** Mangalia shipyard **is a large shipyard located 45 km 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. Since it was founded the company built over 127 new ships and repaired around 300 ships.

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. The ownership of the shipyard is shared between Damen and the Romanian Government, with Damen being responsible for its operations.

Operations

The shipyard is spread over an area of 980,000 m2, has three dry docks with a total length of 982 m and 1.6 km of berths. In 2002 the company delivered two tankers of to the Norwegian company Kleven Floro used for the transportation of orange juice. One of the main customers of the shipyard is the German company Hamburg Süd which ordered six container ships of around each, and seven ships of each as well as four tugboats. 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 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. Built in 1975, the crane, nicknamed Goliath, Big Blue, The Dog or Horse, has a height of 100 m, a span of 126 m, a weight of 3000 t and a lifting capacity of 1200 t. 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.