The official opening of principal phase of a contract execution relating to manufacturing and fabrication of Statoil drilling platform structure on the Johan Sverdrup oil field was held on February 15 in Vistal, Gdynia. The ceremony organized in the factory floor in Gdynia was attended by leadership of Johan Sverdrup project: Norwegian […]
Gillmet Ltd., the company specializing in the design and construction of halls, steel structures, stables, riding school, carousel horses and other industrial buildings as well as galvanizing and shot blasting services commenced the process development and construction of a new plant for anti-corrosions coatings – Ocynkowania Północ. Localization on the […]
Towards the end of 2015 and early 2016 companies of MARS Group signed a number of important contracts for building structures for offshore oil & gas market, as well as for offshore wind farm sector. To the order of the consortium K2JV ANS (joint venture Kvaerner Stord and Kellog Brown […]
A series of 15 inland waterway barges being built for Belgium based Plouvier Transport NV, for Shell Trading Rotterdam (Shell) charter, are to be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel main engines. The barges will operate primarily on liquefied natural gas (LNG). Wärtsilä will also supply other propulsion equipment and its LNGPac […]
On December 8, 2015, a new office of Thales was officially opened in Gdynia, dubbed the “Waterfront Office”. The ceremony of opening of the office was well attended by representatives of local maritime industries, the Navy and city mayor representative. The new Thales office will be responsible for developing new technologies […]
Damen Marine Components (DMC), the oldest company in the Damen Shipyards Group, celebrates its 150th anniversary in October. DMC has grown from a very small shipyard established in Gorinchem in 1865, to become the largest nozzle builder in the world. Celebrations were held at Polish division of the company, as well. […]
As announced around mid-July 2015, the Warsaw Stock Exchange listed Zamet Industry SA, as the first company in Poland, was certified to meet the requirements of ISO/TS 29001:2010 by DNV GL Poland. ISO/TS 29001:2010, whose original title is “Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries. Sector-specific quality management systems. Requirements for […]
Mid June 2015 works onboard car and passenger ferry Mazovia, the newest, second-hand addition to Polferries (PŻB) fleet were completed. Polish Szczecin based company Uni-Mebel was responsible for interior refurbishment. The scope of works included i.a. outfitting of 69 passenger cabins, corridors, staircases and public areas. Uni-Mebel participated in creation of arrangement concept […]
In September 2015, Bilfinger Mars Offshore (BMO) will start the production of 91 Transition Pieces (TPs), for the Race Bank offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The contract partner is Denmark based, DONG Energy, a global leader in the offshore wind, and the Race Bank work is the first […]
Giant j-lay tower manufactured at EPG’s Gdynia facilities for REEL was placed onboard the Jumbo Jubilee heavy lift vessel in the beginning of July. The j-lay tower for laying pipelines on the seabed weighs 902 tons and is 42 meters tall. It is destined for a PLSV (Pipe Lay Support Vessel). A similar […]
Early summer 2015, Gdansk – based Aluship Technology delivered structures within two projects in offshore oil & gas sector. The first one was the upper part of the accommodation module for the Gina Krog platform. The aluminium structure was built for Apply Leirvik, the main contractor and ultimately destined for […]
Vistal Group, a leading manufacturer of large-scale specialized steel structures in Poland, performing contracts for domestic and international clients, has won a major contract in the offshore oil & gas sector to build elements of a drilling platform in the Johan Sverdrup oil field on the Norwegian shelf of the North […]
