Sea Crown Marine Services

What Sea Crown Marine Services does

Sea Crown Marine Services (legal name: Sea Crown Company For Marine Services, Contracting and General Trading, Ltd.) is a privately held Iraqi maritime services company headquartered in Basrah, founded in 2005. It specializes in marine surveys (with particular focus on petroleum quantity and quality inspection), ship-to-ship (STS) liquid bulk transfer operations, shipping and maritime agency services, bunkering and marine supply, and integrated logistics including customs clearance, land transport, and warehousing. The company's surveyors cover approximately 30-40% of the Iraqi petroleum exporting market for major international oil importers, operating at Basrah Oil Terminal, Khor al Zubair, Khor Al Aumyah, and the LPG Terminal, and was the first firm in Iraq to perform commercial STS operations with specialized masters holding over 30 years of experience.

The business is structured around professional services fees and bunker supply transaction fees, with services delivered directly to enterprise clients in the oil & petroleum, shipping, and trade/logistics verticals. Customer acquisition is driven by direct relationships rather than active marketing, and the company operates through a single-country domestic channel with round-the-clock service availability. A core strategic asset is the joint venture (Contract No.2, 30/10/2016) with the State Company for Maritime Transport under Council of Ministers Decision No. 492 of 2013, which grants exclusive rights to bunker vessels and provide fuel, oils, and fresh water to all vessels in Iraqi territorial waters and ports. The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified by Bureau Veritas (since June 2017, renewed 2020) and subcontracts/appoints through inspection agencies such as Rochem International Inspection Co. for petroleum survey work.

The company serves a small, concentrated customer base anchored by major international oil importers and the Iraqi government maritime entity, with exposure to oil & petroleum and shipping as primary verticals and trade & logistics as a secondary horizontal segment. It is organized as an Iraqi limited liability company with 11-50 employees, no disclosed external funding, and no parent company, operating from a single headquarters in Basrah under a direct service delivery model.

Name

Sea Crown Marine Services

Legal name

Sea Crown Company For Marine Services, Contracting and General Trading, Ltd.

Website

https://sea-crown.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sea Crown Marine Services is a Basrah-headquartered Iraqi maritime services firm (founded 2005) providing petroleum surveying, STS operations, shipping agency, bunkering, and logistics to major international oil importers and the Iraqi government shipping entity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Marine Cargo Handling (48832), Port and Harbor Operations (488310)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389), Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Marine Service Provider Coordination (Diving, Inspection, Class/Survey Support) (TLAHAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Marine Surveying, Inspection & Claims (EDAOANAO), Marine Bunkering & Port Fuel Supply (EUALAIAG)

Keywords

• Marine survey services
• Ship agency services
• Bunker supply services
• Maritime logistics services
• STS transfer operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Basrah

HQ country

Iraq

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Marine Survey Services: Professional surveying services including petroleum Q&Q inspection, hull & machinery inspection, container surveys, and various other marine surveys. Revenue generated through service fees for inspection and survey work.
2. Shipping Agency Services: Shipping agency services including Owners' Protective Agency, cargo tally, discharge supervision, and documentation services.
3. Bunker Supply: Bunkering vessels and providing fuel, oils, and fresh water to vessels in Iraqi territorial waters under joint venture with State Company for Maritime Transport.
4. Logistics and Transportation: Land transport, customs clearance, warehouse and distribution services for cargo throughout Iraq.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Sea Crown Marine Services delivers integrated marine services to vessel owners, oil companies, and traders operating in Iraq, including ship-to-ship (STS) liquid bulk transfer operations, shipping and maritime agency, petroleum and cargo surveys, bunker supply, marine and commercial supply, container handling, customs clearance, and inland logistics. It is the first Iraqi company to provide STS operations and its petroleum surveyors cover an estimated 30–40% of Iraqi petroleum exports for major international oil importers.

Product overview

Sea Crown Marine Services operates as a comprehensive marine services company serving the maritime industry since 2005. The company offers an integrated portfolio of services including Ship-to-Ship (STS) Operations for liquid bulk transfers (the first in Iraq), Maritime and Shipping Agency services, Survey Services (petroleum, food, cargo, container, and bunker surveys covering 30-40% of Iraq's petroleum export market), Bunker Supply through a floating station, Marine & Commercial Supply of safety equipment, and Logistics Services including customs clearance, land transport, and warehousing. These services are designed to support vessel operations, cargo handling, and maritime commerce primarily from Iraq's Basrah region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• STS Operations (Ship-to-Ship Transfer)

Quantifiable outcome

• 30-40% market share of Iraqi petroleum exports surveyed
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• State Company for Maritime TransportcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 October 2016Joint venture agreement (Contract No.2) between State Company for Maritime Transport and Sea Crown Marine Services & General Trading Co. Ltd. Based on Council of Ministers Decision No. 492 of 2013 and maritime agencies law No. 56 of 1985 as amended by law No. 83 of 2012. Sea Crown is responsible for bunkering vessels, providing oils and fresh water to all vessels in Iraq's territorial waters and ports.
• Rochem International Inspection Co.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSea Crown is appointed directly or subcontracted through major inspection agencies such as Rochem International Inspection Co. for petroleum surveying services at Iraqi terminals.
• Bureau VeritascoreTechnology or IntegrationBureau Veritas (BV) conducted the ISO 9001:2015 audit and certification process for Sea Crown, with renewal audits performed in 2020.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS: Global inspection, verification, and testing company with strong oil & gas and marine surveying practices. Directly comparable to Sea Crown's petroleum Q&Q, draught, and cargo survey work for oil exporters and commodity traders.
• Bureau Veritas: International classification and certification society that performs marine surveys, including hull & machinery, pre-purchase, and condition surveys — and is also Sea Crown's ISO 9001 certification auditor. Directly comparable to Sea Crown's marine surveying line of business.
• GAC (Gulf Agency Company): Global ship agency and logistics group with extensive Middle East port coverage. Directly comparable to Sea Crown's shipping agency, vessel attendance, and integrated port services offerings, but at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Inchcape Shipping Services: One of the world's largest ship agency and port services providers, offering owners' protective agency, husbandry, and vessel call coordination. Comparable to Sea Crown's shipping agency and marine services bundle across multiple geographies.
• Wilhelmsen Ship Management / Wilhelmsen Port Services: Global maritime services group providing ship agency, port services, and vessel support. Overlaps with Sea Crown's ship agency, protective agency, and marine supply offerings, though Wilhelmsen operates at much broader scale.
• Intertek: Global TIC provider with significant petroleum and cargo inspection operations at Middle East export terminals. Comparable to Sea Crown's petroleum and bulk cargo survey services at Basrah Oil Terminal and other Iraqi ports.

Direct peers

• Bunker One: Global marine fuels (bunkering) supplier serving vessels across multiple regions. Comparable to Sea Crown's bunker supply business operating under its JV with State Company for Maritime Transport in Iraqi waters.
• Cotecna: Trade and inspection services group active across the Middle East with petroleum, agricultural, and cargo inspection capabilities. Closely comparable to Sea Crown's petroleum Q&Q, food/grain, and bulk cargo survey offerings at regional terminals.
• Rochem International Inspection Co. Independent petroleum and chemical inspection company subcontracting surveying work to Sea Crown at Iraqi terminals. Directly comparable competitor in the same custody-transfer survey niche, serving the same major international oil importers.

Regional players

• Al Mutamir Shipping & Marine Services Co. Iraqi maritime services company offering ship agency, husbandry, and vessel support at Basrah and other Iraqi ports. Most directly comparable regional peer competing with Sea Crown in the same Iraqi port call services market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SeaCrown2018
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sea-crown-marine-services

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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