What Océanide does

Océanide is a French B2B engineering services firm specializing in physical and numerical modeling of complex maritime, coastal, and offshore phenomena. Founded around 1990 in La Seyne-sur-Mer, the company operates a unique combination of physical testing infrastructure — the BGO FIRST deep water basin (40m x 16m), a shallow water tank (27m x 12m), and a 2D wave flume (24m x 1m) — alongside a comprehensive numerical modeling software stack including commercial tools (TELEMAC suite, ORCAFLEX, ARIANE, DIODORE, SWASH, XBEACH) and proprietary in-house software (ALISE, Gencot_WWT, REJET, OPTICABLE). The company's flagship innovation is Real-time Hybrid Modeling (RTHM), co-developed with Total, Doris Engineering, and TechnipFMC under the CITEPH program to combine physical and numerical models for floating offshore wind applications.

The business serves four primary customer segments: Oil & Gas majors and contractors (Shell, Equinor, Total, SBM Offshore, Heerema, Exmar, TechnipFMC, Saipem, BP), Marine Renewable Energy developers (EDF Renouvelables, IDEOL, Eiffage, JanDeNul, CNIM), Ports and Coastal authorities (Principauté de Monaco, Grand Port Maritime de Dunkerque, Région Languedoc Roussillon, RTE), and emerging maritime sectors including Defense (Naval Group), Aquaculture (Norway Royal Salmon, Aker Solutions), and Aviation (Airbus Helicopters). The company has completed more than 200 Oil & Gas test campaigns over 20 years and more than 100 coastal engineering campaigns since 1990, with a global client footprint spanning France, Monaco, Norway, the UK, Tunisia, Morocco, the US, Denmark, and Brazil.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services contracts with custom pricing tied to scope and complexity, supplemented by R&D collaborations co-financed by ADEME, BPI France, Région Sud, the European Commission (H2020, FP5, FP7, ERDF), and ANR. More than one-third of basin time is dedicated to R&D, and the company holds Crédit Impôt Recherche accreditation as an R&D contractor and membership in the Pôle de Compétitivité Mer PACA competitiveness cluster. GTM is sales-led direct engagement with client engineering teams, supported by technical publications and conference presence (OMAE, OTC, ISOPE); the company has 11-50 employees and is privately held with no disclosed external investors or revenue figures.

Name

Océanide

Legal name

Océanide

Website

https://oceanide.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Océanide is a French B2B engineering firm providing physical and numerical modeling services for maritime, coastal, and offshore applications. It serves Oil & Gas majors, marine renewable developers, port authorities, and defense clients from its La Seyne-sur-Mer testing facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Offshore Engineering Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Marine Surveys, Testing & NDT (Thickness Gauging, UT/MPI, Pressure Testing, Commissioning) (TLAHAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Offshore Wind Substructures & Marine Engineering (Monopiles, Jackets, Floating) (EUAMACAE), Subsea & Nearshore Civil Works (Trenching, Rock Placement, Mattressing) (IMAFAJAI)

Keywords

• Physical model testing
• Offshore engineering services
• Marine hydrodynamics
• Coastal engineering studies
• Maritime numerical modeling

Headquarters

HQ city

La Seyne-sur-mer

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Physical Model Testing Services: Scale model testing in specialized basins and wave flumes for clients in Oil & Gas, marine renewables, and coastal engineering sectors. Services include test engineering, model fabrication, basin operations, and post-processing analysis.
2. Engineering Studies: Engineering studies for maritime projects including hydrodynamic studies, marine hydraulics, port development, pipeline/cable studies, and waterfront development. Services span from preliminary studies to construction follow-up (maîtrise d'œuvre).
3. R&D Collaboration: Research and development projects conducted in partnership with private companies and public bodies (ADEME, BPI, Region Sud, TPM, Europe), either on proprietary funds or with public financing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Océanide provides physical and numerical modeling services for maritime, offshore, and coastal applications through dedicated testing facilities (a 40m x 16m deep water basin, a 27m x 12m shallow water tank, and a 2D wave flume) supported by proprietary and third-party numerical simulation tools. Service lines span Marine Renewable Energies (floating wind, wave energy), Oil & Gas (FPSOs, mooring, risers, marine operations), and Ports and Coastal Developments (breakwaters, harbors, waterfront protection), delivered as test campaigns, engineering studies, and R&D collaborations from preliminary design through construction follow-up.

Product overview

Océanide is a French engineering company specializing in physical and numerical modeling for maritime, offshore, and coastal applications. The company operates a unified service platform combining physical model testing facilities (Deep Water Basin BGO FIRST, Shallow Water Tank, and Wave Flume) with numerical modeling software tools. Physical modeling services span three core domains: Marine Renewable Energies (floating offshore wind, wave energy), Oil & Gas (FPSOs, mooring, marine operations), and Ports & Coastal Developments (breakwaters, harbors, coastal protection). The numerical modeling portfolio includes commercial software (TELEMAC suite with TOMAWAC/ARTEMIS/TELEMAC 2D-3D/SISYPHE, FUDAA REFONDE, SWASH, XBEACH, ARIANE, DIODORE, ORCAFLEX) and proprietary tools (ALISE, Gencot_WWT, REJET, OPTICABLE). R&D activities constitute a significant portion of operations, with over one-third of basin time dedicated to research projects in collaboration with academic and industrial partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Physical Model Testing - Marine Renewable Energies Physical scale-model testing services in the BGO FIRST deep water basin, shallow water tank, and wave flume for offshore wind (floating and fixed foundations), wave energy converters, and other marine renewable energy structures. Clients include EDF Renouvelables, IDEOL, SBM Offshore, Eiffage, JanDeNul, and CNIM.
• Physical Model Testing - Oil & Gas Physical scale-model testing services for offshore Oil & Gas structures including FPSOs, semi-submersibles, mooring systems, risers (including tandem risers), subsea installations, FLNGs, and complex marine operations. Clients include Shell, Total, Statoil/Equinor, SBM Offshore, Heerema, EXMAR, and TechnipFMC.
• Physical Model Testing - Ports and Coastal Developments Physical scale-model testing in 2D wave flumes and 3D shallow water tanks for breakwater stability, port layout, coastal protection, sediment transport, erosion, overtopping, and waterfront development. Clients include public authorities and private developers.
• Engineering Studies - Ports and Coastal Developments Engineering consulting studies covering hydrodynamic studies, marine hydraulics, port development, pipeline and cable studies, waterfront development, and technical expertise/diagnostics. Delivered from preliminary studies through construction follow-up (maîtrise d'œuvre) for public and private maritime clients.
• Research and Development Collaboration R&D projects conducted in partnership with private companies and public bodies (ADEME, BPI France, ANR, Région Sud, TPM, European Commission H2020/FP5/FP7/ERDF), covering coastal engineering, marine renewables, Oil & Gas, and other naval concepts. Co-financed through public funding or proprietary funds.
• Other Maritime Physical Modeling Services Specialized physical modeling and engineering services for defense (NAVAL GROUP coastal infrastructure), aquaculture (offshore fish farms), aviation (sea-landing survival boat deployment testing for AIRBUS Helicopters), and general maritime construction.

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed 200+ test campaigns in Oil & Gas sector over 20 years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• ADEMEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Environment and Energy Management Agency co-financing R&D projects including Initiative PME/Opticable, PIA/EolFloat, and multiple marine renewable energy studies. Océanide participates in ADEME-funded research programs for renewable energy and environmental solutions.
• BPI FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench public investment bank co-financing R&D projects including FUI-21/Poseidon-Expé platform development and FUI-11/Bilboquet wave energy project.
• Région Sud / TPMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government and Toulon Provence Méditerranée supporting regional innovation projects including Poseidon-Expé next-generation climate modeling platform.
• European Commission (H2020, FP5, FP7, ERDF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU funding programs supporting marine research including H2020/Marinet2 for marine renewable energy evaluation, FP5/OCTOPLUS for offshore production concepts, FP7/TULCS for ultra large container ships, and ERDF for EUROSWAC cooling technology.
• ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench National Research Agency funding ASTRID/MORHOC'H 2 project on wave-current interaction modeling in coastal areas.
• DORIS EngineeringmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration on multiple JIP programs including CITEPH/RTHM hybrid modeling for floating wind, Near Shore FSRU, and various Oil & Gas projects involving FPSO mooring and GBS structures.
• TechnipFMCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on CITEPH/RTHM hybrid modeling development and multiple Oil & Gas projects including Asgard subsea compression and FLNG Prelude water intake riser.
• SaipemmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCITEPH partnership on VIV and WIO research for tandem risers, and multiple project collaborations on Tanger Med breakwaters and Arzew terminal.
• TotalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCITEPH/RTHM hybrid modeling collaboration for floating wind applications; CLOV FPSO mooring study; Browse LNG pipeline bundle projects.
• Subsea7majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCITEPH collaboration on VIV and WIO of tandem risers research program.
• SBM OffshoremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on sloshing research (moonpool studies) and Provence Grand Large floating wind pilot project.
• ShellmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJIP Subsea Well Response Project for quick response systems; FLNG Prelude water intake riser modeling.
• STATOIL (Equinor)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJIP Subsea Well Response Project collaboration; Asgard world's first subsea gas compression facility testing.
• CG83 (Conseil Général du Var)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-financing Gis-Hydro projects including SEAREV wave energy converter and Sea-Orbiter oceanic exploration vessel.
• IDEOLmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEolMed floating wind farm pilot project collaboration for physical model testing of floating foundations.
• EDF RenouvelablesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJIP Cability cable stability studies; SEAREV wave energy research; Provence Grand Large floating wind project.
• NAVAL GROUPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGESCIC environmental status for coastal infrastructure project; multiple marine defense physical modeling projects.
• CNIMmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWINDKEEPER offshore wind maintenance vessel seakeeping comparison studies; CEP&M/NAVPOLEM depollution ship development.
• EIFFAGEmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGBS Fécamp wave and current loads comparison studies; foundation scour protection analysis.
• EUROSWAC Consortium (11 UK-FR Partners)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner11-partner UK-FR consortium developing shallow-water SWAC (Sea Water Air Conditioning) technology for the Channel Area. Co-financed by ERDF with €3.5M budget. Led by Océanide with academic and industrial partners for aquaculture and coastal cooling applications.
• Academic Partners (Universities and Engineering Schools)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration from fundamental research to applied industry research on innovative concepts, combining testing facilities with academic expertise in experimental hydrodynamics.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Bassin d'Essais des Carènes (BEC): French ship model testing facility based in Val-de-Reuil providing resistance, propulsion, and seakeeping tests for naval architecture and offshore clients. Comparable in physical model basin testing methodology, with overlap in French and European maritime clients.
• Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA): German ship model basin providing physical hydrodynamic testing for ship design, offshore structures, and marine operations. Comparable in deep water basin testing methodology and offshore O&G/wind clients, but primarily serves the German/Northern European market.

Direct peers

• SINTEF Ocean: Norwegian applied research institute with major ocean basin facilities (including MC-lab) serving offshore oil & gas, marine renewables, and aquaculture clients. Highly comparable physical testing footprint and Oil & Gas client base, including Equinor collaborations overlapping with Océanide.
• HR Wallingford: UK-based hydraulic research and engineering consultancy operating large-scale physical modeling facilities (wave basins, flumes) for ports, coastal, and offshore energy clients. Direct competitor in coastal engineering, port development, and offshore wind foundation testing for European and international clients.
• MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands): Dutch independent research institute operating one of the world's largest deep water basins and wave basins for offshore and ship hydrodynamics. Highly comparable to Océanide across FPSO, offshore wind, and ship model testing, with a similar combination of physical facilities, numerical modeling, and R&D partnerships.
• FORCE Technology: Danish technology consultancy with offshore wave basin and structural testing facilities serving Oil & Gas and offshore wind developers. Direct comparable in physical model testing services, subsea equipment qualification, and offshore renewables validation.

Broad incumbents

• DHI: Danish water-environment consultancy combining numerical modeling (MIKE suite) with physical model testing for ports, coasts, and offshore energy. Overlaps with Océanide in coastal engineering and offshore wind, though DHI is significantly larger and numerical-modeling-led.
• BMT Group: UK-headquartered marine engineering consultancy providing offshore engineering, naval architecture, and coastal/marine infrastructure services. Comparable in serving offshore O&G, renewables, and ports, but operates as a broader engineering consultancy rather than a basin-focused physical modeler.
• IFREMER: French public marine research institute with deep water basins and significant offshore testing capabilities. Comparable as a French marine testing and R&D institution, though IFREMER's scope is much broader (oceanography, ecosystems, fisheries) than Océanide's commercial testing focus.

Emerging players

• Tecnalia: Spanish applied research center with marine energy and offshore testing capabilities, particularly for wave and tidal energy. Comparable in marine renewable energy physical testing and European R&D consortium participation, though smaller scale in offshore wind foundation testing than Océanide.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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