Sea and Land Technologies

What Sea and Land Technologies does

Sea and Land Technologies (SALT) is a Singapore-headquartered value-added reseller, distributor, and systems integrator specializing in marine, subsea, coastal, and inland technology solutions. Founded in 1994 and operating independently since separating from Unique Group in 2016, the company represents a portfolio of global technology partners — including HII (REMUS family of UUVs), SEABER (YUCO micro-AUVs), DeepWater Buoyancy, JWA (lift bags), BIRNS (subsea connectors), Tritech (acoustic positioning), and Teledyne Marine — and distributes, integrates, services, and rents their products across eight Asia-Pacific markets: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, the United States (via BeYond Survey Services), and Japan (via Marimex Japan K.K.).

SALT's offering spans five business verticals: Precision Survey Instrumentation, Commercial & Military Diving Systems, Subsurface Terrain and Structural Integrity Monitoring Solutions, Marine/Subsea Buoyancy & Protection, and Subsea/Surface Vehicles & Bolt-On Products. Technical assets include AUVs rated to 6,000 meters depth, ROV-mounted cleaning and NDT tools, hydrodynamic pipe and cable tracking systems, syntactic-foam buoyancy for subsea oil & gas and floating offshore wind, and high-pressure pumps up to 40,000 PSI. Products are sourced from partner manufacturers; SALT adds value through regional technical sales, system integration (e.g., mixed-gas containerized dive systems), rental fleet management, and after-sales servicing under an ISO 9001 Quality Management System.

The company generates revenue through three streams: equipment sales (the largest), equipment rentals for survey and diving gear, and professional services including diving system assembly, integration, and field support. Pricing is custom quotation-based with multi-year contracts typical. Customers are primarily government defense agencies, offshore oil & gas operators, oceanographic research institutions, construction and land authorities, and commercial/military diving companies across ASEAN and, more recently, North America. The firm employs 101–250 staff and is privately held with no disclosed external funding or acquisition history.

Name

Sea and Land Technologies

Legal name

Sea and Land Technologies Pte Ltd

Website

https://sea-landtech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sea and Land Technologies (SALT) is a Singapore-based value-added reseller and systems integrator of marine, subsea, diving, and survey technology, serving defense agencies, offshore oil & gas operators, and research institutions across eight Asia-Pacific markets since 1994.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine and Subsea Equipment Distribution

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Ship Building and Repairing (336611)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730), Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533)

akta.pro primary industry

Underwater Inspection, Maintenance & Repair (UWILD, Diving/ROV, In-water Cleaning) (IMAJAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Underwater Hull Inspection, Cleaning & Propeller Services (TLAKAKAJ), Life-Saving Appliances & Safety Equipment (Davit Systems, Lifeboats, Firefighting) (IMAJAIAG), Manned Submersible & Deep-Sea Research Vehicle Manufacturing (IMAJAOAD), Subsea & Nearshore Civil Works (Trenching, Rock Placement, Mattressing) (IMAFAJAI)

Keywords

• Marine survey equipment
• Subsea technology distribution
• Autonomous underwater vehicles
• Commercial diving systems
• Subsea buoyancy products

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of high-technology marine, subsea, and diving equipment including ROVs, AUVs, diving systems, survey instrumentation, and buoyancy products. Products sourced from global technology partners and distributed throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
2. Equipment Rentals: Rental of underwater survey equipment, diving equipment, and mechanical pumps. The company maintains rental inventory for short-term and long-term deployments.
3. Servicing and Integration: Assembly and integration of diving systems, servicing of underwater survey equipment, and technical support services. The Quality Management System covers stockholding, rental and servicing operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Sea and Land Technologies (SALT) is a Singapore-based value-added reseller and distributor of high-technology marine, subsea, coastal, and inland equipment, including ROVs, AUVs, diving systems, survey instrumentation, subsea buoyancy products, subsea connectors, NDT inspection equipment, and pipeline repair systems. The company markets, sells, rents, assembles, fabricates, integrates, installs, and services these partner-manufactured products for government, defense, oil and gas, ports, construction, mining, renewables, and research customers across Asia-Pacific.

Product overview

Sea and Land Technologies (SALT) is a diversified technology solutions provider serving the marine, subsea, coastal, and inland sectors across the Asia Pacific region. The company offers a portfolio of specialized products organized into five main business verticals: Precision Survey Instrumentation (oceanographic, hydrographic, geophysical surveying equipment), Commercial & Military Diving Systems (containerized dive systems, hyperbaric chambers, saturation dive equipment), Subsurface Terrain & Structural Integrity Monitoring Solutions (geotechnical instruments, NDT equipment, high-pressure pumps up to 40,000 PSI), Marine/Subsea Buoyancy & Protection (DeepTec syntactic foam buoyancy products, liftbags, mooring buoys, ADCP deployment systems), and Subsea/Surface Vehicles & Bolt-On Products (REMUS AUVs, YUCO and MARVEL micro-AUVs, ROV cleaning tools, positioning systems, subsea connectors). SALT operates as a value-added reseller and integrator of global technologies, representing manufacturers like DeepWater Buoyancy, JWA, BIRNS, Tritech, Teledyne, and HII. The product portfolio spans from small two-man portable UUVs (REMUS 100M) to large deep-water systems (REMUS 6000 rated to 6000m), ROV-mounted cleaning and inspection equipment, and comprehensive oceanographic mooring and deployment solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• REMUS Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Family Family of REMUS UUVs (including REMUS 100M, 300M, 620, 6000, M3V, Sentry, and Seagull) distributed from HII for defense, hydrographic survey, mine countermeasures, and oceanographic missions; sold to navies, coast guards, and hydrographic agencies.
• YUCO Micro-AUV Family SEABER YUCO micro-AUVs including YUCO-SCAN, YUCO-LUMEN, YUCO-3DSS, YUCO-PAM, YUCO-eDNA, YUCO-PHYSICO, YUCO-CTD, and YUCO-CARRIER variants for compact coastal survey, environmental monitoring, and biological sampling.
• MARVEL AUV Family SEABER MARVEL AUVs including MARVEL-LUMEN, MARVEL-3DSS, MARVEL-MBES, MARVEL-MAGNETO, and MARVEL-SCAN variants for advanced subsea survey and imaging.
• ROV Cleaning Tools ROV-mounted cleaning tools including the Bayonet 350/250/150 hydrodebriders and CaviBlaster cavitation cleaning systems used for biofouling removal, marine growth cleaning, and structural cleaning by ROV operators.
• BIRNS Subsea Connectors and Cables BIRNS Primum, Millennium, and Meridian subsea connectors, penetrators, cable assemblies, and lighting products for subsea system integration.
• HydroPACT Pipe and Cable Tracking Systems Tritech HydroPACT 350, 440, and 660E systems for tracking buried pipelines, subsea cables, and umbilical structures during survey operations.
• Micron Acoustic Modems and USBL Positioning Tritech MicronModem and MicronBattery Modem underwater acoustic modems and MicronNav 200 USBL positioning system for subsea acoustic communications and asset tracking.
• MiniPod GNSS Receivers Trimble MiniPod 103G, 106G, and 107GS GNSS receivers used as OEM positioning boards for surface marine positioning and survey applications.
• Underwater Positioning Beacons 1100, 1130, 1300A, and 1320A series positioning beacons for diver tracking, ROV/AUV navigation, and offshore tracking.
• ADCP Mooring Buoys StableMoor mooring buoys, spherical and elliptical ADCP buoys, and Hydro-float mooring solutions for ocean current monitoring deployments.
• Subsea Buoyancy Modules ROVits, MiniMod, Modular, and HardBall floats made with DeepTec syntactic foam for ROV, AUV, and subsea instrument buoyancy.
• JWA Premier Lift Bags JWA Premier lift bags including parachute, cylindrical, modular pillow, and SPLB variants for commercial and military diving lift operations.
• Pipeline Repair Clamps and Hang-off Systems Subsea pipeline cable hang-off systems, repair clamps, and ancillary pipeline intervention products for offshore oil and gas operators.
• ADCP Deployment Equipment ADCP buoy frames, inline mooring frames, bottom mounts, and trawl-resistant bottom mounts used for ADCP instrument deployment.
• NDT and Inspection Equipment NDT products including the Multigauge 4000 underwater thickness gauge, EN 60052 holiday detector, ST-AC Pro and PST-100 spark testers, DCCT Pro2 pinhole detector, and UCP1B cathodic protection probe for subsea inspection.
• Benthic Lander and Pop-up Recovery Systems Benthic lander buoyancy systems, acoustic release buoyancy, and pop-up buoy recovery solutions for oceanographic deployment and recovery of seafloor instruments.
• Energy Industry Buoyancy Products Umbilical buoyancy, pipeline buckle mitigation buoyancy, and floating offshore wind buoyancy products for oil and gas and renewables operators.
• Precision Survey Instrumentation Solutions Distribution and integration of precision survey instrumentation including GNSS receivers, USBL systems, pipe and cable trackers, and positioning beacons for hydrographic and topographic surveying customers.
• Commercial and Military Diving Systems Supply and integration of mixed-gas containerized dive systems, surface-supplied diving equipment, and related diving accessories for military diving units and commercial diving contractors.
• Subsurface Monitoring Solutions Subsurface terrain and structural integrity monitoring equipment, including hydrogeological monitoring instruments and crack monitoring instrumentation for infrastructure and construction customers.
• Equipment Rental Services Rental fleet of marine and subsea equipment including diving spreads, AUVs, ROV tooling, survey instruments, and pipeline repair equipment for short- and long-term project deployment.
• Assembly, Fabrication, Installation, and Servicing Value-added assembly, fabrication, installation, integration, repair, and after-sales servicing for distributed marine and subsea equipment, performed at the Singapore facility and in the field.

Quantifiable outcome

• Autonomous underwater vehicles reduce carbon emissions compared to manned vessels
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DeepWater BuoyancycoreTechnology or IntegrationDeepWater Buoyancy is a key technology partner supplying subsea buoyancy products including ADCP buoys, mooring buoys, lift bags, and pipeline protection products. Products are designed for depths up to 6,000 meters and are manufactured using DeepTec syntactic foam technology.
• HII (Huntington Ingalls Industries) - REMUScoreTechnology or IntegrationHII provides the REMUS family of autonomous underwater vehicles including REMUS 100M, 300M, 620, and 6000. These range from small two-man portable UUVs to large-class vehicles capable of 6,000 meter depths for defense, hydrography, and research applications.
• SEABER (YUCO AUVs)coreTechnology or IntegrationSEABER supplies the YUCO family of micro-AUVs including YUCO-SCAN, YUCO-CTD, YUCO-LUMEN, and other variants. These compact autonomous vehicles feature INX navigation, DVL sensors, and side-scan sonar for various underwater survey applications.
• JWA (Premier Liftbags)coreTechnology or IntegrationJWA provides a comprehensive range of lift bags including Parachute, Cylindrical Enclosed, and Modular Pillow designs ranging from 25kg to 50 tonnes capacity. Products are manufactured to IMCA D-016 standards for shallow water salvage and lifting operations.
• BIRNScoreTechnology or IntegrationBIRNS supplies high-performance underwater interconnect products including the Meridian (225 Amp dry-mate connectors rated to 6km), Millennium series, and Primum underwater connectors designed for deep submergence and heavy-duty underwater applications.
• Tritech InternationalcoreTechnology or IntegrationTritech provides Micron series underwater acoustic modems (MicronModem, MicronBattery Modem), MicronNav 200 USBL positioning systems, and sonar technology for underwater communications and navigation.
• Teledyne Marine (HydroPACT)coreTechnology or IntegrationTeledyne Marine supplies the HydroPACT series of pipe and cable tracking systems (350, 440, 660E) for submarine survey operations. These systems provide accurate position measurement and depth of burial data for conductive targets.
• BeYond Survey Services Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBeYond Survey Services Inc. serves as the US market partner for SALT products, extending distribution reach to the United States from their office in Houston, Texas.
• Marimex Japan K.K.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMarimex Japan K.K. serves as the Japan market partner for SALT products, representing the company in the Japanese market from their Tokyo office.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Teledyne Marine: Teledyne Marine is both a SALT partner (HydroPACT pipe/cable tracking) and an OEM with its own direct APAC sales force. Comparable via overlapping underwater imaging, acoustic, and survey instrumentation offerings.
• Forum Energy Technologies: Forum Energy Technologies is a publicly listed global provider of subsea and offshore products, including ROV tooling, subsea vehicles, and diving equipment. Much larger scale than SALT, with overlapping product lines (ROV cleaning tools, intervention tooling, subsea connectors).
• Oceaneering International: Oceaneering is a global subsea robotics and engineering services provider operating its own fleet of ROVs and AUVs. Comparable to SALT in serving oil & gas, defense, and hydrography customers, but at much larger scale and with captive vehicle manufacturing.

Direct peers

• Subsea Tech: Subsea Tech is a smaller France-based distributor and integrator of marine/subsea robotics, diving systems, and observation-class ROVs. Closest small-cap peer to SALT in terms of VAR business model and customer segments.
• Sonardyne: Sonardyne manufactures underwater acoustic positioning (USBL, LBL), inertial navigation, and sonar systems — directly comparable to Tritech MicronNav 200, MicronModem, and beacon products distributed by SALT.
• EdgeTech: EdgeTech manufactures side-scan sonar, sub-bottom profilers, and bathymetric systems — directly overlapping with the DeepVision 680kHz sonar on SALT's YUCO-SCAN micro-AUV and survey instrumentation portfolio.
• Exail (formerly iXblue): Exail/iXblue manufactures inertial navigation systems, USBL positioning, and AUVs (A18, DriX) — comparable to SALT's positioning product lines and overlapping into autonomous underwater vehicles for hydrography.
• Unique Group: Unique Group is SALT's former parent (SALT spun out in 2016). It operates as a value-added provider of marine, subsea, diving, and buoyancy equipment across the Middle East, India, UK, and APAC — the closest business-model match globally.

Others

• DeepWater Buoyancy: DeepWater Buoyancy is a SALT supplier partner manufacturing DeepTec syntactic foam buoyancy. Comparable technology and product overlap (ADCP buoys, mooring buoyancy, subsea lift bags up to 6,000m), but positioned as a manufacturer rather than a distributor.

Regional players

• Bibby Subsea (Bibby Marine / offshore services): Bibby Subsea and related Bibby offshore services entities operate ROVs and diving systems primarily in European/North Sea basins. Comparable customer base (offshore E&P, defense) and equipment stack, but focused on Atlantic- and Europe-region work rather than APAC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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