We are a company specialized in the design and construction of custom aluminum boats. We build boats in naval aluminum for all types of customers all over the world.

Leaders in naval aluminum

Naval aluminum is the common denominator of all the activities we carry out. At AISTER, we seek to bring together aesthetics, comfort, seaworthiness and durability in all our products and we believe that aluminum is the best option to achieve this.

We use an alloy of the highest quality and a perfect welding execution so that this material does not lose any of its mechanical properties. In this way, we obtain boats, superstructures and pontoons that are light, flexible, safe, resistant, durable, with low maintenance costs and their own characteristics.

  • 1987
    AISTER was established dedicated to Insulation and habilitation
  • 1990
    A division of marinas was created which would become an international leader.
  • 1993
    The shipyard division was created, building the first boats.
  • 2004
    AISTER manufactures in record time 5 shuttles to contain the oil spilled after the tragedy of the "Prestige" on the Galician coast.
  • 2006
    Polyethylene was incorporated for the construction of boats and 2 years later stainless steel.
  • 2010
    Begins a relationship with the Civil Guard as a client which is maintained today.
  • 2011
    AISTER delivers the first 100% electric passenger ship for transit for the Canal de Castilla.
  • 2018
    AISTER receives the award for "Work Boat World Best Coastal Fireboat"
  • 2019
    The first USV boat is delivered in collaboration with NAVANTIA and receives the award for "Work Boat World Best Coast Guard Boat"
  • 2021
    AISTER receives the award for "Work Boat World Best OSRV"
  • 2022
    The first +60 knot interceptor with waterjets is delivered
  • 2023
    We currently have a portfolio with 18 boats between 10 and 39 meters.

OUR TEAM

We are a team of more than 80 professionals with an average experience of more than 16 years at the service of our customers to provide ad hoc solutions. We offer flexibility and we adapt quickly to the needs and opportunities of the market thanks to our technical office formed by naval engineers, industrialists, architects… and our workshop staff (boilermakers, welders…) highly qualified and approved by the main Classification Societies (Bureau Veritas, DNV and Lloyd’s).

FACILITIES

In AISTER we have facilities on the waterfront and with direct access to the sea so we can deliver our ships ready to sail or facilitate the delivery of a naval aluminium superstructure by sea.
In total, we have 25,000 square metres with a capacity to process 400 MT/year of naval aluminium.
The entire aluminium processing, hull assembly, assembly, construction and outfitting work is carried out in the facilities.
The Technical Office and the administration, commercial, production, purchasing and human resources departments are also located here.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Throughout the company’s history, we have had commercial relationships and exported projects to more than 30 countries.
Examples of our work can be found anywhere in Spain (A Coruña, Vigo, Gijón, Avilés, Cantabria, Abra, Pasajes, Barcelona, Valencia, Murcia, Almería, Huelva, Cádiz, Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, among others) and, on an international level, Portugal, France, Italy, China, Greece, Dubai, Oman, Brazil, Cape Verde and many more.
We believe that the sale of our products in such different places means that AISTER is a reliable company that always complies with the safety and quality regulations established in any country in the world.

INICIATIVE

GREEN BAY

AISTER’s private initiative, in collaboration with the Galician Shipbuilding Cluster Association (Aclunaga), the Galician Automotive Technology Centre (CTAG) and the Vigo Port Authority, has launched the “Green Bay” project, an ambitious plan that seeks to electrify shipping in the Vigo estuary and create an industrial ecosystem that provides technologies and components to local shipyards.
Its main objective is to eliminate CO2 emissions from commercial activity in the waters of the Vigo estuary, both from port activities such as passenger traffic or aquaculture vessels. Once this model has been developed, AISTER wants to lead the environmental transition in European coastal areas.

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RESURGAM

AISTER is part of an R&D project to transfer our experience in FSW (Friction Stir Welding) in aluminium to steel.
AISTER has two decades of experience with the Friction Stir Welding technique. Quality is a fundamental pillar in the naval sector, and this project aims to provide a higher quality and strength to the hull of the ship by using the FSW technique instead of conventional welding. This method allows the joining of materials without deformation, as the melting point of the metal is not reached.

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OCEAN MASTER

AISTER has participated in the R+D+I project known as OCEAN MASTER in which a multipurpose autonomous vehicle has been developed for different environments and roles in ocean operations.
The main objective was to design, develop and validate an unmanned multipurpose marine vehicle capable of performing missions in highly complex and demanding environments.

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