Vistal Gdynia SA have recently commenced work on their new project: construction and delivery of completely fabricated (in one piece), painted and partly outfitted helideck. The helicopter deck is designed for new accommodation module being built by Apply Emtunga in Sweden.
Equipment
The official start for Johan Sverdrup drilling rig module fabrication at Vistal
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 […]
New zinc coating plant in the Tri-City area to start operations in 2017
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 […]
Structures for offshore from MARS Shipyards & Offshore group
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 […]
LNG barges partly built at Centromost to be powered by Wärtsilä engines
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 […]
Thales opens a new Waterfront Office in Gdynia
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 […]
150 years of Damen Marine Components
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. […]
Zamet Industry acquires new orders in the offshore sector
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 […]
Refurbishing and outfitting of newly added passenger spaces on Mazovia ferry
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 […]
Bilfinger Mars Offshore signs first major contract for execution in Szczecin plant
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 […]
EPG dispatches giant j-lay tower for REEL
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 […]
Aluship Technology delivers to offshore market
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 wins 75.5 PLN million offshore contract
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 […]
Damen Marine Components delivers Optima nozzles from Poland
Damen Marine Components (DMC) is not only constructing large diameter propeller nozzles at its facility in Jiangyin, China, but also at its Gdansk yard in Poland. From there, DMC recently arranged transportation of two Optima nozzles with an inner diameter of 5.050 mm to Royal IHC in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. The […]
Shipment of structures from Mostostal for Norwegian offshore projects
In May two shipments of offshore structures from Mostostal Pomorze reached customers in Norway. Flare tower for Edvard Grieg platform, 105 m long, approx. 15 m wide and weighing above 300 tons was loaded on 14th of March 2015 and shipped onboard a towed heavy-lift pontoon-barge to Norway. The project, contracted […]
EPG performs structures for Hebron mining field
Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia has recently been involved in fabrication of the structures of four pile anchors designed for Hebron oilfield in Newfoundland. EPG manufactured four structures with a diameter of 1.7 m and a length of 16 m, which will be used to anchor to the seabed construction of two turrets that have […]