- CEO
- Mircea Ion Sperdea
- Full Time Employees
- 348
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Trucks/Construction/Farm machinery
- Address
- Orsova Romania
- IPO Date
- Jun 9, 1998
- Business
- Santierul Naval Orsova SA is a Romania-based shipbuilding and marine engineering company primarily engaged in the construction, conversion, repair, and modernization of inland waterway and coastal vessels. Founded in 1890 and headquartered in Orșova, Mehedinți County, Romania, the company operates dual industrial facilities comprising its primary river shipyard on the Danube River in Orșova and a dedicated commercial maritime and vessel chartering branch located in Agigea at the Port of Constanța on the Black Sea. The company caters to both commercial shipping operators and industrial logistics clients, exporting the majority of its newbuild vessel output to Western European markets, predominantly the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Austria, and France. Santierul Naval Orsova SA organizes its business activities into systematic product and service categories: inland vessel construction, which includes chemical tankers and liquefied gas tankers featuring 100% duplex stainless steel cargo tanks; dry cargo vessels and container motor ships; pushers, tugs, and self-propelled river barges; ro-ro barges, split hopper barges, and open hold freight barges; passenger vessels, ferry boats, and river pontoons; and customized floating structures and technical workboats; ship repair and conversion services, which include dry-docking and slipway launching for vessels up to 135 meters in length; hull inspections, steel replacement, and structural refits; mechanical, electrical, and propulsion system overhauls; piping installation; and automated abrasive surface cleaning and specialized marine coating applications; and maritime support and logistics services, which include technical vessel chartering, equipment leasing, and port operations. In recent developments, Santierul Naval Orsova SA has reinforced its European commercial presence by securing high-value export shipbuilding contracts totaling tens of millions of euros with long-standing Dutch maritime partners, including Rensen-Driessen Shipbuilding B.V. and Gebr. De Jonge B.V., with delivery schedules committed through 2029. Operationally, the company has advanced industrial modernization programs across its Orșova yard, incorporating automated robotic welding systems, high-precision plasma and laser cutting equipment, and heavy-lift gantry cranes to expand fabrication capacity for specialized chemical transport hulls. Additionally, the company has streamlined its Agigea branch operations through targeted fleet rationalization, including the commercial sale of non-core technical barges, while extending key executive mandates to strengthen long-term commercial chartering and Black Sea maritime logistics activities.