ASMAR
Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada Company type State-owned company Industry Shipbuilding , defence , engineering Founded April 6, 1960; 64 years ago (1960-04-06 ) Headquarters , Area served
Worldwide Key people
Pablo Niemann Figari (CEO ) Products Warships , patrol vessels , auxiliary ships , boats , ferries , fishing vessels , barges , platform supply vessels and other productsServices Shipbuilding, repair, maintenance, transformation and modernization of ships Revenue US$ 180.1 million[ 1] (2021)Owner State of Chile Number of employees
3,000+ variable per month[ 2] (2021) Subsidiaries SISDEF SOCIBER Website www.asmar.cl
The Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada (English: Navy Shipyards and Armories) , better known by the acronym ASMAR , is a Chilean state-owned shipbuilding company with autonomous administration, which provides services to the Chilean Navy , mainly, and also to other domestic and foreign customers. Its predecessor was Arsenales de Marina, created in 1895, until it was restructured and adopted its current name on April 6, 1960.
It is the largest and most important shipbuilding and repair company in Chile, with three facilities located in Valparaíso , Talcahuano and Punta Arenas . The company's registered office is in Valparaíso, while its main plant is in Talcahuano.
Products
Warships
Patrol vessels
Amphibious and transport ships
Hospital ship
Survey vessels
Other products
Gallery
Amphibious and transport ships
Hydrographic patrol ship
Corneta Cabrales (PSH-77),
Taitao class, Chilean Navy, 1996 (patrol vessel transformed in 2000)
Research ship
Cabo de Hornos (AGS-61), Chilean Navy, 2013
See also
References
Sources
Montaño Mardones, Víctor (November–December 1995). "El Apostadero Naval de Talcahuano, los Arsenales de Marina y ASMAR: Historias paralelas" (PDF) . Revista de Marina (in Spanish). 112 (829). Viña del Mar, Chile.
"ASMAR: El apoyo industrial de la flota" (PDF) . Revista de Marina (in Spanish). 133 (955). Viña del Mar, Chile. November–December 2016.
Ostornol Varela, Sergio (July–August 1982). "ASMAR y la industria naval" (PDF) . Revista de Marina (in Spanish). 99 (749). Viña del Mar, Chile.
Volker Charles, John (May–June 1991). "La industria naval" (PDF) . Revista de Marina (in Spanish). 108 (802). Viña del Mar, Chile.
Bravo Valdivieso, Germán (2006). "Buques de la Armada construidos en Chile" (PDF) . Academia de Historia Naval y Marítima de Chile (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile.
Gómez Valencia, Luis (January–February 2010). "ASMAR Valparaíso en el siglo XXI" (PDF) . Revista de Marina (in Spanish). 127 (914). Viña del Mar, Chile.
Wood, Gerald L. (January–February 1969). "ASMAR, bases para la formulación de una política de astilleros para Chile" (PDF) . Revista de Marina (in Spanish). 86 (668). Viña del Mar, Chile.
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