US-based company Saronic has placed an order worth over $100 million with Norway’s Syncrolift for the Port Alpha shipyard to be built in Brownsville, Texas. Under the contract, the design and supply of the world’s largest shiplift facility will be carried out.
Sea-news.az reports that the facility will feature a 300-meter-long platform capable of lifting up to 67,000 tons. This capacity is twice that of the largest existing similar installation. Delivery of the system is scheduled for 2028.
The new system will enable multiple vessels to be assembled and outfitted simultaneously on land, aiming to reduce reliance on traditional dry docks and overcome production bottlenecks in shipbuilding.
With a planned investment exceeding $3 billion, the Port Alpha shipyard will initially cover 835 acres (338 hectares), with future plans to expand up to 4,400 acres (1,781 hectares). The facility is designed to manufacture commercial and defense vessels, including both autonomous and crewed ships.
Saronic aims to launch shipyard operations in 2028 and reach an annual production capacity of 20 vessels by 2035. The first vessels to be built are expected to be LCU-type landing craft for the US Navy.
