In September 2008 STX Business Group became major STX Europe shareholder with 92% stake, and thus gave birth to an international builder of sophisticated vessels among top global players. STX France SA is subsidiary of STX Europe with 66,66% stake and comprises two shipyards located in Saint-Nazaire and Lorient, specialized in the construction of 30 to 300 meter long state-of-the-art passenger vessels. Two susidiaries complete the French structure. STX France Cabins, develops and produces pre-fabricated cabins for all kinds of passenger ships with a capacity of 6,000 cabins a year. And STX France Solutions renowned as competency centre in the fields of basic and detail designs.
The shipyards in Saint-Nazaire and Lorient offer a wide range of high-added value vessels ranging from 30 to 300+ metres long.
The yard in Saint-Nazaire is capable to build post-panama size vessels, while Lorient is specialized in smaller-size ships.
The orderbook of STX France SA includes 2 vessels to be delivered in 2010 and 2011:
Built at Saint-Nazaire shipyard:
BPC DIXMUDE: a projection and command vessel, sistership of BPC Mistral and BPC Tonnerre, for the French Navy. To be delivered to DCNS Group end-2011 and under operation in 2012.
Built at Lorient shipyard:
- One Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV70) for RAIDCO Marine International to be delivered on fourth semester 2010.
