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One of the region’s premier maritime services providers — Trinidadian owned, Trinidadian registered, working across the Caribbean since 1992.
A full range of professional solutions for the marine construction and survey industry.
Welcome to Capital Signal Company Limited (CSCL), home of one of the region’s premier maritime services providers. Capital Signal is a Trinidadian owned and registered company founded in 1992. Headquartered in Carenage, we provide a full range of professional solutions for the marine construction and survey industry.
Our team of highly qualified engineers is specialised in ports, rivers, coastal protection, marine infrastructure, dredging, surveys, geotechnical and environmental services.
In 2015, Capital Signal designed and constructed our very own full-service shore base and port facility — primarily to support the operations of the oil and gas sector, mobilisation and demobilisation of offshore projects, fabrication and welding, cargo handling, wet docking, grit-blasting and painting, and all other vessel and shore-based needs.
Capital Signal is your proven company for success.
- Founded
- 1992
- Registered
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Headquarters
- Carenage, Trinidad
- Own facility
- Since 2015
Positioned to respond quickly, from four bases.
Headquartered in Trinidad and Tobago, Capital Signal maintains an extensive fleet of equipment and technology at our 4+ acre waterfront facility. To provide additional regional support, Capital Signal also operates a fully staffed and equipped office in Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico, specialising in geophysical, survey, navigation and geotechnical services — with further regional offices in Jamaica and Guyana.
These strategic locations allow Capital Signal to remain well positioned within the region to respond quickly and effectively to our clients’ needs in the Southern Caribbean, the Guyanas, Mexico and beyond.
Over 30 years, and the recognition to back it.
We have more than three decades of experience, a diverse and highly competent team of professionals, specialised assets and dynamic strategic partnerships. Combined, Capital Signal has the knowledge and tools to deliver your next project safely, on time, on budget and with exceptional quality.
With awards for quality, innovation and safety, Capital Signal is backed with the results and recognition to give our clients the confidence needed for the demands of today. We pride ourselves on finding customer-oriented solutions for some of the region’s most unique challenges. We hope you will consider Capital Signal to achieve your needs — contact us today.
From two entrepreneurs in Chaguaramas to four regional offices.
Every entry below is drawn from Capital Signal’s own record. Where a milestone comes from a published interview rather than the company’s own site, the source is named.
Founded in Chaguaramas
Capital Signal was established in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, by two local entrepreneurs providing marine construction and engineering services to the local and regional marine industry. The company quickly earned industry recognition and a reputation for safety, reliability and efficiency.
Surveying and geosciences begin
Capital Signal begins to provide marine surveying and geosciences services to meet the growing demand in the region for reliability and enhanced accuracy.
Carenage, and a shore base in Venezuela
Continued growth in marine construction, surveying and geosciences requires a move to a larger marine facility in Carenage, and the establishment of a shore base in Venezuela to serve the South American market.
Mexico office opens
Capital Signal opens its office in Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico.
Geotrace joint venture · Barbados office
Geotrace Trinidad Limited: a joint venture established in Trinidad to provide seismic processing and reprocessing services regionally. A regional support office opens in Barbados.
Three divisions, 145 people
The company employs 145 people — a mix of locals and expatriates — providing best-in-class, safe, highly focused and cost-effective services. The structure comprises Marine Construction, Geosciences and Marine Support divisions.
Civil Contractor of the Year
The Trinidad & Tobago Contractors Association names Capital Signal Civil Contractor of the Year for the Rockley to Coconut Walk Beach Restoration and Boardwalk project in Barbados.
Caribbean Construction Award
Recognised for Innovation and Overall Contracting at the Caribbean Construction Awards.
Our own port facility
Capital Signal designs and constructs its own port facility to support local, regional and international projects — a full-service shore base for the oil and gas sector, mobilisations, fabrication, cargo handling and wet docking.
Capital investment campaign
En route to its 25th year in business, Capital Signal begins a capital investment campaign to upgrade its waterfront facilities.
Port operations expand
Capital Signal expands port operations, mobilising vessels for surveys and oil and gas projects.
Thirty years
Capital Signal celebrates 30 years of excellence in the marine construction industry.
Regional offices in Guyana and Jamaica
Offices established in Guyana and Jamaica alongside Trinidad and Mexico, with equipment positioned to reduce mobilisation time across the region. Contract volume and client investment rise as Caribbean tourism development accelerates.
Building a major jetty, and preparing for what is next
Capital Signal is delivering full design, engineering and construction of a large jetty for a Caribbean oil and gas operator, while positioning staging assets for offshore renewable energy work in the region.
Three awards, on the record.
Contractor of the Year (Civil)
For the Rockley to Coconut Walk Beach Restoration and Boardwalk, Barbados.
Innovation & Overall Contracting
Recognised across the region for innovation in contracting.
National Safety Award — Finalist
Shortlisted in the large-company category alongside operators including Atlantic LNG and BPTT.
66 named clients — operators, governments and port authorities.
Capital Signal has developed an extensive client list which testifies to the company’s wide range of services and expertise, particularly in marine industrial applications.
- National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago
- National Infrastructure Development Company (NIDCO)
- BP Trinidad & Tobago
- BHP Billiton
- Shell
- Chevron
- ConocoPhillips
- EOG Resources Trinidad Ltd.
- Petrotrin
- NGC
- Atlantic LNG Trinidad & Tobago
- Proman
- Repsol YPF
- Pemex
- PdVSA
- Inpex
- Murphy
- Centrica (Petro-Canada)
- Canadian Superior
- Transocean
- Noble Drilling
- Pride Offshore
- Technip USA Inc.
- Heerema Marine Contractors
- AllSeas
- Worley-Parsons
- ODL / Noble Denton
- Bayfield Energy (Galeota) Ltd.
- IPSL
- Mexdril
- TODCO
- CAMSA
- OTSL
- U.S. Navy — NAVFAC Southeast
- Barbados Port Inc. (BPI)
- Barbados Tourism Investment Inc.
- Barbados Coastal Zone Management Unit
- Barbados WIRD Outfall Project
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines Port Authority
- Montserrat Port Authority
- Antigua Pier Group Limited
- National Authorising Office for the European Development Fund, Antigua
- Government of St. Lucia
- Ministry of Planning
- Ministry of Culture — TIDCO
- The Mustique Company
- Baird and Associates
- Marine Consultants
- NIDCO Water Taxi
- Crews Inn Hotel & Yachting Centre
- Trinidad & Tobago Yacht Club
- Shorelands CMC Ltd.
- PresT Con
- NH International
- Kitano Construction
- Alcoa Steamship Co Inc.
- West Indies Oil Co.
- E. Caribbean Gas Pipeline Company
- J.V. Adra-Sdi
- Selsi Ltd.
- Renaissance Towers
- Chagterms Trinidad Limited
- The Towers, Westmoorings
- Saba Island
- Red Bull Trinidad
- Pirates of the Caribbean (production)
And more.
Specialists we bring with us.
Joint venture — 2D/3D seismic processing and reprocessing
Pipeline services
Strategic partner
ROV services — inspection to heavy working classTell us what you need built.
Send us the scope, the location and the dates. If we can do it, you will hear from a marine engineer — not a call centre — within one working day.
