Shipyards of Zumaia

BALENCIAGA ONTZIOLAK, S.A.

Description

Founded in 1921, the shipyard ASTILLEROS BALENCIAGA devoted its first few years of existence mainly to the construction of wooden fishing boats. During the past few years timber has been replaced by steel and the shipyard’s activities are now more diverse, and it constructs different types of ships: medium-sized tankers, tugs, tuna and all types of fishing boats. Since 1965 it has delivered more than 300 units.

The shipyards has an excellent access as the port of Zumaia is located in a strategic position, just 40/50 minutes from the French border. The motorway to the airports of Bilbao, San Sebastián, Biarritz, etc., (with daily flights to London, Paris, Madrid) permits good connections.

The Ministry of Industry and Energy has ratified that the port meets all the EC regulations on naval production. Its ships are constructed based on the strict requirements of the most demanding classification associations such as Bureau Veritas, Norske V., Germanischer, Lloyd, Lloyd´s Register or the American Bureau of Shipping, and on the specifications of the different shipowners.

Important investments have been made in the shipyard, which now has:

• A new construction area of 110 * 24 m. with two beams of 26m
• Travelling cranes and different hooks of 50, 40, 30, 10 and 5 tonnes.
• Indoor cranes: 2*20 + 8 tonnes.
• Drydocks: four launching cranes with beams of up to 14 m..

Address:

Santiago Auzoa, s/n
20750 Zumaia (Gipuzkoa)

Telephone:

(+34) 943860262

Fax:

(+34) 943862089

e-mail:

balenciaga@astillerosbalenciaga.com

Web:

www.astillerosbalenciaga.com