shipbuilding
World-Class Ship Construction
Built for Strength and Reliability
Delivered with Quality and Precision
Proven Hulls and Advanced Technology
Shipbuilding has been our core business since our establishment in 1942. Since then, we have constructed over 1000 vessels for both military and commercial clients. We offer vessels of up to one hundred meters, crafted from aluminum, steel, or a combination of both.
Our approach to continuous development has always been to anticipate future trends and deliver innovations that reshape the shipbuilding industry. We have pioneered in many areas, from aluminum welding technology to noise reduction and even the conversion of commercial vessels into militarized unmanned platforms. We are determined to continue utilizing our experience and know-how to develop more efficient multi-mission vessels that are environmentally friendly, easy to maintain, and effectively support the missions and operational needs of modern naval and commercial fleets.
Shipbuilding
Swiftships provides end-to-end shipbuilding services, ranging from design and engineering to construction, testing, certification, and delivery of military and commercial vessels. Our experienced program managers support clients in all aspects, from requirements definition to vessel delivery. Additionally, our new vessel deliveries are complemented by hands-on training and warranty/technical support. Our services include:
- Ship Design and Engineering, including Pro-type Development
- Ship Fabrication, Hulls, Structures and Components
- System Integration
- Communication, Navigation and Sensors Integration
- Autonomous Systems Integration
- Weapon Systems and Armament
- Program Management
- Configuration Management
- Sea Trial/Testing
Support Services
With the intent to help our clients successfully employ newly acquired ships into their fleet and operations, Swiftships offers professional services for vessel delivery, commissioning, and operator/crew training. We also provide cost-effective and timely warranty support, technical assistance, and spare parts provision. Many of our clients choose Swiftships’ services for continuous maintenance.
- Integrated Logistics Support (ILS)
- Commissioning
- Crew/Operator Training
- Specialized Training
- Warranty/Technical Assistance
- Spare Parts
- Vessel’s Life Cycle Services
Kits Fabrication
Swiftships’ flexibility in developing programs that meet customers’ requirements is exemplified in our hybrid solutions for manufacturing ships. In this scenario, kits are produced in one of our facilities, and shipped to the client’s location for assembly. This option gives several advantages to our clients:
- Access and use of proven existing and certified technical designs
- Production of vessels with the same processes we use for in-house construction
- Leverage our supply chain for reduced material cost
- Reduction of labor costs
- Saving the client non-recurring costs for acquiring production tools
- Saving the client recurring operational costs for larger than needed production facilities
- Local capability to manufacture the same standard/quality ships as in Swiftships’ USA facilities
Ship Testing, Certification and Delivery
All our boats are designed to meet ABS (or equivalent) certification and US Coast Guard regulatory requirements and undergo rigorous harbor and sea acceptance trials to prove the same.
Delivering ships from our production yards to the customer can be accomplished mainly in two ways: the ship sails on its own power to the destination, or the ship is loaded on a larger ship as cargo and delivered to a destination port.
Either way Swiftships provides assistance to its clients with international logistics requirements, including export licenses as required by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and transportation.