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Sea and coastal freight water transport companies in Ecuador · ISIC H5012

191 registered companies · 149 active (78%)

Activity is classified with the ISIC code (CIIU in Spanish), the international classification the registry uses to order what every company does; this page groups the companies under code H5012.

The sector in figures

Financial statements filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías · year 2025

Declared revenue
$229 M
Share of the country
0.1%
Companies that filed statements
139
Median margin
3.7%

Of the 139 companies that filed statements for 2025, 104 recorded sales and 83 closed with a profit; half of those with sales billed less than $336 k.

In this sector, according to the INEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, the national statistics institute, 2025), the average job pays $ 860 a month. Women hold 24% of the jobs, companies provide 57% of the employment, and the sector accounts for 6.4% of registered employment. Averages from an INEC sample, not totals.

Revenue by year 2000 → 2025 · ×3.1
$72 M
$229 M
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
See the full series
2000
$74 M
2001
$72 M
2002
$89 M
2003
$92 M
2004
$99 M
2005
$114 M
2006
$146 M
2007
$179 M
2008
$218 M
2009
$161 M
2010
$112 M
2011
$87 M
2012
$95 M
2013
$104 M
2014
$106 M
2015
$100 M
2016
$96 M
2017
$119 M
2018
$141 M
2019
$141 M
2020
$132 M
2021
$163 M
2022
$207 M
2023
$209 M
2024
$211 M
2025
$229 M

The sector map · 2025

Azuay: no data Bolívar: no data Carchi: no data Cañar: no data Chimborazo: no data Cotopaxi: no data El Oro: $1.3 M declared · 9 companies Esmeraldas: $1.1 M declared · 6 companies Galápagos: $155 k declared · 8 companies Guayas: $214 M declared · 94 companies Imbabura: no data Loja: no data Los Ríos: no data Manabí: $7.1 M declared · 4 companies Morona Santiago: no data Napo: no data Orellana: $1.3 M declared · 2 companies Pastaza: no data Pichincha: $729 k declared · 10 companies Santa Elena: $3.6 M declared · 6 companies Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas: no data Sucumbíos: no data Tungurahua: no data Zamora Chinchipe: no data Galápagos

Azuay: no dataBolívar: no dataCarchi: no dataCañar: no dataChimborazo: no dataCotopaxi: no dataEl Oro: $1.3 M declared · 9 companiesEsmeraldas: $1.1 M declared · 6 companiesGalápagos: $155 k declared · 8 companiesGuayas: $214 M declared · 94 companiesImbabura: no dataLoja: no dataLos Ríos: no dataManabí: $7.1 M declared · 4 companiesMorona Santiago: no dataNapo: no dataOrellana: $1.3 M declared · 2 companiesPastaza: no dataPichincha: $729 k declared · 10 companiesSanta Elena: $3.6 M declared · 6 companiesSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas: no dataSucumbíos: no dataTungurahua: no dataZamora Chinchipe: no data Point at or tap a province to see its figure

$155 k $214 M · logarithmic scale

2025 revenue by province of domicile. Boundaries: Natural Earth.

The sector’s provinces

The largest by revenue

  1. Mediterranean Shipping Company del Ecuador Compania Anonima (Emessea) $40 M
  2. Agencia Maritima Global Marglobal Sa $35 M
  3. Ecuaestibas S.A. $15 M
  4. C. Steinweg (Ecuador) S.A. $14 M
  5. Cosco Shipping Lines Ecuador Cia.ltda. $13 M

Segment concentration

the 5 largest: 51.3% the other 99: 48.7%

Concentration index (HHI): 749, unconcentrated; the largest takes 17.3% of revenue. The HHI measures how the market is shared out, from 0 to 10,000: the higher it is, the more it is concentrated in few hands.

Among the segment’s companies with recorded sales in 2025, each assigned in full to its declared main activity.

More specific activities

Companies

Sorted by highest revenue · name · most recent

Companies in this list: name, RUC, location, revenue and legal status
Company RUC Location Revenue 2025 · USD Status
Mediterranean Shipping Company del Ecuador Compania Anonima (Emessea) Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0991337326001 Guayaquil, Guayas 39.6 M Active
Agencia Maritima Global Marglobal Sa Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0990841993001 Guayaquil, Guayas 35.1 M Active
Ecuaestibas S.A. Transport by towing or pushing of barges, oil rigs, etc. 0991302298001 Guayaquil, Guayas 15.4 M Active
C. Steinweg (Ecuador) S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0993230855001 Guayaquil, Guayas 14.1 M Active
Cosco Shipping Lines Ecuador Cia.ltda. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0993306126001 Guayaquil, Guayas 13.4 M Active
Pacific Ocean S.A. Pacifocsa Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0992865709001 Guayaquil, Guayas 10.0 M Active
Hapag-lloyd Ecuador S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0993138223001 Guayaquil, Guayas 9.3 M Active
Asia Shipping Ecuador S. A. Ase Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0992429267001 Guayaquil, Guayas 7.1 M Active
Pacific Cargo Line PCL C.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0992126264001 Guayaquil, Guayas 6.8 M Active
Maersk del Ecuador C.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0991276076001 Guayaquil, Guayas 6.3 M Active
Evergreen-shipping Agency (Ecuador) S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0993372627001 Samborondón, Guayas 5.7 M Active
Ecuanave Ca Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0990360995001 Guayaquil, Guayas 5.5 M Active
Saco Shipping S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0992571365001 Guayaquil, Guayas 5.1 M Active
Sea World-traffic S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0891786387001 Manta, Manabi 3.9 M Active
Riverdiesel S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0992950455001 Guayaquil, Guayas 3.8 M Active
Torrestibas S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0992621354001 Guayaquil, Guayas 3.8 M Active
Folitop S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0992470283001 Samborondón, Guayas 3.5 M Active
Pilot Transport Marine Pilottmarine S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0993235679001 Samborondón, Guayas 3.4 M Active
Unireefer S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0993368184001 Samborondón, Guayas 2.6 M Active
Transocean Logistics Corporation S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0992270985001 Guayaquil, Guayas 2.5 M Active
Romapro S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0992489456001 Santa Elena, Santa Elena 2.5 M Active
Ian Taylor Ecuador Compania Anonima. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0991332944001 Guayaquil, Guayas 2.0 M Active
Jlpoperaciones Portuarias S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 1391797087001 Manta, Manabi 2.0 M Active
Negocios Navieros y de Transporte Transneg S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0990102163001 Guayaquil, Guayas 1.8 M Active
Ecuadorian Pilot Services S.A. Pilotservices Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0992394471001 Guayaquil, Guayas 1.7 M Active
Transporte Fluvial Napo TFN Cia.ltda. Transport by towing or pushing of barges, oil rigs, etc. 1792705355001 Orellana, Orellana 1.3 M Active
Galaxi S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0991367713001 Guayaquil, Guayas 1.1 M Active
Rola Internacional S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0991475907001 Guayaquil, Guayas 1.0 M Active
Flotamar S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0993232386001 Guayaquil, Guayas 1.0 M Active
Fluvi-faroza Cia.ltda. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0993381116001 Guayaquil, Guayas 860 k Active
Operadora Portuaria Opermillosa S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 1391823118001 Manta, Manabi 810 k Active
Margabar S.A.S. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0993326496001 Guayaquil, Guayas 741 k Active
Transporte Acua Ferant Acuaferant S.A. Transport by towing or pushing of barges, oil rigs, etc. 0992923997001 Guayaquil, Guayas 708 k Active
Starservice S.A. Transport by towing or pushing of barges, oil rigs, etc. 0992284382001 Guayaquil, Guayas 684 k Active
King Ocean Ecuador Kingocean S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0992977221001 Guayaquil, Guayas 580 k Active
Naviera del Sur S.A. Navisur Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0790092775001 Guayaquil, Guayas 577 k Active
Atlantis-petroleum S.A.S. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0993392508001 Guayaquil, Guayas 525 k Active
Transporte Maritimo Alfa y Omega Tmao Cia.ltda. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0791824257001 Machala, El Oro 512 k Active
Operadores Maritimos de la Libertad Provincia de Santa Elena S. A. Opemarlisesa Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 2490008708001 La Libertad, Santa Elena 503 k Active
Sisteplaz S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0992662042001 Guayaquil, Guayas 488 k Active
American Marine Corporation Amemasa S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0991313397001 Guayaquil, Guayas 487 k Active
Adfer Solutions Express S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0992143738001 Guayaquil, Guayas 469 k Active
Nidarut S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0992762993001 Guayaquil, Guayas 468 k Active
Frafemar S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0993362360001 Durán, Guayas 451 k Active
Magnus Logistics Magnuslogistics Cia.ltda. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 1793082548001 Quito, Pichincha 439 k Active
Transportes Maritimos del Sur Trasmasur S.A. Rental of vessels with crew for sea (including coastal) freight transport 0791805368001 Machala, El Oro 434 k Active
Baltic Reefers Ecuador S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0992545879001 Samborondón, Guayas 392 k Active
Senavelsa S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0891788819001 La Libertad, Santa Elena 380 k Active
Jayag S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0891781067001 Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas 378 k Active
Elite Cargo Service Elitecargoser S.A. Sea and coastal freight transport, scheduled or not 0992872829001 Guayaquil, Guayas 371 k Active

Corporate information from official public records of Ecuador · where this data comes from