Our History

Odyssea Marine, Inc. was organized in 1998 to meet the marine transportation needs of the oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico.  In 1998, Odyssea Marine, Inc. purchased North Bank Towing Corporation and in conjunction with other acquisitions offered tugs and towing vessels.  At the time it was acquired, North Bank Towing Corporation had been serving the offshore oil and gas industry for over 25 years.  Further, the company had worked vessels not only in Mexico, but on the U.S. East coast, South America, Africa, and maintained a continuous presence in Mexico, working there since the late 1970's as Odyssea does today.

In 2005, Odyssea Marine, Inc. expanded its fleet by purchasing two 3000 HP class tugs, the M/V Caribbean Lady and the M/V Miss Goldie.

In January 2006, Odyssea Marine, Inc. again expanded its marine transportation services offerings with the acquisition of six supply vessels from Lytal Enterprises, Inc.  The six vessels range in length from 135’ to 165’.  With the addition of the Lytal fleet, Odyssea Marine, Inc. was organized into two operating divisions:

  • North Bank Towing Division based in Berwick, Louisiana with operational responsibility for tugs, towing supply, and dive and construction support vessels.
  • Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) Division based in Larose, Louisiana with operational responsibility for the offshore supply vessels.
Odyssea Marine, Inc. further expanded the capabilities of its Offshore Supply Vessel Division in September 2006 with the acquisition of AMT Marine Inc. (AMT).  The AMT fleet added five DP-1 supply vessels ranging in length from 150’ to 200’.  In 2008, Odyssea continued to add to the OSV fleet with the acquisition of three new OSVs from Marquee (one 165’ DP-1 vessel and two 200’-class DP-2 vessels) and the purchase of two new 200’-class DP-1 OSVs from Bollinger Shipyards, expanding the OSV fleet to total 16 vessels.  The Bollinger purchases brought the average age of the OSV fleet to less than 5 years.

Odyssea Marine, Inc. is committed to providing excellent service at a fair price.  We are confident that we can meet all of your marine transportation needs.  The North Bank Towing fleet consists of offshore tugs ranging from 1800 HP to 7000 HP tugs and several 180' anchor handling tug supply vessels both domestic and foreign flags.  The Towing Division provides an extensive array of marine services including anchor handling for pipe laying barges, jet barges, derrick barges, dive support, surveying as well as having extensive material barge experience. North Bank Towing Division has towing and operational experience in the Gulf of Mexico, along the East Coast, South America, Mexico, and Africa.  Since its inception, North Bank Towing has provided marine equipment and towing services for rig moves, over-seas tows, tandem towing, platform and jacket towing, dredging and scow work, construction barges, pipe laying barges, jet barges, derrick barges, and just about anything that can be towed.  The OSV Division operates vessels ranging in size from 135’ to 200’ with drilling mud, bulk product, and deck cargo capabilities.

Odyssea Marine, Inc. is focused on safety with the number one goal of zero incidents.  With this on-going commitment to accident prevention, we are constantly improving and making it safer to work in the offshore environment for our employees, suppliers and customers.