 2020), and a newly opened manufacturing factory in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, complemented by sales offices in Riyadh and London and channel partners in Australia and Bahrain. The company sells custom-engineered project solutions on a quote-based, multi-year contract basis through direct enterprise sales, targeting marine construction and dredging firms, government and port authorities, energy and hydropower operators, defense and military organizations, consultants, and the hospitality and leisure sector.
Revenue is generated through three streams: one-time product sales of engineered marine barriers, professional services spanning design, installation, monitoring, maintenance, repair, relocation, removal, and recycling, and usage-based equipment rental (notably pontoon barriers). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is determined per project scope. Reference customers include The Ocean Cleanup, London City Airport, NATO (60th Anniversary Summit), DEME Group, Cahora Bassa Hydropower, Montefurado Hydropower, Tees Barrage, and Red Sea Resorts, with the company claiming more than 1.3 million meters of barriers deployed across over 65 countries. Ecocoast is privately held, founder-controlled, and has no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or institutional ownership.
Ecocoast firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Ecocoast
- Legal name
- Ecocoast Contracting LLC
- Website
- https://ecocoast.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1998
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Ecocoast is a Dubai-headquartered marine barrier manufacturer that engineers, installs, and services silt curtains, debris booms, navigation and demarcation buoys, security booms, and patented eco-engineered reef structures for marine construction, government, energy, defense, and hospitality clients across 65+ countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Ecocoast industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Marine Barrier Systems
- NAICS
- Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (326199)
- SIC
- Plastics Products, Nec (3089), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Environmental, Waste & Emissions Control Systems (Wastewater, VOC Capture, Spill Response) (IMAJALAK)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Oceans, Coastal & Marine Resource Management (BPADALAI), Breakwaters, Seawalls & Coastal Defense Structures (IMAFAJAC), Marine & Coastal Remediation (Shoreline/Port Spill Cleanup) (IMAIAGAI)
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Where Ecocoast is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Dubai
- HQ country
- United Arab Emirates
- HQ region
- Middle East
Offices5 records
Markets served
Ecocoast business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Marine Barrier Products and Systems: Sale of engineered marine barrier products including silt curtains, debris booms, oil booms, navigation buoys, mooring systems, and security booms. Products are designed for environmental protection, safety, and security applications across marine construction, government, energy, and defense sectors.
- Engineering and Marine Services: End-to-end services including design and engineering, installation, monitoring, maintenance, repair, relocation, removal, and recycling. Services support the product portfolio and ensure quality control and optimal performance.
- Equipment Rental: Rental program for marine barriers and pontoon systems including pontoon rentals for temporary applications.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom project-based pricing |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Ecocoast product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Ecocoast designs, manufactures, and installs marine barrier products for coastline and waterway protection across three ranges: Environment (silt curtains, debris booms, oil booms, coastal protection containers, sustainable mooring, data buoys), Safety (navigation aids, demarcation and mooring buoys, people and watercraft safety booms, pontoon barriers), and Security (marine security booms). The company also delivers end-to-end services including engineering design, installation, monitoring, maintenance, repair, relocation, removal, and recycling.
Product overview
Ecocoast is 'The Marine Barrier Company', offering a comprehensive portfolio of marine barrier solutions across three core ranges — Environment (silt curtains, debris booms, oil booms, coastal protection containers, sustainable mooring, data buoys), Safety (aids to navigation, demarcation buoys, mooring buoys, people safety booms, watercraft safety booms, pontoon barriers), and Security (marine security booms). The portfolio is anchored by two primary brands: the Ecobarrier brand covering silt curtains, navigation buoys, demarcation buoys, mooring buoys, and the Ecomoor/Ecoreef sustainable mooring line; and the Bolina brand covering debris booms, watercraft safety booms, and rope safety booms, which was acquired by Ecocoast in 2020. End-to-end services span engineering, marine installation, rental, monitoring, maintenance and repair, relocation and removal, and recycling. The company operates across the UAE, KSA, and UK with manufacturing facilities in the UAE and UK.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Ecobarrier: Product brand for silt curtains, navigation buoys, demarcation buoys, and mooring systems.
- Bolina
- DMS
- Ecomoor
- Ecoreef
- Ecobag
- Ecofloat
- WQM
Products and services
- Ecobarrier Silt Curtains Sediment containment barriers deployed around construction or dredging sites to prevent the spread of silt and turbid water into surrounding marine environments. Available in Type I, II, III, and IV configurations, with an EPS-free Green variant introduced in 2025.
- Bolina Permanent Debris Booms
Quantifiable outcome
- 1,317,657+ meters of marine barriers deployed globally
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Ecocoast
Customer profileNamed customers8 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Ecocoast technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Ecocoast partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core, industry and regional.
- DEME GroupmajorEuropean dredging and environmental specialist for whom Ecocoast designed and installed Europe's longest debris boom in Belgium to remove plastic from waterways.
- Bolina LtdcoreEcocoast acquired Bolina Ltd, gaining access to an unmatched range of marine barriers designed for environmental, safety and security applications. Bolina's product lines including Permanent Debris Booms, Log Screen Booms, Watercraft Safety Booms, and Rope Safety Booms complement Ecocoast's existing portfolio.
- IALAindustryInternational Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities membership, positioning Ecocoast within the global marine navigation standards community.
- Leisure Marine Association (LMA)regionalRegional industry association membership covering Middle East and North Africa for leisure marine sector engagement.
- The Ocean CleanupcoreGlobal impact partnership where Ecocoast was the first manufacturer of a successful screen for System 001 in the world's largest ocean cleanup initiative, demonstrating pioneering marine debris technology.
- Ecocoast Australia PartnerregionalRegional distribution partner covering the Australian market, part of Ecocoast's global partner network.
- Ecocoast Bahrain PartnerregionalRegional distribution partner covering the Bahrain market with Arabic and English language capability.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Ecocoast competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Markleen: UK-based manufacturer of oil spill response equipment, including harbour and inshore oil booms, skimmers, and absorbents. Closely comparable to Ecocoast/Bolina in oil boom and environmental marine barrier products, serving ports, harbours, and energy customers globally.
- Elastec American Marine: US manufacturer of oil spill containment booms, debris barriers, and environmental response equipment. Directly comparable to Ecocoast's harbour oil booms, debris booms, and permanent environmental barriers across ports, terminals, and waterway protection applications.
- Vikoma International: UK-based specialist in oil spill containment and recovery systems, including booms, skimmers, and ancillary marine environmental equipment. Comparable product portfolio to Ecocoast's oil booms and pollution control range, serving harbours, terminals, and offshore energy customers.
- Prosertek: Spanish manufacturer of marine equipment including navigation buoys, mooring buoys, demarcation buoys, and pontoon systems. Directly comparable to Ecocoast's Ecobarrier aids-to-navigation, demarcation buoys, and Ecofloat pontoon barrier product lines serving ports and marinas.
- Sealite: Australia-based manufacturer of marine navigation aids, buoys, lanterns, and port safety equipment. Directly comparable to Ecocoast's Ecobarrier aids-to-navigation and demarcation buoys portfolio, with overlap in ports, harbours, and coastal boundary applications.
- Tideland Signal: Global provider of marine aids-to-navigation equipment including buoys, lanterns, and power systems. Comparable to Ecocoast's navigation and demarcation buoy range and overlaps in IALA-standard coastal and port safety applications.
- Slickbar Products Corporation: US manufacturer of oil spill containment booms, permanent and portable barriers, and marine environmental protection equipment. Directly comparable to Ecocoast's Bolina-branded permanent debris booms and harbour oil booms for ports and waterway protection.
Emerging players
- Norfloat International: Norway-based specialist in marine buoys and floating barrier systems. Comparable to Ecocoast's navigation, mooring, and demarcation buoy ranges with overlap in Northern European port and aquaculture applications.
- Geobrugg: Switzerland-based manufacturer of geotextile and geosynthetic systems used in coastal protection, shoreline stabilization, and slope reinforcement. Comparable to Ecocoast's Ecobag coastal protection containers and shoreline stabilization solutions in marine civil engineering applications.
Broad incumbents
- DESMI: Denmark-headquartered broad industrial group with a marine environmental equipment portfolio including oil spill response, pumping, and water treatment systems. Comparable to Ecocoast's environmental marine protection range as a larger, diversified incumbent in adjacent markets.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Ecocoast leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Ecocoast subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Ecocoast funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Ecocoast M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Ecocoast
What does Ecocoast do?
Ecocoast designs, manufactures, and installs marine barrier products for coastline and waterway protection across three ranges: Environment (silt curtains, debris booms, oil booms, coastal protection containers, sustainable mooring, data buoys), Safety (navigation aids, demarcation and mooring buoys, people and watercraft safety booms, pontoon barriers), and Security (marine security booms). The company also delivers end-to-end services including engineering design, installation, monitoring, maintenance, repair, relocation, removal, and recycling.
Is Ecocoast a public or private company?
Ecocoast is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Ecocoast founded?
Ecocoast was founded in 1998. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Ecocoast based?
Ecocoast is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in the Middle East region.
How does Ecocoast make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Marine Barrier Products and Systems are the primary driver. The others are engineering and Marine Services and equipment Rental.
Who are Ecocoast's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Markleen, Elastec American Marine, Vikoma International, Prosertek, Sealite, Tideland Signal and Slickbar Products Corporation. Emerging players are Norfloat International and Geobrugg. DESMI is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does Ecocoast have an API?
No public API is recorded for Ecocoast.
What industry is Ecocoast in?
Ecocoast's product category is Marine Barrier Systems. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAJALAK, Environmental, Waste & Emissions Control Systems (Wastewater, VOC Capture, Spill Response), with a secondary code of BPADALAI, Oceans, Coastal & Marine Resource Management. Its NAICS code is 4883 and its SIC code is 3089.