Building the Future on
Century of Maritime Heritage
Building and maintaining the vessels that move the world.
From heritage to high performance
over 100 years of maritime experience.
As part of the Kaptanoğlu Group — one of Türkiye’s oldest and most respected maritime families — Desan Shipyard carries forward a legacy built on trust, discipline, and craftsmanship.
Founded in 1970, our shipyard has grown into a dynamic and versatile facility offering ship repair, conversion, and newbuilding services for both commercial and naval vessels.
With an experienced team, advanced infrastructure, and a passion for continuous improvement, Desan stands as a trusted partner for ship owners worldwide.
Featured Services
Shipbuilding, repair, conversion, and retrofitting all performed with strict quality control and on-time delivery, under global standards.
Combining a century of maritime tradition with modern engineering to shape the ships of tomorrow.
Desan operates three fully equipped steel floating docks, enabling safe and efficient docking for vessels up to 234 meters in length and 49,000 tons lifting capacity.
Desan Shipyard combines strategic positioning with powerful infrastructure to serve a diverse range of vessels.
MV Kavkaz Crane Renovation
Modernization Project carried out in Desan Shipyard: Old cranes dismantled and new ones are installed based on new design order to have vessel operated as tranship vessel.
Sørlandet restoration
Modernization and restoration of the Sørlandet during the summer of 2012. The Sørlandet is the oldest and best kept full rigged ship in operation. She was built in Kristiansand, Norway in 1927. Her home port is the mentioned city in the south of Norway.
Burgos Reborn Project
