France hosts a number of establishments in the vessel repair, refit, and maintenance industry, predominantly located in coastal areas. The industry is comprised of companies that are primarily engaged in operating maintenance facilities with access to dry docking infrastructure and fabrication equipment suitable for the construction of ships, their repair, conversion and alteration, the production of components, and specialized services.
While maintaining a domestic ship repair capability is critical to supporting our federal fleets, this industry is key to ensuring the smooth operation of commercial shipping activity in France’s coastal waters.
Commercial customers include ferry operators, commercial fisheries vessels, cruise ships, freighters, and the offshore oil and gas industry.
