Woocheen

What Woocheen does

Woocheen, LLC is the ocean-health business platform of Sealaska, an Alaska Native regional corporation with more than 23,000 Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian shareholders that funds the platform's acquisitions and profits flow back to Alaska Native communities. Headquartered in Seattle and built primarily through acquisitions between 2020 and 2024, the platform operates across three core divisions — Geosciences, Sustainable Seafood, and Construction & Environment — plus a Lands habitat restoration program covering 176,000 acres in Southeast Alaska. The Geosciences division integrates Seas Geosciences (operating the 80-metre BOS Princess geotechnical drillship, the Mako40 automated topside rig, and Deepwater CPT and Drilling systems that work in water from 10m to more than 4,000m deep), Causeway Geotech (Ireland's largest ground-investigation contractor with 100+ staff and 20+ drilling rigs), Scantech (geophysics including ground penetrating radar), Gregg Drilling (drilling and in-place groundwater injection), CS Marine (marine construction) and DME Systems (subsea engineering with automation, AI and machine-learning capability).

The company earns revenue from project-based professional services across offshore, nearshore and onshore site investigations for offshore wind developers (Renexia for Med Wind, Orsted for Ocean Wind 1), engineering firms and port authorities; multi-year federal contracts for construction and environmental remediation (USACE, NNSA, NAVFAC, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, DOE's Los Alamos National Laboratory); wholesale and direct-to-consumer sustainable seafood through UK grocery retailers (Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, M&S, Ocado, Asda) under brands Leap, Fish Said Fred and Joii; and marine construction services to refineries, terminal operators and the U.S. Coast Guard. Pricing is quote-based and contract-specific, with federal work governed by competitive IDIQ and fixed-price procurement, including a $1B seven-year ceiling Counter Nuclear Smuggling Systems Deployment joint venture with Tetra Tech and a $20.9M five-year USACE environmental consulting contract. Woocheen's competitive positioning rests on its ability to operate as a single integrated supplier across the geoscience value chain (vessels, custom tooling, in-house UKAS-accredited geotechnical lab, subsea engineering) and on the Small Disadvantaged Business / 8(a) certifications that grant several subsidiaries set-aside access in the federal market.

Name

Woocheen

Legal name

Woocheen, LLC

Website

https://woocheen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Woocheen is the ocean-health business platform of Alaska Native Corporation Sealaska, operating acquired subsidiaries in offshore/nearshore geosciences, sustainable seafood, and federal construction and environmental remediation across the US, UK, Iceland, Ireland, Italy and Norway.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Geosciences Services

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136), Navigational Services to Shipping (488330), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Port and Harbor Operations (488310)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730), Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533), Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Seismic Survey & Geotechnical Offshore Vessel Construction (IMAJACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Marine & Offshore Wind BOP Construction (Foundations, Cables, Ports, Installation Support) (EUAMAFAI), Hydrodynamics & Performance Engineering (Resistance, Propulsion, Seakeeping, Maneuvering) (IMAJAGAB)

Keywords

• Offshore geotechnical services
• Marine geosciences
• Sustainable seafood sourcing
• Environmental remediation services
• Marine construction services

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Geosciences and geotechnical services: Project-based professional services revenue from offshore, nearshore and onshore site investigations, geophysical surveys, subsea engineering and consulting for offshore wind, infrastructure and energy projects; includes long-term vessel charter contracts (e.g., BOS Princess deal with Britoil).
2. Federal construction and environmental remediation contracts: Multi-year, fixed-price and IDIQ contracts with USACE, NNSA and other federal customers for construction, environmental consulting, remediation and nuclear nonproliferation services.
3. Sustainable seafood sales (wholesale, retail and consumer brands): Revenue from selling processed and packaged sustainable seafood to UK grocery retailers (Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, M&S, Ocado, Asda), food-service customers and via direct-to-consumer brands Leap, Fish Said Fred and Joii; includes processing and trading operations in Iceland (IceMar, AG Seafood) and Norway (Normarine).
4. Marine construction services: Project-based revenue from pile driving, dredging, salvage, demolition, heavy lift, marine oil terminal demolition and UXO recovery delivered by CS Marine for refineries, terminal operators, state and local agencies, and the US Coast Guard.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Woocheen provides offshore, nearshore and onshore geotechnical and geophysical investigation services for offshore wind, infrastructure and energy projects, supported by proprietary deep-water tooling, custom vessels and a UKAS-accredited lab. The platform also operates a sustainable seafood business spanning wholesale supply and consumer brands, and a federal construction and environmental remediation arm serving U.S. agencies.

Product overview

Woocheen is a single holding/platform company (an ocean-health business platform owned by Alaska Native Corporation Sealaska) operating a portfolio of acquired operating companies organised under three core divisions—Geosciences, Sustainable Seafood, and Construction & Environment—plus a Lands habitat restoration program. The Geosciences division integrates Seas Geosciences (operating the BOS Princess multipurpose geotechnical drillship, Mako40 rig, Deepwater CPT unit and Deepwater Drilling system), DME Systems (subsea engineering with AI/automation expertise), Causeway Geotech (Ireland/UK ground investigation), Scantech Geoscience (geophysics, including ground penetrating radar), Gregg Drilling (geotechnical drilling and in-place groundwater injection technology) and CS Marine (marine construction). The Sustainable Seafood division combines New England Seafood International (NESI), Normarine, IceMar, AG Seafood, and Independent Packers Corporation, marketing consumer brands Leap, Fish Said Fred and Joii. The Construction & Environment division includes Sealaska Constructors (SCL), Sealaska Secure Construction Solutions (SSCS), Sealaska Construction Solutions (SCS), Sealaska Technical Services (STS), and Sealaska Remediation Solutions (SRS, with joint ventures SeaTech Global Security Solutions, SeaTech Advanced Restoration Solutions, and SeaTech Remediation Partners) for federal and commercial environmental, remediation and construction work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fish Said Fred: NESI consumer seafood brand offering responsibly sourced fresh fish products to UK supermarkets including Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Ocado, Tesco and Asda.
• Leap
• Joii
• Wild Bay

Products and services

• Offshore Geotechnical Investigation Services Project-based offshore geotechnical and geophysical site investigations for offshore wind developers (e.g., Renexia, Orsted) and energy clients, including seabed drilling, cone penetration testing and borehole sampling in ultra-deep water.
• Nearshore Geotechnical Investigation Services Nearshore ground investigation for ports, harbors and cable landfall projects using jack-up barges, amphibious carriers and the Quin Delta vessel; performed for clients including Cromarty Firth Port Authority, Stornoway Harbour Authority, Balfour Beatty and Orsted.
• Onshore Ground Investigation Services Land-based ground investigation for transport infrastructure, dams, ports, bridges and buildings; delivered by Causeway Geotech and Gregg Drilling using 20+ drilling rigs across Ireland and the UK.
• Geophysical Survey Services Geophysical investigations for renewable development, energy infrastructure, transportation and water projects using ground penetrating radar and complementary methods; delivered by Scantech Geoscience across Ireland and the UK.
• Subsea Engineering and AI/ML Automation Services Custom subsea engineering, automation, AI and machine learning services for offshore wind, climate research, telecommunications and offshore renewables; performed by DME Systems in South Shields, UK.
• Marine Construction Services Pile driving, dredging, heavy lift, floating crane, pipe and cable laying, marine salvage, marine oil terminal demolition and UXO recovery delivered by CS Marine for refineries, terminal operators, state and local agencies, and the US Coast Guard.
• Federal Construction Services Multidisciplinary general contracting for federal customers covering heavy civil construction, vertical design/build and environmental services; several entities hold SBA 8(a) / Small Disadvantaged Business status.
• Environmental Remediation Services Environmental assessment, investigation, groundwater remediation, NEPA planning, contaminants of emerging concern expertise, water resource consulting and GIS; delivered by SRS (NAICS 562910) and STS (NAICS 541620).
• Counter Nuclear Smuggling Systems Deployment (SeaTech Global Security Solutions) Design, integration, construction, communications, logistics, training and equipment deployment for fixed, mobile and handheld radiation detection systems deployed internationally for NNSA's CNSSD program.
• Geotechnical Laboratory Testing Services UKAS-accredited geotechnical testing in Causeway Geotech's Northern Ireland laboratory delivering faster turnaround and standardized AGS-format results for projects across the UK and Ireland.
• Sustainable Seafood Wholesale Supply Wholesale supply and category management of MSC- and ASC-certified seafood (tuna, wild salmon, cod, haddock, sea bass) into UK supermarkets (Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, M&S, Ocado, Asda) and food-service operators.
• Fish Said Fred Consumer Seafood Brand Direct-to-consumer and retail brand of responsibly sourced everyday seafood available via fishsaidfred.co.uk, Facebook and Instagram and through UK supermarkets including Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Ocado, Tesco and Asda.
• Leap Wild Salmon Consumer Brand Direct-to-consumer and retail brand of wild salmon sold via leapwildfish.co.uk and UK retailers, with marketing emphasising wild, sustainably harvested seafood.
• Joii Ready-to-Eat Packaged Seafood Brand Raw, ready-to-eat sustainable packaged seafood (e.g., salmon tartare) marketed across all of Europe under the Joii brand.
• Woocheen Lands Habitat Restoration Lands program focused on watershed and salmon stream restoration, anadromous habitat reconnection and carbon sequestration across 176,000 acres in Southeast Alaska (Tongass National Forest).

Quantifiable outcome

• $1B contract ceiling (NNSA CNSSD) awarded to SRS joint venture
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability5 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• DME Systems Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 August 2024UK-based subsea engineering firm merged with Woocheen in August 2024 to merge capabilities in geosciences, geotechnical and geophysical services for offshore, nearshore and onshore investigations, expanding expertise in subsea tools, automation, AI and machine learning for offshore wind, climate research, telecommunications and offshore renewables.
• New England Seafood International (NESI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 August 2024NESI is part of the Woocheen group of companies and acts as the platform's UK seafood arm; in August 2024 NESI acquired the trade and certain assets of Blue Sea Food Company from Kroll Advisory, securing more than 160 jobs at the Devon-based crab processor.
• Britoil Offshore ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2024Multi-year agreement to charter and convert the BOS Princess into a Geotechnical Drilling Vessel (80m long, ~19m beam) fitted with Seas Geosciences' automated topside geotechnical rig, innovative seabed CPT system and array of geotechnical tools; vessel to be available from January 2025 to support the offshore wind industry globally.
• SealaskaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSealaska is the Alaska Native regional corporation that owns Woocheen and acts as its ocean-health business platform; Woocheen profits support Sealaska's 23,000+ Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian shareholders. Sealaska acquisitions (NESI 2020, Causeway Geotech 2022, Normarine 2023, Scantech 2023, DME Systems 2024) flow into the Woocheen platform.
• Argo (Italian vessel partner)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeas Geosciences partners with Italian company Argo to supply the vessel used as a base for robotic seafloor drill and CPT operations in support of the Med Wind floating offshore wind farm in the Sicily Channel, in water depths of more than 1,600 meters.
• Renexia (Toto Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSigned agreement for Seas Geosciences to study environmentally sustainable mooring and anchoring solutions for Med Wind turbines in the Mediterranean; deploying robotic seafloor drill and CPT up to 40m below the seafloor in 900m+ deep water.
• OrstedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrsted led the Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind project in New Jersey; Woocheen Marine Services (including Gregg Drilling) performed a successful geotechnical survey for cable landfall design using an amphibious carrier in ultra-shallow water. Woocheen is mobilizing with Alpine Ocean for additional East Coast nearshore HDD/cable routing work.
• Tetra Tech, Inc. (SeaTech Global Security Solutions joint venture)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with NNSA via the SeaTech Global Security Solutions joint venture; awarded a share of the $1B Counter Nuclear Smuggling Systems Deployment (CNSSD) contract over seven years for design, integration, construction, communications, logistics, training and equipment deployment.
• Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, Inc.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWoocheen's geotechnical experts worked closely with Alpine Ocean on the Ocean Wind 1 survey and are mobilizing with Alpine Ocean for additional East Coast offshore wind geotechnical investigations.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Tetra Tech: Leading US environmental engineering and consulting firm that is both an active JV partner (SeaTech Global Security Solutions with Sealaska Remediation Solutions on the $1B NNSA CNSSD contract) and a broader federal remediation competitor to Sealaska Remediation Solutions and Sealaska Technical Services.

Broad incumbents

• Saipem: Italian-headquartered global offshore engineering, drilling and construction services provider. A much larger incumbent that competes in offshore wind EPCI and offshore geotechnical/site investigation, often with proprietary vessels and tooling that overlap the BOS Princess' addressable market.
• PGS: Oslo-listed marine geophysics company offering seismic acquisition and imaging services. Adjacent to Woocheen's offshore geophysics and Scantech ground-penetrating-radar work in the offshore wind and offshore infrastructure site-investigation market.
• AECOM: Global engineering and infrastructure firm with large federal environmental remediation, NEPA and construction practices. Direct competitor for USACE, NAVFAC and DOE environmental and engineering contracts that the Sealaska Construction & Environment subsidiaries pursue.
• TGS: Global offshore geoscience data and multi-client seismic library provider. Overlaps with Woocheen's subsurface characterization and offshore wind data business, but at a much larger scale across the E&P value chain and with a multi-client data model.
• Thai Union Group: Global seafood company (Chicken of the Sea, John West brands) with vertically integrated processing and distribution. Comparable to NESI in consumer seafood brand development and global sustainable supply chain management, though at a substantially larger scale and with broader species/geographic diversification.
• Stantec: Global engineering, consulting and environmental services firm with significant geoscience, environmental remediation and federal practices. Competes with Sealaska Remediation Solutions, Sealaska Technical Services and Causeway Geotech in federal infrastructure and remediation work.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global engineering, technical and scientific services firm with federal environmental remediation, nuclear and infrastructure practices. Competes with Sealaska Remediation Solutions and Sealaska Technical Services for DOE, NNSA and federal clean-up contracts.

Direct peers

• Fugro: Dutch-headquartered global leader in offshore geotechnical, geophysical and survey services. Directly competes with Seas Geosciences, Gregg Drilling and Causeway Geotech in offshore wind site characterization, CPT and drilling, and operates comparable vessel-based offshore investigation fleets globally.
• Geoquip Marine: UK-headquartered offshore geotechnical services company with a similar vessel-based service model, including integrated drilling, sampling and CPT capabilities. Competes with Woocheen for offshore wind and deepwater geotechnical investigation projects in the North Sea, Mediterranean and US East Coast.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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