Smit International
Smit Internationale N.V. (or Smit International) is a Dutch company operating in the maritime sector. The company was founded in 1842 by Fop Smit as a towage company with only the 140 horsepower paddle steamer tug Kinderdijk. Fop's sons, Jan and Leendert, continued the company under the name L. Smit & Co and expanded the fleet. In 1870, they began using tugs with propellers. After a merger in 1923 with Internationale Sleepdienst, the name was changed to "L. Smit & Co.'s Internationale Sleepdienst". Formerly listed at the NYSE Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam, the company was fully acquired by Royal Boskalis Westminster in 2010.
| Type | Wholly owned subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Maritime services |
| Founded | 1842 |
| Founder | Fop Smit |
| Headquarters | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Key people | Frank Verhoeven (Chairman) |
| Services | Towage, salvage, transportation, heavy lifting vessels |
| Revenue | €589.0 million (2009) |
| €104.6 million (2009) | |
| €102.4 million (2009) | |
| Owner | Royal Boskalis Westminster |
Number of employees | 3,620 (2009) |
| Website | www.smit.com |
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