at this time the lage empire had already been inherited by antónio's son, henrique, upon his father's death.

the heir would further expand viana's shipyards, even starting to build vessels for other countries.

during the 20th century these shipyards would be drastically expanded, leading to the construction of several floating dockyards in order to provide greater coastal area and new installations for the diversity of services required.

there are also a few dry docks where the new vessels are built or refurbished, accordingly to the client's demands.