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Innovative More ships 1500 tons launch on plate of steel arrived Multi-purpose arctic New modern hulls assembly Transport of the section for the AHTS vessel already afloat line opened! construction of 856/3 platform supply vessel in magazine Pages 6 - 8 Pages 16 - 17 Page 18 editorial contents navy ships remontowa shipbuildingnews

The minehunter lowered into the water. Photo: Ireneusz Gradkowski

We go back to the roots...

Polish shipyards are producing increas- Polish companies supply equipment 3 Pride ingly more. Their revenues increased by for such ultra-modern ships, among oth- of the Navy more than 10 percent in 2014. This year, er, steering gears, hydraulic drives, radio growth could still be even faster. navigation systems, watertight bulkheads, Polish Prime Minister: windows, lighting, furniture, winches and Our armed force In 2014, the shipbuilding industry, to- anchor winches, equipment ventilation is going through changes! gether with its suppliers across the Euro- and air conditioning, and recently even pean Union, had a revenue of about 70 complete cryogenic supply systems of billion Euros. Within this Poland accounts, liquefied natural gas. 6 Innovative according to various domestic data for 5 -10 per cent. In the 1990s the products we sold were launch Shipyards in Poland, not counting the mainly thousands of tonnes of steel. Cur- Multi-purpose arctic military, manufactured more than France, rently, our commodity is of technical sig- AHTS vessel Britain, and Spain. In 2014, the industry nificance. It is the Polish technical idea of already afloat in our country employed 30,000 people. designers, computing centres, research The mostly private Polish shipyards centres, and engineers connected with are European leaders in the construc- the national workmanship which provides 9 The best tion of multi-type ships. According to competitiveness and the high price of Polish exporter Clarkson Research as of August 2015, goods manufactured by Polish compa- Poland was ranked third in Europe (af- nies in the shipbuilding industry. The victory in the economic ter the Netherlands and Norway) in the The largest Polish newbuilding yard, rankings of Wprost weekly production of OSV’s while Remontowa Polish Prime Minister: Our armed force Remontowa Shipbuilding, celebrating in magazine and Forbes Shipbuilding, according to the same 2015 its 70th anniversary, which belongs monthly magazine is going through changes! source, as of March 2015 occupied second position within European build- to the private capital group of Remontowa ers of PSV’s > 4000 dwt (no. of orders Holding, is a major manufacturer, among 12 1000 and deliveries). others, of ecological LNG-powered fer- vessels built! There are significantly fewer ships be- ries. This year Remontowa Holding has ing manufactured in Poland than in the been awarded the best Polish Exporter in Remontowa Shipbuilding Pride 1990s; however, they are of much higher the ranking prepared by prestigious Pol- 70th Anniversary gala in value. There is a 90-meter long vessel for ish mass media. Gdansk the installation of power cables under the Recently, the shipyard has reached an- of the Navy sea being built at Remontowa Shipbuild- other stage. One of the most advanced 16 More ships ing SA and it is worth 65 million Euros (in navy ships in Europe under construction on plate On September 4, 2015 at Remontowa Shipbuilding, one of the most comparison - a 220-meter-long container for the Polish Navy was launched in the carrier costs an average of 25 million Eu- technologically advanced navy ships in Europe was launched. Polish Prime presence of Polish PM and other top level New modern hulls assembly ros). Minister and numerous other top level state officials participated in the state officials. At the same time a launch- line opened! A kilogram of such a specialized ship ceremony. ing of another military ship scheduled for costs even above 20 Euros, the same as 1 kg of a Mercedes. However, a Mer- October was in preparation. The 1000th 18 1500 tons cedes has a mass of about 1,5 tons, and ship in our track record is a three masted of steel arrived - Sail the Oceans and the Seas, be the the Armed Forces, General Mirosław building CEO Andrzej Wojtkiewicz, a specialized ship has more than 3,000 frigate to serve the Algerian Naval Acde- proof of reputation of the Polish ship- Różański, Navy Command staff, honor- provided by one of the builders, an- tonnes, therefore one ship has more than my cadets in improving their marine craft Transport of the section for builders and sailors. I hereby christen ary guests, veterans, subcontractors as nouncing the readiness of the vessel 2,000 Mercedes (the unit price of a con- and navigational skills. Fulfilling military the construction of 856/3 this ship: Kormoran - Maria Karweta, the well as numerous local authority repre- for being launched. The CEO received tainer ship is now well below $ 3 /kg)! orders we are going back to the roots... platform supply vessel minehunter’s godmother said, when she sentatives and management boards of a certificate confirming the readiness began the launch ceremony of the Pol- the Remontowa Holding’s companies, of the vessel to be launched, from the Grzegorz Landowski ish ORP Kormoran minehunter. not to mention hundreds of the ship- Director of Navy Inspectorate of the Editor-in-Chief The ceremony was attended by PM yard’s workers, inhabitants and - last but Polish Register of Shipping, Janusz Ewa Kopacz, Deputy Prime Minister, not least - Military Orchestra of the Pol- Dilling. Remontowa Shipbuilding News is a quarterly customer magazine of Remontowa Shipbuilding, member of Remontowa Holding S.A. Minister of Defence Tomasz Siemo- ish Navy. The partly outfitted and painted hull Publisher: Temat Ltd., Na Ostrowiu 1, 80-958 Gdańsk, Poland niak, Deputy Minister of Defence Cze- The event began with the report of the ship, however lacked the exter- Editor-in-Chief: Grzegorz Landowski. Phone: +48 58 307 17 90, e-mail: [email protected] sław Mroczek, General Commander of submitted to the Remontowa Ship- nal equipment featuring no antennas The content of the magazine (with the exception of photos) may by reproduced provided the source.

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From the left: Deputy Prime Minister Tomasz Siemoniak, provincial deputy governor Michał Owczarczak, Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz, Chairman of Remontowa Holding Piotr Soyka and CEO of Remontowa A dress parade Shipbuilding of the Polish Andrzej Wojt- Navy’s honour kiewicz. guard. Photo: Piotr B. Photo: Ireneusz Stareńczak Gradkowski

nor the hardware was then lowered into cess of realizing the prospective naval ran II minehunter began a few weeks - A decision was made by my gov- equipment would be capable of effec- According to initial plans the prop- the water in a floating dock. shipbuilding initiatives. after the contract was concluded, in ernment to increase the budget of the tive defence - Mrs Kopacz emphasized. er, desired strength of Polish Navy During the official speeches it was This is going to be the first vessel for September 2013. In April 2014, a cer- Ministry of Defence, up to the level of Let us remind, that of nearly PLN 140 will be secured with 12 new ships emphasized that the new minehunt- the Polish Navy since 20 years, that was emony of cutting the first sheets for the 2% of GDP. These 2% are going to be billion that are planned to be spent on in four classes: three multipurpose er is created in line with a completely constructed entirely by the Polish indus- ship took place (the hull is created out seen in the 2016 budget. Thanks to military forces and defence until 2022, attack corvettes / coastal defence Polish design, in a Polish, private fa- try. However, Remontowa Shipbuilding, of non-magnetic steel). On 15th of fo that we are able to modernize the Pol- over 16 billion is destined for renewal of ships (“Miecznik”), three submarines cility, financed by 100% of the Polish formerly known as Northern Shipyard September 2014, on the anniversary ish Army. When it comes to the Navy, the Polish Navy. After almost 20 years of (“Orka”), three patrol vessels (“Czap- capital. Meanwhile, a series of invest- has rich track record in the military proof signing the contract, the keel-laying the planned expenditure reaches the negligence and no investments, the op- la”) and three minehunters (“Kor- ment initiatives was executed making duction, since the company in its histo- ceremony took place. The hull of the amount of PLN 16 billion, throughout portunity emerges to strengthen Polish moran”). Three corvettes and three it possible for the Remontowa Ship- ry has built over 400 military ships with ship left the assembly hall on May 3rd the upcoming 10 years. This is our pri- Navy with modern ships to take an im- patrol vessels are planned to be com- building to construct minehunters, in- majority delivered for the Polish Navy. 2015 and was prepared for launching. ority - she added. portant part in defence system of Poland. missioned until 2022. A year later the cluding the air-conditioned prefabrica- - The contract is being executed in - Poland is going through changes, the - I want to wish us that we never So far, in recently started Polish last of planned submarines is expect- tion hall which is required to work with line with the schedule and without any unattended areas are beginning to shine needed this type of equipment within Navy modernization program execu- ed to be in service. the special purpose elements. Sec- interruptions - Andrzej Wojtkiewicz, – however, considering all of the above, the scope of establishing our security, tion, companies belonging to the As- ondly, a 300- tonnes overhead crane, CEO of Remontowa Shipbuilding points one should still remember about defence however, in a situation in which we are sociation of Polish Maritime Indus- So far the most advanced program along with a new production line, with out. - Another reached milestone con- - said Polish PM Ewa Kopacz during the in possession of the said equipment, tries (Forum Okrętowe), member of execution is seen in the “Kormoran II” the latter element making it possible to firms that the ship is going to be hand- ceremony. - The new ship will without constructed on the basis of the innova- SEA Europe are taking the lead with minehunter class. The first unit of this mass-produce ships have also been ed-off on the expected date. any doubts increase the sailing safety tive, Polish technologies, we are aware Remontowa Shipbuilding as a leader class is under construction at Remon- created. The elements listed above Let us recall the fact that the first along the sea routes, as well as within of the fact that should a need arise, let’s of the consortium (two remaining mem- towa Shipbuilding. The ship is expect- may be highly useful during the pro- model laboratory tests of the Kormo- the marine training areas - she pointed. hope that need is not going to arise, the bers are CTM nad Naval Shipyard). ed to go into service in 2016. �

The minehunter’s Godmother This is how the Maria Karweta minehunter will with future look like after crew of completion of its ORP Kormoran. construction. Photo: Ireneusz Illustr.: RMDC Gradkowski 4 ISSUE 2(14) 2015 customermagazine 5 offshore remontowa shipbuildingnews

Multi-purpose arctic AHTS vessel already afloat Innovative launch As another important milestone in the construction of an arctic AHTS vessel had been reached, quite unusual operation was executed. The assembled hull of the ship was transferred onto a semi-submersible heavy lift barge and then launched.

This technical operation relates to the The contract concerning the con- The continuation of the construction AHTS vessel being under construction struction of the watercraft was signed of the ship that was on REM Lift 24000 at Remontowa Shipbuilding for Cana- by the shipyard on the 8th of May 2014, barge included equipping it with ma- dian-Norwegian joint venture Secun- two months later – on the 15th of July chinery and ship devices, the assem- da Canada, destined for operation in flame cutting of first plates started and bly of propulsion, rudders and shafts. harsh environment conditions. the keel was laid on the 15th of Sep- Moreover, maintenance and painting tember. The hull was constructed on works were continued on the full scale. As it is the case with other similar our order by Gdańsk Shipyard. Upon On the 29th of July this set was towed vessels the tasks of the AHTS will in- the assembly completion it was shift- to the quay of Remontowa Shiprepair clude, among the others, handling off- ed on the deck of a semi-submersible Yard where docking the ship on the shore platforms, which means tow- barge REM Lift 24000 which for the first floating dock first took place and then ing, anchors handling, the transport time functioned as a transport and at the launching. Prior to the operation of of loose cargo and due to Fire Fighter the same time construction platform on shifting the ship, REM Lift 24000 barge Class I system participating in rescue which the construction of AHTS ship was positioned with its stern to the and fire fighting actions. She will also was continued. dock and upon proper ballasting when have AHT winch that has a minimal bol- Both the operation of shifting and the its deck caught up with the deck of the lard pull of 140 tons. latter launching were innovative. AHTS dock, the barge was joined with it with The vessel will operate in tough, arc- ship’s hull was rolled from mainland special beams. tic conditions in the area of Newfound- onto the barge by its side, parallel to The ship was shifted on earlier in- land and Labrador and that is why it will the quay and then it was towed away stalled rails. Just after the complete have a ICE-1C type ice class with the to Remontowa Shipbuilding shipyard shifting on the dock on the 30 of July feature of breaking the ice cover up to where during 1,5 month further works this year, standard undocking the ves- 60 cm. were carried out. sel took place. Due to very precisely

The hull while being shifted onto the heavy semi-submersible barge. Photo: Ireneusz Gradkowski

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prepared instructions and calculations a working project is performed by Nor- The overall length of the vessel will the shifting operation was very efficient, wegian office Rolls-Royce Marine. This be 87,3 meters with a beam of 20 me- the preparations for its starting up were company also delivers a large package ters and a deadweight of approximately The victory in the economic rankings of much longer. Upon launching AHTS of devices and machines for the ship – 4000 tons. ship was towed to Remontowa Ship- propulsion, propellers, engines, anchor The ship is constructed with a sig- Wprost weekly magazine and Forbes monthly building again and moored to the quay windlasses, etc. nificant share of cooperation compa- where further equipment works were The Rolls-Royce Wave Piercing hull nies. Remontowa Hydraulic Systems magazine carried out. will cut through the waves, minimizing from Remontowa Holding supplies Further devices and machines were the green water intake and ensure a bulkhead door and hydraulic sys- inserted, among the others a port unit, safer and more comfortable journey. tems, PBuch company makes the a boiler, pumps and electrical cabinets. The robust hybrid propulsion system ventilation and air-conditioning sys- The best In another stage in the engine room will increase the vessel operational tems. there were installed countershafts, flexibility and reduce fuel consumption. The vessel being built for Secunda generators, transmissions, main en- The AHTS will be built according to Canada is due for delivery in Decem- Polish exporter gines and units. In September a super- Rolls-Royce Marine design featuring a ber 2015. She will be chartered to one structure was installed on the ship. The Rolls-Royce integrated power and proof the largest oil companies in the world whole technical project and the part of pulsion system. - ExxonMobil. � On the 16th of June this year in Warsaw the chairman Piotr Soyka received the award for Remontowa Holding capital group that took the first place on the list of the best Polish exporters in the ranking of one of the greatest opinion forming media in Polish publishing market – Wprost Weekly Magazine.

Tomasz Wróblewski, “Wprost” weekly editor in chief (left) and Piotr Soyka, the chairman of Remontowa Holding SA. Photo: Grzegorz Landowski

In turn, on the 23rd of June during the with Polish capital, 100 the best export- The position of companies on the list official ceremony in Gdańsk “2015 ers were selected who have sold goods depended on the amount of income Forbes’ Diamonds” were handed over for nearly PLN 170 billion, which corre- and the dynamics of their growth. As to the companies from Pomeranian sponds to one quarter of Poland’s ex- emphasizes “Wprost” magazine, pri- province. The best among the biggest port in 2014. Among the best compa- vate companies develop much faster companies was Remontowa Shipbuild- nies in terms of foreign sales there was than state-owned companies and they ing SA. Remontowa Holding SA Capital Group, constitute 82 percent of all companies which took the first place on the list of on the list. The AHTS’ hull while being moved from the barge into a floating dock. In the ranking of Wprost weekly mag- 100 best Polish exporters in the cate- In the quotation hall of Stock Ex- Photo: Ireneusz Gradkowski azine from 200 the biggest companies gory of “Polish Ambassadors”. change in Warsaw the prizes were

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panies there are people who invested all their lives in order to strengthen the democracy and the continuity of democratic changes – he stressed. It is the greatest success of Remon- towa Holding in the history of economic press rankings organized by Pol- ish mass media. Over the last several years this biggest Polish shipyard con- cern has always been graded high, however among Polish exporters it won for the first time. At the same time Remontowa Holding is the only Polish shipyard group among 100 the best exporters of Wprost weekly magazine, outrunning also other big companies operating in Poland. In turn, Forbes monthly magazine has published the results of “2015 Forbes’ Diamonds” ranking. In this ranking were honoured the companies that in years 2011-2013 achieved an average annual value growth at the level of at least 15 percent. The winner in Pomer- ania [Pomorze] was Remontowa Ship- building SA. During a ceremony held at Radisson Blu hotel in Gdańsk on the 23rd of June this year the award was received by Andrzej Wojtkiewicz, the CEO of the shipyard. As it was written in Forbes: “ (...) the face and the symbol of the reconstruc- tion of shipyard industry in Poland is Pi- otr Soyka, the chairman of Remontowa Holding, a manager with over 40-years of experience in the shipyard business,” Representatives of the companies awarded in the „Wprost” during gala in Warsaw. stressing that Remontowa Holding “to- Photo: Grzegorz Landowski day propels not only the shipyard, but also all Pomeranian business. The holding company is made up by two of six the fastest developing big companies in the region – Remontowa Ship- building and Remontowa Shiprepair Yard. The income of the first of them in years 2011-2013 increased by 89,93%, which gave it the first place in this year Andrzej Wojtkiewicz, the CEO of Remon- ranking of Pomeranian Forbes’ Dia- towa Shipbuilding (on the right) with “2015 Forbes’ Diamond” monds and the fifth place in general Polish list. It is a subsequent comparison list in which the company achieves handed over by editor-in-chief of the possession of Polish capital – said of getting rich, but it is also important a significant rising. In year 2013 it was Wprost Weekly Magazine - Tomasz the editor Tomasz Wróblewski during to be transformed from observers, ordi- rated on the second position among Wróblewski, the chairman of Stock Ex- Warsaw ceremony. – It is a special nary market consumers into alligators medium companies and last year it held change - Paweł Tamborski and Arkadi- group of companies that constitutes of market, also this global market. the second position among large com- usz Bąk – a junior minister at Ministry the skeleton of our freedom and takes The chief of “Wprost” reminded that panies. In year 2015 it outclassed all its of Economy that provided sponsorship responsibility for democratic structures. private entrepreneurs provide the fund- rivals (…)”. for the ranking. If the last 25 years of market transfor- ing of “not always the cheapest system” In turn, Remontowa Shiprepair Yard - The feature of the awarded by mation is to have some kind of sense, which is especially seen in the elector- held the sixth position among the larg- “Wprost” companies is that they are in then what counts is not only the sense al period. – At the end of these com- est companies from Pomerania.” �

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Remontowa Shipbuilding 70th Anniversary The ceremony was attended by sever- business representatives and ship- - Remontowa Shipbuilding is nowa- al hundred people. Among the guests yard workers. days among the leading shipyards in gala in Gdansk were: speaker of the Polish Senate Europe and, depending of the ranking, Bogdan Borusewicz, deputy governor Remontowa Shipbuilding, former- occupies various positions in the top 5 of the Pomerania Michał Owczarczak, ly known as the Northern Shipyard yards. It is a profitable company and Pomorskie Voivodship marshal Miec- (Stocznia Północna) is one of the two reaches more than EUR 200 m reve- 1000 zyslaw Struk, the mayor of Gdansk largest companies in the Remontowa nue. Pawel Adamowicz, the chairman of Holding capital group, the second larg- Remontowa Shipbuilding became a the board of Gdansk Region “Solidar- est shipbuilding group in Europe, em- member of the Remontowa Group af- vessels built! ity” trade unions Krzysztof Dośla, as ploying a total of over 8 100 employees. ter purchasing, in 2001, of nearly 100 well as deputy director of the depart- The historical development of the percent of shares from banks and Cen- ment of armaments policy in the Min- shipyard and its current position in the tromor. We bought the shipyard emp- Remontowa Shipbuilding SA belonging to the Remontowa Holding capital group istry of National Defence Witold Jagi- Poland’s biggest shipbuilding corpora- ty, with old machines, no ships, no cus- celebrates 70 years of activity. On Friday, June 26, 2015 in the “Wybrzeże” ello. The ceremony was also attended tion was presented in a speech given tomers and no newbuilding projects. Theatre in Gdansk a great gala was held, which also honoured the employees of by the shipowners, representatives of by the president of Remontowa Hold- The shipyard was on the verge of bank- the largest Polish commercial vessels and naval ships building yard. cooperating companies, academia, ing Piotr Soyka. ruptcy. [...] Step by step we have been

Representatives of the Polish Senate, provincial authorities, local government, and Polish shipowners, as well as Chairman of Remontowa Holding Piotr Soyka (left) and CEO of Remontowa Shipbuilding Andrzej Wojtkiewicz with Remontowa Holding in “Wybrzeże” Theatre. the Pomeranian Griffin, presented by marshal Mieczyslaw Struk. Photo: Grzegorz Mehring Photo: Grzegorz Mehring

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The ceremony was attended by Krzysztof Dośla representing several hundred people. the „Solidarity” trade unions, Photo: Ireneusz Gradkowski with the statue of „Winner Worker” presented to president Piotr Soyka. Photo: Grzegorz Mehring

Perfect - the renowned Piotr Soyka cutting the Polish rock band sang its cake... greatest hits. Photo: Photo: Ireneusz Gradkowski Ireneusz Gradkowski

upgrading and modernizing the ship- In turn, the current activities of the ferries for Canada and Estonia, mine- yard. [...] From that time until today, the Remontowa Shipbuilding were dis- hunter for the Polish Navy, as well as shipyard has built and sold more than cussed by the company’s CEO Andrzej the three-masted frigate for the Alge- 180 modern vessels. Wojtkiewicz. rian Navy cadets that will be the thou- In 2011 we changed its name, also - Unquestionable support for us is the sandth ship to be launched at the yard. strengthening the brand, by adding the opportunity to act within the Remon- - Today, despite the huge competi- word “Remontowa”, which is the best towa Holding group. The company tion, we build about 10 modern ships known brand of Polish maritime econo- formed by the leading figure of the Pol- of different types per year, which trans- my worldwide. ish industry, financed 100 percent by lates into revenue of more than EUR In recent years, Remontowa Ship- Polish private capital, represents more 200 million. Orderbook filled until the building became part of the Remon- than twenty companies involved in the end of 2016 provides employment towa Holding capital group. Remontowa marine industry. Cooperation within the to more than two thousand shipyard Holding further invested more than EUR holding gives us the ability to offer com- workers and companies cooperating 25 m modernizing the yard. We built, prehensive technical solutions with the with it - Wojtkiewicz said. among others, modern centers of ships final product being a fully equipped, During the gala, from the scene, assembly and launching equipped with modern, complex ships. [...] many warm words have been sent the largest gantry crane in Gdansk and Wojtkiewicz also described the cur- about the people who make up today’s we built the most advanced shipbuilding rent backlog, to be completed until Remontowa Shipbuilding. facility for naval ships. 2016. Currently under construction or After the official part, Perfect - the re- [...]. Remontowa Holding is the best on order at the yard there are laying, nowned Polish rock band guest starred of top Polish exporters for 2014, as well recovering and maintenance of subsea on the scene of the “Wybrzeże The- as the single largest tax payer in Po- power cables vessel for offshore wind atre” withing Remontowa Shipbuilding morskie region, and the 18th largest farms, LNG powered Platform Supply gala. After the concert given by rock tax payer in Poland. To the very large Vessels, AHTS, the task of which will stars, the jubilee banquet was held at extent we owe this position to Remon- be protecting offshore installations by the theater foyer, including a birthday towa Shipbuilding achievements - Piotr alternation of icebergs course in the cake and many more thanks, emotions, Soyka emphasized. region of Labrador and Newfoundland, memories and wishes exchanged... �

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New modern hulls assembly line opened!

Grażyna Henclewska, undersecretary of state in Ministry of Economy, Andrzej Wojtkiewicz, CEO of Remontowa Shipbuilding SA and Piotr The new assembly plate in its entirety. Soyka, chairman of Remontowa Holding SA performed the symbolic opening of the new investment. Photo: Piotr B. Stareńczak Photo: Ireneusz Gradkowski

More ships The investment is not only destined dock or a heavy-lift submersible barge ing manages two shipyards and a for hull assembly, but it also has a pur- for launching. wide range of companies active in pose in ship launch operations. Remontowa Shipbuilding SA is cur- shipbuilding, ship repair, conver- on plate Currently as many as 18 ships at varied rently the largest newbuilding yard in sions and offshore markets, includ- stages of production and of various types Poland, celebrating 70th years of op- ing Remontowa Marine Design - one are under construction at Remontowa eration in 2015. Over this period nearly of the Europe’s largest naval archi- On May 14, 2015, Remontowa Shipbuilding, belonging to the Remontowa Shipbuilding. These include offshore sup- 1000 ships have been delivered. The tecture and marine engineering con- Holding capital group saw celebratory opening of a new ship hulls assembly port vessels, car and passenger ferries yard is also one of the most popular sultants, Remontowa Hydraulic Sys- line with modern gantry crane. This investment boosts production capacity of and cargo vessels, including LNG fuelled employer in the Pomeranian region. tems (former Hydroster), Remontowa the shipyard. ships and ships for operation in harsh arc- Orderbook portfolio, filled until the LNG Systems (former FUO Rumia), tic conditions, in addition to a minehunter end of 2016, provides employment for Remontowa Marine Services (marine for the Polish Navy and a training sailing over two thousand yard’s employees electronics), Famos (ship’s furniture), Undersecretary of state in Ministry of satisfaction drawn from the new invest- Piotr Soyka, chairman of Remontowa vessel for a foreign customer. and subcontractors. The new invest- Remontowa Lighting Technologies Economy, Grażyna Henclewska, along ment. He emphasized that the com- Holding SA and congratulated the ship- The new production line, located ment enhances the production capabil- (former Polam-Rem), as well as com- with accompanying representatives of pletion of this investment represents yard’s management and all employees on alongside the existing first similar as- ities of the yard, thus generating more panies specialized in anti-corrosive Department of Innovation and Industry a kind of crowning of the investment the occasion of the swift completion of the sembly line operated for a couple of workplaces. protection and others. were among those attending the cere- programme being implemented for a new assembly line construction. He em- years now, will be functioning inde- Remontowa Holding SA is the Po- This wide variety of products and mony. couple of years at the yard, enabling to phasized that this was an important and pendently. It is destined for assembly land’s largest marine capital group, specialist services allow to provide intensify production and to build even joyful day, as the shipyard was equipped of blocks into hulls of up to 130 m in leader of the industry in the Pomer- one-stop solutions for the whole mar- Andrzej Wojtkiewicz, CEO of Remon- more state of the art and complex, ad- with modern production line enhanced length and skidding or rolling the hulls anian region and one of the larg- ket. The capital group employs the towa Shipbuilding SA could not hide his vanced vessels. with a new gantry crane of 300 t SWL. onto an adjacently moored floating est employers in Poland. The Hold- workforce of over 8100. �

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Transport of the section for the construction of 856/3 platform supply vessel 1500 tons of steel arrived As much as 1500 tons weighed two huge constructions that arrived at Remontowa Shipbuilding on the 16th of May from Szczecin. They will form the amidships of the constructed B856/3 platform supply vessel that is the third ship from the series of four PSV’s with LNG propulsion, ordered by Norwegian Siem Offshore ship owner.

Two heavy blocks were shifted from a Chief Executive Officer Commercial Offices Project Execution Department barge onto an Andrzej Wojtkiewicz assembly plate. phone: +48 58 309 66 00 Director of Offshore Department Director of Project Execution fax: +48 58 301 69 65 – American and Asian Area Department Photo: Ireneusz [email protected] Mirosław Jasiński Tadeusz Piotrowski Gradkowski phone: +48 58 309 63 10 phone: +48 58 309 61 07 Management Board Member mobile: +48 501 022 257 mobile: +48 502 160 353 Chief Financial Officer fax: +48 58 309 63 20 [email protected] Waldemar Nowak [email protected] The operation of shifting of these con- others pipelines, foundations, dry bulk arrived from Szczecin, the assembly phone: +48 58 309 72 00 Director of Project Execution fax: +48 58 301 69 65 Director of Offshore Department Department structions from the specialist barge tanks, cable stands, etc. of them was performed as well as the Adam Kuncer on which they arrived into the assem- The nominal weight of larger block assembly of a stern and a bow that [email protected] – European Area phone: +48 58 307 70 50 Grzegorz Langowski mobile: +48 502 160 378 bly plate lasted several hours – it was comprising of four ground and four were constructed by a company from Management Board Member phone: +48 58 309 67 40 [email protected] completed in the morning on the 17th side sections amounted to 814 tons Gdynia. Commercial Director mobile: +48 502 160 420 [email protected] of May. A similar operation of shift- and with the equipment 950 tons. The As regards the remaining ships con- Jan Paszkowski Director of Project Execution phone: +48 58 307 21 50; Department ing heavy blocks and sections with second block had a nominal weight of structed under this contract, then of +48 58 309 78 10 Manager of Commerce Maciej Poprawski the total weight of 1000 tons from the 495 tons and with the equipment 550 course the most advanced stage of mobile: +48 607 075 159 Cargo Vesselc & Car phone: +48 58 309 73 59 Passenger Ferries [email protected] barge-pontoon into the place of ships tons. This means that the total nominal work was at the first ship B856/1 from fax: +48 58 307 26 68 [email protected] Jan Skromak assembly took place last year at the weight of the shifted blocks amounted the series, which was scheduled for phone: +48 58 309 73 21 Production Department mobile: +48 509 667 406 Management Board Member end of November, when the construc- to 1311 tons, but with the equipment delivery in October 2015. However, [email protected] Production and Subcontracting Director of Hull Processing and tions for building B856/2 ship arrived it was over 1500 tons! Despite great- as it comes to B856/2 ship (the hull Cooperation Director Director of Navy Projects from Szczecin. er weight the technology of shifting the was launched in May), when we went Krzysztof Gerowski Tadeusz Gut Bartłomiej Pomierski phone: +48 58 309 60 01 phone: +48 58 309 62 06 construction from a barge into an as- to press in September 2015, the ship phone: +48 58 307 61 05 [email protected] However, these constructions were a sembly plate was similar to the above was in the final phase of outfitting. The fax: +48 58 301 69 65 fax: +48 58 309 61 25 [email protected] record in terms of weight, because the mentioned transport last year in No- two further vessels (no. 856/3 and [email protected] Director of Production Outfitting Department blocks were already partly equipped vember. 856/4) were expected to be launched Company Address: Purchasing Director Tomasz Baranowski with devices and elements that could As these two above mentioned in September and October 2015 re- ul. Swojska 8 Konrad Bednik phone: +48 58 309 67 00 80-958 Gdansk phone: +48 58 309 72 40 fax. +48 58 309 67 13 be installed at this stage, among the blocks that form the amidships had spectively. � Poland [email protected] [email protected]

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