Sea Level Marine

What Sea Level Marine does

Sea Level Marine, Inc. is a privately held marine services company headquartered in Aransas Pass, Texas, that provides transportation, launch services, and regulated waste removal for offshore vessels operating in the Gulf of Mexico. Its core offering is personnel and cargo transfer to offshore platforms, vessels at anchorage, and government officials, executed through a fleet that includes the M/V Miss Vivian (a 56-passenger aluminum crew boat with a 40-by-16-foot cargo deck, the largest locally owned vessel in the Corpus Christi area), the M/V Maverick, and the M/V Santa Rosa. The company supplements crew transfer with construction support, ship support, dive and survey support, and salvage work, and holds authority from APHIS, USDA, and CBP to remove regulated waste from offshore vessels and manifest it to approved landfills, a differentiated compliance capability.

The business also extends into commercial diving through a sister-company arrangement with Underwater Services Inc., enabling bundled transport plus subsea inspection and emergency retrieval offerings. Technology is physical-asset-driven: licensed crew, fully insured vessels, and 24-hour notice availability, rather than software or platform IP; the firm's own description emphasizes "We Really Know the Ropes" as its differentiator. There are no patents, trademarks, or proprietary technology assets disclosed.

Revenue is generated via professional services contracts with enterprise customers in the offshore oil and gas and maritime services sectors, including LLOG Exploration, Kiewit Offshore Services, EMAS AMC, Signet Maritime, Mammoet Salvage Americas, and COMAR Marine. Customer acquisition is sales-led and relationship-driven, with Captain Rueben Molina serving as the primary contact; no formal marketing channels, public pricing, or subscription/recurring revenue mechanics are disclosed. The company is small (11-50 employees), privately held, and shows no evidence of institutional investment, acquisitions, or recent product launches.

Name

Sea Level Marine

Legal name

Sea Level Marine, Inc.

Website

https://sealevelmarine.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sea Level Marine is a privately held Gulf Coast marine services firm that provides crew and cargo transfer, launch support, regulated waste removal, and commercial diving to offshore oil and gas operators and maritime contractors in the Corpus Christi region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Offshore Marine Transportation Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Other Support Activities for Water Transportation (48839)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Offshore Marine & Aviation Support (PSVs, AHTS, Crew Boats, Helicopters) (EUALABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Marine Service Provider Coordination (Diving, Inspection, Class/Survey Support) (TLAHAJAI), Heavy Lift & Marine Recovery (Cranes, Barges, Jack-up Support) (TLAHAIAF), Emergency Towage & Rescue (Refloating, Grounding Response) (IMAJANAB)

Keywords

• Offshore marine transportation
• Crew boat services
• Vessel launch services
• Commercial diving services
• Regulated waste transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Aransas Pass

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Transportation Services: Personnel transfer for shift changes, transfer to vessels at anchorage, ship stores, perishables, fresh water, and equipment to offshore vessels. Also includes transfer of government officials and regulated waste removal services.
2. Launch Services: Construction support, ship support, dive and survey support, and salvage work. Professional captains and crew provided for boat launches transporting passengers, ship spares, stores, provisions, equipment and various offshore supplies.
3. Commercial Diving: Commercial diving services provided through sister company Underwater Services Inc., including offshore vessel inspections and underwater services.
4. Waste Regulation Services: Vessels authorized by APHIS, USDA and CBP to remove regulated waste from offshore vessels in the Corpus Christi area and manifest waste to final deposition at approved landfill.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Sea Level Marine provides offshore launch and crew transfer services, regulated transportation and waste handling, and commercial diving support for oil and gas operators, EPC contractors, salvage companies, and survey crews in the Gulf of Mexico. Deliveries are made through its owned vessel fleet and licensed crews operating out of Aransas Pass, Texas, with sister-company underwater support via Underwater Services Inc.

Product overview

Sea Level Marine, Inc. is a marine services company offering a portfolio of interconnected maritime solutions for the Gulf Coast region. The core offerings include Launch Services for personnel and cargo transfer to offshore vessels, Transportation and Waste Regulation Services for offshore waste management, and Commercial Diving Services (via sister company). The company operates the M/V Miss Vivian, its flagship vessel and the largest locally owned vessel in the Corpus Christi area, which serves as the primary platform for executing these services. All services are designed to support the offshore oil and gas industry with 24-hour readiness, fully insured vessels, and licensed crews.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Launch Services Vessel-based launch and crew/cargo transfer service for offshore operators, EPC contractors, salvage companies, and survey crews working in the Gulf of Mexico, delivered from Aransas Pass, Texas.
• Transportation and Waste Regulation Services Transport and handling of regulated marine waste under APHIS/USDA/CBP authorization, available with 24-hour notice for offshore and Gulf of Mexico clients.
• Commercial Diving Services Commercial diving support delivered in coordination with sister company Underwater Services Inc., serving offshore oil and gas, EPC, salvage, and survey clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully removed M/V Int'l Carrier from beach within four days
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Mammoet Salvage AmericascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2013Sea Level Marine worked alongside Mammoet Salvage Americas to successfully salvage the M/V Int'l Carrier off San Jose Island beach in March 2013. Within four days, both companies successfully removed passengers and the vessel safely without injuries.
• Signet MaritimecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2013Sea Level Marine was sub-contracted through Signet Maritime to assist with ongoing sea trials for the Eagle Texas and Eagle Louisiana Modular Capture Vessels since late 2013, using M/V Maverick and M/V Miss Vivian for personnel, cargo and equipment transport.
• COMAR MarinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2010Sea Level Marine traveled from Theodore, Alabama to Panama City, Florida to assist COMAR Marine in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill clean-up from June to late August 2010. Provided M/V Santa Rosa to transport supplies including spill booms, cargo, and passengers.
• Kiewit Offshore ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSea Level Marine was contracted by Kiewit Offshore Services to assist with subsea integration of the Delta House platform. This included providing side scan mapping survey to bring the rig to location, as well as I-tube removal and installation flanges work during June, July and September 2013.
• Underwater Services Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnderwater Services Inc. is Sea Level Marine's sister company providing commercial diving services. Sea Level Marine provides transportation for the Underwater Services Inc. dive team to perform offshore vessel inspections. Both companies collaborate on projects requiring underwater services and marine transport.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SEACOR Marine Holdings: SEACOR Marine operates a diversified fleet of offshore support vessels including crew boats and fast supply vessels in the Gulf of Mexico, competing with Sea Level Marine for the same offshore oil and gas crew transfer and supply contracts.
• Tidewater Inc. Tidewater is the world's largest offshore support vessel operator with a substantial Gulf of Mexico presence, offering crew boats, anchor handlers, and platform supply vessels that overlap directly with Sea Level Marine's launch and transportation services at much larger scale.
• Hornbeck Offshore Services: Hornbeck Offshore historically operated a Gulf of Mexico fleet of OSVs, crew boats, and MPSVs serving deepwater oil and gas operators with services that closely parallel Sea Level Marine's launch, personnel transfer, and platform support offerings.

Direct peers

• Harvey Gulf International Marine: Harvey Gulf is a Gulf of Mexico-based operator of crew boats and offshore support vessels serving the same offshore oil and gas customer base as Sea Level Marine, with comparable crew-transfer and platform-supply services in the Corpus Christi/Port Fourchon corridor.
• Signet Maritime Corporation: Signet Maritime is a Gulf Coast operator of crew boats and offshore support vessels and is both a past Sea Level Marine customer (Eagle Texas/Eagle Louisiana sea trials) and a direct regional competitor for crew transfer and launch contracts.
• Edison Chouest Offshore: Edison Chouest operates one of the largest Gulf of Mexico crew-boat and offshore support vessel fleets through its C-Innovation and affiliate brands, directly competing with Sea Level Marine on launch, crew transfer, and platform supply work for major E&P and EPC contractors.
• GulfMark Offshore: GulfMark Offshore operated crew boats and platform supply vessels focused on the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and North Sea, directly comparable to Sea Level Marine's personnel transfer and offshore supply operations in size and customer profile.

Emerging players

• Bisso Marine: Bisso Marine is a Gulf of Mexico-based offshore services company providing vessel support, towing, salvage, and heavy lift — overlapping with Sea Level Marine's salvage, launch, and offshore supply work for the same oil and gas and maritime customer base.
• C-Innovation (an Edison Chouest company): C-Innovation provides subsea inspection, ROV, and commercial diving services with vessel support, overlapping with Sea Level Marine's combined dive + crew-boat offering in the Gulf of Mexico, particularly for subsea integration projects similar to the Delta House work.
• Mammoet Salvage Americas: Mammoet Salvage Americas is a marine salvage and emergency response contractor and a former Sea Level Marine partner (M/V Int'l Carrier salvage), competing for similar wreck removal and emergency response work in the Gulf of Mexico.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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