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BLRT Western Shipyard

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BLRT Western Shipyard
Native name
AB Vakarų laivų gamykla
Company typePublic limited company
IndustryShip building
Founded1952
Headquarters
Klaipėda
,
Lithuania
Revenue€18.0 mln (2022)
€6.2 mln (2022)
€5.9 mln (2022)
Total assets€77.8 mln (2022)
Total equity€57.15 mln (2022)
Number of employees
141
ParentBLRT Grupp
Websitewsy.lt
Footnotes / references
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BLRT Western Shipyard (Vakarų laivų gamykla) is a shipyard in Klaipėda, Lithuania. The company belongs to the Estonian company BLRT Grupp and provides shipbuilding and repair services in the Baltic region.

History

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In 1952, during the Soviet occupation, a new shipyard called Baltijos laivų statykla (Baltija Shipbuilding Yard) was established.[2] In 1969, another shipyard called Vakarų laivų remonto gamykla (Western Ship Repair Factory) was built.[3] Following the restoration of independence, the government of Lithuania privatized the shipyards. In 1997, Baltijos laivų statykla was sold to a Danish company Odense Steel Shipyard, while in 2001 Vakarų laivų remonto gamykla was sold to the Estonian company BLRT Grupp.[4][3] In 2010, the Baltijos laivų statykla was taken over by the BLRT Grupp, thus merging both shipyards under the Western Baltija Shipbuilding within the Western Shipyard Group.[4][5]

Activities

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The main activities of the company are shipbuilding, ship repair and conversion, complex ship design and engineering as well as metal construction.[6]

In 2011, the shipyard built the largest LNG-powered Norwegian ferry MF Boknafjord.[7][8]

In June 2020, the largest floating dock (235 m long and 45 m wide, with lifting capacity of 33,000 tons) in the Baltic States was installed in the shipyard.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Vakarų laivų gamykla" (in Lithuanian). Rekvizitai.lt. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ^ "About Company". Baltija Shipbuilding Yard. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005.
  3. ^ a b "Vakarų laivų gamykla" [Western Shipyard]. Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Estai perka "Baltijos" laivų statyklą (papildyta)" [Estonians buy "Baltija" shipyard (updated)]. Vakarų Ekspresas (in Lithuanian). 9 June 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Western Shipyard". Western Shipyard. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. ^ "UAB "Vakarų Baltijos laivų statykla"". LLSRA. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Ship naming ceremony today: Fjord1 launches world's largest gas ferry on Boknafjord". Business Wire. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Rolls-Royce provides power to world's largest gas ferry". Rolls-Royce. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  9. ^ "The Largest Floating Dock in the Baltic States". The Maritime Executive. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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