MOC Shipyards

What MOC Shipyards does

MOC Shipyards, operating under the legal entity Marine Operating Company Pvt Ltd, is a private commercial shipbuilder founded in 1992 and headquartered in Tugun, Australia, with manufacturing executed from a BV ISO 9001-certified shipyard in Goa, India. The company designs, engineers, and constructs bespoke steel and aluminium vessels across a broad portfolio that includes landing craft, offshore and supply vessels, workboats, fishing and aquaculture vessels, passenger ferries and catamarans, and military and security craft, supported by a strategic naval architecture partnership with Australian Marine Technology. The company holds ISO 9001:2015, DNV GL, Lloyd's Register, ABS, and UKAS accreditations, builds to IACS rules, and has delivered over 750 vessels across 20 vessel types to customers in roughly 40 countries.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time project sales of custom-built vessels, supplemented by 24/7 ship repair and conversion services and bespoke marine engineering and naval architecture services. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales out of Australia, with regional sales offices in New Zealand and Africa serving global commercial, government, and military buyers. Headcount is in the 501-1,000 range. The company has positioned itself around the combination of Australian management quality oversight and South Asian manufacturing cost efficiency, and is currently extending into the sustainability vertical via the Polygoneproject partnership for ocean plastic recovery. No external funding rounds, public listing, or institutional ownership is disclosed; the company appears to be founder/family-owned and operationally active with multiple vessels in build.

Name

MOC Shipyards

Legal name

Marine Operating Company Pvt Ltd

Website

https://mocshipyard.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

MOC Shipyards is a private Australian-headquartered commercial shipbuilder that designs and constructs bespoke steel and aluminium vessels at a Goa, India shipyard, serving government, military, offshore, passenger, and fishing customers across roughly 40 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Shipbuilding

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Boat Building (336612)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Landing Craft & Amphibious Workboats (LCM/LCT-style, Beaching Craft) (IMAJADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hull, Structure & Steelwork Repair (TLAKAKAE), Hydrodynamics & Performance Engineering (Resistance, Propulsion, Seakeeping, Maneuvering) (IMAJAGAB), Naval & Government Vessel Maintenance & Modernization (TLAKAKAB)

Keywords

• Commercial shipbuilding
• Steel vessel construction
• Aluminium boat building
• Naval architecture services
• Ship repair conversion

Headquarters

HQ city

Tugun

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. New Vessel Construction: Construction of steel and aluminium commercial and governmental vessels including workboats, aquaculture vessels, landing craft, security and offshore support vessels, passenger ships, fishing vessels, and military vessels. Revenue generated from bespoke vessel construction projects.
2. Ship Repair and Conversion: Repair, refit and conversion services for all types of marine vessels delivered around the clock at competitive prices with swift delivery schedules.
3. Marine Engineering Services and Naval Architecture: Bespoke design and engineering services at every development stage using partners at Australian Marine Technology. Provides both proven existing portfolio designs and customized designs tailored to suit clients and service providers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MOC Shipyards designs, constructs, and sells bespoke steel and aluminium commercial vessels including landing craft, offshore supply vessels, passenger ferries, fishing vessels, and military/security boats. The company also provides ship repair, refit, conversion, and marine engineering services including naval architecture, hydrodynamic/CFD analysis, structural analysis, and propulsion design, delivered through its Australian management and Goa, India manufacturing operations.

Product overview

MOC Shipyards operates as a shipbuilding company offering a diverse portfolio of commercial vessels built in steel and aluminium. The core product portfolio encompasses five vessel categories: Landing Craft (including LCT, SLV, RORO, ROPAX, and barges), Offshore & Supply vessels (PSV, AHT, towing tugs, accommodation ships, seismic vessels), Fishing & Aquaculture vessels (multicats, lobster boats, longliners, trawlers, harvest vessels), Passenger Vessels (high speed catamarans, ferries, displacement ships, live aboard charters, exploration ships), and Military & Security vessels (high speed interceptors, patrol boats, ballistic crew boats, SAR vessels, helicopter support vessels), plus Harbour & Terminal vessels. The company also provides ship repair, conversion, and marine engineering services including naval architecture and design. Notable named products include the WHITSUNDAY 30m and NORFOLK 25m landing craft, ISLAND 40m Passenger Ferry, MOC TENACIOUS 19m MULTICAT, MOC SHACKLETON 25m VIP Charter Boat, and MOC ANZAC 3409 Crew Boat. Services are delivered through strategic partnerships with Australian Marine Technology for design and naval architecture services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landing Craft (LCT) Shallow draft landing craft vessels for cargo transport, research, and versatile transporter applications for commercial and governmental buyers.
• Offshore & Supply Vessels Includes Platform Supply Vessels (PSV), Anchor Handling Tugs (AHT), Towing Tugs, Accommodation Ships, Seismic Vessels, Multicats, and Crane Vessels for offshore energy, marine construction, and logistics operations.
• Fishing & Aquaculture Vessels Aluminium lobster boats, longliners, trawlers, purse seiners, and harvest work vessels for commercial fishing and aquaculture operations.
• Passenger Vessels High speed catamarans, ferries, displacement passenger ships, live aboard charter vessels, and exploration ships for tourism, ferry services, and charter operations.
• Military & Security Vessels High speed interceptors, police patrol vessels, ballistic crew boats, search and rescue vessels, helicopter support vessels, and lines boats for government and military maritime operations.
• Ship Repair and Conversion Comprehensive repair, refit, and conversion services for all vessel types available 24/7 at competitive prices with swift delivery schedules.
• Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture Services Bespoke design and engineering services including hydrodynamic and CFD analysis, structural analysis, seakeeping and stability analysis, propulsion design, powering calculations, electrical and mechanical engineering, delivered through Australian Marine Technology partnership.
• Polygoneproject© Device Innovative ocean plastic recovery and processing technology developed in collaboration with AMT-PWT. Combines denaturing protein science with marinised mechanization to transform recovered ocean plastics into durable plastic bricks.

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Australian Marine Technology (AMT)coreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnership providing design and naval architecture services. Through this partnership, MOC Shipyards provides each client with a dedicated, integrated, fit-for-purpose solution. AMT provides access to proven existing portfolio designs as well as customized designs tailored to client needs.
• Morsoul Holdings Pty LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Polygoneproject for ocean plastic recovery. Morsoul Holdings, owned by Terry and Christine Moran, is having the 25-meter catamaran MOC SHACKLETON built at MOC Shipyards which will serve as the CPR vessel for the Polygoneproject.
• Coastal Plastics Recovery (CPR) LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the major Polygoneproject addressing ocean plastic waste recovery. CPR's vessel Oceanus will conduct large-scale tests of plastic processing technology. MOC Shipyards is building vessels for this initiative including the MOC SHACKLETON.
• AMT-PWTcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for functional design and construction of the Polygoneproject device. AMT-PWT has undertaken the challenge of assisting with designing and constructing the shredder and compactor units needed to transform recovered ocean plastics into durable plastic bricks.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sembcorp Marine: Singapore-based large offshore and marine shipbuilder. Comparable in offshore supply and repair/refit segments; competes with MOC in Asia-Pacific offshore tenders at much greater scale.
• VARD: Italian/Norwegian shipbuilder (part of Fincantieri) specialising in offshore support vessels, tugs, and specialised vessels. Comparable in offshore/workboat segments but operates globally at much higher scale.
• Damen Shipyards Group: Dutch global shipbuilder offering workboats, tugs, patrol vessels, offshore support, and ferries across a much broader portfolio and footprint. Comparable in product categories but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach than MOC.

Direct peers

• Blount Boats: US shipbuilder of steel and aluminium commercial vessels including ferries, patrol boats, and offshore support vessels. Comparable mid-sized bespoke yard competing in similar niche segments to MOC.
• Birdon Group: Australian shipbuilder with defence, commercial, and government vessel programmes, including patrol and workboat builds. Comparable Australian peer in defence and government vessel segments served by MOC.
• Austal Limited: Australian-listed shipbuilder focused on aluminium high-speed ferries, defence vessels (e.g., patrol boats, Littoral Combat Ships), and commercial craft. Directly comparable to MOC in material (aluminium), geography, and product categories including military/security and passenger vessels.
• Eastern Shipbuilding Group: US shipbuilder producing offshore support vessels, patrol boats, and workboats. Comparable in product categories (offshore supply, patrol, workboats) but focused on the US government and Gulf of Mexico customers.
• Incat Tasmania: Tasmanian builder of large aluminium high-speed catamarans and ferries for global customers. Comparable to MOC's high-speed catamaran and passenger ferry segment and shares the Australian shipbuilding base.
• Bordelon Marine: US builder of offshore supply vessels (OSVs), patrol boats, and specialty vessels for the oil & gas and government markets. Comparable in vessel types and customer mix to MOC's offshore and military/security lines.
• Strategic Marine: Australia/Singapore-headquartered aluminium shipbuilder producing patrol vessels, crew boats, fast ferries, and offshore support vessels. Closely matches MOC in materials, product mix, and Asia-Pacific footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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