Smit International

Smit Internationale N.V.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryMaritime services
Founded1842
FounderFop Smit
HeadquartersRotterdam, Netherlands
Key people
Frank Verhoeven (Chairman)
ServicesTowage, salvage, transportation, heavy lifting vessels
Revenue€589.0 million (2009)[1]
€104.6 million (2009)[1]
€102.4 million (2009)[1]
OwnerBoskalis
Number of employees
3,620 (2009)[1]
Websitewww.smit.com
The first house flag
The second house flag, used in the 1960s.
Taklift 7 has a lifting capacity of 1,600 tons[2]
Ocean-going tug Smit Rotterdam arriving with tow at Rotterdam
Harbour tug Smit Japan
Smit Panther has a 95 t Bollard pull
Smit tugs in the Port of Liverpool

Smit Internationale N.V. (or Smit International) is a Dutch company operating in the maritime sector.

Founded in 1842 by Fop Smit, it provided towing services in the Port of Rotterdam. Within its first decades, it branched into shipbuilding and, just after the start of the twentieth century, salvage services. The firm developed an international presence, such as its Singapore-based subsidiary in 1975, and its acquisition of Costain Group's Land & Marine business in 1996.

By 2009, inclusive of its subsidiaries and the joint ventures with controlling stakes, Smit International operated a fleet of 408 ships. Smit International has undertaken the salvage of various vessels, including the Costa Concordia, Full City, FSO Safer, MOL Comfort and the Kursk.

In 2010, it was acquired by Boskalis and delisted from the Euronext Amsterdam.

  1. ^ a b c d "Annual Report 2009" (PDF). Smit International. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Equipment Sheet: Taklift 7" (PDF). Boskalis. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.