Inebolu Shipyard
Inebolu Shipyard is a Turkish shipyard on the Black Sea coast at Inebolu, Kastamonu, offering new building, ship repair and maintenance, and vessel conversion or retrofitting. Established in 2008 as part of the Karavelioglu Companies Group, it states it is the only shipyard on Turkey's Black Sea coast equipped with a floating dock, with a 4,500-ton lifting capacity dock handling vessels up to 130 m in length. Its track record includes hundreds of vessel repairs, three 7,100 dwt ice class ships and two tugboats, and it is now moving into aluminium yacht construction with the KV-49 LOFT and KV-43 CRUISE projects.
Inebolu Shipyard
Inebolu Shipyard is a family-run yard located in the historic port of Inebolu on Turkey's Black Sea coast. Founded in 2008 as part of the Karavelioglu Companies Group — an industrial group the company traces back to 1916 — it delivers new building, repair and maintenance, and conversion work for commercial and specialised vessels. The yard reports 120+ delivered projects, ISO 9001 certified processes, and work carried out under the supervision of major classification societies including DNV, ABS and Lloyd's. A new generation of aluminium yacht projects is being launched with Inebolu Shipyard as the dedicated builder.
Services
- New building: turnkey design, engineering, procurement, fabrication, systems integration, sea trials and certification
- Repair and maintenance: dry-docking, high-pressure washing (up to 2,500 bar), grit blasting, anti-fouling application
- Mechanical and engine repairs, including main engines and auxiliaries, turbochargers, pumps and gearboxes
- Steel and piping works in mild, high-tensile and stainless steel
- Propulsion and steering repairs: rudders, shafts, propellers, polishing and alignment
- Electrical and automation troubleshooting and installation
- Conversions: mission repurposing, hull lengthening and widening, BWTS and scrubber retrofits, propulsion upgrades, accommodation and deck upgrades
- Engineering support: 3D laser scanning, naval architecture and stability calculations, modular fabrication, feasibility studies
Facilities
- Floating dock with 4,500-ton lifting capacity, handling vessels up to 130 m length and 19.5 m width
- Three repair berths (120 m to 180 m) for afloat repairs and outfitting
- Multiple cranes with capacities up to 25 tons
- Dedicated metalworking, machine-assembly and electrical workshops
- 24/7 operational response
Vessel Types
- Commercial cargo: bulk carriers, container ships and tankers
- Specialised workboats: tugs, OSVs and multicats
- Research and technical platforms for subsea exploration, hydrographic survey and environmental monitoring
- Passenger vessels and ferries
- Aluminium yachts: KV-49 LOFT (14.95 m LOA, 5.20 m beam, CE Class C, 2 × 150 HP Volvo Penta stern drive) and KV-43 CRUISE (12.95 m LOA, 4.20 m beam, CE Class B, 2 × 350 HP Volvo Penta D4)
- Past deliveries include three 7,100 dwt ice class ships and two tugboats
Location
- İnebolu Liman İçi, Camikebir, Zafer Yolu Cd. No:23, 37500 İnebolu-Kastamonu, Turkey
- Coordinates: 41° 58' 37.08" N, 33° 46' 09.14" E
- Positioned on the northern Turkish coast to minimise deviation from Black Sea shipping lanes