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We’ve ranked the top 53 Marine Transportation companies in California, United States. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Marine Transportation Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Boundary Layer Technologies
Boundary Layer Technologies is a startup that builds high-speed container ships using hydrofoil technology.
Founder(s): Edward Kearney, Jeremy Osborne
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Marine Transportation, Transportation
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Seatrec
Seatrec’s patented thermal energy harvesting systems generate renewable energy from environmental temperature differences in the ocean.
Founder(s): Yi Chao
Location: Vista, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Marine Technology, Marine Transportation, Renewable Energy
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BGI Worldwide Logistics, Inc.
BGI Worldwide Logistics is a transport company specializing in freight forwarding and logistics services.
Founder(s): Bruce Robertson, Gabriel Shweiri
Location: Signal Hill, California, United States
Industries: Air Transportation, Freight Service, Logistics, Marine Transportation, Shipping, Shipping Broker, Supply Chain Management, Trade Shows, Transportation
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Berkeley Marine Robotics Inc.
Ocean Exploration and Conservation : Autonomous Underwater Swarm Robotic Systems
Founder(s): Sushil Tyagi
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Marine Technology, Marine Transportation, Ports and Harbors, Robotics, Security
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Telegnos
Making the business of boat ownership easy and profitable
Founder(s): Ed Moss, Michael Plocek
Location: Alameda, California, United States
Industries: Information Technology, Marine Transportation
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Port of Oakland
Port Of Oakland owns and operates seaport and airport facilities & offering Freight & Logistics Services
Founder(s):
Location: Oakland, California, United States
Industries: Freight Service, Marine Transportation, Ports and Harbors, Transportation
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Bay Ship & Yacht
Bay Ship & Yacht is a full-service ship repair facility (Bay Ship & Yacht) and a full-service boatyard in Richmond (Bay Marine Boatworks).
Founder(s):
Location: Alameda, California, United States
Industries: Marine Transportation
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Anagy Inc.
Anagy is a unique electric technology for aerospace, marine and automotive. Initially focused on marine.
Founder(s): Shreesh Holla
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Aerospace, Electric Vehicle, Hardware, Marine Transportation
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Dedola Global Logistics
Founded in 1976, Dedola Global Logistics is an international freight forwarder specializing in air, ocean, and last-mile delivery services.
Founder(s): John Dedola
Location: Los Alamitos, California, United States
Industries: Air Transportation, Freight Service, Logistics, Marine Transportation, Shipping, Shipping Broker, Supply Chain Management, Trade Shows, Transportation
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ONET Global
ONET Global is a stealth maritime company.
Founder(s): Sampriti Bhattacharyya, Soya Seo
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Marine Technology, Marine Transportation
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GoTek Energy
DynaKinetic Rotary Technology Company
Founder(s): B. Scott Farrenkopf, Brian Aikens, Lydia Cole, Steve Herbruck
Location: Oxnard, California, United States
Industries: Air Transportation, Automotive, Drones, Energy Efficiency, Manufacturing, Marine Transportation, Transportation
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Curtin Maritime
Curtin Maritime is a marine solutions company that offers marine construction, marine transportation, rental, sales and shipyard services.
Founder(s):
Location: Long Beach, California, United States
Industries: Construction, Marine Transportation, Rental
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Distribution Publications
Distribution Publications specializes in the publishing of ocean & intermodal freight tariffs and also provides assistance services for OTI.
Founder(s):
Location: Oakland, California, United States
Industries: Freight Service, Marine Transportation, Publishing
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Westrec Marinas
Westrec Marinas provides consulting and professional management services.
Founder(s):
Location: Encino, California, United States
Industries: Consulting, Customer Service, Facility Management, Marine Transportation, Property Management, Real Estate, Service Industry
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Innovative Marine
Innovative Marine is focused around the sustainability of live aquatic creatures with equipment that perform to their high standards.
Founder(s): Rich Meister
Location: Cerritos, California, United States
Industries: Marine Technology, Marine Transportation, Pet
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Coastal Marine Services
Coastal Marine Services specializes in insulation, lagging and decking services.
Founder(s):
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Logistics, Marine Transportation, Service Industry
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LBCT
LBCT provides transportation, logistics, freight and shipping terminal services.
Founder(s):
Location: Long Beach, California, United States
Industries: Freight Service, Marine Transportation
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Perfect Logistics International
Perfect Logistics International provides international shipping and logistics services.
Founder(s):
Location: Rancho Dominguez, California, United States
Industries: Air Transportation, Freight Service, Logistics, Marine Transportation, Shipping
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Marine Group Boat Works
Marine Group Boat Works engages in boat construction and superyacht refit services for barges, patrol, dive, work and tug boats.
Founder(s):
Location: Chula Vista, California, United States
Industries: Marine Technology, Marine Transportation, Mechanical Engineering
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Svendsen’s Boat Works, Inc.
Svendsen’s Boat Works is a full-service boat yard company.
Founder(s):
Location: Alameda, California, United States
Industries: Marine Transportation
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Willard Marine
Willard Marine is a composite boat manufacturer and a pioneer in the design and construction of high-performance boats.
Founder(s): Jordan Angle
Location: Anaheim, California, United States
Industries: Boating, Manufacturing, Marine Transportation, Training
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Able Cargo
Able Cargo is an independent privately owned freight forwarding company offering a complete ocean and air transportation service.
Founder(s):
Location: Compton, California, United States
Industries: Air Transportation, Freight Service, Logistics, Marine Transportation, Shipping, Transportation
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Pacific Maritime Group
Pacific Maritime Group offers harbor tug boat services, deck barge rentals, salvage, dredging, and marine construction services.
Founder(s):
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Marine Technology, Marine Transportation, Transportation, Travel
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Ship Services
Ship Services provides marine transportation and logistics services.
Founder(s):
Location: San Pedro, California, United States
Industries: Logistics, Marine Transportation, Transportation
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LUXURY LINERS
LUXURY LINERS provides boat rental, yacht charter, island charters, maritime and transportation services.
Founder(s):
Location: Marina Del Rey, California, United States
Industries: Marine Transportation, Rental, Transportation
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Westar Marine Services
Westar Marine Services has been catering to the San Francisco Maritime Community since it was founded in 1976 by Buzz Heffron.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Marine Transportation, Transportation, Warehousing
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Mare Island Dry Dock
Mare Island Dry Dock operates concrete shipping docks that provide docking services for cruise ships, coastal tankers, barges, and ferries.
Founder(s):
Location: Vallejo, California, United States
Industries: Marine Transportation, Service Industry, Shipping
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Wind+Wing Technologies
Wind+Wing Technologies specializes in wind-assisted applications that enhance efficiency and profits for shipping industries.
Founder(s): Jay Gardner
Location: Napa, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Marine Transportation, Shipping
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Duncan McIntosh Company
Duncan McIntosh Company is a newspaper and magazine publishing company that provides news about fishing and boating.
Founder(s):
Location: Newport Beach, California, United States
Industries: Boating, Marine Transportation, Publishing
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Carline
Carline is a marine transportation company and its offers moving and fleeting material handling services.
Founder(s):
Location: La, California, United States
Industries: Fleet Management, Freight Service, Marine Transportation, Transportation
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Monaco Marine
Monaco Marine is a maintenance and refit network welcoming yachts from 10 to 160+ meters.
Founder(s):
Location: Monaco, California, United States
Industries: Marine Transportation, Shipping
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Marine Express
Marine Express provides marine transportation and environmental services.
Founder(s):
Location: Pittsburg, California, United States
Industries: Marine Transportation, Shipping, Transportation
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Tamatura Inc.
Wireless technology for the RAN
Founder(s): Shreesh Holla
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: Aerospace, Automotive, CleanTech, Hardware, Marine Transportation, Transportation
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Al Larson Boat Shop
Al Larson Boat Shop offers boats and marine transportation repair services.
Founder(s):
Location: Long Beach, California, United States
Industries: Boating, Marine Transportation, Service Industry
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Marina Village Yacht Harbor
Marina Village Yacht Harbor is a boating services provider that offers walkable shoreside dining, retail and commercial services.
Founder(s):
Location: Alameda, California, United States
Industries: Boating, Ferry Service, Marine Transportation
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Queen Charlotte Safaris
Queen Charlotte Safaris is British Columbia’s Fishing Lodge.
Founder(s):
Location: California City, California, United States
Industries: B2C, Email, Leisure, Marine Transportation
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Jacobsen Pilot Service
Jacobsen Pilot Service offers marine transportation and shipping services.
Founder(s):
Location: Long Beach, California, United States
Industries: Marine Transportation, Shipping, Transportation
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Herbert-ABS
Herbert-ABS Software Solutions is a joint venture, positioned to enhance existing products and develop new software solutions.
Founder(s):
Location: Alameda, California, United States
Industries: Computer, Marine Transportation, Software
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Adept Process Services (APS)
APS provides specialty marine and waterfront services for the toughest commercial and government customers nationwide.
Founder(s):
Location: National City, California, United States
Industries: Consulting, Marine Transportation
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Manchester Marine
Manchester Marine is a a full range of marine services company.
Founder(s):
Location: Cardiff By The Sea, California, United States
Industries: Boating, Customer Service, Marine Transportation, Transportation, Water Transportation
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JCI Metal Products
JCI provides maintenance, repair & overhaul services focusing on habitability, fabrication, electrical & piping solutions to Navy vessels.
Founder(s):
Location: Lemon Grove, California, United States
Industries: Marine Transportation, Rehabilitation, Service Industry
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Knight & Carver YachtCenter
Knight & Carver is regarded as one of the finest full-service marine facilities firm in the United States
Founder(s):
Location: National City, California, United States
Industries: Marine Technology, Marine Transportation
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Hoyt Shepston
Hoyt Shepston engages in the sales of customshouse brokerage, freight forwarding and associated services.
Founder(s):
Location: South San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Air Transportation, Freight Service, Marine Transportation, Transportation
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Aviation Marine Insurance Services
Aviation Marine Insurance services a range of aviation operations, from classic Bonanzas to charted Gulfstreams to firefighting helicopters.
Founder(s):
Location: Oakland, California, United States
Industries: Aerospace, Financial Services, Insurance, Marine Transportation, Risk Management
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Marine Coast Financial
Marine Coast Financial offers loans and insurance for the acquisition of marine and RV dealership vehicle purchases.
Founder(s):
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Financial Services, Insurance, Marine Transportation
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Herbert Engineering Corp
Herbert Engineering Corp provides marine technology support, software development, ship design, and vessel traffic analysis services.
Founder(s):
Location: Alameda, California, United States
Industries: Consulting, Marine Technology, Marine Transportation, Software, Software Engineering
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Pacific Dawn Sportfishing
Pacific Dawn Sportfishing provides adventure travel booking and boat charter services.
Founder(s):
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Adventure Travel, Marine Transportation, Sports
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Port of San Francisco
Port of San Francisco is a city and county business agency that manages a wide range of commercial, marine, and public access facilities.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Government, Marine Transportation, Professional Services
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Norseship
Norseship provides Norse Management, commercial services to the fleet, and Norwest Management, crewing and technical services.
Founder(s):
Location: Long Beach, California, United States
Industries: Management Consulting, Marine Technology, Marine Transportation, Market Research
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Bulkship Maritime Agency Inc
Bulkship Maritime Agency Inc differs from other agencies because we aim to provide a more personal approach when dealing with a client.
Founder(s):
Location: Long Beach, California, United States
Industries: Consulting, Marine Transportation
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United Transportation Moving And Storage
United Transportation Moving And Storage is a transportation company provides long Distance, International, Residential & Commercial Moves.
Founder(s):
Location: Woodland Hills, California, United States
Industries: Last Mile Transportation, Marine Transportation, Transportation
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Maurer Marine
Maurer Marine is a maritime company, that provides outboard and marine services for yamaha, mercury, suzuki and zodiac inflatable boats.
Founder(s):
Location: Costa Mesa, California, United States
Industries: Marine Transportation, Sales, Service Industry
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Gone Fishin Marine
Gone Fishin Marine offers new, pre-owned boats, marine electronics, fishing gear, spare part products, along with financing services.
Founder(s):
Location: Dixon, California, United States
Industries: Marine Transportation, Sales, Transportation
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