Vard Braila SA Shipyards Romania

Vard Braila is one of the two shipyards in Romania belonging to VARD group, which is, at its turn, part of Fincantieri group. As Braila was a famous Romanian trading centre, the shipbuilding found favourable conditions here. The shipyard was established in the year 1940 and is located on the left side of the Danube, at the upstream limit of maritime Danube.

The shipyard’s facilities allow simultaneous mounting and repairing of 12 vessels, launching and lifting of vessels on a launching ramp driven by hydraulic winches, outfitting of vessels alongside quays having a total length of 1300 meters, manoeuvring with cranes and travelling cranes of 15 and 50 tons.

The shipyard in Braila is one of the first industrial companies established in Braila, still under operation at present. The name was changed many times, but never the core activity. Today, refreshed and modernized, the shipyard is ready for new voyages.

Total Yard Area    500 000 m2
Quay/Quays    Total length: 1 580 m
Depth max: 6 m
Crane capacities: 2 x 12 t + 1 x 50 t + 2 x 5 t
Mounting Places    Mounting place capacities:
1 x 150 m length x 22 m breadth
1 x 120 m length x 22 m breadth
2 x 150 m length x 20 m breadth
2 x 120 m length x 20 m breadth
3 x 150 m length x 18 m breadth
3 x 120 m length x 18 m breadth
Number of cranes: 8
Crane cpacities: 6 x 50 / 5 t + 2 x 16 t
Launching / lifting system: 3 200 / 2 500 t
Mounting Halls    Block Sections Mounting Hall 1:
Capacity: 24 300 m2v
Crane capacities: 6 x 50 t + 2 x 20 t + 1 x 10 t
Pressing machines: 1 x 800 t + 1 x 500 t
Cutting Plasma Machines: 3

Block Sections Mounting Hall 2:
Capacity: 1 950 m2
Crane capacities: 1 x 120 / 50 t + 1 x 10 t + 1 x 5 t

Block Sections Mounting Hall 3:
Capacity: 6 400 m2
Crane capacities: 1 x 8 t + 2 x 10 t + 2 x 20 t + 1 x 16 t
Outfitting Hall    Capacity: 8 800 m2
Crane capacities: 1 x 50 t + 4 x 12.5 t + 2 x 5 t + 2 x 3.2 t
Power    230 V / 400 V – P = 12 x 1 600 kVA + 3 x 1 000 kVA
Piping Workshop    Capacity: 4 800 m2
Crane capacities: 4 x 5 t + 1 x 3.2 t
Warehouse    Capacity: 21 600 m2
Crane capacities: 1 x 5 t + 2 x 12 t + 1 x 5 t
Painting /
Sandblasting Hall    Plates and profiles hall: 900 m2
Block sections hall: 1 700 m2
Carpentry Shop    Capacity: 1 000 m2

Machine Shop    Capacity: 3 x 3.2 t
Crane capacities: 3 x 3.2 t

• Afloat Repairs
• Sliplift
• 0-100m
• Quay