page_title: Shipyard
section_title: South America
hierarchical_section_title: Shipyard / Prominent dockyards and shipyards / South America
caption_attribution_description: English: Brasfels shipyard facilities in Jacuecanga Rio de Janeiro Brazil
context_page_description: A shipyard is a place where ships are built and repaired. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance and basing activities than shipyards, which are sometimes associated more with initial construction. The terms are routinely used interchangeably, in part because the evolution of dockyards and shipyards has often caused them to change or merge roles.
  Countries with large shipbuilding industries include Australia, Brazil, China, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the USA and Vietnam. The shipbuilding industry is more fragmented in Europe than in Asia where countries tend to have fewer, larger companies. Many naval vessels are built or maintained in shipyards owned or operated by the national government or navy.
  Shipyards are constructed near the sea or tidal rivers to allow easy access for their ships. The United Kingdom, for example, has shipyards on many of its rivers.
context_section_description: The DIANCA shipyard in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.
  SCRA (Construction Refurbishment and Armament Service) with two dry docks, ready for naval and general vessel works.
  Punta de Lobos (Wolves Point) in west Montevideo, established in 1874.
  Punta Maua (Maua Point) in east Montevideo, established in 1872.
  Tsakos Industrias Navales S.A.
  Cotecmar shipyard in Cartagena, Colombia. Cotecmar
  Enseada Industria Naval S.A., Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  The SIMA shipyard in Callao, Peru.
  Asenabra, in Duran, Ecuador.  Established in 1990, more than 25 years of experience in naval repairs.  72.000m2 operating today, dry dock facilities will be available in 2016.
  ASMAR shipyards in Valparaiso, Talcahuano and Punta Arenas, Chile. ASMAR
caption: Brasfels Shipyard – Rio de Janeiro
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