Estaleiro Atlântico Sul (EAS) is a Brazilian shipbuilding company. Estaleiro Atlântico was founded in 2005 by Brazilian construction groups Grupo Camargo Corrêa and Grupo Queiroz Galvão in response to growing demand in the shipbuilding market in Brazil. Samsung in South Korea supplied the shipbuilding technology. The shipyard facility is located in the deep water port of Suape, in the state of Pernambuco, and is situated between the municipalities of Ipojuca and Cabo de Santo Agostinho, at the mouth of the Ipojuca River, about 40 km from the major city of Recife. The dry dock, with two, 1500 ton wing gates has a length of 400 meters, is 73 meters wide and had a water depth of 12 meters.
