excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral . please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources . july 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message tidewater inc. type public traded as nyse tdw industry petroleum founded 1955 founder laborde family headquarters new orleans louisiana usa area served worldwide key people jeff platt chairman & ceo revenue us 1.39 billion 2008 net income 406.9 million 2008 total assets 3.07 billion 2008 total equity 2.24 billion 2008 number of employees 8 500 dec 2008 website tdw.com garza tide one of company vessels tidewater inc. is a publicly traded international petroleum service company headquartered in new orleans louisiana u.s. . it operates a fleet of ships providing vessels and marine services to the offshore petroleum industry . tidewater owns 350 vessels the world s largest fleet of vessels serving the global offshore energy industry . tidewater created the work boat industry with its 1956 launch of the ebb tide the world s first vessel tailor made to support the offshore oil and gas industry . as of march 2015 the company has a fleet of 289 owned or chartered vessels 10 of which were owned by joint ventures . 1 tidewater is the oldest largest and most experienced provider of the marine support services for the offshore oil industry . tidewater has a global footprint with over 90 % of its fleet working internationally in more than 60 countries . around the world tidewater transports crews and supplies tow and anchor mobile rigs assists in offshore construction projects and performs a variety of specialized marine support services . jeff platt is the company s chairman and ceo . the company was founded in 1955 by a group of investors led by the laborde family . 2 notes edit tidewater financial report form 10 k for fiscal year ended march 31 2015 item 1 . tidewater official website accessed dec. 22 2009 . external links edit companies portal official website locations this article related to a united states ship transport company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title tidewater marine services & oldid 743576711 categories companies listed on the new york stock exchangecompanies established in 1955shipping companies of the united statescompanies based in new orleansshipping company stubsunited states shipping company stubshidden categories articles lacking reliable references from july 2015all articles lacking reliable referencesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages polski edit links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 07 37 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view