Trident Aqua Services
Trident Aqua Services is a maritime aquaculture company operating a global fleet of 63 specialized vessels that provides live fish transport, harvesting, delousing, feed delivery, and fish treatment services under long-term contracts to the world's leading salmon farmers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2025
- HeadquartersKristiansund, Norway
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Trident Aqua Services does
Trident Aqua Services is a maritime aquaculture company that provides vessel-based services to the global salmon farming industry. The company operates a diversified fleet of 63 specialized vessels across Norway, Chile, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands, supported by approximately 1,000 employees. Its service portfolio spans the entire aquaculture production lifecycle, including installation and mooring, transport and towing, feed delivery, grading, delousing and fish treatment, inspection and ROV, stun and bleed, smolt transportation, and harvest operations.
The fleet is organized into six vessel categories: live fish carriers (with well capacities from 650 to 6,500 cubic meters), feed carriers (1,200-1,800 ton capacity), premium service vessels (equipped with ROV systems, battery-hybrid propulsion up to 1,560 kWh, and heavy-lift cranes), service vessels, harvest vessels (with RSW tanks and onboard processing equipment), and utility vessels. Key technical differentiators include battery-hybrid propulsion with heat recovery, large-scale reverse osmosis freshwater production (up to 15,000 cubic meters per day), high-capacity filtration (52,800 cubic meters per hour), and FLS delousing systems for managing sea lice and amoebic gill disease (AGD). The company works with a network of shipyards and technology partners including Sefine Shipyard, Salt Ship Design, MMC First Process, Baader, Flatsetsund Engineering, and Brunvoll.
The company generates revenue through long-term managed services contracts with the world's leading fish farmers, most prominently Mowi Scotland, the world's largest salmon farmer. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Trident Aqua Services was formed in May 2025 through the merger of three Norwegian-headquartered companies, Intership, Aquaship, and FSV Group, and is majority-owned by the private equity firm American Industrial Partners. The company is headquartered in Kristiansund, Norway, with additional offices in Molde and Hareid (Norway), Puerto Varas (Chile), Lerwick (Scotland), and St. John's (Canada).
Trident Aqua Services firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Trident Aqua Services
- Legal name
- Trident Aqua Services
- Website
- https://tridentaquaservices.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2025
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Short description
- Trident Aqua Services is a maritime aquaculture company operating a global fleet of 63 specialized vessels that provides live fish transport, harvesting, delousing, feed delivery, and fish treatment services under long-term contracts to the world's leading salmon farmers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Trident Aqua Services industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Aquaculture Services
- NAICS
- Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)
- SIC
- Water Transportation (4400)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Aquaculture & Fish-Farm Service Vessels (Feed, Wellboats, Harvest Support) (IMAJADAF)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Aquaculture Farm Services & Operations Support (net cleaning, diving, grading, harvesting) (AFAEAAAM), Aquaculture & Fish Health Services (AFAEANAE)
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Where Trident Aqua Services is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Kristiansund
- HQ country
- Norway
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices6 records
Markets served
Trident Aqua Services business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Vessel Services Contracts: Provides vessel-based maritime services to fish farmers under long-term contractual arrangements. Revenue generated through specialized vessel operations including live fish transport, feed delivery, harvest operations, and fish treatment services.
- Aquaculture Maritime Services: Full-service vessel operations covering installation and mooring, transport and towing, delousing and fish treatment, inspection and ROV, stun and bleed, smolt transportation, grading, lice and disease treatment, harvest transportation, and transportation of fish feed.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
Trident Aqua Services product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Trident Aqua Services is a maritime aquaculture services provider that operates a global fleet of more than 60 specialized vessels to deliver wellboat services, live fish transport, and marine support operations to salmon and other fish farming customers. The company serves aquaculture producers across multiple regions with services centered on the safe handling, transfer, and transport of live fish between hatcheries, sea sites, and processing facilities.
Product overview
Trident Aqua Services operates as a maritime aquaculture service provider offering a diversified fleet of specialized vessels across six vessel types: Live Fish Carriers (with well capacities from 650 to 6,500 m³), Feed Carriers (1,200-1,800 ton capacity), Premium Service Vessels (equipped with ROV systems, hybrid batteries up to 1,560 kWh, and heavy-lift cranes), Service Vessels, Harvest Vessels (with RSW tanks and onboard processing), and Utility Vessels. The company provides vessel-based services including live fish transport, feed delivery, delousing and fish treatment (FLS systems), ROV inspection, stun and bleed processing, installation and mooring, smolt transportation, grading, and harvest transportation. The fleet of 63+ vessels operates under long-term contracts with major fish farmers including Mowi Scotland. The company was formed in 2025 through the merger of FSV Group, Intership, and Aquaship, and is majority-owned by American Industrial Partners.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Wellboat services
Quantifiable outcome
- 15,000 m³ freshwater production capacity per day
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Trident Aqua Services
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments1 record
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Trident Aqua Services technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Trident Aqua Services partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.
- Sefine ShipyardcoreSefine Shipyard delivered Inter Alba, Scotland's largest wellboat (93m, 6,500 m³ capacity) in December 2025. Two newbuilds from Sefine Shipyard are under construction, including the first of two newbuilds from this shipyard.
- Salt Ship Design AScoreSalt Ship Design AS designed Inter Alba with focus on fish welfare, careful handling, and high biosecurity standards. Multiple vessels in the fleet have been designed by Salt Ship Design.
- MMC First ProcesscoreMMC First Process delivered the fish handling system for Inter Alba. Provides advanced fish handling equipment for the fleet's live fish carriers and wellboats.
- Peter TaboadacorePeter Taboada delivered the large-scale reverse osmosis plant enabling freshwater production capacity of up to 15,000 m³ within 24 hours.
- Flatsetsund EngineeringcoreFlatsetsund Engineering supplied high-capacity FLS delousing systems for Inter Alba, enabling gentle combinational treatment for sea lice and AGD management.
- Fitjar Mekaniske VerkstedcoreFitjar Mekaniske Verksted outfitted FSV Scotia and has delivered four newbuilds to Trident Aqua Services following Aqua Mist, Multi Arctic, FSV Superior, and the major rebuild of Multi Safety.
- Sirius Design & IntegrationcoreSirius Design & Integration designed the Aurora 500 SD design used for FSV Scotia harvest vessel (50m, 500 m³ RSW capacity).
- BaadercoreBaader supplied the modern onboard processing plant for FSV Scotia, tailored for gentle and efficient harvesting with 24-channel Baader 101 Maritime system.
- Zamakona ShipyardcoreZamakona Shipyard in Bilbao is building a new 4,000 m³ live fish carrier for Trident - the fourth vessel contracted with Zamakona. The contract secures solid order book for the shipyard for three years.
- Sletta Ship YardcoreSletta Ship Yard is building a new 27-meter premium service vessel - the 17th vessel built by Sletta for Trident. Recent deliveries include Multi Frontier and vessels under construction: Multi Installer and MultiMaster.
- Solstrand TradingcoreSolstrand Trading designed the new 27-meter premium service vessel contracted with Sletta Ship Yard.
- MIL ShippingminorMIL Shipping supported the contract process for the new live fish carrier from Zamakona.
- BrunvollcoreBrunvoll supplied FU-series tunnel thrusters for FSV Scotia, ensuring excellent manoeuvrability in harsh environments.
- FinomarminorFinomar in Poland constructed the hull of FSV Scotia before it was outfitted at Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted.
- Mowi ScotlandmajorMowi Scotland is Trident's key customer in Scotland, operating the Inter Alba wellboat and FSV Scotia harvest vessel under long-term service contracts. Mowi is the world's largest salmon farmer.
- Salmon ScotlandminorSalmon Scotland represents the Scottish salmon farming industry. CEO Tavish Scott attended the FSV Scotia naming ceremony and emphasized the importance of vessels like FSV Scotia for Scotland's salmon sector.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Trident Aqua Services competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Solvtrans AS: Norwegian wellboat and aquaculture vessel operator serving the Norwegian and international salmon farming industries. Directly comparable to Trident in fleet purpose (live fish carriers, service vessels), customer base (top salmon farmers), and contract structure (long-term B2B service agreements).
- Rostein AS: Long-established Norwegian operator of wellboats and aquaculture service vessels, with similar exposure to Norwegian and international salmon farmers. Closely matches Trident's fleet composition and service offerings, including delousing, treatment, and live fish transport.
- Frøy Akvaservice AS: Norwegian provider of service vessels and aquaculture support operations, including ROV, mooring, and net-related services to salmon farmers. Comparable to Trident in serving the same primary customer segment with vessel-based services under contract arrangements.
- Nærøysund Aquaservice AS: Smaller Norwegian operator of aquaculture service vessels supporting salmon and other aquaculture producers. A regional-scale direct peer to Trident with similar vessel types and customer base, but significantly smaller fleet and geographic reach.
Others
- AKVA Group ASA: Norwegian aquaculture technology company supplying cages, feeding systems, sensors, and software to salmon farmers. Adjacent rather than directly competitive with Trident—shares the same end customer (salmon farmers) but sells equipment and software rather than vessel-based services.
- Vroon BV: Dutch-based maritime services group with offshore vessel operations and limited exposure to aquaculture support. A broader maritime operator comparable in fleet-management capability but with a fundamentally different end-market focus (oil & gas offshore).
- Solstad Offshore ASA: Norwegian offshore vessel operator serving the oil & gas and offshore wind industries. Comparable as a large-scale Norwegian-headquartered vessel operator with similar back-office, crewing, and capital-intensity dynamics, but operating in offshore energy rather than aquaculture.
- DOF Group ASA: Norwegian offshore subsea and vessel services company operating a global fleet of OSVs. Comparable in fleet scale, Norwegian maritime heritage, and contract-based revenue model, though its end market is subsea oil & gas rather than aquaculture vessel services.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Trident Aqua Services leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Trident Aqua Services funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Trident Aqua Services M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Trident Aqua Services
What does Trident Aqua Services do?
Trident Aqua Services is a maritime aquaculture services provider that operates a global fleet of more than 60 specialized vessels to deliver wellboat services, live fish transport, and marine support operations to salmon and other fish farming customers. The company serves aquaculture producers across multiple regions with services centered on the safe handling, transfer, and transport of live fish between hatcheries, sea sites, and processing facilities.
Is Trident Aqua Services a public or private company?
Trident Aqua Services is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.
When was Trident Aqua Services founded?
Trident Aqua Services was founded in 2025. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is Trident Aqua Services based?
Trident Aqua Services is headquartered in Kristiansund, Norway, in the Europe region.
How does Trident Aqua Services make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Vessel Services Contracts are the primary driver. The others are aquaculture Maritime Services.
Who are Trident Aqua Services's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Solvtrans AS, Rostein AS, Frøy Akvaservice AS and Nærøysund Aquaservice AS. Others are AKVA Group ASA, Vroon BV, Solstad Offshore ASA and DOF Group ASA.
Does Trident Aqua Services have an API?
No public API is recorded for Trident Aqua Services.
What industry is Trident Aqua Services in?
Trident Aqua Services's product category is Aquaculture Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAJADAF, Aquaculture & Fish-Farm Service Vessels (Feed, Wellboats, Harvest Support), with a secondary code of AFAEAAAM, Aquaculture Farm Services & Operations Support (net cleaning, diving, grading, harvesting). Its NAICS code is 4883 and its SIC code is 4400.