Name

alianza uruguay

Legal name

Alianza Uruguay

Website

https://alianzauruguay.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ship Repair and Shipbuilding

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Ship and Boat Building (33661)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Engine & Mechanical Overhaul (Main/Aux Engines, Pumps, Valves, Compressors) (TLAHAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Project Management & Owner’s Engineering / Technical Consultancy (Spec Writing, Bid Support, Site Support) (IMAJAGAO)

Keywords

• Ship repair services
• Shipbuilding and conversion
• Vessel dismantling recycling
• Marine block construction
• Industrial metal fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Montevideo

HQ country

Uruguay

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ship Repair Services: Repair services for all types of vessels including fishing vessels, tugs, container ships, tankers. Work conducted at shipyards and dry docks, with classification society approvals.
2. Ship Conversion and Dismantling: Ship modification, recycling and scrapping services including structural changes, conversions for competitiveness, and end-of-life vessel recycling.
3. Block Construction: New construction blocks including bow, stern, sidewalls, wave-breaking bulkheads. More than 300 tons of blocks built.
4. Industrial Assembly: Metallurgical sector services including industrial plants, storage tanks, piping, high pressure pipes, thermal insulation, aluminum and stainless steel works.
5. Technical Assistance and Consulting: Technical department with professionals and technicians developing design and engineering projects, providing advisory and consulting services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Alianza Uruguay is a marine workshop founded in 1993 that provides naval repair, ship conversion, block construction, industrial assembly, technical assistance, and ship dismantling and recycling services for all vessel types including fishing vessels, tugs, container ships, and tankers. The company operates from Montevideo, working both as a subcontractor for larger shipyards such as Tsakos Naval Industries and directly for shipowners, the Uruguayan Navy, and industrial clients.

Product overview

Alianza Uruguay is a ship repair and shipbuilding company that began operations in 1993. It operates as a naval workshop providing six core services: Naval Repair, Ship Conversion, Block Construction, Industrial Assembly, Technical Assistance, and Ship Dismantling and Recycling. The company also maintains a Quality Management System and is ISO 9001 certified. The company is currently in an expansion phase with a planned future shipyard project at Puerto de la Paloma.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Naval Repair

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 200 ships repaired
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tsakos Naval IndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term strategic partnership since 1993. ALIANZA operates as subcontractor at Tsakos Naval Industries' Dock No. 2 in the largest floating dock in South America, located in the natural port of Montevideo. Has repaired more than 50 vessels including fishing boats, tugboats, container ships, and oil tankers of various flags classified by major classification societies.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tsakos Naval Industries: Tsakos is both Alianza's core strategic partner and direct peer: it operates Dock No. 2 at the Montevideo floating dock where Alianza performs subcontracted repairs. Both perform commercial ship repair and conversion on similar vessel classes (tankers, container ships, tugs) serving overlapping customers, including international shipping lines.

Broad incumbents

• Damen Shiprepair: Damen operates a global network of shipyards and dedicated ship repair facilities (Amsterdam, Brest, Curaçao, among others). Comparable in core offering — ship repair, conversion, and refit services to commercial and naval clients — but at significantly larger scale and geographic footprint than Alianza's single-yard Uruguay operation.
• Hyundai Mipo Dockyard: Korean mid-size shipyard providing vessel newbuilds as well as afloat and dock repair and conversion services. Comparable in terms of mid-tier commercial vessel repair, conversion and refit offering, including work for international classification society-classed vessels.
• Keppel Shipyard: Singapore-based ship repair and conversion yard serving commercial, offshore and naval segments. Overlaps with Alianza's repair, conversion and refit service lines, including work on tankers, tugs and offshore support vessels.
• Astilleros Armón: Spain-headquartered shipbuilder operating multiple repair and newbuild yards across Europe. Comparable to Alianza's ship repair, conversion and small commercial vessel construction — particularly relevant in Atlantic maritime trade lanes.
• VARD: Norwegian offshore and specialized vessel builder with selective ship repair and refit activity. Comparable in complex vessel modification and conversion execution, though VARD's center of gravity is offshore and specialized tonnage rather than general cargo repair.
• COSCO Heavy Industry: China-based large ship repair and conversion operator with multiple yards serving commercial, naval, and offshore customers globally. Comparable broad-line repair and conversion scope, though orders of magnitude larger in capacity and throughput than Alianza's Uruguay operation.

Others

• Sembcorp Marine: Singapore-based global shipyard group offering ship repair, shipbuilding, offshore, and conversion services. Comparable to Alianza's ship repair and conversion work, but operating at scale across multiple yards globally with a strong naval and offshore portfolio.

Regional players

• Estaleiro Atlântico Sul: Brazilian shipyard providing shipbuilding, repair and offshore/MRO services at the port of Suape. Relevant South American competitor for regional ship repair contracts that could otherwise route through Montevideo, particularly for Brazilian-flagged vessels.
• Atlantic Marine: US-based commercial and government ship repair operator with East Coast yards. Comparable to Alianza's mixed commercial/military repair work, including block construction, hull and structural work for naval and commercial customers, though operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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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