Rongcheng Shipbuilding, Hankookmade, Wuchan Shipbuilding Industry, Hitzler Schiffswerft or Guangzhou Shipyard. These are some of the shipyards that own some of the fifty oceanographic vessels currently under construction around the world.
While exotic names proliferate on this list, most Asians, the most recurring have their house brands: Construcciones Navales Paulino Freire (Freire Shipyard) and Astilleros Armón. There is a distance of twenty meters between them, and there are already seven contracts in this genre. -Eight, including a small scientific ship that assembles Rodman Polyships- The Galician navy is fundamental as the main global pole in such cutting-edge orders.
The last mission is only a few days old: under the direction of brothers Guillermo and Marcos, The century-old Freire Shipyard has signed a new contract. research vessel For the Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (Ifremer, the French equivalent of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), as FARO from the Prensa Ibérica group can confirm from industry sources.
This institution fleet renewalWith commissions allocated to local firms such as Plasti Pêche and Chantiers Piriou. It has 17 operational units, including deep-sea vehicles (Thalassa anyone Le Pourquoi pass?), shore (as L’Antea And Côtes de la Manche) and underwater robots (e.g. nautileable to descend to a depth of 6,000 meters). -Due to its dimensions of 40 meters long and 10 meters wide, The commission assigned to Freire will be a coastal oceanographic vessel. Ifremer has six of these features, but one of them (manufactured in 2007) barely reaches ten meters in length; the rest have an average age of more than thirty. HE ThaliaFor example, in 1978 Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (CMM) met in Cherbourg. Your future crop production place The Vigo will have diesel-electric propulsion.
In addition to this final contract, which is oceanographic number 12 in Freire’s career, the shipyard is currently progressing in the construction of said shipyard. david packard, for the North American Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). In this case, the ship was rewarded with 50 million budget will replace the dollar and Western Brochure. It is 50 meters long and 13 meters wide. will be delivered soon.
Same thing in recent months. Belgium, jaywun anyone Falkor Toofruit a repair comprehensive about polar queen. not including Sarmiento de GamboaAll of the research vessels run by Freire Shipyard, which were handed over to the Scientific Research High Council (CSIC) in 2006, were commissioned by foreign organizations.
Research Portfolio
Freire Shipyard: Construction work continues in oceanography david packardThe ship, which will come from France for the USA, will be the 12th research ship for the next century shipyard from Vigo.
Armon Vigo: One of the 40 meters has just been given to the Azores Government. It also has such ships in its portfolio for the Netherlands, New Zealand, Iceland and Spain IEO.
Rodman Polyships: Hers is a ship about 20 meters long for the University of Vigo Marine Research Center. It will use a hybrid propulsion system.
orders from abroad
This is a general dynamic because most navy orders are for international assembly companies. Exception now Good Odooceanography awarded to Armón Vigo by IEO. This group filling the stands lost Obstacles It alone provided five research requests in record time.
The last one awarded will be for the Azores Government, which is also 40 meters long like Ifremer and was tendered by the Direcão Regional das Pescas of this Portuguese region. It will have an 11-meter beam with a capacity of up to 30 crew members and will replace one unit (archipelago) 25.4 meters Manufactured 30 years ago by Rodman Polyships in MeiraA Rodman Group shipyard specializing in the construction of fiberglass reinforced polyester boats.
Previously, Armón Vigo signed another 80 meters for the Netherlands, an award rejected by the Dutch shipbuilding industry, and 70 meters for the 36-meter-long Kaharoa II for Iceland’s Hafrannsóknastofnun and the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric. New Zealand Survey (NIWA). at its huge facility in Beiramar – with the largest capacity in the entire country, After assuming the productive unit of Barreras– Complete these jobs by ferry barbarism hatfor delivery to the Baleària or clam (scallop fishing) 51 meters for Wanchese Argentina, A subsidiary of Cooke Inc, the future owner of Nueva Pescanova. Freire Shipyard, for its part, will align the construction of this French oceanographic complex with recent work by the aforementioned David Packard, a cattle driver for Briggs Marine Environmental Services, two superyachts 111 and 107 meters long.
As for research ships a vitally important market niche For the Galician shipbuilding industry, it has proven its category worldwide due to the cutting-edge workload associated with each order. According to the latest report from the European Maritime Board (EMB), most European research vessels are over 30 years old – the Faroe Magnus Heinason has been replaced by 42 in service – so they must now face their final mission. The fact that ocean research is a priority for the European Commission, allocation of public funds for renovationContributes to the Vigo navy good hopes for the future.
Return home for “C-724”
It was past 12 noon this Tuesday when construction 724 began. Paulino Freire Shipbuilding (Freire Shipyard) was leaving the Metalships & Docks dry dock to return to the armament dock at the San Gregorio embankment. Although lower, upper and upper structure painting works have been carried out in Teis, these works have not been completed yet. sleep, 111 meters length, The largest built by the Spanish Navy.