Mangalia shipyard is a large

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located south of the

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, in

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Daewoo Heavy Industries era

In 1997 Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries or DMHI was formed as a joint venture between

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n company

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and the ''2 Mai Shipyard'' in

. Since it was founded the company built over 127 new ships and repaired around 300 ships.

Operations

The shipyard is spread over an area of , has three

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s with a total length of and of berths. In 2002 the company delivered two tankers of to the Norwegian company Kleven Floro used for the transportation of

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. One of the main customers of the shipyard is the

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company Hamburg Süd which ordered six

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s of around each, and seven ships of each as well as four

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s. 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

s 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

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'', formerly located in Quincy,

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, from the

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company. Built in 1975, the crane, nicknamed ''Goliath'', ''Big Blue'', ''The Dog'' or ''Horse'', has a height of , a span of , a weight of and a lifting capacity of . The cranes's re-assembly has been under way since March 2009.

References

External links

Official site
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