Capabilities
Tailored global solutions wherever needed
Tailored global solutions throughout the product lifecycle
Navantia supports its customers throughout the entire lifecycle of the ship or system, offering tailored solutions at every stage. Its broad portfolio of additional services (design/ToT, construction, systems development and integration, repair and lifecycle support) strengthens and expands industry‑customer relationships, establishing long‑term global solutions. Navantia also has proven engineering capabilities to design and integrate all types of equipment and systems on ships and other non‑naval units at its various sites. Navantia has the capabilities to deliver comprehensive solutions tailored to each customer’s specific requirements and needs.
Navantia capabilities
Navantia offers a wide range of value-added services that complement its core offering, maximising the benefits for customers
Navantia Technical Engineering Authority
At Navantia, the Technical Engineering Authority (ATI) is at the heart of technical excellence and innovation. Our mission is clear: to lead with knowledge and ensure that every Navantia project not only meets, but exceeds expectations. Below are the capabilities that make ATI a benchmark in the sector.
Navantia shipyards
Navantia is proud of its proven engineering capacity to design and integrate a wide range of equipment and systems into all types of ships and other non‑naval units, as well as extensive facilities and skilled personnel at its shipyards in Spain and the United Kingdom. It also has the capabilities needed to deliver end-to-end solutions tailored to each customer’s specific requirements and needs.
Ferrol shipyard
The Ferrol shipyard builds the F‑110 frigates for the Spanish Navy and also offers ship repair and modernisation services. It integrates combat, propulsion, engine and turbine systems and provides full logistics support, ensuring efficient, high‑tech naval lifecycle solutions. Backed by a century of maritime tradition, Ferrol has already embraced Shipyard 4.0 and process digitalisation. Its repair centre and systems workshops ensure critical maintenance and upgrades, while its engine and turbine lines strengthen fleets’ operational autonomy.
San Fernando shipyard
The San Fernando shipyard leads the construction of AVANTE 2200 corvettes with hybrid laser technology. It offers extensive ship repair and modernisation services, integrates advanced naval systems and collaborates on green energy projects, providing comprehensive lifecycle solutions for maritime assets in a strategic way. Since its founding, San Fernando has integrated digitalisation and virtual twin processes. It has naval systems facilities and a service centre for comprehensive maintenance and modernisation. It participates in marine energy and propulsion projects, reinforcing its commitment to sustainability, industrial competitiveness and continuous technological development.
Puerto Real shipyard
The Puerto Real shipyard is Navantia’s largest site, home to the biggest flat panel workshop in Europe. It can produce panels measuring up to 20 by 22 metres and weighing up to 150 tonnes.
In recent years, these facilities have specialised in structures for offshore wind energy, manufacturing jackets, fixed and floating structures, and integrated solutions for electrical substations. With its capacity for large‑scale projects, Puerto Real has become a key hub for the energy transition and the decarbonisation of the maritime and energy sectors.
Cartagena shipyard
The Cartagena shipyard leads the S-80 programme for next-generation submarines. It houses an engine manufacturing plant and a specialised repair centre, integrates combat and propulsion systems, and provides modernisation services. It also participates in marine energy projects, delivering comprehensive lifecycle solutions. Cartagena has dry docks and dedicated berths for submarines and yachts, an engine workshop and a civil ship repair centre. It integrates combat and propulsion systems and provides logistics support and modernisation services. It also contributes to green energy through innovative, sustainable projects with a European reach.
Fene Shipyard
In the Ferrol estuary, the Fene shipyard is fully dedicated to offshore wind. It houses an XXL monopile manufacturing facility and an 80,000 m² assembly area beneath an overhead gantry crane with a lifting capacity of 800 tonnes. It is the only shipyard in Europe capable of manufacturing all three types of wind turbine foundations: XXL monopiles, jackets and floating foundations. The site is also home to one of the Navantia Seanergies COEX Green Energies locations.
Belfast shipyard
In Belfast, Navantia UK is revitalising the historic Harland & Wolff shipyards, delivering construction of logistics support vessels and specialised repair services. It integrates combat systems, propulsion and modernisation services. It also works closely with the Royal Navy and contributes to marine energy projects, helping to build a more sustainable naval industry in the UK.
Flagship programmes
These flagship programmes roll out operational excellence across Navantia, reflecting the company’s vision for all its sites and processes. Navantia has defined four programmes, covering key shipbuilding processes and the future model for its factories. To support the substantial innovation required, Navantia has established the CIR (Innovation and Robotics Centre).
Digital Block Factory
The Digital Block Factory (DBF) is a flagship programme that covers everything from steel preparation and processing to the assembly of sub-blocks, blocks and P1 and P2 pre-outfitting sections for NFBI vessels. It includes an automated line for panel and open-unit manufacturing, featuring robotics with hybrid laser welding, AGVs for internal movement and robotic cranes for moving intermediate products. Designed with simulation tools, it lays the foundation for a digital twin managing data from IT and OT networks and a SCADA system. It also includes a robotic cell for pre-assembled bulkheads and robots for weld inspection, dimensional control and painting, eliminating systematic pickling and enabling robotic surface treatment and control solutions in clean environments.
Flat open‑unit workshop
The Flat Open Units Workshop is a fully automated processing workshop with a manufacturing line for panels and open units. This line is similar to the one installed in the DBF and includes hybrid laser welding. Like the DBF, this workshop was designed using simulation tools, which will also underpin the configuration and deployment of the plant and process digital twin. This twin will operate using process data collected from the IT and OT networks, as well as plant data exploited via a SCADA system.
Flat panels line
The FPL is a fully automated workshop integrating a manufacturing line for panels and open units, similar to the one at the DBF, with hybrid laser welding. Designed with simulation tools, it establishes the basis for a digital twin that manages data from IT and OT networks and a SCADA system. It is also prepared to process steel for substations.