Detroit Brasil
Detroit Brasil Limitada is the Brazilian shipbuilding subsidiary of Chile's Detroit S.A., created in 2002 when the group acquired a shipyard in Itajaí, Santa Catarina; it delivered its first vessels in early 2003 and has become a reference in Brazilian shipbuilding for tugs and offshore vessels. The yard built the group's fleet of Platform Supply Vessels (PSV 4500) that serve the offshore oil industry along the Brazilian coast, and in 2007 it joined with Naviera Detroit Chile S.A. to form Starnav Serviços Marítimos Limitada for specialised maritime services to Brazil's oil and port sectors. The wider group also runs a shipyard in Puerto Montt, Chile, and distributes MTU, Detroit Diesel, Allison and Donaldson products. Note that the available website content belongs mainly to the Chilean parent company's engine division, so details specific to the Brazilian yard are limited to its corporate history.
Detroit Brasil
Detroit Brasil Limitada is the Brazilian shipbuilding arm of the Chilean group Detroit S.A. (founded 1949). The company was created in 2002 following the acquisition of a shipyard in Itajaí, Santa Catarina, and delivered its first locally built units in the early months of 2003. Over the years it has established itself as a reference in the Brazilian shipbuilding industry for the tug and offshore vessel segments.
Services
- New shipbuilding for the tug and offshore vessel segments
- Construction of the group's Platform Supply Vessel (PSV 4500) fleet, built entirely at the Brazilian yard
- Specialised maritime services to Brazil's oil and port industries through Starnav Serviços Marítimos Limitada, formed in 2007 with Naviera Detroit Chile S.A.
- Joint port towage operations since 2017 with Brazilian port operators, using a modern fleet of tugs of 60 to 80 tonnes bollard pull at major Brazilian ports
Vessel Types
- Platform Supply Vessels (PSV 4500)
- Harbour and port tugs
- Offshore support vessels
Group Activities
- Shipyard in Puerto Montt, Chile (operating since 1990), with more than 150 vessels built plus maintenance and repair for fishing, merchant marine, Chilean Navy, ferry, tug and aquaculture fleets
- Maritime and port services for the salmon farming industry, including specialised fleet for fish feed, harvest and smolt transport, with a logistics centre in Puerto Montt
- Engine division representing MTU, Detroit Diesel Corporation, Allison Transmission and Donaldson, covering marine, industrial, mining and power generation applications; MTU representation also held in Argentina (2019) and Peru (2020)
Location
- Shipyard: Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Parent company head office: Barón de Juras Reales 5250, Conchalí, Santiago, Chile
- Group branches in Chile: Iquique, Antofagasta, Copiapó, Coquimbo, Puerto Montt and Puerto Chacabuco