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Israel Shipyards is one of the largest shipbuilding and repair facilities in the eastern Mediterranean. The company also operates the first and only privately owned port in Israel. The company’s facilities are located at the Kishon Port (part of the

Port of Haifa The Port of Haifa ( he, נמל חיפה) is the largest of Israel's three major international seaports, the others being the Port of Ashdod, and the Port of Eilat. It has a natural deep-water harbor, which operates all year long, and serves both pa ...

complex) include a brand new shiplift (syncrolift), capable lifting up to 3000 tons, or 100 meters LOA ships, and about 1000 meters long quay with 12 meters of water depth.

History

The company was founded in 1959 by the State of Israel to build both military and civilian ships, and to provide marine engineering upgrade, maintenance and repair services. In 1995, following years of underperformance and continued losses under state ownership, the company was privatized and sold to a group of local investors who, since 1998, have returned it to profitability. Today Israel Shipyards is controlled by the

Shlomo Group Shlomo Group is one of the largest investments and holdings groups in Israel, consists of automotive, real estate, telecom, insurance, shipyards and logistics sectors. The group was founded in 1974 by Shlomo Shmeltzer. The group's consolidated ...

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TASE The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE; ; colloquially known as The Bursa, ) is Israel, Israel's only public stock exchange and a public company that has been traded on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange since August 1, 2019. Legally, the exchange is regul ...

:SHLD), a holding group owned by businessman Shlomo Shmeltzer. In May 2013, Israel Shipyard unveiled a new ‘Mini Corvette’ design, the Sa'ar S-72 class; to offer the

Israeli Navy The Israeli Navy ( he, חיל הים הישראלי, ''Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli'' (English: The Israeli Sea Corps); ar, البحرية الإسرائيلية) is the naval warfare service arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in ...

a new class, which fits between the Navy’s existing Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boats, and

Sa'ar 5-class corvette Sa'ar 5 ( he, סַעַר, lit=storm) is a class of Israeli Navy corvettes. They were Israeli designed using lessons learned from the s. Three Sa'ar 5 ships were built by Huntington Ingalls Industries (formerly Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporat ...

s. Through the years Israel Shipyards have built 40 Saar class missile boats; 20 were delivered to the

over the years. Last to be delivered were two upgraded Sa'ar 4.5 Hetz-subclass missile boats called INS Herev (2002) and INS Sufa (2003). With the new Mini Corvette the shipyard hopes to expand its offering to meet the evolving requirements, of the

, as well as of international customers overseas.Israel Shipyards Introduces the SAAR 72 Mini-Corvette Design
Defense-Update, May 16, 2013

Products and services

Naval vessels

Missile boats

Sa'ar 4-class missile boat The Sa'ar 4 or ''Reshef''-class missile boats were a series of missile boats built based on Israeli Navy designs grounded in accumulated experience derived in the operation of "Cherbourg" (Sa'ar 1, Sa'ar 2, and ) classes. Thirteen were b ...

* Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat *

Sa'ar 72-class corvette ''Sa'ar 72'' ( he, סער 72) is a new class of Israeli Navy corvettes designed by Israel Shipyards Ltd. as an improved and stretched . The first Sa'ar 72 was expected to become operational in 2015. Subsequent vessels were planned to enter servi ...

Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV)

Sa'ar 62 class offshore patrol vessel The Sa'ar 62-class offshore patrol vessel, are a type of vessel used by the Cyprus Navy The Cyprus Naval Command ( el, Ναυτική Διοίκηση Κύπρου, tr, Kıbrıs Deniz Kuvvetleri) (also known as the Cyprus Navy or Cypriot Navy ...

* OPV 45 Fast Patrol Crafts (FPC) * SHALDAG -class Past models * ZIVANIT-class

hydrofoils A hydrofoil is a lifting surface, or foil, that operates in water. They are similar in appearance and purpose to aerofoils used by aeroplanes. Boats that use hydrofoil technology are also simply termed hydrofoils. As a hydrofoil craft gains sp ...

Patrol boats

Merchant vessels

Tugboats A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, suc ...

Bulk freighter A bulk carrier or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo — such as grains, coal, ore, steel coils, and cement — in its cargo holds. Since the first specialized bulk carrier was built in 1852, econ ...

Ship repairs

The Shipyards has capability and experience to design and execute project such as: * Damage repair of merchant ships * Jumboizing of container ships * Conversion and modification of cargo vessels * Repairs and maintenance of merchant and Naval vessels

Industrial structures

The company uses its facilities to build and deliver non-ship related commissions; recently completed projects include: * Panamax and Post Panamax container cranes * Harbor construction and cargo handling installations * Coal unloading steel piers and cranes for the Orot Rabin power plant * Industrial large pressure vessels * Potash storage and loading installation *

Jet bridge A jet bridge (also termed jetway, jetwalk, airgate, gangway, aerobridge/airbridge, skybridge, finger, airtube, expedited suspended passenger entry system (E-SPES), or its official industry name passenger boarding bridge (PBB)) is an enclosed, ...

s for

Ben Gurion International Airport Ben Gurion International Airport, ; ar, مطار بن غوريون الدولي , commonly known by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the main international airport of Israel. Situated on the northern outskirts of the city of Lod, it is th ...

's terminal 3

List of ships built by Israel Shipyards (partial list)

References

External links

Israel Shipyards home page
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