The world here is every country and territory whose business registers we hold. Our list of boat transport companies in the world holds companies in 142 of its countries.
List of Boat Transport Companies Worldwide
Boat transport companies carry freight and passengers by boat on rivers, lakes, coastal routes and across the sea. We list 86,747 boat transport companies in the world, most of them in India (36%) and Brazil (8%). One list for the whole territory, with the register number of each country. Download it as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
86,747 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026
Companies86,747
Countries142
Largest countryIndia
Employees1-4
Revenue$500K-$1M
Email6.2%
Phone19%
Website9.4%
CEO name52%
Live sample of boat transport companies in the world
Below you see a live sample of the 86,747 boat transport companies, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
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| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
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| 1 | Subete S A S | Colombia | Cartagena de Indias | Centro Comercial Plaza Colon of 304 Bo Country 1 | Bolívar | N/A | N/A | 2025 | $1,444,000 | 500,000 | Corporation | N/A | 9019534150 |
| 2 | Carnival UK LTD. | Newzealand | Auckland | Maraetai | Auckland | N/A | N/A | 2004 | $10,019,000,000 | 40,093 | N/A | 1471215 | |
| 3 | Carnival UK LTD. | Australia | Sydney | L 5 465 Victoria Ave | New South Wales | 2067 | *****.au | 2004 | $265,138,584 | 40,093 | Foreign company | N/A | 107998443 |
| 4 | Curtis Island Services PTY. LTD. | Australia | Gladstone | Lot 201 Alf O'Rourke Drive | Queensland | 4680 | N/A | 2013 | $2,054,016,000 | 12,800 | Corporation | 93 | 165816017 |
| 5 | Stradbroke Ferries PTY LTD | Australia | Adelaide | L 3 26 Flinders Street | South Australia | 5000 | *****.au | 1963 | $2,054,016,000 | 12,800 | Corporation | 93 | 009725713 |
| 6 | Magical Cruise Company, LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Hammersmith | 3 Queen Caroline Street | London | W6 9PE | *****.com | 1996 | $3,005,108,000 | 9,553 | Corporation | 152 | 03157553 |
| 7 | Coral Princess Cruises (N.Q.) PTY. LTD. | Australia | Cairns City | 246 Hartley St | Queensland | 4870 | *****.com | 1988 | $802,350,000 | 5,000 | Corporation | 50 | 010809417 |
| 8 | Tci Seaways LIMITED | India | Chennai | 92, 4th Floor Gee Gee Crystal | Tamil Nadu | 600004 | *****.com | 1995 | $641,880,000 | 4,000 | Corporation | 1460 | TNMAS0035783000 |
| 9 | Transdev Brisbane Ferries PTY LTD | Australia | Brisbane | U 21 17 Rivergate Pl | Queensland | 4172 | *****.au | 2009 | $594,380,880 | 3,704 | Corporation | 3615 | 140108989 |
| 10 | Transdev Sydney Ferries PTY LTD | Australia | Sydney | L 2 400 Barangaroo Ave | New South Wales | 2000 | *****.au | 2012 | $6,000,000 | 3,704 | Corporation | N/A | 156137236 |
| 11 | Acn 087 535 224 PTY LTD | Australia | Melbourne | L 6 550 Bourke Street | Victoria | 3000 | N/A | 1999 | $594,380,880 | 3,704 | Corporation | 3615 | 087535224 |
| 12 | Costa Crociere SPA | Italy | Genova | Piazza Di Piccapietra 48 | Genova | 16121 | *****.it | 1984 | $5,675,262,976 | 2,802 | Corporation | 135 | IT02545900108 |
| 13 | Actv SPA | Italy | Venezia | Isola Nova del Tronchetto 32 | Venezia | 30135 | *****.it | 1995 | $253,637,120 | 2,551 | Corporation | 37253 | IT00762090272 |
| 14 | Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD. | USA | Miramar | 14700 Caribbean Way | Broward | 33027-4161 | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 2,475 | 73 | N/A | |
| 15 | Color Line Crew AS | Norway | Oslo | Hjortneskaia | Oslo | 0250 | N/A | 2007 | $118,862,751 | 2,368 | Corporation | 290 | 991779434 |
| 16 | Color Line Crew AS | Norway | Oslo | Hjortneskaia | Oslo | 0250 | N/A | 1983 | 0 | 2,368 | 290 | 973135678 | |
| 17 | Jadrolinija | Croatia | Rijeka | Riva 16 | Primorsko-goranska | 51000 | *****.hr | 1872 | $126,450,433 | 2,104 | Proprietorship | 280 | 38453148181 |
| 18 | Fährbetrieb Hans Dill GMBH | Germany | Offenbach am Main | Breite Str. 6 | Offenbach am Main, Stadt | 63075 | *****.de | 1990 | $798,984 | 2,038 | Corporation | N/A | 63065B7897 |
| 19 | Princess Cruise Lines, LTD. | USA | Santa Clarita | 24305 Town Center Dr | Los Angeles | 91355-4999 | *****.com | 1965 | $275,906,151 | 25,000 | Corporation | 135 | N/A |
| 20 | Grandi Navi Veloci SPA | Italy | Genova | Via Balleydier 7 | Genova | 16149 | *****.it | 2000 | $599,665,946 | 1,920 | Corporation | 1037 | IT13217910150 |
| 21 | PT Prima Eksekutif | Indonesia | Dki Jakarta | Jl. Yos Sudarso I Block B-8, Ruko Mega | Special Capital Region of Jakarta | 14320 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 1,910 | 5 | AHU-AH.01.09.0152316 | |
| 22 | Dfds A/S | Denmark | København | Marmorvej 18 | Hovedstaden | 2100 | *****.com | 1999 | $4,802,819,665 | 1,814 | Corporation | 174 | 14194711 |
| 23 | Washington State Department Of Transportation | USA | Seattle | 2901 3rd Ave | King | 98121-1042 | *****.gov | N/A | 0 | 1,800 | 2024 | N/A | |
| 24 | Ncl (bahamas) LTD., A Bermuda Company | USA | Miami | 7665 Nw 19th St | Miami-dade | 33126-1201 | *****.com | 2004 | $35,613,673 | 1,800 | Corporation | 116 | N/A |
| 25 | Fjord1 AS | Norway | Florø | Strandavegen 15 | Vestland | 6905 | *****.no | 2001 | $384,996,026 | 1,751 | Corporation | 22 | 983472583 |
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Largest boat transport companies in the world
The biggest boat transport companies in the world by staff and by revenue, the largest in India, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
Carnival CORPORATION Ltd. is the largest boat transport company in the world by headcount. 1,367 boat transport companies employ 50 people or more; 458 employ 100 or more.
2,583 boat transport companies in the world turn over more than $5 million a year; 771 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
India has the most boat transport companies in the world: 31,152, or 36% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
2,350 boat transport companies were entered in a register in the world so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
50 boat transport companies in the world in our data were founded before 1900.
Most boat transport companies in the world are very small: 51% have 1 to 4 employees, and 49% sit between $500K and $5M in yearly revenue.
Which countries have the most boat transport companies?
The world here is every country and territory whose business registers we hold. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Boat transport companies per country, 142 countries
- 1India31,152 (36%)
- 2Brazil7,316 (8%)
- 3Italy4,117 (5%)
- 4Ukraine3,947 (5%)
- 5France3,680 (4%)
- 6China3,556 (4%)
- 7Vietnam3,100 (4%)
- 8Turkey2,623 (3%)
- 9Greece2,186 (3%)
- 10The Netherlands1,869 (2%)
- 11Croatia1,760 (2%)
- 12Colombia1,657 (2%)
- 13The United States1,656 (2%)
- 14The United Kingdom1,407 (2%)
- 15Norway1,197 (1%)
India and Brazil together hold 44% of the boat transport companies in the world. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 127 countries hold 15,523 more.
Which continents have the most boat transport companies?
Asia holds 47% of the boat transport companies in our data, Europe 33% and South America 12%.
Boat transport companies per continent
- 1Asia40,617 (47%)
- 2Europe28,330 (33%)
- 3South America10,387 (12%)
- 4Middle East2,865 (3%)
- 5North America2,846 (3%)
- 6Africa1,320 (2%)
- 7Oceania381 (1%)
How many boat transport companies started this year?
This year 2,350 new boat transport companies registered in the world, after 3,305 last year.
Founded per year
- 8,6162022
- 9,1002023
- 5,1622024
- 3,3052025
- 2,3502026 so far
Legal forms of boat transport companies in the world
53% of the boat transport companies in the world are sole traders.
- Sole traders45,939
- Corporations27,996
- Partnerships4,250
- Cooperatives506
- Foreign companies463
- Non-profit321
- Other or unknown7,272
Which boat transport companies are part of a group?
6,867 of the 86,747 boat transport companies in the world (8%) are part of a chain or group: 3,191 head offices or parent companies and 3,676 branches. The other 79,880 (92%) trade from a single location. 93 of the 94 largest boat transport companies in the world by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 79,880 | 92% | |
| Head office | 3,191 | 4% | |
| Branch | 3,676 | 4% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Azienda Veneziana Della Mobilita' SPA37,253 in group
- 2Marine Atlantic INC14,060 in group
- 3Transdev Brisbane Ferries PTY Ltd3,615 in group
- 4Tci Seaways Limited1,460 in group
- 5Grandi Navi Veloci SPA1,037 in group
The groups are counted from the 94 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 86,747; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do boat transport companies do?
Boat transport companies run barges, coasters, ferries, water taxis and excursion boats, moving bulk goods, containers, vehicles and passengers along waterways and coasts. Many are owner-operators with a single vessel, next to ferry lines and shipping groups, and their customers are shippers, ports, commuters, tourists and island communities.
Our data comes from the business registers of 142 countries, where boat transport companies are classified under SIC codes 4481 (deep sea transportation of passengers, except by ferry), 4482 (ferries) and 4489 (water transportation of passengers, not elsewhere classified). In NACE, the European code those registers use, 76,957 of them (89%) sit in classes 50.40 (inland freight water transport), 50.30 (inland passenger water transport) and 50.20 (sea and coastal freight water transport), part of division 50 (water transport).
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Our data holds 86,747 boat transport companies in the world, counted on 2 November 2026.
India, with 31,152 boat transport companies or 36% of the total, followed by Brazil (7,316) and Italy (4,117).
Most boat transport companies in the world are very small: 51% have 1 to 4 employees, and 49% sit between $500K and $5M in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Carnival CORPORATION Ltd. in Doral with 101,000 employees.
This year 2,350 new boat transport companies registered in the world, after 3,305 last year.
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