Chantiers de l'Atlantique

Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Company typePrivate
IndustryShipbuilding
Founded1862; 162 years ago (1862)
HeadquartersSaint-Nazaire, France
RevenueIncrease €2.39 billion[1] (2023)
Increase €183 million[1] (2023)
OwnerFrench state: 84.3%
Naval Group: 11.7%
Employees: 2.1%
COFIPME: 1.6%[2]
Number of employees
3,738[1] (2023)
WebsiteChantiers de l'Atlantique
The oil tanker Batillus at the end of its construction in Saint-Nazaire, being refueled by the Port-Vendres

Chantiers de l'Atlantique is a shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. It is one of the world's largest shipyards, constructing a wide range of commercial, naval, and passenger ships. It is located near Nantes, at the mouth of the Loire river and the deep waters of the Atlantic, which make the sailing of large ships in and out of the shipyards easy.

The shipyard was owned by Alstom from 1976 onwards, became Alstom-Atlantique, and was later part of Aker Yards when Aker Group acquired the Alstom Marine business in 2006.[3][4] In 2008, the South Korean company STX Corporation acquired Aker Yards, and the shipyard became part of STX Europe (formed by the renaming of Aker Yards).[5]

After the bankruptcy of STX Corporation, the shipyard was acquired by the French government and reverted to its original name of Chantiers de l'Atlantique.

  1. ^ a b c "2023 Non-financial performance statement". calameo.com. Chantiers de l'Atlantique. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ "History". Chantiers de l'Atlantique. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
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