Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Pays de la Loire; Pays de la Loire; Loire-Atlantique
Location of affected unit(s)
Nantes
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
30.1 - Building of ships and boats
30.13 - Building of military ships and vessels

200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
11 September 2026
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2027
Foreseen end date
31 December 2027

Description

Naval Group, a French defence shipbuilder, is set to create around 200 new jobs at its Nantes site in France. 70 hires have already been completed. Additionally, 100 interns or work-study students have been hired. The growth is driven by a major new contract with Sweden, comprising four frigates, and the ongoing development of France’s next-generation nuclear aircraft carrier.

Naval Group has a total workforce of 16,722 employees, and 400 in Nantes.

An important number of large-scale restructurings have been recorded in the ERM database with the latest in Naval Group 2026 - FR.


Citation

Eurofound (2026), Naval Group, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 301158, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/301158.