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THINKING BIG AT

DAMEN SHIPYARDS MANGALIA

Nearby are areas for storing and cutting steel of varying thicknesses,
two huge halls for section building, each including a panel line,
modern, covered blasting and painting facilities, complying with the
latest environmental requirements, and dedicated workshops for
mechanical works, steel outfi tting and piping. Moreover, the yard has
its own galvanising shop. At the moment, DSMa is investing in further
optimising its facilities for fi nal outfi tting, such as electrical, carpentry,
SITUATED IN A heating, ventilation and air conditioning work.
STRATEGIC LOCATION
DAMEN EXPANDS IN ROMANIA
BOSPHORUS
The yard that is now DSMa opened in the mid-70s. Between 1976 and
STRAIT 183 NM
1997 the yard, which was then called 2 Mai Mangalia Shipyard, built and
“We have perfect infrastructure, facilities and resources,” says DSMa repaired a wide range of vessels. With Romania changing into a market
Managing Director Chris Groninger. “We’re currently very busy showing
economy, in 1997 Daewoo from Korea, in a joint venture with the
2,050 KM PARIS 145 SOCCER the world what we can do, and we’re already fi rmly on the map. When Romanian Government, took control of the yard, which was renamed
client delegations come to look around our site – which these days is
Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries (DMHI). The yard subsequently
SITE AREA FIELDS. increasingly often – they’re always impressed. If they’re considering expanded its facilities and focussed completely on the newbuilding of
large commercial vessels. Between 1997 and 2017, DMHI delivered
spending a large amount for their vessel they want to be sure of
980,000 m 2 everything and their visits here fi ll them with confi dence.” over 200 vessels, ranging from Handysize to Capesize bulkers, from
feeders to Post-Panamax container vessels and from smaller chemical
COVERED WORKSHOPS COVERING A VAST 100-HECTARE SITE ON ROMANIA’S SOUTH-EASTERN HUGE CAPACITY AND CAPABILITIES tankers to Suezmax crude oil tankers.
EASILY STORE 95,960 m 2 COAST, DAMEN SHIPYARDS MANGALIA (DSMa) IS BY FAR THE LARGEST YARD Situated in a non-tidal port, DSMa has at its core three drydocks with
9,500 CARAVANS. IN THE DAMEN SHIPYARDS GROUP. IT IS ALSO THE LARGEST YARD ON THE a total length of 982 metres. These are well served by cranes – one After a long negotiation process, Damen fi nally completed the acquisition
BLACK SEA AND IN THE EAST MEDITERRANEAN, ITS FACILITIES INCLUDING 1,000 tonne and two 480 tonne gantry cranes and nine other jib cranes of the shareholdings of the yard from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine
STEEL STOCK THREE GRAVING DRYDOCKS RANGING FROM 302 BY 48 METRES TO 360 BY 60 of 16-20 tonnes – together with heavy transporters, able to transport Engineering in July 2018. Damen now has operational control of DSMa,
in a joint venture with the government, which holds 51% of the shares.
METRES, AND 1,550 METRES OF QUAYSIDE.
superblocks of up to 800 tonnes.
13,800 m 2 54 MILLION
THAT’S
35,000 t JEU DE BOULE
BALLS.