BALTIC Taucherei- und Bergungsbetrieb Rostock GmbH

What BALTIC Taucherei- und Bergungsbetrieb Rostock GmbH does

BALTIC Taucherei- und Bergungsbetrieb Rostock GmbH (trading as Baltic Diver Germany) is a family-owned international subsea contractor headquartered at Alter Hafen Süd 3 in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with a second operating base in Rødbyhavn, Denmark, through the MSP JV. Founded in May 1993 by Eyk-Uwe Pap and Jens Pap and led by the two brothers as Managing Directors, the company has delivered more than 10,000 individual projects for approximately 1,000 clients across more than 30 countries over a 30-year operating history. Its main service lines are commercial diving (IMCA-compliant, up to 50 m depth), inspection and work-class ROV operations, maritime and salvage services including 600+ salvage operations, subsea UXO / munitions survey and clearance, hydraulic and port engineering, and engineering consulting.

The company operates an owned fleet of seven vessels — Baltic Lift (self-propelled crane barge), MS Baltic Taucher I & II (multi-purpose diving support vessels), MS Flunder and MS ORFE (oil spill response / pollution control vessels), HIEV I (crane and diving barge) and CARLA (multipurpose pontoon catamaran, built 2022) — together with containerized technical equipment including a Lloyd's Register-certified LARS (launch and recovery system), Deck Decompression Chamber, offshore diving container, oil spill response equipment and the Seatronics-built inspection-class ROV VALOR. Its proprietary technology stack centers on BalticStream, a remote survey platform co-developed with Subsea X for streaming live video and audio via cellular or satellite networks, plus a 3D 4K imaging system delivering millimetric dense 3D point clouds for subsea metrology, anode and cable integrity monitoring. Operational quality is anchored in ISO 9001:2015 (Lloyd's Register, since 2012), IMCA membership (since 2017), class approvals from DNV, RINA and Lloyd's Register for in-water surveys, Achilles registration, and IMCA/CMID vessel audits.

Baltic Diver Germany earns revenue primarily through project-based professional services contracts for enterprise clients in renewable energy / offshore wind (E.ON, Vattenfall, RWE, TenneT, 50Hertz, EnBW, WindMW, BARD, WPD), maritime and shipping (DNV/RINA/LR class surveys), heavy marine construction (DEME, Boskalis, Mammoet, Strabag, Züblin, Hochtief, Ballast Nedam, Saipem), cable infrastructure (Prysmian, nkt) and salvage (SMIT Salvage, Harms Bergung). Recurring managed-services revenue is generated from long-term state contracts for oil spill response readiness (FLUNDER, VILM, ORFE with the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Havariekommando) and from vessel/equipment rental. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, relationship-driven and supported by industry event presence (WindEurope Offshore, NEVA, Digital Ocean Convention, Hamburg Maritime Forum), trade association memberships (IMCA, ISU, BalMarTech, VdN, SMN) and federal/EU partnerships (BKMEER, Clean² with Fraunhofer IGD).

Name

BALTIC Taucherei- und Bergungsbetrieb Rostock GmbH

Legal name

BALTIC Taucherei- und Bergungsbetrieb Rostock GmbH

Website

https://baltic-taucher.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BALTIC Taucherei- und Bergungsbetrieb Rostock GmbH (Baltic Diver Germany) is a family-owned international subsea contractor founded in 1993 in Rostock, providing IMCA-compliant commercial diving, ROV, salvage, UXO clearance, hydraulic engineering and remote survey services to offshore wind developers, shipping operators, heavy marine contractors and German state agencies across 30+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Subsea Engineering Services

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389), Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAJAFAJ

Underwater Inspection, Maintenance & Repair (UWILD, Diving/ROV, In-water Cleaning)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Marine & Shipbuilding/Ship Repair, Maintenance & Conversion (MRO)

SECONDARYEUALABAI

Subsea Services & Equipment (Subsea Trees, Umbilicals, Installation, IMR)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Oil & Gas (Upstream, Midstream, Downstream and Refining)/Oilfield Services & Drilling (OFS)

SECONDARYTLAHAMAL

Underwater Hull Services (Diving, In-Water Cleaning, Propeller Polishing, Inspection)

Transportation & Logistics/Ports, Terminals & Maritime Services/Ship Repair, Dry Docking & Marine Engineering Services

SECONDARYBPAKALAH

Underwater/Port Infrastructure Security (Dive Teams, Hull & Pier Inspections)

Business & Public Services/Security & Investigations Services/Maritime & Port Security Services

Keywords

• Subsea diving services
• Offshore construction services
• Marine salvage operations
• ROV inspection services
• UXO clearance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rostock

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subsea Service Projects: Project-based fees for independent project planning and execution of all subsea operations including diving, ROV, engineering, maritime, UXO clearance, and hydraulic engineering services. Projects are delivered to enterprise clients in renewable energy, maritime industry, and port/hydraulic engineering sectors across 30+ countries. Revenue is driven by project complexity, equipment deployment, and contract value.
2. Vessel and Equipment Rental: Rental of owned vessels (Baltic Lift, MS Baltic Taucher I & II, MS Flunder, HIEV I, CARLA, MS ORFE) and technical equipment (LARS, DDC, offshore diving container, ROV VALOR, oil spill response equipment) to clients. Equipment rental is bundled with service projects or offered independently.
3. State Contract Services: Long-term state contracts for oil spill response readiness (e.g., oilwehr vessels FLUNDER and VILM under contract with the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) and maritime emergency management services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BALTIC Taucherei- und Bergungsbetrieb Rostock GmbH (operating as Baltic Diver Germany) is an international subsea contractor providing integrated subsea services including commercial air-supply diving (IMCA-compliant up to 50m depth), inspection and work-class ROV operations, maritime/salvage services, underwater UXO identification and clearance, hydraulic engineering for ports and harbours, and proprietary remote monitoring via its BalticStream platform. The company operates its own fleet of specialised vessels (Baltic Lift crane barge, MS Baltic Taucher I & II, MS Flunder, HIEV I, CARLA catamaran, MS ORFE) and technical equipment to deliver turnkey subsea projects to enterprise clients and government agencies in more than 30 countries.

Product overview

Baltic Diver Germany operates as an international subsea contractor offering integrated maritime services through a unified portfolio of seven core service lines: Diving Service, Engineering Service, ROV Service, Maritime Service, Remote Monitoring, UXO Service, and Hydraulic Engineering. The company operates a fleet of vessels including crane barges (Baltic Lift), multi-purpose dive support vessels (MS Baltic Taucher I & II), supply/tug vessels (MS Flunder, MS ORFE), crane/diving barges (HIEV I), and multipurpose catamarans (CARLA). Technical equipment includes LARS (launch and recovery system), deck decompression chambers, offshore diving containers, oil spill response equipment, and inspection-class ROV VALOR. The company has developed proprietary remote monitoring technology (BalticStream) and 3D 4K imaging systems for advanced subsea surveying. All operations are available 365/24/7 for international projects in over 30 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diving Service
• Engineering Service
• ROV Service
• Maritime Service
• Remote Monitoring (BalticStream)
• UXO Service
• Hydraulic Engineering

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,000 individual projects successfully delivered in over 30 countries since 1993
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers29 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Federal Government of Germany / BKMEERmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Baltic Diver Germany is positioned as a key industry contributor to the Federal Centre of Excellence for Munitions Recovery from the Sea (BKMEER) established in Rostock in 2026. The centre coordinates clearance of an estimated 1.6 million tonnes of abandoned munitions in German maritime areas. Baltic Taucher contributes existing offshore operations and recovery expertise to this long-term national task backed by a 100 million euro emergency programme.
• Subsea XcoreTechnology or IntegrationCo-development partner with Baltic Diver Germany in creating the BalticStream remote monitoring platform. Subsea X contributed subsea technology expertise to develop the flexible hardware and software solution for real-time video streaming from remote subsea locations via cellular or satellite networks.
• Marine Service Partners JVcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJoint venture with Marine Service Partners operating as MSP JV at Vestre Kaj 2A, Rödbyhavn, Denmark. Provides regional coverage and service delivery capabilities in Danish and Southern Scandinavian maritime markets, complementing Baltic Diver Germany's German base.
• Fraunhofer IGDmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Fraunhofer IGD on the Clean² hull cleaning feasibility study (co-funded by EU/ERDF). The study developed a concept for ship hull cleaning through high-efficiency suction and filtration of pollutants and contaminants down to 10μ, achieving 99% wastewater purity. Fraunhofer IGD contributes research capabilities; Baltic Diver Germany contributes operational maritime expertise.
• WindEnergy NetworkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBaltic Diver Germany participated at the WindEurope Offshore 2019 conference in Copenhagen as part of the joint exhibition stand of the WindEnergy Network, together with six other companies, for offshore wind industry networking and business development.
• State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern / HavariekommandocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaltic Diver Germany holds long-term state contracts for maintaining oil spill response readiness. Since 2021, the company operates oilwehr vessels FLUNDER and VILM under contract with the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, signed in the presence of Environment Minister Dr. Till Backhaus and the Head of the Havariekommando. Since 2020, Baltic Taucher also bereedert (manages) the state-owned landing craft ORFE stationed in Lubmin for pollutant response.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Saipem: Italian offshore EPCI and subsea services contractor. A Baltic Diver client, Saipem is a broad incumbent competing for offshore wind and pipeline subsea services across Europe.
• Van Oord: Dutch maritime contractor with dedicated offshore wind and subsea cable installation/protection services. Direct competitor for offshore wind subsea work in the European market Baltic Diver serves.
• Subsea 7: Global subsea contractor offering SURF, IMR, and renewable offshore services. While vastly larger and more diversified, Subsea 7 competes with Baltic Diver for offshore wind subsea installation and inspection work across Europe and is a credible long-term acquirer of niche specialists.
• Boskalis: Dutch dredging and offshore services major with offshore wind and subsea installation capabilities. Also a Baltic Diver client, Boskalis competes for and outsources subsea IMR and maritime construction projects in the North Sea and Baltic.
• DEME Group: Belgian offshore contractor with dredging, marine construction, and offshore wind capabilities. A Baltic Diver client in the data, DEME is a broad incumbent that competes for and subcontracts subsea work in the same European offshore wind market.

Direct peers

• Helix Energy Solutions: US-listed subsea IMR and intervention contractor with a global ROV fleet. Comparable in offering subsea inspection, maintenance, and recovery services, though more focused on oil and gas rather than offshore wind.
• DeepOcean: Subsea services contractor specializing in IMR, ROV operations, trenching, and offshore wind support across the North Sea. Operates a similar service portfolio and customer base to Baltic Diver Germany, and is the most direct comparable in scale and capability.
• Fugro: Dutch geo-data specialist providing subsea survey, geotechnical, and ROV inspection services. Overlaps with Baltic Diver in offshore wind site surveys, cable route surveys, and asset inspection.

Emerging players

• MENCK: Specialist in underwater UXO identification and clearance, formerly part of the Heereco Group. Closest direct competitor to Baltic Diver's UXO Service vertical, particularly relevant for the BKMEER federal munitions programme.

Others

• Seatronics (Valaris): ROV manufacturer and subsea equipment supplier (part of Valaris). A Baltic Diver supplier (manufacturer of ROV VALOR) and indirect peer in the subsea technology ecosystem; comparable as a provider of subsea capability to offshore operators.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/baltic-diver

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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