West Atlantic Shipyard Limited (WAS), a subsidiary of the PIRIOU group, was formed in 2004 and registered in the free zone in 2005, and is strategically located on the Bonny River within the Onne Oil & Gas Free Zone at the Federal Ocean Terminal in Rivers State. The shipyard builds and repairs offshore support vessels and provides dry-docking and maintenance services, publishing a direct Nigeria phone line, a corporate email and a contact portal on its official website.