Tidewater Middle East was established for the first time on April 24th, 1968 with 10 million Rials initial capital and was registered in Tehran with the object of repair and installation of underwater pipelines, manufacture of jetties, and repair decks. Now, after about 38 years, Tidewater Middle East has become a powerful complex and it is well known not only for the individual dealing with marine activities but has gained a good fame in the international scale. The Company offers a vide range of marine and port services including shipping, dredging, transit, civil projects and technology. The presence of Tidewater in any port implies that that all marine and port services are accessible there and the goods and consignment owners can rely on its services from all major aspects.

Fields of Company's Activities:
To provide all shipping services including agency of other shipping lines
To execute the hydrographic and dredging operations
To carry out steering operations for ships and provision of towing services for consulting projects
To execute of marine structures civil projects
To supply of fuel and water and logistics of ships in all ports and waters of the country and carrying potable water to the islands
To provide all port services including container loading and unloading services, goods services, customs release services in all ports and customs of the country
To carry out any and all other authorized activities including establishment of affiliated companies and subsidiaries, and purchase and acquire shares of other companies.

The General Situation of Employment in the Company:

Description	March 20th, 2005	March 20th, 2006	March 20th, 2007	March 20th, 2008	March 20th, 2009
Regular Employees	320	316	320	280	273
Limited-Term Contract Based Employees	805	767	786	768	810
Total	1125	1083	1106	1048	1083