Uljanik

Name

Uljanik

Legal name

ULJANIK Brodogradnja 1856 d.o.o.

Website

https://uljanik.hr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1856

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Shipbuilding

NAICS

Ship and Boat Building (3366), Ship Building and Repairing (336611)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Surface Combatants (Destroyers, Frigates, Corvettes) (IMAJABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Naval & Government Vessel Maintenance & Modernization (TLAKAKAB), Yard Layout & Production Facilities (Assembly Bays, Block Fabrication Shops, Warehouses) (IMAJALAG)

Keywords

• Commercial shipbuilding services
• Naval vessel construction
• Maritime engineering
• Specialized vessel manufacturing
• Marine infrastructure construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Pula

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Shipbuilding Contracts: The shipyard generates revenue through custom shipbuilding contracts for commercial and government maritime vessels. Projects include livestock carriers, floating dry docks, vessel components, and specialized maritime structures. Revenue is project-based, earned upon delivery of completed vessels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Uljanik Brodogradnja 1856 d.o.o. is a Pula-based shipyard that builds custom maritime vessels and marine structures on a project basis. The yard produces livestock carriers, floating dry docks, wind turbine components, floating houses, stun and bleed vessels, and participates in naval defense programs such as Croatia's Multi-role Corvette programme.

Product overview

ULJANIK Brodogradnja 1856 d.o.o. is a Pula-based shipyard offering vessel construction and maritime engineering services. The company operates as a traditional shipbuilding operation focused on constructing specialized vessels including livestock carriers, floating dry docks, and marine infrastructure. The product portfolio consists of individually constructed vessels ( Hull No. 526, 535-538) delivered to various clients, representing a project-based shipbuilding approach rather than a standardized platform with modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Livestock Carrier (Hull No. 526)
• Floating Dry Dock (Hull No. 537)
• Wind Turbine System Components (Hull No. 538)
• Floating House 6 (Hull No. 536)
• Stun and Bleed Vessel (Hull No. 535)

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered 5 completed projects including livestock carrier (13,700 DWT), floating dry dock (2024), wind turbine components (2023), floating house (2022), and stun/bleed vessel (2025)

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NavantiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2026Navantia, a Spanish shipbuilding company, signed Letters of Intent with ULJANIK Brodogradnja during Industry Day in Zagreb. The partnership is for Croatia's Multi-role Corvette programme where Navantia offers its Avante 2200/ALFA 3000 vessels. ULJANIK Brodogradnja serves as a local industrial partner providing Croatian manufacturing capabilities and workforce for the NATO-standard corvette production.
• NORTES BLUEminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2026NORTES BLUE, a Croatian defense engineering firm, signed Letters of Intent with Navantia alongside ULJANIK Brodogradnja during Industry Day in Zagreb for Croatia's Multi-role Corvette programme.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HD Hyundai Heavy Industries: Korean global shipbuilding leader in commercial vessels, offshore platforms, and naval ships; comparable as the dominant low-cost competitor setting the price benchmark Uljanik must overcome in commercial segments.
• Meyer Werft: German shipbuilder specializing in cruise ships and complex mega-yachts; comparable as a European incumbent in the same regulatory and labor-cost environment facing similar Asian competitive pressure.
• Chantiers de l'Atlantique: French shipyard focused on large cruise vessels, naval frigates, and complex marine structures; comparable as a European incumbent competing in naval and specialized ship segments overlapping with Uljanik's market.
• Damen Shipyards Group: Netherlands-based global shipbuilding group with a wide portfolio of workboats, naval vessels, and offshore structures; comparable as a broader European incumbent competing in many of the same end markets (tugs, workboats, naval auxiliaries, offshore).
• Fincantieri: Italy-based global shipbuilder dominant in cruise ships, naval vessels, and offshore; comparable as a European incumbent that competes for naval and commercial contracts, providing scale and cost benchmarks.

Direct peers

• VARD: Norway-based (Fincantieri-owned) shipbuilder of offshore support vessels, specialized tugs, and complex offshore structures; directly comparable for Uljanik's offshore and specialized vessel capabilities.
• Brodogradilište Viktor Lenac: Croatian shipyard based in Rijeka focused on ship repair, conversion, and floating dry dock services; directly comparable as a domestic Croatian peer with overlapping repair/dry-dock capabilities and similar Adriatic customer base.
• Navantia: Spanish state-owned shipbuilder and Uljanik's strategic partner on the Multi-role Corvette programme; directly comparable as a naval and commercial shipbuilder of similar size, and a relevant benchmark for Uljanik's defense positioning.
• 3. Maj Brodogradilište: Croatian shipyard in Rijeka historically focused on new vessel construction and repairs; comparable as a direct domestic peer in commercial shipbuilding, also having experienced financial distress and restructuring in recent years.

Others

• Croatian Navy (HRM) procurement counterparties: Croatian Ministry of Defence and Croatian Navy serve as the primary domestic defense customer for naval vessels; relevant as the key ecosystem/customer counterpart on the corvette programme rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/uljanik.group

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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