African Marine

What African Marine does

African Marine General and Engineering Company Limited (AMGECO) is a privately held marine services provider headquartered at Port Mombasa, Kenya, founded in 1928. The company operates the only ISO certified dry dock facility on the East Coast of Africa since 1977, accommodating vessels up to 20,000 tons, complemented by a separate construction dock, 340 meters of lay-by wharves, slipways for vessels up to 120 tons, and an owned fleet of bunker barges complying with ISO 2010 fuel standards.

The company generates revenue through nine integrated service streams: dry docking and ship repair (afloat and inland), shipbuilding at a dedicated construction dock, bunkering (Fuel Oil 180 CST, MGO, lubricants), berthing and mooring, ship chandling (equipment, provisions, crew change, spares procurement), EPZ warehousing, heavy engineering and conversions to ASME standards using IACS-certified materials, and certified life raft servicing for major brands. A non-marine heavy engineering vertical extends fabrication services to cement factories, petroleum refineries, electricity companies, railways, oil drilling companies, construction firms, and other industrial clients.

Customer segments span international ship owners on Europe-Cape-India-Far East trade routes, various naval forces, and multinational industrial companies. Pricing is positioned as competitive with no public rate disclosure, billed on a pay-as-you-go basis across service categories. Distribution is exclusively direct via the Port Mombasa facility with mobile repair teams extending service to Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar. The company is led by Founder & Managing Director Mr. Shazmeer Jiwan and General Manager Sabareesan Asokan, operating as an independent private entity with no disclosed institutional investment, M&A activity, or parent company structure.

Name

African Marine

Legal name

African Marine General and Engineering Company Ltd.

Website

https://africanmarine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

African Marine (AMGECO) is a privately held Mombasa-based marine services provider operating East Africa's only ISO certified dry dock since 1977, offering ship repair, shipbuilding, bunkering, chandling, and heavy engineering to international ship owners, navies, and industrial clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Engineering Services

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Ship and Boat Building (3366), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883), Marine Cargo Handling (48832)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730), Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Ship Repair & Drydocking (TLAKAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Marine Outfitting & Interior Refurbishment (TLAKAKAL), Engine & Mechanical Overhaul (Main/Aux Engines, Pumps, Valves, Compressors) (TLAHAMAD), Underwater Hull Inspection, Cleaning & Propeller Services (TLAKAKAJ), Life-Saving Appliances & Safety Equipment (Davit Systems, Lifeboats, Firefighting) (IMAJAIAG), Landing Craft & Amphibious Workboats (LCM/LCT-style, Beaching Craft) (IMAJADAK)

Keywords

• Dry dock services
• Ship repair services
• Marine bunkering
• Ship chandling
• Heavy engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Mombasa

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Dry Dock Services: Vessel dry docking services at ISO certified facility in Mombasa accommodating vessels up to 20,000 tons.
2. Ship Repair Services: Afloat and inland repairs including electrical work, steel and pipe work, engine repairs, tank cleaning, painting services.
3. Bunkering Services: Supply of quality fuels (Fuel Oil 180 CST, MGO, lubricants) via owned bunker barge fleet complying with ISO 2010 standards.
4. Ship Chandling: Supply of ship equipment, maintenance supplies, provisions, engine spares procurement, crew change and vessel/tank cleaning services.
5. Construction Dock: Ship building services at dedicated construction dock facility.
6. EPZ Facilities: Export Processing Zone license for warehousing and storage services.
7. Heavy Engineering: Non-marine heavy engineering and specialized fabrication work for industrial companies including cement factories, refineries, and construction companies.
8. Life Raft Services: Servicing, repair and recertification of life rafts and lifeboats, plus supply of pyrotechnics and marine distress signals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

African Marine operates the only ISO certified dry dock on the East Coast of Africa from its base in Mombasa, Kenya, providing ship repair, ship building, marine bunkering, ship chandling, berthing/mooring, and heavy engineering services. The company serves international ship owners, navies, and industrial clients with over 85 years of operational history dating back to 1928.

Product overview

African Marine and General Engineering Company Limited (AMGECO) operates as a comprehensive marine services provider with a portfolio of 11 integrated services centered around its ISO-certified dry dock facility in Mombasa, Kenya. The core offering comprises Dry Dock and Construction Dock facilities for vessel repair and shipbuilding, complemented by Bunkering Services, Berthing & Mooring, Ship Chandling, EPZ Facilities, Lay-By Wharves, Slipways, Conversions and Heavy Engineering, Life Raft servicing, and Afloat & Inland Repairs. The unified service architecture allows the company to provide end-to-end marine solutions from ship repair and dry docking to specialized marine engineering, bunkering, and non-marine heavy engineering projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dry Docking & Ship Repair

Quantifiable outcome

• Vessels up to 20,000 tons can be accommodated in dry dock
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 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

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ocea Group: French shipbuilder specializing in smaller vessels with marine engineering and repair capabilities, including operations in Africa. Comparable in offering marine engineering and ship construction/repair services to international clients including African markets.
• ADSB (Abu Dhabi Ship Building): UAE-based shipyard providing shipbuilding, repair, and overhaul services for naval and commercial vessels. Closely comparable as a regional shipyard offering integrated ship repair, construction, and conversion services to naval and commercial clients in a strategic maritime location.
• African Marine Solutions (AMSOL): South African marine services company providing ship repair, dry-docking, and marine engineering in the African market. Directly comparable as an African-based marine services provider serving international commercial and industrial clients in the region.

Broad incumbents

• Sembcorp Marine: Singapore-based shipyard and offshore engineering company with extensive ship repair, conversion, and dry-docking capabilities. Comparable in core ship repair and marine engineering services, though serving a much larger global offshore and commercial market.
• Keppel Shipyard: Singapore-based shipyard with major ship repair and conversion operations. Comparable as a comprehensive ship repair and marine engineering provider serving international commercial and naval clients, though with substantially larger dry dock capacity.
• Lamprell: UAE-based provider of ship repair, conversion, and offshore engineering services. Comparable in offering ship repair, conversion, and marine engineering in a regional hub serving international oil & gas and commercial shipping clients.
• Damen Shipyards Group: Dutch global shipbuilding group with ship repair yards across multiple continents including Africa (Damen Shiprepair & Conversion). Comparable due to offering ship repair, conversion, and dry-docking services to international commercial and naval clients, though at a much larger global scale.

Emerging players

• Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam: Netherlands-based marine engineering firm offering ship repair, conversion, and heavy engineering services. Comparable in providing heavy engineering and ship repair capabilities for both marine and non-marine industrial clients.

Regional players

• Atlantic Marine Services: West African marine services provider operating in Nigeria and surrounding countries, offering ship repair and marine support services. Comparable as a regional African marine services competitor serving similar international shipping and industrial clientele.
• Egyptian Ship Repair & Building (ENPPI/ENNSB): Egyptian ship repair and construction facility operating in the Suez/Mediterranean maritime corridor. Comparable as a regional Middle East/North African shipyard offering ship repair and marine engineering services to international commercial vessels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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