On August 16, the El-Mellah training sailing ship set sail on the second series of sea trials with representatives of the end-user.
Newbuildings
Construction of the ship dubbed ”the world’s largest hybrid ferry” commenced at Crist yard, Gdynia
The steel cutting ceremony of the Ulstein Verft’s yard number 311, the plug-in hybrid ferry for Color Line, also known as “Color Hybrid” project, was held on Friday 14 July. The steel cutting was started at Crist – the yard contracted to supply the partly outfitted vessel to Ulstein. The event […]
Contract for the construction of new Polish Navy tugs signed
On June 19, 2017, Remontowa Shipbuilding SA, member of the Remontowa Holding SA and the Armaments Inspectorate of Poland signed a contract for the construction of six tugs for the Polish Navy, which are to be designed, built and delivered by Remontowa Shipbuilding. The contract was concluded as a result of […]
Norwegian Ship of the Year 2017 with Polish input!
The NKT Victoria cable-laying vessel has been awarded the Ship of the Year 2017 prize in Norway. During a ceremony at the Nor-Shipping exhibition in Lillestrøm, the award was presented to CEO and president of NKT, Michael Hedegaard Lyng, captain Svein Ole Sæter, CEO of Salt Ship Design, Arne Stenersen, […]
First Polish built hybrid ferry delivered
On May 18, 2017, the first Polish built hybrid, battery-fed electric drive ferry Elektra was towed out the port of Gdynia, bound for Finland. The road, double-ended, diesel-electric ferry, built at Crist yard and designed for operation in protected waters, was towed in its one-time deep-sea voyage by the tug Atlas. […]
PGZ to acquire Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej – preliminary agreement signed
On 26 May 2017 PGZ Stocznia Wojenna Sp. z o.o. (subsidiary of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa – PGZ or Polish Armament Group) and the Official Receiver of Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej SA (Naval Shipyard) in liquidation bankruptcy signed a preliminary agreement regarding the purchase of Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej SA in liquidation bankruptcy. It […]
Final ‘Salish’ class vessel departed for Canada [see aerial video shots]
BC Ferries’ Salish Raven, the third and final ‘Salish’ class vessel, is on its way. The Remontowa Shipbuilding yard built vessel departed Gdansk, Poland, before noon on April 28, 2017, for a 10,440 nautical mile journey bound for its new home in British Columbia.
Saab selects Nauta for Swedish Navy’s SIGINT ship
Defence and security company Saab has selected the Polish Nauta Shiprepair Yard based in Gdynia, a part of the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), to build the ship platform for the special purpose Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) vessel for the Swedish Navy.
Production of the first hybrid battery ferries for London has begun!
On April 20, 2017 at Remontowa Shipbuilding in Gdansk, the steel cutting for the new two hybrid car passenger ferries ordered by Transport for London took place. Mark Willbourn, project manager at Briggs Marine pushed the button of a cutting plasma machine thus initiating the production process.
Extended live fish carrier newbuilding contract for Crist
Polish yard Crist SA in Gdynia has begun work on the DNV classed newbuilding no. NB SC 75/2 with design supplied by the Owners. This is a second order placed at Crist for the ship of the same design. Read also: Crist to deliver newbuilding to Artic Group Highly automated live fish carrier, […]
Car passenger ferry Piret arrived in the Port of Tallinn
On Saturday, the 1st of April 2017, the Piret double ended car passenger ferry built at the Polish yard Remontowa Shipbuilding set sail heading Estonia. The ship was taken to Estonia by a crew of 12. Two days later, on Monday, the 3rd of April, the ferry arrived in the […]
Aine – another partly outfitted fishing vessel launched at Nauta Shiprepair Yard
On March 31st Nauta Shiprepair Yard launched partly outfitted fishing vessel for the Dannish client – Karstensens Skibsvaerft AS. Aine Fishing Company Ltd from Ireland will be the ultimate buyer.
