What is "tidewater"

also tide-water, 1772, "water affected by the normal ebb and flow of the tide," from tide (n.) + water (n.1). In reference to the lowland regions of the Virginia shore of the western Chesapeake Bay, 1832.

alt. 1 Water affected by the flow of the tide, especially tidal streams 2 The seaboard n. 1 Water affected by the flow of the tide, especially tidal streams 2 The seaboard

1. n. low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams

2. the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia

Tidewater may refer to:

• Tidewater (geographic term), a geographic area of southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina
• Tidewater glacier, a classification of glacier
• Tidewater (marine services), a company providing marine services to the offshore petroleum industry
• Tidewater Middle East Co., is an Iranian port operator company, belong to IRGC
• Tidewater (Amtrak), a former passenger train through the American South
• Tidewater, Oregon, a settlement
• Tidewater Equipment, a company providing forestry equipment in the southeastern United States
• Tidewater Petroleum, a former name of Getty Oil
• Tidewater architecture, a style of architecture found mostly in coastal areas of the Southern United States
• Tidelands, an area affected by the tide
• Tidewater, Florida, a place in Florida
• Tidewater (marketing)

Tidewater is a geographic area of southeast Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, part of the Atlantic coastal plain. Portions of Maryland facing the Chesapeake Bay are also given this designation. The area gains its name because of the effects of the changing tides on local rivers, sounds, and the ocean. The area is generally flat and low and composed of tidal marsh and large expanses of swamp. Much of the area is covered with poquoson and the higher areas are used for agricultural farmlands. Geographically, in North Carolina and Virginia the tidewater area is the land between the Suffolk Scarp and the Atlantic Ocean. The Hampton Roads area of Virginia is considered to be in the tidewater. Extreme Southern Maryland and parts of the lower Eastern Shore round out the northern fringe of the region on the Chesapeake Bay.

Tidewater, Inc. is a publicly traded international petroleum service company headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.. It operates a fleet of ships, providing vessels and marine services to the offshore petroleum industry.

Tidewater owns 350 vessels, the world's largest fleet of vessels serving the global offshore energy industry.

Tidewater created the "work boat" industry with its 1956 launch of the Ebb Tide, the world's first vessel tailor-made to support the offshore oil and gas industry. As of March 2015, the company has a fleet of 289 owned or chartered vessels (10 of which were owned by joint ventures). Tidewater is the oldest, largest, and most experienced provider of the marine support services for the offshore oil industry.

Tidewater has a global footprint, with over 90% of its fleet working internationally in more than 60 countries. Around the world, Tidewater transports crews and supplies, tow and anchor mobile rigs, assists in offshore construction projects, and performs a variety of specialized marine support services.

Jeff Platt is the company's chairman and CEO. The company was founded in 1955 by a group of investors led by the Laborde family.

Tidewater is a term used by industries and governments to refer to access to ocean ports with international marine services for import and export of commodities. For export, the commodities can be shipped via trucks, trains and/or pipelines to a port, thereby opening the door to more lucrative prices on global markets. Getting to such a port is particularly important for landlocked jurisdictions seeking to expand and diversify markets for natural resources.