O'Shea Corporation
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| Company type | Subsidiary of Quicksilver Industries |
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| Industry | Intercontinental Shipping, Shipbuilding, Infrastructure Design, Construction and Maintenance, Large-scale infrastructure Design, Large-scale Infrastructure, Construction, Large scale Operations Management, Critical infrastructure Maintenance, Heavy Manufacturing, Automotive Manufacturing, Personal Computing Manufacturing |
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| Founded | 2025 (legacy: 1873) |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Revenue | $83.6 billion |
Number of employees | 98,575 |
| Parent | Quicksilver Industries |
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The O'Shea Corporation a Burgundian-based global shipbuilding and logistics holding company. Since 2007, it has been operating as a subsidiary of Quicksilver Industries.
The O'Shea Corporation was originally founded as a single company - O'Shea Hull Design, in 1873 by Padraig O'Seaghdha, a Gaelic Fiannrian who immigrated to Burgundie. In 1881, O'Shea Hull Design bought two merchant houses and became O'Shea Shipping Company, which led to the company's design strategy focusing on merchant cargo ships. By 1903, the O'Shea Shipping Company was the largest naval architecture firm in Burgundie. The company continued to diversify its assets across the maritime realm, establishing other companies such as O’Shea Container Shipping, O'Shea Infrastructure and Design, O'Shea Operation Management Services, O'Shea International Services, the O'Shea Maritime Academy, and the O'Shea Chemical Research Facility.
During the 2000s, the O'Shea Shipping Company wanted to assert itself as a world-class naval architecture and standardized container shipping firm but lacked the resources and infrastructure for a global expansion. In 2007, Caphirian defense conglomerate Quicksilver Industries acquired the O'Shea Shipping Company - along with all of its sister companies, for $108 billion. The acquisition was seen as mutually beneficial to both parties as QSI was able to more easily enter the Levantine market and O'Shea was able to have access to QSI's global supply chain and infrastructure, as well as customer base. Under QSI, O’Shea became a brand name and many other shipbuilding and shipping-related companies were established under the O'Shea brand, including one of the largest Caphirian ship owning, managing, and leasing (chartering) companies - Combulatus, which manages and provides ships to shipping companies under long term charter-party agreements. In 2025, QSI went through a massive reorganization process; as a result, a parent company called the O'Shea Corporation was created to manage the O'Shea portfolio of companies.
The O'Shea Corporation is organized into four divisions which act as quasi-independent companies: O'Shea Shipping, O'Shea Industrial, O'Shea Services, and O'Shea Management.
Today, the O'Shea Corporation is the largest shipbuilding and logistics company in the world - both in terms of tonnage and sales revenue - operating over 1,500 ships and possessing a total cargo-carrying capacity of 6.1 million TEU. It is also the 2nd-largest container shipping company globally, using 180 shipping routes between 350 ports. The O'Shea Corporation has 103,000 global employees across all of its companies. Werner vonSteuben has been President of the O'Shea Corporation since 2005, and Heidelgard O'Shaunassey - a member of the O'Shea Family and descendant of founder Padraig O'Seaghdha - has been CEO since 2016.
History
Coming from a poor Gaelic family in Fiannria, Padraig O'Seaghdha saw no life for himself in his small inland village. Buying the only ticket he could afford, he immigrated to Burgundie in 1858. He was fascinated by the harbor and the ships and when he arrived in Kongerhus he took a job as a shipwright. He did not take to the work well, as he was often caught sketching instead of working and was soon fired. To make money for food he began selling his sketches. He was offered a job as a draughtsman for a small firm and soon became the preeminent designer. In 1873, he founded O'Shea Hull Design (having simplified the spelling of his name) with two other draughtsmen. In 1881, O'Shea Hull Design bought two fledgling merchant houses to become the O'Shea Shipping Company. This acquisition lead to the specialization of O'Shea's ship design strategy to merchant cargo ships. Blustered by the rising influence of the Burgundian merchant marine, O'Shea's business director, Seamus Hannigan began buying up smaller design houses and merchant concerns. By 1903 the O'Shea Shipping Company was the largest naval architecture firm in Burgundie.
With the passing of Padraig O'Seaghdha in 1917, at the age of 77, Seamus Hannigan took over. Under Seamus' tenure, 1917-1961, O'Shea diversified its assets across the maritime realm. Buying four shipyards suffering from bankruptcy, a marine engineering firm, a for-profit merchant marine college, and a harbor dredging company.
Having made large profits from major infrastructure contracts during the Pax Burgundia O'Shea expanded yet again on the 1990s, this time in the arenas of standard gauge rail and harbor design/construction. This diversification of its assets and its foreign investments helped it survive the Burgundian Great Recession unscathed.
During the 2000s, the O'Shea Shipping Company wanted to assert itself as a world-class naval architecture and standardized container shipping firm and Quicksilver Industries acquired it in 2007 under the name O’Shea Heavy Industrial Systems for $20.5 billion. The acquisition was beneficial to both parties as QSI was able to enter the Levantine market and O'Shea was able to sell to a global customer base. The acquisition has spurned several new enterprises under the O’Shea brand, forcing QSI to restructure the company in 2025 as the O'Shea Corporation to more effectively and efficiently manage the company and its growing brand.
Organization
The O'Shea Corporation is organized into four divisions which act as quasi-independent companies: O'Shea Shipping, O'Shea Industrial, O'Shea Services, and O'Shea Management.
O'Shea Shipping is responsible for the construction and operation of cargo ships, including container ships, bulk carriers, and tankers. O'Shea Industrial focuses on the design and construction of port infrastructure, including container terminals, dry docks, and shipyards. O'Shea Services offers logistics and supply chain management services to customers worldwide. O'Shea Management oversees the operations of all four divisions and ensures that the company's overall strategy aligns with its goals.
O'Shea Shipping
This division is focused on the shipbuilding and logistics aspect of the O'Shea Corporation. It has numerous subsidiaries ranging from ship design firms to shipping management companies. The division also includes O'Shea Container Shipping, which handles the transportation of goods via container ships. O'Shea Shipping has deep vertical integration in terms of the production and management of ships, as it manages everything from designing to building and maintenance of vessels.
O'Shea Industrial
This division focuses on the heavy industrial aspect of the company, including infrastructure development and chemical research. It includes O'Shea Infrastructure and Design, which is responsible for the design and construction of ports, container yards, and other infrastructure facilities required for efficient shipping. O'Shea Chemical Research Facility is responsible for developing new chemical technologies for the maritime industry. The division has numerous subsidiaries, including engineering firms, construction companies, and chemical research facilities, which are vertically integrated and have their own management structure.
O'Shea Services
This division is responsible for providing various services required by the maritime industry, including crew management, training, and technical support. It includes the O'Shea Maritime Academy, which provides specialized training to seafarers and ship engineers. The division also includes O'Shea International Services, which provides a wide range of services related to ship management, such as insurance and technical support.
O'Shea Management
This division is responsible for the overall management and strategic planning of the O'Shea Corporation. It includes various departments such as finance, legal, human resources, and marketing. O'Shea Management is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the company and ensuring that each division is aligned with the overall goals of the corporation.
Shipyard
| Model Name | Specifications | Image | Class |
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| Feagan Class |
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Aircraft Carrier | |
| Donner Class |
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Battle Cruiser | |
| Feltcher Class |
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Pocket Battleship | |
| Blitz Class | Battle Cruiser | ||
| Kliebold Class |
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| Jörg Pfeiffer Class |
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Cruiser Carrier |
| Madigan Class |
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| Model Name | Specifications | Image | Class |
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| Ormata Class Submarine |
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Attack Submarine | |
| Visagoth Class Submarine |
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Attack Submarine |
Patrol Vessels
| Model Name | Specifications | Image | Class |
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| Berge Class | Cutter | ||
| Dignity Class | High-Seas Patrol Boat | ||
| Kalt Class | Coastal Patrol Boat | ||
| Gothar Class |
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Riverine Patrol Boat |
Merchant Marine
Bulk Cargo Ships
| Model Name | Specifications | Image | Class |
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| Timberwolf Class |
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Bulk Tanker | |
| Feoniks Class |
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LNG Bulk Tanker | |
| Rindfleisch Class |
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Livestock Carrier |
General Cargo Ships
| Model Name | Specifications | Image | Class |
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| Brexton Class |
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Containerized Ship | |
| Markus Class |
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Freighter-Fighter | |
| Flying Dutchman Class |
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Freighter-Fighter | |
| Globalstock Class |
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Containerized Ship |
Projects
- East Sovietyeto Company
- Cin Vhetin Military Complex
- Ghazi-Aay'han Megaproject
- Glenmoor O'Shea International Services Industrial Complex
- Christensen Ranch
- Cin Vhetin Military Complex oil infrastructure
- Southern Bulkh People's Republic Iridium Deposit Mine
Services
- Large Scale Laser Ablation
- Industrial Waste Removal/Recycling
- Oil spill reduction, removal and recovery
- Radioactive Waste Removal/Recycling
- Non-compliant CBRNE Weapons-Grade Containment Destruction
- Peridotite greenhouse gas sequestration