Remontowa
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| Company type | Spółka akcyjna |
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| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Michał Habina (President and CEO) |
| Parent | Remontowa Group |
| Website | www.remontowa.com.pl |
Remontowa (full name: Gdańska Stocznia "Remontowa” im. Józefa Piłsudskiego S.A.) is a company and shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland.[1][2] The yard specialises in ship repair and conversions. Remontowa S.A. is one of 26 companies that make up the Remontowa Group. It is the biggest shipyard in Poland.[1]
History
[edit]- The yard was established on 1 July 1952 as Baza Remontowa - Ostrów with its registered office in Gdańsk.[3]
- Its name was changed to Gdańska Stocznia Remontowa on 7 November 1952.
- In the 1960s, the yard built warships and research vessels for the Polish Navy and for export to the USSR, operating under the name Northern Shipyard.[2]
- A stone monument to Polish statesman Józef Piłsudski, whose name was later appended to the shipyard's full legal name, was erected at the yard in 1997.[citation needed]
Facilities
[edit]Remontowa shipyard has a new-build shipyard and a separate ship repair/conversion yard.[2] The site also has a design officer and some component manufacturing facilities.[2]
Newbuilds
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- Car ferries Argyle, Bute and Finlaggan for Scottish ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne
- Hybrid car ferries Ben Woollacott and Dame Vera Lynn for Transport for London's Woolwich Ferry
- All four members of the Salish-class ferries for BC Ferries
- Luxury passenger ferries Simara Ace and Siluna Ace for Ace Link
- Car ferries Piret and Tõll for Estonian operator TS Laevad
- Four LNG powered car ferries for Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1
- Multi functional tenders Galatea & Pharos
- Icebreaking Emergency Evacuation Vessel
- ORP Kormoran (601) - mine-hunter of the Polish Navy
- Six tugboats for the Polish Navy, the sixth, designated H-13 was completed in May 2021.[4]
Conversions
[edit]- Lodbrog - Conversion into cable layer
- Red Osprey, Red Eagle and Red Falcon - Lengthened
- Queen of Scandinavia - Fitting of new bow section and sponsons
- Stena Baltica - Rebuilt for double deck loading
- Finnpartner - Conversion to drive through vehicle ferry
- Dana Sirena - Conversion from freight to passenger ferry
- Peter Wessel - Addition of side sponsons to meet SOLAS regulations
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Gangtry crane -
Marshal Jozef Pilsudski monument Remontowa 1997 -
Floating docks
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gdańsk Shiprepair Yard Remontowa.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Global Shipbuilding Industry Handbook Volume 2. Eastern Europe - Strategic Information and Contacts. International Business Publication. 2017. p. 277. ISBN 978-1433020070.
- ^ a b c d Belin, Jean (2019). The Economics of the Global Defence Industry. Taylor and Francis. ISBN 978-0429882692.
- ^ "History". Remontowa. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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