About us

Who are we? What do we do?

Operating on the Thames from Teddington to the Estuary, as well as Sheerness to Strood on the Medway
Reliable fuel and lubricant delivery service
RDCO Registered
Registered Waste Oil carriers
Suppliers of Crewing, Mooring and Engineering services
Engineering

Mission, Vision & Values Statement

Thames Marine Services is very proud of its cheerful, friendly team that works well together. We all have the same great outlook and we all believe in delivering on our Mission, Vision & Values:

By continued investment, training and offering a diversity of services, we aim to be leaders in our field on the river Thames and be our customers’ number one choice. Our values are to always offer a reliable, professional and helpful service, putting our customers first and proactively ensure our service is simple and easy to use.

Investing in the future

Recent investments include:

Expanding our fleet of bunker barges and waste oil barge
Boat refurbishments
New signage on the boats and static river locations offering higher visibility on the Thames
Raised our profile by advertising in the PLA Handbook each year
Distributing our leaflets to various locks, docks & marinas along the Thames
Offered diversity by expanding our services following feedback gained from listening to our growing customer base
Purchase of vessel and equipment relating to waste oil removal
Continued training courses and in-house training workshops for new and existing staff
Apprenticeship scheme – taken on an apprentice crew member & apprentice engineer
New energy supplier of Shell GTL Fuel

The vessels and equipment are thoroughly maintained and serviced and we have safety systems in place, to ensure we always meet or exceed the criteria and requirements of working on this very busy river. With regular PLA inspections on the vessels, we ensure our certificates are in date and offer our customers peace of mind that they are not only dealing with a professional company, but also a respected and highly recommended one. The future is set to go from strength to strength with further ideas and planning.

Certificates

Upper Tier Waste Carrier Certificate – Waste Oil Collections

Registered with the Environment Agency as an Upper Tier Waste Carrier.

We hold a Certificate of Registration under the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011.

The RDCO Certificate – Suppliers of lubricants

Thames Marine Services are Registered Dealers in Controlled Oils and hold the RDCO Certificate to supply lubricants.

Fuel

Some of the fuel products we supply:

10ppm 1000ppm HVO GTL