The activity of Varaderos y Talleres del Mediterráneo (VATAME) started in 1991 and in cooperation with Industrias Navales Valencia (INDUNAVAL) to take over the Boatyard of the Port of Burriana, located 70km north of Valencia and 20km south of Castellón.
VATAME-INDUNAVAL daily receives in its facilities the beaching of all kinds of vessels that require maintenance, repair, enhancement, modification and alteration services.
Thanks to the expansions and improvements that have been developed ever since, VATAME-INDUNAVAL is currently able to harbour in its boatyard all sorts of vessels. The characteristics of the Boatyard facilities are:
- 1 trolley for ships of up to 120m of length and 3.500t of dry weight
- 1 trolley for ships of up to 90m of length and 1.500t of dry weight
- Max waterspout of 25 m
- 2 cranes of 8 Tn
- Own pier of 130 m and port fitting-out wharfs of 50, 70 and 200 m for afloat repairs
- 2 auxiliary ships and 1 harbourmaster tasks ship
VATAME-INDUNAVAL has in place the following machinery equipment:
- 2 high-pressure and high flow jet cleaning pumps of 600 bar
- 1 hydro blasting pump pf 1250 bar
- 5 compressors
- 6 sandblast equipment, airless painting equipment, etc.
- Milling machines and lathes up to 6m and 1.200mm of turning
- Submerged arc welding equipment, plasma cutting equipment, etc
- 1 flamecutting table by numeric control
- 1 shears up to 12mm, kinks, cylinder, hydraulic press, etc.
- 1 ultrasound cleaning equipment of 3m3
- 1 electric equipment varnishing oven of 6m3
VATAME e INDUNAVAL carry out each project with rigorous planning, keeping in mind resource optimisation, whether economic, material or human. This kind of initiatives allow work to take place efficiently, progressively improving aspects as representative as completion times, cost optimisation, etc..
The generic services that can be found at VATAME and INDUNAVAL are:
- Hull cleaning with pressurised water
- Sandblasting
- Hydroblasting
- Bilge cleaning, tank cleaning, etc.
- Anode renewal
- Checking of bases, unloading and all kinds of valves, etc.
- MARPOL service and waste collection
- Painting of hull, decks, tanks, etc.
- Welding, steel repair and boilermaking, aluminium repairs. We provide welding and welders certified by the most important classification Societies
- Piping repair and new installation
- Dismantling and examination of tail shafts, rudders, bow thrusters, etc.
- Mechanical repairs of: main and auxiliary engines, all sorts of engine room pumps, loading pumps, deck and anchoring equipment, etc.
- Crane and davit revision
- General naval electricity: revision, cleaning and varnishing of electric engines and alternators etc.
- Thickness gauge certified by the most important classification Societies
- Engineering and technical assistance