Israel Shipyards is a large shipbuilding and repair facility in the eastern Mediterranean. The company also operates a privately owned port adjacent to the shipyard. The company's facilities are located at the Kishon Port (part of the Port of Haifa complex), next to Uri Michaeli Haifa International Airport

Facilities include a shiplift (syncrolift), capable of lifting up to 3,000 tons, or length overall ships, and a -long quay with 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.

Israel Shipyards is controlled by the Shlomo Group (TASE: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 a new class, which fits between the Navy's existing s, and s. Through the years Israel Shipyards have built 40 Sa'ar-class missile boats; 20 were delivered to the Israeli Navy 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 hoped to expand its offering to meet the evolving requirements, of the Israeli Navy, 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 Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat

Corvettes Reshef-class corvette

Offshore patrol vessels (OPV) Sa'ar 62-class offshore patrol vessel OPV 45

Fast patrol crafts (FPC)

Shaldag-class patrol boat Zivanit-class hydrofoil patrol boats

Merchant vessels

Tugboats Bulk freighters

Ship repairs

The Shipyards has capability and experience to design and execute projects 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 bridges for Ben Gurion International Airport's terminal 3 Infrastructure components for offshore oil and gas production

Port and cargo services The shipyard operates a private port which specializes in handling general and bulk cargoes. Some of the onsite facilities include: Grain elevator with total silo storage capacity of 65,000 m3 (expandable to 110,000 m3) and pneumatic ship unloaders Dry cement silos with a storage capacity of 34,000 metric tons Railway freight terminal comprising a total of 1.5 km of railroad sidings connected to Israel Railways' network

List of ships built by Israel Shipyards (partial list)

NameClassBuilt ForLaunchedFateImage INS Etzion Gever (P-51) Kishon-class landing craft January 1963 Sold for civilian use in 1984, used as a fishing boat in Eilat INS Reshef (Spark) Sa'ar 4-class missile boat February 1973 Sold to Chile in 1997 as LM-34 Angamos INS Keshet (Bow) Sa'ar 4-class missile boat October 1973 Sold to Chile in 1981 as LM-31 Chipana INS Romach (Lance) Sa'ar 4-class missile boat 1974 Sold to Chile in 1979 as LM-30 Casma INS Kidon (Javelin) Sa'ar 4-class missile boat 1974 Retired – The old hull sunk as an underwater memorial INS Tarshish Sa'ar 4-class missile boat 1975 Sold to Chile in 1997 as LM-35 Papudo INS Yaffo (Jaffa) Sa'ar 4-class missile boat 1975 Retired INS Nitzachon (Victory) Sa'ar 4-class missile boat July 1978 Redirected to anti-submarine warfare INS Atzmaut (Independence) Sa'ar 4-class missile boat December 1978 Redirected to anti-submarine warfare INS Moledet (Homeland) Sa'ar 4-class missile boat 1979 Redirected to anti-submarine warfare, sold to Sri Lanka in 2000 as SLNS Suranimala. INS Komemiyut (Sovereignty) Sa'ar 4-class missile boat 1980 Redirected to anti-submarine warfare, sold to Sri Lanka in 2000 as SLNS Nandimitra INS Aliya (Homecoming) Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat July 1980 Refitted and sold to Mexico in 2004 as INS Geula (Salvation) Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat October 1980 Refitted and sold to Mexico in 2004 as INS Romah (Halberd) Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat 1981 Active INS Keshet (Bow) Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat 1982 Active INS Shlomit Zivanit-class hydrofoil missile boat 1983 Sold for scrap metal in September 1991 due to technical unreliability INS Hetz (Arrow) Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat 1991 Active INS Tarshish Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat 1995 Sa'ar 4 class built in 1974 and converted to Sa'ar 4.5 class in 1994, Active INS Kidon (Lance) Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat 1995 Sa'ar 4 class built in 1974 and converted to Sa'ar 4.5 class in 1994, Active INS Yaffo (Jaffa) Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat 1998 Sa'ar 4 class built in 1974 and converted to Sa'ar 4.5 class in 1998, Active INS Herev (Sword) Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat 2002 Active INS Sufa (Storm) Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat 2003 Active ΛΣ-060 Offshore patrol vessel  Hellenic Coast Guard December 2003 Active ΛΣ-070 Offshore patrol vessel  Hellenic Coast Guard February 2004 Active ΛΣ-080 Offshore patrol vessel  Hellenic Coast Guard April 2004 Active Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat 2004 Active Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat 2004 Active Bulk freighters A commercial customer 2008 A long, beam bulk freighters Bulk freighters A commercial customer 2009 Active Bulk freighters A commercial customer 2009 Active Bulk freighters A commercial customer 2010 Active Shaldag MK II Shaldag-class patrol boat Active Shaldag MK III Shaldag-class patrol boat Active Shaldag MK II Shaldag-class patrol boat 2005 Two Shaldag Mk II fast patrol boats constructed in 2004 and delivered in 2005. Shaldag MK III Shaldag-class patrol boat Active Shaldag MK III Shaldag-class patrol boat Active Shaldag MK II Shaldag-class patrol boat Argentine Naval Prefecture 2018 Active

References

External links

Israel Shipyards home page