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Lita Ocean Private Limited is one of the leading shipbuilding companies in Singapore.

History
Lita Ocean is a Singapore shipbuilding company with diversified marine services. Established in 1970, it is headquartered in Singapore.

In 1990, It has ship-building operations in Tuas following its acquisition of it's current waterfront premises and ventured into shipbuilding and shipyard services. In it's shipbuilding history of more than 10 years, Lita Ocean has built and delivered over 100 world-class aluminium and steel vessels for buyers located around the worldwide.

Products
Lita Ocean builds a range of various commercial vessels. These includes Ro-Ro Vessels, landing crafts, floating cranes, barges, tugs, ferries, pilot boats and diving support vessels. mooring boats and multipurpose work boats.

Lita Ocean is one of the few marine companies in Singapore specializing in the handling of Class 1 explosive cargo and ammunition. Lita Ocean's experience in this area dates for more than 30 Deacades. In addition, Lita is one of the principal oil spill response and deployment team in Singapore.

In 2007 and 2008, Lita delivered 5 units of 22m supply vessels and 2 units of 26m crew boat to offshore vessel operators. In the last two years, the company's effort to expand their market has resulted their first sale of vessels to India, Australia, China, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and West Africa, establishing a solid reputation as a renowned builder of quality vessels. Besides shipbuilding, Lita Ocean is the main contractor for the repair and maintenance of Singapore Police Coast Guard fleet of high speed patrol boats.

Marine Services:
Lita has a fleet of more than 40 various types of vessels available for charter for a diverse range of applications. These includes Ro-Ro Vessels, landing crafts, floating cranes, barges, tugs, ferries, pilot boats and diving support vessels, mooring boats and multipurpose work boats.

Lita Ocean's marine services are ISO 9001: 2008 certified. []

Shipyard Services:
Lita Ocean's shipyard in Singapore is involved in shipbuilding, repair, fabrication and marine engineering services. Lita Ocean specializes in aluminium vessels and and thus provide a full range of repair and maintenance services for ship owners. []

In the year 2000, Lita ocean delivered 2 units of high speed interceptors to the Immigration and Customs Authority of Singapore, surpassing their expectations with a speed of 52 knots. By the mid 2000s, Lita delivered more than 50 vessels ranging from 12m to 22m. Key projects include securing a contract to provide 7 units of 12m enforcement boats to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority and a order of 4 units of 16m Crew boat to the US Navy for operations in the Indian Ocean.

From the year 2007, Lita Ocean became the main marine contractor for Shell Pulua Bukom refinery. Lita Ocean provides vehicular Ro-Ro services, SBM tug boats, pilot boats, emergency response boats and mooring boats. Various types of shipping and marine services that we provide for private and public sector also includes Ministry of Defence Singapore for many years. Our track record with the Ministry of Defence has earned us consecutive for Defence Partner Awards'.

The modern shipyard and a highly skilled workforce and the use of advanced technology, gives Lita Ocean the competitive edge to better deploy their resources and help reduce cost to the benefit of their customers. Their knowledge gained from operating their own vessels gave them the edge to build boats that are practical, capable and cost-efficient in operations. Their control and emphasis on quality ensure that vessels leaving at Lita Yard are in top notch condition.

Other Services
Other services provided by Lita Ocean includes tank cleaning, gas freeing, hydro/grit blasting and marine consultancy. []