Supply Chain Management (SCM) is an area of growing interest by scholars and practitioners, and companies are increasingly paying attention to the role of risk in their business, in particular, to the development of Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) techniques. However, a gap in the literature is observed in regards to empirical studies on SCRM, in special for large projects as the shipbuilding industry, despite the fact that many characteristics of this industry - such as long lead times, complex processes, financial intensity and dynamic organization structures - make it fundamentally vulnerable to risks. For the Brazilian shipbuilding in particular, empirical evidence also showed to be more crucial, not only because there is a scarcity of studies for shipbuilding in general, but also because the Brazilian shipbuilding industry experienced a long period of stagnation during the 80s and 90s decades. This study attempts to fulfill this gap, by identifying the main supply chain risks for Brazilian ship builders and offering an initial risk profile for the industry. The study integrated and implemented methodologies proposed by other scholars in the field to develop a survey approach targeted at experts from shipyards in Brazil. The survey asked participants to: (1) identify the main risks present in the Brazilian shipbuilding industry; (2) evaluate the likelihood of their occurrence; and (3) recognize main sources and potential impacts, as well as potential strategies to mitigate them. The study confirmed the presence of risks identified in the literature and new ones of particular importance to the Brazilian context. The study also yielded a preliminary risk profile for the Brazilian shipbuilding industry.