MN 100: Tidewater Inc.

601 Poydras Street, Suite 1500
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Telephone: 504 568 1010
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.tdw.com
Chairman and CEO: Jeff Platt
Number of employees: 8,500

The Company:
Tidewater is a leading provider of offshore service vessels to the global energy industry. Founded in 1955 by a group of investors led by the Laborde family, Tidewater lays claim to the creation of the workboat industry with its 1956 launch of the Ebb Tide, the world’s first offshore vessel tailor-made to support the offshore oil and gas industry. Today, as the oldest and most experienced provider of the marine support services, Tidewater owns the largest fleet of OSVs in the industry, with more than 300 vessels operating worldwide to support every phase of offshore exploration, development and production. Tidewater is headquartered in New Orleans, with 48 total offices located in 31 countries around the world.     

The Case:
The Tidewater group has a global presence, with approximately 90% of its fleet working internationally in more than 60 countries. Tidewater’s worldwide operations include transporting crews and supplies, the tow and anchoring of mobile rigs, assisting in offshore construction projects and a variety of specialized marine support services. Its fleet consists of platform supply vessels, anchor handling towing supply vessels, fast crew supply vessels, offshore tugs, utility vessels and other specialty vessels to support specialized marine services such as cable laying, ROV support, FPSO support, well stimulation, dive support, line-handling, seismic support, and platform maintenance.

(As published in the August 2014 edition of Marine News - http://magazines.marinelink.com/Magazines/MaritimeNews)