BLRT Western Shipyard () 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
In 1952 the USSR built a new shipyard called (Baltija Shipbuilding Yard) was established. In 1969, another shipyard called (Western Ship Repair Factory) was built. 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.
Activities
The main activities of the company are shipbuilding, ship repair and conversion, complex ship design and engineering as well as metal construction.
In 2011, the shipyard built the largest LNG-powered Norwegian ferry MF Boknafjord.
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.
References
External links
- Official website of the Western Shipyard
- Official website of the Western Baltija Shipbuilding subsidiary