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Sweden’s Biggest Shipyard Grows

While shipbuilding and ship repair has surprising, but they will come.” largely exited the European stage for Like any other yard, investment in fa-

Far East locales, shipyards such as Ore- cilities is needed constantly, and recently sund Dry Docks in Landskrona, Sweden, it bought two new cranes for its graving maintain a healthy workload. Magnus dock. It is currently looking into length-

Malmström, Oresund Dry Docks’ Sales ening its graving dock to accept larger

Manager said in a recent interview with vessels, but this is pending a historical

Maritime Reporter that Oresund is the site evaluation, and there is no time- largest yard left in Sweden, dedicated frame for the project.

to conversion and repair, since 1915.

While it was involved in the newbuild HH Ferries´ ‘Emission-free’ Ferries business to the 1980s, its business to- One of the more signi? cant contract day is dominated by passenger, RoPax wins came two years ago when Ore- and tanker repair and conversion busi- sund Dry Docks was selected to carry ness. Its business has traditionally been out modernization work surrounding regional, but in recent years a concerted ABB’s project to convert two HH Fer- effort has been made to venture out to ries’ vessels into the world’s largest the U.K., Germany and Russia, all the emission-free ferries. M/F Tycho Brahe while eying the massive offshore wind and M/F Aurora were both be ? tted with parks off of Germany and Denmark as a sures 100,000 sq. m., with 35,000 sq. m. offshore oil and gas downturn, “there is 4.16 MW of batteries and the containers future lucrative business. Oresund offers under cover. “This year has been very some light at the end of the tunnel.” with the battery racks. Tycho Brahe was the largest graving drydock in Sweden at good, with full docks,” said Malmström. Like many other yards around the dry docked ? rst, followed by Aurora in 195 x 34 m – build in 1915 – and in ad- While the yard has looked to expand, he world, Malmström said Oresund is wait- October 2017. The new battery solution dition it offers a 165 x 28m ? oating dock said that local traf? c in the area has been ing patiently for the inevitable surge in will help lower total emissions across the 800m worth of quays and a 180-tonne the driver this year, and while the yard Ballast Water Management System re- ? eet by more than 50 percent from the crane capacity. The total complex mea- lost some valuable business during the ? ts, but to date is has seen none. “It is current diesel operated vessels.

FMG: Italian Style in America

Headquartered in Washington DC,

Fincantieri Marinette Marine has sev- en Littoral Combat Ships in various

Fincantieri Marine Group is the U.S. stages of serial production. Inset: New division of global shipbuilding giant

FMG President & CEO Dario Deste.

Fincantieri, which around the world has more than 19,000 employees in 20 ship- yards, with aa 234-year history of build- well as foreign military sales. Francesco ing more than 7,000 ships. Valente, Fincantieri Marine Group Presi-

The U.S. group includes three ship- dent and CEO*, said: building sites: Fincantieri Bay Ship- “Fincantieri has a long history of deliv- building, specializing in the construction, ering quality ships to the U.S. Navy and repair and conversion of commercial Coast Guard. We are extremely well- vessels; Fincantieri Marinette Marine positioned to compete for both of these (pictured), builder of the U.S. Navy contracts; we have world-class facilities,

Freedom variant of the Littoral Com- world-class designs, and an experienced bat Ship; and Fincantieri ACE Marine, workforce with a Midwestern work builder of the USCG Response Boat- ethic,” he said. “Our ? nancial strength

Medium in serial production, builder of and stability, our global reach, our vast coastal patrol boats and of the aluminum regional and national network of suppli-

Images: Fincantieri Marine Group Images: Oresund Dry Docks superstructures of the Littoral Combat ers, and our demonstrated ability to pro-

Ship. incantieri Bay Shipbuilding, the building has built more Articulated Tug with proven capability for serial produc- duce in serial production are signi? cant largest shipyard on the Great Lakes, is Barge units than any other shipyard over tion of government vessels. In the U.S. discriminators that make us a formidable a 63-acre plant with climate-controlled the last 20-years, and the company has a Navy’s guided missile FFG-X program, competitor and a dedicated member of manufacturing facilities. Shipyard dry- multi-disciplined engineering team and the company will submit an entry based the U.S. industrial base.” docking capabilities can accommodate a portfolio of designs including offshore on its FREMM design, currently operat- * At press time Fincantieri Marine all types of vessels up to 1,000-plus supply vessels, self-unloading vessels, ing in several allied navies. Fincantieri is Group announced that Francesco Va- feet in length. In 2018, the company re- ATBs, ferries and dredges. also the builder for the Lockheed Martin lente announced his intention to step- ceived its third consecutive Excellence On the government side of the busi- entry based on a variation of the Littoral down from the position to assume in Safety award from the Shipbuilders ness, Fincantieri Marine Group is pur- Combat Ship that has also received ini- another leadership role within the Fin-

Council of America, and has received suing contracts for the U.S. Navy and tial design funding. Currently, the com- cantieri group. As a result, the Board has ten additional Safety Awards over the the U.S. Coast Guard, mainly through pany is also pursuing contracts for the selected Dario Deste to assume the role last three years. Fincantieri Bay Ship- Fincantieri Marinette Marine, a yard USCG heavy polar icebreaker (HPIB) as of President and Chief Executive Of? cer. www.marinelink.com 49

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