NAVALU a French leader in Aluminum Shipbuilding.

THE HISTORY OF NAVALU

2026

NAVALU celebrates its 40th anniversary

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2021

Change of management – Navalu is acquired by Marc Pelletier The company is now one of the French leaders in aluminum shipbuilding. Its innovative designs have enabled it to cross borders and conquer the international market. It now generates up to 70% of its revenue internationally.

2018

Acquisition of a new 400 m² building to provide ship storage

2012

Expansion of the premises with the creation of 850 m² of additional space for workshops, with an extension of 85 m² of offices. Navalu thus becomes the largest French company to build 24-meter floats for offshore wind turbines

2008

MPH Construction becomes Navalu

2007

The construction of a building at the Port du Bec in Vendée and investment in high-performance production tools are necessary to best meet growing demand and enable the company to build ships up to 20 meters

2004

Formerly “Établissements Garreau,” the marine forge specializing in oyster and mussel farming was acquired by Bernard Minguet under the name MPH Construction.

The company focused on shipbuilding by bringing together a team of qualified assemblers and welders. The creation of an in-house design office made it possible to build units over 12 meters long

NAVALU’S VALUES & COMMITMENTS

QUALITY

In order to assure quality and ships that will be seaworthy for a long time, Navalu builds them with:

Partners and suppliers who are recognised in the professional maritime milieu,
Marine aluminium metals of 5083 & 5086 H111 quality, certified by Bureau Véritas
Round and tube AG5 profiles
A 5356 diameter welding wire of 1.2 mm supplied by European manufacturers. Certain orders can be certified on request by organisms such as BV, Llyods….
Welding is performed the MIG technique
Our welders are approved by Bureau Véritas and have diplomas which were obtained after a 3-year training programme

Custom made

Each boat is unique and adapted to your needs, depending on:

Your trade and its inherent restrictions: type of ship
The type of transport and the weight: size of the ship
Transport time, the type of sea: motorisation and power
The speed and the required autonomy: size of the fuel reservoir
The type of cabin: open, closed, with a double piloting system…
The necessary equipment: crane, picks, claws…
Electronic material …

All the boats are manufactured in France at Port du Bec in the city of Bouin (postal code 85230), respecting BV standards and the French regulations.

The environment

Concerned by its impact on the environment, Navalu invests in clean shipbuilding projects. In 2016, Navalu built the Navibus for Semitan, It was an innovative first in France: a river shuttle transport service running on approved hydrogen combustible batteries.

At the present time Navalu is working on projects to build hydrogen ships, which will offer in the near future a solution for a clean working ship destined to professionals and shellfish farmers in France and abroad.

Navalu supports all environmental initiatives. It would like the help it is providing to become on-going in the effort to eliminate all nuisances created by these microscopic seaweeds.

To reply to this request, Navalu’s catalogue features Sargasses, a boat which collects seaweeds

NAVALU’S CREW