Trusted to Deliver

Balaena is redefining the future of British shipbuilding, ship repair, and maritime engineering.

With the acquisition of the APCL Group and the strategic merger with Gibdock and Padstow Boatyard we have united some of the UK’s most historic and capable shipyards under one name.

The result is a modern, agile, and regionally rooted engineering group with the scale, capability, and ambition to compete on the world stage.

From five strategic shipyards across the UK and Gibraltar, Balaena delivers full lifecycle maritime support; from design and construction to repair, refit, heavy engineering, and clean maritime technologies.

With over 2,000 highly skilled people across our sites, we are one of the most dynamic maritime engineering groups serving defence, commercial, energy, and clean maritime customers worldwide.