Brodogradnja i brodogradilišta u Republici Hrvatskoj primjerice Uljanik, 3. Maj, Brodotrogir, Brodosplit, Viktor Lenac te druga manja brodogradilišta. Osim tehničke strane koja se odnosi na organizaciju brodogradilišta, proces nastanka broda, vrste brodova koji se u pojedinom brodogradilištu proizvode i raznih inovacija po pitanju.
Contents.History Uljanik was founded in 1856, in the carefully selected bay of Pula as a shipyard of the. The foundation stone was laid on December 9 by so, this date is celebrated as the anniversary of the shipyard, one of the oldest operational shipyards in the world. Almost two years after laying the foundation stone – on October 5, 1858, the first ship – – having a deadweight of 5,194 tonnes, was launched from the berth. The construction of 55 ships of various type for the Austro-Hungarian fleet having a total deadweight of 53,588 tonnes followed.It was named after an islet on which there used to grow olive trees while at present the steel and hull fabrication workshops are situated there. One olive tree has been preserved as a symbol.In the long period of continuous work, the shipyard has passed through various development times.
From 1918 to 1943 while under Italian control it was engaged in repairs, docking and cutting of old ships. After the in September 1943 it was taken over by German naval forces.
From 1947 it was being renovated under the Republic of Yugoslavia. It continued with the docking, reconstructions and repair of ships, while the first new build ship delivered in 1951.
With VLCC-s the shipyard developed the technology of building the hull in two parts and then joining them afloat.
On August 9th 2018 newbuilding 520 - Apollo, constructed by Uljanik Shipyard, was delivered to the client GeoSea Luxembourg S.A.This is the first self-propelled platform built in Uljanik and the first highly sophisticated ship of this type built in Croatia. The Apollo platform is equipped with four 106.8 m long legs that allow it to work at depths of down to 70 meters. The design, construction and technological performance of the legs were among the key elements for which Uljanik was chosen to build the ship. Because of the required features and functionality, the construction of the platform legs was a technological challenge for Uljanik Shipyard, who formed a special team to complete this extremely challenging part of the ship. 514, „Siem Ashanti“, a car carrier designed for transport of 7.000 vehicles built for the company AUTO MARINE TRANSPORT INC., was launched in 3. MAJ Shipyard, Rijeka, on 19th May 2018 from the slipway No.2.On behalf of ULJANIK Group and 3.MAJ Shipyard, the director of the 3.MAJ Shipyard, Maksimilian Percan, welcomed the guests and visitors on the launching ceremony and thanked all designers, engineers and workers for dedication and efforts they put in designing and building of this magnificent vessel.