Mauá Shipyard SA is the oldest private Brazilian shipyard, being surpassed only by the state-owned Arsenal da Marinha do Brasil, which was founded in 1808.[1][2] Its origin is the Anglo-Brazilian company Estabelecimento de Fundição e Estaleiros da Ponta d'Areia, located in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, and was bought on August 11, 1846, by Irineu Evangelista de Sousa, at the time Baron of Mauá.[3]
 Aerial view of Mauá Shipyard located in the city of Niterói, with Guanabara Bay in the background. | |
Native name | Estaleiro Mauá |
|---|---|
| Company type | S.A. |
| Industry | Shipbuilding, Defence |
| Predecessor | Estabelecimento de Fundição e Estaleiros Ponta da Areia |
| Founded | 1846 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Irineu Evangelista de Sousa, Viscount of Mauá |
| Products | Oil tanker, Oil platform, Patrol Boats, Fishing Vessels, Work boats, Platform supply vessels, Research vessels, Tugboats |
| Services | Shipbuilding and services |
In 2000, the company entered into a joint-venture with Jurong Shipyard in Singapore, creating the company Mauá Jurong S/A (MJ). The new company, in addition to the construction and repair of ships, specializes in the construction of platforms for oil and gas exploration.[3]
The shipyard remains in operation, even with the crisis installed in Brazil.
Recent vessel production edit
A not extensive list of Mauá's production:
| Name | Launched | Size | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celso Furtado | 24 June 2010[4] | 48,300 DWT | Oil tanker |
| Rômulo Almeida | 30 June 2011[5] | 48,300 DWT | Oil tanker |
| Sérgio Buarque de Holanda | 7 July 2012[6] | 48,300 DWT | Oil tanker |
| José Alencar | 14 January 2014[7] | 48,300 DWT | Oil tanker |
See also edit
Further reading edit
- Marchant, Anyda (1965). Viscount Mauá and the empire of Brazil: a biography of Irineu Evangelista de Sousa, 1813–1889. University of California Press.
References edit
- ^ "South America.; The Great Coffee Product of Brazil-- New-York Losing the Trade-- Brazilian Emancipation-- Railway Loans and Amazonian Navigation Contracts-- General News". New York Times. 22 August 1871. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ Ferreira, Domingos P. C. Branco (1983). The Navy of Brazil: An Emerging Power at Sea. National Defense University.
- ^ a b "Marítima Petróleo compra metade do Estaleiro Mauá". Folha de S.Paulo. 1999. Archived from the original on 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ "Estaleiro Mauá lança ao mar o petroleiro "Celso Furtado" (with photo)". Sinaval. 1 Aug 2010.
- ^ "Estaleiro Mauá lança ao mar o petroleiro Rômulo Almeida (with photo)". Sinaval. 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Transpetro comemora dois anos de operação do navio Sérgio Buarque de Holanda (with photo)". Transpetro. 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Transpetro coloca petroleiro José Alencar em operação (with photo)". O Estado de S. Paulo. 14 January 2014.
External links edit
- (in Brazilian Portuguese) Official site Archived 2022-01-31 at the Wayback Machine
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