GREAT WATERS MARITIME LLC

What GREAT WATERS MARITIME LLC does

Great Waters Maritime LLC is a Dubai-headquartered engineering consultancy and project management firm serving marine, offshore oil & gas, and renewable energy clients globally. Founded in 2012 by industry veterans with over 30 years of combined experience at McDermott International, Drydocks World Dubai, Mazagon Docks, and Goa Shipyard, the firm operates across three service divisions (Marine, Oil & Gas, and Renewables) and four offices (Dubai HQ, Abu Dhabi, Kochi, and Baku), with an India-registered subsidiary (Great Waters Energy Private Limited) providing lower-cost engineering delivery.

The firm's core offering bundles naval architecture, structural, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation engineering with end-to-end project management, covering concept and detailed design, FEED verification, survey, loadout and transportation analysis, offshore installation engineering, decommissioning, and specialist services such as EEXI/EEDI calculations and mooring analysis. Underlying technical capabilities include Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), dynamic lift analysis for jacket installation using crane barges, and CFD analysis for floating solar arrays. The firm holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and claims 850+ completed projects and 1,000+ active clients.

The business operates on a B2B professional services model with quote-based, project-specific pricing. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales driven by direct client engagement and industry reputation, with marketing supplemented through participation in marine, oil & gas, and renewable energy conferences. Revenue derives from engineering consultancy hours and project management fees, with no disclosed pricing tiers, subscription components, or ARR-style recurring revenue. Ownership is concentrated among four founding partners and the company appears bootstrapped with no external venture capital or private equity investment.

Name

GREAT WATERS MARITIME LLC

Legal name

Great Waters Maritime LLC

Website

https://greatwatersenergy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Great Waters Maritime LLC is a Dubai-based engineering consultancy and project management firm delivering naval architecture, offshore installation, and project execution services to marine, oil & gas, and renewable energy clients across the UAE, India, Azerbaijan, and globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine and Offshore Engineering Consultancy

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Other Support Activities for Water Transportation (48839)

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

SECONDARYIMAJAGAB

Hydrodynamics & Performance Engineering (Resistance, Propulsion, Seakeeping, Maneuvering)

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

SECONDARYIMAJAGAK

Production Design & Detailed Engineering (3D CAD, Drawings, BOM, Nesting)

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

SECONDARYIMAJAGAJ

Safety, Risk & Compliance Engineering (SOLAS, Class Rules, HAZID/HAZOP, FMEA)

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

Keywords

• Marine engineering services
• Offshore installation engineering
• Naval architecture consulting
• Oil and gas engineering
• Renewable energy engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consultancy Services: Provides comprehensive engineering consultancy services including naval architecture, structural engineering, marine engineering, and electrical and instrumentation engineering for marine, oil and gas, and renewable energy projects.
2. Project Management Services: Oversees projects from concept to completion, ensuring seamless execution and timely delivery for shipbuilding, salvage, refurbishment, and installation of marine and offshore assets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Great Waters Maritime LLC is a B2B engineering consultancy and project management firm offering naval architecture, marine, structural, mechanical, electrical, and offshore installation engineering for the marine, oil and gas, and renewable energy sectors. Services span concept design, detailed engineering, FEED verification, transportation and installation analysis, project management, and decommissioning support, delivered across offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kochi, and Baku.

Product overview

Great Waters Maritime LLC is an engineering consultancy and project management firm offering integrated services across three core divisions: Marine, Oil & Gas, and Renewables. Their portfolio encompasses design services (naval architecture, structural, mechanical, electrical, and marine engineering), specialist services (EEXI & EEDI calculations, safety studies, mooring analysis), project management, offshore installation engineering, decommissioning, and renewable energy solutions including windfarm and floating solar engineering. The company operates as a unified service platform where engineering consultancy and project execution services are offered together, enabling end-to-end solutions from concept through commissioning for marine vessels, offshore structures, and renewable energy installations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Marine Engineering Services Comprehensive marine engineering solutions for shipowners, shipyards, and offshore operators, including basic and detailed design of jack-up barges, rigs, and various ship types; detailed analysis of jack-up rigs, jacking structures, spud cans, helidecks, and crane foundations; barge and vessel conversion and upgrade services; marine survey services (pre-purchase, damage, acoustic, rig); and new build supervision, contract management, sea trials, inclining experiments, and dry docking superintendent services.
• Oil & Gas Engineering Services Comprehensive offshore oil and gas engineering services for operators and EPC contractors, including offshore platform design, subsea engineering, pipeline design, installation and maintenance, finite element analysis, and offshore structural analysis for jackets, topsides, and helidecks. Includes offshore installation engineering (load-out, transportation and installation of jackets, topsides, subsea pipelines, cables, and subsea systems), decommissioning engineering for platforms, bridges, flare towers, and subsea structures, and mooring analysis services including vessel spread mooring, tanker STS mooring, and mooring system design.
• Renewable Energy Services Comprehensive renewable energy engineering solutions for windfarm and floating solar developers, including mooring design, windfarm installation engineering, and floating solar panel installation engineering. Covers feasibility studies, offshore windfarm engineering, floating and fixed windfarm design, windfarm installation vessel services, mooring system and anchor design for floating solar installations, and engineering for floating fixed plants including mooring design, floater design, concrete pontoon design, and electrical system design.
• Project Management Services End-to-end project management services overseeing construction of jackets, platforms and associated structures, offshore installation of structures, shipbuilding, salvage, refurbishment, and installation of marine and offshore assets. Engagements span concept to completion, employing state-of-the-art techniques and best practices to ensure seamless execution and timely delivery for shipbuilding, salvage, refurbishment, and offshore installation programs.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• LOC Group: Marine and offshore engineering consultancy providing naval architecture, marine warranty, surveying and project management services. Most direct comparable peer to Great Waters on scope of marine engineering services and target customer base (shipowners, offshore operators, insurers).
• COWI: Engineering consultancy with strong offshore wind, marine structures and oil & gas engineering capabilities. Comparable to Great Waters on offshore structural analysis, installation engineering and naval architecture.
• Ramboll: Engineering consultancy with a dedicated offshore wind and marine infrastructure practice providing design, installation engineering and project management. Directly comparable to Great Waters' renewables and offshore installation engineering services.
• Cathie Associates: Offshore geoscience and geotechnical engineering consultancy supporting offshore wind and oil & gas clients with foundation design and installation engineering. Comparable niche offshore engineering peer with overlapping renewables/oil & gas focus.
• AqualisBraemar (ABL Group): Marine and offshore energy consultancy offering engineering, marine warranty survey, rig moving and loss adjusting services. Comparable peer on offshore engineering and project management services for marine and energy clients across multiple geographies.

Broad incumbents

• DNV: Norway-based classification society and energy adviser offering maritime and offshore engineering, certification and advisory services. Comparable in naval architecture, structural analysis and offshore engineering services but with global scale, classification authority and far broader advisory capabilities.
• Wood Group: Global engineering and consulting firm with a major offshore and marine engineering practice serving oil & gas, renewables and naval clients. Comparable on offshore installation engineering, structural analysis and project management, but as a much larger incumbent.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection and certification company with a Marine & Offshore division providing classification, offshore engineering and project services. Directly comparable to Great Waters' offshore installation, shipbuilding and naval architecture engineering scope, but operating at vastly greater scale with a broader service portfolio.
• Worley: Global engineering, procurement and construction firm with significant offshore oil & gas and renewables practices. Overlaps with Great Waters on offshore installation engineering, structural design and project management for energy clients.

Others

• McDermott International: Global EPCI contractor for offshore oil & gas projects where Great Waters' founders previously worked. Comparable on offshore installation engineering scope (jackets, topsides, pipelines, subsea systems), but McDermott operates as a far larger contractor rather than a consultancy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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