Mangalia shipyard

Damen Shipyards Mangalia

View of the shipyard, 2017

Industry| Ship building, ship conversion and repair
Founded| 1976[1]
Headquarters| Mangalia, Romania
Products| Ro-Pax ferries, cruise ships, large offshore vessels and offshore structures
Revenue|  57.27 mln EUR[2] (2019)

Net income

|  -31.99 mln EUR[2] (2019)

Number of employees

| 1,500[3] (2022)

Mangalia

Galați

Constanța

Orșova

Drobeta

Giurgiu

Oltenița

Brăila

Tulcea

Sulina

Năvodari

Cernavodă

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Shipyards of Romania

Mangalia shipyard is a large shipyard located 45 km (28 mi) south of the Port of Constanța, in Mangalia, Romania.

## History

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### Daewoo Heavy Industries era

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In 1997  Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries  or DMHI was formed as a joint venture between South Korean company Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and the 2 Mai Shipyard in Mangalia.[4] Since it was founded the company built over 127 new ships and repaired around 300 ships.[5]

### Damen era

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In 2017, Damen Group acquired Daewoo's shares, and from 2018 it took control of the shipyard. Mangalia is the largest of Damen's shipyards.[1] The ownership of the shipyard is shared between Damen and the Romanian Government, with Damen being responsible for its operations.[6]

## Operations

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The shipyard is spread over an area of 980,000 m2 (10,500,000 sq ft), has three dry docks with a total length of 982 m (3,222 ft) and 1.6 km (0.99 mi) of berths.[7] In 2002 the company delivered two tankers of 42,500 DWT to the Norwegian company Kleven Floro used for the transportation of orange juice.[8] One of the main customers of the shipyard is the German company Hamburg Süd which ordered six container ships of around 6,000 TEU each, and seven ships of 7,100 TEU each as well as four tugboats.[9] The company also signed in 2005 an agreement with Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., NSB Niederelbe, Gebab and Conti Reederei companies for the construction of 12 container ships of around 5,000 TEU each that will be delivered in stages until 2011 at a total cost of US$1.1 billion.[9]

## Goliath Crane

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In 2008 the shipyard bought the largest gantry crane in North America, the Goliath Crane, formerly located in Quincy, Massachusetts, from the General Dynamics company.[10] Built in 1975, the crane, nicknamed Goliath, Big Blue, The Dog or Horse, has a height of 100 m (330 ft), a span of 126 m (413 ft), a weight of 3,000 t (6,600,000 lb) and a lifting capacity of 1,200 t (2,600,000 lb).[11] The cranes's re-assembly started in March 2009, and from 2010 it started operations. Since Damen took over, the crane is now painted yellow with Damen's logo.[12]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Damen Shipyards Mangalia". Retrieved 4 April 2023.
2. ^ a b "DAMEN SHIPYARDS MANGALIA S.A., Fisc. Code 9115330 - Sales, Profit, Employees, Debts, Capital, Financial Results". risco.ro. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
3. ^ "Când va trece pe profit șantierul Damen Mangalia?" (in Romanian). Ziarul Financiar. 2022-12-17.
4. ^ "Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries". Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries. 2009-02-14. Archived from the original on 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
5. ^ "Message". Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries. 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
6. ^ "Shiprepair at DSMa". Retrieved 4 April 2023.
7. ^ "GENERAL LAYOUT & MAIN FACILITIES". Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries. 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
8. ^ "Santierul naval Daewoo Mangalia livreaza Norvegiei al doilea tanc de 42.500 tdw" (in Romanian). Adevarul. 2002-11-02. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
9. ^ a b "DMHI a livrat portcontainerul de 4.860 TEU, MSC Monterey" (in Romanian). Cuget Liber. 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
10. ^ "Progress in Romania". Sackrabbit. 2009-01-14. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015.
11. ^ "Technical Specifications". Sackrabbit. 2009-01-14. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015.
12. ^ "Whatever happened to: The Goliath crane". The Patriot Ledger. 29 May 2019.

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