What Metalships & Docks does

Metalships & Docks is a private Spanish shipyard (S.A.U.) headquartered in Vigo, operating across three business lines: newbuild shipbuilding, ship repair, and yacht refits. The yard is positioned in the complex-vessel niche, with disclosed project references spanning offshore support vessels (e.g., North Sea Giant, Bourbon Oceanteam 104), sailing cruise ships (Sea Cloud Spirit, delivered 2021), cargo ships, and research vessels. The ship repair division has been operating for over 30 years, providing continuity in technical capability across hull forms that few European yards retain at scale.

The company holds ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environment) and ISO 45001 (occupational health and safety) certifications, has obtained three consecutive annual carbon-footprint stamps (2021–2023), and approved its first Equality Plan in December 2023 — a credentialing stack aligned with European institutional and offshore-buyer procurement standards. Headcount is reported at 51–100 employees.

Revenue is generated through direct, project-based contracts with vessel owners and operators, distributed globally via the company's own direct-sales channel and reinforced by regular presence at the Navalia (Vigo) and Nor-Shipping (Oslo) trade fairs. No platform, software, or recurring-revenue component is evident in the offering; the model is fundamentally contract-manufacturing and industrial service provision for a small number of high-value vessels per year.

Name

Metalships & Docks

Legal name

Metalships & Docks S.A.U.

Website

https://www.metalships.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Metalships & Docks is a Vigo-based private shipyard (51–100 employees) building, repairing, and refitting complex vessels — offshore support ships, sailing yachts, research and cargo vessels — for international owners via direct project contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Shipbuilding & Shiprepair Services

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialized Cargo Vessels (Cement/Asphalt/Woodchip/Live-Animal) Shipbuilding (IMAJAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dry Docks & Floating Docks (Graving, Floating, Syncrolift) (IMAJALAA), Luxury Yacht Systems Integration & Commissioning (Shipyard) (IMAJAMAI), Hull, Structure & Steelwork Repair (TLAKAKAE)

Keywords

• Shipbuilding services
• Ship repair services
• Offshore vessel construction
• Yacht refit services
• Maritime construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Vigo

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Shipbuilding: New vessel construction services for special and complex ships. The company leverages good planning, excellent project management, careful logistics control and impeccable timely execution to deliver vessels.
2. Shiprepair: Ship repair division providing proactive and holistic solutions based on establishing long-term relationships with owners and operators from all over the world. Has been operating uninterruptedly for over 30 years.
3. Yacht Refits: Specialized yacht refit and repair services for luxury vessels including famous historic yachts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Metalships & Docks operates a single integrated shipyard facility in Vigo, Spain, providing three core service lines: (1) new vessel construction for special and complex ships including offshore support vessels, trawlers, research vessels, and general cargo ships; (2) ship repair and maintenance services that have operated uninterruptedly for over 30 years; and (3) specialized yacht construction and refit services for luxury sailing and motor yachts.

Product overview

Metalships & Docks is a shipbuilding and shiprepair company operating from Vigo, Spain. The company operates as a single integrated facility offering three core service lines: Shipbuilding (new vessel construction for specialized and complex ships), Shiprepair (maintenance and repair services with over 30 years of uninterrupted operation), and Yacht Refits (specialized yacht construction and refit services). The portfolio includes offshore support vessels, trawlers, research vessels, general cargo vessels, and luxury sailing yachts built or repaired for clients worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shipbuilding

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Gondán Shipbuilders: Spanish shipbuilder based in Asturias, building offshore support vessels, fishing vessels, and specialized commercial ships. Closely comparable to Metalships in size, geography (Iberia), and product focus on complex/specialized vessels.
• Astilleros Armón: Spanish shipbuilding group with multiple yards building fishing vessels, offshore vessels, tugs, and specialized ships. Competes with Metalships for many of the same European and international owners of complex vessels.
• Hijos de J. Barreras: Vigo-based Spanish shipyard historically focused on specialized and mid-size commercial vessels including offshore support and fishing tonnage. Direct local competitor in the same Iberian ecosystem.
• VARD: Norwegian shipbuilder (now part of Fincantieri) specializing in offshore support vessels, subsea construction vessels, and aquaculture/fishing vessels. Highly comparable product mix to Metalships' offshore portfolio.
• Westcon Yards: Norwegian shipyard group building offshore support vessels, wellboats, and specialized service vessels. Comparable scale and a directly overlapping customer base in the European offshore and aquaculture markets.
• Royal Huisman: Dutch builder of large luxury sailing yachts and refits of iconic superyachts. Directly comparable to Metalships' Yacht Refits division (Sea Cloud Spirit, Xarifa) in craftsmanship, scale, and high-net-worth clientele.
• Ulstein Verft: Norwegian shipyard building offshore support vessels, subsea ships, and wind/service operation vessels (SOVs). Closely comparable in special-vessel design and engineering intensity, and a likely competitor for European offshore wind contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Navantia: Spain's largest state-owned shipbuilder with yards in Ferrol, Cádiz, and Cartagena; builds naval vessels, offshore, and commercial ships. Overlaps with Metalships on commercial/offshore newbuilds but is materially larger and broader in scope.
• Damen Shipyards Group: Dutch global shipbuilding group with a vast portfolio of tugs, workboats, offshore vessels, and specialized ships. Larger incumbent operating across the same offshore and specialized-vessel categories as Metalships.

Emerging players

• Italian Sea Group: Italian luxury yachting group (Admiral, Perini Navi, Tecnomar) operating in newbuild and refit of large yachts. Competes with Metalships for high-end yacht refit contracts, particularly in the sailing yacht segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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