Remontowa Explained

Gdańska Stocznia "Remontowa" im. J. Piłsudskiego S.A.
Type:	Spółka akcyjna
Foundation:	1952
Location City:	Gdańsk
Location Country:	Poland
Key People:	Michał Habina (President and CEO)
Industry:	Shipbuilding
Parent:	Remontowa Group
Homepage:	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

• The yard was established on 1 July 1952 as Baza Remontowa - Ostrów with its registered office in Gdańsk.^[3]
• 7 November 1952 change of name to Gdańska Stocznia Remontowa.
• 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.

Facilities

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

• 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

• 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

See also

• Gdansk Shipyard

Notes and References

1. Book: 2017 . Global Shipbuilding Industry Handbook Volume 2. Eastern Europe - Strategic Information and Contacts . International Business Publication . 277 . 978-1433020070.
2. Book: Belin, Jean . 2019 . The Economics of the Global Defence Industry . Taylor and Francis . 978-0429882692.
3. Web site: History . Remontowa . 16 October 2022.
4. Web site: Remontowa Shipbuilding delivers the last of the six tugboats for Polish Navy . Navy Recognition . 16 October 2022.