Marine Pollution Services

Name

Marine Pollution Services

Legal name

Marpol Services

Website

https://marpol.com.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Marpol Services is a Cartagena, Colombia-based port service operator providing collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of Marpol waste and oily wastewater for shipping, industrial, and oil & gas clients, with recovered oil valorized into recycled industrial fuels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Waste Management Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Collection (56211), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (42471)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Wholesale-Petroleum Bulk Stations & Terminals (5171)

akta.pro primary industry

Sludge, Bilge, Waste & Garbage Disposal Coordination (MARPOL) (TLAHAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Used Oil & Oily Waste Management (Collection, Re-refining, Disposal) (BPALAFAI), Used Oil, Lubricants & Industrial Fluids Recovery/Recycling (IMAIAFAM), Environmental, Spill Prevention & Response Compliance (MARPOL, SOPEP/SMPEP, Waste) (TLAHANAI), Hazardous Waste Recycling & Recovery (Solvent Recovery, Oil Re-refining, Metals Recovery) (EUAIAFAI)

Keywords

• Maritime waste management
• Oily waste treatment
• Port reception facilities
• Marpol compliance services
• Industrial wastewater processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Cartagena

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection and Treatment Services: Collection, transport, treatment, recovery and disposal service for all Marpol waste and oily waste from ships, industry, and oil & gas operations in Cartagena, Colombia
2. Recycled Industrial Fuels Sales: Marketing of 100% recycled industrial fuels suitable for industrial boilers and furnaces, produced from recovered oil valorization

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Marpol Services provides collection, transport, treatment, recovery, and disposal services for Marpol waste (oily residues) from ships, industrial facilities, and oil & gas operations in Cartagena, Colombia. The company operates its own processing plant with state-of-the-art technology to recover 100% of oil contained in residues and valorizes the recovered oil into 100% recycled industrial fuels marketed for industrial boilers and furnaces.

Product overview

Marpol Services is a port service operator providing an integrated suite of environmental services for oily waste management. The company operates a centralized processing plant using state-of-the-art technology, supported by a fleet including the Marpol I barge and tank car operations. Core offerings include collection, transport, and treatment of oils and wastewater by both barge and tank car, with recovered oil valorized into 100% recycled industrial fuels marketed for industrial boilers and furnaces. The company serves shipping (Marpol waste disposal), industrial facilities, and Oil & Gas operations across Cartagena, Colombia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Collection, Transport, Treatment of Oils and Wastewater by Barge Collection, transport, and treatment of oils and wastewater using the company's owned barge Marpol I, operating at all terminals in Cartagena, Colombia. Targeted at ship-based operations generating Marpol residues.
• Collection, Transport, Treatment of Oils and Wastewater by Tank Car Collection, transport, and treatment of oils and wastewater delivered via tank car (truck-based), complementing barge operations for flexible port and industrial waste collection across Cartagena, Colombia.
• Marketing of 100% Recycled Industrial Fuels Sale and marketing of 100% recycled industrial fuels derived from recovered oil valorization, suitable for industrial boilers and furnaces.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of oil contained in residues is recovered in a sustainable and responsible way

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• GAC Group: Global shipping, logistics, and marine services group offering port call services including husbandry and waste coordination — overlapping with Marpol's MARPOL and port-call service niche from a shipping-services angle.
• Royal Boskalis Westminster: Dredging and marine services group with growing environmental services portfolio (including oily-waste and dredged material treatment) that intersects with Marpol's marine oily-waste niche.

Direct peers

• Heritage Environmental Services: US-focused hazardous and industrial waste management company with oily-water treatment and used-oil recovery services, operating a similar asset-heavy collection-to-recovery model as Marpol.
• Smit Lamnalco: Global port services operator providing marine and environmental services at terminals, including waste and MARPOL-type reception facilities, comparable to Marpol's barge-based collection at port terminals.
• Tradebe: Specialized hazardous-waste and oil-recovery operator with collection, treatment, and re-refining capabilities — closely analogous to Marpol's oily-waste collection, treatment, and oil valorization into industrial fuel.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Environmental Services: Global environmental services giant offering hazardous waste, oil re-refining, and industrial cleaning; competes in maritime and industrial waste segments and could enter Cartagena as a competitor or acquirer of Marpol.
• Stericycle: Large regulated-waste services company with hazardous waste collection and treatment offerings relevant to Marpol's oily-waste operations, though Stericycle focuses on healthcare and regulated streams.
• Wilhelmsen Ship Service: Global maritime services provider with Ships Service division offering waste handling and MARPOL compliance services to vessels at port — overlapping with Marpol's ship-side oily-waste collection but as part of a much wider portfolio.
• Clean Harbors: North American leader in hazardous waste and environmental services, including oil recovery and used-oil processing — comparable end-market and treatment capabilities though at vastly larger scale.

Regional players

• FCC Servicios Medio Ambiente: Spanish environmental services arm of FCC Group with Latin American waste management operations; comparable integrated waste-to-resource model and the most likely Spanish-speaking regional consolidator interested in Cartagena.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/marpol

Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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