Mangalia shipyard
{{Infobox company
| name = Damen Shipyards Mangalia
| logo = Damen_logo.svg
| image = Mangalia 2017 (7).jpg
| image_caption = View of the shipyard, 2017
| location = Mangalia, Romania
| key_people =
| industry = Ship building, ship conversion and repair
| products = Ro-Pax ferries, cruise ships, large offshore vessels and offshore structures
| revenue = {{increase}} 57.27 mln EUR{{cite web |url=https://www.risco.ro/en/financiare/damen-shipyards-mangalia-s-a-cui-9115330 |title=DAMEN SHIPYARDS MANGALIA S.A., Fisc. Code 9115330 - Sales, Profit, Employees, Debts, Capital, Financial Results |access-date=2023-04-04|website=risco.ro}} (2019)
| net_income = {{increase}} -31.99 mln EUR (2019)
| num_employees = 1,500{{cite web|url=https://www.zf.ro/companii/trece-profit-santierul-damen-mangalia-restructurare-personal-21405477|title=Când va trece pe profit șantierul Damen Mangalia?|publisher=Ziarul Financiar |language=Romanian |date=2022-12-17}} (2022)
| subsid =
| footnotes =
}}
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Mangalia shipyard is a large shipyard located {{convert|45|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of the Port of Constanța, in Mangalia, Romania.
History
=Daewoo Heavy Industries era=
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.dmhi.ct.ro/introduction.htm|title=Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries|date=2009-02-14|publisher=Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries|accessdate=2009-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914013608/http://www.dmhi.ct.ro/introduction.htm|archive-date=2009-09-14|url-status=dead}} Since it was founded the company built over 127 new ships and repaired around 300 ships.{{cite web|url=http://www.dmhi.ct.ro/mesgfromprez.htm|title=Message|date=2009-02-14|publisher=Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries|accessdate=2009-02-14}}
=Damen era=
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.damen.com/companies/damen-shipyards-mangalia|title=Damen Shipyards Mangalia|access-date=4 April 2023}} The ownership of the shipyard is shared between Damen and the Romanian Government, with Damen being responsible for its operations.{{cite web|url=https://www.damen.com/companies/damen-shipyards-mangalia/shiprepair|title=Shiprepair at DSMa|access-date=4 April 2023}}
Operations
The shipyard is spread over an area of {{convert|980,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}, has three dry docks with a total length of {{convert|982|m|ft|abbr=on}} and {{convert|1.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} of berths.{{cite web|url=http://www.dmhi.ct.ro/facility.htm|title=GENERAL LAYOUT & MAIN FACILITIES|date=2009-02-14|publisher=Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries|accessdate=2009-02-14}} In 2002 the company delivered two tankers of {{DWT|42,500}} to the Norwegian company Kleven Floro used for the transportation of orange juice.{{cite web|url=http://www.adevarul.ro/articole/2002/santierul-naval-daewoo-mangalia-livreaza-norvegiei-al-doilea-tanc-de-42-500-tdw.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716163904/http://www.adevarul.ro/articole/2002/santierul-naval-daewoo-mangalia-livreaza-norvegiei-al-doilea-tanc-de-42-500-tdw.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-16 |title=Santierul naval Daewoo Mangalia livreaza Norvegiei al doilea tanc de 42.500 tdw |date=2002-11-02 |publisher=Adevarul |language=Romanian |accessdate=2009-02-14 }} One of the main customers of the shipyard is the German company Hamburg Süd which ordered six container ships of around {{TEU|6,000}} each, and seven ships of {{TEU|7,100}} each as well as four tugboats.{{cite web|url=http://www.cugetliber.ro/1192222800/articol/6646/dmhi-a-livrat-portcontainerul-de-4860-teu-msc-monterey8221/|title=DMHI a livrat portcontainerul de 4.860 TEU, MSC Monterey|date=2008-09-05|publisher=Cuget Liber|language=Romanian|accessdate=2009-02-14}} 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 {{TEU|5,000}} each that will be delivered in stages until 2011 at a total cost of US$1.1 billion.
Goliath Crane
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.sackrabbit.com/goliath_28.html|title=Progress in Romania|date=2009-01-14|publisher=Sackrabbit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715105248/http://www.sackrabbit.com/goliath_28.html|archive-date=15 July 2015}} Built in 1975, the crane, nicknamed Goliath, Big Blue, The Dog or Horse, has a height of {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}}, a span of {{convert|126|m|ft|abbr=on}}, a weight of {{convert|3000|t|lb|abbr=on}} and a lifting capacity of {{convert|1200|t|lb|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.sackrabbit.com/goliath_06.html|title=Technical Specifications|date=2009-01-14|publisher=Sackrabbit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715121131/http://www.sackrabbit.com/goliath_06.html|archive-date=15 July 2015}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://eu.patriotledger.com/story/news/local/2019/05/29/whatever-happened-to-goliath-crane/5040668007/|title=Whatever happened to: The Goliath crane|work=The Patriot Ledger|date=29 May 2019}}
References
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Category:Privatized companies in Romania