AW Maritime

What AW Maritime does

AW Maritime Pty Ltd is a privately held boutique maritime engineering consultancy headquartered in Port Melbourne, Australia, founded in 2013 by Tom Atkins and Roger Wilson. The firm provides specialized civil, structural, and coastal engineering services across the full lifecycle of port and maritime infrastructure, from feasibility studies and coastal planning through structural analysis, dredging design, documentation, and construction supervision, supplemented by condition inspections, asset management, and project management. Technical capability rests on numerical modeling of wave and coastal design conditions, drone-based aerial surveys, spherical (360-degree) imagery inspection, and proprietary modular strengthening systems for marine infrastructure rehabilitation.

The company operates from four Australian offices (Port Melbourne headquarters, Geelong, Sydney/Barangaroo, and Sunshine Coast) and delivers projects nationally across Victoria, Tasmania, NSW, Queensland, the Northern Territory, Western Australia, and South Australia, with international project history in Oman, Guinea, Malaysia, and Taiwan. AW Maritime generated revenue through project-based professional services fees billed to clients across the planning, design, and construction phases; pricing is not publicly disclosed and contracts are scoped individually.

Its client base is concentrated in Australian government and quasi-government entities, including major port authorities (Port of Melbourne, VPCM, GeelongPort, Port of Townsville, TasPorts), state agencies (Parks Victoria, DELWP, Department of Transport Victoria), terminal operators, and a small number of maritime contractors and private marina clients. Notable delivered projects include the $53M St Kilda Pier Redevelopment (Engineers Australia Project of the Year nominee, 2026), the $15M Geelong Waterfront Safe Harbour, Port Welshpool Long Jetty rehabilitation, Broome Town Beach Jetty, and the lead consultant role on the St Leonards Pier Rebuild Project for Parks Victoria. The firm is founder-controlled with no disclosed external funding, no subsidiaries, and ISO certification achieved in early 2026.

Name

AW Maritime

Legal name

AW Maritime Pty Ltd

Website

https://awmaritime.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AW Maritime is a privately held Australian boutique engineering consultancy founded in 2013 that delivers maritime civil, structural, and coastal engineering services across the full infrastructure lifecycle to port authorities, government agencies, terminal operators, and select private clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAJAGAO

Project Management & Owner’s Engineering / Technical Consultancy (Spec Writing, Bid Support, Site Support)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Marine & Shipbuilding/Ship Design, Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Services

SECONDARYIMAJAGAA

Concept & Feasibility Naval Architecture (Requirements, Trade Studies)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Marine & Shipbuilding/Ship Design, Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Services

SECONDARYIMAFAJAF

Marine Terminals & Cargo Handling Infrastructure (RoRo, Bulk, Container)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Marine & Coastal Construction (Ports, Harbors, Dredging)

Keywords

• Maritime engineering consulting
• Port infrastructure design
• Coastal engineering services
• Structural condition assessment
• Dredging project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Port Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for port and coastal infrastructure planning, design, and construction supervision. Revenue generated through project-based professional services fees for concept design, detailed design, tendering, construction supervision, and condition inspections.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AW Maritime is a boutique maritime civil engineering consultancy providing specialized planning, design, and construction supervision services for port and coastal infrastructure. The firm delivers end-to-end engineering services across the project lifecycle — from feasibility studies and concept design through detailed structural analysis, condition inspections, dredging design, and construction supervision — to port authorities, government agencies, terminal operators, harbour managers, and private clients across Australia and internationally.

Product overview

AW Maritime is a boutique maritime civil engineering consultancy offering a unified portfolio of specialized engineering services. The core offerings include Maritime Structural Analysis & Design, Condition Inspections & Asset Management, Dredging & Coastal Engineering, Coastal Planning, Feasibility Studies & Appraisals, Documentation & Construction Supervision, and Project Management. These services are organized across project categories covering the full lifecycle of maritime infrastructure: Waterfront Development, Wharf & Dock Structures, Mooring Analysis/Dolphin/Fender Design, Crane & Lift Assessments, Piers & Jetties, Dredging & Channel Design, Coastal Protection Structures, Rock Revetments & Groynes, Beach Renourishment, Marinas & Wave Attenuators, Breakwaters & Wavescreens, Boat Launching Facilities, Ship & Travel Lifts, Navigational Aids, Walkways and Access Steps, Pedestrian Bridges, and Towers & Lighthouses. The company serves port authorities, government agencies, terminal operators, harbour managers, and private clients throughout Australia and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maritime Structural Analysis & Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed $53 million St Kilda Pier redevelopment
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TasPortscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026AW Maritime supporting maintenance dredging activities at the Port of Devonport in partnership with TasPorts and Baggerbedrijf De Boer B.V.
• Baggerbedrijf De Boer B.V. (Dutch Dredging)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Dutch dredging specialist working with AW Maritime on Port of Devonport maintenance dredging project.
• North ProjectscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWorking with North Projects as part of the design team for the St Leonards Pier Rebuild Project for Parks Victoria, providing collaborative design services.
• Tract ConsultantscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating with Tract Consultants on the St Leonards Pier Rebuild Project for Parks Victoria, combining landscape architecture and maritime engineering expertise.
• Jackson Clements Burrows ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating with AW Maritime on St Kilda Pier redevelopment project, providing architectural design services.
• Site OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating with AW Maritime on St Kilda Pier redevelopment project.
• SMC MarinecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMaritime contractor that has collaborated with AW Maritime on numerous projects including Barangaroo waterfront, Walsh Bay Wharf, Narrabeen pedestrian trail, Broome Town Beach Jetty, and various other marine construction projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• GHD: GHD is a large Australian-headquartered engineering consultancy with coastal, port and maritime practices serving Australian port authorities and government clients — the most direct large-Australia competitor to AW Maritime on tendered public-sector port and coastal work.
• Tonkin + Taylor: Tonkin + Taylor is an Australasian specialist in coastal, port and waterfront engineering with significant Australia/NZ activity, providing a comparable boutique-specialist alternative for maritime and coastal design commissions.
• SMEC (Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation): SMEC is an Australian-founded engineering consultancy with maritime and coastal capabilities serving government and port clients across Australia and the Asia-Pacific, making it a direct regional competitor to AW Maritime.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: AECOM operates a global Ports & Marine business delivering planning, design and program management for ports, harbours and coastal infrastructure, frequently bidding against AW Maritime on Australian port authority and waterfront master-planning engagements.
• Arup: Arup's Maritime and Waterfront Engineering practice delivers port, coastal and waterfront design services globally, including Australia, where it competes with AW Maritime on signature waterfront redevelopments like St Kilda-class projects.
• WSP in Australia: WSP is a global engineering consultancy with a dedicated Ports & Maritime practice offering planning, design and asset management for ports and coastal infrastructure, competing with AW Maritime on the same Australian government tenders from a much larger bench.
• Advisian (Worley Group): Advisian, the consulting arm of Worley, provides ports, terminals and maritime infrastructure advisory and engineering services to Australian operators and governments, competing with AW Maritime across feasibility, design and asset management scopes.
• Mott MacDonald: Mott MacDonald's Ports, Coastal & Offshore team provides maritime structural design, coastal engineering and port planning services globally, making it a comparable tier-1 incumbent competing for similar waterfront and port authority work.

Direct peers

• BMT Group: BMT is a specialist maritime engineering and consulting firm offering naval architecture, port and coastal engineering, and maritime asset management — directly comparable to AW Maritime's boutique maritime civil engineering scope across ports, jetties, dredging and coastal protection.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: Royal HaskoningDHV operates a dedicated Maritime & Ports consultancy that delivers port planning, coastal engineering, dredging and waterfront development services worldwide, overlapping directly with AW Maritime's core services and customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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