COTECMAR explained

Corporación de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo de la Industria Naval Marítima y Fluvial
Native Name:	Spanish; Castilian: Corporación de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo de la Industria Naval Marítima y Fluvial
Type:	State owned enterprise
Industry:	Shipbuilding, Defence
Hq Location City:	Bogotá & Cartagena
Hq Location Country:	Colombia
Area Served:	International, mainly Americas
Key People:	CALM. Luis Fernando Marquez (President)
Products:	Warships, Research vessels, Merchant vessels, Tugboats, Floating Drydocks
Owner:	Ministry of National Defense of Colombia
Website:	www.cotecmar.com

COTECMAR (Corporación de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo de la Industria Naval Marítima y Fluvial) is a Colombian state-owned defense, shipbuilder, and engineering company that provides services to the Ministry of National Defense of Colombia and other domestic and international costumers. It is the largest and most important shipbuilding and repair company in Colombia, with facilities in Mamonal and Bocagrande in Cartagena de Indias.^[1]

History

Established in 1969 as CONASTIL,

In September 2022, COTECTMAR and the Damen Group signed an agreement to co-develop and produce five new frigates for the Colombian Navy based on the Sigma-class design.

Products

Warships

• Frigates (Sigma-class design)
• Patrol boats (OPV-93, LPR-40)
• Landing Craft Utility (Golfo de Tribuga-class landing craft)

Civilian

Notable clients

• Brazil
  • ,
    • LPR-40 riverine patrol boats^[2]
• Colombia
  • • • • OPV-80-class offshore patrol vessel
  • Colombian Naval Infantry
    • Maintenance work for Libertador Juan Rafael Mora Porras^[3]
    • Golfo de Tribuga-class landing craft
    • Golfo de Tribuga-class landing craft
  • SAFE BOATS 35MMI Multi Misión Interceptor^[4]
• Jamaica
• Netherlands
  • • • • Maintenance work for HNLMS Pelikaan (A804)^[5]

See also

• Indumil

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nuestras Instalaciones .
2. Web site: COTECMAR entrega a Brasil las dos primeras lanchas patrulleras LPR-40.
3. Web site: Costa Rica elige a Cotecmar para realizar el mantenimiento de sus patrulleros guardacostas .
4. Web site: Cotecmar Delivers Interceptor Pair to Honduran Navy.
5. Web site: Países Bajos contrata con Cotecmar el mantenimiento del buque Pelikaan . 23 January 2018 . Infodefensa.com . es . dead . 16 January 2019 . 27 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180927005600/https://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2018/01/23/noticia-colombianota24es-armada-paises-bajos-contrata-cotecmar-colombia-breve-mantenimiento-buque.html .