| BLRT Western Shipyard | |
| Native Name: | AB Vakarų laivų gamykla |
| Native Name Lang: | lt |
| Type: | Public limited company |
| Foundation: | 1952 |
| Industry: | Ship building |
| Revenue: | €18.0 mln (2022) |
| Operating Income: | €6.2 mln (2022) |
| Net Income: | €5.9 mln (2022) |
| Assets: | €77.8 mln (2022) |
| Equity: | €57.15 mln (2022) |
| Num Employees: | 141 |
| Parent: | BLRT Grupp |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
BLRT Western Shipyard (Lithuanian: Vakarų laivų gamykla) is a shipyard in Klaipėda, Lithuania. The company belongs to the Estonian company BLRT Grupp and provides shipbuilding and repair services in the Baltic region.
In 1952, during the Soviet occupation, a new shipyard called Lithuanian: Baltijos laivų statykla (Baltija Shipbuilding Yard) was established.[2] In 1969, another shipyard called Lithuanian: Vakarų laivų remonto gamykla (Western Ship Repair Factory) was built.[3] Following the restoration of independence, the government of Lithuania privatized the shipyards. In 1997, Baltijos laivų statykla was sold to a Danish company Odense Steel Shipyard, while in 2001 Vakarų laivų remonto gamykla was sold to the Estonian company BLRT Grupp.[4] [3] In 2010, the Baltijos laivų statykla was taken over by the BLRT Grupp, thus merging both shipyards under the Western Baltija Shipbuilding within the Western Shipyard Group.[4] [5]
The main activities of the company are shipbuilding, ship repair and conversion, complex ship design and engineering as well as metal construction.[6]
In 2011, the shipyard built the largest LNG-powered Norwegian ferry MF Boknafjord.[7] [8]
In June 2020, the largest floating dock (235 m long and 45 m wide, with lifting capacity of 33,000 tons) in the Baltic States was installed in the shipyard.[9]