Roen Salvage Co

Name

Roen Salvage Co

Legal name

Roen Salvage Company

Website

https://roensalvage.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Construction Services

NAICS

Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110), Ship Building and Repairing (336611)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Port Rehabilitation, Maintenance & Asset Renewal (Repairs, Strengthening) (IMAFAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hull & Structural Repair (Steel/Aluminum, Plate Renewal, Coatings Prep) (TLAHAMAB), Salvage Engineering, Surveying & Claims Support (IMAJANAH), Salvage Diving & Underwater Recovery (Cargo/Equipment) (TLAHAIAD), Pollution Response & Environmental Salvage (Oil Spill, HAZMAT) (IMAJANAF)

Keywords

• Marine construction services
• Navigational dredging
• Environmental remediation
• Breakwater construction
• Submarine pipeline installation

Headquarters

HQ city

Sturgeon Bay

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Marine Construction Services: Project-based contracts for marine construction including pile driving, steel sheet pile walls, breakwaters, offshore structures, marine concrete, and marine demolition. Revenue is earned through competitive bidding on government and commercial contracts.
2. Dredging Services: Mechanical dredging services ranging from 50 cubic yards to 250,000 cubic yards. Services include hydrographic surveying, turbidity control, and material disposal at confined disposal facilities, treatment facilities, or transfer docks.
3. Environmental Remediation Services: Environmental remediation including contaminated sediment dredging, dewatering and stabilization, sediment capping, underwater wildlife habitat restoration, and beach nourishment.
4. Corrosion Protection Services: Steel sheet pile wall rehabilitation using Acotec's Humidur coating system and DZI Mobile Cofferdam. Services include inspection, pressure washing, welding, sandblasting, and coating application.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Roen Salvage Company is a heavy civil marine contractor providing marine construction, navigational dredging, and environmental remediation services throughout the Great Lakes and midwestern inland waterways. Its offerings include pile driving, steel sheet pile wall construction, breakwater construction and repair, marine concrete placement, marine demolition, submarine pipeline and power cable installation, underwater blasting, hydrographic surveying, and steel sheet pile corrosion protection using the Humidur coating system and DZI Mobile Cofferdam.

Product overview

Roen Salvage Company is a heavy civil marine contractor offering a comprehensive suite of marine construction services. The company operates a single unified service offering organized around core capabilities: Marine Construction, Navigational Dredging, and Environmental Remediation. These core services are supported by specialized offerings including Hydrographic Surveys, Steel Sheet Pile Wall Corrosion Protection & Rehabilitation (using Humidur coating and DZI Mobile Cofferdam), Pile Driving, Stone Breakwaters, Marine Concrete, Marine Demolition, Submarine Pipelines, Underwater Blasting, Offshore Structures, Binwall Structures, and Submarine Power Cables. The portfolio is delivered as professional services to government and commercial clients throughout the Great Lakes and midwestern inland waterways, with projects typically managed from the company's base in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Marine Construction Heavy civil marine construction services including dock construction, steel sheet pile walls, and marine infrastructure delivered to government and commercial clients throughout the Great Lakes and midwestern inland waterways.
• Navigational Dredging Mechanical dredging service utilizing cranes and excavators with submeter GPS positioning and computer-generated hydrographic surveys, supporting projects from 50 to 250,000 cubic yards with material transport to offloading sites.
• Environmental Remediation Environmental remediation service including contaminated sediment dredging, dewatering and stabilization, sediment capping, underwater wildlife habitat restoration, and beach nourishment for government and commercial clients.
• Hydrographic Surveys In-house hydrographic survey service using single-beam and multi-beam sonars with RTK GPS positioning and Hypack software for navigational clearance confirmation, mapping, and volume calculations.
• Steel Sheet Pile Wall Corrosion Protection and Rehabilitation Corrosion protection and rehabilitation service using the Humidur coating system with DZI Mobile Cofferdam technology, enabling rehabilitation of steel sheet pile walls at a fraction of replacement cost, including inspection, pressure washing, welding, sandblasting, and coating application.
• Pile Driving Pile driving service for steel sheet piling, pipe piling, and timber piling using impact hammers (air and diesel) and vibratory hammers, with seismograph monitoring for ground vibrations.
• Stone Breakwaters Stone breakwater construction and riprap placement service including raising, resurfacing, and new construction of breakwaters throughout the Great Lakes.
• Marine Concrete Marine concrete placement service including pumping, barge transport, and on-site batching with portable plants for pier resurfacing and new construction.
• Marine Demolition Demolition service for marine structures using torches, excavator-mounted pneumatic hammers, drills, concrete saws, jack hammers, and dynamite.
• Submarine Pipelines Installation service for river crossing pipelines and conduits including HDPE sewer outfall pipes and restrained joint water intake pipelines.
• Underwater Blasting Underwater blasting and rock removal service to deepen harbors, commercial docks, demolish offshore structures, and install submerged pipelines.
• Offshore Structures Construction service for offshore structures including U.S. Coast Guard navigation lights anchored to lake beds, steel sheet pile cells, and ice cone superstructures.
• Binwall Structures Erection service for prefabricated binwall units as an alternative to sheet pile or stone construction for pier building.
• Submarine Power Cables Installation service for submarine power cables using a proprietary one-of-a-kind linear cable laying machine for cost-effective cable deployment on the Great Lakes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed $15 million Marinette Marine project with zero misfires out of 67 blasts and zero injuries in 23,900 work-hours
• +5 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AcoteccoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Acotec to provide corrosion protection using the Humidur coating system with the DZI Mobile Cofferdam. Roen Salvage uses this system to repair and stop corrosion on steel sheet pile walls at a fraction of the cost of replacement. The partnership enables rehabilitation of over a mile of steel sheet pile wall in less than six months.
• Foth Infrastructure and Environment, LLCcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering and project partnership on multiple marine construction projects including the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shiplift basin project. Foth served as engineer on the $15 million project that earned WEDA's 2022 Safety Excellence Award.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Van Oord: Global Dutch marine contractor providing dredging, marine engineering, and offshore energy services. Competes with Roen on major USACE coastal restoration and harbor deepening projects where international firms are eligible bidders.
• Royal Boskalis Westminster: Global Dutch-based marine services conglomerate providing worldwide dredging, marine infrastructure, and salvage services. Operates at much larger scale but works with the same US Army Corps customer on similar navigation and harbor projects, bidding against Roen on select federal work.

Direct peers

• Weeks Marine: Centennial-old US marine contractor providing dredging, marine construction, and offshore pipeline/cable services to government and commercial clients. Comparable scale, project types, and federal-customer relationships to Roen Salvage.
• Orion Group Holdings: Public marine construction contractor providing dredging, marine piling, and heavy civil marine services across the US Gulf and inland waterways. Overlapping capabilities in pile driving, breakwaters, dredging, and government contract execution.
• Manson Construction Co. Family-owned heavy marine contractor performing dredging, pier construction, and marine infrastructure work on inland waterways and coastal projects. Closely comparable scope, business model, and federal-customer mix to Roen Salvage.
• Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation: Largest US provider of dredging and marine construction services, also headquartered in the Great Lakes region. Direct competitor on Army Corps of Engineers navigation, harbor deepening, and breakwater repair contracts that constitute Roen's core bid pipeline.
• T&T Salvage: Specialized marine salvage, wreck removal, and emergency response contractor with emergency towage and pollution response capabilities. Comparable to Roen's legacy salvage heritage and emergency-response service line.
• Donjon Marine: US marine services company providing harbor and waterway dredging, ship recycling, and marine salvage/environmental response. Shares Roen's regional US-focus, federal customer base, and blended dredging/environmental offering.
• Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting: Family-owned New England-based dredging and marine construction firm specializing in harbor deepening, bridge pier construction, and contaminated sediment remediation. Closely analogous private, multi-generational marine contractor competing for similar bid work.
• JF Brennan Company: La Crosse, Wisconsin-based marine contractor performing dam construction, harbor dredging, pile driving, and environmental remediation across the Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes system. Regional direct peer with highly overlapping service mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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