ODESSOS Shiprepair Yard S.A.

About ODESSOS Shiprepair Yard S.A.

ODESSOS Shiprepair Yard S.A. is situated at the southern end of the city of Varna, on the island between the old and new canals connecting Black Sea and the Lake of Varna and is about one mile far from the mouth of Port Varna. Spread over an area of about 320,000 square meters, Odessos is the largest well equipped yard in Bulgaria suitable for repair and drydocking of vessels up to 70,000 DWT and afloat repairs of vessels up to 150,000 DWT. Yard’s location is extremely favourable in view of the significance of Varna as a big industrial and tourist center. It is assumed that the date of birth of the Shiprepair Yard at Varna is the day of 1st September 1955 when the Graving Dock was commissioned. However, the Yard started its activity as an autonomous legal entity since 1st June 1963.

The Yard’s facilities include one graving dock and two floating docks and an overall length of piers of 1,200 meters. All piers, docks and shops are provided with main pipelines for acetylene, oxygen, compressed air, water and steam supply.

The high quality is also guaranteed by the successful activity of the design and processing departments as well as by the quality-control department. The quality management system complies with the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 and NATO Allied Quality Assurance Publication AQAP 2120. A well-equipped certified laboratory carries out all kinds of chemical and mechanical tests.

The existing Professional Training Centre provides qualified workers in compliance with the requirements by the Classification Societies, and was granted License No.1 issued by the National Agency of Professional Training and Education in March 2002. The modern equipment and facilities as well as the high quality of services have established Odessos as a preferred partner on the international shiprepair market, and nearly 95% of its customers are leading shipping companies from Europe, the United States and Asia.