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Annex of deliverable 1.1; Maritime key actors analysis in the new EU

Member States, Applicant countries, Russia and Ukraine

Creation Date: 2005-10-26

Revision Date: 2007-01-12

Project Number: FP6-TSA4-CT-2005-516425

Task 1.1 – Identification of maritime research and industry actors

Task 1.2 – Identification of priority areas for joint research

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ABSTRACT

This document contains the annexes of deliverable 1.1 – MARITIME POTENTIALS IN THE NEW

EU MEMBER STATES, APPLICANT COUNTRIES, RUSSIA and UKRAINE provides an

OVERVIEW of MARITIME KEY ACTORS per country as provided by ENCOMAR-TRANSPORT

project partners.

Annex of Deliverable 1.1; Maritime potentials in the new EU Member States, Applicant

countries and Russia– Overview maritime key actors

ENCOMAR-TRANSPORT WP1 Analysis of maritime potentials 2

Document Name: Annexes Deliverables 1.1 –Overview Maritimne Actors in the new

EU Member States, Applicant Candidate members, Russia and

Ukraine

Document Authors: S. Ullmer, J. Wierszylo

Circulation: public

Keywords: Maritime key actors, shipyards and supply industry, ports and

shipping companies, research and universities, public and industrial

bodies in Poland, Turkey, Bularia, Romania, Croatia, Slovakia,

Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Norway, Finland and Germany

The information contained in this report is subject to change without notice and should not be

construed as a commitment by any members of the ENCOMAR-TRANSPORT Consortium. In the

event of any software or algorithms being described in this report, the ENCOMAR-TRANSPORT

Consortium assumes no responsibility for the use or inability to use any of its software or algorithms.

The information is provided without any warranty of any kind and the ENCOMAR-TRANSPORT

Consortium expressly disclaims all implied warranties, including but not limited to the implied

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This document may not be copied, reproduced, or modified in whole or in part for any purpose

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ENCOMAR-TRANSPORT Consortium Contacts: Organisation Name Phone Fax E-Mail

Center of Maritime Technologies e.V.

(CMT)

Frank Roland +49 40 691 99 47 +49 40 691 99 73 [email protected]

Center of Maritime Technologies e.V.

(CMT)

Sylvia Ullmer +49 40 691 99 47 +49 40 691 99 73 [email protected]

Association of Finnish Marine

Industries (AFMI)

Henrik Nordell +358 9 1923 399 +358 9 624 462 [email protected]

Association of Finnish Marine

Industries (AFMI)

Merja Salmi-

Lindgren

+358 9 1923 385 +358 9 624 462 [email protected]

Ship Design and Research Centre

(CTO)

Joanna Wierzylo +48 58 307 4565 [email protected]

Norwegian Marine Technology

Research Institute (MARINTEK)

Egil Rensvik +47 7359 5500 +47 7359 5776 [email protected]

o

Institute for High Performance

Computing and Information Systems

- Russia (IHPCIS)

29, Polytecnicheskaya, 195251,

St.Petersburg, Russia

Alexander

Degtyarev

+7 812 2944221 +7 812 2944221 [email protected]

Institute for High Performance

Computing and Information Systems

- Russia (IHPCIS)

Alexander Bogdanov 7 812 7121056

mobile: +7 812

9208292

7 812 7121056 [email protected]

Institute of Transport Sciences,

Budapest – Hungary (KTI)

Erno Pal 003613715945 003612055927 [email protected]

Ovidius University, Centre of

Advanced Engineering Sciences –

Romania (OUC-CAES)

Eden Mamut +40241614983 +40241614983 [email protected]

Riga Technical University – Latvia

(RTU-IMS)

Kaspars Kalnins +3717089164 +3717089254 [email protected]

Varna Scientific and Technical

Unions – Bulgaria (VSTU)

Peter Kolev 00359888435125 035952630533 [email protected]

[email protected]




DEMA Consulting – Slovakia

(DEMA)

Marian Madliak +421 43 4293 183 +421 43 4293 889 [email protected]

Maritime Engineering Bureau –

Ukraine (MEB)

Igor Ilnitskiy +380482347928 +380482356005 [email protected]

Maritime Engineering Bureau –

Ukraine (MEB)

Prof. Yuriy

VOROBYOV

+380482347928 +380482356005 [email protected]

University of Zagreb, Department of

Naval Architecture of Faculty of

Mechanical En-gineering and Naval

Architecture – Croatia (FNA)

Vedran Zanic +38516168122 +38516168399 [email protected]

Brodarski Institut

Marine Research and Special

Technologies

Croatia (BI)

Darko Bandula +38516504114 +38516504300 [email protected]

Istanbul Technical University,

Faculty of Naval Architecture and

Marine Engineering - Turkey (ITU)

Mustafa Insel +902122856512 +902122856508 [email protected]

Klaipeda University - Lithuania

(KU)

Rima Mickeviciene +370 46 398683 +370 46 398682 [email protected]




Project co-ordinates:

FP6 – TSA4-CT-2005-516425 – ENCOMAR-TRANSPORT

Enhanced Co-operation between EU Member States and Associated Candidate States in Maritime

Research on Transport

Project Start Date: 1 April 2005

Project End Date: 31 October 2006

(Duration of the project: 19 months)

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Executive summary

This report is the annex to the ENCOMAR-TRANSPORT deliverable D1.1 “Maritime potentials in

the new EU member states, applicant countries and Russia and provides a detailed description of the

maritime actors in 13 countries. The report covers an extensive overview on shipyards, ports, shipping

companies, universities and research centers, policy makers and other public and industrial bodies

which was prepared by the partners in the FP6 Specific Support Action ENCOMAR-TRANSPORT

“Enhanced Co-operation between EU Member States and Associated Candidate States in Maritime

Research on Transport”. The document contains a detailed description of the national maritime cluster

of the following countries: Poland, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Lithunia,

Latvia, Norway, Finland and Germany. The information gathered in the document is based on the

knowledge and investigations of the partners in the ENCOMAR-TRANSPORT project and provides

support to all maritime actors in Europe who are looking for co-operation partners. The ENCOMAR-

TRANSPORT project prepared the description of the maritime cluster in the enlarged European Union

and strategic neighbours to provide baseline information for the better integration of the new member

states and applicant countries in the European maritime cluster and to enhance co-operation within

industry and in research. The information provided is not officially published or authorised by the

states or responsible bodies and may not be complete.




Table of contents

ENCOMAR-TRANSPORT CONSORTIUM CONTACTS: ............................................................................ 3

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................................... 6

TABLE OF CONTENTS...................................................................................................................................... 7

FIGURES............................................................................................................................................................. 10

TABLES............................................................................................................................................................... 13

INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................... 16

POLAND............................................................................................................................................................. 16 Ports in Poland............................................................................................................................................. 17 Shipyards in Poland ..................................................................................................................................... 19 R&D and universities in Poland .................................................................................................................. 29 Industrial bodies in Poland .......................................................................................................................... 35 Marine equipment suppliers in Poland ........................................................................................................ 37 Policy makers in Poland............................................................................................................................... 38

TURKEY............................................................................................................................................................. 38 Ports in Turkey ............................................................................................................................................. 38 Ship designers, consultancy, class societies in Turkey................................................................................. 39 Shipyards in Turkey...................................................................................................................................... 40 Yacht building in Turkey .............................................................................................................................. 41 Equipment suppliers in Turkey..................................................................................................................... 42 Industrial bodies in Turkey........................................................................................................................... 43 Ship operators in Turkey .............................................................................................................................. 45 Public bodies in Turkey................................................................................................................................ 46 R&D and universities in Turkey ................................................................................................................... 47 Policy makers in Turkey ............................................................................................................................... 47

BULGARIA ......................................................................................................................................................... 49 Shipbuilding & Shiprepair ........................................................................................................................... 53 Shipping........................................................................................................................................................ 62 Training and Research ................................................................................................................................. 65




Scientific organizations ................................................................................................................................ 84 PORT SECTOR ............................................................................................................................................ 93 Port Infrastructure and Superstructure........................................................................................................ 95

ROMANIA ........................................................................................................................................................ 116 Ports of Romania........................................................................................................................................ 117 Shipyards in Romania ................................................................................................................................ 123 Public bodies in Romania........................................................................................................................... 128 Industrial bodies in Romania ..................................................................................................................... 131 R&D and universities in Romania.............................................................................................................. 132 Policy makers in Romania.......................................................................................................................... 138

CROATIA ......................................................................................................................................................... 138 Ports of Croatia.......................................................................................................................................... 141 Shipyards in Croatia .................................................................................................................................. 149 Public bodies in Croatia ............................................................................................................................ 156 Industrial bodies in Croatia ....................................................................................................................... 156 R&D and universities in Croatia................................................................................................................ 156 Policy makers in Croatia............................................................................................................................ 156 Industry in Croatia ..................................................................................................................................... 156

HUNGARY........................................................................................................................................................ 157 Ports of Hungary........................................................................................................................................ 158 Shipyards in Hungary................................................................................................................................. 162 Public bodies in Hungary........................................................................................................................... 163 Industrial bodies in Hungary ..................................................................................................................... 166 R&D and universities in Hungary.............................................................................................................. 168 Policy makers ............................................................................................................................................. 173 Industry in Hungary ................................................................................................................................... 175

SLOVAKIA ....................................................................................................................................................... 176 Shipyards in Slovakia ................................................................................................................................. 176 Marine equipment suppliers....................................................................................................................... 178 Ports of Slovakia ........................................................................................................................................ 179 Shipping companies and shipowners.......................................................................................................... 182 Public bodies in Slovakia ........................................................................................................................... 183 R&D and universities in Slovakia .............................................................................................................. 183 Policy makers in Slovakia .......................................................................................................................... 184




LITHUANIA ...................................................................................................................................................... 186 Ports of Lithuania....................................................................................................................................... 189 Shipyards in Lithuania ............................................................................................................................... 194 Public bodies in Lithuania ......................................................................................................................... 197 Industrial bodies in Lithuania .................................................................................................................... 197 R&D and universities in Lithuania............................................................................................................. 198 Policy makers in Lithuania......................................................................................................................... 200

LATVIA 201 Ports of Latvia............................................................................................................................................ 203 Shipyards in Latvia..................................................................................................................................... 204 Shipping companies.................................................................................................................................... 207 Public bodies in Latvia............................................................................................................................... 207 Industrial bodies in Latvia ......................................................................................................................... 208 R&D and universities ................................................................................................................................. 209 Policy makers in Latvia.............................................................................................................................. 210

THE NORWEGIAN MARITIME CLUSTER ........................................................................................................... 211 Introduction................................................................................................................................................ 211 The shipbuilding and maritime equipment industry ................................................................................... 214 Ports, transport and the shipping industry................................................................................................. 216 Universities and research institutes ........................................................................................................... 219 R&D priorities ........................................................................................................................................... 222

FINLAND.......................................................................................................................................................... 224 Ports of Finland ......................................................................................................................................... 225 Shipyards in Finland .................................................................................................................................. 228 Public bodies in Finland ............................................................................................................................ 232 Industrial bodies in Finland ....................................................................................................................... 233 R&D and universities in Finland ............................................................................................................... 234 Policy makers in Finland ........................................................................................................................... 235

GERMANY ....................................................................................................................................................... 236 Shipyards in Germany................................................................................................................................ 237 Shipping companies in Germany................................................................................................................ 255 Ports ........................................................................................................................................................... 257 R&D and universities in Germany ............................................................................................................. 259

RUSSIA 268




Ports ........................................................................................................................................................... 268 Shipbuilding ............................................................................................................................................... 270 Shipyards in Russia .................................................................................................................................... 276 Research and design companies................................................................................................................. 314 Universities and educational institutions ................................................................................................... 322

UKRAINE .......................................................................................................................................................... 331 Ports in Ukraine ......................................................................................................................................... 331 Shipyards in Ukraine.................................................................................................................................. 338 Public bodies in Ukraine............................................................................................................................ 361 Industrial bodies in Ukraine....................................................................................................................... 361 R&D and universities in Ukraine............................................................................................................... 361 Policy makers in Ukraine ........................................................................................................................... 385

ANNEX I: QUESTIONNAIRE MARITIME RELATED ACTORS AND THEMATIC AREAS ............ 387

Figures

Figure 1: Structure of Polish shipyards order book acc. to the amount of ships - state for 30th June

2005............................................................................................................................................... 28

Figure 2: Location of the majority of Bulgarian maritime companies .................................................. 50

Figure 3: Number of Bulgarian maritime companies with ISO 9001 according the location............... 52

Figure 4: Number of Bulgarian maritime companies with ISO 9001 according the Certification

Organization.................................................................................................................................. 52

Figure 5: Bulgarian shipbuilding production from 2000 - 2004 ........................................................... 54

Figure 6: Ships completed in Rousse Shipyard J.S.C. .......................................................................... 57

Figure 7: Ships repaired at ODESSOS and DOLPHIN......................................................................... 57

Figure 8: Shipyards incomes of Bulgara ............................................................................................... 60

Figure 9: Shipyards profit of Bulgara.................................................................................................... 61




Figure 10: Types of ships registered in Bulgaria................................................................................... 62

Figure 11: Distribution of the Navibulgar’s bulkcarrier according size................................................ 63

Figure 12: NAVIBULGAR average ships ages according their type ................................................... 64

Figure 13: Cargo traffic dynamics in Bulgarian deep sea and river ports ........................................... 107

Figure 14: Cargo raffic dynamics in Bulgarian deep sea ports ........................................................... 108

Figure 15: Kinds of Bulgarian cargo traffic ........................................................................................ 108

Figure 16: Bulgarian seaports: traffic dynamics by kind of cargo ...................................................... 109

Figure 17: Bulgarian cargo traffic in river ports ................................................................................. 109

Figure 18: Dynamics of structure of cargo traffic ............................................................................... 110

Figure 19: Cargo trffic in river ports by kinds .................................................................................... 110

Figure 20: Port of Constantza - the largest port in the Black Sea ....................................................... 118

Figure 21: Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries.................................................................................. 124

Figure 22: Location of Aker Shipyard Tucea at the Black sea............................................................ 126

Figure 23: Danube Black Sea Canal.................................................................................................... 129

Figure 24: Port of Bratislava .............................................................................................................. 180

Figure 25: Terminal in the port Container of Bratislava ..................................................................... 181

Figure 26: Slovak cargo development from 1997-2004 in mill.tkm ................................................... 183

Figure 27: Number of ships per ship type operated by Slovak Shipping and Ports ............................ 183

Figure 28: Economic importance of Lithuanian shipbuilding sector .................................................. 187

Figure 29: Lithuanian shipbuilding experienced drastic change from state owned to privatisation from

1992 to 2001................................................................................................................................ 188

Figure 30: The links of Klaipeda State Seaport to highways and corridors ........................................ 190

Figure 31: The number of passengers (thousands) in the Klaipeda State Seaport .............................. 191

Figure 32: The number of cruise liners in the Klaipeda State Seaport................................................ 192




Figure 33: Economic importance of Lithuanian shipbuilding sector .................................................. 195

Figure 34: Lithuanian shipbuilding experienced drastic change from state owned to privatisation from

1992 to 2001................................................................................................................................ 196

Figure 35: Ports of Latvia.................................................................................................................... 202

Figure 36: Norwegian total value creation in maritime sectors........................................................... 211

Figure 37: Profitability per maritime sector in Norway ...................................................................... 212

Figure 38: Solidity of the Norwegian maritime industry .................................................................... 213

Figure 39: Performance comparison of Norwegian maritime industry compared to whole economy 213

Figure 40: Aker Yards has five shipyards on the West coast of Norway............................................ 214

Figure 41: Ulstein Shipyard and a new supply vessel design.............................................................. 215

Figure 42: The Port of Oslo in the centre of the City .......................................................................... 217

Figure 43: Wilh.Wilhelmsen Ro/Ro vessel Figure 44: Farstad offshore support vessel ................. 218

Figure 45: Grieg Shipping – Open hatch bulk carrier ......................................................................... 218

Figure 46: UECC – European Short Sea Shipping.............................................................................. 219

Figure 47: MARINTEK – Model tests in ocean basin ........................................................................ 220

Figure 48: Norwegian University of Science and Technology - NTNU............................................. 221

Figure 49: Aker Ostsee (www.akerostsee.de) ..................................................................................... 237

Figure 50: Blohm + Voss GmbH (www.blohmvoss.com) .................................................................. 238

Figure 51: Cassens-Werft GmbH (www.cassens-werft.de) ................................................................ 240

Figure 52: Fr. Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG (www.fassmer.de)............................................................. 241

Figure 53: Ferus Smit Shipyards GmbH (www.ferus-smit.nl)............................................................ 242

Figure 54: Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (www.fsg-ship.de) ......................... 243

Figure 55: Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (www.hdw.de) ................................................... 244

Figure 56: Lindenau GmbH, Schiffswerft & Maschinenfabrik (www.lindenau-shipyard.de)............ 245




Figure 57: Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH (www.lloydwerft.com)................................................ 246

Figure 58: Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co.KG (www.luerssen.de) ................................................... 247

Figure 59: Meyer Werft GmbH (www.meyerwerft.de) ...................................................................... 248

Figure 60: Mützelfeldtwerft GmbH (www.muetzelfeldtwerft.de) ...................................................... 249

Figure 61: Neptun Werft GmbH (www.neptunwerft.de) .................................................................... 250

Figure 62: Nobiskrug GmbH (www.nobiskrug.com).......................................................................... 251

Figure 63: Nordseewerke GmbH (www.nordseewerke.de) ................................................................ 251

Figure 64: Peene-Werft GmbH (www.peene-werft.de) ...................................................................... 252

Figure 65: J.J. Sietas KG (www.sietas-werft.de) ................................................................................ 253

Figure 66: SSW Schichau Seebeck Shipyard GmbH (www.schichau-seebeck-shipyard.com) .......... 254

Figure 67: Volkswerft Stralsund GmbH (www.volkswerft.de) .......................................................... 254

Figure 68: Dynamics of civil ships construction on Russian shipyards in 90th. .................................. 270

Figure 69: Parts of subindustries in maritime sector of Russia ........................................................... 272

Figure 70: Distribution of Russian R&D organisations in sectors ...................................................... 273

Figure 71: Types of Russian R&D institutes....................................................................................... 274

Figure 72: Parts of big, middle and small shipbuilding organisations in Russian maritime cluster.... 275

Figure 73: The number of employees in shipbuilding in Russia......................................................... 276

Tables

Table 1: Bulgarian companies and organizations included in the report ............................................. 51

Table 2: Bulgarian shipyards and shipbuilding companies .................................................................. 54




Table 3: Bulgarian Shipbuilding Sector – New contracts in CGT (Source: OCDE, LLOYD´S

REGISTER OF SHIPPING) ......................................................................................................... 55

Table 4: Bulgarian Shipbuilding Sector – Completed ships in CGT (Source: OCDE, LLOYD´S

REGISTER OF SHIPPING) ......................................................................................................... 55

Table 5: Types of ships built in BULYARD for the last 30 years ........................................................ 56

Table 6: Bulgarian shipyards facilities .................................................................................................. 58

Table 7: Number of employees (1995) - Source: Bulgarian entreprises information system – BIC..... 62

Table 8: Bulyard incomes and Profit in thousands of euro ................................................................... 70

Table 9: Incomes and Profit in thousands of EURO ............................................................................. 72

Table 10: Incomes and Profit in thousands of euro............................................................................... 74

Table 11: Odessos shiprepair Yard incomes and Profit in thousands of EURO ................................... 77

Table 12: Incomes and Profit in thousands of EURO ........................................................................... 78

Table 13: Incomes and Profit in thousands of euro............................................................................... 79



Table 16: MTG – DOLPHIN SHIPREPAIR YARD incomes and Profit in thousands of euro............ 84

Table 17: Cargo traffic development 2001-2005 in Romania............................................................. 119

Table 18: Croatian order book 2004.................................................................................................... 149

Table 19: Croatia number 4 in world order book 2005 ....................................................................... 149

Table 20: Cargo turnover in Klaipeda State Seaport in 2005.............................................................. 191

Table 21: Economic impact of the Klaipeda State Seaport on economy of Lithuania (2004) ............ 192

Table 22: Impact of the Klaipeda State Seaport on the employment (01/01/2005) ............................ 193

Table 23: Key turnover figures for the Norwegian maritime industry (2004) .................................... 212

Table 24: Economic indicators of German maritime industry ............................................................ 236




Table 25: Overview most important German shipping companies ..................................................... 257

Table 26: German structure of academic programmes for maritime technologies ............................. 267

Table 27: Biggest civil shipyards of Russia ........................................................................................ 277




Introduction The joint research and development activities and innovations are considered as a base for increasing

competitiveness. The scientific-technical cooperation across Europe seems also to be essential due to

lower expenditure for scientific and technical-development in comparison with USA and Japan

practice. In the light of that the concept of the European Research Area (ERA) is important. It will

promote efficient and effective European scientific and technological cooperation that reduce losses in

human resources, money and infrastructure allocation. Shortly speaking, the ERA offers a new horizon

for scientific and technological activities and for common research policy in Europe.

Many countries consider the shipbuilding industry to be an important or even strategic industry due to

social reasons (as it generates the job potential) and economic reasons (as it promotes the development

of modern technologies that bring significant benefits for other sectors).

The European Union claims that the opportunity of the European shipyards to improve their

competitiveness on the world market lies in maintaining their advantage in the scope of design and

production of ships from selected “market niches”.

The present report covers the analysis of the structure of the key European maritime actors in the

countries co-operating in the FP6 Specific support Action ENCOMAR-TRANSPORT; these are

Poland, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Norway,

Finland and Germany.

Poland Maritime sector has been and will be of strategic importance for Poland, especially for Pomorskie

Region, due to the nature of its economy, topology, history and tradition. Shipbuilding is a key

maritime industry that has contributed significantly to maritime past of Poland and which is

continuously strategic for its maritime future. It is also a considerable source of employment. In the

global market economy of today, Polish shipbuilding and other related industries, in order to stay

competitive and to be in line with common policy of EU regarding this industry, are facing an urgent

need for restructuring. An efficient maritime industry can guarantee that Poland will be in a position to

participate adequately and successfully in the international market. Therefore, the situation in the




different maritime industries and their adjustment and development processes are of importance to

Poland future.

The major commercial seaports in Poland are Gdańsk, Gdynia and Szczecin-Świnoujście. The three

major commercial ports handle over 95% of the total throughput. In 2000, the total volume handled in

the major commercial ports was 48 million tonnes. Of this, 6 million tonnes were transit volumes. The

transit volumes have been much larger and the trend during the 1990s in a decrease in oil and ore in

transit volumes. General cargo and container volumes have developed much more positively. In

addition these major commercial ports there are about 25 small ports and more than 40 harbours in

most cases owned by the state. The Polish ports corridors can be both cost- and time effective

alternatives to land corridors from Hamburg and Rotterdam to Central and East Europe and Russia.

Gdynia and Gdańsk are located in the same country and on the basis of political decisions

made earlier. Gdansk should specialise in bulk and Gdynia in container and general cargo. The

situation now after the reorganisation of ports is that there is growing competition between these ports

for container goods. Gdynia is totally dominant in general cargo and containers, but Gdańsk has plans

to also build a new container terminal to be able to compete in the fast growing container-feeder

market.

Ports in Poland

Gdynia

Port of Gdynia handled close to 8.5 million tonnes in 2001. Gdynia is the major container handling

port 55% of the throughput is general cargo and container cargo. This marker is growing fast. In 2001,

217,000 TEUs were handled and growth is rapid. They now have a market share of over 90% of Polish

container volumes. The container terminal is mainly used by feeder services dominated by: TeamLines

(28%), Baltic Container Line (25%) and Maersk (22%) which together make up 75%of the total

container traffic in the port.

Investment is being made in the container facilities in the form of a new container crane and a new

computer system. A large investment is also underway in new ro-ro facilities in the conventional cargo

section of the port.




Gdańsk

The port of Gdańsk is situated at the intersection of the principal European transport route, providing

the most convenient connection between Central and Eastern Europe and Scandinavia as well as

between Western and Eastern Europe. Additionally, for countries such as the Chech Republic,

Slovakia, Ukraine, the Belarus Republic and Hungary, the Port of Gdansk provides easy access to the

Batic Sea.

Gdansk handled about 17,9 million tonnes in 2001, mainly dry and liquid bulk. The major goal for

Gdansk is further development within special bulk segments and to maintain a universal character

including new and major investments in container handling. The port area is big, about 1.100 ha. The

port area is distributed on both sides of the Vistula River and surrounds the Old Town, situated in the

inner part of the port. In order to reduce the negative environmental impact from the port activities, a

new route combined with a tunnel is planned. This route will connect the eastern and western part of

the port with the main road network.

Specialised cargo handling terminals, furnished with efficient and modern cargo handling equipment

operate in the port. Such terminals in the Inner Port are the Gdańsk Container Terminal providing

feeder services, the Westerplate Ferry Terminal, the Polferries Ferry Terminal, the liquid at the Port

Free Zone. The remaining wharves in the Inner Port have a universal character. It is possible to handle

general cargo and bulk cargo. Specialised cargo handling equipment and port infrastructure can be

found here, enabling among others the handling of grain, fertilizers, lumber, ore, steel and containers,

as well as ro-ro vessel servicing. Modern handling and storage facilities for such bulk cargo as crude

iul, heating oils and fuels, coal and LPG are located in the Northern Port. Together they form an area

for servicing the energy sector.

The Port of Gdańsk has a very good network of rail connections with the hinterland. In Gdańsk there

are railway connections with all strategic directions, i.e.: south, west and east. Two rail trunk lines

connect Gdańsk with the south of Poland through Łódź/Warsaw to Katowice/Cracow. Gdańsk also has

two electrified rail connections with Poznań and Wrocław, as well as electrified one – track rail

connection with Szczecin and district of Kaliningrad.

Szczecin – Świoujście




Szczecin-Świnoujście handled 18 million tonnes in 2001, of which almost 85% was dry bulk. The rest

was general cargo. The location close to the European Union and the Berlin area and to Poland’s

largest industrial centre in Silesia, combined with good railway connections and direct access to Oder

River, are factors that are very positive for the port complex now and in the future. The port complex

is said to be the largest in the Baltic area. The ports handle the major part of Polish transit volumes.

The volumes in 2001 were about 3 million tonnes, which was about the same level as in 1990. Major

transit partners are the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany.

Shipyards in Poland

Polish underfinanced shipbuilding is, to a great extent, based on its specialist competences, not on

obsolete material (mainly technological) resources. Thus, the base of strategic potential of Polish

shipbuilding and, to some extent, also other marine industries (i.e. shipping and ports) are the specific

competences of companies and, in particular, scientific and research community.

Apart from consequences of the crisis of 2002-2003 in Szczecin and Gdynia yards Polish shipbuilding

has been in 2004 seriously affected by the results of global trends in maritime economy and

additionally - by some effects of accession to EU. The influence of those factors has had both positive

and negative impact on shipbuilding activity in 2004.

The booming shipowners` ordering activity gave Polish yards new orders for 51 ships totalling of

1.088.744 CGT, mainly container ships (34 units). Prices of newly ordered ships - to be sold in next

2÷3 - years are much better.

At the end of 2004 total backlog of all shipyards consisted of 95 ships of 2.112.617 CGT and the

contract value of 3.620 million USD - the figures highest in last decade. But in 2004 shipyards had to

build and sell ships ordered 2 , 3 years ago, when prices were extremely low, with the US Dollar -

basic contracting currency - much weaker against EURO and Polish Zloty when comparing with 2001-

2002, and to buy steel and all steel-based marine equipment at much higher prices.

With the accession to EU Polish shipbuilding has been exposed to Union`s rules of public support.

That means political acceptance to the application of TDM for the period 2005-2007 on one side, but

aggravate conditions of granting guarantees for construction loans and refund guarantees of the

advance payment for shipyards on the other one. The migration of Polish shipbuilding specialists -




workers and engineers - to the marine industry enterprises in Western Europe and Norway has

increased.

The situation of Szczecin and Gdynia Yards had stabilized during 2004. New Szczecin Shipyard

(SSN) backed by State owned Industry Development Agency (ARP), finally bought shipbuilding

facilities of bankrupt Szczecin Shipyard. SSN operates as fully State controlled enterprise.

In Gdynia Shipyard Group GSG (Gdynia and Gdańsk Yards) their restructuring programmes,

approved by shareholders and controlled by ARP, are under way. The State Treasury has got the

majority in the increased joint stock capital of Gdynia Shipyard, thus the control over the Group. The

efforts of GSG are concentrated on debts restructuring. SSN and GSG operate right now with advance

payments refund guarantees issued by Export Credit Insurance Corporation (KUKE) and operational

loans guaranteed by State Treasury. This model is to be changed in the future.

Increasing role in Polish shipbuilding plays Group of "Remontowa" Yard (Gdańsk Shiprepair Yard

"Remontowa" and Northern Shipyard). They are specialized in non-standard vessels - and various

niche units. "Remontowa" , leader of the Group, successfully privatised in 2001, is constantly run in a

profitable way, has got a good credibility and gets commercial operational and investment credits

without difficulty.

Totally in 2004 Polish yards delivered 25 ships of 448.684 CGT and the value of 754,7 million USD,

figures much better when comparing with results of 2003, but still bellow the mean level of previous

years. In spite of financial difficulties of shipbuilding yards, the high technical level of Polish designed

and built ships is maintained. On the RINA list of "Significant Ships of the year 2004" two Polish built

units are mentioned: arctic container ship "Mary Arctica" off "Remontowa" and multipurpose carrier

23.700 DWT "Suomigracht" off SSN.

At the end of 2004 the total workforce of building yards accounted to 15.500 employees, a 700 above

the level of 2003, basically owing to the development of SSN.

The repair and conversions business in 2004 showed substantial increase of turnover and improvement

of profitability. The turnover on repairs rose by 25% and by 54% on conversions (in US Dollar terms,

comparing with 2003). As number if repairs decreased their unit value rose by more than 50%. Dock

average occupancy increased as well. Amongst conversions Gdańsk Shiprepair Yard "Remontowa"




made remarkable achievement by wining the contract for reconstruction of Norwegian flexible fallpipe

vessel "Rocknes".

Both in Polish ship repair and conversions the position of "Remontowa" is predominant. This yard

accounted for over 65% of this sector turnover, highest increase of activity and made good profit.

Three remaining major Polish repair yards - "Nauta", "Gryfia" and "Morska" noted improvement in

income and profit, when comparing with 2003. The process of their privatising has been still not

finalized.

The repair work in 2004 was executed by the same number of employees as in 2003, while

conversions required the increase by 200 workers. The total employment of ship repair yards

accounted to 4.100, slightly below the 2003 level.

Szczecin New Shipyard

The field of activity of the Szczecin New Shipyard covers the following:

• design, construction, sale and repair of ships,

• other products,

• transport,

• services.

The main technical facilities of the Shipyard are the following:

• steel cutting and prefabrication hall

• sleepways

- W1 up to 33 500 DWT

- W2 up to 90 000 DWT

- ON up to 50 000 DWT

• assembly places

• outfit halls and quays

• stores

The Shipyard is in the possession of the following certificates:

• Quality Management System acc. to ISO 9001 standard awarded by Germanischer

Lloyd Certification,




• Quality System Certificate awarded by the Polish Test and Certification Centre,

• Clean Production Company Certificate issued by the Technology Agency, Federation of

Technical Research Society and by the Polish Test and Certification Centre,

• Green Card of Safe Work Leader awarded by the Central Institute of Work Safety.

Group of Gdynia Shipyard S.A.

Gdańsk Shipyard - Group of Gdynia Shiyard S.A. is a production company specialising mainly in

designing and building sea going vessels. The company continues the tradition of Gdańsk Shipyard,

which during its 53 years tradition has built and delivered nearly 1000 highest world’s standard sea

going vessels of different types. In the recent years these were mainly container vessels, reefers, bulk

carriers, passenger vessels, Ro-Ro vessels built for ship owners from all over the world. Nearly all the

vessels were designed by the yard's own design office. It constructs of fully outfitted ships, steel

structures and their parts.

The main technical facilities of the Yard are the following:

• Slipways:

- B1 - length 280 m, breadth 36 m, maximum hull weight 18000 t;

- B3 - length 185 m, breadth 28 m, maximum hull weight 7 000 t;

- B5 - length 202 m, breadth 30 m, maximum hull weight 8 000 t.

• Outfitting quays:

- Kashubian Quay - length 480 m, cranes 4x50 t, breadth 38.5 m;

- Trawler Quay - length 272 m, cranes 2 x 16 t, breadth 6 m.

• Steel Cutting and Prefabrication Centre:

- Steel cutting hall - length 211 m breadth 170 m, height of gate 14.33 m;

- Prefabrication hall - length 211 m, breadth 153 m, height of gate 14.33 m.

Gdynia Shipyard Jsc

The field of activity of the Gdynia Shipyard covers the following:

• designing,

• construction and repairs of marine floating structures,




• production and service activities, in particular construction of ships, ship hulls, steel bridges as

well as other industrial services,

• trade activity including foreign trade within the scope of activity,

• services in the field of telecommunication.

The main technical facilities of the Shipyard are the following:

- SD I dry dock 241 x 40 x 8 m (500 t gantry crane) - SD II dry dock 380 x 70 x 8

m (1000 t gantry crane)

- Max size of vessel - 400 000 dwt.

Gdynia Shipyard S.A. has a Quality Management System certified in

accordance with ISO 9001 standard.

Gdańsk Shiprepair Yard “Remontowa”

The Gdańsk Shiprepair Yard “Remontowa” fields of activities cover the following:

- repairs and conversions of ships, -

- construction of ships,

- construction of offshore structures,

- building steel structures,

- construction of scaffoldings, crane booms and winches,

- export and import services.

The main technical facilities of the Yard are:

• Floating docks:

- lifting capacity 33 000 t, 244 x 44 m,



- lifting capacity 9 000 t, 164 x 25.8 m,





- lifting capacity 900 t, 92 m x 16 m,

• Side slipway 160 m x 33 m,

• Quay cranes,

• Modern grit blasting and painting line,

• Piping manufacturing and other production equipment.

Gdansk Shiprepair Yard "Remontowa" S.A. has a Quality Management System certified

according to ISO 9001 standard.

Northern Shipyard

Northern Shipyard was established in June 1945 and was named Shipyard No 3.

During the early years, its activity covered the construction and repairs of wagons, tramways and

small vessels.

In February 1950 Shipyard No 3 was renamed to Northern Shipyard and it began to specialise in

construction of fishing vessels and ship's furniture.

In 1955 the Shipyard began to co-operate with the Navy. Up to the early 90's the Shipyard continued

to build warships and special units for the Navies of Poland, Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and

East Germany, mainly hydrographic ships, torpedo boats, landing crafts, rescue, fire-fighting and

training vessels.

At the same time the Shipyard was also building highly sophisticated vessels such as superseiners and

supertrawlers for the owners from Great Britain and France.

In 1975 the Shipyard was given the name after the heroes of Westerplatte "Bohaterów Westerplatte".

The number of employees at that time exceeded 5 000.

On 1 April 1993 Northern Shipyard was transformed into a joint-stock company and its full name

since then has been Northern Shipyard.

During 55 years of the Shipyard’s activity, over 800 different types of vessels and warships have been

constructed and delivered to the owners from the following countries: Russia, Bulgaria, Syria, Nigeria,




Holland, Iceland, Yugoslavia, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Great Britain, Ireland and

Poland.

At present, the Shipyard specialises in the construction of different types of civil vessels up to 125

metres long. The major constructions include:

- Multipurpose container vessels

- Car-passenger ferries

- Various types of fishing vessels

- Partly equipped hulls of fishing vessels and tugs.

In addition, in 1994 Northern Shipyard passed to the Polish Navy 3 ships.

Szczecin Shiprepair Yard “Gryfia”

Szczecin Ship Repair Yard GRYFIA is situated around 36 nautical miles from the mouth of the Odra

river where it flows into the Baltic sea, and very close to the canal leading to the Port of Szczecin. The

shipyard occupies the two islands, namely Gryfia and Ostrów Brdowski linked via a narrow dike

within the Odra's stream; besides, it operates the Wulkan mainland quay.

The total area of the yard is ca. 41 hectares. There are ferry shuttle services provided for both

passengers and vehicles and railway. The shipyard operates: 7 docks; all premises and infrastructure

necessary for execution of repairs; more than 10 cranes with a lifting capacity up to 50 tonnes and a

floating crane; tug boats and 2,500 m of well equipped repair quays where ships drawing up to 9.15 m

may be moored. A central location of the shipyard within Europe, its short distance from both the

mainland arteries and ship's important routes, its comprehensive infrastructure make GRYFIA a good

partner as far as the ship repair sector is concerned.

Szczecin Ship Repair Yard GRYFIA Stock Company celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. Since 1952, it

worked with considerable effects in service for the Polish marine economy, and the achievements and

results of this fifty-year long work, in spite of the whirl of history, remained unquestionable.

Throughout all the years of its existence, the shipyard raised its reputation by enriching fixed assets,

technological potential and increasing the staff qualifications, and the quality of work. Szczecin repair

yard became famous in Poland and abroad, as the solid and responsible contractor, able to cope with

the most difficult technical challenges in the area of repair, building or rebuilding of ships. This




concerns both the trading, fishing and special purpose vessels, including the warships. The shipyard

reached also a high masterly skill in rebuilding of ships withdrawn from service into the exclusive

seagoing yachts. Many vessels, pontoons and steel constructions built in the shipyard, even in the last

uneasy years, still serve many clients in different parts of the world, bringing pride to the shipbuilders

from GRYFIA. In the last decade, GRYFIA has found its place in the highly competitive market

economy, and thanks to its very big technical potential and remarkable specialists, it remained an

attractive partner for both domestic and foreign shipowners. In this period, it was possible to

accomplish an uneasy restructuring of the shipyard and to take many other measures to increase the

company’s profitability. Each jubilee disposes to reflection, especially when one has 50 years behind,

radiant with successes. In this moment it is worth to realise, that each success is the greater, the more

difficult it was to achieve, and to become aware of all, that has changed here in the last fifty years.

There are really many changes, although the daily routine made them difficult to notice, but they were

possible only thanks to the work of a few generations of shipbuilders, the work, that was not always

easy and nice.

GRYFIA was the first Polish repair yard conferred with ISO 9001Certificate. The validity of quality

system procedures and the professionalism of employees trained in quality related issues ensure the

reliable order processing: from quotation via contract signing, the adoption of both the technology and

workmanship through the quality control up to the after-sales services. In 1999 the Quality System,

conforming the requirements of ISO 45001, was implemented in the Yard's laboratory. It was the

Central [Polish] Laboratory of Technical Supervision who awarded the Yard with ISO 45001

Certificate for the high quality of tests carried out by the Yard. The Polish Register of Shipping first

recognized the lab technical expertise as early as at the beginning of 1957. The Yard's lab has been co-

operating with such Classification and Certification Bodies as Bureau Veritas, Det Norske Veritas,

Germanischer Lloyd and Lloyd's Register of Shipping. The lab incorporates the non-destructive,

destructive and chemical test divisions. The actual services provided by the laboratory embrace the

ultrasonic tests, X-ray examination and magnetic powder inspection, to name a few. All in all, the

laboratory is able to conduct 38 types of tests. The award of ISO 45001 certificate has been another

step forward to improve on the existing Quality Management System registered to ISO 9001. In 2001

GRYFIA was granted the Certificate of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.




At the end of June 2005, the order book of Polish shipyards comprised 91 ships of 2.6 million dwt and

1.9 million cgt. It constituted 1.8% of the world order book for cargo and passenger ships as for cgt.

The volume of the order book gave Polish shipyards the sixth position in the world and the third one in

Europe.

The order book of specific Polish shipyards comprised the following types:

• New Szczecin Shipyard

- 6 con-ro ships of 18 250 dwt (920 TEU) each,

- 12 containerships of 3100 TEU each,



- 4 chemical tankers of 39 850 dwt each,

- 1 multipurpose ship of 23 700 dwt,

- 2 containerships of 600 TEU each to be delivered in sections to Vietnam.

• Gdynia Shipyard Group

- 2 LPG carriers of 78 500 cu m capacity each,

- 9 car carriers of 6600 car carrying capacity each,

- 4 car carriers of 2000 car carrying capacity each,



- 3 multipurpose ships of 45 000 dwt (2000 TEU) each.

• Gdańsk Shiprepair Yard “Remontowa”

- 1 ferry of 2380 gt,

- 2 ferries of 878 gt each,

- 1 fishing vessel of 2975 gt,

- 2 multipurpose buoy tenders of 3600 gt each,

- 1 emergency buoy tender of 300 gt.




• Northern Shipyard

- 1 fishing vessel of 182 gt,

- 1 fishing vessel of 2500 gt.

• Szczecin Shiprepair Yard “Gryfia”

- 5 coast guard vessels of 730 gt each.

According to the total amount of ships, the order book is dominated by containerships, their share is

52.75 %. Moreover, the order book comprises car carriers – 14.29 %, non0cargo carrying ships, con-ro

ships and multipurpose vessels – 6.59 % each, chemical tankers – 4.4 %, ferries and fishing vessels –

3.3 % each and LPG carriers – 2.2 % (see the chart below).

Car carriers14,29%

LPG carriers2,20%

Ferries3,30%

Fishing vessels3,30%

Multipurpose ships6,59%

Non-cargo carrying ships6,59%

Con-ro6,59%

Containerships52,75%

Chemical tankers4,40%

Figure 1: Structure of Polish shipyards order book acc. to the amount of ships - state for 30th

June 2005




The chart shown above indicated that Polish shipyards have diversified the order book that can be

divided into two main groups of ships of significant importance for the shipping market. Demand for

the ships in the sea-borne trade is increasing.

The ships are listed below:

- ships for unitised cargo (containerships, car carriers, con-ro ships, ferries,

multipurpose vessels) - total share of Polish shipyards order book according to the

number of ships amounts to 83.22 %,

- specialist vessels (chemical tankers and LPG carriers) for liquid, preliminary

processed, bulk cargo – the share of Polish shipyards order book according to the

number of ships amounts to 6.6 %,

- more and more important for Polish shipyards is constructing naval vessels, in

particular fast patrol boats and logistic support vessels. According to the LeaderSHIP

2015 initiative, establishing strong integrated European naval shipbuilding will

strengthen the competitiveness of Europe.

R&D and universities in Poland

Gdańsk University of Technology

The Faculty of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology is one of the oldest faculties of the Gdansk

University of Technology. It is the only Faculty in Poland, which has continuously been teaching

engineers since the beginning of 1945 in Ocean Engineering, with shipbuilding specialties. Since 1993

it has been teaching engineers in the specialty of Management and Economics in Maritime (first

graduates in 1997). It has a highly experienced staff that ensures an effective education and research

activities in broad areas of maritime industries.

During the 55 years of post-war activities, the Faculty promoted over 4938 BSc's and MSc's, 222

PhD's and 37 DSc's. Eleven times the Faculty's professors were awarded the dignity of Doctor Honoris

Causa at polish and foreign Universities. Three of the Faculty's professors have been appointed

members of the Polish Academy of Sciences.




Multilateral cooperation with polish and foreign Universities, membership in international

organizations and associations, participation in scientific conferences and symposia contributes to the

respect that the Technical University of Gdansk has in Poland and abroad. Shipbuilders from the

Gdansk University of Technology educated many outstanding representatives of Science.

Technical University of Szczecin

The history of the Technical University of Szczecin goes back to December 1946. It was then that the

School of Engineering, with the Faculties of Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Mechanical

Engineering, was established. The Faculty of Chemical Engineering was opened in the following

academic year and the Faculty of Engineering and Economics of Transport in 1955. On September 3rd

1955 the School of Engineering acquired the status of a Technical University. In 1985 the newly

established University of Szczecin took over the Faculty of Engineering and Economics of Transport.

At present 10500 students attend lectures in six Faculties:

- Chemical Engineering,

- Civil Engineering and Architecture,

- Computer Science and Information Systems,

- Electrical Engineering,

- Maritime Technology,

- Mechanical Engineering.

Faculty of maritime technology covers the following fields:

- Ship Acoustic Laboratory

- Refrigeration Laboratory

- Ship Hydromechanics and Positioning Laboratory

- Computer-aided Preliminary Ship Design Laboratory

- Ship Thermal Machines Laboratory

- Ship Metrology Laboratory

- Laboratory Station for Studying Operation of Condensation Boilers

- Underwater Technology Laboratory

- Ship Equipment Laboratory

- Protection Technology Laboratory.




Gdynia Maritime University

The Maritime School in Gdynia was established over 75 years ago. Just one month after Poland had

regained state independence in 1918, an engineer Commander Antoni Garnuszewski, strove for the

establishment of the first Polish civil maritime college. A tem porary site was located in Tczew, close

to the month of the Vistula River. Since August 1920, the School has had its own training ship, the

first being a three-masted bark s/y "Lwow" which later became famous for her daring voyage to

America. Some days later in October 23, 1920, 82 cadets in the departments of Navigation and

Engineering participated in the ceremony inaugurating the first academic year.

From 192 to 1925, apart from the s/y "Lwow" and the s/y "Dar Pomorza", the school had another ship,

the s/s "Kopernik" -- a coastal steamship. She served as a training vessel for the students of the

Engineering Department. When the s/y "Lwow"set off on her annual summer training voyage, the s/s

"Kopernik" served as a supply ship, delivering teaching and training materials to the bark collecting

sails damaged during the voyage.

In 1927, the flag was raised on the first Polish merchant vessel, the s/s "Wilno" which belonged to the

newly established Polish Shipping Company. The ship's crew consisted of graduates of the first Polish

maritime college. They obtained knowledge of skills from the teaching staff comprising highly

qualified professionals who were held in high esteem by merchant and naval fleets the world over.

Ever since the 1930's, graduates of the School in Gdynia have continued to maintain this high degree

of recognition.

The next stage in the development of the School was the establishment of the Maritime Transport and

Administration Department. It educated personnel for careers with shipping and forwarding

institutions.

In the years preceding the Second World War, the School had not only educated future officers but

extended maritime education to the Polish society. A number of professional courses had been offered,

such as: a Navigation Course for seagoing fishermen, coastal shipping masters, skippers and machine

operators; a deep sea Fisheries Course. In 1926-27 a Craft-Industrial School was opened to meet the

staff needs of ship and harbour services. In 1937 a free two-year Seamen School provided practical

training for future professional seamen.




In 1947, a few members of the School's staff were commissioned to establish the Maritime School in

Szczecin. In the first half of the 1950's the School underwent several changes in organization. Finally,

in 1958-59, the School obtained university level status and offered training in three departments:

Navigation, Marine Engineering and Marine Radio Engineering. Entrance examinations and a

qualification voyage onboard the Dar Pomorza became obligatory again. The entrance requirements

grew but did not discourage candidates. 500 candidates competed for 150 vacancies.

In 1967-68, a newly established Department of Administration and Economics started training pursers

and chief stewards. At that time the Maritime School in Gdynia regained its pre-war status. 217 cadets

studies at in Navigational Department and the same n umber in the Marine Engineering Department,

196 in the Radio-Electrical Engineering Department and 40 in the Administration and Economics

Department. The teaching staff comprised 5 lecturers and 5 crew members of the school's training

ships. Additional st aff included 78 clerks and 6 tutors. The budget amounted to 34 million zlotys. A

year later, the Maritime School incorporated the School of Fisheries. Its facilities located on Aleja

Zjednoczenia were joined to the School's buildings and the School also acquired the training ship m/s

"Jan Turlejski".

Students had access to 7 specialized training ships in the last years of Maritime School. The best

known was the frigate Dar Pomorza. She was fitted with modern navigational and radio equipment,

radars, Decca navigational systems, echo sounders, gyro-compasses, logs and radio transmitters. The

ship sailed frequently on the Baltic, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and to the Azores and Canada.

Students of the Marine Engineering and the Electrical Departments completed their training in Polish,

English and Danish shipyards. Onboard marine training was scheduled on ships owned by the Polish

Ocean Lines. The fundamental preparation was provided b y the GMA's workshops. Students were

required to learn skills in the maintenance and repair of ship equipment (carpentry, smithy, tool usage,

welding, etc.). The GMA has systematically developed a system of additional training for merchant

marine officers. For this purpose, in 1945, a Specialized Course Department was established. Soon,

training in radar operations, a relatively new field at that time, was conducted.

Szczecin Maritime University




The University offers its students indispensable facilities for scientific and cultural all-round

development as well as attainment of the knowledge and skills necessary for performing their

profession in tough conditions of communing with the marine environment. Within the framework of

both university's faculties it is possible to study a chosen field, deciding at the same time on a

particular specialisation.

The Navigational Faculty offers the following fields and specializations of study:

• navigation

specialisation sea transport,

specialisation deep sea fisheries,

specialisation marine traffic engineering;

• transport

specialisation ports and ocean going fleet operation,

specialisation ports and inland fleet operation.

postgraduate course on maritime administration

The Marine Engineering Faculty offers:

• mechanics and engine construction

o specialisation operation of marine propulsion plants.

o specialisation diagnosis and maintenance of ship's machinery

and equipment.

Centrum Techniki Okrętowej Spółka Akcyjna – Ship Design and Research Centre S.A. (CTO S.A.)

Ship Design and Research Centre S.A. is multidivisional, state owned joint stock company established

in 1971 as a specialist R&D, design and general technology unit, operating for the maritime industry.

In particular. CTO S.A. has over 220 employees; highly skilled workers, committed technicians,

qualified engineers and experienced researchers.




CTO S.A. essential mission is initiating and supporting the shipbuilding industry by research-

development work, measurements and attestations within ship hydromechanics, ship material,

corrosion, environment protection, standardisation and scientific-technical information. The company

is also committed to transpose our knowledge and experience beyond the marine sector.

The main activities of CTO S.A. R&D department include:

- ship hydromechanics including resistance and propulsion characteristic, propeller

hydrodynamic characteristics, manoeuvrability and seakeeping qualities of vessels and

other floating structures based on model tests, advanced computational methods as

well as sea trials measurements;

- geometry optimisation of hull and propeller;

- ship structure mechanics including dynamic response, linear and torsional vibrations,

stress and strain of structures based on advanced computational methods as well as

trials measurements;

- ship structure optimisation;

- corrosion as well as anticorrosive and antifouling protection;

- environmental protection.

The aim of Design and Technology Department is to implement innovative solutions and ideas,

created within research projects in R&D department, as well as preparation of standards and standards

in design and technology for maritime and land industry. Moreover the department conducts services

related to production of research equipment (for example cavitation tunnels) and industrial equipment

(electric supply and control boxes for automatic and control systems for ships, oil in water monitors,

waterproof gates for ships etc.).

Sea Fisheries Institute in Gdynia

The institute's beginnings date back to June 1921 when the Sea Fisheries Laboratory was established

in Hel for the purpose of conducting research in hydrology and marine biology. From late 1938 to the

present, the SFI has been located in Gdynia and has occupied its new headquarters since 1991.

The Sea Fisheries Institute is an organizational unit of the fishery sector and is supervised by the

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development /Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi (MR i RW)/




Areas of research at the SFI include fisheries biology, fisheries oceanography and marine ecology, fish

processing technology and fisheries economics.

Primary funding for the institute's statutory activities is provided by the Ministry of Education and

Science. Additional funding is obtained from the following sources:

• MSIT and European Union research grants

• research and development projects and summary evaluations contracted by the supervising

ministry

• scientific services provided to Polish and foreign institutes and firms

• commercial contracts

Since 1973, the SFI has been accredited to award the doctoral degree and, since 1997,

the postdoctoral degree in agricultural science with an emphasis in fishery.

Maritime Institute in Gdańsk

The Maritime Institute in Gdańsk is a research-development centre of the Ministry of Infrastructure

resort. For over 50 years it is closely connected with the maritime industry sector within the range of

its competences.

It carries out research-development work as well as implementation work. It develops studies and

expertises as well as acts in the field of consultancy and consultations in the following:

- transport industry, economics and maritime law

- modernisation and operation of ports

- monitoring of the Southern Baltic and prevention from threats

- marine corrosion and anti-corrosion protection

- water management and marine engineering

- marine ecology

- environmental protection

- coastal area management

- creation of data base and monitoring of continuous phenomena

- new technologies.

Industrial bodies in Poland




The Association of Polish Maritime Industries FORUM OKRĘTOWE

The field of activity of FORUM OKRĘTOWE covers the following:

- protection of rights and representation of interest of members

- creation of positive environment for development of shipbuilding and shiprepairing industries

as well as co-operating industries and research institutions

- promotion of co-operation and exchange of services between members

- participation in establishment of new legislation

- representation of Polish shipbuilding industry in international organizations and associations.

Association of Polish Maritime Suppliers “POMORZE”

The Association has been established bye a group of Polish companies traditionally connected with the

maritime industry in order to promote the export of machineries, devices equipment and services fir

this branch of industry. All the enterprises bind by the Association do assure the highest quality of

products and services enjoying their recognition among most of the Classification Societies. The lists

of reference for the products it offers – many a time counted in thousands – confirm the immense

experience. The Association is capable of satisfying the needs of the most demanding clients, always

having in mind the offer complexity, its innovation, as well as the high technical standard. The

companies operate in accordance with the ISO 9001, 9002 and 14001 standards, therefore they deliver

the international quality within a range of design, manufacture and execution of the services,

simultaneously ensured by the environmental protection. Pomorze Association does take advantage of

its overall research, design and production potential to offer, among others, the following products and

services:

- complete packages of equipment for the maritime industry for the shipbuilding and harbour

industries,

- professional and complex services for the maritime industry based on the highly qualified

technical staff,

- implementation of new technical solutions collaborated with shipyards, in particular in design

and starting the production of modular ship construction,




- professional technical advisory and expertise within the range of ship equipment production

and services offered for the Maritime Industry.

Marine equipment suppliers in Poland

The main marine equipment suppliers in Poland are the following companies:

- H. Cegielski - Poznań S.A.

- Towimor S.A.

- Hydroster" Ships Machinery Works Ltd.

- Marine Equipment Works "Sezamor"

- Ship Design and Research Centre

- Marine Equipment Factory "Rumia"

- NYBORG-MAWENT S.A.

- Technical Equipment Works in Gliwice "GZUT" S.A.

- Ulstein Fama Sp. z o.o.

- "MORS"

- Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Plant "Klimor" Ltd

- LUBMOR Ltd.

- ABB Zamech Marine

- "Famor" S.A.

- NORD Sp. z o.o.

- Manufacturer of Surface Mining Equipment "FUGO" S.A. Konin

- Vik - Sandvik Poland Ltd.

- Porta-Eko-Cynk Ltd.

- Enterpise for Manufacturing of Refrigeration Equipment Joint Stock Company

- RUBO Ltd.

- EURO-CYNK Gdynia Sp. z o.o.

- NAVIMOR INTERNATIONAL Ltd.

- PORTA STYL Ltd.




- FaSt Sp. z o.o.

- Ship Furniture Factory FAMOS Ltd.

Policy makers in Poland

Ministry of Infrastructure

The aim of the Department of Marine and Inland Administration is to carry out issues within the field

of marine and inland administration as well as protection of sovereign rights of the Republic of Poland

in the Polish marine areas.

The aim of the Department of the Marine Transport is to supervise the issues of the marine transport

and marine ports including port infrastructure and issues of the inland water transport.

Turkey The Turkish maritime cluster consists of several actors associated with shipping, shipbuilding and ship

repair, ship scrapping, marine equipment industry, yacht building and port operations. The

shipbuilding industry has been one of the major developing industries in Turkey. Most of the

shipbuilding industry small shipyards specialising short sea shipping ships. The shipbuilding and

shipping industries have generated considerable workforce reducing unemployment. The indicative

total turnover of shipbuilding companies is approximately 1 billion Euro. The maritime cluster directly

employs about 20,000 people in the private sector.

Ports in Turkey

Kumport:

General information about the port Kumport has been established in 1994 and started giving active

services as a multi purpose port for handling Containers, general and bulk cargoes, RoRo services for

24 hours a day and 365 days a year. ISPS certified for port security. Kumport has 13 berths with




lengths from 100m to 300m and with depths from 5m to 13.5m. Kumport is located at the European

side of Istanbul at Marmara Sea coast

Arma Port:

As at September 1996 custom authorities have opened an office in Ambarli and consequently custom

formalities can be completed much quicker than in the past. A breakwater is presently under

construction. Simultaneously covered storage areas are under construction. There are studies in order

to use private pilots/tugboats for berthing/unberthing operations in order to decrease the cost of 100%

surcharged tugboat expenses (since tugboat is coming from Istanbul). Ambarlı port is consist of 6

private berths.

Haydarpasa:

The space for container terminal is nearly 100,000 m2. The holding capacity being 6,000 TEUs (full

and empty). Also there are two areas hired outside the port for stacking the empty containers. New

modern RO/RO terminal in service. Several state hospitals and 24 hours sea ambulance (motorboat)

service is available.

Izmir Port:

- RO/RO and container facilities are available.

- Izm’r Port has 22 berths with lengths from 95m to 450m and with depths from 8m to

10m.

- In the process of privatisation.

Mersin Port:

The container terminal covers an area of 271,418 m2 with holding capacity at the yard of 8,474 TEUs

(full and empty). The port has a RO/RO ramp and there is a rail ferry terminal.

Iskenderun Port:

Iskenderun port is provided to vessels 24 hours a day (three shifts / 1st shift 08:00 - 16:30 / 2nd shift

16:30 / 00:30 / 3rd shift 00:30 - 08:00).

Ship designers, consultancy, class societies in Turkey




Turkish Loyd:

Classification society with over 700 ships totalling over 3 million gross tonnage:

- Ship classification

- Land industry classification

- Quality systems certification (CE, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, HACCP, OHSAS )

- Training.

DeltaMarine

Ship designer for General Cargo Ships, Containers, Oil and/or Chemical Tankers, Passengers Ships

and Ferries, Yachts, Navy ships. It specialises in conceptual design, steel construction design,

CAD/CAM, piping and outfitting, advanced engineering for research and development (R & D),

information technologies .

Admarin:

Ship designer, specialises in chemical tanker, containers. Experience on double skin, stainless tankers.

Range of services includes : conceptual design, constructional design, CAD/CAM, outfitting.

Shipyards in Turkey

Celik Tekne:

- newbuilding yearly capacity of 30.000 DWT

- built wooden, aluminium and PVC ships

- 3 slipways from 120m to 150 m

- quality certificate: ISO 9002 LR

- shiprepair:10.000 ton per year

Sedef:


- built aluminium and PVC ships

- 3 slipway from 110m to 132 m




- quality certificate: ISO 9001, LR

Ceksan:


- built aluminium and PVC ships

- 2 slipway 120m and 130m

- 1 Floating dock with capacity 5800 tonne

- quality certificate: ISO 9002

Gemak:




- 1 Floating dock with capacity 5800 tonnes

- quality certificate: ISO 9002

- shiprepair

- 1 slipway 150m

- 2 floating docks,28.000 and 9.000 tonnes

Torlak:




- shiprepair 85.000 DWT on quay


Yacht building in Turkey




Proteksan:

The pioneer of mega yacht builders in Turkey is the Profilo Group, a multinational appliance

manufacturer and a conglomerate with vast activities varying from construction to textiles and from

shopping centres to marinas. The Proteksan-Turquoise joint venture has produced a dramatic variety

of fine yachts. The fleet includes 164-foot steel-and-aluminium Mosaique. the 91-foot steel-and-

aluminium displacement yacht Tivoli, and 176-foot steel-and-aluminium Petara now under

construction.

Numarine:

Numarine is a new performance motor yacht builder based in Istanbul.The 8500 sq meter, fully

climate controlled boatyard has a capacity of producing 50 yachts of 52' to 102' per year. A giant 5

axis CNC milling machine will be installed in Numarine shipyard for a faster and more accurate mold

making. Numarine was awarded ISO 9001:2000 certificate by RW TUV.

Yontech:

YONTECH's 3400 sq meter, fully climate controlled boatyard and composite production facilities has

a capacity of producing up to 35 m length and 120 displacement tonnes high speed craft from

hi-tech composites. YONTECH has AQAP-120 Quality Certificate.

Egemar:

EGEMAR's two main activities are Classic Boat Building and Yacht Equipments Trading. Boat

building activity of EGEMAR is one of the world's biggest operations in the field of wooden classic

boats. 70 boats are built per year between 29-74 feet length in a 4.500 m2 facility.

Equipment suppliers in Turkey

Gepa Fiberglass:




The factory , covering some 4000 m2 is strategy located in the main Turkish shipbuilding area of

Istanbul where a skilled staff work in first class conditions are producing excellent products; lifeboats,

rescue boats, wet units, hook release devices, boxes and cabinets.

Gurdesan:

- Deck Machines

- Deck Equipments

- Deck Cranes

- Propulsion Systems

- Hatch Covers

- Repair services

- Life Saving Systems.

Ulutas:

The firm completed many interior living areas design and application successfully in a short period

one of them is M.K. Atatürk’s yacht named SAVARONA which gave us a great honour to work for.

The firm collected the specialist in the name of Aybike Yachting and enlarged day by day and now the

firm is giving service with 130 workers in this sector. The firm started to work according to the

standards and gained ISO 9001:2000 certificates as a first firm in this sector.

Industrial bodies in Turkey

DTO (the Turkish Chamber of Shipping):

Turkish Chamber of Shipping has the aim to try to develop shipping in accordance with the national

transportation and shipping policy and the public interest. Moreover, to promote the interests and

provide the common requirements of its members, to arrange the development of the profession, to

guide and facilitate the professional activities, to establish common rules and to inform the authorities

on shipping matters and to keep the discipline, morals and solidarity of the shipping profession are the

other major concerns of the Turkish Chamber of Shipping.




Turkish Chamber of Shipping is a member of The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of

Turkey and The International Chamber of Commerce-The Turkish National Committee. Apart from

these two national organizations, TCS is also a member of The International Chamber Of Shipping

(ICS), International Maritime Bureau (IMB), The Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers

and Agents (FONASBA), The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO),European

Community Association of Ship Brokers and Agents (ECASBA) and the International Association of

Independent Tanker Owners(INTERTANKO).

GISBIR (Ship Builders Association):

The Association was established in 1971 to develop Turkish shipbuilding and ship repair industries. 39

shipyards located in Tuzla, Gelibolu, Korfez, Karadeniz Eregli have joined the Association as

members. The Association co-ordinates co-operation in industrial and economic policy among the

companies in the sector. Currently the most important activities within the Association are promotion

of shipbuilding and ship repair activities, establishment of new shipyard regions in Turkey.

GESAD:

Ship Industry Association has 320 member companies. GESAD's aim is creating a partnership

between its members, allowing the members to reach the new technologies easier and helping the

members to overcome the difficulties by production.

YATEF:

Federation of Yacht and Boat Industries has the aims to assist develop the marine industry in Turkey,

gather the yacht, recreational boat, sailboat , mega yacht, marine engine and components producers

and other relevant companies in a union; set forth the standards for the companies who produce

recreational boats, yachts, sailboats and spare parts; and assist them achieve these standards, promote

and protect the common interests of the marine sector to encourage technological improvements for

the boating industry, define and outline the problems of the boating industry and marine sector to

create the necessary PR in order to demonstrate the high level of quality that originates from Turkish

manufacturers and service providers to the international community, to promote amateur seamanship,




to develop the love of sea among the people of our country and to spread this love to the whole of the

country, especially to the younger generations, be the voice of the boating industry and marine sector.

Gemisander (TURKISH SHIPBREAKERS ASSOCIATION):

GEMISANDER has the aim to improve the work conditions of the sector, coordinate the relations

between sectors firms and the government and monitor the members firms and the workers.

Ship operators in Turkey

IDO:

Istanbul Fast Ferries Co. Inc. was founded by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in 1987 to help with

the sea transportation and thus help ease traffic problem in the city. IDO owns 24 seabuses, 6 ferries.

FURTRANS:

FURTRANS owns 4 container vessels, 2 multi-purpose vessels, a general cargo ship and a chemical

tanker. 4 new chemical tankers are under construction.

Beşiktas Group:

Today, Beşiktaş Group is ranked as one of the leading and reliable ship owner/manager specializing

and matching customer requirements in the commercial operation of crude oil, product, chemical and

bitumen tankers trading world-wide.

Dunya Shipping:

Dunya Shipping is the Owner and Manager of tankers ranging from Handysize to Aframax, all of

which are new constructions. Dünya Shipping is a member of INTERTANKO, BIMCO, MPA,

MSRC, and ITOPF.

Arkas:

- Maritime Shipping: One of Turkey's oldest maritime shipping institutions, Arkas

Holding's maritime shipping figures for 2003 were 868,130 TEU, increasing to

1,172,177 TEU in 2004.




- ARKAS increased its 2003 shipping volume of 146,582 tons, moved with 9,768

tractor-trailers, to 157,562 tons in 2004 with 11,082 tractor-trailers.

- Air Freight: Arkas Holding achieved a 15 percent increase in air freight by increasing

its 2003 performance of 28,015 shipments to 32,300 shipments in 2004.

- Rail Transport: Ar-Gü, an Arkas Holding company, boosted its 2003 performance of

2,401 freight cars and 100,877 tons to 4,492 freight cars and 180,000 tons in 2004.

The first private rail freight company to be founded in our country.

- Ro-Ro: Egekont transported a total of 124,742 passenger and light commercial

vehicles in 2004. The number of imported vehicles, on the other hand, was 116,700.

In addition, Egekont transported 3,487 pieces of heavy machinery.

- Port operations: Marport reached a total of 553,950 TEU in 2004.

Turkon

- East Mediterranean Line is serving with 3 container ships each has 500-600 TEU

capacity between Turkey and Ashdod - Haifa - Alexandria port since June 1998.

- North Europe - Mediterranean Line is serving with 3 container ships each has 1150

TEU capacity between Turkey - North Europe and Mediterranean ports.

- America Line is serving since 1997 between Turkey - USA and Mediterranean ports.

Un Ro-Ro

Main Ro-Ro operator between Turkey and EU. It is a company with over 200 share holders which are

transport specialists. It operates 10 RORO ships (2 more being built) with scheduled trips from

Istanbul and Izmir to Triest carrying 53 % of trade between Turkey and EU.

Public bodies in Turkey

GMO: The Camber of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

Main professional institution on shipbuilding with the number of members exceeding 2000.

Coordination of professional activities, i.e.: conferences, seminars, workshops.




R&D and universities in Turkey

TUBITAK – Turkish Scientific and Technical research Establishment:

TUBITAK is the main public financing and expert organisation for research and technological

development in Turkey. TUBITAK finances industrial R&D projects as well as projects in research

institutes. However the research initiatives in maritime cluster is very limited as it is not accepted as

one of the priority areas except marine environmental protection and fisheries.

Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering:

ITU is the leading research centre in maritime field for maritime industry. The main research topics

cover

- Hydrodynamics, tank testing, CFD

- Structural research

- Maritime transport studies, i.e. shipping and port operations

- Computational and experimental hydrodynamics

- Safety of maritime transport

- Marine environmental protection

- Offshore structures

ITU currently participates on MARSTRUCT, POP&C and ENCOMAR.

Yıldız Technical University:

- Research on ship hydrodynamics

- Structural research.

Policy makers in Turkey

Ministry of Transport, Undersecreteriat for Maritime Affairs:




In Turkey transport research is sometimes financed by the Ministry of Transport, Undersecreteriat for

Maritime Affairs. Current interest is to establish a market research, competitiveness analysis of

Turkish shipbuilding, ship repair, ship scrapping, marine equipment and yacht building sectors.

Additionally there is interest on short sea shipping mainly in territorial waters.




Bulgaria The main objective of the report is to make a general overview of the Bulgarian maritime cluster. The

report is developed in two general parts:

Part I: Maritime industry

This part of the report shows the present state of the Bulgarian shipbuilding and shiprepair industry .

Also the main companies form the shipbuilding, shiprepair, shipping, personal training and research

areas are identified.

Part II: Port sector.

The overall state of the national port system, the great significance of ports for the economics of the

Republic of Bulgaria and the main priorities of today for their development, related to the

incorporation in EC is analysed. Primarily, the attention is focused on public transport ports. The

current infrastructural and superstructural parameters of public transport ports of national significance

is examined. A detailed study is made of the state-owned port operators as most important actors in the

cluster, as follows: “Port of Varna” PLC, “Port of Bourgas” PLC, “Rousse Port Complex” PLC, “Lom

Port Complex” PLC, “Port of Vidin” SMLLC. A detailed analysis of the state of public transport ports

is made and the annual cargo traffic for the recent 9 years is studied.

The research is based on the information form public sources, financial reports and company visits.

Maritime industry sector

The maritime sector of a country is an important element of a country’s overall economics. The

majority of firms in the maritime industry are private micro-sized companies, however there are a few

larger sized companies operating in the region

In geographical terms the industry is effectively concentrated in three separate areas, namely Bourgas,

Varna and Rousse (Figure 0 1) with greatest concentration being at Varna where the largest

shipbuilding shipyard is located with four other enterprises. Approximately 80% of the sector

employment is located in the town of Varna and as such the importance of the sector to the regional

economy of that area is significantly greater. A study by the Apledore report (source: Foundation for

Entrepreneurship Development, 2000) the estimated number of the registered in Varna companies




whose activities are directly related to the maritime transport is 250. However, it is difficult to estimate

the exact number of the companies that are currently active.

Figure 2: Location of the majority of Bulgarian maritime companies

Because of the large number of companies it was not possible to meet with individuals that represent

all of the activity involved in the maritime sector. Nevertheless, the researchers met with a few

individuals that collectively represent the majority of the maritime industry activity at the shipbuilding

and shiprepair, shipping, ship registering, crew and personal training and scientific research areas. The

companies included in the report are presented in the following table.

Company Name Location Reference Bulyard Shipbuilding Industry AD Varna Bulyard

Odessos Shiprepair Yard S.A. Varna Odessos




Ship Machine-Building JSCo Varna Varna SMB

MTG – Dolphin Shiprepair Yard Varna Dolphin

Bourgas Shipyards Ltd Bourgas Bougras Shipyard

Dockyard Port-Bourgas AD Bourgas Bougras Dockyard

Rousse Shipyard J.S.C. Rousse Rousee Shipyard

Navigation Maritime Bulgare Varna Navibulgar

Bulgarian River Shipping J.S.Co. Rousse BRS

Bon Marine S.A. Varna Bon Marine

Technical University of Varna Varna TU-Varna

Bulgarian Ship Hydrodynamics Centre Varna BSHC

Bulgarian Maritime Training Centre Varna BMTC

Institute of Oceanlogy Varna Institute of Oceanlogy

Bulgarian Register of Shipping (BRS) Varna BRS

Table 1: Bulgarian companies and organizations included in the report

The situation in the sector has changed significantly since the depression in the maritime sector during

1999, when the largest shipyard went into receivership and shipbuilding activity was ceased and

uncertainty existed regarding the future of the Bourgas yard, which has been making losses for some

time and which had been unsuccessfully offered for privatization. In employment terms this reduced

the sector size to around 50% of the level and the impact in turnover and shipbuilding output is much

greater than this.

Over the following years the sector has been in a state of major upheaval, particularly in respect of

shipbuilding activities leaving the previously minority shiprepair aspects as the basis of a much

reduced sector. During the last couple of years both Varna and Bourgas yards was successfully sold,

thereby offering them a new lease of life. For the period of the review, the sector was dominated

shiprepair activity; however the changes in a high extent at the major yard at Varna and to a lesser




extent at the other two shipbuilding yards have meant that the dominance of shiprepair is going to be

changed.

The companies in Bulgarian maritime industry realized the importance of quality for their

international competitiveness and many of them are strongly committed to incorporating quality

management in their strategies. According the data from the “Club 9000 Association” 15 of them

have achieved ISO 9001 certification.The distribution of the companies according the location is

shown on Figure 3 and the distribution according the organization issued the certificate is shown on

Figure 4.

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From the companies included in the report the following ones had ISO 9001 certificates

• Odessos • Rousee Shipyard • Dolphin • Varna SMB • Bougras Dockyard

The companies who have aimed for such certifications believe that it will help to improve the image

and competitive position of individual companies and will make them more attractive partners and

service providers. They also feel that it will make good quality a symbol of the industry. This view

has grown out of the strong influence that foreign competitors have had on the service quality and

approaches instituted by Bulgarian firms. Some Bulgarian firms have taken the strategy of

establishing partnerships with foreign companies and with them have accepted and implemented their

high quality standards. Not only are standards important but also companies had to understand the

demands that are driving their markets.

Shipbuilding & Shiprepair

The Bulgarian Shipyard Sector is predominantly concerned with commercial shipbuilding and

shiprepair. Only one shiprepair yard "Flotski Arsenal" is involved in military shipbuilding and

shiprepair but because of the process of it privatization there is no data for its activity details.

The commercial sector involves river, coastal/short sea and International Ocean going vessels, with

the Danube River being the focus of river vessel related activities. Seven shipyards or enterprises have

been identified that have been active within Bulgaria during the period and scope covered by this

study. The table below summarizes the activity of the individual yards.

Company Name Location Ship

Building Ship

Repair Bulyard Shipbuilding Industry AD Varna

Odessos Shiprepair Yard S.A. Varna

- Ship Machine-Building JSCo Varna

- MTG - Dolphin Shiprepair Yard Varna




Bourgas Shipyards Ltd Bourgas

Dockyard Port-Bourgas AD Bourgas

Rousse Shipyard J.S.C. Rouse

Table 2: Bulgarian shipyards and shipbuilding companies

Production

In terms of shipbuilding products the sector is predominantly in the more basic cargo ship type with

limited amounts of hull building at the two smaller building yards. In the ship repair yards work has

largely concentrated on the repair of cargo ships and smaller vessels with only limited experience of

more complex ship types. There is the opportunity to broaden the experience base to include more

complex vessel types and move into the more substantial and complex conversion work.

The estimated shipbuilding output of the Bulgarian Shipyards in Gross Tons (GT) and deadweight

tones according the “United Nations Statistics Division (Source: LLOYD´S REGISTER OF

SHIPPING)” is shown in Figure 2 1. Technical note Data refer to cargo carrying ships and ships of

miscellaneous activities, such as towing/pushing, drudgery, ice-breaking, etc. of 100 gross tons and

over. Vessels of 100 gross tons and over, excluding non-propeller vessels and wooden vessels such as

barges, moored oil processing ships, yachts, naval auxiliary ships are excluded.

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Publicly available statistics for shipbuilding output are available from a variety of sources. In many

cases the statistics show different pictures. We have used the statistics from Lloyd’s Register/EU




Commission to obtain country and world-wide data for this study. These sources for world

shipbuilding for the period 2000-2004 show the picture for Bulgarian shipbuilding output as shown in

the following tablesfor the orders and for the competed ships.

Year Bulgaria World Output EU Output % EU % World CGT x103 CGT x103 CGT x103

2000 27 11446 31723 0.24 0.09

2001 18 2440 22029 0.74 0.08

2002 40 2731 21227 1.46 0.19

2003 22 4011 39594 0.55 0.06

2004 20 5353 43518 0.37 0.05

Table 3: Bulgarian Shipbuilding Sector – New contracts in CGT (Source: OCDE, LLOYD´S

REGISTER OF SHIPPING)

Year Bulgaria World Output EU Output % EU % World CGT x103 CGT x103 CGT x103

2000 8 4294 19640 0.19 0.04

2001 9 4384 19774 0.21 0.05

2002 8 4786 22299 0.17 0.04

2003 11 4710 24325 0.23 0.05

2004 44 3396 26322 1.30 0.17

Table 4: Bulgarian Shipbuilding Sector – Completed ships in CGT (Source: OCDE, LLOYD´S

REGISTER OF SHIPPING)

Shipbuilding production has concentrated on the mainstream cargo vessel types – bulk carriers,

general cargo and small tankers, together with some hull building for completion at other shipyards.

Bulyard Shipbuilding Industry AD is the largest shipbuilding enterprise in Bulgaria with a 60 years

experience from the time it had up to 6000 employees and has built up different types of ships. The




company designs and constructs ships up to 100 000 DWT. Over 850 vessels for owners of 27

countries have been built for the ninety years long history of the shipyard. The product portfolio

comprises of Tankers, Product Tankers, Bulk Carriers, General cargo vessels, Coal Carriers and

Container carriers. BULYARD has been facing recently it has built 213 unrestricted sea-going ships

for 26 countries for the last 30 year (Table 5).

Table 5: Types of ships built in BULYARD for the last 30 years

After 2004 in the Bulyard Shipbuilding Industry JSCo one 42 000 DWT and one 20 500 DWT bulk

carriers for NAVIGATION MARITIME BULGARE were finished, one vessel was conversed to gas

carrier, one hull for 42000 dwt bulk carrier was completed for Turkish shipowner and were repaired

more than 30 vessels. At the present in the yard are finishing one hull for 9370 dwt multipurpose

vessel for Turkish shipowner and there are 3 ships in repair. The Management of the company now is

negotiating with potential buyers for contracting of new buildings under improved main ship project of

the yard. The total number of ships built by the Rousse Shipyard since its foundation is 384 vessels

and since 1999 the number of completed vessels in the shipyard is 31.On table 6 the production levels

in shipyard Rousse for the last 5 years are shown.




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In shipbuilding terms the ship types built during recent years have comprised generally the basic cargo

carrying vessels such as bulk carriers, general cargo vessels, basic tankers and river or short sea cargo

vessels. In terms of repair, a greater diversity of ship types is covered. In the shiprepair yards work has

largely concentrated on the repair of different types of cargo ships and smaller vessels with only

limited experience of more complex ship types. There is the opportunity to broaden the experience

base to include more complex vessel types and move into the more substantial and complex

conversion work. We have able to obtain some detailed quantification of shiprepair output in Odessos

and Dolphin shiprepair yards for the reference period. The information that was available is shown on

Figure 7 but is substantially incomplete.

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Facilities

The largest size of vessel that can be built or docked in Bulgaria is approximately 80,000 dwt in the

larger of the two dry docks at the Bulyard. Historically two vessels of 100,000 dwt were constructed,




however on current design criteria, 80,000 dwt is the effective limit. This largest dock has traditionally

been concerned with shipbuilding rather than repair, however during the last years the dock has been

used for shiprepair work. The remaining shipbuilding facilities are suitable for considerably smaller

vessels, up to around 30,000 dwt maximum at the Bourgas yard and 5,000 dwt at Rousse yard. In

terms of shiprepair the shipyards offer facilities to serve vessels up to 40,000 dwt approximately, with

three of the yards serving smaller vessels up to approximately 5,000 dwt.

The prime shipyard facilities comprise a mix of dry docks, floating docks, shiplifts and side launch

mechanical systems. Table 7.2 summarizes the available facilities. In total three dry docks, six floating

docks and 23 building/repair berths.

Docks /Berths Max Ship Dwt Shipyard Dry

Docks Floating

Docks Berths Build Repair

Bulyard 2 2 80,000 80,000 Bougras Shipyard 1 - - 5 30,000 25,000 Rousee Shipyard 2 - - 14 6,000 3,000 Odessos 1 2 - - 35,000 Bougras Dockyard - 1 - - 5,000 Dolphin - 1 - - 40,000 Varna SMB 1 - 800 800

Table 6: Bulgarian shipyards facilities

Notes: 1. Berths serviced by a mechanical sidelaunch and transfer system

2. Berths serviced by a shiplift and transfer system

Source: “Eastern European Shipbuilding Industry Study for Applicant Countries”, Appledore

International Ltd., 2000

The level of manufacturing self-sufficiency in the yards is generally higher than in Western European

yards, with many small items such as outfit steel, blacksmith and joinery items being made in-house.

The BULYARD extends this self-sufficiency to the in-house manufacture of valves and other

pipework items. It is normal for functions such as galvanising, sheetmetal, pipework, joinery and outfit

steel manufacture to be undertaken in-house. Some of the yards also specialise in the manufacture of

deck machinery and hatch covers for their own or other Bulgarian yard use. There is also a network of

domestic supply companies who provide a range of shipbuilding components – this is a legacy from

the previous planned economy period.




The shipbuilding facilities in Bulgaria are generally of the technology level good practice of the late

1970s, new/fully redeveloped yards, large capacity cranes, some weather protection at dock or single

construction area, and high degree of mechanisation and use of computers, consistent with many yards

developed during the 1970s and 1980s in terms of physical facilities. Production facilities would

generally rate higher than control systems. Planning, materials control and management information

systems are generally less advanced however, which is a natural legacy from the planned rather than

demand led environment.

The largest shipyard “BULYARD” consists of two industrial sites, separated by ground-level roads

and by the access roads to the overhead bridge, which carries the main highway Varna – Bourgas,

south of Varna. Of special significance for the shipbuilding operation are the two dry docks located in

Yard 1 and their servicing cranes. Their technical description is the following: Larger dry dock: 237 m

length by 40 m width by 9.5 m water depth. The chamber can accommodate ships of 80,000 tons

deadweight. A gantry crane services the dock with a lifting capacity of 800 tons, of the same width as

the dock, and by three jib cranes with a lifting capacity of 80 ton each. Smaller dry dock: 190 m length

by 28 m width by 8.5 m water depth and can accommodate ships up to approximately 30 000 tons dwt.

The dock is serviced by a gantry crane of the same width as the dock with a lifting capacity of 500 ton,

and by three jib cranes of 80 ton capacity. Main outfitting quays: There are three quays - first of

approximately 350 m length is serviced by three jib cranes of 5 to 15 ton capacity; the second quay of

420 m length is serviced by four jib cranes of 5 to 15 ton capacity; and the third quay of 270 m length

is serviced by two 5 and 15 ton jib cranes. Main industrial site: hull processing, steel, engineering and

outfit workshops, which are accessory to shipbuilding and manufacturing operations. The secondary

site includes minor workshops and a large number of warehouse facilities. Main steel shop (K1) is

located in the western part of the main site. The building has a total area of about 21,000 sq. m.,

consisting of three bays with steel preparation and assembly (fabrication) sections. Outside the main

shop, there are six smaller hull-processing shops and areas. Main machine shop is located in the

northern part of the main site. It comprises three bays covering an area of 11,700 sq. m. and is

equipped with a large number of high standard and specialized machinery. Seven EOT cranes service

the shop with a lifting capacity of up to 75 tons. The overall machine capacity of the shop exceeds the

capacity required for standard shipbuilding needs. Next to that shop is an additional tool shop of an




area of 4,000 sq. m., which has also a hot treatment section. Pipe shops of the Shipyard have a total

area of approximately 2,800 sq. m. They are serviced by a mix of 3.2 to 15 tons overhead cranes.

Shipyard Turnover

In general terms the Bulgarian shipyards do not have access to operating subsidies for either

shipbuilding or shiprepair. The Bulgarian shipbuilding industry is currently in a difficult stage of

transition, most specifically because of the situation at BULYARD. The sector clearly has technical

competence in both shipbuilding and repair but has suffered significant financial and debt problems

over recent yards in relation to shipbuilding activity. In particularly the industry has suffered from the

cost and difficulty in obtaining shipbuilding finance.

The annual turnover of the Bulgarian Shipyards over the 1996 – 1998 reference period has been

estimated to average US$150 million. Incomes is denoted according to Bulgarian accounting standards

which records them in the year of delivery. The incomes of the shipbuilding companies is shown on

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Labour costs are low which provides a cost advantage but this is defrayed in part by low productivity.

Shipyard prime labour costs lie in the range US$2.00 - 4.00US$/hour. Shipbuilding productivity has




been calculated to lay in the range 8-12 CGT/employee/year which is significantly lower than the

average for EU yards. However, combined with the much lower labour costs this results in unit

operating costs that are highly competitive. There is potential for substantial productivity improvement

that would allow the sector to build upon its current cost advantage, providing that difficulties in

obtaining cost effective ship financing can be overcome. Inflation and exchange rates have been

relatively stable over the last years.

The profitability of the Bulgarian Shipyard sector is shown in the following graph.

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Figure 9: Shipyards profit of Bulgara

Employment

Shipyard employment averaged approximately 10,500 during the 3 year period from 1996 to 1998 and

approximately halved in 1999 following the receivership of the Varna yard. Employment levels at

present moment are shown in Table 2-6, however these are predicted to recover once the sale of the

yard is successfully completed. Whether previous levels will be achieved is not known.

Company Personnel

Navigation Maritime Bulgare 4 904

Rousse Shipyard 1 200




Bulyard Shipbuilding Industry AD 1 000

Odessos Shiprepair Yard S.A 919

Bulgarian River Shipping J.S.Co. 605

MTG – Dolphin Shiprepair Yard 475

Bourgas Shipyards Ltd 461

Ship Machine-Building JSCo 215

Bon Marine S.A. 113

Dockyard Port-Bourgas AD 106

TOTAL 9699

Table 7: Number of employees (1995) - Source: Bulgarian entreprises information system – BIC

Shipping

According the “World Factbook” in Bulgaria are registered total 64 ships with tonnage of 1,000 GRT

or over and with total tonnage of 757,972 GRT/1,115,238 DWT and 45 ships with Bulgarian owners

registered in other countries. The distribution of the ships according their type is shown on the

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NAVIGATION MARITIME BULGARE, or known also as NAVIBULGAR is the present successor

of Bulgaria’s more than hundred year old merchant marine heritage. From a few small steamships,

NAVIBULGAR’s fleet has grown to more than 82 owned ships (77 cargo and 5 auxiliary vessels)

with close to 1.5 million DWT, making the Company the biggest shipowner in Bulgaria and one of the

largest in the Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean region. NAVIBULGAR employs over 5,000 staff

worldwide, including 3700 at sea. The commercial activities of NAVIGATION MARITIME

BULGARE fall under two core business categories - Tramp Shipping and Liner Shipping.

The company owns 49 bulk carriers between 10,000 and 55,000 dwt trade worldwide, mainly on the

international freight market, reliably delivering a wide range of bulk commodities for blue-chip

charterers Figure 11.

Figure 11: Distribution of the Navibulgar’s bulkcarrier according size

In addition, NAVIBULGAR operates five multipurpose vessels, three rated at 8,700 dwt and two more

fitted with stern ramp with of 10,400 dwt, which operate between the Black Sea, Mediterranean, and

northern Europe. These vessels are used for carrying breakbulk general cargo as well as containers.

Three general cargo vessels of 3,200 dwt operate in the East Med/Black Sea region. Two product

tankers of 5,850 dwt and four chemical-carriers, each of 3,200 dwt serve the international bulk liquid

parcels markets.

BULCON, the container services trade mark of Navibulgar is a market leader in the highly

competitive trades between North Europe, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea as well as in the inter-




Mediterranean market. Deploying twelve owned vessels between 400 and 1000 TEU capacity within a

comprehensive joint service framework, Bulcon offers weekly departures and short transit times

between the UK, Northwest Europe, Scandinavia, the West and East Mediterranean and Black Sea

ports. Bulcon’s extensive container fleet comprises both standard dry vans and non-standard

equipment such as refrigerated and open-top containers for specialized cargoes.

In addition NAVIBULGAR operates its own trucks for inland delivery of containers to final

destinations in Bulgaria. Bulcon’s professional agency services and the intermodal “door to door”

network ensure that the clients enjoy fast, efficient and professional transportation of goods all over

the world.

NAVIBULGAR provides a regular, twice-weekly full ferry service between Varna, Ilichevsk, Batumi

and Poti for railway cars, wheeled freight, containers, vehicles and accompanying passengers. Two

Bulgarian flag ferries maintain the service jointly with two Ukrainian ships.

The company has had problem with the age of its fleet and the lack of investment capital available to

renew it. The average age of the fleet is over between 17 and 25 years for the different types of ships -

Figure 3 3 and some ships are over 30 years old and are not allowed to call at certain ports. Long-term

financing remains a problem for the development of the maritime sector because of the size and type

of the required loan securities and the high interest rates of the financial sector.

Figure 12: NAVIBULGAR average ships ages according their type




Bulgarian River Shipping J.S.Co is among the most prestigious and celebrated shipowners along the

Danube river. The company transports cargoes among Danube river countries and transits them

between Western and Eastern Europe – from Sulina and Constanta on the Black Sea to Main on Rhein

river and vice versa.

The main activity of the company include transportation of bulk, general, liquid and oversized

cargoes, regular Ro-Ro line [1. Ruse (Bul) – Reni (Ukr) – Ruse (Bul); 2. Passau (Ger) –

Vidin (Bul) – Passau (Ger)], regular container line [Constanta (Rom) – Belgrade (Serbia) –

Constanta (Rom)], regular Ferryboat shipments [Vidin (Bul) – Calafat (Rom)], transshipment:

ship/barge – railway – truck, forwarding services in river, sea, railway, road and combined

transport.

The early liberalization of the agent and forwarding services in the shipping industry allowed for the

establishment of numerous small private companies that compete both among themselves and with

local representatives of foreign agent and forwarding companies.

Training and Research

The development of the maritime sector is partially dependent on the availability of well-qualified

human resources. The Military Sea College and Military Sea Higher School, the University of

Economy and the Technical University, all located in Varna, are among the most predominant

institutions in Bulgaria that educate specialists for the maritime transport sector.

The research activities in Bulgaria directed to shipbuilding industry and especially to this type of ship

have been concentrated at the Technical University of Varna (TUV). Various studies have been

performed for the Bulgarian ship-owner Navigation Maritime Bulgare, Ltd with respect to assess the

state of integrity of the structure in ageing vessels and to develop new design solutions, in particular,

for the hatch cover supports.

Technical University of Varna is a state university with 8 Faculties and 2 Colleges. It was founded in

1962 under the name of Higher Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and the Research

Institute was established in 1965. Today the Technical University of Varna has an academic




community of more than 500 lecturers and over 6000 students. The Faculty of Shipbuilding includes 3

departments: Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering and Heat Transfer Technologies

The Department of Naval Architecture has research expertise in:

• Control of ship operation and safety by Computer on-board systems

• Structures and Reliability

• Ship design methodology - Optimization and CAD systems

• Ship Hydrodynamics

Moreover TUV has also developed two versions of the ALCOS (Auto Loading Computer On-board

System), which includes a full set of computer modules for control of stability, strength and cargo

operations. They were installed on more then 120 vessels: bulk carries general cargo vessels, RO-RO

ships, ferries and container vessels. The equipment was approved by leading Classification Societies

as LR, GL, ABS, NKK and BRS.

The Bulgarian Ship Hydrodynamics Centre (BSHC) is a national research and development

institute, member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, operating on a non-profit basis. It was

established in 1976 with the technical and financial support of the United Nations Development

Programme (UNDP) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO). BSHC is performing

fundamental and applied research in the field of:

• Ship hydro- and aerodynamics, ship/propeller design and optimization;

• Water transport and ship navigation;

• Ocean and coastal engineering;

• Marine industry;

• Sustainable development and environmental protection;

• Marine information technologies.

In its scope of activity BSHC accomplish the functions of:




• Specialized Research unit of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences with respect to development

and transfer of technology, integration into EU and NATO, and the national defense industry.

• Experimental facility and consulting centre.

• Centre for education, post-graduate training and extended qualification.

BSHC has a well developed research infrastructure, including: Large multipurpose laboratory

complex with hydrodynamic test facilities, equipped with high-class measuring and computation

techniques; Skilled and competent research and expert staff; Up-to-date numerical modeling software

and systems; Laboratories for development of measuring devices and software for test automation;

Data bases of model and full scale test and calculation data.

BSHC develops and works in the nourishing environment of broad, intensive and extremely beneficial

national and international cooperation. It collaborates and maintains close contacts with recognized

R&D institutions and businesses worldwide. BSHC participates in a number of cooperative research

projects (under programs of EU and NATO).

The Institute of Oceanology (former name Institute for Marine Research and Oceanology up to 1985)

was founded on 1st July, 1973 in Varna. Its scope of activities embraces: investigations on marine

physics, chemistry, hydrology, meteorology and climatology, sea bottom geomorphology,

hydrodynamics, lithodynamics, geomorphology of the coastal zone and creation of scientifically

grounded norms for design, construction and exploitation of marine hydrotechnical and port structures

with the aim to use effectively the Black Sea resources.

Bulgarian Maritime Training Centre is the main organization for training of personnel employed in

shipping and prepares them for Maritime Administration examinations and through the years has

become a complete training source for professional certification.

BMTC provides maritime training courses and seminars mainly. Other activities carried out

are - Ship repairs and consultancy services; Internet providing; Publishing; IMO publications

distribution.

In the last year over 10 000 trainees have passed trough 480 training courses. Presently

BMTC provides over 100 different training courses focusing on the following main areas of training:




• Upgrading and revalidation training

• Safety Training Courses

• Tanker Operations:

• Simulation - Navigation:

• Simulation - GMDSS

• Specialized Tailor-made Courses

• Engineering Courses

• Passenger ships familiarization training

• Ro-ro Passenger ships familiarization training

Main actors description

Shipbuilding yards

BULYARD – Shipbuilding Industry

Bulyard Shipbuilding Industry AD is the largest shipbuilding enterprise in Bulgaria.

The company designs and constructs ships up to 100 000 DWT. Over 850 vessels for owners of 27

countries have been built for the ninety years long history of the shipyard. The product portfolio

comprises of Tankers, Product Tankers, Bulk Carriers, General cargo vessels, Coal Carriers and

Container carriers.

“Bulyard Shipbuilding Industry” is situated in the South Industrial Zone of Varna. The shipyard is

very close to a railway, 5 minutes away from the center of the city and 10 minutes away from the

airport. This location and the moderate weather conditions make Bulyard Shipbuilding highly

accessible throughout the year. This situation readily facilitates rapid materials acquisition and

resupply and coupled with a skilled labor supply enables Bulyard to offer round-the-clock and round-

the-calendar dedicated production efforts.

Facilities




Large Dry Dock 237 x 40 x 7 m

- One Gantry Crane 800 tons - Three cranes 80 tons each - Max size of blocks in front of the big dry dock L-16m, B-32m, weight max – 750 t

Small Dry Dock 187 x 28 x 6 m

- One Gantry Crane 500 tons - Three cranes 80 tons each - Max size of blocks in front of the small dry dock: L-16m, B-24m, weight max – 450 t

Economic Details

The main activity of the “Bulyard Shipbuilding Industry” AD in the past as well as today is

construction of merchant ships in strict compliance with the highest standards in shipbuilding of

various ship types, such as Tankers, Product Tankers, Bulk Carriers, General cargo vessels, Coal

Carriers, Container and Multipurpose Vessels.

In the period 1987 – 1998, 57 vessels from 5 000 to 42 000 DWT have been built by Bulyard

Shipbuilding Industry. Since the beginning of the company’s activity more than 800 vessels were

delivered to owners from 27 countries.

Typical built vessels

41 600 dwt bulk carrier (11 vessels built)



9 370 dwt multipurpose vessel (8 vessels built)

Ship repair is the second largest activity in Bulyard shipbuilding industry. The production facilities

allow for common / blasting, painting, etc./ and class /every 4 years/ repairs.

Since 01.04.2004 when Bulyard acquired the shipyard till the end of 2004 26 vessels of various types

have been repaired. 58 ships were repaired in 2005.

Additional activities

Other important activities in Bulyard shipbuilding industry are ship completions and conversions.




Based on the special machines and facilities, Bulyard Shipbuilding Industry can produce different

specific details in accordance with the customer requirements

Ownership Status

The capital of the Bulyard Shipbuilding Industry is divided between the following shareholders:

• Bulyard AD, Sofia – 75%

• Navigation Maritime Bulgare PLC, Varna – 25%

The capital of the Bulyard AD, Sofia is divided between:

• 51.5% - Industrial Holding Bulgaria PLC,Sofia

• 48.5% between:

- Odessos Shiprepair Yard S.A. Varna - Bulcom Ltd, Cyprus - Electromachinery Ltd, Sofia

Employment

On 06.01.2006 Bulyard has 1000 workers

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Incomes n/a n/a n/a n/a 16 933

Net Profit n/a n/a n/a n/a 611

Table 8: Bulyard incomes and Profit in thousands of euro

Bourgas Shipyards

Overview

The shipyard has more than 50-years experience. Started as a small repair shop in 1948, it grew up

into a modern shipbuilding and repair yard. From the very beginning it built up a good reputation and

now enjoys popularity, based on established traditions in shipbuilding, good production quality and

competitive prices. At that time the yard could build small vessels only.




Since 1970 the yard move from the its area at port of Bourgas to its nowadays territory where can be

built vessels up to 25 000 tdwt.

Companies, well-known in the field of shipping, show interest in the yard's activity and the qualitative

completion of their orders is a guarantee for the company's future prosperity.

Since the summer of 2000 the state own company Bourgas Shipyards Ltd became a Joint Venture

Company with 100% private shares.

New building facilities:

1. The lifting and launching equipment has been into operation since 1985. It is a transverse

lift double deck type. The largest vessels that can be docked are with the following

dimensions:

- Docking weight 7000 t - Length 185 m - Breadth 26 m - Draught 5,5 m

2. Outfitting quay - 400 m long. It has two 16t and one 5 t Portal cranes, water and electric

supply, CO2, acetylene and compressed air mains.

3. Hull erection is carried out on two building berths. Building

Berth No.1 is 400x30m large.

Building berth No.2 is 250x36m large.

Both berths provided with four 16t portal cranes.

A new covered hull erection shop integrated with Berth No.1 is under construction since

January 2006 and should be put into operation the same year.

4. An open-air store for steel material of 11.000 sq.m.

5. Prefabrication line for cleaning and painting of steel material equipped with a plate

straightening machine, a drying chamber, a shot blasting machine and an automatic painting

chamber. Computerization and addressed conveyance of steel to the store and the initial line




are on. The machines and facilities line are provided for the treatment of steel plates up to

3200 mm width and from 4 to 30mm thick.

6. Steel prefabrication shop with two halls, each with dimension 108x36m is provided with

12,5t and 32t cranes. The first hall is equipped with a three gas cutting machines

10000x2500mm and one plasma cutting machine 12000x4100mm with numerical program

control, a guillotine for cutting plates up to 24mm thickness, a shaping and a flanging press, a

hydraulic press of 500t force, a profile bending machine, etc.

7. The shipbuilding block is divided into 5 halls of 72x18 m, equipped with 5 t cranes, a hall

of 72x30 equipped with 12,5t and 32t cranes. The shipbuilding block includes piping shop,

machine shop, outfitting, maintenance and tool shop.

8 A three floor building accommodates the administration of the company.

Repair Facilities

• Three halls 72x18m equipped with 5t cranes. • Two repair berths 220x24m equipped with 2 cranes of 16t capacity. • Shiprepair quay 420m long equipped with 2 cranes of 16t capacity. • A three floor building accommodates repairs administration. • The repair facilities are located in southern part of the shipyard. • The ship lift serves both new building and repair facilities.

Economic Activity Details

- Ownership Status: private company - Employment: The yard employs about 461 people.

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Incomes n/a 5654 5068 7682 8930

Net Profit n/a 301 146 499 -733

Table 9: Incomes and Profit in thousands of EURO




Ship Machine-Building JSCo

Overview

Ship Machine-Building JSCo was found in 1962 by merging of small enterprises. For a short period of

time the company has established itself as a leader in the production of ship equipment in Bulgaria and

also became recognized in many European countries as a producer of unique steelworks.

The production of ferroconcrete vessels goes back to 1940, when a joint Bulgarian-German enterprise

was formed. Subsequently the assets of that enterprise became property of Ship Machine-Building

JSCo and the company asserted itself as the sole manufacturer of floating ferroconcrete facilities in

Bulgaria. In its almost sixty years of presence on the market Ship Machine-Building JSCo has

produced over 350 floating facilities based on ferroconcrete hulls.

The main activities of the company are:

• Fabrication of ship equipment • Fabrication of floating reinforced-concrete vessels • Prefabrication and site erection of metal structures • Ship repair activities • Machining • Non-destructive and mechanical testing, chemical analysis • Training of specialists

From the date of its foundations the company has produced more than:

• 180 sets of hatch covers • 350 floating reinforced-concrete vessels • 75 000 tones metal structures

Besides the production of new marine equipment Ship Machine-Building JSCo is involved in the

shiprepair industry.

The main advantage is that most of the vessels built in the Bulgarian shipyards throughout the last

decades have been equipped with machinery produced by our company. This allows to react quickly to

all request and to supply the necessary equipment in time and with excellent quality.

Ship Machine-Building JSCo offers:




• Execution of planned comprehensive and partial repairs; • Execution of urgent repairs; • Small volume repairs during loading-unloading operations; Supply of equipment as well as billets for fitting on board by the crew.

Facilities

Currently the production area Ship Machine - Building JSCo includes three major workshops:

• Workshop 1 - Ferroconcrete structures and facilities • Workshop 2 - Machine manufacturing • Workshop 3 - Hatch covers and metal structures The company maintains two slipways with five building berths for production of

ferroconcrete hulls with the following specification:

• maximal length of the ferroconcrete vessel - 90 m • maximal breadth of the ferroconcrete vessel - 15 m • maximal height of the ferroconcrete vessel - 13 m • maximal weight of the ferroconcrete vessel - 1800 t

During the period 1965 - 1990 the slipways and the launching facilities had been repeatedly

reconstructed and modernized and currently are in condition to meet the requirements of any

potential client.


- Ownership Status: Private company - Employment: 215 employees

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Incomes n/a 1211 1055 3110 8930

Net Profit n/a -532 -533 164 -733

Table 10: Incomes and Profit in thousands of euro

Shiprepair yards

ODESSOS Shiprepair Yard S.A.




Spread over an area of about 320,000 square meters, Odessos is the largest well equipped yard in

Bulgaria suitable for repair and dry-docking of vessels up to 35,000 DWT and afloat repairs of vessels

up to 150,000 DWT. Its location is extremely favorable in view of the significance of Varna as a big

industrial and tourist center. It is assumed that the date of birth of the Shiprepair Yard at Varna is the

day of 1st September 1955 when the Dry Dock was commissioned. However, the Yard started its

activity as an autonomous legal entity since 1st June 1963.Shiprepair Yard offers a range of

specialized services rendered by the qualified personnel of various separate shops. The high quality is

also guaranteed by the successful activity of the design and processing departments as well as by the

quality-control department. The quality management system complies with the requirements of ISO

9001:2000 and NATO Allied Quality Assurance Publication AQAP 2120. A well-equipped certified

laboratory carries out all kinds of chemical and mechanical tests.

The existing Professional Training Centre provides qualified workers in compliance with the

requirements by the Classification Societies, and was granted License No.1 issued by the National

Agency of Professional Training and Education in March 2002.

The modern equipment and facilities as well as the high quality of services have established Odessos

as a preferred partner on the international shiprepair market, and nearly 95% of its customers are

leading shipping companies from Europe, the United States and Asia.

Facilities

The Yard’s facilities include one dry and two floating docks and an overall length of piers of 1,200

meters.

− Dry dock No 1 - 198 x 28 x 7 m − Dry dock No 2 - 237 x 40 x 9 m

Also available are the main facilities of Bulyard S.A., ex Varna Shipyard where Odessos is one of the

new owners.

The painting shop carries out all kinds of hull cleaning and reconditioning activities, high-pressure

water-jet cleaning up to 850 bar and grit blasting up to SA 2,5 acc. Swedish standard, and protective

coating and painting as well.




The steel shop is well equipped and employs experienced specialists, which enables it to perform any

repair works on ship’s hull, hatch covers, various hull structures and assemblies, and repairs to boilers

as well.

The mechanical shop carries out all kinds of repairs to main and auxiliary diesel engines, air, freon and

ammonia compressors, heat-exchangers, all kinds and types of pumps, high-pressure fuel pumps and

nozzles, remetalling of bearings; also, machining of shafts up to 16,000 mm length, gear wheels up to

720 mm diameter and other details up to 3,000 mm diameter. There is also a foundry where stainless

steel, cast iron, aluminum and bronze details are cast up to 160 kg. The forgery is capable of forging

details up to 100 kg. The pipe shop deals with all kinds of pipe work such as pipe renewal and repair,

as well as HFC bending of pipes up to 300 mm diameter. High quality is also guaranteed by a modern

pipe profile cutting machine. The electrical shop carries out repair and rewinding of all kinds of

electrical equipment, motors and generators up to 400 kW, all kinds of electrical pumps and

compressors, ship’s automatics, radio-navigation and communication equipment, rudder gears, etc.

Also, a section for the repair of hydraulic gears– hydro-cylinders, hydro-pumps – was developed.

The carpentry shop offers the fabrication and repair of any parts of wood and GRP, as well as

upholsterer’s services.

The Yard has own warehouses for the storage of all main materials and spare parts, also a well-

developed inter-factory transport including tug boats. Also located in the Yard’s territory is a fire

department.

All piers, docks and shops are provided with main pipelines for acetylene, oxygen, compressed air,

water and steam supply.

Ownership Status

The company is part of the economical group “Invest - Shiprepair Yard” which has no with no filial or

branch offices. “Invest - Shiprepair Yard” owns 46.95% of the “ODESSOS Shiprepair Yard

S.A.”

“ODESSOS Shiprepair Yard S.A” owns:

- 40% from “Ulbecs” Ltd - 25% from “Bulyrd” AD




- 20% from “Morski svyat” Ltd. Employment: The number of the employees is about 919 persons

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Incomes 18804 23331 13876 15801 23086

Net Profit 1594 1078 100 640 3741

Table 11: Odessos shiprepair Yard incomes and Profit in thousands of EURO

MTG – DOLPHIN SHIPREPAIR YARD

The Ship yard is located on Varna Lake, 15 kilometers west of Varna, with unrestricted access to the

sea. “MTG - Dolphin" is working in close cooperation with most of the larger classification societies

such as: Lloyds Register of Shipping, Germanischer Lloyd, Bureau Veritas, DNV, ABS, NKK,

Bulgarian Register of Shipping, Russian Maritime Register of Shipping etc.

Facilities

- Outfitting quay: 540 meters in length, 8 meters depth

• 1 x 32 t, 1 x 12,5 t - gantry , cranes : 3 x 25 t, 1 x 8 tons lifting capacity • Oxygen, compressed air, fresh and sea water lines in all length • Steel, pipe, mechanical and electrical workshops - Floating dock for vessels up to 50'000 t DWT

• Length overall - 205 meters • Clear width - 30,5 meters • Lifting capacity - 18'000 tons • Cranes - 2 x 5 tons • Winches - 2 x 25 tons + 6 x 8 t • All necessary equipment for any kind of steel, blasting and painting (including hydro-

blasting), mechanical, electrical and piping works on board and in workshops. • Total area: 24 049 m2 • Covered area: 4 323 m2 Ownership Status: Private company




Employment: The yard has 475 workers

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Incomes 865 908 559 1765 n/a

Net Profit -17 238 -1429 -1332 n/a


Dockyard Port-Bourgas AD

Main activities: repair and reconstruction of vessels, marine buildings and equipment, cargo loading and unloading, port activities.

Since 2002 the major customers of Dockyard Port-Bourgas have been foreign flag vessels, which

compose 70% of the present repair works, accomplished at the dockyard. As a result of the correct

attitude towards the clients and the experienced specialists there are many companies, using the

services of the dockyard from countries, such as Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, Syria,

Denmark, Netherlands, Georgia, Ukraine etc.

In its practice Dockyard Port-Bourgas works with surveyors of Bulgarian Register of Shipping;

Russian Register of Shipping; Germanischer Lloyd; Lloyd Register of Shipping; Det Norske Veritas.

Since 1999 Dockyard Port- Bourgas has been certified on ISO 9001-2000 standard.

Facilities

The dockyard has its own 220 m quay with maximum draft of 8 m. and also two portal cranes with

lifting capacity of 2,5 and 15 tons.

The floating dock can handle all kinds of sea going vessels with the following characteristics:

Dock weight – up to 4500 tons including;

Maximum length – up to 115 m;

Maximum breadth – up to 18 m.





- Ownership Status: Industrial Holding Bulgaria - Employment: 106 workers

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Incomes 1596 n/a 1026 1341 n/a

Net Profit 31 n/a -47 54 n/a

Table 13: Incomes and Profit in thousands of euro

Shipping companies

Navigation Maritime Bulgare (Navibulgar)

Overview

Navigation Maritime Bulgare (Navibulgar) is the successor to a shipping company established in

1892. Its century-old tradition and experience in the shipping industry in compliance with international

requirements and standards have turned the company into a leader on the shipping market in Bulgaria

and in the Black Sea and East Mediterranean regions. Navibulgar is a member of the Bulgarian

Delegation at the meetings of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a member of BIMCO,

BINSA, ICS, ISF, the Club 9000 Association, an associated member of INTERTANKO, a shareholder

in INMARSAT and ICO - Teledesic Global Ltd. Navibulgar fleet includes over 80 vessels (77 cargo

vessels and 5 auxiliary vessels), most of them bulk carriers. All vessels meet SOLAS standards for

safety at sea and operate in compliance with the provisions of the US Coast Guard, Panama Canal,

Suez Canal and St. Lawrence Seaway (Canada) authorities.

The company offers a variety of options for the carriage of bulk, general and containerized cargo, ro-

ro and ferry cargo, carriage of chemical and petrol products to all international trade destinations. It

also operates intermodal “door-to-door” services combining fast, flexible and reliable sea and land

transportation of containerized cargo. Navibulgar also has its own auxiliary fleet for tug services and

an independent Agency.

Navibulgar takes real pride in the barquentine Kaliakra, who has been awarded numerous prizes in

various sailing regattas promoted by the International Sail Training Association, such as Cutty Sark,




Tall Ship Races, Columbus 500 Race, etc. The barquentine is a training vessel for naval students and

promotes the reputation of the company worldwide.

Facilities

The Company fleet consists 77 vessels of different types, which trade all over the world. Navibulgar

is one of the biggest Shipowners in the region and operates:

- 49 bulk carriers -mainly in the range of Handy-capacity;

- 12 containerships – between 400 and 1000 TEU capacity;

- 8 multipurpose vessels with DWT between 3200 and 11000 tones

- 2 product tankers - 5800 DWT each;

- 4 chemical tankers – 3200 DWT each;

- 2 railway ferry vessels – with capacity of 108 wagons

Navigation Maritime Bulgare also maintains an auxiliary fleet, including:

- 3 tugboats (2 X 1215 HP each)

- 1 bunker barge

- 1 passenger ship – m/v Atanas Dimitrov

- 6 small road boats

- STV “Kaliakra”


• Ownership Status • Employment: NAVIBULGAR employs over 4,000 qualified staff, most of whom are

directly involved in the Company shipping operations.

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Incomes 332675 316317 268021 215579 186784

Net Profit 342 363 2177 -13792 19179





Bulgarian River Shipping J.S.Co.

Overview

Bulgarian River Shipping J.S.Co. was established on 17th of March 1935. The beginning of Danube

navigation was set with opening a regular passenger and cargo line between ports of Ruse and Vidin

with reconstructed steam tugboats “Vit” and “Osym”.

Nowadays Bulgarian River Shipping J.S.Co. is among the most prestigious and celebrated shipowners

along the Danube river. The company transports cargoes among Danube river countries and transits

them between Western and Eastern Europe – from Sulina and Constanta on the Black Sea to Main on

Rhein river and vice versa.

Bulgarian River Shipping J.S.Co. offers the following transport services:

Transportation of bulk, general, liquid and oversized cargoes

Regular Ro-Ro line:

1. Ruse (Bul) – Reni (Ukr) – Ruse (Bul)

2. Passau (Ger) – Vidin (Bul) – Passau (Ger)

Regular container line: Constanta (Rom) – Belgrade (Serbia) – Constanta (Rom)

Regular Ferryboat shipments: Vidin (Bul) – Calafat (Rom)

Transshipment: ship/barge – railway – truck

Forwarding services in river, sea, railway, road and combined transport

Chartering of river and sea vessels

Agency services for Bulgarian and foreign flag vessels in all Bulgarian ports.

Facilities

Bulgarian River Shipping J.S.Co. owns and operates the following fleet:

Ships




Pushers

Type 1740 hp

Type 2400 hp

Type 3150 hp

Ferry boat platform “BIN” for transportation of passengers and vehicles

Non-Propelled Fleet

Barges with lifting capacity of 1000 up to 1700 tons

Open-top barges of types:

SA type – 1500 Tons

SA type – 2000 Tons

Ro-Ro

Non-manned covered barges:

SE type– 1668


- Ownership Status: Chimimport AD – 16.03.2006 - Employment: 605 workers

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Incomes n/a n/a 7504 7783 12102

Net Profit n/a n/a 124 121 166


Bon Marine S.A.

Overview




Bon Marine S.A. activities includes a full range of port agency services.

• Ship Agency Services in both the Bulgarian sea ports of Varna and Bourgas; • Ship Agency for navigating Bosforos and Dardanelles. • Experience in servicing Navy ships (US 6th Fleet and NATO countries fleets); • Crew changes; • Customs Clearance and Forwarding services; • Emergency ship repairs; • Through our partners we can offer Independent Cargo Surveys; • Bunkering agent.

Other services

• Marine Consultancy, • Asset Management, • Accounting Services, • Share participation management

A team of highly qualified and experienced professionals provides a full range of agency services to

the vessels visiting Bulgarian ports:

• Liner and Tramp vessels - loading/discharging • Tankers • Navy Ships • Passenger ships • Vessels at the ship repair yards We take special care to provide a quick and timely performance of all formalities and operations in

order to reduce the stay of the vessels as much as possible.

The services include:

• Port Agency • Protecting Agents • Supply and Delivery of Provisions and Stores • Bunkering • Ship Repair • Medical Assistance • Crew Replacement • Clearance and Delivery of Ship’s Spares




• Supervision of cargo operations Economic Activity Details

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Incomes n/a 3160 4878 5095 5550

Net Profit n/a 119 225 211 285

Table 16: MTG – DOLPHIN SHIPREPAIR YARD incomes and Profit in thousands of euro

Scientific organizations

Technical University of Varna

TUV has been established in 1962 with a Decree of the Council of Ministers of the Peoples Republic

of Bulgaria and Act of the National Assembly. The purpose of the creation is to ensure conditions for

education of engineering staff for the shipbuilding, transport, machine building, electric power

engineering and communications. These were found to be necessary for the needs of the growing

industrial complexes in the North-East part of the country, profiling in heavy chemistry, shipbuilding

and ship repair, engines' manufacturing, transport, electric power industry, electronics and

communications. The initial name of the university is "Machine and Electrical Institute - Varna" (MEI

- Varna) and it incorporates three faculties: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and

Shipbuilding.

Facilities

The Technical University of Varna is an autonomous institution incorporating 7 Faculties, 2 Colleges

and 1 Department:

Faculties

• Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering and Technologies; • Faculty of Shipbuilding; • Faculty of Electrical Engineering; • Faculty of Electronics; • Faculty of Computing and Automation; • Faculty of Marine Sciences and Ecology;




• Faculty of Law;

Departments

• Department of Foreign Languages; Colleges

• College at the Technical University of Varna; • Dobrudja College of Technology.

Activity Details

TUV carries education in the following fields according to the state classification:

• technical sciences; • natural sciences, mathematics and informatics; • social, economic and law sciences; • pedagogical sciences.

The following educational degrees graduate at the university: Bachelor, Master, Specialist. The

university carries as well education for the degree "Doctor", covering the scientific field "Technical

sciences". The transition to the three level educational system was completed during the school year

1997/98. In the year 2001/02 the last students under the 5-year educational plan graduated and these

were granted the educational degree of "Master" as per the requirement of the Act on higher education.

During the same year the first "Bachelors" graduated and since the year 2002/03 TUV carries

education of "Masters" according to the new study plans. The duration of "Bachelor" education is 4

years and for "Master" - 1-1.5 years.

We are proud that over 500 international students, graduated from our university, work in 50

countries. There are dozens of international students who have defended dissertations at the Technical

University of Varna. We are proud that they are and will be friends of Bulgaria and the University.

The Technical University of Varna has an academic community of more than 500 lecturers and over

7000 students. The academic stuff of the university is divided into 8 faculties, consisting of 31

departments. The university has 8 buildings with many lecture halls, over 250 laboratories, a large




library, sports and manufacturing facilities as well. The University has resting facilities on the river

Kamchia and in the mountain town of Chepelare.

The international activities of the University follow the programs financed by the European

community: SOCRATES, ERASMUS, PHARE and the Technical University of Varna is in the Guide

of Universities published by the European Union. The University has a Regional Center for

Distance Learning and several Local Centers for Distance Learning affiliated to it. They are

located in the towns of Veliko Tirnovo, Dobritch and Sliven.

Bulgarian Ship Hydrodynamics Centre

The Bulgarian Ship Hydrodynamics Centre (BSHC) is a national research and development institute

and member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), working on a non-profit basis. The object

of BSHC is to perform fundamental and applied research in ship and offshore hydrodynamics,

coastal hydraulics, aerodynamics and environment protection, in service of the society.

BSHC is performing fundamental and applied research in the field of:

• Ship hydro- and aerodynamics, ship/propeller design and optimization;

• Water transport and ship navigation;

• Ocean and coastal engineering;

• Marine industry;

• Sustainable development and environmental protection;

• Marine information technologies.

In its scope of activity BSHC accomplish the functions of:

• Specialized Research unit of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences with respect to development

and transfer of technology, integration into EU and NATO, and the national defense industry.

• Experimental facility and consulting centre.

• Centre for education, post-graduate training and extended qualification.




BSHC has a well developed research infrastructure, including: Large multipurpose laboratory

complex with hydrodynamic test facilities, equipped with high-class measuring and computation

techniques; Skilled and competent research and expert staff; Up-to-date numerical modeling software

and systems; Laboratories for development of measuring devices and software for test automation;

Data bases of model and full scale test and calculation data.

Facilities

• Deep water towing tank Dimensions: Length - 200m, Width - 16m, Depth - 6.5m

Other parameters: Max. carriage speed - 6 m/s ,Wave maker - regular and irregular waves,

Wave length 1-12m, Wave height 0.1 - 0.4m, Wave steppes 1/20

Ship models, Max. length - 12m, Max. weight - 12t

• Shallow Water Towing Tank

• Seakeeping and

• Maneuvering Basin

• Cavitation Tunnel

• Coastal Hydraulics Basins

• Open Water Area

Activity Details

BSHC activities are wide-ranging and far-reaching in both basic and applied technologies.

• Research

• Engineering & Consultancy

• Information Services

• Technology Transfer

• Training & Education




BSHC activities are focused on following main areas of application: Ship Powering, Ship Dynamics,

Ocean Engineering , Coastal Hydraulics , Environmental Protection , Fishing and Fish Farm

Facilities, Information Technology, Marine Engineering Software, Industrial Hydro- and

Aerodynamics

BSHC's staff counts some 70 persons. BSHC's personnel falls into the following categories: 40% -

scientific, 40% - engineering and technical, 20% - administrative. The scientific and technical

personnel is mostly trained in developed maritime countries Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Italy,

Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, USA.

Bulgarian Maritime Training Centre

Bulgarian Maritime Training Centre was established in 1974 to help the personnel employed

in shipping prepare for Maritime Administration examinations and through the years has

become a complete training source for professional certification

BMTC provides maritime training courses and seminars mainly. Other activities carried out are - Ship

repairs and consultancy services; Internet providing; Publishing; IMO publications distribution. In the

last year over 10 000 trainees have passed trough 480 training courses. Presently BMTC provides over

100 different training courses focusing on the following main areas of training:

• Upgrading and revalidation training • Safety Training Courses • Tanker Operations: • Simulation - Navigation: • Simulation - GMDSS • Specialized Tailor-made Courses • Engineering Courses • Passenger ships familiarization training • Ro-ro Passenger ships familiarization training BMTC provides also a wide range of Foreign Languages and Computer Training Courses as well as

training courses for achievement of qualification and maritime proficiency for Staff Support.

Departments

• Navigation • Marine engineering • Maritime English




• Language centre • Rating department

Institute of Oceanlogy

The Institute of Oceanology (former name Institute for Marine Research and Oceanology up to 1985)

was founded on 1st July, 1973 in Varna. Its scope of activities embraces: investigations on marine

physics, chemistry, hydrology, meteorology and climatology, sea bottom geomorphology,

hydrodynamics, lithodynamics, geomorphology of the coastal zone and creation of scientifically

grounded norms for design, construction and exploitation of marine hydrotechnical and port structures

with the aim to use effectively the Black Sea resources.

Facilities

• Headquarters • Research base “Shkorpilovtsi” • R/V "Akademik"

− Displacement 1225 t

− Length o.a. 55,5m

− Breadth 9,8 m

− Draught 4,8 m

− Cruise speed 9,5 kn

− Crew 22

− Scientific staff 20

− Endurance at cruise 35 days

− Range at cruise speed 7500 n miles

• Research Submersible РС-8, which has been operated since 1987. Main characteristics:

− Operating depth – 250m

− Deadweight – 5t

− Length – 6,5m

− Crew – 2+1

− Range of underwater cruise – 5 n miles

− Endurance underwater – 5 hours

− Scientific equipment – photo-camera, video-camera, manipulator, sampling devices




• CTD – Drills • Side-scan sonar • Deep-Diving systems

− Operating depth – 100m − Bottom time – 30 min. − Crew – 2 divers − Breathing mixture – air/helium

Activity Details

The subjects are marine physics, chemistry, hydrology, meteorology and climate, sea bottom

geomorphology, coastal hydrodynamics, lithodynamics and geomorphology. Creation of scientifically

grounded standards for design, construction and utilization of marine hydrotechnical and harbor

structures and sustainable development of the Black Sea resources.

Projects:

• CESUM BS - Centre for Sustainable Development and Management of the Black Sea region • EUROCAT - European Catchments - Catchments changes and their impact on the coast • Sea-Search-a Pan European Network for Ocean & Marine Data and Information Management • Marbena - Creating a long-term infrastructure for marine biodiversity research in the

European Economic area and the Newly Associated States • Design of a Driving forces-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) model of indicators for

Black Sea coastal environment quality assessment Oxidant/antioxidant properties of marine biota – implication for coastal marine environment and human health assessment

• ARENA - A regional capacity building and networking program to upgrade monitoring and forecasting activity in the Black Sea

• Assessment of the Black Sea sedimentary system since the Last Glacial Extreme

Education and training

Scientists from the Institute of Oceanology take active part in the education of students. They have

read lectures on over 50 subjects in different universities (Navy School, Technical University, Medical

University, etc.). The guidance of preparation of diploma works started in 1983 and up to now over

100 graduates had been assisted. Regular education of Ph.D. students started in 1989.

Bulgarian Register of Shipping (BRS)




Bulgarian Register of Shipping (BRS) was established as the national Classification Society of

Republic of Bulgaria in 1950. BRS Head Office in Varna and its Inspection Offices in Bourgas and

Rousse provide classification services to the shipping in Bulgaria and abroad and supervision in the

main shipbuilding and industrial centers. Over the past years BRS has grown steadily and developed

from national Classification Society to a Society with international reputation. Besides the activities

carried out in Bulgaria, BRS performs the following:

• Supervision abroad of ships classed with BRS;

• Assignment of BRS class to ships flying foreign flags;

• Supervision of ships on behalf of foreign classification Societies and Maritime

Administrations.

Since 1961 BRS is a member of the International Association of Technical Survey and Classification

Institutions (TSCI). BRS has concluded bilateral agreements for mutual supersession with

almost all classification societies, members of the International Association of Classification

Societies (IACS), the closest relationship being with Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, Registro Italiano

Navale, Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, Lloyd's Register of Shipping, Bureau Veritas,

Russian River Register, etc. Bilateral agreements for mutual supersession have been

concluded with 19 Classification Societies from all over the world. BRS maintains close

relationship with insurance companies, working in the field of shipping, the most prominent

of which are "Allianz Bulgaria", "Bulstrad" and others. BRS is recognized by many foreign

underwriters.

Activity Details

Bulgarian Register of Shipping is a classification society for technical supervision and classification of

civil ships. If requested by the administrations, within the range of its competency, BRS performs

technical supervision for the implementation of the requirements of international conventions,

agreements and contracts.

Bulgarian Register of Shipping develops technical requirements which provide safe navigation of

ships in accordance with their intended purpose, the safety of life at sea and at inland waterways, the




safety of the cargo transported; it also carries out technical supervision for the implementation of these

requirements.

The activity on the supervision is performed on the basis of BRS Rules which are periodically

reviewed and reissued for keeping them up-to-date with constantly changing requirements. The main

purpose of the supervision is to ascertain whether the ships and containers subject to supervision, as

well as the materials and products intended for the construction and repair of ships and ship equipment

comply with the Rules and the additional requirements.

The Rules and additional requirements are implemented by the design organizations, shipowners,

owners of containers, shipbuilding and shiprepair yards, as well as by the enterprises manufacturing

materials and products subject to supervision by BRS.

Bulgarian Register of Shipping performs technical supervision and classification, including:

• Approval of technical documentation for construction and repair of sea-going and inland

vessels, drilling platforms and containers;

• Approval of industrial works, companies and laboratories for manufacture, repairs and testing

of constructions, equipment, materials and products subject to supervision by BRS in the

marine and non-marine activities;

• Supervision of the construction and conversion of ships, drilling platforms and containers;

• Survey of ships and containers in operation;

• Supervision during the manufacture of materials and products intended for the construction

and repair of vessels under the supervision of BRS;

• Supervision and survey of new building ships in service, materials and products, based on

bilateral agreements for mutual supersession with foreign Classification Societies;

• Technical consultancy and expert's reports;

• Consultancy for the development and implementation of Quality Assurance Systems and

assistance for certification in accordance with the requirements of the ISO 9000 Standard

series, and for assignment of approvals of manufacturers according to the requirements of

Classification Societies - members of IACS;




• Performance of audits for compliance with the requirements of International Safety

Management Code (ISM Code) and International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS

Code) on behalf of Administrations;

• Supervision of construction works in civil engineering; Assessment of compliance of

machines and equipment with the essential requirements of the applicable Bulgarian and

international laws or Directives with respect to safety, health, environment and consumer

protection.

PORT SECTOR

National Port System.

Traditionally the ports’ sector has quite a great significance for the economical development in the

Republic of Bulgaria. Bulgarian maritime and river ports must serve efficiently, qualitatively, fast and

safely the Bulgarian import and export, thus backing the future development of the national economics

and the efficient functioning of foreign trade. Bulgarian ports are important logistic centers, so

conditions have to be created to attract extra transit cargo to them, as well.

During the recent decades the Bulgarian maritime and river ports handled about 80% of the import and

the export of the country. In the beginning of 21C the relative share of cargo traffic, handled in the

ports somewhat diminished. During the recent years it was between 72 – 76%, but on the other hand

the absolute quantity of handled cargo increased.

After radical political and economical changes during the last decade of the past century, slow and

difficult structural and organizational changes commenced in the ports’ sector.The basic objective of

the changes was to liberalize the access to port services market, to involve foreign

investments for port development and increase the competitiveness in offering port services

and activities. In ports’ development, the following criteria came to the force with priority:

- Improvement of quality and safety of work; - Environment protection; - Prevention against terrorism – the new worldwide danger.




In the period 2000 – 2004 was completed one of the main objectives of the transition to market

economics – harmonization of the Bulgarian legislation and the EC requirements. This is an important

prerequisite, backing the implementation of the main objectives and priorities of the transport

development strategy in short-term (by 2007) and long-term (by 2015) periods. Presently, the main

objectives and priorities in the development of the Bulgarian ports correspond to the main objectives

and priorities of the development of the transport infrastructure and the economics of the Republic of

Bulgaria. They might be summarized as:

• Development of the transport infrastructure, as an integral part of the Pan-European transport network. Development of the country’s transport network into a competitive and efficient transport bridge between West and Central Europe and the countries from the Near and Middle East, West and Central Asia, as well as along the lines “North-South”, “Baltic Sea – Adriatic Sea”, etc.

• Backing the increasing needs of Bulgarian economics – efficient, qualitative and timely functioning of foreign trade with regard to volume and structure of shipments.

• Reconstruction and modernization of the present transport infrastructure, in compliance with the standards and requirements of EC member-states.

• Development of environment-friendly transport systems and technologies for shipment of passengers and cargo, diminution of the harmful impact of transport over the environment and people’s health;

• Increase of security and safety. • Acceleration and promotion of the development of combined transport shipments giving primacy

to container and ro-ro shipments; • Establishment of logistic centers for storage and distribution of cargo along the main transport

corridors; at the first stage – at Port of Varna; • Implementation of protective, telecommunication and information technologies in transport,

implementation of intelligent transport systems, etc.

Ports in the Republic of Bulgaria are treated as a national port system. It has to integrate in the

European multi-modal transport network. Each port is an important logistic center in the relevant

transport corridors (it is a well-known fact that Bulgaria is crossed by 5 of all 10 Pan-European

transport corridors).

The main specific priorities of the Bulgarian ports may be defined as follows:

• Liberalization of port services, mainly by way of port concessions and welcoming of investors; • Better utilization of the present-day port infrastructure.




• Establishment of conditions for qualitative restructuring of the ports cargo traffic by way of investing in new facilities for the handling of multimodal and hazardous cargo and gaining transit cargo.

• Establishment of conditions for independent operation of specialized or multipurpose terminals. • Limitation of public investments in ports on behalf of the state. Spending of the incomes from

access to public transport ports, mainly for conservancy of the access and the water basin, navigation facilities and wave-protection facilities, port infrastructure, environment-friendly measures and increase of the level of security, safety and lack of averages.

• Implementation of modern information technologies, establishment of organization for co-ordination and interaction of port operators with state bodies like the Customs, bodies for vet and medical control, passport regime, civil defense, security, ecology, etc.

Presently, the legal status of Bulgarian ports is mainly regulated by the Law on the Sea Spaces, Inland

Waterways and Ports of the Republic of Bulgaria (LSSIWPRB) (State Gazette #12/2000 with the

successive amendments and addendums) and by the regulations required by the same. The Law on

Concessions as well as the regulations on its application play important roles and have direct reference

to the process of port changes.

Port Infrastructure and Superstructure

As by the legislation in the Republic of Bulgaria, the ports are classified as public transport, fishing,

yachting and dedicated ports. Only public transport ports perform handling of cargo,

passengers and post. On the other hand they subdivide into two kinds: public transport ports

of national significance and public transport ports of regional significance. In principal,

interesting for the cluster are public transport ports.

By law, in the Republic of Bulgaria there are two public transport seaports of national significance -

Port of Varna and Port of Bourgas and three river public transport ports of national significance – Port

of Rousse, Port of Lom and Port of Vidin. There are as well 24 public transport ports of

regional significance.

Seaports

In compliance with the LSSIWPRB the sea spaces of the Republic of Bulgaria encompass the inland

maritime spaces, the territorial sea, the adjacent area, the continental shelf and the exclusive economic

area. The territorial sea includes a sea band of 12 sea miles, adjacent to the shore and to the inland




maritime spaces, measured from the starting lines. The Republic of Bulgaria, has 15 seaports within its

two ports for public transport of national significance, as follows:

Port of Varna includes:

- Port of Varna East - Port of Varna West - Port of the Power Station - Ezerovo - Port of Petrol - Lesport - Ferry Complex - Varna - Port of Balchik

Port of Bourgas includes:

- Port of Bourgas East - Port of Bourgas West - Port of Rosenetz - Port of Sozopol - Port of Pomorie - Port of Tzarevo - Port of Nessebar - Port of Ahtopol

There are six public transport ports of regional significance in the region:

- Fish Port Bourgas - Dockyard Port of Bourgas - Port of Bourgas Southern Wharf Shipyards - Port of Transstroy Bourgas - Port of Odessos PBM Varna - “PChMV” Port - Varna

Most interesting for the cluster are the public transport ports of national significance. Information on

the main port operators, performing port services in the relevant public transport seaports of national

significance follows.

“Port of Varna” PLC

“Port of Varna” PLC, a state-owned port operator, performs its activity at three independent ports:

Port of Varna East, Port of Varna West and Port of Balchik. It has 34 berths of 5765-meter total length




and maximal depth of 11.30 m (36-37 ft.). Two canals connect Port of Varna East to Lake Varna, Lake

Beloslav and the Port of Varna West. The present canal depths, berths and accesses to them allow the

handling of ships of 70 000 DWT. “Port of Varna” PLC offers full service – loading, discharging,

trimming, storage, weighing, lashing and unlashing, re-packing of various cargo and post, intra-port

shipment of cargo, drawing of cargo and transport documents, supply of ships with water, phone and

electric power, collection, storage and treatment of garbage and liquid wastes from ships, etc. In “Port

of Varna” PLC operate 64 electrical cranes, 10 items of various wharf transshipment facilities and

transport systems, and about 420 items of ship, yard and warehouse port facilities. The port has 245

000 square meters of efficient open-air storage area and 77 500 square meters of warehouses. There is

a well-forked railway and road network. The existing port facilities allow the handling of practically

all kinds of dry bulk, general, containerized and some kinds of liquid cargo.

Port of Varna East

Situated on the territory of Varna Municipality.

Berths - 14

Total wharf length - 2378 m

Maximal safe depth - 11.30 m

Open-air efficient storage area – 49 600 square meters

Warehouses - 41 000 square meters

It has 28 electric cranes, 1 grain transshipment wharf facility, 1 molasses discharging facility, 316

mobile facilities for work at ships and warehouses. The following kinds of cargo are handled: cereals,

sugar, ores, kaolin and other kinds of clay, scrap, molasses, containers, machines, technical facilities,

metals, timber and woodenware, wood pulp for production of paper and cardboard, fertilizers in bags,

etc. There is a Passenger terminal.

Port of Varna West

Situated on the territory of Devnya Municipality.

Berths - 18






Open-air efficient storage area – 190 500 square meters


It has 32 electric cranes, 1 Regional Transportation System with 3 wharf transshipment machines for

soda and urea, 1 wharf transshipment machine for dry bulk chemicals, 3 facilities for loading of liquid

chemicals, 1 stationary rubber-belt transporter, 2 mobile transfer elevator machines, 110 items of

mobile equipment for work at ships and in warehouses. The following kinds of cargo are handled:

coal, coke, phosphorite, apatite, ores, sugar, cement, clinker, silica, soda, chemical fertilizers,

containers and general cargo.

In order to reach Port of Varna West the following canal waterway is used.

Canal waterway: buoy 100 – canal #1 – Lake Varna – canal #2 – Lake Beloslav – Port of Varna

West.

Total length of the inland waterway – 22 870 km (12.34 sea miles)

Safe depths in canals:

- Canal #1 – 11.50 m

- Canal #2 – 11.00 m

Maximal airdraft of vessels - 41.72 m

Canal navigation is round the clock, one-way, with maximal speed of 6 knots.

Port of Balchik

Situated on the territory of Balchik Municipality

Berths - 2



Open-air efficient storage area - 4 200 square meters




It has 2 electric cranes.

The following kinds of cargo are handled: cereals, liquid vegetable oils and live animals.

“Port of Bourgas” PLC

“Port of Bourgas” PLC, a state-owned port operator, performs its activity at three administratively set

apart ports with a common warehouse base and one seasonal passenger terminal at Nessebar. It has 28

berths, 18 of which are used for operative activity, of 3 905-meter total length and maximal depth of

11 m (36 ft.). The present-day berth depths and the accesses to them allow the handling of ships of

65 000 DWT.

“Port of Bourgas” PLC offers full service – loading, discharging, trimming, storage, weighing, lashing

and unlashing, re-packing of various cargo and post, intra-port shipment of cargo, drawing of cargo

and transport documents, supply of ships with water, phone and electric power, collection, storage and

treatment of garbage and liquid shipwastes, collection and treatment of bilge waters. At “Port of

Bourgas” PLC operate 69 electrical cranes, 5 items of various wharf transshipment equipment and

transport systems, 169 items of ship, yard and warehouse port facilities. The total area of the open-air

storage area is 311 600 square meters, of the warehouses - 74 900 000 square meters, and the cold

store has efficient refrigerated area of 5 280 square meters. „Bulk Kremi 1”- a propelled barge of 16

000 MT capacity, equipped by two modern 25-tone cranes is constantly located in the port and is used

for discharging „Panamax” and “Capsize” type ships at the roadsteads of Port of Bourgas.It has a

well-developed railway and road network. The existing port facilities allow the handling of

practically all kinds of dry bulks and general cargo, containers and some liquid chemicals.

Port of Bourgas East

Berths - 14



Open-air storage area - 50 000 square meters

Warehouses – 44 500 square meters




It has 31 electric cranes, 84 items of mobile equipment for work at ships and in warehouses,

etc. The following kinds of cargo are handled: mainly general cargo – metals, timber, paper,

food-stuffs, scrap, machines, etc. The following kinds of dry bulks are handled: coal, sugar,

ammonium nitrate and concentrates.

Port for dry bulks

Berths - 5





It has 9 electric cranes, Siwertell ship unloader for coal and Cereti Tanfani ship unloader for coal and

ores, a transshipment facility for dry bulks handling, 15 items of mobile equipment for work at ships

and in warehouses. A shore facility for liquid cargo handling was assembled at berth #20A. The

following kinds of cargo are handled: dry bulks – coal, coke, ores and ore concentrates,

klinker, grain and liquid cargo – fuel, chemicals and spirit.

Port West

Berths - 6




Warehouses - 11 000 square meters; There is a cold store for foodstuffs of efficient refrigerated

area of 5 280 square meters

It has 26 electric cranes, transshipment machine for cereals „Neuero”, 46 items of mobile equipment

for work at ships and in the yard. The following kinds of cargo are handled: metals, grain, scrap,

containerized and Ro-Ro cargo and some kinds of dry bulks.




River ports

As by LSSIWPRB, the term “inland waterways” means a section of the Danube River from km

845,650 to km 374,100, limited between the right bank and the line of demarcation at the boundary

between the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, defined in compliance with the Convention for

Defining the River Boundary between Bulgaria and Romania of 1908.

The transport corridor along the Danube River is the second longest European corridor, with navigable

length of 2 414 km. The whole length of the corridor along the Danube River corresponds to Pan-

European Transport Corridor No. VII. The main problem of this corridor is the existence of critical

points – bottlenecks. There are great seasonal fluctuations of the river level.

The Republic of Bulgaria, has 13 river ports within its three public transport ports of national

significance, situated along the Danube River, as follows:

Port of Rousse includes :

• Port of Rousse-East (from km 489,300 to 490,200);

• Port of Rousse-Center ( from km 493,500 to 495,800);

• Port of Rousse-West (from km 496,050 to 496,900);

• Port of Silistra (from km 375,100 to 375,400);

• Port of Toutrakan (from km 432,900 to 433,000);

• Port of Svishtov (from km 553,800 to 554,500);

• Port of Somovit (from km 607,300 to 607,700);

Port of Lom includes :

• Port of Lom (km 742,300);

• Port of Oryahovo (from km 677 to km 678);

Port of Vidin includes :

• Port of Vidin-Center (from km 789,500 to 790,940);




• Port of Vidin-South (from km 785 to 785,400);

• Port of Vidin-North (from km793,500 to 793,800);

• Ferry Complex .

Also the following 18 public transport ports of regional significance are located in the region:

• Port of Silistra- Polaris 8 (from km 378,260 to km 378,660);

• Port of Silistra- Lessil (from km 381 to km 381,5 );

• Port of Silistra- Grain Terminal „East Point”

• Port of Rousse – Oil Terminal – Arbis (km 484);

• Port of Rousse – Bulmarket Port (from km 484,270 to km 485, 000);

• Port of Rousse – Free Zone (km 487,900);

• Port of Rousse – Danube Dredging Fleet PLC (km 489);

• Port of Svishtov – Svilosa (from km 558,472 to km 558,603);

• Port of Belene (from km 567 to km 567,500);

• Port of Somovit – Petrol

• Port of Oryahovo – Ferry Complex (from km 676,700 to km 677,00);

• Port of Kozloduy – Nuclear Power Station

• Port of Kozloduy – “Dunim” Danube Dredging Fleet (km 686);

• Port of Vidin – Ecopetroleum (Typhoon)

• Port of Vidin – Ro-Ro SO MAT (km 792,65);

• Port of Vidin – Free Zone (km 793,500);

• Port of Vidin - “Buddin” Danube Dredging Fleet (km 789);




• Port of Nikopol (km 597,5).

Information follows on the main port operators, who perform port services in the relevant river public

transport ports of national significance.

“Rousse Port Complex” PLC is a state-owned port operator, comprises in its organizational structure

the following ports: Rousse East, Rousse West, Svishtov, Somovit, Toutrakan and Silistra. The ports

are situated along the Danube River from km 375 – Port of Silistra, to km 608 – Port of Somovit. It

has 33 berths for stevedoring activity, 2 berths for RO-RO and 6 passenger pontoons of total length of

the wharf front -4 200 m. The depth of the Danube River varies up to 2,60 m depending on the season.

The company offers full service - loading, discharging, trimming, storage, weighing, lashing and

unlashing, intra-port shipment of cargo, drawing of cargo and transport documents, supply of ships

with water, phone, electric power, etc. In the company operate 47 portal electrical cranes and 64 items

of various port facilities for work at the ship and in warehouses, including mobile cranes, fork-lifts,

bucket loaders, tractors, etc. The ships’ maneuvering in the ports is facilitated by 2 propelled tugboats

and 1 cutter, company’s property. The port has 122 000 square meters of open-air storage area and 34

000 square meters of warehouses. It has a well-forked railway and road network.

Port of Rousse East is situated on the territory of Rousse Municipality. It has wharf walls of 1618-

meter total length, where 14 berths are situated, subdivided into northern, eastern, southern and

western. The berths have the following designation: #1 and #2 - for discharging of coal to Rousse-East

Thermal Power Station; #3 and #4 - for handling of general cargo; #5 and #6 - for containers and

heavy parcels; #7 and #8 - for general and dry bulk cargoes; #10, #11 and #12 - for handling of

general and dry bulk cargo; #13 and #14 - for transshipment of wheeled vehicles.

Berths - 14, two of which for Ro-Ro ships




It has 17 portal electrical cranes and 24 units of mobile equipment for work at the ship and in

warehouses. The following kinds of cargo are handled: coal, coke, copper ores, scrap, kaolin, grain,

sand, ferrous metals, fertilizers, timber, structures, etc.




Port of Rousse Center is situated on the territory of Rousse Municipality. It is designed for

passengers, bunkering and mooring. It has 10 berths (pontoons) for mooring of passenger ships and

self-propelled cargo ships.

Port of Rousse West is situated on the territory of Rousse Municipality. It is designed for handling

of cargo (stevedoring activity).The port is divided into two sections and has 11 berths. (3 berths in

Section 1 and 8 in Section 2). The wharf front of Section 1 is 280 m long, and Section 2 - 1030 m.

Berths - 11



Warehouses - 8900 square meters

It has 11 portal electrical cranes and 13 units of mobile equipment for work at ships and warehouses.

The following kinds of cargo are handled: hot-rolled steel, rolled wire, grain, copper ores, etc.

Port of Silistra is situated on the territory of Silistra Municipality and specialized for passengers

Berths - 3 passenger pontoons


Port of Toutrakan is situated on the territory of Toutrakan Municipality. It has a 110 m long wharf

wall, of which 80 m are used for stevedoring. The passenger berth is 30 m long and is equipped with a

pontoon for mooring of ships.

Berths - 2



It has 1 portal electrical crane.

The following kinds of cargo are handled: grain, sand, etc.

Port of Svishtov is situated on the territory of Svishtov Municipality. The port has 4 sections – 3 for

stevedoring activity and a passenger one.




Berths are 8, of which 7 for stevedoring activity and 1 for passengers.




It has 13 portal electrical cranes and 23 units of mobile equipment for work at ships and in

warehouses. The following kinds of cargo are handled: coal, ores, sand, grain, metals, fertilizers.

Port of Somovit is situated on the territory of Gulyantzi Municipality. It is designed for handling of

general and dry bulk cargo, passengers, and other accompanying activities from/to vessels and land

transportation means.

Berths – 2; 1 berth for stevedoring activity and 1 passenger ship berth with a River Station and a

pontoon for mooring of ships.


Open-air storage area - 6400 square meters


It has 5 portal cranes and 4 units of mobile equipment for work at the ship and in warehouses.

The following kinds of cargo are handled: coal, coke, grain, metals, cellulose, etc.

“Lom Port Complex” PLC is a state-owned port operator, which includes Port of Lom and Port of

Oryahovo. It has 15 berths of total length of the wharf front - 1805 m. The depth of the Danube River

varies from 1,60 to 2,20 m depending on the season. “Lom Port Complex” PLC handles dry bulk,

general, and other kinds of cargo. It offers full service - loading, discharging, trimming, storage,

weighing, lashing and unlashing, intra-port shipment of cargo, drawing of cargo and transport

documents, supply of ships with water, phone, electric power, etc. In the company operate 29 portal

electrical cranes and 37 items of various port facilities for work at ships and in warehouses, including

mobile cranes, fork-lifts, bucket loaders, tractors, etc. Ship maneuvering in the ports is facilitated by 2

self-propelled tugboats and a cutter. “Lom Port Complex” PLC has 47 000 square meters of open-air

storage area and 9 000 square meters of warehouses. It has a well-forked railway and road network.




Port of Lom is situated on the territory of Lom Municipality. It is a multifunctional port for handling of dry

bulk, general and other cargo. It has 5 wharves and 13 berths for stevedoring operations and 1 passenger berth.

Berths - 13




It has 26 portal cranes and 35 units of mobile equipment for work at ships and in warehouses. It has its

own repair shop and a warehouse for heavy agricultural machines, etc.The following kinds of cargo

are handled: ores, coal, coke, peat, fertilizers, cement, machines, metals, scrap, and other dry bulk and

general cargo.

Port of Oryahovo is situated on the territory of Oryahovo Municipality.

It has a wharf front of 1000 m – 3 berths, of which 2 for stevedoring activity and 1 passenger pontoon.

Port of Vidin SMLLC is a state-owned operator, in its organizational structure comprises Port of

Vidin - Center, Port of Vidin - South and Port of Vidin - North. The company offers full service -

loading, discharging, trimming, storage, weighing, lashing and unlashing, intra-port shipment of cargo,

preparing of cargo and transport documents, supply of ships with water, phone, electric power, etc.

Also passengers are served.

Port of Vidin Center (passenger port). It has a 1440-meter long wharf wall.

Port of Vidin South. It has a 208-meter long wharf wall

Port of Vidin North has a wharf front of 300 m located in the Northern Industrial Zone on the right

bank of the Danube River. It includes a cargo port, Vidin Ferry Station – with a railway ferry terminal

and a ferry for road vehicles. The ferry for road vehicles has a berth of 30-50 m width, allowing the

mooring of one ferry vessel for handling. The port has one berth, it has well-developed road and

railway approaches.

Cargo traffic trends.




The annual cargo traffic, i.e. the cargo quantity, handled in a port within a year is the most integrated

and precise index, characterizing the state and the possibilities of a port. The chart shows the cargo

traffic dynamics in the period 1996 – 2004 in the Bulgarian sea and river ports. It is obvious that the

total quantity of handled cargo increases.

Cargo Traffic Dynamics in Sea and River Ports

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For the whole period the cargo traffic increased by 8,5%. Only for the recent 6 years the total increase

is 40% or average 6,7% per annum. In general, 26,8 million tones of cargo were handled in 2004

through Bulgarian ports.

Cargo traffic of seaports

Since 1999 a gradual and constant increase of seaports’ cargo traffic is noted; that trend still goes on.

During the examined period, the cargo traffic increased by 4,5 %. However, if we study the recent 6

years we find a considerable increase of 39%. It will be fully justified to consider that this

development will go on and even increase. In particular, we may mention that in 2005 the operator

“Port of Varna” PLC increased its cargo traffic by 13% compared to 2004.




Cargo Traffic Dynamics in Seaports

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Figure 14: Cargo raffic dynamics in Bulgarian deep sea ports

With regard to seaports the internal structure of the cargo traffic by kinds is rather constant. Liquid

bulks, dry bulks, containers, ro-ro and general cargo are traditionally handled. The internal structure

dynamics is shown on a chart, too.

Internal Structure of Cargo Traffic by Kinds

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Liquid bulks Dry bulks Containers Ro-Ro General cargo

Figure 15: Kinds of Bulgarian cargo traffic

There is a positive trend to increase the relative share of handled cargo in containers. For example, this

share is about 13% for the operator “Port of Varna” PLC and the trend shows that it will increase

constantly and at accelerated rates. The dry bulks, followed by liquid bulks and general cargo have the

largest share of the cargo traffic. General cargoes in 2002 showed a tendency to decrease, and later

gradually they regained their relative share in the structure of the cargo traffic.




Cargo Traffic Dynamics in Seaports by Kinds of Cargo

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Figure 16: Bulgarian seaports: traffic dynamics by kind of cargo

With reference to 2004, the largest relative cargo share of the entire handled cargo traffic has passed

through Neftochim Port – about 33%, followed by Port of Varna West – 23%, Port of Bourgas – 25%,

Port of Varna East – 8%, Port of the Power Station Varna – 5% and so on.

Cargo traffic of river ports

As regards river ports since 1999 there is also a gradual and stable increase, a trend, which presently

still goes on. For the whole studied period, the cargo traffic increased by 47,6 %, i.e. 8,5% per annum.

It is completely justified to think that this growth will keep its pace or will continue at accelerated

rates.

Cargo Traffic Dynamics in River Ports

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Figure 17: Bulgarian cargo traffic in river ports




As regards river ports the internal structure of the cargo traffic by kinds of cargo is relatively stable.

Most of all, dry bulks are traditionally handled (about and over 70% of the total cargo traffic, having

passed through river ports). As next principal kind of cargo come the general cargoes. Their share is

about 25%. Their absolute share during the recent years increases. About 2% are liquid bulks.

Containers are not handled. The dynamics of the internal structure is shown on following chart

as well.

Internal Structure of Cargo Traffic by Kinds

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20%

40%

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Figure 18: Dynamics of structure of cargo traffic

Cargo Traffic Dynamics in River Ports by Kinds of Cargo

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Figure 19: Cargo trffic in river ports by kinds




Organizational models

The actual structural reforms in port sector started with the entering into force of the LSSIWPRB.

Thereupon the reform process is administered in compliance with its amendments and addendums.

In compliance with the Law, the Ministry of Transport consistently set up the “Port Administration”

Executive Agency, which later transformed into the “Ports” National Company. Since the beginning

of 2006 within the Ministry of Transport will operate:

• “Port Infrastructure” State-Owned Enterprise (its Constitutive Regulations are not published

yet).

• “Port Administration” Executive Agency (PAA) with functions in compliance with the

updated Constitutive Regulations.

The “Maritime Administration” Executive Agency (MAA) has also a direct relation to port

operation. Both agencies and “Port Infrastructure” State-Owned Enterprise (PIE) have their own

structural units in the towns of Varna, Bourgas, Rousse and Lom. A schematic model “Ministry of

Transport – port” is shown on a figure. This model is principally identical for all sea and river ports.

In compliance with the legislation, for each port is kept a register under the conditions and order,

specified by the Minister of Transport. Public transport ports are entered in the Ports Register after the

issue of a Certificate for Operational Fitness. The issuance procedure is in compliance with the

Regulations, issued by the Minister of Transport.

Port services in public transport ports are performed by specialized port operators, having or hiring

qualified manpower and the necessary technical means to perform the relevant service. Entities,

having obtained the statute of port operators are entered in the Port Operators Register as by

the relevant procedure. The port operator may operate the relevant port only within the scope

and according to the Certificate for Operational Fitness. A schematic model of the

interrelations “port – port operator – clients – state control bodies“ ” is shown on a figure.

According to this model port services and activities in the sea and in river public transport

ports are performed in compliance with the legislation in force.




Presently the Republic of Bulgaria is at the decisive stage of mass appearance of new port

concessionaires. At sea, any moment will start operation concessionaires, being granted a concession

at Port of Balchik and Lesport. In the same state are the processes, related to granting concessions of

the Port of Somovit, Port of Svishtov and Port of Oryahovo. After the finalization of some legal

controversies, the nominated concessionaires will really come to the market of port services and in this

way will become an actual part of the port sector. Thus the cluster in its part “port sector” will

radically and quickly enlarge. Besides investments, the expectations are that the new concessionaires

(as port operators) will increase the competitiveness of the Bulgarian ports, by improving the quality

of port services.

Presently, there are a number of non-profit organizations directly or indirectly related to the processes

in the port sector. Without pretences for exhaustiveness, may be indicated: Bulgarian Maritime

Chamber, Bourgas Maritime Association, Bulgarian Association of Ship Brokers and Agents,

Bulgarian Maritime Pilots Association, etc. Active part in the development of port reforms takes also

the territorial organization of the Scientific and Technical Unions in Varna, including the Scientific

and Technical Society at Port of Varna.

Annex of deliverable 1.1; Maritime key actors analysis in the new EU Member States, Applicant countries, Russia and

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Conclusion

The Bulgarian maritime industry “cluster” is made up of maritime transport operators; port operators;

ship brokers, agents, and forwarders; ship building and repairing; scientific institutes and maritime

schools; consignors; public bodies; banks; insurance companies; customs agents and consulting

companies; and numerous industry associations.

Despite the fact that all elements of a cluster exist, cooperation within the shipping/transport cluster is

not prevalent. Most companies prefer to work individually rather than unified as a cluster. There are

an abundance of industry associations, although they are not effective in lobbying for the interest of

the entire cluster, instead they are concerned with only their members.

Sometimes this individual approach is successful however the lack of strong coordination of the

efforts and activities of the different cluster members prevents them from a ensuring that the interests

of the maritime industry cluster have their place in the government policy arena and also from

pursuing strategies that effectively enhance the competitiveness of the sector as a whole. A more

concerted and continuous effort by all or a majority of industry participants carries the message of a

united front. This “strength-in-numbers” approach can have a much greater influence not only on

policies that have an effect on the cluster’s competitiveness, but also on the way business is conducted

within the cluster and between its members.

As a result of the increasing competition in the region, the need for and the potential positive effects of

the inter-cluster coordination and cooperation have been recognized by the business, industry

organizations and the public bodies and the cluster approach in the Varna maritime sector is slowly

gaining momentum. The Government strongly influences the development of the maritime sector in

Bulgaria because public institutions are responsible for development of a sound and comprehensive

regulatory framework in which the sector operates.

Significant output increases in the future are possible from the existing facilities and within existing

employment levels through productivity improvement and through improvement in the direct/indirect

manning ratios.




It should be emphasized that the cluster itself plays an important role in Bulgaria’s economy.

Improving the maritime industry situation gives a competitive advantage to the country thereby

strengthening the maritime cluster will serve as a catalyst for improving Bulgaria’s overall

competitiveness.

Although this report includes only the main companies of the Bulgarian maritime industry, it will help

to establish a foundation from which a more extensive and comprehensive investigation can be done.

Reference

1. Appledore International Limited, Eastern European Shipbuilding Industry Study for Applicant

Countries, London, 2000

2. Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development, Bulgaria, www.fed-bg.org

3. Association "Club 9000", Bulgaria, http://www.club9000.org/

4. The United Nations Statistics Division, http://unstats.un.org

5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), “The World Factbook”, USA, 2005

6. The National Yearbook of Balance Reports and the Active Classificator, Active Ltd., Bulgaria

7. ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN SHIPBUILDERS AND SHIPREPAIRERS – Annual

reports

8. Lloyd's Register - Fairplay Ltd., World Shipbuilding Statistics, www.lrfairplay.com

9. Informacion basica sobre la evolution del trafico maritime y la construccion naval, informes

annuales, 2000-2005

Romania




The Romanian cluster includes, to a large extend, the main actors of the Romanian shipbuilding and

ship repair sector. Additional, there are shipboard equipment manufacturers, service providers, port

operators, ship owners and the administrations of the main transport facilities. The Romanian

shipbuilding sector includes large shipyards as Constanta Shipyard, Daewoo Mangalia Heavy

Industries, Damen Shipyard Galatzi, Aker Shipyard Tulcea and a number of SMEs developing

shipbuilding and ship repairing activities. The percentage of the shipbuilding activities in 2004 was of

88% of the total production volume. The total contribution of the sector to the Romanian export was of

377 million USD in 2004. The number of employees in the sector at the end of 2004 counted 18758.

At present, 90% of the sector is private.

Ports of Romania

Located at the cross-roads of the trade routes linking the developed countries of Western Europe and

the emerging markets of Central Europe with the suppliers of raw materials from the CIS, Central Asia

and Transcaucasus, the Port of Constantza is the main Romanian port and the largest port in the Black

Sea.

It has a geostrategical position being located on the route of two Pan-European Transport Corridors:

river Corridor VII (Danube) and rail-road Corridor IV.

In the southern part of Constantza Port there is a river-maritime sector, which allows

the accommodation of maritime vessels and river vessels as well.

The two satellite ports Midia and Mangalia are located close to the port of Constantza and perform a

vital function in the overall port framework.




Figure 20: Port of Constantza - the largest port in the Black Sea

The Port of Constantza has specialized terminals for liquid bulk, dry bulk, containers, general cargo,

RO-RO/ Ferry, passengers.

The Port of Constantza offers excellent connections to all the transport modes: rail, road, air, inland

waterways and pipelines. These good connections accomplished by a significant rail, road, river, air

and pipelines infrastructure, facilitate the transport of all kind of goods in the Port of Constantza.

Constantza Port is connected to the national and European rail and road system through the Pan

European Corridors IV (road - rail) and it is located close to the Pan European Corridors IX (road),

which passes through Bucharest. Also the Port of Constantza is located at 20 km away from

International Airport "Mihail Kogalniceanu".

It is connected to the national pipelines network and with the Corridor no. VII - Danube - through the

Danube-Black Sea Canal. Furthermore, Constantza Port is linked to the Rotterdam Port, through the

Rhin-Main-Danube, thus being created a navigable inland waterway from the Black Sea up to the

North Sea.

The intermodal transport plays an important role in the massive growth of the transport for the next 15

years. It represents one of the best solutions for the European transport improvement. That is why the

EU gives a great attention to this transport mode and seeks the best methods in this matter. EIRAC

represents an intermodal action at European level, its main partner being EIA (European Intermodal

Association). EIRAC is an „elite group", formed by 50 important members from the intermodal




European transport which will develop a European Intermodal Research Agenda - SIRA. This agenda

represents an instrument for EU orientation and guidance regarding European intermodal transport.

The Port of Constantza offers a lot of advantages, among which, the most important are:

- multi-purpose port with modern facilities and sufficient depth to accommodate the largest

vessels passing through the Suez Canal;

- direct access to the Pan-European Corridor VII, through the Danube Black Sea Canal,

providing a shorter and cheaper waterway transport towards Central Europe than the routes

using the Northern Europe ports;

- good connections with all modes of transport: railway, road, river, airway and pipelines;

- the New Container Terminal on Pier II South, increasing the container operating capacity;

- future expansion planned;

- Ro-Ro and Ferry-boat terminals suitable for the development of short sea shipping serving the

Black Sea and the Danube riparian countries;

- new status of Port of Constantza, "port with customs facilities";

- future expansion planned.

Traffic figures 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Total traffic (thousand tons) 33,802 40,524 43,222 50,433 60,632 Bulk Cargo (thousand tons)

Liquid bulk 8,910 10,814 10,004 11,356 31,144

Dry Bulk 16,400 20,153 21,072 26,098 15,484

General Cargo (thousand tons) 8,492 9,557 12,146 12,979 14,004 Containers

Gross Weight (thousand tons) 1,086 1,321 1,880 3,878 7,404

Number 79,433 92,402 133,953 249,090 493,214

TEU 118,645 136,272 206,449 386,282 768,099

Sea-going vessels 3,897 4,352 5,023 5,302 5,510

River vessels 5,869 6,473 6,578 7,593 8,778

Table 17: Cargo traffic development 2001-2005 in Romania




Port operators and equipment suppliers in Romania

SOCEP S.A.

Socep S.A. is an important company specialised in the field of port operations in the Port of Constanta,

funded in 1991 and, beginning with 1996, the company has the entire capital private.

Since 2001, the company implemented the Quality Management System, according with ISO

9001/2001 as a confirmation of the Socep policy for maintaining and increasing its reputation of

quality services supplier through the orientation towards the company clients. The company is

connected with all world ports, the connection with ports from Central and Northern Europe being

made through the Danube Black Sea Canal, the Danube River, and the Rhine-Maine Canal but also

through the railway and road transport network.

The company is organised in two specialized terminals: the container terminal and the general cargo

terminal.

MENAROM S.A. Galati

With an experience of 120 years, MENAROM S.A. is one of the most prestigious companies in

Romania, and is also well known in other countries, such as: Holland, Germany, Norway, Greece,

Italy, Ukraine, Russia, etc.

The range of production is wide, and includes, among others:

- Deck machineries and accessories: winches and windlasses; capstans; lifting equipment;

cranes; davits;

- Welded or casted parts: anchors, warping rollers, fairleads, etc.

- Electric panels and electric components for marine and industrial purpose

- Steel construction: hatch covers, ramps, doors, and cable laying ladders;

- Components for metallurgical or siderurgical works;

The company is ISO 9001/2000 approved since the year 2000, and the products are certified and

accepted by main Classification societies, such as: Bureau Veritas, Lloyd's Register of Shipping,

Germanischer Lloyd.

PROMEX S.A. Braila

SC PROMEX SA is a company having mostly private capital, with 80 years experience in production

of equipment for metallurgical industry, building materials industry as well as road building industry

and naval equipment.




The range of naval equipment produced by PROMEX is wide and various, being intended for vessels

among 500 and 170 000 DWT, including among others:

- Piston steering gears

- Anchor and mooring winches

- Cylinders for: steering gears and hatch-covers

- Rotary hydraulic (hydrostatic) motors with sliding blades

- Rotary and linear servomotors for bilge-ballast valves driving

- Pump units for driving the hydrostatic motors of winches

- Hydraulic driving systems for ramps and covers for RO/RO type vessels

- Hatch-covers

- Derrick type cranes on deck

- All type and size of hawses

- Cast anchors for vessels

- Supports

- Stern tube

- Tiller (half-tiller) for steering gears (torque from 3.2 up to 320 tfm or 32 – 3200 KNm)

- Components for barges

- Propeller shafts

- Distribution plates for marine drilling systems (from forging up to delivery)

- Tunnels for bow-thrusters

PROMEX has business relationship with companies in many countries from Europe, Asia, North

Africa, Latin America, USA, Canada.

The company is ISO 9001:2000 certified by Germanischer Lloyd, TUV etc, and its products are

approved by Bureau Veritas, Det Norske Veritas, Lloyd’s Register of Shipping. Romanian

ICTCM - Mechanical Engineering and Research Institute for Machine Building Industry

ICTCM - the Mechanical Engineering and Research Institute, founded in 1956, with national and

international recognition, is a research and technological development institute for elaborating,

developing and promoting studies, researches, designs, diagnoses, information, consultancy, analysis

and solutions for technological and economical requirements mainly in the domain of machine

building and also in other domains with technological and technical similarities.




ICTCM is a reference-point research institute, where scientific and technical information is being

acquired, processed and disseminated, about new high technologies, new high technological processes,

new high performance materials, plants and technological equipment of machining, control, and

monitoring, that are necessary at industrial level and even new concepts and technical solutions

regarding improving life quality, continuos development, promoting ecological and clean

technologies.

ICTCM develops complex projects required by the customers, projects financed by National and

International Programs (NATO, LEONARDO, PC6, EUREKA), projects with internal and external

partners, projects financed by Governmental Programs. ICTCM also develops concrete actions

regarding organizing and supporting the activities for innovation, technological transfer, informing

and professional training and organizes technical and scientifically symposiums and congresses.

Classification societies in Romania

GERMANISCHER LLOYD ROMANIA

Germanischer Lloyd group – by Germanischer Lloyd Romania is one of the major partners of the

Romanian shipyards as well as of the Romanian or active in Romania shipping and ship management

companies.

GLR intents to sustain the development of the Naval Architecture and Maritime Engineering in

Romania by initiating an Internet website that could offer for the Romanian maritime specialists the

possibility to upload their scientific papers.

The objective of research at Germanischer Lloyd is to develop new and innovative services providing

improved competitiveness for their maritime customers. This objective originates in the idea that fast

application of research results guarantees state-of-the-art support of the client business. These

activities focus on improved safety, less environmental impact, higher availability and more efficient

classification services.

The current strategic research targets of the company improved passenger and cargo safety (optimised

evacuation, performance-based fire engineering and risk reduction for offshore wind parks), higher

availability of ship machinery systems, and reduced environmental impact (fuel cells onboard ships,

emission indexing and dismantling of ships).




To support the Consulting Services department, the company develops state-of-the-art computer-

aided-engineering methods and tools to enhance current and future engineering applications in terms

of efficiency, robustness and interconnectivity.

BUREAU VERITAS ROMANIA

Bureau Veritas, founded in 1828, is an international group with a core business of conformity

assessment, applied in the areas of quality, health, safety, environment and social responsibility.

The mission of Bureau Veritas consists in inspecting, verifying or certifying assets as well as projects,

products or systems, using its own benchmark references or external standards, in order to deliver

compliance reports. Proposed services also include related consulting and training.

Bureau Veritas aims at creating added value for its customers through assistance in risk management

and performance optimisation. The group provides diversified solutions according to the needs of

small and medium-sized firms, large international groups or government bodies. Bureau Veritas is

thus present in many markets such as marine, construction, industry, energy, consumer goods,

transport and services. The group’s activity can involve, for example, verifying the different steps of a

building’s construction, testing materials or consumer goods, surveying ships or reviewing offshore

construction plans, controlling the environmental impact of an industrial plant, inspecting goods

before shipment in a port, or certifying products or systems.

Responsiveness and availability of qualified local and technical teams are two of the main strengths

appreciated by Bureau Veritas’ customers.

Since 2005, Bureau Veritas is present in 140 countries through its network of more than 600 offices

and laboratories. In 2004 total revenue was more than 1.4 billion euros. Every day, more than 20,500

staff members, including many experts, serve over 280,000 customers throughout the world. Bureau

Veritas is recognised and accredited by the largest national and international bodies.

Shipyards in Romania

DAMEN Shipyard Group

DAMEN shipbuilding activities include a wide range of products, such as tugs, workboats, patrol

craft, cargo vessels, dredgers and even mega yachts and fast ferries. Product design and engineering

are carried out in-house and a broad range of designs is available.




Within the Damen Shipyards Group the different shipyards look after their local markets and

customers. However, the Damen Sales organisation based in Gorinchem is responsible for the

worldwide marketing and sales of all products and services.

DAMEN has more than 30 shipyards and related companies all over the world. We are involved in

newbuilding as well as maintenance and repair activities. All of the divisions and yards work closely

together to attend to the customers in the best possible way.

The Damen Equipment, Project and System Engineering department (EPSe) is involved in repairs,

conversions and rebuilding projects. It also offers design and marine equipment installation services

and provides training programmes for crew.

Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries

Starting with 1997, Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries, a joint venture between worldwide well

known shipbuilding leader Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in Korea and "2 Mai"

Mangalia Shipyard in Romania has been one of the most competitive shipbuilding, conversion &

repair shipyard in the Black Sea area.

Figure 21: Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries




Since its inception, Daewoo-Mangalia Heavy Industries has had a unique potential in the field of

shipbuilding, conversion & repair business, due to its favourable geographical location, best facilities,

advanced Daewoo technology, large investment program and highly qualified Romanian and Korean

experts.

The valuable image of DMHI was realized during these years only through continuous improving in

productivity as well as quality standards. Thus, in a relatively short period, the company managed to

obtain the Certificate of Approval for the quality standard ISO 9001:2000 and improved its

productivity more than four times, as compared to 1997.

After developing suitable business programs our company has an annual construction capacity by 6

Panamax by 75 k dwt/year and repair capacity 40 vessels/year.

The shipbuilding activity will be focused mainly on handy size, up to panamax bulkers and container

vessels 1000 ~ 2500 TEU, as the basis of new building activities.

Complementing harmoniously the new building side, all kind of repair and high tech conversions are

also part of our current business. This is supported by MARAV certificate which was obtain in 2000.

Facing the most exacting request of the customers in engineering, design and production, Daewoo

Mangalia Heavy Industries aims not to satisfy but not delight them.

Thus, the company continues to enhance its technological capabilities and to expand the equipment in

order to improve productivity, quality and reliable services to our worldwide customers.

Presently, the new vessels are built under supervision and we work closely with Det Norske

Veritas, Lloyds Register, Germanisher Lloyd, American Bureau of Shipping and Bureau Veritas.

DMHI is located in Romania, on route from Black Sea, south of Mangalia (43°49’ latitude & 28°34’

longitude), 45 km south of Constanta-Agigea Harbor and 2 km of Mangalia Harbor and 400 Km

distance from Bosfor Pass. This shipyard, through its ideal location to the Black sea opening into

Mediterranean Sea, is blessed with a mild climate providing the best conditions for new building and

ship repair activity.

Aker Shipyard Tulcea

Aker Tulcea is one of the youngest shipyards in Romania and was acquired in the year 2000 by the

Norwegian company Aker Brattvaag that, in turn, is part of Aker Yards group of shipyards.




Figure 22: Location of Aker Shipyard Tucea at the Black sea

The activity of the shipyard consist on designing, manufacturing, commercialisation and repairing for

commercial, technical and military ships designed for maritime or inland transport, ships propelled or

not, with the tonnage up to 15000 tdw.

MANGALIA SHIPYARD S.A.

Mangalia Shipyard is located the Black Sea coast and it was established in 1956. It has an important

role in the military and civilian shipbuilding and ship repair sector.

Its production capacities have been certified by the Military Quality Certification Organism,

Accreditation and Survey according to ISO-9002 Standard.

Mangalia Shipyard is specialized in the manufacturing maritime ships and river ships with a tonnage

up to 4000 dwt.

CONSTANTZA SHIPYARD S.A.

The Constanta Shipyard, established in 1892, is now the leading Romanian shipyard, equipped with

two dry docks for ships between 150000-200000 dwt, two floating docks with the capacity of 8-15000

tons. The company is ISO 9002 certified with Germanischer Lloyd since 1998 providing shipbuilding

and ship repair services. The company has the experience of building large scale, complex and high

performance ships. With a number of employees of 2700, the Constanta Shipyard provides design and

manufacturing services related to full scale projects in shipbuilding and ship-repairs, as well as in the

manufacture of steel structures, storage tanks, cranes structures, offshore structures and technical

assistance.

AKER SHIPYARD BRAILA




Aker Shipyard Braila has as main activities the designing, the performance and marketing of sea-

going and river vessels, industrial steelworks, repairing and conversion of sea-going and river vessels,

as well as the rendering of various services in the field, including technical assistance.

For the development of the production process, the shipyard is equipped with an assemblage and

mounting berth meant for a simultaneous construction and repair of 12 vessels having the overall

dimensions of 135 m length and 19.5 m breadth, one slip way provided with hydraulic winches for the

launching of vessels having a maximum weight of 2,500 tons and for lifting of vessels of maximum

2,200 tons, as well as with outfitting quays of 1,100 m length, operated by 15 tons and 50 tons cranes.

Recently, the activity of implementing new technologies in the shipyard has intensified with a view to

building high quality vessels, at as low as possible prices.

In this respect, there were purchased a lot of high performance equipment, among which are

following:

- A plasma-cutting machine for steel and aluminium, numerical controlled, having an efficiency

of six times higher than the old endowment, with a cutting precision and an edge quality

clearly higher.

- Shielded arc welding machines type ESAB and KEMPPI, used in the confection, assemblage

and mounting of block sections, which, in comparison with the old endowment, provide an

output of three times higher and assure a special quality of the welding seam;

- Flat section welding line which provides, by only one passing, the performance of four

welding seams, thus carrying out the steel plate panels, on which the framing is positioned and

welded afterwards.

- One 800 tons press, on which, besides the rolling of plates, flanging and shaping operations

can be carried out by applying adequate devices.

- Computation equipment for generating the workshop and cutting documentation in the

TRIBON system, for the vessels hulls. By applying this system, an important shortage in the

technological time and a decrease in the quantity of materials necessary for the execution of

vessel hulls are achieved.

Also, at Aker Shipyard Braila, steps were taken and an implementation is in progress for the quality

assurance system according to EN-SR ISO 9001 and for the certification of this system




implementation by the Bucharest-based OMCAS – a certification body of the quality assurance

systems within the Ministry of National Defence.

At present, the shipyard output is focused on the construction of two types of vessels, that is trawlers

and container vessels, ordered by Norwegian and Dutch ship owners.

The shipyard is lying on a total area of 50 ha and it has a share capital of ROL 74,806,775,000.00.

In 2000, with its 3,100 employees, the shipyard had a turnover of about 443,584,576 thousand ROL.

Public bodies in Romania

NATIONAL COMPANY "MARITIME PORTS AUTHORITY" SA Constanta

National Company "Maritime Ports Authority" SA Constanta (MPA SA Constanta) was set up as

national company in 1998 through the reorganisation of the former public utility corporation

"Constantza Port Administration" and changed its name from "Maritime Ports Administration

Constanta SA" to "Maritime Ports Authority" SA Constanta in 2003. It is a stock company 100%

owned by the Ministry of Transport, Constructions and Tourism and assigned to administrate the port

facilities, which are public properties. The company fulfils the port authority function for Constanta,

Midia, Mangalia and Tomis ports.

NAVIGABLE CANALS ADMINISTRATION

The shipping Canal Danube-Black Sea ,located in the South East part of Romania is under operation

since 1984.

This canal connects the inland waterways and Danubian port to the port of Constanta,the largest port

facility of the South-East Europe, which is integrated in this way in the European Intermodal

Transport network coridor VII–Danube, becoming the easter EuroPort .

In this way,the Danube-Black Sea Canal and Constanta Port enhance the value of the Trans-European

Waterway System Rhine-Main-Danube ,between North Sea and Black Sea.

Administration of the Navigable Canals S.H set up by G.D. no.519/1998 , is a National Company with

the Ministry of Transport,Construction and Tourim as the only shareholder .




Figure 23: Danube Black Sea Canal

The main responsibilities of the Administation are:

-Efficient usage of the canal,locks and ports

-Provide for navigational aid and vessel traffic control

-Protect the enviroment

-Canal waterway,ports and locks maintenance

-Operate,maintain and develop the VTMIS on the canals

-Establish and impose charges for passing the canals

-Approve and supervise infrastructure works

-Issue notices to skippers for the navigable canals

ROMANIAN NAVAL AUTHORITY

The Romanian Naval Authority - RNA is the state authority in the field of safety of navigation, being

the specialized technical body of the Romanian Ministry of Transport, Constructions and Tourism. It

is a public institution with juridical personality.

The Romanian Naval Authority took over all the rights and obligations of both Inspectorate of Civil

Navigation (ICN) and Romanian Register of Shipping, which merged. Romanian Naval Authority is




organized and functions according to the Government's Order no 42/1997 regarding civil navigation,

approved with amendments by the law 412/2002.

RNA is a specialized technical body subordinated to MLPTL, which exerts the state authority function

in civil navigation.

RNA- financial independent public institution, with juridical personality was established by merging

of the ICN-Inspectorate of Civil Navigation and RNR-Romanian Naval Register, taking over the

obligations of the two public institutions, which consequently were repealed.

The main objectives of the RNA:

• The harmonisation of the national standards with the international and European requirements

regarding safe civil navigation

•The improvement of the safety standards improvement in Romanian ports

• The certification of the operators and ships ISM code to international standards and reduce the

number of substandard ships.

RIVER ADMINISTRATION OF THE LOWER DANUBE GALATI

River Administration of the Lower Danube functions as an autonomous state control and is the

waterways authority for the Romanian sector of Danube from the border line - km 1075 to the river

mouth in the Black Sea, on Sulina branch, in Sulina roadstead, on the shipping branches of the

Danube, Borcea, Bala, Macin, Valciu, Caleia, on Chilia branch with its secondary branches, on

Sfantu Gheorghe channel with the rectifications channels and on the secondary branches of the Sulina

Channel, named the Old Danube.

The main task of the Autonomous State Control “River Administration of the Lower Danube” is the

assurance of navigation conditions on Danube by means of dredging works, topohydrographical

survey, coast and floating signalisation, piloting on the maritime Danube sector between Sulina

roadstead and Braila and in the Danube maritime ports, special transport on the river and maritime

Danube, internal and international tugging etc.

The administration has various vessels ranging from motorboats, piloting boats, pontoons, dredges,

scows, cranes, tugs, signalling vessels etc.

THE PORT ADMINISTRATION ON THE MARITIME DANUBE

"The Ports Administration on the Maritime Danube" SA Galati - CN APDM SA Galati is a national

company established in 1998 through the Romanian Government Decision nr 518/1998 for the Ports




Administration on the Maritime Danube (HGR nr. 518/1998). In 2003, under the Romanian

Government Decision nr 222/2003 its duties and responsibilities were modified and now CN APDM

SA Galati is operating as Port Authority for its domain of activity. It manages the Maritime Danube

Ports between Mm 12,5 - Km 160 and Km 251 - Km 285 on the both banks of the Danube and also

the secondary branches Chilia, Sf. Gheorghe and Macin.

CN APDM's SA GALATI main activity is to provide proper operation condition to all users of the

port infrastructure existing under its area of activity. CN APDM SA GALATI has over 150 employees

and it is managed by the Council of Administration and the Managing Director who is the president of

the Council of Administration and provides the executive leadership. Annual turnover per 2004 year

was around 1,600,000 € and we estimate for 2005 an annual turnover of 2,000,000 €. The peak of the

maritime and river traffic was achieved in the harbours of CN APDM SA GALATI area in 2004 with

14,237,692 tons.

NATIONAL COMPANY ADMINISTRATION OF THE RIVER PORTS ON THE DANUBE

GIURGIU

C.N.- A.D.P.F.- S.A. Giurgiu was founded in 1998 by a Government Decision, through the

reorganisation of the former autonomous authority A.D.P.F.- S.A. The company is legally organized

as a joint-stock company that has the capital stock totally subscribed and owned by the Romanian

state, as the only stockholder.

C.N.-A.D.P.F.-S.A Giurgiu activates under the authority of the Ministry of Transportation, deploying

public national interest activities, providing port services, maintaining and repairing the river transport

infrastructure goods in public properties of the Romanian state, administers, keep up and develops the

whole infrastructure of all river ports from Cernavoda km 300 to Bazias km 1075.

C.N.-A.D.P.F.-S.A Giurgiu assures the adequate depths of navigation in the ports, at - 2.5 m

minimum depth, for ships up to 2000 dwt capacity, the loading and unloading through the private

operators, which have been authorized by the Ministry of Transportation.

Industrial bodies in Romania

ANCONAV – Romanian Shipbuilders Associations

Funded in 1995, the Romanian Shipbuilders Association is a member of CESA - Community of

European Shipyards Association and gathers the shipyards, equipment suppliers and service suppliers,

enterprises from the horizontal shipbuilding industry, classification societies. Being recognized as an




active and efficient association in Romania, ANCONAV acted from the beginning, by developing the

interrelation between its members a coherent dialogue with the authorities, to solve the problems of

interest of the shipbuilding actors.

Constantza Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation and Galati Chamber of Commerce are

two regional organisations very active in the field of shipbuilding and organising lobbying activities,

trade fairs and exhibitions.

R&D and universities in Romania

IPCM S.A. - Industrial Projects Consulting & Marketing S.A.

IPCM SA continues the tradition of the former Institute for Engineering in Machine Building field,

established in 1956, thus enjoying a solid business reputation on the Romanian market.

IPCM SA provides high quality services with a strict compliance with contract provisions. The

company has accumulated a large database, as IPCM has performed the general master planning and

management of investment for most of its traditional clients and has followed their development since

the beginning. Consequently, IPCM enjoy long-lasting and fruitful business relationship. The most

valuable certification of their work is that all the buildings designed and endowed by IPCM SA's

specialists are functional, resistant and still in exploitation.

The experience and high skills characterize the personnel of the company. IPCM SA collaborate with

international well-known consulting organizations, both independently and within certain programs of

international assistance (i.e. Deloitte & Touche, Roland Berger, Arthur Andersen, CA~IB, Price

Waterhouse Coopers, Consorzio Progetto Lazio, etc.)

IPCM SA employs 75 peoples of various skills.

ICEPRONAV - is the leading research institute specialised in naval architecture and shipbuilding,

probably the largest institution in South East Europe. ICEPRONAV S.A. is accredited by Bureau

Veritas with ISO9001since 2000 and is a member of the ICE Group of companies with facilities in

United Kingdom, Norway and Germany. There is a wide range of experience within the ICE Group,

which can be utilized for such a project as the 80m Logistics Support Ship. Furthermore, the ICE

Group has worked successfully with several shipyards throughout the world.

ICEPRONAV object of activity is represented by a range of onsite / offsite, onshore / offshore key

services, and incorporates the entire design process from Conceptual Design & Tank Tests to

Workshop Drawings, Production Information and “As Built” documentation.




INCERTRANS - TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Transport Research Institute INCERTRANS as a unique research institute of Romania in transport

area, has over 75 years tradition. INCERTRANS is organized as a joint stock company under the aegis

of Ministry of Transport, Constructions and Tourism.

During the last 30 years INCERTRANS has carried out a significant number of projects and provided

technical, being recognized for the quality of services provided.

INCERTRANS was ranked on position 10, in "TOP 1999 Companies" in Bucharest, Sector 1, as

regards the turnover, this reaching last year 1.3 millions USD.

INCERTRANS is certified by:

- Ministry of Transport, Constructions and Tourism for works of scientific research, designing,

consulting, port infrastructures;

- Romanian Civil Aeronautic Authority for studies and researches in airport rigid road systems;

- Association of Roads and Bridges of Romania for research, designing, consulting, execution

of special road and bridge works;

- Ministry of Water and Environment Protection for impact studies and environment balance

sheets.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MARINE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The Romanian Marine Research Institute (RMRI) was established in 1970 to continue the centenary

tradition in marine research initiated by its predecessors Emil Racovitza, Ioan Borcea and Grigore

Antipa.

The Romanian Marine Research Institute is the leading marine research and fishery institute in

Romania, as well as national co-ordinator and focal point with respect to international research tasks

and responsibilities in the field of marine sciences. National pre- eminence and international

experience place RMRI at the forefront of basic and applied marine research in the Black Sea

elsewhere. Taking into account the subordination of the Institute to the Ministry of Waters, Forests

and Environment Protection, the activity of RMRI is mainly directed to supporting adequate marine

environmental management and protection.

SHIP DESIGN GROUP GALATI

SHIP DESIGN GROUP (SDG) is a design and engineering company founded in 1994 by unifying a

group of Romanian companies and specialists in shipbuilding.




SHIP DESIGN GROUP is offering a complete set of design and consultant services, starting with the

earlier design stages up to workshop information. The full computerization of design process,

powerful shipbuilding software including self-developing of software capabilities and good experience

of its staff, maintains high quality level of design services. Also the company is able to supervise the

ship during the construction. The main activities are:

- Initial design: Main dimensions Lines and fairing, Propulsion, General arrangement.

- Hull: Scantling, Key drawings, detailed design, Workshop and cutting information.

- Machinery and Piping: ER arrangement, Shaft line, Diagrams, Piping routings and isometrics.

- Deck systems.

- Electrical: Diagrams, Control engineering systems, Distribution switchboards, Cable routing.

- Stability Booklet, Loading Manual, Inclining experiment.

- Finite element analysis.

- Technical examination and evaluation.

These activities are being achieved with permanent employees, all of them being staff with a higher

education as well as by close cooperation with strategic key partners in the Romania and European

maritime community.

The main customers are from Romania and from Europe. SDG is ISO - 9001 certified company.

IPTANA - Design Institute for Road Water and Air Transport

IPTANA-SA is a joint-stock trading company specializing in creation and trade of studies, projects,

consulting and engineering services, other technical and economical documentation verification and

warning procedures, surveys, technical normatives, technical assistance in the field of investments and

engineering for constructions rehabilitation, maintenance, development and modernizing, both in

Romania and abroad.

Relying on its 50 years of specific activity, on the skills of the staff and on its modern equipment, the

trading company IPTANA-SA is able to perform the following activities, complying with the quality

requirements of Romanian and international regulations:

- Drawing up of studies, projects, consulting and engineering studies, technical and economical

documentation for new investments, recovery and maintenance works

- Constructions checks, precision surveys, expert appraisements, documentation for notifications and

agreements, warnings;




- Survey of works execution, technical assistance;

- Drawing up of specifications, tender documentation, technical normatives and relevant standards;

- Forming, updating, development and commercial employment of the database in road, water and air

construction works, including their operation;

- Ground studies.

“OVIDIUS” UNIVERSITY OF CONSTANTA

"Ovidius" University of Constanta is the leading Academic institution from the Constanta region,

having the mission of being in the service of the community by providing programs on shipboard

equipment, industrial processing and port operations and also highly qualified specialists together with

scientific and engineering assistance. Within the “Ovidius” University of Constanta there are 9

faculties, 2 colleges and 2 departments amounting 36 specializing bodies.

Beside of the educational activities, but also in connection with the graduate programs, OUC develops

research projects most of them in partnership with the local industries. Among the local industries

having a strong relationship with OUC, one of the most important sectors is the shipbuilding and ship

repair industry. The main programs dedicated to maritime research and education are coordinated by

the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering and Maritime.

The Center for Advanced Engineering Sciences has been established under the frame of the Black Sea

Universities Network in 1998 with the support of Duke University, USA. The Center gathers the

resources of a group of institutions associated in a consortium with the University "Ovidius" of

Constanta in order to develop the logistics and the structure of an institution oriented to solve

problems and to cooperate with companies involved in the restructuring process.

NAVAL ACADEMY OF CONSTANTA

The "Mircea cel Batran" Naval Academy is a military technical higher education institution and it was

founded on November 17, 1872 as Flotilla School.

It was integrated in the national system of polytechnic higher education in 1954 and it is periodically

evaluated by the National Committee for Academic Authorization and Evaluation according to

European standards, providing academic programs for seafarers dedicated to the Romanian navy and

merchant maritime fleet.

The "Mircea cel Batran" Naval Academy contributes to the training of the deck and engineer-officers

as professionals in the naval field, providing them with rich technical, scientific, command and




psycho-pedagogical knowledge on five directions: to be able to abstract, to think systematically, to try

solutions, to communicate in a foreign language and to use the IT. It trains officers for the naval forces

providing general, specialized, and military knowledge so as to be able to use the armament and the

techniques for the naval fight.

European by vocation, traditions and ideals, "Mircea cel Batran" Naval Academy received the

international acknowledgement of the high level of education in 2003 when it was awarded the ISO

9001 Quality Certificate.

The Naval Academy of Constanta is structured in the following faculties:

Navy Faculty with the following departments:

- Nautical Sciences Department

- Humanistic and Behaviour Sciences Department

- Electrotechnics, Communications and Navy Weapons Department

Merchant Marine Faculty with the following departments:

- Mathematics, Informatics and Technical Science Department

- The department for Naval Architecture, Port and Naval Management

- The department of Naval Equipment and Installations

There are other additional departments like

- Foreign Languages Department

- Reduced Attendance Education and Masterat Department

CONSTANTA MARITIME UNIVERSITY

Constanta Maritime University has been part of the Romanian state higher education system even

since its foundation in 1972. In 1973, according to the provisions of Governmental Decision

502/09.08.1973, CMU merged with the Marine Officers Military School under the name of "Mircea

cel Batran" Maritime Institute, subject to the Ministry of National Defence.

In 1990 the Navigation and Marine Engineering Faculties split from”Mircea cel Batran" Maritime

Institute and became the Merchant Marine Institute, a public higher education institution subordinated

to the Ministry of National Education. Starting 31st January 2000, it changed its name into Constanta

Maritime University. Since December 2000 CMU has been registered in ‘The White List’ of the

maritime institutions recognised by IMO.




The basic ideas of the European Union construction are meant to create a large framework, with a

view to allowing the coagulation of individual competence into a strong nucleus and to ‘export’ the

accumulation of positive experience.

Starting from these principles, the Maritime University of Constanta has endeavoured to go beyond

any territorial and insular boundaries by means of the specializations it has promoted within the

Romanian higher education system, as well as of various types of cooperation.

The Maritime University on Constanta structure includes the following departments:

- The Department of Navigation and Maritime Transport

- The Department of Naval Electronics Engineering

- The Department of Humanities And Mathematical Sciences

- The Department of Electrotechnics, Electronics and Informatics.

“LOWER DANUBE” UNIVERSITY OF GALATI

The University " Dunarea de Jos " of Galati was founded in July, 1974 by merging the Polytechnical

Institute and the College of Education. The Polytechnical Institute of Galati had at its origins the

Naval and Mechanical Engineering Institute wich has been founded in 1951. In 1953, the Institute of

Fish Breeding and Fishing Technology located in the city of Constanta merged with the Naval

Institute of Galati under the name of Technical Institute of Galati.

The University of Galati consists of twelve faculties and two colleges with more than thirty

departments. Galati University has several unique fields of education in the country, such as: Naval

Engineering and Fishery. During the years, specialists covering a wide range of education fields have

been trained in the University of Galati.

The scientific research is focused upon major domains of activity. The research results are made

known in scientific sessions and symposia organized at departments every year, in national

conferences and other renewed scientific manifestations.

In addition to the teaching staff, a large number of students effectively contribute to the research and

design projects. The senior students work within joint teams made up of both teachers and students,

carrying out research and design works in accordance with the themes provided by the University

programs.




The University has a scientific bulletin with nine issues annually. By means of the Bulletin a fruitful

exchange of scientific information is achieved with more than 76 partners from 22 countries in the

world.

Policy makers in Romania

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

The Ministry of Education and Research - National Authority for Scientific Research (ANCS) is the

specialised organisation of central public administration, under direct subordination of the Romanian

Government. ANCS applies the strategy and the governmental programme in the field of scientific

research. ANCS leads the national system of research, applying its tasks set up by laws and other

official documents in its field of activity, is coordinating the main national R&D funding programmes

supported by public funds.

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND COMMERCE

Ministry of Economy and Commerce is the public authority proposing and implementing the national

policy in the field of industry and commerce, including shipbuilding and ship repairing.

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION, CONSTRUCTIONS & TOURISM

The Ministry of Transports, Constructions and Tourism is the state authority in the field of transports,

constructions and tourism, exercised directly or by specialized technical bodies, subordinated public

institutions, units functioning under its authority or coordination or authorized trade companies.

Ministry of Transportation, Construction & Tourism is the public authority for programs on

transportation including waterborne transportation and port operations.

Croatia Croatia is a middle-income country and a functioning market economy. In June 2004, Croatia was

officially granted candidate status for the EU membership and also received EU approval for its

Accession Negotiating Framework on March 17, 2005. Croatia expects to start negotiations with the

EU in the near future.

The process of accession calls for well-coordinated and serious reforms if Croatia is to meet its

objective of EU membership in 2009. The Bank is supporting Croatia’s efforts towards European

integration through various projects.




These include the strengthening of market institutions, judicial reform, improving the business

climate, improving public administration and social sector efficiency, and supporting infrastructure

and the environment.

Transport plays an important role in international trade which has become more important since

independence in re-establishing profitable transit traffic, in promoting tourism and in unifying the

country. Croatia has achieved a great deal in the transport sector in the short time since the

independence, repairing most war damage, writing laws which are generally suitable for the transport

sector of a sovereign state, and privatising some transport enterprises. However, the State still

dominates the transport sector to an excessive degree except for inter-city road transport, and public

transport expenditures are more than 6% of GDP which is high. Moreover, the previous Government

initiated an ambitious program of motorway and other transport investments to “catch up” with

Western Europe which appears unaffordable. However, transport demand has either declined or grown

modestly since the war so that there is ample transport capacity with few exceptions, although much

infrastructure is in fair or poor condition because maintenance was deferred. Croatia needs to carefully

prioritise its investments on the basis of economic criteria.

Croatia aspires to join the European Union (EU) where transport is overwhelmingly market oriented.

However, the efficiency of most Croatian transport organizations leaves a lot to be desired. There is

significant scope for further privatisation and commercialisation, as well as reorienting the

Government’s direct management of the transport sector. This will also help prepare transport

enterprises to compete in the EU and reduce total public expenditures in the medium term to around

3% of GDP, closer to the norm for middle income countries.

Transport demand has changed radically since independence. The restructuring of the economy has

reduced the movement of heavy goods and favoured road transport, as has happened in other transition

economies. Most traffic is now international, and flows are reoriented toward Western Europe. FR

Yugoslavia and Slovenia no longer use the Port of Rijeka to any significant degree. EU Corridor 10

(via Belgrade), blocked since the war, is only now reopening as is transit traffic through Bosnia

Herzegovina. In the meantime, Croatia placed emphasis on EU Corridor 5 (Rijeka-Zagreb-Hungary),

which competes with a parallel corridor in Slovenia. Tourist traffic fell sharply due to the war and the

Kosovo crisis, but is now recovering. The growth of private automobiles stalled during and after the

war, but has now resumed; traffic congestion and pollution are increasing in Zagreb. As a combined




result, maritime, port and river transport have fallen dramatically, while truck and airline traffic in

particular have grown.

Croatia’s transport system is extensive, comprising: (a) about 27,000 km of classified interurban roads

and 22,000 km of local roads; (b) a 2,664 km railway network, of which about 250 km are double

track and 1,000 km electrified; (c) the main sea ports of Rijeka and Ploce and five secondary sea ports,

plus numerous river ports on the 918 km of the Sava and Drava rivers; (d) ocean-going vessels

totalling 2.5 million deadweight tons (dwt) plus numerous river vessels; and (e) seven international

airports and an international airline.

As a result Croatia’s existing transport infrastructure provides ample capacity with few exceptions for

a number of years into the future. The railway carries less than a third of its pre-war traffic volume,

and rail traffic is not expected to reach pre-war levels for a long time – at best around 2020 according

to optimistic forecasts. Even then, more than 90% of rail traffic would be carried on routes adding up

to less than 50% of the system, a clear indication of where and by how much the system needs to be

reduced. Road traffic densities are also low, with only about 120 km carrying 15,000 vehicles per day

(vpd) or more. This means that the majority of Croatia’s 440 km of motorways and semi-motorways

are underutilised at present. Similarly, maritime transport through Croatia’s ports stands at about half

of its pre-war level; consultants estimate the capacity of the main Port of Rijeka to be about 11 million

tons, whereas it is expected to handle about 2.7 million tons in 2002. Thus, there is obvious over-

capacity in ports, with the possible exception of container handling equipment. Croatia is also very

well equipped with airports of various sizes and standards. There are, for example, seven airports that

can receive wide-body aircraft while only three or four are needed.

Croatia has five main shipyards: Uljanik from Pula, Brodospilt from Split, Third Maj from Rijeka,

Brodotrogir from Trogir and Kraljevica from Kraljevica capable of building ships and Offshore

structures up to 150 000 TDW. The main shipyards are joined into the Association of Croatian

Shipbuilding Industry - Jadranbrod. Jadranbrod exists for more than 45 years as a more or less

compulsory professional coordination body, linking shipyards and Croatian Marine equipment

manufacturers in order to establish a stronger position by joint approach in negotiating with third

parties. It is currently oriented towards building of complex ships and return to pre-war activities when

big passenger/car ferries (2400 pass, 550 cars), still operating in Baltic, were built. Croatia has more

that 50 small shipyards specialised for building steel, wooden, GRP and aluminium craft. Repairing




capacity consists of one big shipyard, Viktor Lenac, three medium sized shipyard and dozens of small

shipyards. Croatian Register of Shipping (CRS) situated in Split is an associate member of IACS. Its

activities include: development of the Rules for classification and statutory certification including the

associated research (development of its own software for direct calculation-CREST), publication of

the Rules, implementation of the Rules. CRS has cooperation agreements with all IACS members and

associates and also worked on IACS harmonisation studies. Uljanik Shipyard Computer Systems

(USCS) situated in Pula is the main software developing firm supporting entire Association of

Croatian Shipbuilding Industry with its functional and technological modelling software. TRIDENT is

a fully integrated CAD/CAM solution that integrates the entire CAD/CAM shipbuilding process

through its modules: hull form, naval calculations, hull structure, nesting, electrical, piping and

HVAC. It is in constant development parallel to full practical application for over 20 years. Brodarski

institute - Marine Research and Special technology Institute is specialised in advance ship design and

hydrodynamic analyses which is carried by scaled model tests in water tanks.

Ports of Croatia

Croatia has the following ports: Dubrovnik, Dugi Rat, Omisalj, Ploce, Pula, Rijeka, Sibenik, Split,

Vukovar (inland waterway port on Danube), Zadar. Some of the ports are described in more detail

below.

Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik has a long and rich history of accommodating cruise passengers and vessels. All - weather

berthing gacilities are available at Dubrovnik (Gruz) Harbuor.

Possessing seven berthing positions and deepwater access, this facility can easily accommodate most

sizes and types of cruise ships. Gruz Harour is located approximately fifteen minutes via motorcoach

from Dubrovnik s historic city centre. A deepwater anchorage is also available within close proximity

of the historic city; views of the city and its medieval walls are spectacular from this location. A forty

– meter landing area is available for ships tender within the city s historic harbour.

Omisalj

Depth outside bay is approximately 55 m, inside bay 30 m with mud and rocks bottom, width at

entrance to bay is approximately 700 m. The port is approached by Vela Vrata, the main channel,




which connects Kvarner Bay with the Bay of Rijeka. A Traffic Separation Scheme has been

established in Vela Vrata.

Large tankers proceed from Vela Vrata to the N part of Rijeka Bay, making a large turn before

steering for Omisalj inlet.

Chemical tankers and gas carriers may follow a more direct route for the entrance to Sepen Bay.

The approach channels to both terminals are marked by lights and light buoys.

An area SW of Urinj with depths of 54-62 m (30-34 fm) is designated for tankers and vessels carrying

dangerous cargo. It is enclosed by the following points:

Tanker-terminals are located in Jadranski naftovod (JANAF): Two T-shaped steel platforms each 127

m long fitted with fenders and sliding hooks and equipped with four 16" unloading arms for

discharging crude oil. Distance between each pier about 370 m. Height of platforms is 7.35 m above

MSL with min depth alongside of 29 m, max draft 27 m, allowing (usually port side berthed) tankers

of up to 350.000 dwt to discharge safely. Each berth equipped with four 16" cargo arms connected to a

42" pipeline. Discharge rate is 10.000 t/h. Employment of fire fighting tugs during operations is

compulsory.

A gangway with adjustable ladder is provided by the terminal.

A revolving crane of 2 t SWL is mounted on the top of the gangway tower.

According to JANAF rules the tanker is bound to discharge her cargo within 30 running hours (36 hrs

if performing COW) weather permitting otherwise the tanker is to pay berthage and fire fighting tugs.

Allowed time is counted from first line moored till the last line unmoored.

Liquefied-gas-terminals is'DIOKI' petrochemical plant, situated at Sepen Bay, Jetty "A", L-shaped for

gas carriers up to 15.000 m3 cap, 11.5 m max depth equipped with 8" ASA 300 RF loading arms for

ethylene (150 t/h) and VCM (250 t/h). Jetty "B", T-shaped for chemical tankers up to 60.000 dwt, 15

m max depth, equipped with 8" ASA 150 RF loading arms for fuel oil (250 t/h), caustic soda (250 t/h)

and EDC liquid (400 t/h). Also a multi-purpose quay, 90 m long, 5,5 m max draft.

Tankers are always moored with the port side to the piers.

The platform deck of each pier is about 7 m (23') above MSL.




Each berth is equipped with a gangway and a revolving crane of 2 t SWL. Nitrogen,

compressed air and fresh water is available at berths A and B.

Ploče

In recent years, the Port of Ploče is experiencing significant growth in traffic and is drawing closer to

its pre-war business results of over 3 million tons per year. Over the next five years, projections

indicate that the annual traffic volume will increase from 2 million tons (2004) to about 6.5 million

tons (range of 5.5-9 million tons). About 80 percent of the corridor traffic transits to and from BiH and

some 75 percent is dry bulk cargo (coal, alumina, bauxite). In parallel, general cargo traffic

(steel/aluminium products, timber, bananas) and particularly containerised cargo traffic has also

grown. In 2001, the port handled 4,000 containers which increased to 14,500 containers in 2004. This

growth is expected to continue.

Rijeka

Well sheltered harbour, anchorage outside good and safe. Breakwaters 1.754 and 420m. Width of

entrance 270 m, width of entrance to Susak Basin 43 m. Depth at entrance 40 m, in mid-harbour 20 to

28 m, at quays 6 to 10 m. Bay of Bakar, 4.700 m long, 700 m wide, average depth 26 m, at entrance 44

m. Entrance to Bay of Bakar is 400 m wide. Max tidal range is 1,2 m.

The depth is of 30 - 50 m, muddy bottom. However, during NNE gales (in winter) a vessel could be

forced to leave anchorage and seek shelter under the lee of the nearby island Krk.

Harbour pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 500 GT. If required, a pilot is available at Rijeka for

all ports of the Croatian coast. Coastal pilotage according to agreement. Pilotage on VHF Channels 12.

Rijeka Radio call sign 9AR, 500 kHz., Radio telephone on 2 m band covering area of N Adriatic sea

or by VHF Channel 16.

There is accommodation for 35 ocean-going vessels and a number of smaller coasters. Harbour

comprises four basins: Rijeka port basin, 2.545 m wharfage, 5 m to 12.80 m depth, for general cargo,

phosphates, grain and cereals, ore etc. and includes on its eastern part several berths exclusively for

small passenger vessels and on its western part the petrol port for coastal tankers; Susak port basin,

2.400 m wharfage, 5,5 m to 12 m depth, for timber, general cargo, containers, ore, etc; Bakar port




basin, average depth 26 m, a bulk cargo terminal for discharging iron ore, bauxite and coal, also one

berth for discharging general cargo and loading vehicles, and oil refinery terminal for loading refined

products; Rasa port basin, consisting of Brsica timber terminal, 164 m long wharfage, 10 m depth;

Urinj tanker terminal for discharging crude oil and loading virgin naphtha. Length of rail track 20 km.

Electric lights for night work. Rail connections with Central Europe, Italy and the Balkan Peninsula.

There is covered surface storage of 113.000 m2 for general cargo, 53.000 m2 for timber, open storage

of 150.000 m2, tanks for discharge of vegetable oil of 3.600 m3, a 57.000 t capacity silos for grain and

soya storage with 5.000 t/day unloading rates, Phosphate terminal cap. 15.000 t.

Container terminal at Brajdica (Susak basin) 40.000 m2 storage area: 1 quay 163 m long, 56 m wide

ro/ro ramp, 10-12 m d. equipped with 1/35 t portal crane. 1 quay 244 m long, depth 11 m, equipped

with 3/40 t portal cranes. Additional equipment: 1/50 t straddle crane, 1/ 35-45 t side loader and

tugmasters for ro/ro trailers. Facilities for REEFER containers available.

Bulk cargo terminal in Bakar Basin; one 300 m long, berth, 18.5 m depth, for vessels up to 150.000

DWT, unloading iron ore, bauxite and coal. Two shore unloaders, 1/16 t and 1/45 t cap. Stockyard

capacity 400.000 t. Max d 17.5 m for vessels up to 300 Loa, otherwise 15.5 m d. Max height to hatch

covers 16 m.

Bakar basin, four jetties for tankers loading derivatives. Depths up to 9,50 m alongside and up to 11.5

m when vessels bow is at anchor and stern moored at jetty.

At Urinj one berth for tankers loading virgin naphtha only. Tankers moor stern to quay, heading SW,

70-100 m from shore, 17 m depth marked by two buoys.

A berth for loading LPG situated at Srscica, near Urinj tanker terminal is 68 m long with 10 m depth

longside and can accommodate vessels up to 4.500 DWT. Loading rate is approx. 200 t/hour through a

6" flexible hose.

Sibenik

The Port of Šibenik is one of the oldest and best-sheltered ports on the Croatian part of the Adriatic

coast (43° 44' N, 15° 53' E). It is located at the inundated river Krka estuary, which forms a unique

natural resort 75 kilometers long with an altitude difference of 360 meters.




The Port is naturally sheltered from waves and winds, and is accessed through St. Ante's channel

(2700 meters long and 120-300 meters wide), which enables access for vessels up to 50 000 DWT.

Total port surface is 430 ha (348 ha of sea surface). The port is 10 kilometers long, 300-1200 meters

wide with depths between 8-40 meters. Average sea salinity in the port is 18-20 per mill on the surface

and 35.4 per mill at the depth of 4 meters.

Speed of current in St. Ante's channel varies from 0.5 to 2.5 knots, depending on the season, i.e. water

level in the Krka river. Tidal range fluctuations are insignificant, ranging from 0.25m to 1.10m

The port specializes in transfer of scattered cargo with a capacity of 2 million tons per year provided

the functionality of railway links to the inland (Šibenik - Knin - Oštarije - Zagreb, and Šibenik - Knin -

Bosanski Novi - Zagreb). The Port of Šibenik is connected with the rest of the coastline by the

Adriatic road, and with continental Croatia and Europe by the Šibenik - Benkovac - Obrovac -

Karlovac - Zagreb road/highway.

At the beginning of 1949, the Mid Adriatic Ports Authority was established with headquarters in Split

and a branch office in Šibenik. In 1948/49, 113 meters of pier Vrulje have been reconstructed. After

the opening of Unska railway in 1949 the Port of Šibenik recorded a traffic increase, hence the Port

finished the construction of 144 meters long Dobrika dock in 1949 and started the construction of a

scattered cargo depot and a dock on Rogač peninsula. By 1954, 125 meters of dock on Rogač

peninsula were constructed, and with 67 000 m2 of open space, the Port of Šibenik established itself as

a scattered cargo port. In 1958, the Port installed mobile and bridge cranes at Dobrika and Rogač

docks, and constructed the railway link to the switching yard Ražine through the southern part of the

Port, where own switching yard was constructed.

After constructing a scattered cargo terminal in 1982, the Port specialized in raw phosphates and

artificial fertilizer handling.

Split

The County of Split - Dalmatia is situated at the central part of the Adriatic coast. It extends from

western part of the city Trogir to eastern part of the city Makarska and includes the islands: Brač,

Hvar, Vis, Šolta, Drvenik Veliki i Drvenik Mali and the inland part of Dalmatinska Zagora.




Maritime branch has hundred years of tradition. The County trade navy consists of 62 ships with

global tonnage of 314.627 GT.

The main share in fleet structure takes bulk carriers, but there is a great number of RO-RO ships,

container ships, tuggers and suppliers.

The most important ship owners are: JADROPLOV Split, SPLITSKA PLOVIDBA Split,

BRODOSPAS Split.

In 1998 the PORT OF SHIPMENT OF SPLIT has realised total turnover of 78.475 tones. The Port has

13 berths available of whom 7 are industrial. In this Port is situated duty free zone with sub zone

Smokovik.

The passenger port of split is the largest port on the Adriatic and among the largest on Mediterranean

with 1.700.000 passengers and 338.000 vehicles realized in 1998. Today it has 34 berths available, of

who 5 is intended for ocean shipping.

The largest share in the passenger traffic has ship owner JADROLINIJA Rijeka. Recently passengers

and vehicles transportation were done by ship owner "SEM" Split.

Regarding international passenger traffic a significant place takes daily line Split-Ancona-Split.

Vukovar

Since, the Port of Vukovar started once again in the year 1998. from the zero, after peaceful

reintegration of the city in the Croatian economic and geographical territory, and in the meantime all

of the major customers found alternative transport routes, business can be described in one word as a

hard. Currently, total year transshipment volume is about 600.000 t (mostly sugar in sacks, mineral

fertilizers, grain, iron ore etc.) but installed capacities are much bigger. Port of Vukovar today has 45

employees.

The biggest customer today is "Petrokemija" d.d. Kutina, which every year exports

more and more quantities of mineral fertilizers onto the market of EU, currently is

reviewing the project of creating the multi-functional logistic centre in the Port of

Vukovar that should have the following parts: terminal for the loading of the export

goods, terminal for dischargement of import raw material, warehouse and distribution

centre for the East Slavonia region. Gain of such strategic partner is not interesting




only for the company Port of Vukovar, but it is also very important for the

development of agriculture in this region, because of significant lowering of the

transportation costs of the fertilizer form the distribution centre to the field.

Also, Port is currently under negotiations with the Croatian railways for the takeover of very

interesting parts of the port area that now belongs to the railways. In the case of successful

negotiations, the port could get wider and build another modern warehouse for storing general cargo.

This is very important for the improving of thee tri-modality character of the port of Vukovar (road,

rail and inland waterway).

Besides those short-term feasible projects, Port authority Vukovar together with the foreign consultant

company is under preparation of the top-quality Master plan of development of the Port area what is

absolute priority for the real development of the Port and should made during the next few months.

Currently the other most prominent domestic partners are: "Agrokor-trgovina" d.d. Zagreb, "Trast"

d.d. Split, "Muraspid" d.o.o. Čakovec, "Žito" d.o.o. Osijek, and many others. Between foreign

partners, our references are "Jadran"d.d. Sežana, Slovenia, "Prodex" Grude and "Studen Arex"

Gradačac from Bosnia and Herzegovina, "Preymesser" Gmbh Regensburg, "IZB Europa"

Trieffenstein from Germany, "Danu Trans", "DDSG" and "Multinaut" Vienna from Austria and

"UDP", Izmail Ukraine.

We are aware of the fact that the volume of transshipment in the port of Vukovar is much lower than

before Homeland war (1991-1995), but the quantities in total are growing every year. However, the

structure of the goods is quite well and there is more general cargo comparing to the bulk cargo, so

there is also potential for attracting more goods to the port, what will in fact result in a greater

quantities later.

Zadar

Zadar, a city and port in central Dalmatia. The old town, located on a sheltered peninsula with a

suitable natural harbour, had good opportunities for establishing of traffic connections with the

hinterland. Zadar had the most favourable combination of heavy sea routes from Ravenna, Venice or

Trieste with the Eastern Adriatic system of channel traffic. More difficult navigation conditions for

sailing ships at the open sea in regards to channel navigation have rendered Zadar a port of rest, where

ships can be repaired and get their supply. Together with the development of steamships and motor




ships, the port of Zadar became too narrow and too shallow for large vessels. Also, along with the

concentration of traffic in the ports of northern Adriatic and with the development of Split and

Sibenik, Zadar began to lose the advantage of its relatively easy connection with the hinterland.

MARITIME CLUSTER

The Croatian maritime cluster includes, to a large extend, the main actors of the Croatian shipbuilding

and ship repair sector. Additional, there are shipboard equipment manufacturers, service providers,

port operators, ship owners and the administrations of the main transport facilities. The CROATIAN

shipbuilding sector includes large shipyards as Uljanik from Pula, 3MAJ from Rijeka, Brodosplit from

Split, Brodotrogir from Trogir and Kraljevica from Kraljevica. The total contribution of the sector to

the Croatian export was 12% in 2004. The number of employees in the sector at the end of 2004

counted 18758. At present, 90% of the sector is state owned.

The Association of Croatian Shipbuilding Industry, JADRANBROD is existing for more than 45 years

as a more or less compulsory professional coordination body, linking shipyards and Croatian Marine

equipment manufacturers in order to establish a stronger position by joint approach in negotiating with

third parties.

ORDERBOOK

At the end of 2004 Croatian shipyards had 75 ships in the book of order. In the first six months of

2004. Seven ships were delivered and two more contracts signed. At 1 of June of 2005 the book order

of Croatian shipyards was:

SHIPYARD No. of ships cGT

ULJANIK 21 527.707

3 MAJ 14 309.600

BRODOSPLIT 16 373.000

BRODOTROGIR 9 198.000

KRALJEVICA 10 51.013




SUM 70 1.459.320

Contracted worth of above ordered ships are 2.274.548.408 USD.

Table 18: Croatian order book 2004

Table 19: Croatia number 4 in world order book 2005

PRIVATISATION

Main Croatian shipyards are still owned by the goverement. The percentage of the private sector in

registered social capital is less than 10%.

QUALITY SYSTEMS

In the present, there are certified, according to the ISO standards, the quality systems of the following

shipyards:

ULJANIK ISO 9000 ISO 14001

3 MAJ ISO 9001

VIKTOR LENAC ISO 9001 ISO 14001

BRODOSPLIT ISO 9001

Shipyards in Croatia




HRVATSKA BRODOGRADNJA d.o.o., CROATIAN SHIPBUILDING COMPANY Ltd. (CSC) in

English, is established in 1994 by decision of Croatian Government, and in 1997 CSC merged with the

former Association JADRANBROD founding HRVATSKA BRODOGRADNJA - JADRANBROD

d.d., CROATIAN SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION - JADRANBROD, a joint Company of five

major Croatian Shipyards, where the Croatian Government holds a majority of shares.

Nowdays, CSC - JADRANBROD is acting according to the resolutions of Assembly of Association of

March 17, 2000, as well as decisions of Board of Directors, whose members are Deputy Ministers of

Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Finance and Directors of five major shipyards:

- Uljanik Shipyard in Pula

- 3. Maj Shipyard in Rijeka

- Kraljevica Shipyard in Kraljevica

- Brodosplit Shipyard in Split

- Brodosplit - BSO in Split

- Brodotrogir Shipyard in Trogir

By these decisions, CSC - JADRANBROD is established as a professional body, where interests of

the State, as essential major shareholder, and shipbuilding industry will meet, taken into consideration,

discussed and carried out. Subject and scope of CSC - JADRANBROD activities are gradually

adjusting to the needs of the shipyards and among the priorities is to carry out obligations and

commitments already determined by Croatian Government in respect of coordinating and organizing

financing and monitoring of contracted shipbuilding programs by securing that downpayments paid by

the Shipowners and Credit facilities for bridge - financing are being used to serve only each particular

shipbuilding Contract.

Other significant activities are: coordination in the filed of marketing and sale policies, joint approach

to the purchase of important materials and equipment by grouping the inquiries toward major

manufactures, finding the most favourable finance resources, possible in present economic situation in

Croatia, at domestic and international financing market, coordinated approach to demanding

international newbuilding market, application of joint criteria during offering and contracting period,

joint approach towards Croatian Authorities concerned, coordination of programs of modernization




and technology upgrading, including standardized informatisation of shipyards and CSC. Production

range is design and construction of all kinds of Merchant ships up to 150.000 DWT, Floating docks

and cranes, Special and Naval vessels, including submarines.

Besides, Brodotrogir and Kraljevica are involved in significant Shiprepair activities. Shipping and

shipbuilding activities in Croatia have a very long tradition. Ever since ancient times our part of

Adriatic sea was known for its ships and fleets. Most of our major shipyards were founded in mid

nineteen and beginning of twentieth century as Austrian Naval Arsenals. They achieved impressive

success in construction of warships, ranging from battleships and cruisers to submarines. In the course

of years the shipyards turned to construction of merchant vessels.

Croatian shipbuilding industry operates on the international market and export orientation is its

dominant feature. Croatian shipbuilders have delivered impressive tonnage to foreign and domestic

Shipowners of over 70 countries worldwide since nineteen-fifties.

Open world market policy of Croatian shipyards since the beginning of building of ships, has helped

us to survive hard times and to keep high European level of quality and worldwide competitiveness.

We attribute these achievements to highly skilled working force and strong design teams, ready to

meet every demand by Shipowners and to produce high quality “tailor made“ ships with innovative

design, and features, unique performance and extraordinary service characteristics.The interest for

building ships in Croatia is increasing. Our traditional Shipowners are coming back with orders.

Contracts, supported with guarantees either of Croatian Bank of Reconstruction and Development

(HBOR) or Croatian commercial banks, which are accepted by first class European banks, are

providing full security to the owners. We expect that order book and the list of awarded Outstanding

projects and ships will continue to grow in number in years to come.

Uljanik Shipyard in Pula

ULJANIK was founded far back in 1856 as an Austro-Hungarian Naval Shipyard. It was named after

an islet on which there are still located the steel fabrication activities and launching berths. In the long

period of continual work since 1856 up to the present time the shipyard has passed through various

stages of development and degree of employment and today it is one of the oldest shipyards in the

world.




In shipbuilding the Shipyard is limited to the length of the berths from which the hulls are being

launched and they allow the building of hulls with a maximal length of 235 meters. At building

VLCC-s the Shipyard has developed the technology of building ship hulls in two halves and then

joining them afloat.

The shipyard has experience in building various types of ships as: passengers ships, container ships,

ships for carrying liquid cargoes (chemical carriers, product carriers, tankers), Ro-Ro ships, rail-

ferries, car-carriers, Reefers, etc. in the range from 10,000 to 80,000 dwt, in one piece, making its best

to comply with the requests of the potential buyers.

Since 1951 ULJANIK has delivered abt. 200 newbuildings, totalling over 6 million dwt, to buyers of

all five continents. Three (3) Oil and Chemical tankers of 40,200 dwt delivered 1988-1990 have been

chosen in year 1988, 1989, 1990 as the one of the most outstanding and distinctive ship of the year by

the US maritime magazines "Maritime Reporter & Engineering News" and "Marine Log". The

Reefer/Ro-Ro Carriers of 470,000 cu. ft. has been chosen in the year 1990 as the one of the most

outstanding and significant ship of the year by the magazine "The Naval Architect" published by The

Royal Institution of Naval Architect, London and US maritime magazine "Maritime Reporter &

Engineering News".

3. Maj Shipyard in Rijeka

Shipbuilding Industry, "3. MAJ", RIJEKA, is among the three largest and oldest Croatian Shipbuilders

(founded 1906).

- Year 1916 - 22,500 displacement tons dreadnought "Szent Isztvan", one of the largest and

technologically most advanced war ship of its time;

- Year 1931 - 2,150 tons displacement destroyer of "Antonio Pigafetta" class, sets the world

speed record (45,2 knots);

- Year 1956 - delivery of first export ship, a 10.500 dwt general cargo carrier for Swiss owners;

- Years 1981/1983 - delivery of six (6) 39,600 dwt Product/chemical carriers with 28 cargo

segregation. In 1987 one of the vessel from the series have been chosen as the one of the most

outstanding ship of the year by the US magazine "Maritime Reporter & Engineering News";




- Years 1988-1994 delivery of six (6) Oil tankers ("Aframax" size) of which three (3) have been

chosen in years 1988, 1990, 1992 as the one of the most outstanding ship of the year by the

US magazine "Maritime Reporter & Engineering News";

- Years 1988-1994 delivery of six (6) Oil tankers ("Aframax" size) of which three (3) have been

chosen in years 1988, 1990, 1992 as the one of the most outstanding ship of the year by the

US magazine "Maritime Reporter & Engineering News";

- Years 1993-1996 delivery of three (3) Pure container vessels of 2,260 teu of which the last

one delivered in 1996 have been chosen as the great ship of the year by the US magazine

"Maritime Reporter & Engineering News";

- Years 1997/1998 delivery of three (3) Multipurpose vessels (tripledeckers) of 22,200 dwt of

which the first one delivered in August 1997 has been chosen as the significant ship of the

year by the UK Royal Institution of Naval Architects, distinctive ship of the year by the US

maritime journal "Marine Log" and great ship of the year by the US maritime journal

"Maritime Reporter & Engineering News";

- Years 1999-2000 delivery of three (3) Products tankers of 71,350 dwt of which the first one

delivered in 1999 has been chosen as the significant ship of the year by the UK maritime

magazine "The Naval Architect". Designing and construction of marine vessels of all types /

categories up to max. 260m x 50m (LxB). Ships are made to own designs, with tailored forms

and accuracy, and to any desired level of sophistication. Since 1956 shipyard has delivered

249 ships with the total deadweight of more than 6,72 million tons, to the export buyers of 25

states across the world

Kraljevica Shipyard in Kraljevica

The KRALJEVICA Shipyard, shipbuilding and ship-repairing company, is the oldest shipyard on the

eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. The continuity of shipbuilding tradition in KRALJEVICA has been

lasting uninterrupted since 1729. The KRALJEVICA Shipyard ranks, in view of its capacities, among

medium-sized shipyards ( ~ 500 employees, area ~ 110,000 m2). The Shipyard's activities are

organised in three main groups:




New building of ships up to 120 m in length and 21m in beam, up to 10.000 DWT (tankers, dry cargo

vessels, Ro-Ro vessels, multipurpose/container vessels, paper carriers, passenger/car ferries, tugs,

supply vessels) and other marine constructions.

New buildings, retrofitting and repairing naval vessels (gun boats, patrol vessels, missile corvettes),

coast guard boats, special-purpose ships, fast crafts, light commercial crafts and yachts, built of

ordinary or high strength shipbuilding steel and aluminium.

Retrofitting and repairing vessels of up to 25.000 DWT, conversions and modernisation, general

repairs, repairs on hull, electronics, main and auxiliary engines, generators, electric motors, boilers,

automation, etc.; quick underwater hull inspection, hull cleaning and corrosion protection; all kinds of

measurements with analysis etc.

In the years 1989-1991 delivery of three (3) Ro-Ro/Container/ /paper carriers, 3,400 dwt, of which one

has been chosen in the year 1989 as the one of the most outstanding ship of the year by the US

magazine "Maritime Reporter & Engineering News".

Brodosplit - BSO in Split

BRODOSPLIT has a long tradition and experience in designing and building a wide range of

merchant ships as well as providing expertise in building passenger ships, including specialized

tonnage. BRODOSPLIT is equipped and able to built vessels of up to 170,000 dwt in one piece.

BRODOSPLIT built various types of vessels, such as: tankers, product carriers, chemical carriers,

bulk carriers, OBO and COMBO vessels, container vessels, refrigerated cargo vessels, passenger

vessels, car passenger ferries, dredgers and naval ships, with high quality and maritime characteristics

/ performance. So far, BRODOSPLIT delivered abt. 326 vessels with deadweight of over 7,6 million

tons, 80 % of which was for foreign buyers.

- Year 1988-1994 delivery of four (4) Car Passenger ferries of 34,484 GT of which three (3)

have been chosen in the year 1988, 1989, 1992 as the one of the most outstanding ship of the

year by the US magazine "Maritime Reporter & Engineering News".

- Year 1990-1992 delivery of four (4) Oil Tankers (Suezmax size) of which one (1) has been

chosen in year 1990 as the one of the most outstanding ship of the year by the US magazine

"Maritime Reporter & Engineering News"




- Year 1999, m/v "Podravina", Oil Product/Chemical Tanker 39.469/44.577 dwt was included

among Significant Ships of 1999 - The Naval Architect published by RINA, London.

Brodotrogir Shipyard in Trogir

Brodotrogir was established on beginning of the century on centuries long shipbuilding tradition and

now is equipped to accept construction of the most sophisticated vessels. In the last abt. 45 years the

shipyard delivered 97 vessels of various types and sizes mainly for foreign buyers.

Brodotrogir deals also with repair works. Shiprepair works dispose of one floating dry dock of 10,000

tons lifting capacity and 705 m outfitting and repairing wharves and piers and are able to perform all

kinds of works on shore and in dry dock, reconstructions, conversions and jumboizing of all kinds of

ships and have wide experience on every of those fields. Shipbuilding works dispose of two slipways,

the smaller one 20 m wide and the bigger one 47 m wide. The slipways can accommodate ships up to

50,000 dwt ranging from oil tankers, cargo ships, ferry boats, supply vessels, tugs, rescue vessels as

well as floating docks of 60,000 tons lifting capacity built in sections and thereafter connected afloat.

Brodotrogir is today a shipyard that offers the buyers all over the world its cooperation in designing

and building of the most sophisticated ships of different purpose making its best to comply with the

request of potential buyers.

In the last four years our vessels won four international awards:

- Oil and Chemical Tanker of 40,700 dwt, m/v "TROGIR", built for TROGIR SHIPPING

LIMITED, Valetta, Malta GREAT SHIP OF 1996 by "Maritime Reporter and Engineering

News", New York;

- Oil and Chemical Tanker of 47,400 dwt, m/v "AZOV SEA", built for VALLOY SHIPPING

COMPANY LTD, Monrovia, Liberia SIGNIFICANT SHIP OF 1998 by "The Royal

Institution of Naval Architects", London GREAT SHIP OF 1998 by "Maritime Reporter and

Engineering News", New York DINSTICTIVE SHIP OF 1998 by "Marine Log", New York;

- Tanker for Chemical and Oil Products of 46,733 dwt, m/v "TARANTELLA", built for

WHITEFIN SHIPPING CO. Ltd., GibraltarTOP SHIP OF 2002 by "Motor Ship", London

SIGNIFICANT SHIP OF 2002 by "The Royal Institution of Naval Architects", London,




Public bodies in Croatia

Ministry of the Sea, Tourism, Transport and Development; responsible for National rules and

regulation in Maritime Sector.

Industrial bodies in Croatia

Association of Croatian Shipbuilding Industry - Jadranbrod, Association represent Croatian big

shipyards in AWES and CESA.

R&D and universities in Croatia

Brodarski institute - Advance Technology Institute, Zagreb; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and

Naval Architecture, Zagreb; Technical Faculty, Rijeka; Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical

Engineering and Naval Architecture, Split, Maritime faculty, Rijeka, Maritime Faculty, Dubrovnik,

Maritime Faculty Split.

Policy makers in Croatia

- Ministry of Economic, Labour and Entrepreneurship,

- Ministry of the Sea, Tourism, Transport and Development.

Industry in Croatia

- Brodosplit Shipyard - tankers, chemical tankers, RO-ROs;

- Uljanik shipyard from Pula- Car carriers, chemical tankers;

- Third Maj shipyard from Rijeka - chemical tankers, tankers, car carrier, container,

- Brodotrogir from Trogir - chemical carriers, floating docks and cranes,

- Kraljevica from Kraljevica - Special service craft and Shiprepairing.




Hungary At the beginning of the last decade, almost the whole Hungarian shipbuilding industry collapsed. Even

the biggest Hungarian shipyards, and those of the longest tradition - Ganz Danubius Shipyard (Obuda,

Angyalfold, Balatonfured) went bankrupt and closed down. The most important reasons for this

bankruptcy were political and economic changes which essentially modified the industrial and

financial structure of the country. The big Hungarian shipyards suddenly lost their traditional markets

and were not able to obtain short or medium-term government support to ensure their survival through

the critical period.

At the moment, only three important yards are operating in Hungary. The owner of those ship repair

yards is the Mahart, the biggest state-owned shipping company. Those ship repair yards are mainly

involved in repair of the Mahart fleet. Besides the repairing activities, production of new tonnage was

also important, but represented only a small fraction of the total income of those yards. However, the

shipyards do plan to increase shipbuilding activity in the future.

Theoretically, control of the shipbuilding industry - as the shipbuilding industry is part of the

Hungarian economy - belongs to the Hungarian Ministry of Economic Affairs. Due to the special

owner structure of the shipbuilding industry in Hungary - Mahart is the main owner of the still existing

yards - the Hungarian Ministry of Transport and Water Management has also obtained considerable

influence in this field.

The Hungarian shipbuilding and shiprepairing industry is composed of three small shipyards -Mahart

Budapest Shiprepair Yard, Mahart Tiszayacht Ltd. (Szeged - Tape), Mahart Balaton Shipping Co.

(Siofok). Besides those three big yards, there are a further 7-8 small firms which offer special services

related directly to the shiprepairing industry. The industry was seriously downsized during the 1990s,

with a number of shipyards being closed.

Primarily, the key area of specialisation in Hungarian shipyards is simple repairs of river vessels.

In the 1980’s, Hungarian shipyards used to build ca. 20 river vessels a year. Since 1995 shipyards have

not been building new ships; however, they are still considering coming

back into production (currently shipyard order portfolios are empty).




Shipyards are prepared to build smaller and of limited draught dry and liquid self-propelled river

cargo carriers and barges, smaller towing and pushing vessels, passenger vessels, ferries, tugs, steel

yachts, pontoons and floating working units.

At the beginning of the 1990s, almost the entire Hungarian shipbuilding industry collapsed. At that

time, about 10.000 people worked in or were linked with the shipbuilding industry. Today only 5% of

that number could remain in that field.

Besides the three big yards (255 employees) there are a further 7-8 small firms, with less then 20

employees in each, offering special services related directly to the shiprepair industry.

Ports of Hungary

The Ferroport Transshipment Company in the Freeport Csepel is specialised on handling iron and steel

goods as well aluminium, grain, soya bean and other water susceptible goods. It offers complex

logistical services. The AGROTERMINAL Port Transshipment Ltd. handles agricultural goods, the

transshipment is not dependent on the weather conditions. It has a covered transshipment basis with a

capacity of many hundred thousand tons. The Freeport Csepel in Budapest is to be found almost in the

centre of the Danube-Main-Rhine transcontinental waterway along the Danube (river-km 1640).

The Freeport of Csepel has been operated since several decades in the framework of the MAHART

operation. The port functions on an area of about 120 ha, and has a further 80 ha area for the

development. The port, following the directions of the European economic development was

transformed gradually into a freight traffic consolidating and distributing centre by the end of the

nineties.

About 50 % of the waterway loading performances accomplished by the Hungarian ports along the

Danube will be performed in the Freeport of Csepel.

On the basis of the detailed statistical analyses it can be stated that the railway traffic using the

logistics service of the port expectedly will be equal to 1 million tons in 2005 or 1,2 million tons in

2010, whilst the waterway export-import traffic will be about 2-2,4 million tons.




Out of the logistics services the demands are the following: about 15,000 m2 covered store room,

2,000 m2 free storage capacity, 2,000 m2 free warehouse, 650 m2 office area and 1,000 m2 for

industrial activity shall be developed and further similar demands can be expected for the next ten

years.

For the sake of the trouble free service of the increasing traffic demands the railway, road and

waterway approaches shall be improved in order that the incoming traffic cannot hinder the approach

of the urban part. The development and modernisation of the inner and outer infrastructure of the port

requires about 6 billion HUF.

The development and the reconstruction of the road connection of the port is first of all the task of the

development of the road network of Budapest, but the development is also the fundamental interest of

the port itself, and therefore finding the multilateral financing and supporting possibilities form an

important goal.

Concerning the railway traffic the increase of the capacity of the railway line connecting the port with

the trunk railway line network – assuming an optimal growth as well – will not be required. But the

actual state of the rail-network, concerning both the groundwork and the superstructure is obsolete and

not modern. The safe accomplishment of the increasing railway traffic requires the complete

reconstruction of the connecting railway network.

Taking active part in Hungary's foreign links, the Freeport of Csepel is one of the major gates for the

operation of the Hungarian economy. In spite of our nation being a land-locked country - or perhaps

therefore - this is the seaport that has been the base for the Hungarian Danube-sea-shipping for 40

years, and during its existence of more than 70 years it has continuously ensured also the performance

of the foreign trade with the Rhine countries.

In following the trend of development in European economy the Freeport of Csepel has step-by-step

changed into a collection and distribution centre of trade by the end of the 1990s, which in addition to

the conventional port and harbour tasks increasingly integrates the processing industry with its large

demands for materials and transportation claiming expediently the use of several means of transport.

The range of justified transports to and from the port becomes an important factor of the import

ensuring the lively circulation of the economy and of the competitiveness of the Hungarian exports.

The development of the future of the Freeport of Csepel is also heavily affected by the circumstances




that these facilities by the end of the 20th century are more and more coming close to the centre of the

capital on one hand and the developments of road networks bypassing Budapest, however, may

exercise good influence on solving the external, infrastructure problems of the port, on the other. The

National Public Port Győr-Gönyű to be constructed in the region of Győr will assure the required

infrastructure on the upper part of the Danube , and will enable to start with the streamlined combined

freight transport.

For the sake of servicing the trucks a parking area having a capacity of 110 trucks has been

established. One barge is suitable for the transport of 60 truck-semi trailer or 240 passenger cars.

Port of Győr-Günyű

Győr to be found in the Western Gate of the Carpathian basin forms a part of the region Vienna-Győr-

Bratislava, and as a point of intersection of the European railway and road networks, and together with

the river Danube, as an increased opportunity, makes the construction of a modern Combined Freight

Transport and Logistics Centre necessary.

Several national railway line of accentuated importance and the main line of the expressway network

run also here.

The National Public Port of Győr-Günyű will become so to a combined transport nodal point, where

the railway, the road and the waterway will be connected with each other.

For the further increase of the performances the solution for the railway connection of the port is

necessary.

The national public port is operated on the left hand bank of the Danube between the river km

1479+140 and 1480+900 on an area of 20 ha.

Port of Baja

With the inauguration of the Danube-Main channel the traffic toward the Main and the Rhine started.

In the public port along the Danube on a length of about 600 m an area of 8,000 m2 along the river




bank is assured for the enlargement of the port-services, for the mechanisation of the loading

operations and for the construction of storage facilities.

The logistics service centres is connected with the national public port area. The logistics services

offered in the port by the functioning firms are fitted into the activity of the logistics service centre.

The national public port of Baja is one of the most important ports of the waterway system Danube-

Main-Rhine in Hungary. Its traffic achieve the value of 800,000 tons/year. Its primary role has been

demonstrated – with transhipment on the Lower Danube section or at the estuary – in the Far East

traffic. With the inauguration of the Danube-Main channel – when the southward waterway transport

became impossible because of the Southern Yugoslavian war – the traffic towards the Main and the

Rhine started. The port after becoming a member of the European Union can become to the "Southern

Gateway of Europe".

The National Public Port Operating (OKK) Ltd. of Baja performs the maintenance of the basic

infrastructure of the port and the accomplishment of the development and renewal operations. The Ro-

Ro terminal and the parking area belonging to it is operated by the Ltd. as well.

The port is to be found near to the Southern border of the country on an area, where the road, railway

and waterway connections are assured.

The National Public Port Operating Ltd of Baja has prepared the service building of the port for the

trouble free operation of the following authorities and official organs prescribed for the border

crossing on the waterway: Customs and Finance National Headquarters (VPOP), Border Police,

Water Police, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Authority.

The construction of a one-basin port above the Danube bridge can be found in the long term

development plan of the national public port of Baja. The port of Dunaújváros was constructed at the

river-km 1579 of the Danube, on the Isle Szalk, using the narrow entrance of the buy formed by the

nature (stagnant water) as port-basin. The buy is to be found between the isle and the bank of the river.

Port of the Iron Works of Danube (Dunai Vasmű)

The port of the Iron Works of Danube (Dunai Vasmű) was developed in the. The stagnant water

section has a length of 2 km. The handling of the goods is assured by 4 cranes having a lifting capacity




of 5 tons each, the total capacity is about 2-2.5 million tons/year, and for the placement of the

shipments a covered warehouse with an area of 1,173 m2 and an open loading area of 10,000 m2 are

assured. Connected with the traffic of the Iron Works basically coal, cake, ores and rolled products are

handled here.

The area of the port is in the ownership of the municipality or of the Iron Works. For long terms, after

the construction of the planned bridge in the area of Dunaújváros the construction of a new port is

planned at a new place designated by the town.

Shipyards in Hungary

The MAHART Shiprepairing Yard in Budapest carries out the repairs and conversion of river-going

cargo and passenger ships, pontoons and other floating equipments. Several dozen barges of the

Danube-Europe II type and 1550 ton self propelled cargo ship " BAROS " participating since 1993 in

sailing the Rhine-Main-Danube waterway were built here. The yard has also a design bureau of its

own. On the Tisza river it is the Tiszayacht Ltd. that is in charge of similar tasks.

The Mahart Budapest Shiprepair Yard is trying to reduce the production and labour costs of the

company by co-operating with 5-6 small specialised (designer, mechanical, electrical, painter, etc.)

outworked firms. The two other Hungarian yards mainly use their own manpower. There is no

cooperation with foreign companies because the local ship repair market is currently fully covered by

the three yards. Analysis of the existing and near-future shipping traffic on Hungarian Danube section

shows that there is no need for additional ship repair resources.

Except for Mahart Tiszayacht Shiprepair Yard the two other big Hungarian yards are in an almost

monopolistic position - Mahart Budapest Ship repair Yard on the Hungarian Danube and Mahart

Balaton Shipping Co, ship repair yard on the Balaton. Mahart - Hungarian Shipping Company -

ensures a fixed demand for these yards biding their producing capabilities by long term contracts. This

safe position can protect those yards from the hectic changes of the open ship repair market and

sometimes this situation makes the behaviour of the yards very comfortable. Yet another domestic

problem is the low rate of the non-Mahart ship repairing and shipbuilding demand. The shipping

sector is currently facing the privatisation process. It is clear that privatisation will very soon change

the existing structures, possibly destroying the relative monopolistic positions of those yards and

forcing the Hungarian ship repair industry to face international competition.




By the year 2006, the production of two shipyards will have increased by 15% (in comparison to

1999) and in the other one it will stay at the same level. The production increase might be limited by

the lack of financial resources for investments, insufficient local demand, large tax liabilities and

obsolete production assets.

The Hungarian ship repair yards intend to increase their production capabilities in the next 3/6 years,

but the accomplishment of those plans will greatly depend on the real demand for ship repairing in the

Central-European region.

According to the opinion of the management of the shipyards, there are no serious competition threats

for the shipyards in relation to Hungary’s entrance into the EU structures in the coming years (in some

contrast to our conclusions). The only limitation might be the restricted investment possibilities of the

companies and no special governmental attention to this field.

Public bodies in Hungary

General Inspectorate of Transport

Structure: General Director —> Deputy General Director —> Department for Road, Rail and

Waterway Transport —> Inland Navigation and Maritime Department

Responsibilities:

- Administration of waterways

- Registers crew's professional examination and certification

- Issues national technical regulations for construction, maintenance and repair of

Ships

- Executes search and rescue operations for people, vessels in danger in national

territorial waterways

- Controls the pollution caused by vessels sailing on the national waterways

- Issues various licenses to Hungarian skippers

- Issues or revokes the right to sail under Hungarian flag

- Supervises and controls vessel traffic on Hungarian waterways and ports

- Investigates navigation incidents




- Issues Notices to Skippers

- Plans setting of traffic signs.

Central Inspectorate of Transport

Structure: Director —> General Deputy Director —> Shipping Inspectorate —> Department for Ship

Safety and Register + Department for Shipping, Maritime and Ports

Responsibilities:

- Issues national technical regulations for construction, maintenance and repair of ships

- Issues various licenses to Hungarian skippers

- Supervises and controls vessel traffic on Hungarian waterways and ports

- Investigates navigation incidents

- Registers dangerous cargo transport vessels

Regional Inspectorates

Responsibilities

- Issuing permits

- Investigation at accidents

- Penalties

- Registration

- Controlling dangerous cargo

Danube Water Police Captaincy (supervised by the Ministry of Interior)

Structure: Budapest Police Department -» Danube Water Police

Responsibilities:

- Investigation

- Control

- Activities specified in navigation related law




National Directorate for Environment, Nature and Water (OKTVF)

Structure: Director-General, Directorate for Environment, Directorate for Water

Management, Directorate for Economic Affairs

Responsibilities:

- Protection of environmental elements

- Protection against flood

- River and lake management

- Investments in environmental and water-related projects

Upper-Danube-Valley Environmental and Water Directorate (ÉDUKÖVÍZIG)

Structure: General Director —> Technical Deputy Director, Deputy Director for Operation and Legal

Affairs, Deputy Director for Finance -> several departments.

Responsibilities:

- Waterway signs

- Maintenance

Middle-Danube-Valley Environmental and Water Directorate (KDVVÍZIG)

Structure: General Director—> Technical Deputy Director, Controlling, Deputy Director for Finance

—> several departments.

Responsibilities:

- Waterway signs

- Maintenance

Lower-Danube-Valley Environmental and Water Directorate (ADUKÖVÍZIG)

Structure: General Director —> Technical Deputy Director, Deputy Director for Finance —> several

departments.

Responsibilities:

- Waterway signs




- Maintenance

Industrial bodies in Hungary

Confederation of Hungarian Employers and Industrialists - Munkaadók és Gyáriparosok Országos

Szövetsége (MGYOSZ)

The origin of the Organisation goes back to 1902, where the first “Federation of Industrialists”

(GYOSZ) was formed as a result of a concrete need of an independent body to represent the interests

of the industrial sector. In 1948 – similarly to other CEE countries – the organisation was suspended,

and could only recover its status and function in 1990. In this period several other employer's

federations were formed articulated around more specific sectorial interests.

In 1998 the two biggest federations the Federation of Industrialists and the Hungarian Employer's

Association merged, creating the largest employers representative organisation (MGYOSZ).

The Confederation represents the interest of thousands of companies, employing 1.2 million

employees. They originate about 40 % of the total social security contributions' income of the State.

The Confederation is based on the principles of voluntary decisions and the freedom of association

and it operates independently from the government. The relationship between the members and the

Confederation is based on a co-ordinated co-operation. The Confederation counts among his members

40 sectorial professional associations and 16 regional employers' associations. Beside these members

many large corporations have joined the Confederation directly.

Through its functions of mediating and representing the member interests, the Confederation

influences economic and labour policy-making. It represents the interests on a macro level and passes

on the proposals worked out by its members. It maintains contacts with the Parliament, the

government and state administration and makes every effort to represent the entrepreneurs' interests. It

also prepares analyses, expresses opinions and prepares proposals on corporate and the current

economic policy concepts.

The Confederation is present in the following major consultation forums the National Conciliation

Council, the Council for EU Integration, the National ILO Council and the Social Council. In terms of

economic importance of enterprises belonging to the member organisations, the Confederation can




rely on the widest base among employer's federations on the employer side of the National Council.

The Confederation holds forums, consultations and publishes its own newsletter, "Magyar Gyáripar",

to inform and promote entrepreneurs.

The Confederation actively works on the enlargement and strengthening of its relations with

international organisations and forums of representative associations of employers with special

emphasis on the International Labour Organisation and organisations working within the framework of

the EU such as the UNICE.

The Confederation is elected to the presidium of the Hungarian National Committee of the

International Chamber of Commerce.

Based on the initiative of the Confederation to establish a unified international representation of

Hungarian employers, the Confederation of Hungarian Employers' Organisation for International Co-

operation (CEHIC) has been set up in 1998. The same year it has been accepted as an associate

member to UNICE. Through CEHIC the Confederation is also member in BIAC and OPCE.

Finally, as a result of the enhanced international and European cooperation with partner organisations,

and the preparation for EU membership the MGYOSZ set up its Liason Office in Brussels operating

since 2001.

Scientific Society of Mechanical Engineering (GTE, Hungary)

The main objectives of GTE include the following:

- connection of experts and organizations working in Hungarian industry, particularly machine

industry and relating fields, their provision with information, creating the conditions of

information exchange;

- pursuing research, development, design, investment, control, expert, consultant, educational,

appraisal and other technical-economic activities;

- drafting, representing and enforcing the expectations and requirements of professional ethics.

Established in 1949 as a successor of the former league (association) of Hungarian Engineers.




R&D and universities in Hungary

Közlekedéstudományi Intézet (KTI) - Institute For Transport Sciences

The objective of the Institute for Transport Sciences (KTI), as a national research institution, is to

study, adapt and publish the theoretical and practical aspects needed for the development and

operation of transport, to satisfy social and economic demands. During the past 10 years the Institute -

in addition to surveys and specific studies - has carried out an average of 400 projects and research-

development commissions annually.

The first predecessor of the Hungarian Institute for Transport Sciences was founded in 1938. In the

light of economic developments, beginning in 1970 a new dimension was added to the activities,

which concentrated on research and development studies for the improvement, maintenance and

operation of public roads.

As the Institute developed, the proportion of commissions in passenger and freight transport, urban

transport and traffic safety - including their various sub-sectors - has increased. The demand for

transport efficiency, combined with ever-closer and more complex relationships between society,

economics and transport, has made it necessary to carry out studies in environmental protection, traffic

management, logistics, telematics and information technology on an international basis, related to

networks and system, reaching beyond the transport sector. As a result of Hungary’ s intentions to join

the European Union, the volume of research related to EU harmonization and sustainable traffic

improvement has increased in the mid-nineties.

The Institute - which was previously state-owned, and later incorporated as a shareholder company -

de facto is a "non-profit" organization. Ownership rights over KTI are exercised by the Hungarian

Ministry of Economy and Transport.

About 50 percent of the Institute’ s revenues are earned by government contracts - mostly ministry

related - while the remainder comes from studies, research, surveys and advisory commissions

requested by local municipalities, road management, and foreign entities. The Institute has an interest

in TÜV-Hannover-KTI Ltd, a German-Hungarian joint venture.

The Institute’s permanent staff is 135. The Institute is registered in the Central Consultancy Register

of EC DG1A under the number: HUN-20531.




The Institute’ s research capacity is ensured by its highly educated professional staff, by its work

traditions reaching back to half a century, and by its sophisticated information base and laboratories.

Fifty percent of employees possess a university or college degree, and forty percent of them have two

diplomas. About forty percent of employees are competent in at least one foreign language. One-

fourth of the nation’s transport experts with Euro-engineering diplomas work for the Institute, while

18 members of the professional staff have a university doctoral degree. About 40 researchers of the

Institute hold approximately 80 seats in various Hungarian, and international scientific and

professional organisations as committee, advisory or board members.

The Institute has established valuable databases, primarily through general and specific data collection

activities carried out as part of the commissions received from the Ministry and from the road

management sector. They include:

- Freight routing for road, railway and inland waterways transport (domestic, export, import,

transit)

- Passenger transport and public transport data, typical traffic and travel characteristics

- Air pollution and noise level data.

- Six of the Institute’ s laboratories are accredited by the Hungarian Accreditation Board.

Implementation and procedures for the ISO approved certification system are currently in

progress. The Institute is a UN ECE approved testing and certification centre for several

sectors of transport.

- The Institute’s library contains over 70000 volumes and about 200 Hungarian and foreign

transportation journals, it is the central professional information and documentation source for

this field in Hungary.

- The Documentation and Information Centre, through its Internet connection is in contact with

major libraries and transportation research institutes throughout the world.

- Computers of the institute are run by a Novell NetWare 5.0 network server for 100 users, also

from the library. The internal network and the institute’s leased line communication facilities

allow for high quality connections with the outside world for all researchers connected to the

local network. Correspondence among researchers is made mostly by using e-mail system.

Main fields of activities of KTI:




• Transport economics

- research within the context of transport and society

- analysing the impact of changes in the economic structure

- analysis of privatisation methods and opportunities

- improvement of modal split patterns

- corporate management surveys, property evaluation

- transport research and analysis

• Network design

- traffic counts, analysis, and forecasts

- development of multi-factor network design methods

- development of national, regional and urban traffic network improvement scenarios

- network improvement feasibility studies

• Passenger transport

- development of estimation methods for travel demand

- passenger counts, preparation of medium and long-term public transport plans

- optimising public transport and regional bus transport networks and routes (time-tables)

- basic analysis of public transport supply

- development of public transport franchising system and operation of database

• Logistics , freight services

- development of nationwide system of logistics centres

- improvement of freight and distribution systems

- improvement of combined transport systems

- modernising freight transport and regulation methods for hazardous materials

- improvement of forwarding methods

- operation of freight transport database




• Transport safety , traffic engineering

- statistical analysis of traffic accidents

- research into causes of accidents, conflict analysis

- improvement of traffic engineering, traffic organisation and management methods

- analysis of principal traffic flow characteristics

- development of energy-saving, safe and environmental friendly traffic control and

management methods

- improvement of urban transport facilities

- improvement of road signal systems and regulations

• Environmental protection

- air pollution and engine performance studies

- participation in environmental standardisation

- development of automotive engines and exhaust emission related technologies

- development of noise and vibration reduction techniques

- environmental impact assessment

- development and operation of environmental systems for monitoring

- elaboration of standard emission inventories, standards for pollutant and congestion levels of

road transport

- environmental policy, elaboration of measures

• Vehicle operation and maintenance

- development of environmentally friendly and energy-saving vehicle operating techniques

- engineering design and improvement of vehicle repair facilities

- survey of vehicle maintenance equipment

- development of computer aided management systems for operation and maintenance

- development of new diagnostic procedures and equipment for vehicle maintenance

• Road engineering and management, bridges




- KTI has laboratories accredited by the Hungarian Accreditation Board:

- geotechnics, rock and aggregates

- asphalt and bitumen, bitumen emulsions

- steel bridges

- concrete components and products

- calibration

- improvement of road construction and maintenance techniques, development of technical

specifications

- road condition studies, whole life assessment, pavement management system (PMS)

- quality control of roads and bridges

- development of bridge construction techniques

- site survey of steel and concrete bridges

- laboratory analysis of the reliability of pavement structures

- calibration of road construction survey equipment

• Research organization

- co-ordination of local and international projects

- solutions for the specific tasks of water and air transport

- preparation of publications concerning survey results.

- operation and improvement of computer database for transport R& D

- transport application of telematics, information technology, EDI

- organization of conferences and scientific conventions.

VITUKI Environment Protection and Water Management Research Institute Kht.

Structure: Managing director -> Directorate for Water Management

Responsibilities:

- Production and maintenance of maps of the inland waterways.




The Budapest University of Technology and Economy ( BUTE )

The Budapest University of Technology and Economy (BUTE ) has a department which deals with

R§D activities in the field of navigation. This is the Department of Aircraft and Ships. To its activities

belong among others the water transport management as well as the ship building and engineering.

The first field covers the analysis of combined traffic, RO-RO shipping, environmental analysis,

calamity abatement, port equipments, handling of dangerous goods, studies for the preparation of

decision-making, nautical radar charts, computer based ship steering, special underwater devices. The

second field comprises ship design, ship geometric calculations, testing of stability, specific statical

problems, ship engine regulation, control problems, wavy water effect on the propulsion system.

The Office for International Affairs (OIA) of the BUTE has been functioning in this form since 1st

October, 1998. The Office for International Affairs takes care of the preparation and monitoring of

BUTE’s agreements with foreign universities, memberships in international organizations (2.) –

exceeding one hundred and fifty by now - concluded between the Budapest University of Technology

and Economics (formerly, till year 2000 : Technical University of Budapest) and foreign institutions

of higher education and/or research, to establish new educational and research co-operation or to

improve and maintain the already existing ones.

In co-operation with Faculties and Departments taking part in the foreign co-operation, OIA prepares

annual working programmes in the major relations, in cooperation with the international relations

departments of the partner universities.

According to a programme approved by the University Senate, the Office takes care of the visits of the

high ranking university leaders abroad, as well as organizes the local programmes of their invited

foreign counterparts.

Policy makers

Ministry of Economy and Transport

Responsibilities:• Issues legal measures and regulations

- Represents Hungary in international meetings




- Development and maintenance of national public ports

- Cooperates with other ministries in issues related to inland navigation

Jurisdiction: Act XLII./2000 on waterway navigation provides the legal basis of inland navigation.

The economic policy efforts of the Ministry of Economy and Transport (GKM) are focused on

creating and supporting conditions for rapid and balanced growth and convergence of the Hungarian

economy. The Ministry is striving to enhance long-term competitiveness both on macro and micro

level in order to set the economy on a growth path fuelled by exports and investments. Besides

forming legislation and policies in this fashion in our areas of competence (industry, energy, transport,

trade, SME sector, investments), GKM is actively participating in the creation of general economic

policy as well.

Most tasks concerning macroeconomic policy, regulation and analysis within the Ministry of

Economy and Transport belong to the Economics Department, which operates in the framework of

Deputy State Secretariat for Economic Co-ordination and Finance.

Within the organisational framework of the Deputy State Secretariat for Economic Co-ordination and

Finance, it is the Economics Department that deals with questions concerning macroeconomic policy,

regulation and analysis. The mission of the Department is to prepare proposals regarding the

macroeconomic regulation system in general, together with analysis prior to macroeconomic policy-

related decisions, in order to promote the achievement of the Ministry's main economic policy target:

to secure the conditions for a fast paced, export and investment driven economic growth necessary to

catch up with the more developed economies of the EU.

The Macroeconomic Regulation Division is responsible for the intra-ministry co-ordination as well as

for the elaboration and representation of the Ministry's position regarding issues with macroeconomic

implications. These fields include the central budget of the Republic of Hungary, social security,

pension scheme, (state) assistance, customs regulations, health care, agriculture, tax and duty system,

employment and wage policy, and public finance regulations.

The Macroeconomic Analysis Division's main task is to provide the analytical background for the

Ministry's decisions concerning economic policy questions, and issues of national importance with

macroeconomic implications. In order to fulfil its duty, the Division prepares its quarterly

macroeconomic analysis "The Hungarian Economy" as well as other regular and ad hoc analyses and




forecasts on the latest macroeconomic and financial market developments. Furthermore, the Division

takes part in the elaboration of proposals concerning either the general directions or a particular

element of the economic policy, and gives its opinion from macroeconomic point of view on proposals

of other organisational units and governmental institutions. Besides, it participates in EU and OECD

committees dealing with economic policy issues.

The Shipping Division contributes to the more efficient usage of our economic resources by the

development of the shipping infrastructure and technologies and to the protection of the natural and

built environment. By the opening of the waterway tourism we provide the possibilities for the people

to meet the Hungarian natural and cultural values. The creation of the possibilities is carried out for the

ship building industry to increase the professional reputation. The availability of the maritime

connections and maritime transport services in proper quality belongs to the priority of our activities.

By the development of the ports Hungary can become a logistical service centre in the Central-

European area. We intend to increase the social support of the environment friendly waterway

transport.

The main tasks of the division are the following:

- define the technical and security regulations of the inland and maritime navigation,

- definition of the requirements of skipper and sailor certificates, creation of framework

conditions of the training,

- management of the development of shipping infrastructure and technology,

- elaboration of the operational framework conditions of port economy and ship building,

- analysis and development of market conditions of the economical activities belonging to the

waterway transport,

- adaptation of the EU legal regulations related to the waterway transport, enforcement of the

international conventions.

Industry in Hungary

RSOE National Association of Radio Distress Signalling and Infocommunications

Responsibilities:




- Operating Danube Information and Emergency Call System (DISR) with

NAVINFO

Dispatcher Centre (24hours service)

- Registration of ADN vessels

- Reporting

- Statistics

- Information on accidents

- Operating public information websites

- Operating intranet information system.

Slovakia Slovak maritime potential includes shipyards for newbuildings and repair, ports, marine equipment

companies, marine design offices and 2 technical universities and 2 research institutes. The

shipbuilding industry has been playing an important role in the Slovak export.

Shipyards in Slovakia

Slovak Shipyard Komarno SLKB (Slovenské lodenice Komárno, a.s.)

Slovak shipbuilding industry represents one big shipyard - SLKB Komarno and one smaller repair

shipyard in Bratislava, both are private companies. Slovak shipyard Komarno –produces newbuildings

such as multipurpose cargo vessels, General cargo vessels and Container vessels.

The yard is certificated according DIN EN ISO 9001:2000.

Slovak Shipyard Komarno, which currently employs 950 workers, has been producing up to 10 cargo

sea-vessels per year. The newly reformed company taps into the rich history of shipbuilding in

Komárno, which started in 1898, when the first small shipyard was founded.

Offering direct access to ports on the Black Sea through the Danube River, the shipyard has produced

over 1,900 vessels of various types in its history, including passenger and dredging ships, as well

military craft.




A significant phase in the company's development began after the Second World War, when new

production capacities brought modern technology that enabled the mass production of ships. During

the Cold War, the vessels were delivered to Eastern Europe, mainly to Russian shipping companies.

Around 580 ships - mostly tugboats, passenger cruisers, bucket dredgers, and different types of cargo

vessels for river and river-sea operations - had been produced for this market by the end of the 1980s.

The end of communism in 1989 opened up access to the European markets to the west, which enabled

the production of sea-going cargo ships and river-sea ships to reach the current level of 5,000

deadweight tonnage. The main customers became German, Dutch, and Russian shipping companies,

who have taken over 95 vessels of different types.

Today, the SLKB Komarno is a joint-stock company with foreign capital and the only producer of

newbuildings in Slovakia. It specialises in building river- and sea-going cargo vessels of up to 5,000

tonnes that are delivered to western European markets.

In the near future, the company plans to expand its production portfolio to include tankers and other

specialised ships.

Shipyard Facilities:

Production Halls 60 200 m2

Extrenal production areas 25 200 m2

Production hall crane 75 tons

Railway crane 40 tons

Transfer way 3 000 tons

Side launch way 3 000 tons

Bratislava Shipyard , Ltd – as a part of Slovak shipping and ports company, is responsible for

repairs, small newbuildings- tankers and passenger vessels. Division of Bratislava Shipyard is a

modern machinery facility performing all types of repair of vessels and floating facilities, including

construction of new vessels made to order. It has a lift for the weight up to 2000 tons.




Marine equipment suppliers

There is no special marine suppliers industry in Slovakia. More than 90 % of ship equipment must be

imported. There are only two companies, which produce electric ships equipment and parts for

winches. Both of them are situated at the area of Slovak shipyard Komarno.

Slovak Danube Finance, Ltd. Komarno

The aim of the tradeactivities of the company is mainly the development and production of special

steel containers and their different construction modifications according to the customers wishies,

along with the production of standard containers.

They offer a great variety of types and sizes –10 feet, 20,30,40 and 45 feet containers, in the

modification Dry Box, Bulk or Open Top.

The company disposes with testing equipment for containers prototype tests according to the ISO

DIN 1496-1 Norm, including the waterproof test.

More info: www.sdfin.sk

SAM Machines and Mechanisms, Inc. Komarno

SAM is a competent producer of engineering machines. Majority of the products are exported to the

EU countries.The company uses teh SAP R3 integrated information system and has obtained various

certificates of quality control system issued by GL and TÜV.

The Machines and Mechanisms Inc., am engineering company was established in 2001 as a 100

percent daughter company of the Slovak shipyard Komarno SAM due to an effort to expand its

business activities in the field of ship building.

The production premises in Komarno – general manufacturing programme:

- welded and steel components

- ship mechanisms / electric and electrohydraulic winches, winding machines, ship deck cranes/

- gearboxes

- technological containers




SLK Elektro, Ltd . Komarno

SLK Elektro is a producer of electrical equipment for ships.

Ports of Slovakia

In the Slovak Republic there are two public ports: Bratislava and Komarno situated at the Danube

River and one industrial port in Sturovo. Expect these ports there are two transfer areas in Šala at the

river Vah and Ladmovce at the river Bodrog

The public transshipment universal port of Bratislava, which is situated on the Danube waterway

between river kilometres 1867 and 1865, is a complex of water surfaces, hydro-technological

equipment and a territory, furnished with transport and technological infrastructure. At present, the

area of the port covers 205 hectars, including 48 hectars of water area and an additional area devoted

to further development which amounts 30 hectars. The port of Bratislava plays an important role in

cargo exchange in all possible directions. It has an excellent railway and road connection including its

excellent geografical position near the proximity of such centres as Vienna and Budapest, the above

mentioned railway and road connections to the Slovak industrial and economical areas, the Czech

Republic and other adjoining countries.




Figure 24: Port of Bratislava

The Bratislava port has a strategic position in the middle Danube. It deals especially with liquid

substrates with the character of hazardous goods as petroleum and oil derivates from the Slovnaft plant

or liquid fertilizers from Duslo Sala, steel products from Kosice, e.g. also Polish coal and the iron

concentrate, the so-called palettes for Austrian metallurgic plants. The port transfers approximately 2

million tons of cargo per year. This number represents lower limit of its optimal capacity, which is 3 –

3,5 million metric tons of cargo. Because of storage of cargo there is also sheltered storing area (26

400 square metres) as well as open (uncovered) area (79 100 square metres), that depends on the kind

of cargo. For transshipment, the port is equipped with gantry cranes whose lifting capacity is from 3,2

up 35 metric tons and with two specialized cranes used for transshipment of overdimensional and

overweight pieces of cargo with loading capacity of 560 metric tons together. Another equipment of

port is a container terminal for handling containers of ISO 1 C up to A Class and Ro-Ro Ramp, which

is specialized for horizontal transfer of various kinds of vehicles.




Figure 25: Terminal in the port Container of Bratislava

The Port Komárno is situated 100 kilometres far

downstream from Bratislava, on the Danube

river kilometre 1769. The area of the port is

more than 20 hectars and it is equipped for

handling of bulk and general cargo including

containers. Portal cranes transfer cargo among

barges and means of transport. It has got

sheltered warehouses up to 7 000 square metres

and very spacious unsheltered storing area more

than 20 000 square metres. After completing the

construction of the Váh waterway, the Port of Komárno will be a very important place for handling

cargoes, arriving by means of the Danube ships to Komárno and continuing their way on the river Váh

towards destinations in Central and Northern Slovakia.




Shipping from the transfer area in Šala which is situated on the river Váh at river kilometer 57,0

started in 1998. This transfer area is eguipped by a conveyor which transfer fertilizers among barges

and trucks. They are transported to Germany. It belongs to Duslo Šala which is the main producer of

fertilizers in Slovakia.

Transfer area in Ladmovce is situated on the river Bodrog near the border with Hungary. This area is

equiped with a crane to transfer gravels between tugs and trucks.

Shipping companies and shipowners

SPaP Slovak Shipping and Ports – Joint Stock Company, Bratislava

SpaP is the leading Slovak company dealing with transport, transhipment and warehousing of goods,

forwarding services, repairs and reconstructions of vessels. The company offers logistic services

related to transport of all kind of goods on the Danube as well as on the entire network of European

waterways from the North Sea to the Black Sea territory.

SPaP activities are as follows:

-transport of bulk cargo

-transport of general cargo

-transport of liquid cargo

-special transport

-towing services

-pilotage and agency services for foreign vessels




Figure 26: Slovak cargo development from 1997-2004 in mill.tkm

Figure 27: Number of ships per ship type operated by Slovak Shipping and Ports

Public bodies in Slovakia

Transport Institute CETRA. CETRA is a part of University in Zilina and is responsible for all kind

of transport research, also waterway transport. CETRA is the co-ordinator for some programme

include into 5.FP. /More info www.utc.sk/cetra/

R&D and universities in Slovakia




STU - Slovak Technical University in Bratislava - Department of automobiles, ships and

combustion engines . Research and education topics in the field of Ship design are: Hydromechanics

of ships, Optimisation and design of propulsion systems, construction of ships, manoeuvrability of

ships, Hydromechanics and design of high speed craft. / www.sjf.stuba.sk /

University in Zilina - Department of waterway transport. Research and education topics: Ships and

ships systems, Theorie of ship, Diagnostics and repair of ships, Shipping laws and rules, Economy and

organisation of waterway transport. /www.fpedas.utc.sk /

VUD - Transport research institute -Bratislava. VUD has more than 50 year history. VUD

activities cover all modes of transport, in particular, in the field of engineering and technology,

operation, economy, legislation, management, organisation, informatics and automation, ecology,

power system, transport quality and safety, policy, certification and testing. VUD was established in

1954 in Prague, branch offices were located in Brno, Bratislava and Zilina. 2002 VUD was

transformed from a state based organisation to a private joint stock company. VUD is the accredited

institution for standardisation in the field of waterway transport for small vessels (recreational crafts)

related to EU directive No. 94/25/ES Government Regulation No. 180/2001 Coll. and on marine

equipment related to the directive No. 96/98/EC and the Governmet Regulation No. 243/2001 Coll.

/more info see www.vud.sk /.

Navicom JSC, Komarno . Established 1977 from the former Research institute of shipbuilding.

Main activities:

- Standardization in shipbuilding

- Experimental research and development on the fields of driving systems, vibroacoustic, fireproofnes

of non-metalic materials

- Research, development and manufacture of small ships, sailboats, motor yachts, special purpose

ships, ships electrotechnology and automatization / see www.navicom.sk /

Policy makers in Slovakia

• Ministry of transport, posts and telecommunications of the Slovak republic, Department of

water transport

• Ministry of environment




Both of them are responsible for the policy, strategy and development of waterway transport.

• State navigation Administration, is responsible for the safety, rules, laws of navigation,

shipping at the Danube and other inland waterways

• Slovak Lloyd




Lithuania Lithuanian shipbuilding sector includes large shipyards as Baltija Shipbuilding Yard and Western

Shipyard, and a number of SMEs developing shipbuilding activities. The total contribution of the

sector to export was of 132.8 million USD in 2004. The number of employees in the sector at the end

of 2004 counted 5045. At present all this sector is private.

The summary of the situation in the shipbuilding and shiprepair sectors is made according data of

Association of Lithuanian Shipbuilders and Shiprepairers (LLSRA) which started activities 28th April,

2003. LLSRA consists of 30 companies, having over 5100 employees; total turnover amount usually is

to over 90 mln €. The most part of production (about 95%) is for export. The main part of enterprises

are certified according to the ISO 9000 and 14000 standards.

There are not specialized enterprises for ship equipment production in Lithuania. But, if it is necessity

to product some ship equipment a few yards are possible to solve this problem.

These companies are the most great and up-to-date shipbuilding and shiprepair JS companies in the

Baltic region: “Baltija” and “Western shipyard”.

During 52 years JSC “Baltija” have built more than 380 various type vessels and other floating units,

mainly fishing vessels and docks. Due to the changes of the political and economic situation in

Lithuania, “Baltija” experienced a difficult period of time nevertheless as distinct from many other

enterprises the yard managed to survive and to get new customers from Europe. In 1997 Danish

shipbuilding yard “Odense Steel Shipyard Ltd.”, a member of the A. P. Moller – Maersk Group,

became the mother company of “Baltija” Shipbuilding Yard. The new Danish partner which at present

builds the largest all over the world post-panamax containerships for Maersk Sealand, has invested

heavily in the modernization of equipment, the building of new blasting / painting halls and the

establishment of a design engineering centre. This gave «Baltija» the opportunity to increase its steel

construction output, and also improved its competitiveness in building the modern turn-key vessels

and their parts (blocks and superstructures). Nowadays JSC “Baltija” is one of the biggest shipbuilding

yards in the three Baltic States (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) offering a full range of shipbuilding

services and facilities and it is capable of building turn-key newbuildings up to 115x18,2 m and

attaining a steel construction output figure of nearly 50 000 tns per annum. At present “Baltija”'s

production is concentrated on construction of outfitted superstructures and grand blocks for




containerships being built at Odense and construction of outfitted superstructures for containerships

being built at Volkswerft Stralsund GmbH, member of Odense Steel Shipyard Group. «Baltija» is able

to produce steel constructions for other shipyards or build turn-key vessels provided free capacity is

available. Latest examples: series of 10 turnkey tug boat for A/S Em.Z.Svitzer (2003-2006) and

cooperation with Finnish yard Aker Finnyards on the construction blocks for passenger liner in 2003.

Number of staff: 1450.

Figure 28: Economic importance of Lithuanian shipbuilding sector




Odense Steel Shipyard Ltd.

Private local companies and individuals

State

Figure 29: Lithuanian shipbuilding experienced drastic change from state owned to

privatisation from 1992 to 2001

The outfitting sector is represented by skilled workers who are able to carry out the following

activities: the installation of all welded components and (after painting) piping, insulation, ceilings,

bulkheads, carpeting, ventilation routing, different equipment loading. Many outfitting components

such as steel doors, hatches, manholes, railings, stairs, ladders, flanges, bollards, hawse pipes can be

produced in the separate workshop.

JSC Western shipyard, established in 1969, was privatized by Estonian concern BLRT Grupp in

2001. It has been reformed to „Vakarų laivų gamykla“, a group of 19 companies that are located

within „Vakarų laivų gamykla“territory. 96.000 m2 of covered production spaces are situated on

almost 50 hectares area.

The company is involved in the following activity: ship building, ship repair, metal trade, metal

construction production and mounting, stevedoring, scrap purchase and processing.

Company has preserved its activity profile after privatization and became competitive within the

European country markets, withstood its possibility of rendering services as per customers




requirements. Considerably increased income and the number of vessels to be repaired and built for

European customer acknowledge company‘s ability to work under new conditions. Production

investments improved work quality, shortened the execution time, so company successfully goes on

with new building activity. One of the main company new building activity trends is the construction

of average tonnage ships and floating pontoons. During the years of the realization of ship

construction orders, 18 hulls have been built and launched and also foreign customers have been made

and passed over various type ship hulls in among them: 8 trawler and seiner boat hulls; 4 car and

passanger ferry hulls; 2 oil rig service ship hulls; fish raising and feeding barge hull; 1 ice breaker hull

sections; deep-sea tug hull; Jack-up platform, yacht hulls.

Ports of Lithuania

The main port of Lithuania is Klaipeda State Seaport, which is the most important and the biggest

Lithuanian transport hub, connecting sea, land and railway routes from East to West. Klaipeda State

Seaport is the northernmost ice – free port on the Eastern coast of the Baltic Sea.

The main data of Klaipeda State Seaport: land territory - 415 ha, port waters - 623 ha; warehouse

facilities - 136 136 m2; tanks for oil products - 350 000 m3; tanks for other liquid products - 131 000 t;

warehouses for bulk cargo - 198 500 t; open storage sites - 454 920 m2; cold storage facilities - 23 254

m2; total length of quays - 18 162 m; length of railway tracks - 36 000 m; the depth of the entrance

channel - 14.5 m; max allowed vessels’ draught - 13.5 m.

Klaipeda State Seaport is a multipurpose, universal, deep – water port, providing high – quality

services complying with the requirements of the European Union. The following types of cargo can be

transported through it: oil products, liquid fertilisers; dry bulk fertilisers; agribulks (grain, sugar);

containers; Ro-ro cargo; metals; timber; perishable products; cement; peat; scrap metal.




Figure 30: The links of Klaipeda State Seaport to highways and corridors

Transportation of transit cargo between East and West has the fundamental significance for the

development of Klaipėda port. Intensive competitive struggle for the transit cargo flows among the

ports on the East Baltic coast is going on. Recently, this competition has been increased by the

Russian transport policy whose main purpose is to redirect Russian cargo flows from the ports of

adjacent countries to the Russian ports. As a result of such Russian policy, ports of the Baltic Sates

have sharpened their competition for transit cargo flows. The ports best prepared to satisfy market

demand will be the winners in this competitive struggle.




Table 20: Cargo turnover in Klaipeda State Seaport in 2005

Figure 31: The number of passengers (thousands) in the Klaipeda State Seaport




Figure 32: The number of cruise liners in the Klaipeda State Seaport

There work 182 companies in Klaipeda State Seaport: 8 associations; 3 classification companies; 9

construction companies; 11crewing; 12 experts – inspectors; 65 forwarding; 2 port control

organizations; 6 port tugs; 59 ship agents; 40 ship repair, building and technical services; 29 ship

suppliers; 23 shipping companies; 20 stevedoring; 4 travel agencies serving cruise vessel tourists.

Klaipeda State Seaport Authority implements a large Investment Programme, which was agreed with

the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and was implemented during the period 2002 - 2005.

The total cost of the Investment Programme - EUR 107 million.

Klaipeda Seaport Authority took/takes part in these INTEREG III B projects: „BCP“;„PORT-NET“;

“INTERBALTIC”; “DAGOB”; „Baltic Gateway PLUS”; “LOG VAS”; “EAST-WEST”;

“COASTMAN”; “INLOC”.

In the Lithuania In the Klaipeda City In the Klaipeda Region

Gross National Product, mln € 1753 177 210

Directly developed by Klaipeda

Seaport, % of GNP

4,5 44,3 37,2

Table 21: Economic impact of the Klaipeda State Seaport on economy of Lithuania (2004)




Rate In the Lithuania In the Klaipeda City In the Klaipeda Region

The number of the employable

population, thousands

1761 106 123

The part of the directly

employed in the port related

enterprises, %

1,3 21,8 18,6

Table 22: Impact of the Klaipeda State Seaport on the employment (01/01/2005)

The main policy of the port authority is to link the port well to the existing European transport

network.

Other Butinge Port is located close to the Lithuania’s border with Latvia, handles crude oil through

SPM system. The onshore part of the Butinge Terminal includes crude oil tanks, a pump station, boiler

house with auxiliary equipment, automated firefighting system, treatment facilities, compressor

station, control room, and laboratory. Crude oil is shipped to the Terminal’s tanks through a 91.5-

kilometer, 13 million tons per year pipeline from the Mazeikiai Refinery, where it comes over via

pipeline system or by railway. The offshore part of the Butinge Terminal includes an offshore crude

oil pipeline and a single point mooring (SPM) buoy, where crude oil coming over from onshore tanks

is loaded onto tankers.

The Terminal can export up to 14 million tons of crude oil a year. As an import and export terminal, it

is capable of not only exporting crude oil but also accepting import cargoes. Sea depth at the tanker

mooring area exceeds 20 meters allowing the Butinge Terminal to accommodate vessels of up to

150,000 DWT. Tankers are hooked to the SPM buoy with a mooring hawser equipped with a tension

indicator and are loaded through two floating hose strings at a rate of 5,700 cubic meters per hour. The

Butinge Terminal is provided not only with all necessary equipment to prevent any emergency

situations, but also has proper means to respond to any potential crude oil leak. The Terminal is

serviced by two vessels that carry onboard modern equipment for prompt localizing and collecting

crude oil from the sea surface.




Shipyards in Lithuania

Lithuanian shipbuilding sector includes large shipyards as Baltija Shipbuilding Yard and Western

Shipyard, and a number of SMEs developing shipbuilding activities. The total contribution of the

sector to export was of 132.8 million USD in 2004. The number of employees in the sector at the end

of 2004 counted 5045. At present all this sector is private.

The summary of the situation in the shipbuilding and shiprepair sectors is made according data of

Association of Lithuanian Shipbuilders and Shiprepairers (LLSRA) which started activities 28th April,

2003. LLSRA consists of 30 companies, having over 5100 employees; total turnover amount usually is

to over 90 mln €. The most part of production (about 95%) is for export. The main part of enterprises

are certified according to the ISO 9000 and 14000 standards.

There are not specialized enterprises for ship equipment production in Lithuania. But, if it is necessity

to product some ship equipment a few yards are possible to solve this problem.

These companies are the most great and up-to-date shipbuilding and shiprepair JS companies in the

Baltic region: “Baltija” and “Western shipyard”.

During 52 years JSC “Baltija” have built more than 380 various type vessels and other floating units,

mainly fishing vessels and docks. Due to the changes of the political and economic situation in

Lithuania, “Baltija” experienced a difficult period of time nevertheless as distinct from many other

enterprises the yard managed to survive and to get new customers from Europe. In 1997 Danish

shipbuilding yard “Odense Steel Shipyard Ltd.”, a member of the A. P. Moller – Maersk Group,

became the mother company of “Baltija” Shipbuilding Yard. The new Danish partner which at present

builds the largest all over the world post-panamax containerships for Maersk Sealand, has invested

heavily in the modernization of equipment, the building of new blasting / painting halls and the

establishment of a design engineering centre. This gave «Baltija» the opportunity to increase its steel

construction output, and also improved its competitiveness in building the modern turn-key vessels

and their parts (blocks and superstructures). Nowadays JSC “Baltija” is one of the biggest shipbuilding

yards in the three Baltic States (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) offering a full range of shipbuilding

services and facilities and it is capable of building turn-key newbuildings up to 115x18,2 m and

attaining a steel construction output figure of nearly 50 000 tns per annum. At present “Baltija”'s

production is concentrated on construction of outfitted superstructures and grand blocks for




containerships being built at Odense and construction of outfitted superstructures for containerships

being built at Volkswerft Stralsund GmbH, member of Odense Steel Shipyard Group. «Baltija» is able

to produce steel constructions for other shipyards or build turn-key vessels provided free capacity is

available. Latest examples: series of 10 turnkey tug boat for A/S Em.Z.Svitzer (2003-2006) and

cooperation with Finnish yard Aker Finnyards on the construction blocks for passenger liner in 2003.

Number of staff: 1450.

Figure 33: Economic importance of Lithuanian shipbuilding sector




Odense Steel Shipyard Ltd.

Private local companies and individuals

State

Figure 34: Lithuanian shipbuilding experienced drastic change from state owned to

privatisation from 1992 to 2001

The outfitting sector is represented by skilled workers who are able to carry out the following

activities: the installation of all welded components and (after painting) piping, insulation, ceilings,

bulkheads, carpeting, ventilation routing, different equipment loading. Many outfitting components

such as steel doors, hatches, manholes, railings, stairs, ladders, flanges, bollards, hawse pipes can be

produced in the separate workshop.

JSC Western shipyard, established in 1969, was privatized by Estonian concern BLRT Grupp in

2001. It has been reformed to „Vakarų laivų gamykla“, a group of 19 companies that are located

within „Vakarų laivų gamykla“territory. 96.000 m2 of covered production spaces are situated on

almost 50 hectares area.

The company is involved in the following activity: ship building, ship repair, metal trade, metal

construction production and mounting, stevedoring, scrap purchase and processing.

Company has preserved its activity profile after privatization and became competitive within the

European country markets, withstood its possibility of rendering services as per customers




requirements. Considerably increased income and the number of vessels to be repaired and built for

European customer acknowledge company‘s ability to work under new conditions. Production

investments improved work quality, shortened the execution time, so company successfully goes on

with new building activity. One of the main company new building activity trends is the construction

of average tonnage ships and floating pontoons. During the years of the realization of ship

construction orders, 18 hulls have been built and launched and also foreign customers have been made

and passed over various type ship hulls in among them: 8 trawler and seiner boat hulls; 4 car and

passanger ferry hulls; 2 oil rig service ship hulls; fish raising and feeding barge hull; 1 ice breaker hull

sections; deep-sea tug hull; Jack-up platform, yacht hulls

Public bodies in Lithuania

LIC (The Public Institution Lithuanian Innovation Centre; www.lic.lt) is a non-profit organisation

founded in 1996. LIC provides innovation support services to enterprises, research institutions and

business support organisations. LIC activities: participation and implementation of various European

research and development projects (GET-IN; ITE; EPIST, IST WORLD; PRO NMS; BOOSTING

BALTIC FP6; LSH-ACC-MENTOR).

CPMA (The Central Project Management Agency; www.cpva.lt) is an institution, established by the

Ministry of Finance of Republic of Lithuania which seeks to ensure efficient management of sovereign

loans, financial assistance funds and other funds provided by the European Union, international

financial institutions and other international and local donors.The agency provides services and

assistance to a wide range of Lithuanian public and private entities: Ministries and other governmental

institutions; Municipalities and municipal enterprises; Homeowners and homeowners associations;

Private businesses; Research and training institutions.

Industrial bodies in Lithuania

LLSRA (Association of Lithuanian Shipbuilders and Shiprepairers; www.llsra.lt) was established in

2003 for coordination of activities of members and for solving common problems, representation and

protection of interests delegated by Association members at state and international organizations of the




Republic of Lithuania. LLSRA consists of 32 companies, having over 5140 employees; total turnover

amount to over 124 mln. Euro.

CLI - Confederation of Lithuanian Industrialists (www.lpk.lt) was re-established in 1989. At present,

the Confederation unites 37 branch and 8 regional associations, over 2700 various enterprises in all.

LIC is member of UNICE; ICIE; IOE. The LPK members include most Lithuanian production

enterprises, banks, trading companies, representative offices of foreign firms, research institutes, and

educational establishments. The activities of LPK members cover all the main branches of industry:

nearly all goods manufactured in Lithuania are their products. Association of Lithuanian Fish Product

Producers.

R&D and universities in Lithuania

LMA - The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (http://neris.mii.lt/LMA) brings together the most

distinguished Lithuanian scientists and foreign scientists whose academic activities are related to

Lithuania. The Academy of Sciences, in implementing its objectives and possibilities of its scientific

potential, works in constant co-operation with the Lithuanian research and higher education

institutions and organisations, as well as State agencies. The Academy of Sciences provides

recommendations to the corresponding State institutions concerning the economic, scientific,

technical, social and cultural development in Lithuania, and fulfils their requests to carry out scientific

research and expert examinations. The most important Lithuanian maritime R&D organisations are:

• Institute of Energy of Lithuania executed the EIA of dredging works of Klaipeda State

Seaport on the environment and prepared the project of dredging works.

• Institute of Geology & Geography

• Klaipeda University.

Klaipėda University (www.ku.lt) is a new rising star among the Lithuanian and Baltic universities. It

was founded in 1991, just after Lithuanian independence was re-established.In only a shot time the

university has grown into six faculties and the Maritime Institute. The university is an important

academic, scientific and cultural center on Baltic Sea, a gateway to the West. Klaipeda University,




being one of the youngest among Lithuanian university level high schools, gives its priorities to

education of the intellectual society and person. It administers fundamental and applied research, is

engaged in educative, cultural, consultative, experimental activities, and meets the unique

requirements of Lithuania as a maritime state. Klaipeda University offers 49 degree study programmes

at undergraduate (main studies) level and 55 degree study programmes at postgraduate (Master’s

degree and specialised professional studies) level, including 7 programmes for the post-graduate

studies. Doctoral studies are available in Mathematics, Ecology/Biology, Philology, Transport

Engineering/Water transport technologies, Educology, Psychology, Geography.

Faculty of Marine Engineering offers undergraduate (Bachelor degree) study programmes

(Environmental Engineering, Chemistry Engineering, Electrical Engineering, IT Engineering, Ship

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Engineering, Port Technologies, Ship Machinery

and Mechanisms, Engineering of Mechanical Technologies ) and Master’s degree study programmes

(Port Buildings, Marine Power Equipment and Automation, Industrial Power Equipment and

Automation, Processing Industry Engineering, Fleet Managing, Port Management, Technological Oil

Processes, Sea Environmental Engineering, Ship Design and Construction).

The main directions of research of Faculty of Marine Engineering are: sustainable sea transport

development and transport logistics research; modernisation and operation of ports; ship safety and

technical exploitation efficiency; development, application and modernization of ecological and

energy saving technologies for the regional industries.

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Institute of mechatronics works on dynamic of marine

mechatronical systems, analysis and synthesis of the biomechatronical sytems, development of

automate (robotize) systems.

Klaipeda University Maritime Institute currently is the only university offering navigation and marine

engineering studies. All the programmes include compulsory sailing practice and physical education,

special emphasis is put on the English language proficiency. Maritime Institute offers undergraduate

(Bachelor degree) study programmes (Ship Navigation, Marine Power Plant Engineering) and

Master’s degree study programmes (Management of Fleet’s Technical Exploitation, Fleet’s Technical

Exploitation). Reducing of pollution from the ships and environmental protection are the main

scientific directions of investigations.




Policy makers in Lithuania

Ministry of Transport and Communications (www.transp.lt) was re-established in 1990. The most

important tasks of the Ministry includes taking over of the transport sector, implementation of new

transport strategy and legal system, integration of the Lithuanian transport sector into the European

transport network.

Klaipėda State Seaport Authority (www.portofklaipeda.lt) was founded by the Ministry of

Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania in 1991 for administering of Klaipeda

Seaport. The main objective of the Klaipėda State Seaport Authority is to develop the port continually,

to promote its competitive ability, and to ensure the increase of cargo handling volumes.

Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania (www.ukmin.lt). Its main activities are to

vouchsafe the development of Lithuanian economy and increasing of welfare of population and

implement the Long-term Development Strategy of the State.

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania (www.zum.lt) and Fisheries Department

under the Ministry of Agriculture implements the State fishery policy; prepares strategies, drafts of

legal and normative acts and development programs in pursuance to redevelopment of fish recourses,

regulation of fishing, fish breeding and growing, processing industries and trade in fish and fishery

products; supervises the implementation of the aforementioned programs; develops integration into the

international fishery market.

Ministry of National Defence (www.kam.lt).




Latvia

A favourable geographical position and numerous waterways encouraged the development of shipping

in the territory of Latvia. The Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Riga, the Daugava, the Venta, the Gauja and the

Lielupe rivers fostered transit trade, which led to the growth of towns and ports, as well as

shipbuilding. Navigation in the territory of present-day Latvia started with people settling down

permanently along the Baltic Sea and the largest rivers. The Baltic Sea not only provided work and

sustenance for the people on its shores but also lured the Latvians to venture to distant countries,

making their name known in the world.

In 1991, after the restoration of Latvia's independence, shipping came under the jurisdiction of the

Republic of Latvia. The Latvian Shipping Company had a fleet of 87 motorships, including tankers,

gas carriers, refrigerator ships, container carriers and cargo ferries. These ships transport freight over

the seven seas. The tankers of the Latvian Shipping Company rank fifth in the world in terms of

tonnage transported.

After the renewal of independence, Latvia made a concerted effort to restore and improve its navy.

The navy's most important function is to protect the borders of Latvia's territorial waters.

Three major Latvian ports, Ventspils, Riga and Liepaja, are important gateways for Russian and other

CIS countries imports and exports. The chief role of Latvia's ports is to process transit cargo. At the

port of Riga, general cargo, containers and oil products are transhipped. The port of Ventspils has the

greatest turnover of all Latvian and Baltic Sea ports. Tankers load their cargo at the largest oil and oil

products terminal on the Baltic Sea. The port of Ventspils has one of the largest terminals for handling

potassium salts, and it has the largest terminal for handling liquid chemicals. In 1992 Liepāja regained

it's status from former military port to a major commercial port of Latvia. The last Russian warship left

the port on June, 1994. The port of Liepaja now specialises in processing various kinds of dry and bulk

cargo.




Figure 35: Ports of Latvia

In addition to its three major ports as, see figure above, Latvia has seven smaller ones – Salacgriva,

Skulte, Lielupe, Engure, Mersrags, Roja and Pavilosta. These are all fishing ports which, after

restoration of Latvia's independence, became engaged in international transhipping and sea tourism.

Ports are important not just as commercial enterprises but also as docking areas for yachts. Every year

the number of yachts that enter Latvia's ports increases.

At ship repair facilities, Latvian and foreign ships are repaired. In addition to the existing nautical

schools, the Naval Academy of Latvia was established in 1990. It prepares specialists for the fleet and

for ports.

Shipping continues to be an important economic sector in Latvia.




The Latvian maritime cluster is mostly integrated into Transport & Logistic sector of Latvia, which is

well developed, and has great influential over national economy. More than eight percent of Latvia's

employees are occupied in transporting and servicing transit cargo. The importance of the transport,

transit and storage sector in terms of GDP contribution is with around 9 - 10% substantial. The

revenues from transit carriage constituted approximately 60% of the export of services in 2004.

Ports of Latvia

Three major Latvian ports, Ventspils, Riga and Liepaja, are important gateways for Russian and other

CIS countries imports and exports. Total freight turnover in Latvian ports was 60.042 million tons in

2005, of which a dominant share were oil and oil products exports from CIS, amounting to 22.23

million tons. The turnover for first decade of 2006 is promising with 14.52 million tones of cargo.

Riga

The State Shareholders Company Riga Commercial Port governs cargo operations in the port of Riga.

The cargo volume amounted approximately to 24.4 million tonnes in 2005. Timber and sawn wood

represented the largest single commodity group handled. General cargo plus timber and sawn wood

represented 70% of the total cargo turnover. Riga is also Latvia’s most important container port, where

most of the containers are handled. Containers represent 15% of the total volume.

Ventspils

Ventspils Free Port has the greatest turnover of all Latvian and Baltic Sea ports (29.8 million tones in

year 2005). Tankers load their cargo at the largest oil and oil products terminal on the Baltic Sea. The

port of Ventspils has one of the largest terminals for handling potassium salts, and it has the largest

terminal for handling liquid chemicals. In year 2000 a container terminal began functioning there as

well. Ventspils Free Port is primarily a liquid bulk terminal with a high degree of transit goods from

Russia, mainly oil and oil products.

Liepaja

Liepaja is a diversified port where timber and sawn wood are the largest single products handled.

Metals and containerised cargo are other cargo types. Total volumes have been rising during the 90s.




In March 1997 the law on the Liepaja Special Economic Zone came into force, establishing the

Liepaja port, airport and former military base as a special economic zone (SEZ). The SEZ offers a

favourable business climate including for instance low tax rates, duty exemption, and double

depreciation rate for investments made in the area. The port of Liepaja now specialises in processing

various kinds of dry and bulk cargo, port turnover in year 2005 was 4.51 million tons. Liepaja is a

diversified port where timber and sawn wood are the largest single products handled.

Shipyards in Latvia

Latvia metalworking industries, which include shipbuilding, ship repair and marine equipment

industry increasingly expand they influence on national economy. The shipbuilding industry in Latvia

is biggest between three Baltic countries, which generally are legacy from Soviet Union when the

Baltic see and Atlantic Ocean fleet ships were manufactured and repaired in Latvia shipyards. Three

large shipyards can be found two in Riga and one in Liepaja. They main amount of work is associated

with ship repair, however shipbuilding is still active from small fisher trawlers to big cargo vessels

mainly ordered from international shipping companies. Large shipbuilding and equipment industries

are national join stock companies privately owned.

In overall both sectors give approximately 25 % of national gross domestic product and maritime

cluster share could be more than 30 per cent of corresponding sectors. Furthermore, these figures have

a large growth potential, since Latvia is situated between two major Western and Eastern markets.

Latvia's ice-free ports working on the legislative basis of free economic zones with highly developed

road, railway and oil pipeline infrastructure are deeply integrated in the international transport system

from the Far East, Asia, CIS countries to Western Europe and other continents.

Mangaly Shiprepair Yard Ltd.

The Yard has 3 floating docks with lifting capacity up to 30.000 tons. The maximum length of the

docked ships – 235 meters, width – 34 meters. Hull treatment by means of: the grit blasting up to

standard SA 2.5; hydro blasting and mechanical methods, application of any kind of marine paints,

including ice-resistant paints, ballast and cargo tanks recoating and availability of all major paint

representatives (Hempel, International, Jotun), provision of paints from the nearest stocks, cleaning of

the fuel/ballast tanks, climatic installations. Since year 2000 Riga Shipyard has branch yard -

TOSMARE Shipyard located in Liepaja, western coast of Latvia and also capable to carry out any ship




repair works. Considerable experience in repair of the controllable pitch propellers, any kind of the

shaft seals, rudder and steering gears, fabrication of bronze bushes, e.g. propeller repair shop with

balancing facilities, and building up, mechanical treatment of the shafts up 14 m in length and 2.5 m

diameter.

Shipbuilding facilities - 2 slipways: 95 x 16 meters and 115 x 16 meters. The maximum launching

weight is 900 tons. The yard has experience in construction of fishing ships, coastal ferries and

auxiliary crafts. Capable design bureau, modern equipment including 2 gas cutting machines and 4

hydraulic presses up to 400 tons capacity, semiautomatic and automatic carbon–dioxide shield

welding, fabrication of Aluminium parts, and wide use of new technologies including Zn metallizing.

More than 80 ships were constructed in last 15 years including completely equipped vessels and hulls

for the Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish Customers and fabrication and assembly of the entire hull

blocks inside completely equipped workshops.

The yard has considerable experience in conversion of different types of vessels including

lengthening, big scope of steelworks, refurbishment of accommodations, etc. Conversion of Icelandic

stern trawler “Hannover” carried out in year 2002 included lengthening with hull insert of 18 meters in

length weighting 450 tons, big scope of electrical and piping works including stainless steel hydraulic

piping, RSW tanks blasting/coating, installation of new machinery, etc.

Conversion of Swedish cement carrier “Cementina” carried out in year 2003 included lengthening

with 2 hull inserts 7.5 and 4.5 meters in length as well a lot of steel, piping, painting and machinery

works.

Riga Shipyard

The Yard has floating docks with lifting capacity up to 30.000 tons. The maximum length of the

docked ships is 235 meters, and width is 34 meters. The is capacity for hull treatment by means of the

gritblasting up to standard SA 2.5, hydroblasting, mechanical methods, application of any kind of

marine paints including ice-resistant paints, ballast and cargo tanks recoating, and availability of all

major paint representatives (Hempel, International, Jotun), provision of paints from the nearest stocks,

cleaning of the fuel/ballast tanks, climatic installations. Since year 2000 Riga Shipyard has branch

yard - TOSMARE Shipyard located in Liepaja, western coast of Latvia and also capable to carry out

any ship repair works. Considerable experience in repair of the controllable pitch propellers, any kind




of the shaft seals, rudder and steering gears, fabrication of bronze bushes. Propeller repair shop with

balancing facilities. Building up, mechanical treatment of the shafts up 14 m in length and 2.5 m

diameter.

Shipbuilding facilities - 2 slipways: 95 x 16 meters and 115 x 16 meters. The maximum launching

weight – 900 tons. Experience in construction of fishing ships, coastal ferries and auxiliary crafts.

Capable design bureau, modern equipment including 2 gas cutting machines and 4 hydraulic presses

up to 400 tons capacity. Semiautomatic and automatic carbon–dioxide shield welding. Fabrication of

Aluminium parts. Wide use of new technologies including Zn metallizing. More than 80 ships were

constructed in last 15 years including completely equipped vessels and hulls for the Norwegian,

Swedish, Danish Customers. Fabrication and assembly of the entire hull blocks inside completely

equipped workshops.

The Yard has considerable experience in conversion of different types of vessels including

lengthening, big scope of steelworks, refurbishment of accommodations, etc. Conversion of Icelandic

stern trawler “Hannover” carried out in year 2002 included lengthening with hull insert of 18 meters in

length weighting 450 tons, big scope of electrical and piping works including stainless steel hydraulic

piping, RSW tanks blasting/coating, installation of new machinery, etc.

Conversion of Swedish cement carrier “Cementina” carried out in year 2003 included lengthening

with 2 hull inserts 7.5 and 4.5 meters in length as well a lot of steel, piping, painting and machinery

works.

Tosmare Shipyard

Tosmare Shipyard is branch of Riga Shipyard. It is one of the oldest shipyards in the Baltic region

situated in port of Liepaja. With Riga, capital of Latvia, it's connected by main road 210 km distance.

Shipyard offers various kind of anticorrosive treatments including gritblasting SA-2.5, mechanical

methods. Cleaning and coating of cargo holds, ballast and fuel oil tanks.

At the service 24 hours a day: oxygen and plasma cutting, welding works, all piping systems repair hot

and cold galvanized, blasting and airless painting, any type of machinery turbochargers workshops;

marine boilers and compressors repair; overhauling of valves; deck machinery; ultrasonic

measurements and X-rays control; electro installation and automatic repair.




Two building workshops for pre-assembling of sections and blocks up to 40 tons are available. Final

assembling including zinc metallizing, painting and outfitting is carried out in the drydock, which has

the possibility to build in the drydock all kind of hulls from small fishing trawlers to big cargo vessels.

Shipping companies

LAT – Latvian Shipping Company

JSC Latvian Shipping Company is one of the leading companies in the world shipping industry with its

activity in the long-term perspective focused on handy-size product tanker segment, providing to its

customers highly qualified services in compliance with international safety standards.

In handy or medium sized tankers category the JSC Latvijas Kuģniecība (Latvian Shipping Company)

is one of the largest shipping companies in the world. It owns 32 tankers, 5 refrigerators, 2 gas carriers

and one dry cargo ship – in total 40 ships with highly professional crews that conform to

contemporary requirements.

The company provides safe and high-quality freight shipments across all the world’s seas and oceans,

carries out training and crewing in accordance with international conventions, as well as technical

management for its own ships and those belonging to other shipping companies.

The Latvian Shipping Company’s shore administration structures, as well as fleet have received the

ISM (International Safety Management) certificate.

Public bodies in Latvia

LIDA - Latvian Investment and Development Agency

LIDA is the main public financing and expert organization for investment and technological

development in Latvia. LIDA finances industrial R&D projects as well as projects in research

institutes. The objective of the Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIDA) is to promote

business development by facilitating more foreign investment, in parallel increasing the

competitiveness of Latvian entrepreneurs in both domestic and foreign markets.




LIDA funds come from the state budget via the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The main

priorities of the Latvian Investment and Development Agency are to increase the competitiveness of

entrepreneurs and promote further of foreign investment. After Latvia’s accession to the EU, the

Agency needed to adopt new methods and tools, including the effective utilization of resources from

EU Structural funds. Today LIDA offers an integrated solution – it supports companies in Latvia

trading internationally, as well as overseas businesses seeking partners or locations in Latvia; it has

introduced and will administer state support programs for entrepreneurs, co-financed from EU

Structural funds.

Academy of Latvia

The function of the Academy is to enhance the quality and prestige of basic research in Latvia by

providing funding allocated on a competitive basis, by carrying out systematic evaluation and by

influencing science policy. The Academy of Finland's operation covers all scientific disciplines.

MAL - Latvian Maritime Administration

Maritime Administration of Latvia is a supervisory authority of the Ministry of Transport which

through the Maritime Administration and Marine Safety Law has delegated to supervising the

different issues related with marine safety. These activities are carried out by the following

departments of MAL: Latvian Registry of Seamen; Latvian Ship Register; Safety Department;

Hydrographic Service. Maritime Administration of Latvia sets the tariffs for the services provided in

relation to hydrography, maritime safety, prevention of environmental pollution, seamen training and

certification. The Minister of Transport approves the tariffs and means of collecting the charges. The

navigation dues are set according to the “Law on Ports”.

Industrial bodies in Latvia

Association of Mechanical Engineering and Metalworking Industries of Latvia is a voluntary public

non-profit organization founded at 1994 as informative and consultative center for specified industrial

sector joining proprietors of Mechanical Engineering and Metalworking Industries, specialists and

other interested physical and legal persons.




The goal of Association’s activities is to promote the development of the metalworking sector, mutual

cooperation and professional growth of the specialists in the sector.

Logistics and Customs Brokers Association(LMBA). The aim of LMBA is to represent interests of

freight forwarders and the keepers of the Customs Warehouses in Latvia and at the international level

as well as to take part in the preparation of legislative documents in the fields of tax policy, the

Customs etc.

R&D and universities

Institute of Aquatic Ecology The Institute of Aquatic Ecology carries out theoretical research in

marine ecology and regular observations of marine environment monitoring upon the request of the

state institutions and the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission as well as takes part in

working out a study programme and its implementation at the Faculties of Biology and Chemistry of

the University of Latvia. Practically oriented research work is carried out as well-mainly in the

environmental impact assessment of projects of the national economy influencing the environment of

the sea. The Institute possesses a scientific research vessel "Antonija".

Main Areas of Research: Complex environmental monitoring of the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Riga

Complex investigation of ecosystems of the Gulf of Riga estuaries and recreation areas under the

conditions of anthropogenic load Balance of heavy metals in the Gulf of Riga; Interaction of marine

sediment micro and macrobenthos; Turnover of organic carbon and nutrients in the Gulf of Riga;

Aerobic-anaerobic biotransformation of contaminants in the sediments of brackish water basins; The

influence of toxic algae on different levels of the marine trophic chain.

Latvia Maritime Academy currently is the only university offering navigation, marine engineering,

port management studies. All the programmes include compulsory sailing practice and physical

education, special emphasis is put on the English language proficiency. There are 4 departments and

the total enrolment of students is 320.

Riga Technical University is the oldest and at present the second largest university in Latvia, offering

advanced study programs in Engineering, Technology, Natural Sciences, Architecture, Economics and

Business Administration. University research is an integral part of the study process carried out in all

areas of study. Strategic aim of both fundamental and applied research is to analyse and find solutions




of required social and technical problems. Success of these solutions considerably depends of external

University partners as well as co-operation between ideas and resources. Riga Technical University is

one of the founders of Latvia Technology Park (LTP). The main strategic objective of setting up and

development of LTP is to increase the competitive ability of research - intensive enterprises and co-

operation partners that ensures their competitive ability.

There are 33 institutes, 43 departments, 48 divisions, 27 laboratories and 19 research centres

altogether at RTU.

The present enrolment of students is 17000. Majority of them are enrolled in academic and

professional programs leading to the Bachelor and Master degrees. There are also about 350 doctoral

students. Academic staff: 738, including 200 professors; Research and Development personnel is close

to 450.

Policy makers in Latvia

The Ministry of Transport and Communications of Republic of Latvia supervises very significant

fields of the national economy - transport (road, rail, sea and air transport), communications

(telecommunications and post) and information technologies. The main tasks of the Ministry include

the issues of strategic policies, finance and regulation. The efficiency of transport, communications

and information technologies is an important prerequisite for the development of any field of the

national economy.




The Norwegian Maritime Cluster

Introduction

The maritime sector – vital to Norway’s national economy

The Norwegian maritime industry had a turnover of USD 33 billion in 2004, with an average value

creation between 1998 and 2001 of USD 4.7 billion, which had increased to USD 8 billion in 2004.

The sector has displayed a stable growth rate of 3.7% between 1990 and 2001, and a growth rate of

8% from 2003 to 2004. The industry employed around 70 000 people in 2000, and 90 000 in 2004.

The industry is largely dominated by the shipping sector, which accounts for about 50% of Norwegian

maritime value creation (average 1999-2004). The rest is relatively equally split between the three

remaining sectors, with equipment as the largest of the three, contributing 20%.

Figure 36: Norwegian total value creation in maritime sectors

The maritime sector is also of great importance for the Norwegian economy. On average (1990-2001)

it accounted for 7.4% of total value creation in Norway. After falling from levels above 9%, it is

Norwegian maritime total value creation (Avg. 1999 - 2001)

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currently (2004) around 6.8%. This is a very high figure and illustrates the strong position of the

maritime industry in Norway.

Employees Turnover in BNOK Turnover in BUSD

Total 88 000 230 33

Shipowners 25 000 107 15,5

Shipyards 20 000 35 5

Equipment industry 24 000 48 7

Service providers 19 000 39 5,5

Ref: Manon 2006

Table 23: Key turnover figures for the Norwegian maritime industry (2004)

Figure 37: Profitability per maritime sector in Norway

The profitability of the sector has also been good, with an average ROA between 1990 and 2001 of

7.1%, which is above the national average of 6.82%. Between 1997 and 2001 the ROA for the

maritime industry fell slightly below the national average.

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Figure 38: Solidity of the Norwegian maritime industry

The solidity of the industry is very good, and clearly above the national average. From 1990 to 2001

the maritime solidity ratio averaged 38% compared to 30% for the rest of the economy. In the recent

years the average has been far higher, about 44% for the maritime industry.

Figure 39: Performance comparison of Norwegian maritime industry compared to whole

economy

The Norwegian maritime industry has been a clear overperformer throughout the past decade,

although development in recent years has been weaker. Similarly, the solidity of the industry has

outpaced that of the economy as a whole.

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The shipbuilding and maritime equipment industry

Norway has around 30 newbuilding shipyards and 150 maritime equipment suppliers. These specialise

in the design and building of vessels with a high degree of technical content and for operation in

extreme conditions. Vessel design is also an essential aspect of the sector, and Norway has some

leading consultant ship design companies.

At present, the sector is focusing on:

a. Specialized ships, offshore supply vessels, LNG carriers, stainless steel juice and chemical vessels, seismic vessels, passenger catamarans.

b. Ship design, covering large LNG tankers, RORO ships, and specialized vessels built both in Norway and in other countries.

c. Hull/steelwork primarily from Rumania, Poland and Russia

The most important shipyards are: Aker Yards, which has five shipyards on the West coast of Norway,

and which controls three yards Finland, two in Germany and the Tulcea and Braila yards in Rumania.

The latter are the main suppliers of hulls for outfitting at Aker’s Norwegian production facilities. The

others are the Kleven Shipyard Group, which has specialized in chemical tankers, and Ulstein

Shipyard in supply and anchor-handling vessels.

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Figure 40: Aker Yards has five shipyards on the West coast of Norway




Ship designers and consultants, such as Rolls-Royce Marine Design and Ship Technology, LMG

Marine and Vik-Sandvik Group, Skipsteknisk, have a worldwide market, from supply vessels, ferries

and Ro/Ro ships. Norwegian consultant companies are in leading positions in the design of large LNG

ships.

Figure 41: Ulstein Shipyard and a new supply vessel design

The maritime equipment industry

The Norwegian maritime equipment industry was established on the basis of the needs of the fishing

sector and merchant fleet. In recent years the offshore sector’s supply anchor-handling vessels for

operation at great depths have been the driving force for development. Some of the best-known

companies are:

Kongsberg Maritime – automation, navigation and VTS systems Roll-Royce Marine – propulsion, vessel control systems and marine machinery

systems Frank Mohn – pumps Umoe Schat-Harding and Norsafe – lifeboats Scana Group – winches, propulsions systems Autronica – fire and security systems




These and a large number of other maritime equipment suppliers have established market offices,

after-sales support organisations and in many cases also production facilities in countries in the Far

East.

Ports, transport and the shipping industry

Ports and Coastal Shipping

Norway has a coastline of 2700 km and about 300 towns and villages border on coastal waters. In

several regions, public ports have united under joint inter-municipal port administrations, so that about

80 communities are organized in approximately 60 port authorities or port administrations.

Sea transport has a long tradition in Norway and is of great significance. About 95% of foreign trade

take place by sea and in domestic transport the figure is 48%. The amount of cargo handled by

Norwegian ports increased by 10 per cent in 2004, mainly due to increases in exports of iron ore and

alloys.

The total quantity of commodities passing through Norway’s public and private harbours in 2001

amounted to about 185 million tonnes. This is an increase of 7.8% on 2000. The total throughput of

general cargo in 2001 was 22 million tonnes. There are 60 public ports in Norway.

Today (2001) the coastal fleet, including vessels in local traffic, consists of about 1500 ships (of 50

GRT and more) of a wide range of types and trades. Some 400 ships traffic scheduled routes. About

150 of these are car ferries, connecting roads across fjords and islands to the mainland. The about 80

high-speed craft on scheduled routes play an important role for coastal communities.

Another traditional shipping activity on the coast of Norway is the Coastal Express. This service,

which consists of 11 vessels that call at 34 ports from Bergen to Kirkenes in the course of an 11-day

round-trip, has been plying this trade since 1893. The ships have facilities for both passengers and

cargo, and passengers can also bring their cars along.

Some of the most important ports in Norway:

Mongstad (part of the Port of Bergen) is the largest port for landings of oil from the North Sea and exports of crude and product oil. (96 million tonnes)

The Port of Skogn (Norske Skog) exports newsprint paper to all over Europe. The Port of Narvik is an important point of export for the iron ore industry of Kiruna, Sweden

(LKAB) (12 mill tonnes)




The Port of Hammerfest, in cooperation with the oil company Statoil, is currently building a modern port with the aim of providing services and satisfying the general needs of the local community as well as the needs of the gas plant and offshore activities of Statoil. (Snøhvit field)

In Risavika, south of Stavanger, the port authority, in cooperation with private operators, is developing a new port called Risavika Havn AS.

The Port of Ålesund is developing a new port area for bulk and containers outside the central town area.

The Port of Oslo is developing a new container terminal just outside the city centre. The former port areas in the city centre are being handed over to city development projects. The Port of Oslo is the most important point of export of fish by truck via RoRo ferries. (150 000 containers a year)

Figure 42: The Port of Oslo in the centre of the City




Shipping companies

Norway has a total of around 300 shipping companies, 55 of which are listed on the Oslo Stock

Exchange. Norwegian shipowners have been operating in the world-wide shipping market for many

decades.

Some of the best-known are:

Wilh.Wilhelmsen – large RoRo and car-carriers Torvald Klaveness Group and Jebsens – large bulk carriers UECC – Short-sea shipping in Europe with RoRo vessels Teekay – offshore loading vessels Grieg Group – bulk-cargo and open-hatch ships Farstad Shipping – supply vessels

Figure 43: Wilh.Wilhelmsen Ro/Ro vessel Figure 44: Farstad offshore support vessel

Figure 45: Grieg Shipping – Open hatch bulk carrier




Figure 46: UECC – European Short Sea Shipping

Universities and research institutes

R&D in and economics and market studies

Most research in market and maritime business and economic studies have been done by:

- NHH - The Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration - SIØS – The Centre for International Economy in Shipping - BI – The Norwegian School of Management.

Technology R&D

MARINTEK/NTNU – a powerful resource of research for the Norwegian maritime cluster

MARINTEK, (Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute) and the Department of Marine

Technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) comprise the Marine

Technology Centre in Trondheim. The collaboration between the University and MARINTEK greatly

improves the quality of commercial projects and educational programmes.

MARINTEK's business areas include consultant and R&D projects in shipping, shipbuilding, offshore

and the maritime sector. MARINTEK’s laboratory facilities include the Ocean basin, Ship model

tank, Cavitation tunnel, Machinery laboratory and the Marine Structures laboratory.

www.marintek.sintef.no




Figure 47: MARINTEK – Model tests in ocean basin

Norwegian University of Science and Technology - NTNU

Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology

Department of Marine Technology

www.marin.ntnu.no/msc

MSc Programmes in Marine Technology

NTNU- educates around 80 MSc. Students per year, and 10 PhD per year.

The Department of Marine Technology, which is a part of the Faculty of Engineering Science and

Technology at NTNU, offers four international MSc Programmes:

• Marine Structures

• Marine Systems Engineering

MARINTEK - Model tests in the Ocean Basin




• Marine Control Systems

• Nautical Science

Figure 48: Norwegian University of Science and Technology - NTNU

ECTS credits in the MSc programmes

ECTS, The European Credit Transfer System, was developed by the European Commission in order to

provide common procedures to guarantee academic recognition of studies abroad. This provides a way

of measuring and transferring credits from one university to another. ECTS credits are a value

allocated to courses that describe the student’s workload.




R&D priorities

Increased focus on Maritime RDI – Research, Development and Innovation

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has drawn up a strategy for R&D in cooperation with the industry.

The Research Council of Norway and Innovation Norway issue calls for proposals twice a year,

evaluate proposals and fund selected projects just as the EU Commission handles its research-funding

system.

The proposed RTI areas in 2006 are the following.

Smart Shipping o Transport, Logistic o Efficiency, safety, sustainability

Maritime ICT o Infrastructure o Standards o Integration o Application




Euofeeder o Logistical solution for Short Sea Shipping o Ships Equipment o Standardized, module based o Intermodality – Door 2 Door

Small Scale distribution and use of LNG / Natural Gas o Small scale transport by ships o Logistical chains – coastal zone o Gas as fuel for vessels




Operation in Cold Climate o Ship transport o Operation o Ships design o Floating Structures o Sub-sea solutions o Terminals and transloading o Emergency handling

Aquaculture /- Seafood provider o Ship transport and logistic o Offshore fishfarms and equipment

Finland The Finnish maritime cluster consists of several actors associated with shipping, shipbuilding and ship

repair, turn-key supplies, marine equipment industry, offshore technology and port operations. The

shipbuilding industry is in global comparison second in the world if turnover measured per capita. 40

per cent of Finnish gross national income is generated by exports; the export industry is dependent on

national shipping, especially in winter periods. The shipbuilding and shipping industries have

generated a growth for ship equipment production and subcontracting business activities. The large




companies in the maritime cluster are highly international and play an important part in the export

industry. Typical features of large maritime cluster companies are the application of advanced

technology and a high level of innovation, which have resulted in a significant growth potential in

their company networks in particular. The total turnover of all companies directly associated with the

maritime cluster is some 11.4 billion Euro. The maritime cluster directly employs about 47,000 people

in the private sector and ports. Its indirect impacts seen through consumption are manifold. (The

figures are from 2003.).

Ports of Finland

There are 34 seaports of significance in Finland. In addition to there, there are 7 significant ports with

international traffic in the Lake Saimaa district. Totally, Finnish ports handled 76.7 Mt goods in

international traffic in 1998, of which 75.2 Mt in the seaports. The 10 largest ports handled 76% of the

cargo.

Hamina

The port of Hamina in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland is mainly export port. In main category

of goods is the export of forest products and import of raw materials for the forest industry. It also

plays an important role in the Russian transit traffic. The container traffic has been growing strongly in

recent years due to growing containerisation in the export of forest products and the transit traffic for

consumer goods to Russia. The capacity has been boosted by new investments in container terminals.

In Hamina a new container terminal is already operational.




Kotka

The Port of Kotka is a general port. The Port of Kotka has specialised in servicing the Finnish wood-

processing industry as an export port for finished products and as an important channel for raw

materials. Sawn timber, paper and pulp are shipped out mainly in ro-ro vessels. Its location and

extensive integration of transport networks to and from Russia and countries beyond Russia. City

Terminal is a multipurpose harbour used for loading and unloading of lo-lo, sto-ro and project cargo

vessels. Since container traffic has moved from Hietanen to Kotka Container Terminal In Mussalo at

the beginning of 2001 Hietanen can focus on serving Ro-Ro vessels. The KCT is situated only 50 km

from the border between Finland and Russia. The distance to Moscow is 1,000 km. Most of our

warehouse have a connection to the railway network in Finland and Russia (same rail gauge). The

terminal has also a direct connection to Highway E-18/E-95 between Finland and Russia. The Kotka

Container Terminal, the most up-to-date container terminal in the Baltic region, has been designed to

handle 500,000 TEUs per year. Various leading container feeder lines have committed in providing an

almost daily service between Kotka and the major deep sea ports in continental Europe. The Port of

Kotka provides an effective link and central point in the transport chain: the companies operating in

the Port offer complete transport solutions.

Each year millions of tonnes of bulk products are handled at Mussalo Deep Water Dry Bulk Terminal.

The liquid bulk terminal is a specialised transhipment facility where expert handling is available for

various high-value products. The terminal is also equipped to discharge liquids which require heating

in cold weather.

Sköldvik

The largest port in cargo volumes in Sköldvik, situated near Porvoo, and connected to the oil refinery

of Fortum Oil and Gas (former Neste). It is exclusively an industry port, mainly importing crude oil

and shipping out oil products.

Helsinki

Helsinki is in all respect the main port of Finland. It is the leading port for general cargo and liner

traffic, and also has the greatest degree of containerisation (over 356.000 TEU handled in 2001). The

Port of Helsinki has direct, scheduled connections by sea to the ports of the Baltic Sea and the North




Sea, as well as the most other European ports. Helsinki is also the largest port for passenger traffic.

There are connections to Stockholm, Tallinn, Lübeck, Mariehamn and Rostock. At the height of the

summer season, there are no less than 25 departures to Tallinn daily.

Hanko

Hanko has recently lost its train ferry connection (Hanko-Travemünde), but has instead managed to

increase its liner services. Both forest products and trailers are shipped on Transfennica’s daily

connections to Lübeck with ro-ro vessels. Hanko is also Finland’s leading port for the import of cars

with a separate Freeport in Tulliniemi.

Turku

Turku is in many respects like Helsinki, but on a somewhat smaller scale with extensive liner and ferry

traffic. In 1998 Finnlines moved its Railship train ferry operations from Hanko to Turku, making

Turku the only port in Finland with regular train ferry traffic to Sweden as well as Germany. At the

same time, Turku inaugurated a new train ferry and ro-ro harbour in Pansio, next to the oil harbour.

Completely expanded, the Pansio harbour would give the Port of Turku a further annual capacity of 5

Mt.

Naantali

Naantali, near Turku, is in many ways a complement to Turku with its deep fairway and bulk facilities.

In addition to that Naantali has daily ferry connections to Åland and Sweden, mainly for cargo.

Naantali is also the home port for the other of Fortum’s two oil refineries. The fairway to Naantali is

on the Maritime Administration’s list of development projects. It will be deepened to allow the largest

of Fortum’s tankers to call at the Naantali refinery.

Uusikaupunki

The tragic in the port of Uusikaupunki is mainly generated by two industry enterprises in the city.

Kemira’s chemical plant has a port of its own and the municipal harbour is mainly used for shipping

cars from the Valmet Automotive car factory. Uusikaupunki has also a complete terminal for train-

ferry traffic, which was abandoned a few years ago when Finnlink ceased with railway transport and

moved the remaining trailer traffic to Naantali.




Rauma

The Port of Rauma comprises the sections of Iso-Hakuni, Petäjäs, Laitsaari Central Quay, Pikisaari,

container terminal and chemical and oil harbour areas. With a total of 20 berths, the Port offers ful-

service facilities for import, export and transit traffic. The widely recognised competence and service

level of the Port of Rauma have made it the largest paper harbour in Finland and the biggest container

port on the west coast of Finland.

Vaasa

Vaasa is mainly a ferry port, but it also handles mineral oils and coal, mainly for the regional supply of

energy. The future of the ferry traffic is uncertain due to the end of tax free trade within EU. Finland

and Sweden have together decided to support the regionally important ferry route.

Kokkola and Raahe

Kokkola and Raahe both serve large industries and have mainly focused on handling bulk products.

The Rautaruukki steel works in Raahe generate large volumes of incoming bulk cargoes as raw

materials for the process, making it one og the largest ports in Finland. Also products are shipped out

from the industrial port. In Raahe there is also a recently upgraded municipal port with growing liner

traffic to the continent.

Oulu and Kemi

Oulu and kemi in the northern part of the Gulf of Bothnia are important for the export of forest

products from the pulp and paper mills in Northern Finland. Both ports have modern facilities for

handling forest products and a growing number of containers. In Kemi the handling of forest products

is concentrated to the Veitsiluoto harbour, next to Stora Enso’s Veitsiluoto paper mill.

Shipyards in Finland

Kvaerner Masa-Yards (KMY)

Kvaerner Masa-Yards (KMY) is the largest shipbuilder in Finland with long experience in producing

technically demanding ships. Since 1991 the company has been part of the international industrial

Kvaerner conglomerate.




KMY operations include:

- Turku New Shipyard.

- Helsinki New Shipyard.

- A factory for prefabricated cabin and bathroom modules, located in Piikki Works, near Turku.

- The KMY-Azipod Unit which is responsible for the development, production and sales of the

Azipod propulsion system.

- The Technology Unit which handles R&D, engineering and after-sales services, including the

Arctic Research Centre (MARC).

KMY group and affiliated companies are: Kvaerner Masa Marine Inc. in Canada (100%), Power

Piping Oy (40%) in Ylivieska, Finland and NEMARC Shipping Company in Finland (50%).

KMY builds:

- Cruise liners and passenger ferries.

- Gas carriers, ice-breakers and ice-going tonnage.

- Special tankers.

- Cable layers, dredges, research vessels, crane, heavy-lift and offshore vessels.

KMY has a personnel of about 5,000. A rationalized teamwork model has been

introduced throughout the organisation. Clear goals, open communication, trust and

confidence, and involvement in everyday decision-making yield a high level of commitment

and motivation. The professionally highly skilled personnel produce excellent workmanship

at a competitive price.

Thanks to good results in the past, reserves are high and finances are on a sound basis. Being part of

the strong international Kvćrner group makes KMY a solid and reliable business partner. The order

book is valued at 15 billion FIM (Jan. 1996).

Aker Finnyards

Finland's three largest shipyards situated in Helsinki, Rauma and Turku form Aker Finnyards - the

Finnish yards within the Aker Yards Group. Aker Finnyards is amongst world leading designers and

builders of cruise vessels and ferries as well as other technically advanced vessels.




A large part of the world's cruise ships have come from the company's shipyards, the major customers

within this vessel segment being the globally leading cruise operators. Aker Finnyards is also the

leading ferry builder in the world.

In addition, Aker Finnyards is the principal yard for the Finnish navy and an expert in multipurpose

ice breakers. The company's vast experience is based on the history of 3,500 ships built - both long

series and extremely demanding one-offs. Deliveries include cruise vessels, car-passenger ferries, fast

ferries, ice breakers, naval craft, offshore vessels...

The three yards situated in Helsinki, Rauma and Turku are amongst the largest yard facilities in

Europe, the dry docks measuring respectively: 280x34 m, 260x85 m and 365x80 m. The modern and

efficient units have benefited from several investment and development programmes.

The number of personnel at Aker Finnyards amounts to some 4,000 employees. The company's

"assembly yard" concept means employing directly these "own" people and lots of others in co-

operation companies, thus boosting the whole surrounding economic regions.

Aker Finnyards' revenue is ca. EUR 1 billion. The ca. 2.7 billion EUR order book includes 12

newbuildings, seven conversions and four option agreements: The world`s three largest cruise vessels

for Royal Caribbean International, a cruise vessel for Color Line, a cruise ferry and a fast passenger

ferry for Tallink, a ropax for Brittany Ferries, three container carriers for Baltic Container Shipping, an

arctic container vessel for Norilsk Nickel and a missile boat plus conversion for the Finnish Navy. In

addition, Option Agreements have been signed for one vessel with Color Line, two vessels with

Tallink and one vessel with Brittany Ferries. A Letter of Intent for two fast day ferries has been signed

with Color Line, and for 1+2 vessels with Viking Line. The orderbook also includes retrofitting of four

passenger-car ferries for TT-Line, two ferry refurbishments for Silja as well as a conversion for the

Finnish Navy.

Aker Finnyards' knowledge in ice technology is beyond compare. 60% of the world`s ice breakers

have been built by the company. The most advanced ship designs, as the multipurpose icebreaker and

the double acting icebreaker-supply vessel originate from the yards. The subsidiary company Aker

Arctic Technology Inc. (AARC) will erect a modern new ice model test facility in the Vuosaari district

of Helsinki during 2005. There will be a new model basin much wider than the one used today. The




new company has plans, among others, to model wide-scaled offshore operations, and also market and

sell complete ship projects.

Aker Finnyards is part of Aker Yards, an international shipbuilding group focusing on sophisticated

vessels and being one of the world's largest shipbuilders. The group has a strong position both in terms

of innovation, product range, technology, experience and capacity. The product range includes cruise

vessels and ferries, merchant vessels, offshore vessels and other complex vessels. Aker Yards, with a

turnover in the range of EUR 1.5 - 2 bn. per year, comprises 13 yards in Norway, Finland, Germany,

Romania and Brazil and has approximately 13,000 employees.

UKI WORKBOAT LTD

Uudenkaupungin Työvene Oy (UKI WORKBOAT LTD) is a company which manufactures

aluminium workboats and small ships up to 100 m in length. The company was established in 1987. It

has extensive experience in designing and building boats and vessels for professional use. Our

turnover is about 18-20 million Euros.

The technology used can be summarized as follows:

- project and detailed design with CAD system

- construction capacity for vessels of aluminium or steel materials

- quality assurance in accordance with classification society, NBS ( Nordic Boat Standard) and

ISO 9001

- selection of turn-key suppliers for large ship sub-systems

- test and verification at yard

- skilled labour to execute the projects.

Uki Workboat has production facilities located in the city of Uusikaupunki, Finland .

The site layout includes the following main premises:

- steel workshop 3500 m²

- aluminium workshop 1300 m²




- two slipways, max length 100 m

- 6 cranes with lifting capacity up to 80 ton/lifting

- outfitting, piping, carpenter workshops

- paint shop 400m²

- outfitting quays 400 m²

Manufacturing of products up to size 30 x 12 m can be performed indoors. The total length of vessels

can be up to appr. 100 m.

Public bodies in Finland

Tekes – National Technology Agency

Tekes is the main public financing and expert organisation for research and technological development

in Finland. Tekes finances industrial R&D projects as well as projects in research institutes. Tekes

especially promotes innovative, risk-intensive projects. The primary objective of Tekes is to promote

the competitiveness of Finnish industry and the service sector by assisting in the creation of world-

class technology and technological know-how. Specifically, Tekes’ activities aim to diversify

production structures, increase production and exports, and create a foundation for employment and

social well being. Tekes funds come from the state budget via the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Tekes has a budget of 380 million euros, a source of funding for 2000 projects annually.

Academy of Finland

The function of the Academy is to enhance the quality and prestige of basic research in Finland by

providing funding allocated on a competitive basis, by carrying out systematic evaluation and by

influencing science policy. The Academy of Finland's operation covers all scientific disciplines. The

Academy operates within the administrative sector of the Ministry of Education and is funded through

the state budget. In 2003, over 13 per cent of all government research funding was channelled through

the Academy. The objectives for the Academy's operation and the resources made available to the

Academy are decided on an annual basis in talks between the Academy of Finland and the Ministry of

Education.




Finnish Maritime Administration

The Finnish Maritime Administration is the authority responsible for maritime safety, winter traffic

assistance, fairway maintenance, VTS and pilotage, hydrographic charting and the provision of ferry

services to the archipelago communities. The Administration ensures that the basic operational

conditions for merchant shipping and sea transport are maintained and continually improved, taking

into account safety and economic aspects, as well as environmental consequences. The activities aim

to ensure safe and efficient merchant shipping, meeting both society's and customers' needs.

The Finnish Maritime Administration, FMA, aims to allocate about 2 million euros annually for its

research and development activities. The R&D activities focus on the development of the FMA's

services and products and related production processes. Reports are produced as a basis for

administrative decision-making in the field of shipping. The activities require intensive co-operation

with the Ministry of Transport and Communications and its subordinate administrations, and

networking with research institutes, polytechnics and other actors in the field.

Industrial bodies in Finland

AFMI – Association of Finnish Marine Industries

The Association was established in 2001 to continue the work of the Shipbuilding Group of the

Federation of Finnish Metal, Engineering and Electrotechnical Industries, MET. Leading shipbuilding

and ship repair yards, marine equipment manufacturers, turn-key suppliers in the field of marine

technology, ship designers and the Finnish off-shore industry companies have joined the Association

as members. The Association co-ordinates co-operation in industrial and economic policy among the

companies in the sector. Currently the most important activities within the Association are promotion

of sectoral networking in Finland, national coordination of research and product development,

application of the EU shipbuilding policy in Finland as well as representing the entire marine

technology sector in international associations.




R&D and universities in Finland

Ship Laboratory of Helsinki University of Technology

The HUT ship laboratory in Otaniemi is the only university level ship building institute in Finland.

The main fields of research activity in recent have years been:

- Ice breaking technology and ship operation in ice covered waters

- Arctic offshore

- New structures in ships

- Computational and experimental hydrodynamics

- Reliability of ship machineries

- Ship automation

The ship laboratory has close cooperation with the Ship department of VTT, Technical

Research Centre of Finland. Also cooperation with many foreign technical universities and

participation in EU funded research projects are exercised.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is a contract research organisation involved in many

international assignments. With its 3000 employees, VTT provides a wide range of technology and

applied research services for its clients, private companies, institutions and the public sector. Turnover

is about 220 million euros.

VTT carries out three types of activities: commercial activities, joint projects and self-financed

projects. Commercial activities are performed according to direct demand from customers. Joint

projects are initiated on the basis of need and typically jointly funded by VTT, companies, research

financers and other research parties. Self-financed research consists of technology-based strategic

research projects aimed at developing competitiveness and acquiring knowledge and expertise to meet

the future needs of customers.




Policy makers in Finland

Ministry of Transport and Communications

In Finland transport research is mainly financed by the Ministry of Transport and Communications

and organisations within its purview. Besides transport research, the Ministry is a financier of research

related to communications market, networks and competition, media policy, e-commerce, data

security and information society. The R&D supports Ministry’s policy making and other activities.

The main transport research oriented organisations in the Ministry's purview are the Finnish Road

Administration, the Finnish Maritime Administration, the Finnish Rail Administration and the Vehicle

Administration Centre. Furthermore, the meteorological research, weather service, the Finnish

Meteorological Institute ,marine research, the Finnish Institute of Marine Research and the Finnish

Communications Regulatory Authority are included in the purview of the Ministry. During the next

years about EUR 18-20 million/year will be used for transport and communications research in the

purview of the Ministry.

Ministry of Trade and Industry

Public financing aims to develop technological know-how and to activate companies for research and

development. In addition, it is used to promote cooperation between companies, as well as cooperation

and networking between companies, universities and research institutes in Finland and abroad. The

role of public financing is also to create and promote the growth of new enterprises and to ensure the

competitiveness of the traditional industries.

In 2003 a total of 500 million euros was spent for research and development in the Ministry of Trade

and Industry’s administrative branch. The majority of the Ministry’s technology financing goes

through the National Technology Agency Tekes. The Technology Units of the Employment and

Economic Development Centres (T&E Centres), located in different parts of Finland, provide the

companies in their region with Tekes’ services and funding.

Technology financing is also used to strengthen the basic know-how of research institutes, VTT

Technical Research Centre of Finland, Geological Survey of Finland and the National Consumer

Research Centre. Technical safety culture and reliability are promoted through financing by the Safety

Technology Authority, TUKES, and the Centre for Metrology and Accreditation, MIKES. State aid is




granted to the Foundation for Finnish Inventions, the Finnish Standard Association SFS, and

Excellence Finland.

Germany Economic indicators of German maritime industries

• Turnover (mil. Euro) shipping,/shipbuilding/suppliers/ports

Shipping: 6.300 m Euro (1997) (5)

Shipbuilding: 4.524 m Euro (2004) (4)

Suppliers: 8.000 m Euro (2003) (4)

Ports: 2.000 m Euro (1997) (5)

• Employment (direct + indirect) Shipyards: 23.315 employees (2004) (4)

Suppliers: 70.000 employees (2003) (2)

Sea shipping: 150.000 employees (2003) (2)

Sea ports: 300.000 employees (2003) (1)

• Number of companies shipping/shipbuilding/suppliers etc

Shipping companies: 390 (2)

Shipyards: 120 (4)

Suppliers: 400 (2)

• Number of ports Major sea ports (Baltic sea): 9 (7)

Major sea ports (North Sea): 12 (7)

Inland ports: 33

Table 24: Economic indicators of German maritime industry




Shipyards in Germany

Abeking & Rasmussen Schiffs- und Yachtwerft GmbH & Co. KG (www.abeking.com)

ABEKING & RASMUSSEN (A&R) belong to the leading shipyards for vehicles of the navy and the

coast guard, as well as for engine and sail yachts for highest requirements.

The delivery program covers the following ship types:

- engine and sail yachts

- naval ships (especially naval ships of mine countermeasures)

- of offshore patrol boats (for the Federal Border Police)

- SWATH@A&R® (revolutionary trunk concept)

Since Georg Abeking and Henry Rasmussen founded the shipyard in 1907, more than 6,400 ships and

boats have been constructed. Today, the product range for all craft begins at approx. 30 metres in

length.

Contact: [email protected]

Figure 49: Aker Ostsee (www.akerostsee.de)




The restructuring of the shipbuilding activities of the Norwegian shipbuilding group Aker Yards ASA

was the basis of the integration process between Aker MTW Werft GmbH in Wismar and the former

Kvaerner Warnow Werft GmbH in Rostock-Warnemünde (since mid 2003 Aker Warnow Werft

GmbH, now since spring 2004 Aker Warnemünde Operations GmbH and Aker Warnemünde Real

Estate GmbH).

Since this process started in 2002 the capacities and the know-how have been joined. Furthermore, the

flexibility has been increased and synergies have been implemented in order to secure international

competitiveness. The establishment of a joint management in September 2002 (headquarters in

Wismar) was followed at the beginning of 2003 by common company structures. Aker Ostsee was

established as a new trade mark to offer the products and services of the two companies. Since spring

2004 the Aker Ostsee shipyards represent the competence centre of Aker Yards ASA for merchant

vessels.

Based on state-of-the-art facilities the two shipyards are capable of producing standard and specialized

ships up to 300,000 dwt (Wismar) and 200,000 dwt (Warnemünde) as well as floating units for

different purposes. Today's product range comprises container vessels between 1,200 and abt. 9,000

TEU, product, chemical, gas and shuttle tankers, ice-breaking tankers, medium-sized passenger

vessels as well as steel construction. In their history of about 60 years the two shipyards delivered

nearly 900 newbuildings of 73 different types.


Figure 50: Blohm + Voss GmbH (www.blohmvoss.com)




For 125 years the name of Blohm + Voss has stood for quality in shipbuilding and mechanical

engineering. Today, Blohm + Voss GmbH is a highly specialised industrial enterprise in which

sophisticated products are produced for the world market.

The activities of Blohm + Voss GmbH can be summed up in three areas:

* Naval vessels

* Fast passenger, ferry and cargo ships

* Mega yachts

Business activity: As a production company Blohm + Voss GmbH operates in shipbuilding, planning

and design. With the competence of a system integrator the shipyard also fulfils additional tasks,

which extend beyond its responsibility as a production company.

Time and time again, Blohm + Voss GmbH proves its outstanding position in the world markets in

these sectors with new, innovative technologies. With the development of the MEKO® design concept

in the seventies, Blohm + Voss revolutionised the construction of naval vessels and went from being a

traditional shipyard to a systems company for marine high technology. Mega yachts, which cause a

sensation in every port in the world because of their design and fittings, were built from the middle of

the eighties onwards. With the development of the "fast monohull concept", Blohm + Voss has set

new standards at the beginning of the new millennium in the construction of fast and economical

passenger ships.





Figure 51: Cassens-Werft GmbH (www.cassens-werft.de)

Cassens Werft GmbH is a medium-sized company currently employing 80 people who know that the

company's success is based on traditional values, flexibility, compliance with deadline and first-class

quality and workmanship. The staff is used to respond flexibly, to rethink their approach and come up

with new and innovative solutions.

The Cassens Werft operates in two specialised fields, repairs and ship-building.

Over the last few years the repair yards of the former Cassens operation were hardly ever used to their

full capacity. Cassens Werft GmbH intends however to expand its repair operations and strengthen its

cooperation with its ship-building partners, benefiting from the economic situation in the medium

term.

In the past, Cassens Werft was known as one of the most flexible ship builders in Germany. Over the

last few years, the company specialised in the manufacture of small luxury cruisers, and gained a lot of

know-how in this area.

One of the cornerstones of the new company's strategy is the development of top-class ships as single

models or prototypes, and the subsequent marketing of these products in cooperation with shipyards

all over the world. In addition to passenger ships and cargo vessels, the company is looking at tankers

for chemicals and other products.




Cassens Werft GmbH builds general purpose freighters, ro-ro vessels, container ships, ferries,

combined cargo/passenger ships, bulk cargo vessels, tankers, research boats, fishing trawlers,

towboats, ships for inland navigation, river cruisers, sea-going cruisers, yacht cruisers, etc. up to 130

m in length and 10,000 dwt.


Figure 52: Fr. Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG (www.fassmer.de)

With self-confidence, discipline and the skills of master craftsman, Johannes Fassmer set up his own

business in 1850. His ideas, energy and perseverance provided the foundation for what is now a

dynamic family-owned and operated company in its fifth generation.

Today, Fassmer has over 300 employees worldwide in four divisions – shipbuilding, lifeboat

construction, deck equipment and FRP components. Each of these divisions benefits from the

experience and expertise of the others, and this synergistic approach will enable them to continue to

cut costs and improve the quality of the products and services in the future.

Fassmer has a track record of using innovative ideas and impressive new developments to set new

industry benchmarks in the area of shipbuilding. The engineers and technical personnel that make up

their in-house design office are equipped with the advanced IT and CAD workstations.

The production facilities include:




• Heated workshops ranging in size up to 20,000 square meters

• 250-meter fitting pier with a 26-ton crane

• Ship elevator with a capacity of 1,500 metric tons

• Modern production equipment and machinery

Fassmer’s services include the repair and construction of vessels of up to 100 meters in length. The

delivery program covers the following ship types:

- Special-Purpose High-Speed Vessels

- Work Vessels /Ferries

- Navy Vessels

- Yacht Construction


Figure 53: Ferus Smit Shipyards GmbH (www.ferus-smit.nl)

The Ferus Smit Group offers independent design, development, and construction of series of finished

vessels, without being restricted to certain type of vessels. They are able to handle any order - ranging

from ultra-modern barges to fully equipped supply ships, self-unloading bulk carriers, multipurpose

cargo ships or tankers.

They use indoor facilities for the assembly of vessels from precision prefab sections. This prevents the

weather from interfering with the construction process, and ensures fast and efficient operating

procedures with permanent quality control. They operate two fully equipped yards, the Westerbroek

yard in the Netherlands and the Leer yard in Germany. The German yard has a slipway for vessels

with a maximum width of 26 meters and a maximum length of 170 meters.




After delivery, Ferus Smit and the ship owner together follow the vessel's performance. These

experiences too are included in new designs. they have the technical expertise to construct any type of

vessel. During the 1990s, much experience is gained by the construction of multipurpose vessels, bulk

carriers with self-unloading equipment, and tankers. Tonnage varies between 3,000 and 10,000 tonnes.


Figure 54: Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (www.fsg-ship.de)

Over 125 years of building different types of cargo vessels up to 50,000 tdw, sailing ships, barges,

floating docks, tankers, fishing vessels, passenger vessels and navy craft have contributed to

Flensburger's reputation for being both innovative and extremely reliable.

FSG continually invest in state-of-the-art technology. Between 1982 and 1986 the entire Flensburger

yard underwent comprehensive modernisation and was turned into what is acknowledged to be one of

the most advanced fully-covered shipyards in Europe. Since then They have invested a further 150

million Deutschmarks in innovation, design and infrastructure. Quality workmanship has been applied

to more than 700 ships at the yard. The current throughput capacity is 23,000 tons of steel in a year

with a workforce of only 650.

Product mix:

- RoRo Vessels

- RoPax Ferries

- Container Carriers

- Multipurpose Vessels

- Navy Vessels

- Special Vessels





Figure 55: Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (www.hdw.de)

HDW currently employes around 3000 staff. Since January 2005, the Kiel-based company

Howaldswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH has been part of the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS)

shipbuilding group. The headquarters of the shipbuilding group is in Hamburg. Other operating

locations are Emden, Rendsburg, Karlskrona and Malmö (Sweden), and Scaramanga (Greece).

HDW designs and builds vessels, with a focus on state-of-the-art submarines, and leads the field over

its competitors. This is particularly true in the case of its revolutionary atmospheric air-idependent

propulsion system based on the fuel cell, which leads the field worldwide.

HDW at Kiel can look back on a long shipbuilding tradition which started in 1838. The yard has built

all kinds of ships including those that set milestones in the history of shipbuilding. The shipyard’s

strength lies very much in its know-how, versatility and competence in all aspects of shipbuilding.

HDW focuses on naval shipbuilding (submarines and surface vessels) and merchant ships ("ship of the

future" concept, high-tech container ships, cruise liners, ferries and special-purpose vessels).

The five docks extend up to 426 m length and 88 m width, the ships may be up to a size of 700,000

tdw. All docks are equipped with floodlighting and power supplies. Cranes: 15 - 900 tonne crane

capacities, floating crane available if needed.





Figure 56: Lindenau GmbH, Schiffswerft & Maschinenfabrik (www.lindenau-shipyard.de)

With eighty years of experience in the shipbuilding industry, LINDENAU is the right partner for

developing, constructing and building ships and systems in the area of system-transport-technology.

The shipyard was founded in 1919 in Memel and took up residence in Kiel in 1945, ideally situated at

the entrance of the Kiel Canal.

Today, the LINDENAU shipyard with its more than 250 highly qualified employees is the perfect

partner for shipbuilding projects. This applies equally to the building of economic and future-oriented

ships and to designing and building offshore and marine technological plant and equipment. The range

of services is complemented by the competent and flexible realization and carrying out of repairs,

conversions and extensions, and classifications of ships.

Capacity: Equipping quay and building docks up to 35,000 tdw, 2 floating docks for vessels up to

25,000 tdw. The delivery program covers the following ship types:

tankers, liquid gas tankers, bulk carriers, OBO carriers, barge train / push boat, container ships,

general cargo, passenger & cargo / pax, marine technology, offshore, inland waterway ships.





Figure 57: Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH (www.lloydwerft.com)

The Lloyd Werft shipyard company is strategically located in Bremerhaven on Germany's North Sea

coast. The company has more than 100 years of experience in repair, conversion, modernisation and

completion every kind and almost every size of ship. This includes passenger ships, ro-ro vessels,

cargo ships and ferries, bulk and oil carriers, LNG-tankers, chemical product tankers, container ships,

refrigerated vessels, crane ships and different types of offshore technology. They also carry out

maintenance work on destroyers, frigates, mine sweepers and auxiliary vessels of the German Navy.

The shipyard includes two dry docks, two floating docks, ample crane capacities on land and a floating

crane, all necessary workshops, as well as repair and equipment piers to a length of 1,400 metres.

Ships up to 110,000 dwt and a draught of up to 11,5 metres can be docked. The company employs a

labour force and permanent staff of around 530 people. They are under the direction of experienced

engineers and foremen undertake any type of conversion, maintenance and modernisation work.

As "Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH", the shipyard company has in recent times gained a name

recognised world wide, through the conversion of big passenger ships, ferries and cruise ships.

Through spectacular large contracts ("France/Norway", "Queen Elizabeth II", "Norwegian Sky"), the

shipyard constantly proved itself. Today the Lloyd Werft shipyard company is a world leader in its

field: high technology passenger ship conversion and completion in record time. National and




international shipping companies appreciate the experience, the quality and the professional

competence of the company.


Figure 58: Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co.KG (www.luerssen.de)

For more than 125 years Lürssen have designed and built ships to comply with the highest quality

standards of systematic, precise manu-facturing. Lürssen, which groups several shipyards and has

many national and international connections, focuses its diversity of skills on what is perhaps the most

important demand: total customer satisfaction. They focus on the following ship types:

- yachts

- naval vessels

- special ships

Many of the more than 1,000 craftsmen, about 200 engineers and other employees of Lürssen are

second or third generation family members.





Figure 59: Meyer Werft GmbH (www.meyerwerft.de)

The Meyer Werft in Papenburg can already look back on 210 years firm history. It belongs

nevertheless in the international comparison to the most modern shipyards. The center of the

enterprise form the both covered building docks for new buildings with a measurement of approx..

150,000 BRZ. The docks extend up to 362 m x 45 m, the crane capacity is 800 tons. Despite its long

tradition, Meyer Werft is among the youngest shipyards in the world. 2,050 employees with an

average age of only 38 years have been with the company for an average of 13 years. To the schedule

of work belong special ships such as cruise ships, passenger liners, ferries, gas tankers, livestock

carriers and container ships.

The building of passenger liners and ferries has already tradition in Papenburg. Since middle of the

eighties the Meyer Werft also builds luxury cruise ships. The yard has special relations to the island

state Indonesia. One built already five combined freight passenger liners for the island republic for end

of the fifties. Since 1983 modern passenger liners for inter insular traffic are supplied. Until 2004 the

number rose to 23 units. Three smaller passenger ships were built in co-operation in Indonesia. The

Meyer Werft has built 47 guest anchors for the transport of liquid and chemical gases since 1961.

Among them the tanker DONAU, with 30,000 m3 tank volume the largest of its kind. The charge can

be cooled and driven under pressure. The yards also builds innovative container ships. Four ships with

highest ice class, a new allocation of the holds and six passenger cabs were delivered in 2005. The

yard is world-wide leading in the change of freighters and tankers to livestock carriers. So far 26 ships

of this kind for the transport of sheep, cows, camels and horses were converted.





Figure 60: Mützelfeldtwerft GmbH (www.muetzelfeldtwerft.de)

The Mützelfeldtwerft has existed for 105 years now. If one takes it even more exactly the yard has

existed for 195 years. During the entire time, the yard has protected its independence and has not

belonged to a large concern. Like the entire shipbuilding business, also the Mützelfeldtwerft is also

attempting to produce a perfect symbiosis of old tradition and modern progress. The shipyard is

subject to continual flux, not only in ongoing technology but also in the knowledge of the employees.

At the Mützelfeldtwerft, selective ships of each type and size are built and repaired. The shipyard

enjoys, as well as in ship-newbuilding, also in the area of ship-repair an extraordinarily good

reputation. Especially in the specialist-vessel. Under them the development, construction of tug boats

and floating-cranes of each type and size, as well as repair of complex damage-cases. The product-

program includes: tug boats, floating-cranes, fast container-vessels, RoRo-vessels, passenger vessels,

fishery-vessels, research-vessels, gas - and chemical-tankers. The repair and modernization of trade -

and navy-ships, as well as the production of ship-components.

The facilities of the shipyard are laid out for 400 workers. The available manpower is thoroughly

balanced, it covers the necessary trades. One floating-dock is available. Length: 155 m, width: 23 m,

Lifting capacity: 7,700 t. Floating - and pier-cranes with a lifting capacity up to 41 t are available. A

self-propellered floating -crane with a lifting capacity up to 100 t is operational at anytime.





Figure 61: Neptun Werft GmbH (www.neptunwerft.de)

The company has emerged from “Schiffswerft Neptun”, one of the oldest German shipbuilding

companies with a rich tradition. During the 150 years of the company’s history they built more than

1500 new ships and repaired thousands of vessels for owners worldwide. Since 1997 Neptun Werft

has been a subsidiary of the Meyer Werft group of companies. This was the beginning of a new era

with a strict orientation towards the future – based on the great competencies of the individual

companies. After a break of 10 years, the building of new ships in the assembly shops of “Neptun”

was resumed in April 2001 with the start of flame-cutting work for river cruise vessels. They focus on

River vessel building, Precision structural engineering and ship repairs.





Figure 62: Nobiskrug GmbH (www.nobiskrug.com)

Nobiskrug GmbH started operations in 1905, and since that time has delivered more than 700 new

ships and numerous converted units, making the Rendsburg area a leading centre for shipbuilding and

ship repair. Nobiskrug GmbH is a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AG since January

2005. With a dedicated work force of approximately 400, the name Nobiskrug is synonymous with

cutting-edge technology and innovation in yacht building, shipbuilding, and ship conversion and

repair. With its two building berths, two dry docks (one of which is covered), purpose-equipped

workshops, fitting-out quays spanning some 400 m, and state-of-the-art crane facilities, Nobiskrug is

able to build, repair and convert vessels of practically every type. Maritime key business areas:

Building/repair/refitting of mega-yachts greater than 40 m in length, building/conversion of ships of

up to 30,000 tdw and repair of merchant and naval vessels. Ship types: mega-yachts (including refit

work), cruise liners and ferries, RoRo and RoPax vessels, floating dredgers, research vessels.


Figure 63: Nordseewerke GmbH (www.nordseewerke.de)

Nordseewerke, located in the inland port of Emden, has been building ships since 1903. From the

building of the first sailing drifter in 1905 to the completion of the world's biggest suction dredge in

2001 - during the almost 100 years of its existence, the company has developed into a highly

specialized large-capacity shipyard. Presently, the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems GmbH shipbuilding

company has approx. 1,400 employees working in three product areas: naval shipbuilding, merchant

shipbuilding, ship repairs. In naval shipbuilding, Nordseewerke GmbH has grown into one of the

world market leaders for conventional submarines. But Nordseewerke GmbH is also involved

successfully in joint building projects for surface warships for the German Navy, e.g. designing and

building frigates and corvettes. The merchant shipbuilding section is specialized in designing and

building container ships, liquefied-gas tankers and building and modernizing ice-breakers, based on




the innovative Thyssen/Waas system technology. The repair section of Nordseewerke GmbH carries

out all kinds of repair work in the field of shipbuilding and mechanical engineering.

The slipway gantry crane with a capacity of 450 tons, which can be seen from afar on the flat

coastland, became the landmark of Emden and is also symbolic of the advanced sectional building

concept of this large-capacity shipyard. Today, ships of different types and dimensions are built,

converted and repaired on a large slipway, quays of a total length of more than 1,000 m, in a dry dock,

two floating docks as well as in advanced workshop facilities.


Figure 64: Peene-Werft GmbH (www.peene-werft.de)

Throughout its more than 50 years of existence the Peene-Werft GmbH - since 1992 a member of the

Hegemann Group - has built more than 650 new ships thereof 257 naval vessel respectively repaired

or refitted a multitude of vessels which have fully complied with the clients' requirements and which

have proved their quality under quite different conditions of operation. Closely connected with the

take over by the notable businessman Detlef Hegemann was a fundamental modernisation and

reconstruction of the shipyard. As a result of the modernization the Peene-Werft increased the

efficiency substantially and is capable to design, to build and to deliver a great variety of ships




essentially with high technical standard such as container vessels, RoLo ships, gas/chemical tankers,

naval vessels, research vessels, vessels for special services, dredgers and other floating equipment.

The staff consists of 800 employees, there is a total of 14 cranes with a capacity of 1 t up to 160 t.

New building: all types of vessels up to a length of 170 m and a breadth of 27.5 m, e.g. Cargo Vessels,

Fishery Vessels, Sea and Harbour Tugs, Dredgers, Naval Vessels, Survey and Research Vessels,

Vessels for authorities.


Figure 65: J.J. Sietas KG (www.sietas-werft.de)

The J.J. Sietas shipyard is situated on the south-western outskirts of the Free and Hanseatic City of

Hamburg, at the mouth of the River Este, where this flows into the Elbe, ever Hamburg's main traffic

artery. Though backed by traditions extending over more than three centuries, in recent decades the

yard has become one of EU's most effective medium-sized shipyards, offering a wide range of

products. Today about 900 persons are employed at the shipyard.

Sietas builds a wide range of products: passenger- and Ro/Ro-vessels, combined Ro/Lo-vessels, heavy

lift-vessels, general cargo-vessels, open top container vessels, container-vessels, coasters,

papercarriers, chemical-/gas tanker, self-sustained bulk carriers, fishing-/special vessels, conversions.





Figure 66: SSW Schichau Seebeck Shipyard GmbH (www.schichau-seebeck-shipyard.com)

SSW Schichau Seebeck Shipyard GmbH looks back on a 125 year old tradition in shipbuilding. The

company has its seat in Bremerhaven, Germany on the German North Sea coast at the mouth of the

Weser. The business premises, with shipyard, are alongside water that is deep enough for seagoing

vessels. The site has a lock so that it is independent of tides and is also protected against flooding.

SSW specialises in building ferries, roll-on/roll-off ships and cruise liners as well as container and

special purpose ships. They have modern production plants and a highly trained, experienced and very

motivated team of about 380 employees. Ships of up to 210 meters in length and 30 meters in width

can be produced on the shipyard.


Figure 67: Volkswerft Stralsund GmbH (www.volkswerft.de)




The yard was founded on 15 June 1948. On 01 February 1998, Volkswerft GmbH was taken over by

the Danish A. P. MOLLER GROUP. The business fields consist of:

- design and construction of sea-going vessels up to PANMAX-size

- ship repairs and conversions

- steel components and diversifications

The yard has facilities like the shipbuilding hall (300 m x 108 m x 74 m) with crane capacity max. 800

t, a ship lift (230 m x 34.5 m) with capacity 21,735 t and an out fitting quay (750 m) with crane

capacity 2 x 50 t, 1 x 20 t.

It is a "compact" yard with optimal conditions: design and construction documents created on modern

CAD systems, computer aided control of production and material flows all manufacturing areas are

fully roofed, allowing prefabrication in all weather conditions sectional construction and final

assembly newbuildings leave the shipbuilding hall with a state of outfit of 75 to 80 %. The

Newbuildings programme consists of container-/reefer vessels, anchor handling tug supply vessels,

cable laying vessels, etc.. The number of deliveries since the foundation is more than 1,600

newbuildings worldwide.


Shipping companies in Germany

Powerful sea transport and operative maritime industries are crucial for the competitiveness of

the (export-oriented) German economies. 62% of inner-European trade is achieved by sea




transport (2). Half of all German exports (55.5%) and imports (50.4%) account for inner

European trans-shipment (2).

In 2003 Germany imported 112.2 Mio t of value 75.54 Mrd. EUR by sea transport, 65.4 Mio t

thereof coming from Europe. In parallel 55.2 Mio t of value 124 Mrd. EUR were exported by

sea transport, 24 Mio t thereof going to Europe (2).

In Germany about 345 shipping companies own cargo and passenger ships and ferries.

Beginning of 2004 German shipping companies controlled in total 2.448 merchant ships, 19%

thereof (463 ships) under German flag (2). With its 903 container ships German shipping

companies own nearly one third of the world container transport capacity (2).

The following table lists shipping companies of Germany with a fleet of more than 600,000 registered

tonnage (status: September, 1st 2005; source: Verband Deutscher Reeder). The table is sorted by

registered tonnage.

Shipping Company Number

of ships

Registered

tonnage

Website

NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschaft

mbH & Co. KG

78 3,289,000 http://www.reederei-nsb.de/

E.R. Schiffahrt GmbH & CIE. KG 55 2,503,000 http://www.er-ship.com/

Reederei Claus-Peter Offen 54 1,863,000 http://www.offenship.de/

Rickmers Reederei GmbH & Cie. KG 76 1,798,000 http://www.rickmers.de/

Reederei F. Laeisz GmbH 42 1,743,000 http://www.laeiszline.de/

Hapag-Lloyd Container Linie GmbH 30 1,546,000 http://www.hapag-lloyd.com/

Columbia Shipmanagement

(Deutschland) GmbH

36 1,355,000 http://www.columbia.com.cy/

V. Ships (Germany) GmbH & Co. KG 18 1,430,000 http://www.vships.com/

Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG 65 1,409,000 http://www.doehle.de/




Reederei Blue Star GmbH 26 1,231,000 http://www.reedereibluestar.de/

Norddeutsche Reederei H. Schuldt

GmbH & Co. KG

28 1,191,000 http://www.norddeutsche-

reederei.de

Bernhard Schulte GmbH & Co. KG 53 1,126,000 http://www.beschulte.de/

Oldendorff Carriers GmbH & Co. KG 47 1,102,000 http://www.oldendorff.com/

Chemikalien Seetransport GmbH 31 897,000 http://www.chemikalien-

seetransport.de/

Hamburg Südamerikanische

Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft KG

22 888,000 http://www.hamburgsud.com/

Leonhardt & Blumberg 44 801,000 http://www.leonhardt-

blumberg.com/

Hansa Shipping GmbH & Co. KG 18 734,000 http://www.hansatreuhand.de/

Ernst Jacob (GmbH & Co KG) 14 725,000 http://www.ernstjacob.de/

Ahrenkiel Shipmanagement GmbH &

Co. KG

33 673,000 http://www.ahrenkiel.net/

H. Vogemann GmbH 11 602,000 http://www.vogemann.de/

Table 25: Overview most important German shipping companies

Ports

19.8 % of total German external trade is handled via German ports. Rotterdam is handling 30% more

German external trade than Hamburg! A large proportion of this trade is transhipped via the river

Rhine, interconnecting the region with the highest density of population in Europe. In inner European

trade the large German ports, however, have a central position and represent multi-model transport

nodes. The most important German ports are (2):

• Hamburg, which is handling 37% of total German sea cargo and 63.7% of container handling.




• Bremen port is handling 17% of total German sea cargo. Furthermore, Bremen is an important container trans-shipment center and the second largest trans-shipment center for automobiles in Europe.

• Wilhelmshaven is an import oil transhipment center handling 26% of all German crude oil imports.

• Rostock and Lübeck are the most important German Baltic Sea ports in ferry and Ro/Ro- traffic. Lübeck is handling most of the feeder traffic in the Baltic Sea.

• Puttgarden handles high frequent ferry traffic via Fehmern Belt with about 6.4 Mio passengers a year.

Port of Hamburg – example of multimodal transport node

Rail Traffic: Hamburg is one of the most significant railway hubs in North Germany and the largest

rail container-handling centre in Europe. Hamburg is the starting point of the important north-south

routes of the ICE services. Today already around 160 international and national container trains run

per day from and to the Port of Hamburg .

Apart from the KV (Combined Traffic) terminals at the container terminals Hamburg can boast one of

the largest and most modern German handling stations for combined freight traffic (KLV) in

Hamburg-Billwerder. Together with the shunting yards in Maschen (300 kms of tracks, shunting

capacity approx. 10,000 wagons per day) and Alte Süderelbe the existing combined traffic terminals

provide rail transport logistics services. Within the Port of Hamburg the Hamburger Hafenbahn (Port

Railway) is responsible for the infrastructure and operations.

Feeder traffic: Important European regions that are mainly served by feeder ships are the Baltic, the

British Isles, the Black Sea and many parts of the Mediterranean.

According to a survey by the British consultancy company OSC the volume of traffic in and out of the

Baltic is both the absolute largest and the fastest-growing feeder market in Northern Europe. For these

routes container ships with capacities of 300 to 1000 TEU are used.

Due to its location at the end of the Kiel Canal Hamburg is regarded as being the most western Baltic

port. Together with Rotterdam Hamburg is the most important North European transhipment hub, for

Baltic traffic even by far the most important.




Feeder lines transported more than 1.5 million TEU from and to Hamburg in 2003. Apart from

individual feeder routes along the German coast and to England the feeder lines operate from

Hamburg almost exclusively in transit with countries of the Baltic region.

Road Traffic: Hamburg is nerved by a network of highways running radially towards the centre of the

city (80 kms of motorways within the city boundaries), on which long-distance through traffic is

carried and which connects the city with the large international and the neighbouring regional

commercial centres.

Airport: Hamburg Airport is one of the largest German commercial airports. With its dense network

of air routes it connects Hamburg with all the important European economic and commercial centres.

All the larger European airlines are represented in Hamburg. There are regular shuttle services from

Hamburg to the main German cities. In addition Hamburg offers excellent connections to Scandinavia

and to all the Baltic states.

R&D and universities in Germany

• Courses offered at German Universities

University

Degree Name of Study Duration of

Education

Technical University

Berlin Dipl.-Ing (TU)

Naval Architecture and

Ocean Engineering 5 years


Hamburg - Harburg Dipl.-Ing (TU)



University Rostock Dipl.-Ing (TU) Naval Architecture and


University Duisburg-

Essen

Dipl.-Ing (TU) Ship Technologies 5 years




Essen 4.5 years


Ocean Engineering B.Eng.

(M.Eng. planned) International Studies of


Ocean Engineering (ISONO)

3.5 years

University of Applied

Sciences –Bremen

B.Eng. & Mechanic

for work at shipyard

(shipbuilder)


Ocean Engineering in dual

course structure

4,5-5 years

B.Eng.

(M.Eng. planned)


Maritime Technologies 3 years


Sciences – Kiel B.Eng.

(M.Eng. planned)


Maritime Technologies in co-

operation with industries

4-5 years

• Course languages

Currently all available courses in naval architecture and ocean engineering are held in German.

The majority of international Master courses are taught in English.

• European Credit Transfer System

University Use of ETCS

Technical University Berlin Yes

Technical University Hamburg – Harburg Yes

University Rostock Yes




University Duisburg-Essen Yes

University of Applied Sciences –Bremen Yes

University of Applied Sciences – Kiel Yes

• Structure of offered courses

University

Structure


Berlin

Course Name

Ship Technology and Ocean Engineering

The course ship technology and ocean engineering is part of the

Department of Transportation Systems. Access to the university is given by

holding the Certificate for University Access (A-Level) or similar

qualification. Furthermore, a special examination can be carried out by

the department and can allow access in spite of lacking the ordinary pre-

conditions.

Course Structure

10. Semester

• Diploma Thesis (4 month’s) 5.-9. Semester

• Technical core subjects in ship technology and ocean engineering • Practical Training (13 weeks in maritime sector)

Intermediate Diploma

1.-4. Semester

• Basics subjects such as math, physics and courses of transportation systems




• Practical Training (13 weeks)


Hamburg - Harburg

Course Name

Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering

Access to the university is given by holding the Certificate for University

Access (A-Level) or similar qualification. Furthermore, a special

examination can be carried out by the department and can allow access in

spite of lacking the ordinary pre-conditions.

Course Structure

10. Semester

• Diploma Thesis (4 month’s) 9. Semester

• Practical Training (20 weeks in maritime sector) • Seminar paper and research work

8. Semester

• Specialisation in selected parts of naval architecture and ocean engineering

5.-7. Semester

• Technical core subjects in naval architecture and ocean engineering Intermediate Diploma

1.-4. Semester

• Basics subjects such as math, physics and basics of naval architecture and machinery

Before study

• Practical Training at shipyard, (12 weeks) University Rostock Course Name


The course naval architecture and ocean engineering is part of the

department of mechanical engineering and marine technology. Access to




the university is given by holding the Certificate for University Access (A-

Level) or similar qualification. Furthermore, a special examination can be

carried out by the department and can allow access in spite of lacking the

ordinary pre-conditions.

Course Structure

10. Semester

• Diploma Thesis (4 month’s) 8.-9. Semester

• Technical core subjects in naval architecture and ocean engineering 7. Semester

• Practical Training (20 weeks in maritime sector) 5.-6. Semester


1.-4. Semester

• Basics subjects such as math, physics and basics of mechanical engineering

Before study

• Practical Training at shipyard, (12 weeks) University Duisburg-

Essen

Course Name

Ship Technologies


Access (A-Level) or similar qualification or holding the Certificate for

entering technical college. Furthermore, a special examination can be



Course Structure

9. Semester




• Diploma Thesis (4 month’s) • Practical Training (20 weeks in maritime sector) • seminar paper and research work

5.-8. Semester


1.-4. Semester

• Basics subjects such as math, physics • and basics of naval architecture

Before study

• Practical Training at shipyard, (6 weeks)


Sciences –Bremen

Course Name







Course Structure

6.-7. Semester

• Bachelor Thesis • Technical specification in naval architecture and ocean engineering

5. Semester

• Practical Training (20 weeks in maritime sector) 1.-4. Semester

• Basics subjects such as math, physics and basics of naval architecture Before study





Course Name

International Studies of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering

(ISONO)

Course Structure

7. Semester

• Bachelor Thesis • Technical specification in naval architecture and ocean engineering

6. Semester

• Study 1 semester at partner University abroad and completion of courses according course guidelines

5. Semester

• Practical Training (20 weeks in maritime sector) abroad 1.-4. Semester

• Basics subjects such as math, physics • and basics of naval architecture

Before study

• Practical Training at shipyard, (13 weeks) Course Name

Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering in dual course structure

Course Structure

6.-7. Semester

• Bachelor Thesis • Technical specification in naval architecture and ocean engineering • Practical work at partner shipyard

5. Semester

• Practical Training (20 weeks at partner shipyard) 1.-4. Semester

• Basics subjects such as math, physics and basics of naval architecture• Practical work at partner shipyard




Before study

• Professional Training at partner shipyard,(1 year) Course Name

Naval Architecture and Maritime Technologies






Course Structure

7. Semester

• Bachelor Thesis 6. Semester

• Industrial Project and seminar paper 4.-5. Semester

• Technical specification in naval architecture and ocean engineering • Interdisciplinary courses such as quality management, economical

aspects etc. 1.-3. Semester




Sciences – Kiel

Course Name

Naval Architecture and Maritime Technologies in co-operation with

industries

Course content and structure as same as course above – student is

contracted to partner company and will work during the study time and




after successful completion of thesis.

Course Structure

7. Semester

• Bachelor Thesis 6. Semester

• Industrial Project and seminar paper 4.-5. Semester

• Technical specification in naval architecture and ocean engineering • Interdisciplinary courses such as quality management, economical

aspects etc. 1.-3. Semester



Table 26: German structure of academic programmes for maritime technologies




Russia

Ports

The largest ports in the European part of Russia are Saint-Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Novorossiysk,

Murmansk and Arkhangelsk.

In according with report of Association of Russian seaports, the turnover of Russian ports has

exceeded 94,2 million tons in the first quarter of 2006. In current year sag of turnover is presented.

The growth is only 2,7 %, in comparison with the similar period of 2005, first of all due to decrease in

turnover of dry cargoes in east and northwest basins. During this period Russian stevedores processed

38 million tons dry (-2,1 %) and 56,2 million tons bulk (+6 %) cargoes.

The total goods turnover of Northwest ports increased on 3%. The volume of transportations through

ports of the region has exceeded 41 million tons, 15,5 million tons of them was dry cargoes (-3 %) and

25,5 million tons of them was bulk cargoes (+7 %). The turnover of the stevedore companies of St.-

Petersburg port has decreased on 4,4 % and has made 10,8 million tons; the turnover of Murmansk

port has grown on 1,6 % up to 7,5 million tons.

More than 38 million tons of cargoes were transported through the ports of Southern basin. It is on 6

% higher than the result of the similar period of 2005. Dry cargoes have made 10,7 million tons of

them (+9 %), bulk - 27,3 million tons (+5 %). Stevedore companies of Novorossiysk port processes

28,3 million tons, it is on 6,4 % higher than in previous year: the turnover of dry cargoes has increased

for 15 % up to 6,6 million tons and the volume of bulk cargoes turnover has increased for 4 % up to

21,7 million tons. Tuapse sea trading port has processed 5,2 million tons (+3,7 %) 1,7 million tons

including dry cargoes (+10 %) and 3,5 million tons (+0,9 %) bulk.

The total turnover of the east ports has decreased on 5,4 % due to dry cargoes: in the first quarter the

turnover of goods has made 15,17 million tons against 16 million tons in 2005. The turnover volume

of dry cargoes has decreased for 10 % up to 11,9 million tons, and turnover of bulk cargoes has

increased for 11 % up to 3,3 million tons. The goods turnover of the stevedore companies of Eastern

port has decreased for 7,2 % (4,47 million tons); on 28,9 % - the stevedore companies of the

Vladivostok port (2,87 million tons); the turnover of goods of the stevedore companies of the port

Nahodka (4 million tons) has decreased for 3,9 %.




In the first quarter of 2006 the company of group "Seaport St.-Petersburg" have processed 2 million

178 thousand tons of cargoes.

The turnover of goods of port Arkhangelsk for January-March 2006 was 1044,7 thousand tons. Export

of cargoes was 275,5 thousand tons, import - 51,2 thousand tons, каботаж - 718 thousand tons. By

dry-cargo ships it is passed 357,4 thousand tons, from them it has been taken out 221,4 thousand tons.

The considerable quantity is taken out wood cargoes - 121,8 thousand tons. General cargoes are taken

out at a rate of 92,4 thousand tons. 687,4 thousand tons of Bulk cargoes was passed, 54,1 thousand

tons of them came on export, and 633,3 thousand tons - on каботаж. Mineral oil it is taken out 54,1

thousand ton, oil каботаж has made 626,9 thousand tons.

The turnover of goods of port Kaliningrad in 2006 was 9900 thousand tons. Export of cargoes was

9022,9 thousand tons, import - 876,7 thousand tons.

The list of main ports of European part of Russia is put below

• Azov Sea Port • Arkhangelsk Marine and Trade Port • Arkhangelsk River Port • Arkhangelsk Sea Fish Port • Yeisk Sea Port • Sea Commercial Port “Kaliningrad” • Kaliningrad Sea Fishing Port • Kandalaksha Sea Commercial Port • Kostroma River Port • Makhachkhala International Sea Commercial Port • Sea Port of Corporation “Priazove” • Murmansk Sea Fish Port • Murmansk Sea Commercial Port • Nizhegorodsky Port (river) • Novorossiysk Sea Commercial Port • Podporozhskiy Port (river) • Port Viborgsky • Port Vyazniki (river) • Port Murom (river) • River Port of Ryazan • Ribinsk River Port • Samara River Port




• Saint-Petersburg Sea Port • Saint-Petersburg River Port • Sochi Sea Commercial Port • Taganrog Sea Commercial Port • Tuapse Sea Commercial Port • Uglich River Port • Southern River Port (Moscow) • Yaroslavl River Port

Shipbuilding

Shipbuilding in Russia is a great engineering industry. Russia obtained only a few big shipbuilding

enterprises, which are able to build ships with length more than 170 m after dissolution of USSR.

Relatively large ships (with displacement up to 100,000 t) could be built on inclined slips of Baltic

shipyard and “Admiralty shipyards” in St. Petersburg as well as slipways of enterprises in

Severodvinsk. 15 plants can build ships with the length from 100 to 150 meters, 22 plants are able to

build ships with length up to 100 meters.

In addition to shipyards several big instrument-making and machine-building enterprises, scientific,

research and design organisations are in the structure of Russian shipbuilding industry.

A drastic decreasing of orders in Russian shipbuilding marks the decade from 1990 (see fig.1).

01020304050607080

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

CarriersRiver and River-Sea vesselsFishing boats

Figure 68: Dynamics of civil ships construction on Russian shipyards in 90th.




This picture shows that the most stable situation is observed in the field of river ships production.

Fishing boats production continuously decreased from 1991 to 1998 at shipyards. Now this business is

migrated to private sphere. Decreasing of the number of new ships launching is caused by the practice

of hull manufacturing with the following fitting-out on foreign shipyards.

Privatisation of shipbuilding enterprises does not take desired results and many small and middle

shipbuilding plants were on the verge of bankruptcy.

Foreign investments were very rare. There was only one successful investment of Norwegian group

Kvaerner in Vyborg shipyard. This enterprise was its property up to 2000 when this shipyard passed

into the hands of Russian company “Ako Barss”. An attempt of investment in “Severnaja verf” in St.

Petersburg by German company Bremer Vulkan was unsuccessful due to bankruptcy of the company.

The organisation of a joint company (Onega Armanius Shipbuilders) on the basis of German

investments in Petrozavodsk was also unsuccessful. This company built 7 cargo ships in 1992-1998

for Belomoro-Onega and Irtysh river ship companies. But after that this shipyard was closed down

temporarily.

Now only 8 big shipbuilding and ship repairing (SRP) enterprises are in public ownership: holding

“Sevmashpredprijatie”, “Admiralty Shipyards”, SRP “Zvezda”, SRP “Nerpa”, Zelenodolsky

shipbuilding plant Srednenevsky shipbuilding plant. Two other enterprises are situated in Siberia.

There are eight shipbuilding plants where the State has 19-25,5% of stocks. The State has “golden

stock” on 13 privatised plants and does not take part in control of other 14 big shipbuilding plants:

“Severnaya verf”, Shipbuilding company “Almaz”, Marine plant “Almaz” (St.Petersburg), Vyborg

shipyard, etc.

In summary Russian maritime sector consists of 1700 various enterprises and almost 680 ports. Only

170 enterprises play a significant role in different fields. The splitting on subindustries is shown on the




see figure below.

38%

25%

33%

4%

shipbuilding and ship repair

marine engeneering andelectrotechnology

marine instrument-making

other

Figure 69: Parts of subindustries in maritime sector of Russia

The basis of the scientific and technical potential of Russia is 56 research and design organisations in

different R&D directions (see figure below). These organisations are universities, state institutions,

private and research and design institutes (see figure below). Now most of shipbuilding organisations

are small companies instead of Soviet period (see figure below).




38%

39%

23% shipbuilding

marine instrument-making

marine engeneering andelectrotechnology

Figure 70: Distribution of Russian R&D organisations in sectors




21%

49%

17%

13%

0% 20% 40% 60%

1

Universities

Research and Design

Private

State

Figure 71: Types of Russian R&D institutes




10%

25%

65%

Big organizations

Middle organizations

Small organizations

Figure 72: Parts of big, middle and small shipbuilding organisations in Russian maritime

cluster.

The number of workers on shipbuilding and ship repair enterprises is about 220,000 now. The total

number of scientists in shipbuilding industry is 30,000.




220000

30000

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

Workers Scientists

The

num

ber

Figure 73: The number of employees in shipbuilding in Russia

Shipyards in Russia

A short description of typical representatives of various kinds of shipbuilding enterprises is presented

in the following brief review.

Shipyard, location Ownership Person

nel

Available

overall ship

dimensions that

could be build at

the shipyard

Approx.

max.ann.

capacity,

103 tons of

dead-weight

“Admiralteskie verfi” SUE 8500 250x34 140




(Admiralty shipyard)

St.Petersburg

“Baltiski zavod”

(Baltisky plant),

St.Petersburg

PB, State has “golden

stock”

6600 330x36 180

“Yantar” (Amber)

Kaliningrad

PB, State has 25% + 1

stocks

2500 170x26 60

“Svernaya verf”

(North shipyard),

St.Petersburg

PB 4700 170x24 110

Vyborgski sudostroitelni zavod

(Vyborg shipbuilding plant)

Vyborg

PB 2600 140x17.5 80

“Krasnoe Sormovo”

(Red Sormovo)

Nyzhny Novgorod

PB, State has 25% of

stocks

- 140x16.8 60

“Volgogradsky sudostroitelni

zavod” (Volgograd shipbuilding

plant), Volgograd

PB, State has 19% of

stocks

4500 130x16.8 50

SUE – state unitary enterprise; PB - public corporation

Table 27: Biggest civil shipyards of Russia

State owned companies

Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Admiralty Shipyards" (FGUP “Admiralteiskie Verfi”)




The principal direction of “Admiralty Shipyards” activity is design, production and modernisation of

civil and naval vessels of various types.

Production capacities and equipment of the shipyard allow to build vessels satisfying to international

requirements. Now surface shipbuilding of the shipyard is aimed first of all at construction of a tanker

fleet. In 1994 the enterprise delivered the first tanker “Pulkovo” with deadweight of 28,4 thousand

tons out of series of 7 ships to the customer. It is a modern ship with a cruising range of 10,000 miles,

speed of about 15 knots, high level of control automation of ship's systems and machinery.

In 1997 the shipyard started the construction of ice class tankers of 20,000 DWT, designed for

simultaneous transportation of up to 4 different cargo grades. These tankers have been equipped with

the latest automated ship's systems of world class. The tanker has double hull and is able to run in

solid-ice of 0.5 m thickness at a speed of 1.5 - 2 knots. During recent years the shipyard constructed 5

ships of this project for oil company “Lukoil” – “Astrakhan”, “Magas”, “Kaliningrad”, “Saratov” and

“Usinsk”, which are successfully working in the Northern Sea route.

“Admiralty Shipyards” keeps specialisation in the area of submarine shipbuilding. 298 submarines

have been built here to date (including 41 nuclear submarines) as well as 68 deep-diving and

underwater vehicles.

The enterprise has obtained an international certificate of quality allowing to give customers firm

guarantees of high quality of production and enhance competitiveness of the products in the world

market.

On 29 January 2002 the lead tanker –product carrier of about 47,000 DWT was keel-laid, the tanker

was built for JSC “Sovcomflot”. 4 vessels of this type had been delivered to the customer by the

beginning of 2005.

Having entered the third millennium, “Admiralty Shipyards” is planning with confidence to take an

active part in development of the Russian shipbuilding.

The company’s business:

1. Shipbuilding, ship repair of vessels mostly of its own construction – tankers, submarines

2. Production on outside orders of machine-building products: frames, springs, sections, compartments




3. Production of metal and upholstered marine furniture

4. Electroplating work

5. Production of consumer goods: boxes for fishing tackle, spinning rods

6. Handling on its own railway station of carriages and warehousing of goods of outside organisations,

provision of tug services

Shipbuilding plant "Sevmash”, Severodvinsk

Activities:

- Construction, repair and modernisation of underwater and surface ships with nuclear power plants.

- Construction, repair and modernisation of underwater and surface ships, pontoons and other floating

constructions with traditional power plants.

- Recycling nuclear submarines and other floating constructions.

- Construction of sea sleet proof stationary and self-elevating platforms for an oil and gas recovery on

a continental shelf, including in Arctic areas.

- Construction of floating power blocks with nuclear installation.

- Designing, manufacturing and tests of products of ship mechanical engineering and means of

acoustic protection, antivibration elements.

- Designing, manufacturing and tests of equipment for extraction, transportations and oil and gas

refining.

- Designing, manufacturing, tests and installation of technological and inhabited modules for

arrangement of ground deposits and modules of the top structures for sea platforms.

- Manufacturing welded metal designs for the oil, gas and chemical industry, including titanic alloys.

- Manufacturing the equipment for the building industry and the wood industry.

- Moulding, forging, punching chemical and thermal processing.

- Galvanic, paint and varnish and polymeric coverings.




- Insulating and lining works.

- Manufacturing exact compression moulds and compression moulds for color moulding.

- Manufacturing general mechanical rubber details, products from fiberglass and other polymeric

materials.

- Manufacture of the goods of mass demand (furniture, utensils, the sanitary and gas equipment,

products from plastic, a tree, etc.).

- Manufacturing the various tool, technological and other equipment.

- Manufacturing the high-quality medical tool and etc.

- Development of the design-budget documentation of objects of industrial and civil construction.

Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Zvezdochka", Severodvinsk

Enterprise "Zvezdochka" is a large shipbuilding and ship repairing plant in the North - West Region of

Russia. "Zvezdochka" has modern slips, flooding docks, ship transporting cars, quays, shops with up -

date machines, and skilled personnel on hand. This enterprise is engaged with shipbuilding, ship

repair, machine building and with construction of oil and gas Drilling Rigs.

Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Zvezdochka" is the leading Russian shipyard specializing in repair

and modernisation of submarines, naval ships and civil ships and other vessels of any class and

purpose. Several years ago the yard mastered construction of cargo ships, trawlers, floating oil/gas

jack-ups in the area of Russian Arctic Seas. Utilisation of advanced equipment, technologies and high

skilled personnel made it possible to produce reliable, high quality products.

Geographic position and transport links

Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Zvezdochka" is situated on the Yagri Island, Severodvinsk. It is 35

km at the place, where Northern Dvina river falls into the White Sea. In the first half of the XVI

century there was the Saint Nickolas port through which Russia traded with the West European

countries. Now "Zvezdochka" piers and the ports of Arkhangelsk are the most important places in the

region for receipt and sending cargoes to any part of the world. The shortest way to the Baltic, Black




and Caspian seas goes through the Belomoro-Baltiysky Channel and Volgo-Baltiysky Channel.

Railway and motor roads connect Severodvinsk with all regions of Russia and other countries.

From international airport "Talagi" (10 km from Arkhangelsk) man can get to any town in Russia and

abroad. The largest yard of the world, production association "Sevmash" is also situated in

Severodvinsk.

High technological productive potential

"Zvezdochka" is a complex, well organised, highly equipped shipbuilding and ship repairing yard, one

of the leading yards in Russia, dealing with repair and modernisation of nuclear powered submarines.

Main shops and facilities shipbuilding and repairing shops

Two up-to-date slipways are designed for repair and construction of ships and vessels up to 18000

tons. The slipways are equipped with 100t. bridge cranes, which can shape hull sections up to 180 t.

The slipways are also provided with all kinds of power supplies, permitting normal working

conditions throughout the whole year. Hull prefabrication and assembly-welding shops can process up

to 10,000 t of metal per year and includes: cleaning and priming production line, gas cutting,

mechanical machining of plates and profiles, assembly/welding line. A shop for repair of mechanisms

includes sites for test and repair of hydraulic system devices, pumps, compressors and coolers,

rudders, deck mechanisms etc. A pipe processing shop exists for pipe manufacturing, pipe bending

and processing. The instrumentation repair shop provides hydraulic tests, X-ray and insulation test

sites. An outfitting shop exists for cutting and forming of parts made of 4mm plates etc.. The "Arctica"

subcontractor's shops are designed for repair and production of electrical equipment. Machine building

shops consist of tooling and machining attachments shop. The chemical cleaning and galvanising shop

is equipped with four automated galvanising lines and two mechanical lines for chemical cleaning.

Auxiliary shops include warehouses, transport services, building repair services etc.

The dock (flooding dock) is equipped with self-propelled transporters and ship-carrying trains for ship

transportation. The shipyards piers with overall length about 1400m are equipped with gantry cranes.

Furniture production: Furniture for offices and studies; household furniture for drawing rooms,

bedrooms, kitchens; ship furniture; furniture accessories; metal products; rehabilitation equipment;

furniture for shops, cafes, bars




Shipbuilding plant “Agrovodprom”, Astrakhan

Shipbuilding

• Vessels

Ship repair

• Case works

• Ship repair as a whole

• The engine, auxiliary mechanisms

The equipment

• Ship engines, auxiliary mechanisms and the equipment

Services

• Ship service

Shipbuilding plant “Krasnie Barricadi” (Red Barricade), Astrakhan

Shipbuilding

• Vessels

• Oil platforms

Kostroma Shipbuilding and Ship Repair plant, Kostroma

Shipbuilding

- Ferries

- Barges

- Pontoons




Ship repair

- Ship repair as a whole

The enterprise is located at the confluence of the river Kostromka and the river Volga, the area

borrowed by a factory nearby is 20 hectares. The building and a construction were constructed during

the 60th and 80th years of 20th century.

In structure of manufacture there are three shops: a strain-assembly workshop with a ship-repair site;

a development workshop and separately from the basic manufacture in structure of a factory works a

sawing shop which basic production is saw-timbers. The basic production program of a factory is

construction of not self-propelled barges by carrying capacity up to 3,500 tons.

Federal State Unitary Enterprise Science and Production Institute «Volna» (Wave), Moscow

Now the enterprise is engaged traditionally in development and manufacture of the equipment of

communication and switching for military and civil aircraft, armored equipment, complete sets of

means of communication for a tactical control link from a battalion and below, hydro acoustic

complexes for submarines, hydro acoustic systems for protection of sea boundaries, the equipment for

the equipment of air stations (the registrar of height of clouds), the equipment of communication for a

high-speed electric train Moscow – St. Petersburg, megaphones, gauges, etc. the equipment, lets out

the consumer goods.

Limendsky Shipbuilding and Ship Repair plant, Kotlas

The factory has experience in realisation of the following kinds of industrial activity:

- Construction of ships of various classes (tows projects 81173Н, 81173НМ; barges projects P17I, 94.

П; pushed barges for transportation of containers on internal waterways of the Western Europe; sea

pontoons of unlimited area of navigation etc.);

- Manufacture of clearing and painting of cases of ships;

- Manufacturing bridges on the basis of barges project 94. П;




- Manufacturing of elements of hydro constructions (a segment gate of sluices, etc.);

- Manufacturing of floating navigating signs on river and lake types;

- Manufacturing various welded metal constructions;

- Manufacturing of ship efficient things and saturation (a cover of similar hatches 450х600 mm,

600х600 mm, light covers 400х700 mm);

- Manufacturing of ship auxiliary mechanisms and units, devices and other products of ship

mechanical engineering (manual spikes, towing hooks, docking winches and so forth);

- Manufacturing of pistons to engines "Skoda";

- Carrying out of major overhaul of ship diesel engines of types "Skoda"

- Manufacturing of roadways of metal designs;

- Major overhaul of buses of various marks;

- Manufacturing of the non-standard equipment.

Zelenodolsky shipbuilding plant, Zelenodolsk

Shipbuilding (vessels, ships, ferries, barges, tows, boats, pontoons, moorings, shipyards, ship saving

means, catamarans)

Ship repair (case works, ship repair as a whole)

The equipment

- The Rescue equipment, devices and property

- Ship armature, materials

- The Deck equipment, rigging, mooring

- Auxiliaries, the equipment for service of ships

- Accessories to ship engines and auxiliary mechanisms

- The Equipment for yachts, boats, boats




- Finishing and paint and varnish materials

- Elements of a design of a vessel, ship metal-roll, moulding

- Hardware production

Private companies

Almaz Shipbuilding Company, St.Petersburg

Almaz Shipbuilding Company is situated in the central part of Saint-Petersburg on Petrovsky island in

the immediate vicinity of Finish gulf. It occupies the territory of about 165,000 m2 including 50,000

m2 occupied with workshops fitted with modern equipment. Personnel includes more than 1,000

people.

Modern covered shipways allow the company to carry out the complete shipbuilding cycle. All hull-

construction works, mounting of equipment and armament are conducted under workshop conditions.

Technical base of the enterprise enables to conduct all sorts of ship repair and modernisation

simultaneously with shipbuilding. Ships are launched and hosted with the help of two floating docks

of 3,000 and 2,500 tons payload capacity. Docks are used to hoist and roll ships to horizontal building

berths which have more than ten building places. The shipyard is equipped well with machinery

manufacture enabling production of all ship components including propeller shafts and other

mechanical articles.

Shipbuilding specialisation of the company does not exclude accomplishment of complex machine-

building orders: components of nuclear electric power stations, drill rig blocks and high-precision

metal structures. Within the scope of two international programs "Marine Launches" and "Alfa"

Almaz Shipbuilding Company has manufactured series of special devices for transporting satellites

and parts of rockets to launch points. Almaz participated in Petersburg - Moscow - Petersburg high-

speed trunk-railway project. The shipyard manufactured prototype car hulls for the first high-speed

train in Russia - "Sokol-250".

In 1996 the conformance certificate was issued by Veritas Bureau classification society to approve that

the control system of design, building and after sale service meets the requirements of ISO 9001

international standard.




Long traditions and modern facilities provide a good position of ALMAZ shipbuilders as reliable

suppliers and long-term partners on local and international markets.

PB Shipyard "Severnaya verf", St. Petersburg

Technical feasibilities of firm

The location of the shipyard is in the immediate vicinity of the entrance into the Seaway Channel of

the Finnish Bay, its technological equipment, availability of the covered-in-berth with 4 shipways and

launch-hoisting arrangement with the floating dock make it possible to built and repair ships and

vessels of various purposes in conformity with the requirements of all classification societies.

Manufacturing

The Shipyard has the following facilities:

• Eight slipway locations; four slipways are in covered slips, where ships and vessels with maximum

length of 170 m and breadth 20.5 m may be constructed and repaired. Slipways are equipped with

cranes with a load-carrying capacity of 50 t. Four exposed slipways are equipped with cranes of load-

carrying capacity ranging from 30 to 100 t and have the following maximum dimensions: length 170

m, width 24 m.

• Unique lift and launching complex including: ship-transfer train, transport gear with load-carrying

capacity of 5,500 t and pontoon dock with load-carrying capacity of 10,000 t;

• Metal-working production is equipped with high-capacity automated equipment for metal plasma

cutting and updated press equipment;

• Hull assembly production employs all types of metal structure welding, "beds" are used for

manufacturing bottom and side sections of the hull which are assembled according to analytical data;

• Pipe-working production is equipped with high-capacity equipment, including machines with high

frequency current heating and computerised machines;

• Installation and completion manufacturing. Completion embankments are fitted with crane

equipment having a load-carrying capacity of 10, 16 and 30 t;




• Galvanic production for plotting of sheetings on pipe lines and capacities, chemical clearing of pipes;

• Machine-building production;

• Stands of ultrasonic for clearing the fixture and pipes.

The shipyard has vast communications (connection) with the enterprises of Russia and countries of

CIS. In a part of deliveries of materials, the equipment for construction, repair both update of the ships

and ships and also for fulfillment repair and adjusting - debug works on to different systems and kinds

of arms.

PB Shipbuilding plant " Baltiysky Zavod ", St.Petersburg

Baltiysky Zavod is situated in the western part of St. Petersburg, on Vassilievsky Island, at the outlet

of Greater Neva.

The enterprise is specialising in complex high-technology large ships, including nuclear-powered

ones. In the past, these were mostly warships; nowadays, Baltiysky Zavod has a number of interesting

projects to offer to the Russian and international civilian market. These are icebreaking transport ships,

nuclear- and diesel-powered floating power stations, offshore supply and service ships, floating

desalting plants.

The enterprise has three construction slips. The 350-meter "A" slip is the biggest in Russia, allowing

to launch hulls up to 100,000 tons in deadweight. Superstructure blocks can be installed afloat using

the Demag 350-ton floating crane with 50 m hoisting height.

Facilities:

MARINE ENGINEERING

POWER ENGINEERING

METALLURGICAL FACILITIES

WOODWORK FACILITIES

ELECTROPLATING




AKO BARSS Group CJSC

Today AKO BARSS Group CJSC is a modern, actively developing shipbuilding holding uniting the

experience and traditions of Vyborg Shipyard which is one of the largest Russian plants of the branch

with mobility and energy of young shipbuilding companies.

After a number of years of work in Russian and European shipyards they gained rich experience in

organisation of shipbuilding and repair of different complication.

The specialists can offer optimal engineering and organisational realisation of any project adapted to

customer’s demands.

Due to the achieved results, high professionalism and responsibility of employees the company gained

reputation of reliable business partner both in Russia and abroad.

HOLDING STRUCTURE

1) Shipbuilding company AKO BARSS, LLC

2) Nevskaya Artel, CJSC

3) Vyborg Shipyard, OJSC

4) Blast Service, LLC

5) DIVa, LLC

6) Galvanica, LLC

7) Ship Decoration and Furniture, LLC

8) MobilEx Marine Technologies, LLC

1) Shipbuilding company AKO BARSS LLC was founded at 2001 as a result of separation of sub-unit

company AKO BARSS Group CJSC to a separate company.

From the beginning of its work at 1992 (as a part of AKO BARSS CJSC) the company collaborates

with a number of shipyards as sub-contractor in realisation of a lot of shipbuilding, repair and

modernisation projects. The permanent staff of the company amounts about 100 people (with

opportunity to recruit extra 500 people according to the volume of work) – qualified shipbuilders,

welders attested by almost all leading classification societies of the world: Lloyd's Register,

Germanischer Lloyd, Bureau Veritas, Det Norske Veritas and Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.




During the years of cooperation with leading shipyards the company step by step carried out a policy

of strict following the quality system’s ISO 9001 demands. During last years realisation of scores of

projects concerning modernisation and extension of ships allowed to Shipbuilding company AKO

BARSS LLC to gain unique experience and qualification in this area.

Distinguishing feature of the company is ability to realise any work in the whereabouts of ship if it is a

repair or building shipyard, port or any other place of berthing. A ship can continue its work – working

brigades can repair during sea passages.

The company has a range of modern high technological welding equipment – automatic machines and

semi-automatic devices for welding of steel and aluminium ESAB and Kemppi, as well as carriers.

The main activities of the company:

− Hull works in shipbuilding, repair and ship modernisation;

− Production, assembling and repair of pipelines;

− Production of metal constructions of any sort. All the above-mentioned works are realised with irons, stainless steel and aluminum-alloys.

During the last years the main customers of the company are Admiralty Shipyards, Vyborg Shipyard,

Amursky Shipyard, Shipbuilding Plant “Severnaya Verf” and other companies of this field of industry.

The company has also repaired and built the hulls of scores of ships of Baltic Shipping Company,

“Volgotanker” and other shipping companies of Russia, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany

and Greece.

2) Nevskaya artel CJSC was founded at 1995. Since 2001 the company has worked in holding AKO

BARSS Group. The geography of company activities includes different regions of Russia and Baltic

countries. Since its foundation the company has gained a great experience in realisation of

complicated projects in the area of shipbuilding and repair.

The most important works have been recently realised at Novorossiysk Ship-repair Yard, Vyborg

Shipyard, Krasnoe Sormovo OJSC, Rybinsk Shipyard and a number of plants.

The main activities of the company are:

− Modern ships and vessels building;




− Repair and modernisation of ships of Russian and foreign production;

− Manufacturing and assembling of complicated metal constructions. The company has a certificate of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping for the realisation of above-

mentioned works, the staff of the company was attested by classification societies RMRS and DNV.

The permanent staff of the company is about 50 high qualified workers. About 500 extra workers can

be involved into the work. The company has a range of modern equipment and instruments for the

realisation of work of any complexity including pneumatic machines, welding machines etc.

3) In 2000 a flagship by Vyborg Shipyard OJSC – one of the largest plants situated in North-West

region of Russia, a shipyard with more than 50 years of experience in commercial shipbuilding –

formed a part of the holding.

One of the main activities of the shipyard is building of vessels of little, medium tonnage and boring

platforms for the work at the sea shelf. For the years of work the plant has built more than 200 ships of

different purposes and 30 vessels for oil and gas fields exploitations with total tonnage more than 1400

thousand tons both for Russian and foreign customers. In Russia the shipyard has unique productive

and capacities and area of water for building of different floating boring platforms for oil and gas

production in sea shelf, as well as for the production of large complicated metal constructions

including upper constructions of stationary boring platforms.

Due to its high-quality work Vyborg Shipyard gained the confidence of its clients and leading world

classification societies. The shipyard fulfils the orders of the greatest Russian and foreign customers in

the best way. In 1995 the shipyard, first in Russia, got a quality certificate of ISO 9002 system from

the classification society Det Norske Veritas. In 1997 shipyard’s quality system was recognised by

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping corresponding to the ISO 9002 standard. Certificates of

recognition of leading world classification societies Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, Germanischer

Lloyd, Bureau Veritas, RINA appraised the quality of work of Vyborg Shipyard.

Vyborg Shipyard takes part in tenders for the production of different means of sea shelf developing

including tenders realised by foreign customers. Health and labor protection, preservation of the

environment systems corresponding to the west standard’s demanding were developed and applied to

the company with a view of total correspondence to the foreign customer’s demanding in offshore

area.




4) Blast Service LLC was organized on July 5, 2001, and belongs to the shipbuilding holding AKO

BARSS Group CJSC. Blast service LLC mainly specialises in anticorrosive protection of metal

constructions in shipbuilding, ship repair and industry using modern technologies and equipment.

The company offers the following services:

− Washing and cleaning by water of high pressure;

− Sand blasting to a degree SA2.5 – SA3 according to the standard ISO 8501;

− Mechanical cleaning ST – ST3 according to the standard ISO 8501;

− Creation and maintenance of necessary climatic conditions in production zone;

− Mechanical coloring using the method of airless dispersion;

− Mechanical coloring using the method of hot painting;

− Metallisation of metal surfaces (flame spraying of zinc, aluminum to surface 50 – 300 mkm

thickness, cleaned to the degree SA2.5). The personnel of Blast Service LLC is very competent. Young but very experienced men, who passed

through the longstanding work at production, are at the helm of the company. The company has

modern equipment by KIESS, GRACO, Atlas Copco for realisation of high-quality work in a short

space of time. Blast Service LLC gained experience in cleaning and painting of ballast tanks, cargo

tanks, fish rooms, hulls and other metal construction. The main customers of Blast Service LLC are

Vyborg Shipyard, Novorossiysk Ship-repair Yard, Murmansk Navy Ship-repair Yard, Kanonersky

Ship-repair Yard, Metalware Plant LLC, Svetogorsk OJSC, Muhlhan Morflot, B&K East CJSC.

The main task for the personnel of Blast Service LLC is constant raising of the professional level and

quality of work. Since 2003 the company has aimed at getting quality certificate ISO 9001 obtaining

of recognition of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.

5) The company DIVa is very young, it exists since 2004 but it can be successful because its founders

and workers are highly qualified specialists in clothing industry, they have professional education and

longstanding experience of work. In this case the proverb “young and inexperienced” is not actual.

DIVa’s workers realise that working clothes produces a good impression and allows to feel

comfortable, if it meets the requirements and conforms to purposes. That’s why all the fine points are

considered during its creation. These are selection and conformity of the materials and accessories,

realisation of the decorative and auxiliary elements according to the explotable instruments and gears




as well as to the conditions of usage. The quality of the production has the leading role. There is a

quality control system at the factory. All the goods pass the tests and have necessary certificates. They

also take into account the interests of customers with low level of income. That’s why DIVa’s

specialists work with different materials and produce high-quality clothes both for unqualified workers

and for technical-engineering staff. The firm also attaches importance to the aesthetic appearance of

the products. Color and tint combination, variety of details and fashion variants will help you to create

your mood and satisfy the most demanding customer’s taste.

6) Galvanica LLC produces protection covering for steal metal constructions, realised by the method

of hot zinc-plating. This covering guarantees the anticorrosive protection of steel constructions within

30 years. They offer to place the order for the hot zinc-plating covering of metal constructions at their

company. They always guarantee the best quality of the services offered within the logical prices. The

cost of the hot zinc-plating depends on the construction of the metal constructions and their quantity.

The overall dimensions of the bath of hot zinc-plating are 1,0*1,0*6,0 m. The maximum weight of a

construction is 1 ton. The covering of the constructions satisfy the requirements of the GOST 9.307-89

and RD 5.95027-88. They realise the prior protection of those parts of metal constructions which are

not subjected to the zinc-plating (fretwork, welding). They are interested in development of reliable

and longstanding partner relationships.

7) Ship Decoration and Furniture LLC was founded at 2005. The main activities are manufacturing

and assembling of ship furniture. The main customer is Vyborg Shipyard. The company has all the

necessary equipment and high-qualified specialists for preparing of competitive products and its

promotion to both home and foreign market.

8) MobilEx Marine Technologies LLC (Kazakhstan) was founded in March 2005 and is a joint

Russian-Kazakh company created by AKO BARSS Group CJSC and MobilEx Energy Limited LLC

(Kazakhstan) for the realisation of production and commercial work in Caspian Sea region.

SHIPBUILDING

Nevskaya Artel, CJSC:

2000 – present time

Customer – Vyborg Shipyard




Production and assembling of sections during construction of trawler’s hulls, as well as sections of

supply vessel. Production of separate hull blocks (300 tons weight) for Finnish and Norwegian

shipyards. Production of tanker sections and blocks of the project 00210.


Customer – "Krasnoe Sormovo" Shipyard (Nizhny Novgorod). Production and assembling of tanker’s

sections (projects No.No. 19614, 19619). Preparation of superstructure unit for the project 00101.


Customer – "Zaliv" Shipyard (Kerch, Ukraine). Assembling works during construction of the hull of

the tanker of 80,000 tons deadweight.

Shipbuilding company АКО BARSS, LLC:


Customer – Vyborg Shipyard

Building of hulls of trawlers "Endre Dyroy", "Talbor", "Leinebjorn", "Harengus", "H.Оstervold",

"Ordinat" (the weight of each hull amounts 770 tons, every hull is produced and assembled from

aluminium, superstructure, separator, hatches etc. – 35 tons weight for each trawler). Production of the

aluminium hull of multipurpose patrol boat А-77 project. Harpoon of 30 tons displacement.

Production of steel and aluminium blocks of superstructure for ocean liner (for "Kvaerner Masa

Yards"). Building of the hull of supply vessel "Havila Troll". Building of tankers (project 00230).


Customer – Western Ship-repair Yard (Klaipeda, Lithuania)

Production of blocks for ice-breaker "Havtrade".


Customer – Admiralty Shipyards (Saint-Petersburg)

Production of blocks, assembling of blocks for the tankers of ice class "Troitsky bridge", "Tuchkov

bridge" with the total mass of the metal wares of 4890 tons.





Customer – shipbuilding firm "Almaz" (Saint-Petersburg)

Building of the hull of the storm-ship with air-cushion "Zubr" (the mass of produced aluminium

constructions amounts 63 tons).


Customer – shipbuilding plant "Severnaya verf" (Saint-Petersburg)

Production of sections of ships of river-sea project like "Valday" (560 tons). Production of ship’s

sections of the project of destroyers over 750 tons. Production of aluminium superstructures of the

destroyers over 60 tons.


Customer – "Shipbuilding plant "Volga" (Nizhny Novgorod)

Production of aluminium deck-cabin and ramp for the storm-boat "Serna". Production of aluminium

blocks for frontier cater "Sokzhoy".

LENMORNIIPROEKT Open Joint Stock Company, St.Petersburg

Company profile

LENMORNIIPROEKT Open Joint Stock Company is a modern multibusiness engineering and

consultancy company specializing in port design and transport projects. We offer services in the field

of marine and coastal engineering, civil engineering, survey and investigations under construction,

process engineering and utility systems, economics and environmental protection.

Internal integration of these disciplines allows us to develop our projects in an efficient manner in

compliance with up-to-date quality requirements. Over the years of its existence

LENMORNIIPROEKT has developed construction/ reconstruction and modernization projects for the

majority of the Russian ports and many abroad. Our work is based on innovativeness and traditions

established by many generations of engineers.




We see the prospects of our further development in partnership and flexible co-operation with

specialist companies on the basis of mutual respect and rally of capabilities in order to find better

solutions to the customer's satisfaction.

LENMORNIIPROEKT specializes in package construction/rehabilitation projects relating to seaports

and transport systems and provide the following services:

Activities

• strategic planning;

• economic research and design from the Declaration of Intent stage up to Preliminary Engineering

Design (TEOC);

• engineering survey offshore and onshore;

• process design of different-purpose transshipment terminals;

• design of hydraulic structures, harbor buildings and facilities, shore infrastructure and utilities

(from a conceptual study up to the preparation of detailed design documents);

• ecological justification of the project siting and proposed design solutions with Environmental

Impact Assessment supported by numerical and geoinformation modeling data, preparation of

environmental protection design documentation;

• design oversight and scientific support of the construction.

We deliver our projects in time and with a good quality, which ensures a high percentage of their

implementation.

Project documentation is delivered to the Client both in hard copy and in an electronic format.

Project documentation for our foreign clients is prepared with due regard for international codes and

standards and translated into the foreign language.

Staff

Our personnel policy is particularly concentrated on the young professionals training. Annual Training

Program approved by the Director General helps both young employees to deepen their professional

knowledge and experienced engineers, to master new state-of-the-art technology. Many of our




employees graduated from more than one higher education establishments and have several academic

degrees. We have two doctors and 14 candidates of Engineering Science. A high professional level of

our employees is confirmed by corresponding documents of competence, certificates and diplomas.

Professional potential of LENMORNIIPROEKT is not, however, limited by the internal personnel

resources. Odd or complicated problems arising in the process of design work are dealt with by task

groups comprising highly skilled professionals provided by our traditional partners.

ALMAZ Marine Yard, St. Petersburg

Close cooperation our shipyard skilled staff with the leading Russian design bureaus enable us to

produce totally customised vessels. ALMAZ Marine Yard was founded in 1931 and is specialised in

repairing of Russian Coast Guard and Navy high-speed crafts.

In 1970 the production facilities of ALMAZ Marine Yard were modernised and reconstructed to start

the production of the high-speed crafts including air-cushion landing crafts for the Russian Navy. The

shipyard realised the new technology, which enables to build the world largest landing hovercraft

ZUBR class. Since 1974 one hydrofoil and 45 hovercrafts all aluminum hulled were delivered to the

Russian Navy. Since 1991 ALMAZ Marine Yard specialises in civilian shipbuilding. Aluminum

hulled sailing yachts as well as work and fishery catamarans were built both for Russian and foreign

customers. Developing its production range in 1993-94 the shipyard produced fast 250-passenger

swath ferry aluminum hull designed by Sukhoy Marine Systems Division. In 1995 ALMAZ Marine

Yard succeeded with the project of building 30m fast aluminum catamarans intended to solve the

environmental task connected with the pollution of seas and watersides. The first special

environmental pollution monitoring patrol boat has been launched in 1995 and is operated in the Neva

River and lake Ladoga. Another patrol boat of this type has been launched in 1996 and is operated in

Astrakhan and that allows resolving the problems of environmental monitoring of Volga River and

north of Caspian Sea. Next fast aluminum catamaran of 32.5m for deep-sea navigation has been built

in 1999. Same year to meet the market requirements ALMAZ Marine Yard started the new series of

high-speed crafts with of 5-12 meters length for pleasure, patrol and rescue purposes. The wide

experience of taking advantages of the modern technologies gained by the shipyard during its Navy




vessels construction period now is realised successfully in building vessels for commercial

applications.

Production facilities

ALMAZ Marine Yard is located in the delta of Neva River with the free access to the Gulf of Finland

and has 2 workshops of 2,400 m2 each. The first one is equipped with two cranes of 30 tones loading

capacity and the second one with two cranes of 28 tones loading capacity. The production facilities

enable shipyard to build several vessels of 70 m long and of 30 m breadth simultaneously. The

moorage quay length is 355 m.

Hull construction sector

-section for parts storage - 64 m2,

-covered hall №1 - 2400 m2., covered hall №2 - 2408 m2., mould loft premises - 648 m2.

The range of works:

-Cutting of aluminum alloy panels, plates and profiles for ships, rigging, etc.

-Hull parts manufacture,

-Hull sections unit and fillet assembly and welding,

-Hull assembly and welding,

-Manufacture of hull metal rigging of all types

Machine-fitting sector

-section for parts storage – 64 m2,

-metal treatment and assembly sector – 1,369 m2,

-ventilation system section – 108 m2,

-pipe-bending section – 260 m2,

-outfitting pier – 2,700 m2

The range of works:




-Cutting of aluminum alloy panels, plates and profiles for ships, rigging, etc. ,

-Machining,

-Assembly and welding of parts, units, aggregates for piping and machinery plants,

-Mounting, installation and testing of navigation and radio-navigation equipment,

-Piping machinery and other equipment installation on the shipboard.

-Manufacture and mounting of metal fittings.

Painting shop (160 m2)

Dry docking basin (length - 60 m, breadth - 8,5 m, depth - 3,5 m).

The shipyard staff is 300 persons.

In 1997 the Yard Quality Management System was certified by Bureau Veritas Quality International

according to ISO 9001-94 with accreditation in UKAS. In 2000 after successful re-certification the

yard confirmed the status of the quality management system.

New construction

In 2001 ALMAZ Marine Yard awarded the tender and signed the contract on the construction of the

foil-assistant fast ferry Superfoil 40 design to serve Tallinn- Helsinki passenger line. All aluminum-

welded vessel is of the catamaran type and of 40 m length. It's capable to carry out 300 passengers

with their luggage. The keel was laid down in April 2001 and the vessel is to be delivered to the

customer in 14 months. The vessel specific is its high-speed (55 knots) in combination with the high

comfort staying conditions. On its putting into operation on Tallinn - Helsinki line the ferry will make

voyage within one hour which is 1.5-2 times less than the existing vessels voyages.

In 2001 ALMAZ Marine Yard provided State customers with two environmental control vessels. The

first one is intended for inner waters and coastal sea zone, and the other is for operation in the sea

zone. The vessels provide survey, control measuring of water and sampling and also to carry out the

prompt supervisor after vessels, offshore industry and agriculture. These monitoring patrol boats are of

two-screwed one-deck catamaran type. The hull and the superstructure are made of aluminum-

magnesium alloy.




Production range

Today the shipyard has fixed its efforts on developing the production range and developing new

marketing segment. The production program includes:

• high speed passenger and car-passenger ferries,

• multi-purpose high-speed crafts,

• oil spill recovery vessels,

• workboats,

• pollution control and monitoring vessels,

• sailing and motor yachts,

• pleasure boats.

All their vessels meet international conventions and classification societies rules requirements to

provide maximum safety and pollution prevention.

Close corporation “Morskaya technica” (Sea Technics), St.Petersburg

Company "Sea Technics" was created in 1997 in St. Petersburg. From the beginning the company was

engaged in ship supply. At early stages of activity the company delivered the equipment in the most

different directions, but during works on two basic specialisations were gradually allocated:

- The mechanical ship equipment and spare parts to it,

- Ship radio electronics.

Now more than 90 persons work in Joint-Stock Company "Sea technics". The operating structure of

the company includes a head office in St. Petersburg and regional representations in Baku,

Vladivostok, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka, Kaliningrad, Murmansk, Nikolaev,

Rostov-on-Don.

“Aris" Ltd., St. Petersburg

Company "Aris" specialises on finishing works in shipbuilding.

The basic directions of activity:




1) Manufacturing and installation of ship furniture. For manufacturing furniture are used, including

"sandwich" the panels having approval of the Russian Sea Register of navigation.

2) Manufacturing and installation ship non-tight (type F), fire retarding (type B) and fire-resistant type

of doors. All doors have successfully tested and have СТО of Russian Sea Registers of navigation.

3) Delivery of systems of deck coverings

4) Delivery of systems of sewing of ship premises

5) The painting and decorating including:

- Installation of deck coverings, including floating floors

- Sewing premises

- Installation of systems of ventilation and air-conditioning

- Installation of the sanitary-engineering equipment

6) Isolation works includes:

- Case isolation

- Isolation of pipelines of hot and cold water

- Isolation of gas exhaust

7) Clearing and painting of ships

"Okhta shipyard ", St.Petersburg

"Okhta shipyard " has a century of traditions of shipbuilding multiplied with modern technologies,

enthusiasm and energy of adherents enamored in the business. Today "Okhta the shipyard " is engaged

in designing, construction and boat building repair of different assignment (tonnage up to 100 GRT) of

various purposes. They have an industrial base equipped by all necessary equipment, located in

Shlisselburg (Leningrad region). Below man can familiarise with their projects: motor yachts, boats,

pontoons to get various equipment for ships "small fleet ".

The shipyard can offer:




- average, current repairs and overhaul of steel vessels (up to 100 tons displacement, up to 82 feet long

and up to 16.4 feet broad).

- manufacture of steel vessels, pontoons and other constructions both on present and individual

designs.

- vessel sludge (including long-term sludge) as afloat and on coast.

Company "Albatross", the research-and-production enterprise, St. Petersburg

Designing, development and introduction of ship means (instrument making).

The goods/service: Monitors and navigating devices ship; Components, accessories and accessories to

ships, yachts, boats.

Public Joint-Stock Company "Commercial center, transport & wood", St. Petersburg

Public Joint-Stock Company "Commercial center, transport & wood" was established in 1994. It is

located in St. Petersburg, Russia and has direct access to the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic

sea. The other decade of intense work determine 4 fundamental directions activities:

- COMMERCIAL CENTER;

- TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES;

- STEVEDORING COMPANY;

- SPETSGIDROTEKHNIKA PPS.

Public Joint-Stock Company "CCTW" has 3 piers with total length of 170 m, depth from 4.5 to 7 m,

which are used to load and unload ships by means of floating cranes with capacity of 35 and 100 tons.

The piers are also equipped with portal cranes with capacity of 20-30 tons.

The handled cargo is as follows:

- sea 20-ft and 40-ft containers, including refrigerator type;

- lumber and sawn timber;




- metal and rolled stock;

- metal scrap and other general-purpose cargo.

Removal of the cargo from the piers is by means of the transport vehicles of Public Joint-Stock

Company "CCTW" by rail and motor roads connected to the piers. Customs cargo is delivered from

the pier to the temporary store warehouse where it undergoes customs clearance. The company offers

storage services, is engaged in large scope of inter-city and international motor carriage operations

within the CIS boundaries. The firm is able to deliver (export) ferrous metal, plates and pipes, too.

Shipyard "Yantar", Kaliningrad

Shipyard "Yantar" was established on the base of the Konigsberg branch of Schichau Werft in 1945

after the end of World War II. Several generations of Kaliningrad shipbuilders put their labour in

development of new enterprise and production of hundreds of ships. For more than 50 years of its

history "Yantar" has become a famous builder and repairer of the modern war ships and high-effective

civil vessels. Today "Yantar" is a modern and dynamically developing enterprise having wide

experience in building and repair of vessels and ships of different classes and purposes. The shipyard

has developed wide range of production directions:

- Commercial Shipbuilding

- Naval Shipbuilding

- Metal Structures Manufacturing

- Ship repair and Conversion

- Shipbuilding from aluminium alloys

- Mechanical Engineering Production

"Yantar" is the only Russian shipyard, which is situated in the South-East part of the Baltic region in

the nearness of the largest industrial centers of Europe. The city of Kaliningrad is the only Russian ice-

free port on the Baltic Sea and the centre of the most western region of Russia owing status of the

Special Economic Zone with the developed transport infrastructure.




In its activity "Yantar" rests upon co-operation with the "Concern of Medium and Small Tonnage

Shipbuilding" (Moscow). "Yantar" joined the CMSTS in 2001. The members of the CMSTS are also

Joint Stock Shipbuilding Company "Vympel" (Rybinsk), "Amur Shipbuilding Plant" JSC

(Komsomolsk-on-Amur), Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Khabarovsk Shipbuilding Plant"

(Khabarovsk), Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Sredne-Nevsky Shipbuilding Plant" (St. Petersburg)

as well as Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Almaz" Central Marine Design Bureau (St. Petersburg)

and Interregional Investment Bank (Moscow).

The CMSTS is focused on the maximum integration of information, technological and intellectual

resources of its members for the export potential development and market expansion.

Baltsudoservice Chipbuilding company, Kaliningrad

The company is working in the following areas:

- Shipbuilding: preparatory work, including construction of beds and rigging; preliminary assembling

and welding of hull sections; final mounting and welding of hull sections on the stocks (building up

the hull);

- Ship repair: all kind of repair of ship’s hull (steel renewals of any areas; replacement of hull

constructions; alteration; lengthening of ship); fabrication of rigging; cutting;

- Conversion of vessels;

- Repair and replacement of ship pipelines all types and sizes;

- Manufacturing of metal constructions of any complication on territory of Kaliningrad and other

regions with use exit teams;

- Design-technological preparation of hull manufacturing with use Tribon and AutoCAD programs.

Company's line of business: Cooperation with shipyards. Baltsudoservice Ltd is major subcontractor

of Western and domestic yards.

Production capacities




1. Hull-welding shop

-single-aisle, area 1000 m2, breadth 17.5 m, length 66 m, height 13m. The building of shop from

reinforced concrete constructions has two gates by the size 5 x 5.5 m. The following equipment is

placed in the shop:

- sheet shears type ТР 16x3150, maximum thickness of a sheet 16 mm, length 3150 mm;

- sheet shears HK-3418, thickness of a sheet 6.3 mm, breadth 2000 mm;

- hydraulic plate-bending press ИА-1432A, effort 160 tons, thickness of a sheet 8 mm, length 3 m; 10

mm, length 2 m; 15 mm, length 1.5 m;

- shearing press, cut bar L 120x120x8

- plate-bending roll mills, 3-rd mills, diameter of a mills 200 mm, length 3000 mm, thickness of a

sheet 12 mm;

- plate-bending roll mills, diameter of a mills 120 mm, length of 2000 mm, thickness of a sheet 6 mm;

- bridge crane, lifting capacity 10 tons, span 16.5 m, height of lift 8 m.

2. Slip

horizontal building ways by the area of 7160 m2, permitting to place 3 ways by the size 14 x 66 m. The

slip is serviced by the frame crane by lifting capacity 32 tons, span 42 m, 8 slipway cradles by load-

carrying capacity in 125 tons. In a raking part of a slip there are 4 slipway cradles by load-carrying

capacity in 80 tons. The maximum ship dimensions on a slip: length 66 m, breadth 13 m, light draft up

to 4 m, light displacement 320 tons.

3. Block of shops

by the area of 4300 m2, two-aisle building from metal wares, breadth 36 m, length 120 m, height 18 m,

with a bridge crane by lifting capacity 20 tons.

4. Floating dry dock

by displacement 4500 tons, breadth of slip deck 19 m, length – 117.8 m (with crinolines).

5. Besides




at the enterprise there are sites with metal-cutting and woodworking equipment.

"Aquadesign Engineering", Moscow,

- Shipbuilding (Vessels, boats, yachts, boats)

- Ship repair (Case works, automatics, an electric equipment)

Science (all design stages of ships, projects of re-equipment of ships of various type and purpose,

projects of modernisation of ships, projects of transportation of large-sized cargos, carrying out of

fault detections of cases, mechanisms, systems and devices of ships, carrying out skilled ships,

advisory services, research works, expert support of shipbuilding and ship repair works, the

organisation of construction of boats and yachts, performance of hull welding works, installation of

mechanisms and devices, furnish of ship premises, design and registration of interiors, stacking of

decorative deck floorings from valuable breeds of a tree, manufacturing of ship efficient things).

Into a field of activity of Open Company “QUA DESIGN ENGINEERING” belong:

- Research and construction work in the field of shipbuilding and ship repair;

- Rendering expert, marketing and consulting services in the field of shipbuilding and ship repair, and

also, supervision of construction and re-equipment of ships;

- Carrying out skilled ships heeling test;

- Fault detection of the case of a vessel;

- Restoration of the ship exploitation-engineering specifications and creation of documents of ferries;

- Carrying out of calculations on stability, durabilities for emergency cases, and also for calculation of

position of a vessel after rise from the flooded condition;

- Development of projects ships and transportation of large-sized cargos;

- Development of the software of branch purpose;

- Development of the design, technological and design documentation on the organisation of

shipbuilding and ship repair manufacture;




- Creating constructions of boats and yachts;

- Performance of hull welding works;

- Installation of mechanisms and devices;

- Furnish of ship premises, design and registration of interiors;

- Stacking of decorative deck floorings from valuable breeds of a tree;

- Manufacturing of ship efficient things.

PB "Central Design Bureau Iceberg"

The history of Central Design Bureau begins in 1947 when the decision from 22.05.47 N 1668-448С

with a view of maintenance of Northern Sea way with mighty ice breakers, transport fleet for

navigation in Arctic regions and transformations of Northern Sea way into normally working

navigable highway the special design office for designing ice breakers have obliged the Ministry of

the shipbuilding industry to organise the Council of Ministers of the USSR. In the performance of the

decision of Government Minsudprom has issued the order from 27.05.47 N 0161 it was offered which

for development outline, contract designs and working drawings of ice breakers, and also the project

of a icebreaker transport vessel to organise the special design office - CDB "L", having concentrated in

it of experts - designers from enterprises Minsudproma and GlavSevmorput and to start economic

activities since July, 1, 1947. On July, 1, 1966 CDB it was renamed in Central design office "iceberg

", and in August, 1993 according to the decision of labor collective it is transformed into open Joint-

stock company "CDB" the "Iceberg".

For past years under projects it constructed more than CDB ships. Among them first-ever nuclear ice

breaker "Lenin", the most powerful till now nuclear ice breakers such as "Arctic regions", a series of

transport ships such as "Amgyama", ship for research of Arctic regions and Antarctic Region "Michael

Somov" and " Otto Dmidt", the big series of small ice breakers of various updatings, depots for service

of nuclear fleet. In cooperation with firm " Vjartsilja Marina " (Finland) ice breakers "Taimuir" and

"Vaigach" are constructed. For years of industrial activity under projects CDB were constructed:

-Powerful nuclear ice breakers for Arctic regions - 6 units;

-Nuclear ice breakers - 2 units;




-iceborced-transport ship - 15 units;

-Port ice breakers of various updatings - 32 units;

-Depots technical and general purpose - 12 units.

Besides under the State order it constructed 16 ships for the navy of Russia.

Now open society "CDB Iceberg" has the necessary structure of skilled professional designers and the

multipurpose ice breaker - supplier, tankers and dry-cargo ship of ice navigation of various tonnage

has a lot of perspective projects among which it is necessary to note the floating power block for

nuclear thermal power stations.

The basic directions of activity:

-Designing of powerful ice breakers for Arctic regions;

-Designing of ice breaker-transport ships;

-Designing of multi-purpose icebreakers - supplier for maintenance sea oil fields;

-Designing of multi-purpose offshore vessels;

-Designing of depots of technical and general service of the ships having nuclear power installations;

-Designing of port ice breakers;

-Designing of research and hydrographic vessels.

The enterprise also carries out a number of the state orders on designing the ships and ships for the

Navy of Russia. Open Society "CDB Iceberg" develops the working design and technological

documentation on all kinds of carried out design works, and also carries out technical support of

construction and realisation of tests of head objects.

PB "Inzhenerni center Sudostroenija", St. Petersburg

The "Engineering center of Shipbuilding” is designing all types of ships of internal navigation and

types "river-sea", floating constructions, deck mechanisms and steering machines. Manufacturing of

models of ships and polygraphic works belong to its work.




"Engineering company "Simbia", Kaliningrad,

- Ship repair: Navigation, communication

- Science

The equipment:

- The navigating equipment and management of ships

- The fire-prevention equipment

- The rescue equipment, devices and property

- The hydroacoustic equipment

- The fishing equipment and materials

- The coherent equipment

Development, manufacturing and installation of trawling probes, ship’s winch. Installation and service

of hydroacoustic and navigating equipment.

PB "Concern of middle and small tonnage shipbuilding", Moscow

- Shipbuilding (vessels, the ships, submarines, barges, tows, boats, oil platforms, yachts, shipyards,

docks, motor-boats)

- Ship repair as a whole

- The equipment: Elements of a design of a vessel, ship metal-roll, moulding.

PulsedTechnologies Ltd, Ryazan

PulsedTechnologies Ltd is a research lab and production center for gas-discharge and vacuum electron

components. The range of products includes hydrogen thyratrons, vacuum interrupters, x-ray tubes

and so on. They produce and develop advanced and technologically innovative switching components

for a huge number of modern applications, constituting a common area called pulsed power

technologies. Since 1994 Pulsed Technologies Ltd have been specialising in the field of development,

industrialisation and production of the cutting-edge vacuum and gas-discharge switching devices.




With customers all over the world they are a front-runner in cold cathode thyratrons (pseudo spark

switches) and power triggered spark gaps, offering always innovative customised solutions in the most

demanding areas.

Products and Applications

PulsedTechnologies Ltd offers a wide range of high-voltage switching and electronic devices as well

as control (trigger) devices, including cold cathode thyratrons (pseudospark switches), hot cathode

thyratrons and spark gaps for various applications:

- radars

- material processing - magneforming, food and water processing

- health care - lithotripters, lasers for cosmetics and surgery

- electrophysics

- nuclear physics

Developments and Science

By the time PulsedTechnologiesLtd has developed and industrialised over 15 basic types of new

thyratrons (35 models), 6 basic types of spark gaps, new models of vacuum interrupters and x-ray

tubes. Meanwhile they constantly work on improvement of the products, design optimisation,

broadening of technical capabilities of the devices. Scientific researches on physical processes in

pseudospark switches are being conducted in close collaboration with scientists from Ryazan

Radioengineering Academy, High-Current Electronics Institute of Russian Academy of Science

(Siberian Branch). In cooperation with High-Current Electronics Institute and Physical Institute of

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany) in 1999-2003 they worked on the project "Investigation

of pseudospark discharge and development of novel types of high-current switching devices on this

basis". The R&D project was sponsored by NATO scientific committee in the frameworks of NATO

Science for Peace Programme.




GEYSER Scientific & Production Company, Moscow

Established in 1991, GEYSER Scientific & Production Company has its core activity in theoretic and

practical issues of electromagnetic compatibility for radioelectronic facilities, in testing and using of

navigation and communication systems.

GEYSER:

• Provides consulting services related to frequency assignments to radioelectronic facilities of space

and terrestrial radiocommunications services.

• Ensures international and legal support for frequency assignments to radioelectronic facilities.

• Conducts theoretic calculations and instrumental measurements of electromagnetic compatibility.

• Develops and introduces geoinformation systems.

• Renders surveying and mapping support.

• Creates and deploys multi-purpose communication systems.

• Tests and certifies radioelectronic facilities in relation to electromagnetic compatibility and

information security requirements.

• Conducts certification tests of the GLONASS/GPS navigation equipment.

• Deploys navigation complexes and monitors navigation fields.

• Develops radio-monitoring systems.

• Designs and assembles power supply systems for special-purpose and communication equipment on

railroad and land transport.

• Produces and introduces special-purpose software for managing the radio frequency spectrum.

• Offers information-analytical support, translation and publishing services.

GEYSER obtained permission and licenses for all these types of activity.

The Geyser Company engages 180 plus experts with years of comprehensive experience in

management, research and technical activities in the fields of satellite communication, navigation and

information technologies. Fourteen experts hold the Doctorate Science Degree. Geyser's experts




regularly participate in the working parties' session of the ITU Study Groups. They developed and

submitted more than 20 scientific and technical contributions to the Study Groups. Geyser's excellent

laboratories are equipped with:

• A multipurpose mobile complex for comprehensive measurements of emissions generated by

radioelectronic facilities in the range from 9 kHz to 22 GHz.

• A geoinformation System for communications, navigation and transport-related exploration and

analysis based on certified electronic map of Russia on 1:500,000 scale and map of Moscow on

1:200,000 scale with illustrations of large items (buildings, forests, etc.)

• A special test complex comprising the GLONASS AND GPS signal simulator (CH-3803). This

simulator was developed jointly by GEYSER and the Navigations System (NAVIS) design bureau.

Quality

The high caliber of its services has been reaffirmed through state certification of Geyser's laboratories.

The Russian State Standardization Committee accredited Geyser’s Test Laboratory for

radiocommunications facilities in keeping with the GOST R system. Moreover, the Russian State

Technical Commission accredited GEYSER’s Test Center On Information Security.

Reliability

Over the past few years, GEYSER has maintained fruitful cooperation with more than 40 state and

commercial organisations. Their client list includes the General Radiofrequency Center in the Russian

Federation, Rostelecom, the Central Bank of Russia, the Reshetnyov Research and Production

Association for Applied Mechanics (NPO PM), the Khrunichev State Space Research and

Development Center, GlobalTel, Rosneft and Gazcom.

VYMPEL Shipyard Joint Stock Company, Ribinsk.

VYMPEL Shipyard JSC is one of Russia's leading shipyards specialising in the manufacture of

medium-tonnage and light sea- and river-going vessels intended for diverse naval and commercial

applications. Throughout its history spanning over seventy years, the company has built over thirty

thousand special-purpose vessels, delivering them both to the domestic market and to more than




twenty countries in Europe, Middle East, South-East Asia, Africa and Latin America. Back in the

sixties and seventies the company contributed to augmenting the defensive capabilities of the naval

forces in many countries by supplying them with a brand new advanced type of maritime materiel: the

high-speed combatant boats armed with guided missiles and artillery weapons. VYMPEL Shipyard

JSC has always been committed to ensuring both top quality and reliability of the newly built vessels,

as well as their warranty and post-warranty servicing and maintenance.

Facing the challenges of the new economic environment and tough competition in the world

shipbuilding market, the company has expanded and diversified its range of products. In addition to

the advanced guided-missile attack craft and the new generation fast patrol boats, serial construction

of fire-fighting boats, survey vessels, fishing/shrimping trawlers and seiners, harbour tugs and utility

logistic support motorboats is currently undertaken by VYMPEL Shipyard JSC. Furthermore, the

company welcomes individual customers placing orders for custom-designed specialised small-

tonnage craft and pleasure yachts.

COMPANY PROFILE

VYMPEL Shipyard Joint Stock Company was founded in 1930. Throughout its history spanning over

seventy years, the company has manufactured fast scooters, torpedo boats, utility boats for the

engineering troops, special-purpose torpedo retrievers, fuel replenishment boats for hydroplanes,

ambulance vessels, fire fighting vessels, towing motorboats and pontoon bridge erecting boats, timber

rafting boats, pleasure boats, as well as attack craft both for the Russian Naval Forces and for export.

At present VYMPEL Shipyard JSC serially builds advanced MOLNIYA missile boats (Project

12421), along with MIRAGE (Project 14310) and MANGUST (Project 12150) fast patrol boats,

developed by St. Petersburg-based ALMAZ Central Marine Design Bureau. Special-purpose new-

generation MARS fire fighting vessels (Project 14613), small-tonnage fishing vessels (Project 13311),

small-tonnage freezer fishing/shrimping trawlers (Project 13309), survey vessels (Project 16611),

harbour tugboats, cargo/passenger boats, and utility towing motorboats. VYMPEL Shipyard JSC is a

member of the Medium- and Small-Tonnage Shipbuilding Concern.

The company's premises occupy 50 hectares and comprise the following basic manufacturing areas:

1) The HULL BLANK PRODUCTION SHOP provided with special-purpose mechanised equipment

for primary processing and plasma arc-cutting of steel sheet stock;




2) The COVERED BUILDING BERTH at which ships and special-purpose vessels displacing up to

1,500 tons can be built. The building berth is equipped with two progressive positional assembling

lines;

3) The MACHINE-WORKING, PIPE-BENDING and WOOD-WORKING shops;

4) The LAUNCHING ARRANGEMENT enabling the company to launch and hoist vessels weighing

up to 1,500 tons, measuring up to 80 meters in length and up to 14 meters in width.

HD Jaroslavsky shipbuilding plant, Jaroslavl

Shipbuilding

- Vessels

- Ship saving means

The factory has a wide enough nomenclature of let out production - from small patrol boats up to

greater sea and river ships displacement up to 2,000 tons.

"Sea Tech" company, Nyzhni Novgorod

"Sea Tech Ltd." company is based on the joint capital of the Russian and Norwegian Participants. The

Norwegian part includes wide experience of the Company "Orkinus А/С", which works in the

Shipbuilding market since 1993. The Russian part represents intellectual efforts of the experts working

in the shipbuilding software market since the eighties. Nizhni Novgorod (in the past Gorky) is well

known as "Capital of Large Volga". There are a lot of large shipbuilding and ship repair yards in N.

Novgorod, design bureaus and educational centers. Nizhni Novgorod - birthplace of unique

submarines, Hydrofoils and Hovercrafts, General cargo vessels, Passenger liners.

Company’s goals:

- To serve for shipbuilding different needs,

- To accumulate the shipbuilding knowledge and technologies

- Software development and shipbuilding design – fairing, lofting, shell plating, etc.




They use their own software to design our projects. The quality of its software had been improved by

the long time experience of use in Russia, Poland and Norway.

"Sea Tech" works on the following basic directions:

1) Fairing - creation the high quality mathematical models of surfaces of boats, ships, underwater

devices, automobiles, planes, etc., both for the purposes of design works, and for the purposes of

manufacture.

2) Shell plating - modeling the details of the ship's plating, propulsion systems, anchor niches, bulbs,

etc.

3) Lofting - modeling the parts of ship inner framing and pipelines on the base of the documentation

of the detailed project (classification project) or block assembly drawings.

4) Design - development the projects of small vessels (auxiliary fleet), design - projects of re-

equipment, projects for a various type of steel and aluminum motor yachts from 9 up to 50 m, projects

of catamarans of various purpose.

5) Engineering - In cooperation with ours partners from Russia, Poland and Norway, they are capable

to develop the documentation and organise design or modernization of any type of a vessel.

6) Consulting and Audit - This is one of the new and not yet mastered directions, but they trust in its

perspective.

7) Software - development of the software (the systems Sea Solution, Sea Hydro, Shell Con,

Grinding) is traditionally one of the basic directions. The roots of this direction lay in known Soviet

systems for shipbuilding - "PIRS" and "APIRS".

Research and design companies

“Baltic Technical Industrial Company” (BTI Co.), St. Petersburg

“Baltic Technical Industrial Company” (BTI Co.) is known as the creator of Sokol Russia's first fast

sea-going passenger catamaran and is known in the world as the developer of fast dual -purpose sea-

going boats. In the process of creation of a ship, the company carries out a whole spectrum of design




work: from preliminary studies and exploratory design to the construction and acceptance/service

documentation and controls the project in the course of construction and transfer of the ship to the

customer. The company staff has extensive experience in the creation of ships of various applications.

The last years were marked by the discovery and study of a new phenomenon - the Wave-Vortex

Interaction (WVI). The study of its peculiarities as applicable to the flow of water around a fast hull-

borne ship has given the company specialists an effective means of control of the flow of liquid near

the hull and, consequently, a tool to reduce the resistance to motion.

The development of passive pitch dampers for fast hull-borne ships presents a major achievement of

company scientists. As a result of a complex of theoretical and experimental studies the amplitudes of

pitching on resonance frequencies were reduced by 28 to 33% and the accelerations in the bow, by

50%.

Long scientific and design studies resulted in the creation of ships with high technical characteristics.

For example, use of original know-how during the construction of the first Russian Project 23107

Sokol catamaran made it possible to obtain a simple hull-borne ship.

To date, the company has developed a number of civil and combatant ships of standard sizes, which

are superior to ships created using traditional principles and serve, in essence, as the basis for the new

generation of fast ships.

- It suffices to mention the Project 23505 “Sokol-patrol” patrol boat with a displacement of 140 t and

its fast modification - Project 23506 “Sokol-perekhvat”;

- the Project 31511 ”Steregushchy” escort ship with a displacement of 440 I and speed of 32 knots;

- the Project 31513U "Berkut" small missile ship with a displacement of 650 t and speed of 40 knots

with the power plant of only 17 MW;

- the project 11511 “Novik” helicopter-carrying escort ship with a standard displacement of 1,640 t;

- passenger catamarans “Makrel” and “Triton”;

- cruise liner-catamaran “Victoria” and a number of low-tonnage ships which include work boats,

crew boats and patrol boats.




State-Owned Enterprise “Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering “Rubin”, St. Petersburg

The history of State-Owned Enterprise “Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering “Rubin” is

inseparably linked with the history of the Russian underwater shipbuilding and begins from January

04, 1901. Since that time, having passed through a number of transformations Construction

Commission for Submarines of three people has become the largest Russian Design Bureau for Marine

Engineering to which designs about 950 submarines have been built. High research and engineering

potential gained by CDB ME “Rubin” allowed the enterprise successfully and in timely manner to

diversify the production and master new activities. Therefore in a new millennium CDB ME “Rubin”

continues successful movement along the chosen way of progress and quality. State-Owned Enterprise

“Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering “Rubin” is a diversified and dynamically developing

enterprise. Remaining the largest Russian design bureau for various purpose submarine design CDB

ME “Rubin” at present is successfully implementing the state-of-the-art techniques into the

development of different science-intensive civil projects. High scientific and engineering prestige,

exceptional reliability in partnership relations allows the enterprise to involve leading Russian

institutes and enterprises of the military and industrial complex in solving complex technical tasks and

actively co-operate with foreign companies.

The enterprise has available a highly qualified personnel possessing wide variety of specialties and has

the highest level in the shipbuilding industry of modern computing hardware that allows to provide

high labor efficiency and quality of developments. CDB ME Rubin is a many-sided enterprise

possessing highly qualified scientific and engineering staff able to solve complex technical problems.

The staff includes:

2 full members of the Academy of Sciences of Russia;

5 Professors;

6 Doctors of Engineering,

44 Candidates of Science;

3 full members of St. Petersburg Engineering Academy;

1 full member of Russian Engineering Academy;




1 full member of Academy of Navigation;

2 corresponding members of International Academy of Information;

1 corresponding member of Academy of Housing and Communal Services;

18 postgraduates and competitors for a scientific grade.

The enterprise’s staff comprises about 2,000 persons, 80% of them are engineers and technicians.

Central Scientific and Research Institute "Morphyspribor", St.Petersburg

The federal state unitary enterprise Central scientific research institute "Morphyspribor" is the leading

enterprise in Russia on creation of hydroacoustic technics for the Navy and systems of various purpose

for a national economy. The institute accumulated an operational experience in system of a military-

industrial complex and with the optimism, based on real results of activity in conditions of new

Russia, looks ahead. Result of semi centennial activity of Institute was more than 100 navies of the

systems intended for equipment of submarines accepted on arms, the surface ships, deep-water

devices, and also stationary systems of distant hydroacoustic detection. The samples of technics

created by the institute are known on fleet and naval forces of some the states and have well proved at

operation in various climatic zones and hydroacoustic conditions.

CSRI " Morphyspribor" today is a versatile research enterprise, the high level and which

competitiveness of development is provided with use of advanced achievements of hydroacoustics,

computer technologies, functional microelectronics and a software; the developer and the supplier to

the Russian Navy and on export of systems of hydroacoustic arms. The institute possesses all set of

key hydroacoustic technologies. All development lean on the solid scientific and technical base,

including such elements, as physical and mathematical modeling, experiment, sea working off. 12

doctors of sciences, 82 candidates of sciences work in the institute. The scientific and technical

collection Hydroacoustics " ISSN 1608-8182 was published.

The general features of these means are:

- Maintenance of the list of the solved problems meeting modern requirements to hydroacoustic arms

of the surface ships and submarines;




- Usage of modern algorithms of processing and representation of the information, the progressive

interface the "person/machine", hydroacoustic means providing competitive characteristic;

- Introduction of the wide service opportunities reducing loading of the operator; use in digital

computing systems of the unified hardware-software platform providing their raised operational

reliability;

- Opportunity of replacement of hydroacoustic arms of the previous generations during and in terms of

scheduled repair of the ships.

CSRI " Morphyspribor" - the business partner of leaders of the Russian design offices projecting

submarines and the surface ships, and also the factories which are carrying out a batch production of

the hydroacoustic equipment and their elements. The institute carries out the international cooperation

on creation and modernisations of hydroacoustic complexes and stations, to carrying out of joint

design works, rendering of scientific and technical assistance.

Under the program of conversion new directions are generated: acoustic gauges and the electronic

equipment for acoustic influence on chinks with a view of their restoration and an intensification with

an opportunity of use of parametrical effect of excitation; gauges, level gauges and monitoring

systems of a level of liquids and liquefied gases.

State-Owned Unitarian Enterprise "Severnoe proectno-konstructorskoe buro" (Northern design

office), St. Petersburg

Directions of activity

1. Designing

- Military

- Civil

- Engineering

2. Architectural supervision of construction and operation of ships

3. Research of the market




According to the license of the Russian Agency on shipbuilding Northern DB as to the state enterprise,

the right to be engaged is given by following kinds of activity: development outline and contract

designs, development of working drawings, acceptance and operational documentation, technical

support of construction, tests and delivery of head orders, architectural supervision of construction and

operation of orders. In a bureau the system of the automated designing of the ships and the ships,

representing the separate local systems connected among themselves in a uniform complex operates. A

basis of a complex is system "Foran ". Software packages AutoCAD also enter into a complex, Office,

"Project-1", "Pier", ISPA and more than 25 program appendices developed by company’s experts. The

given complex allows to receive all necessary documentation on any design stages in full and to

transfer its factory builder in an electronic kind. In the Bureau technologies CALS are actively used.

On demand of the customer, both the design information model of the ship or a vessel, and also the

interactive operational instructions used can be developed for training staff, and as the operational

documentation. In Northern DB the system of quality covering all stages of creation of the ships and

ships that is confirmed by the Certificate of conformity on requirements of the standard 9001-94.

In the basic industrial departments today work 465 professionally qualified experts providing

designing, practically of all types of the surface ships and ships. Among experts 90 have special higher

education and 50% have more than the 20 years experience of work in the bureau, the majority of

them have been awarded government awards. For development of new technics 42 experts were

conferred with a decoration upon the State premiums, and from them these premiums were awarded to

five of them twice.

KVARTET, St. Petersburg

KVARTET has entered the rapidly developing Russian market of small shipbuilding in 1992, with the

offer of highly professional design services in yacht building. Experience of work in design and

scientific organisations of Soviet shipbuilding industry, earlier accumulated by our employees, have

allowed the company to get reputation of the reliable partner not only on Russian market of design

service, but also abroad. In 1996 KVARTET became the first in Russia dealer of the Swedish

company Volvo Penta - division of concern Volvo, producing marine and industrial engines. During




last years KVARTET occupies a leading position among the Volvo Penta dealers in Russia on volume

of sales.

KVARTET offers to its clients a complex decision of tasks of design, power engineering and

equipment delivery. The experience of cooperation with the leading Russian and foreign companies

allows to ensure high quality of design, taking into account the last achievement in shipbuilding

technology. The KVARTET was one of the pioneers of introduction of anti-vibration system, compact

power-pack and modern climate control and sanitary systems in Russian small shipbuilding. High

experience of personnel and presence of design support allows KVARTET to be not only seller of

engineering, but to offer the client the optimum decision of his specific tasks, to provide reliable and

skilled service.

Another branch of activity of a KVARTET is model manufacture, that enables the customer and

designer to see a vessel at first hand before it will be embodied "in iron" and by this way better satisfy

the requirements of client. The constant perfection of domestic standards of work allows them to look

in future with optimism, offering the clients a modern and efficient product appropriate to ХХI

century.

Activities

- Ship design

KVARTET design office - the design department of firm - develops construction projects of ships up

to 50 meters in length, and also modernisation projects of vessels up to 100 m in length. The basic

direction of the activities is yacht- and boat design: sailing and motor yachts, work- and service boats.

They develop technical designs and production drawings both for big industry and for small

enterprises. High skill of designers, their knowledge of modern shipbuilding technologies and

scientific research, experience of the international cooperation allow to offer a high quality projects

adequate to the high requirements of owners and shipbuilders. Their qualification is recognised by the

Russian Maritime Register and Russian River Register.

- Volvo Penta dealer

KVARTET - the Volvo Penta dealer - sells, ensures guarantee and post-guarantee service and repair of

marine and industrial engines of Swedish company Volvo Penta AB. They deliver the original Volvo




Penta spare parts to any point of Russia. They ensure a complex service and repair of vessel's power

plant either at home port or at any point of Russia desired by the owner. The specific feature of a

KVARTET is the opportunity of delivery of the engine and accessories together with the design

documentation on its installation on a vessel, and aproval of the project in classification societies. For

the last few years KVARTET remains the leader among the Russian Volvo Penta dealers on volumes

of sales of engines and spare parts.

- Westerbeke master-distributor

KVARTET - Westerbeke master-distributor delivers and ensures service of diesel generators and air

conditioner sets of the American corporation Westerbeke. Range of Westerbeke diesel - generators is a

good supplement for the line of alternators of Volvo Penta, especial for small vessels. Distributor’s

agreement of KVARTET with Westerbeke Corp. allows to expand a dealer network in Russia,

concluding the contracts about cooperation with the status of the Westerbeke dealer with interested

firms.

- Aquadrive importer

KVARTET - the Aquadrive importer - delivers flexible shaft, trust bearings and vibro absorbers of the

Swedish firm Svenska Uni Cardan - leading manufacturer of the anti-noise and anti-vibration system

for engines of small ships and other vehicles. Aquadrive systems allow to satisfy the highest

requirements of safety and personnel health protection.

- Ship modeling

KVARTET has an extended experience and facilities to develop and build scale models of modern

and historical ships, in a best traditions of St. Petersburg modeling school. Modern technologies,

creative style of work and sound expertise ensure high quality of model production.

State-Owned Unitarian Enterprise Central Scientific and Research Institute “Hydropribor”, St.

Petersburg

Researches in the field of hydroacoustics, physical fields; hydrodynamics, durability, automatic

control systems and stabilisation of underwater objects; new perspective technologies. Developmental

works on creation: the underwater sea weapon and arms, underwater devices; means of maintenance




of diving works, protection of water territories, ecological monitoring of the water environment,

diagnostics and forecasting of a condition of means, etc.

State Enterprise «Zelenodolskoe proectno-konstructorskoe buro» (Zelenodolsk design office),

Zelenodolsk,

Shipbuilding (vessels, the ships, boats, yachts)

Kinds of activity:

· designing the fighting ships, and also ships and boats of various types and purposes.

· projects of modernisations.

· design works for the oil- and gas industry and other branches of a national economy.

· experiments, tests, consultations.

Fields of activity:

- development of the engineering specifications of the fighting surface ships, transport and passenger

ships, sea boats, etc.;

- development of the documentation of the equipment of the wide nomenclature for Russian Open

Society " Gazprom "

510 person work at the company.

Universities and educational institutions

State Marine Technical University of St.Petersburg (MTU)

The educational goal of the State Marine Technical University of St.Petersburg (MTU) is to produce

professionals who will be able to meet the challenges of the present time and tomorrow's unforeseen

problems. They see a profile of an MTU's graduate as follows:

- Integrate science and technology tools with practical knowledge - " hands on" orientation plus

experimental skills and insight.




- Interest and knowledge of real problems and their social and economical context.

- Function both individually and as a team member with a minimum of supervision.

- Possess values and integrity plus professionalism.

UNIVERSITY STRUCTURE AND FACULTIES

The State Marine Technical University of Saint Petersburg is a governmental educational institution

subordinated to the Ministry of Education. There are five Faculties, namely:

- Faculty of Natural and Social Sciences and Humanities,

- Faculty of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering,

- Faculty of Marine Engineering,

- Faculty of Marine Electronics and Control Systems,

- Faculty of Business and Management.

Each Faculty is run by a Dean who coordinates the work of Departments. A Department includes

teachers and supporting personnel and is headed by a Chief. International students are supervised by

the Department of International Affairs and Education. The Director and the staff of this Department

are responsible for every kind of service provided by the University for international students.

The St. Petersburg state university of water communications

Faculties.

1) Hydraulic engineering (hydraulic engineering construction; complex use and protection of water

resources).

2) Port hoisting- and transport technics (operation of the reloading equipment of ports and transport

terminals).

3) Navigation (navigation).

4) Ship mechanical (shipbuilding; ship power installations; operation of ship power installations).

5) Legal (jurisprudence).




6) Economy and the finance (management of the organisation; economy and management at the

enterprise; the finance and the credit; accounting the analysis and audit; applied computer science in

economy).

7) Electrotechnical (the applied mathematics and computer science; the electric drive and automatics

of plants and technological complexes; complex maintenance of information safety of the automated

systems; information systems in technics and technologies).

8) Humanitarian (cultural science; economy and management at the enterprise (tourism and a hotel

facilities); advertising; the state and municipal management).

State maritime academy of admiral S.O.Makarov, St.Petersburg

- Vocational training of the staff for transport fleet. Improvement of professional skill and retraining of

experts.

- Preparation of ordinary structure for work on ships.

- Training preparation according to requirements of the International Conversion.

Overall objective of scientific and technical policy of the academy is maintenance of preparation of

experts, the scientific and pedagogical staff at a level of world qualifying requirements, an effective

utilisation of educational and scientific and technical potential for development of economy and the

decision of social problems of the country.

The academy has 6 letting out faculties:

NAVIGATION

FACULTY OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT

SHIP MECHANICS

ELECTROMECHANICAL

RADIO ENGINEERING

ARCTIC




Kaliningrad State Technical University, Kaliningrad

Faculties

1) Faculty of Bio resources and Naturals Usage

The Faculty of Bio resources and Natural Resources Usage (former the Ichthyology Faculty) was the

first Russian higher education institution designed for the fishing industry and followed the

establishment of the first such institute in Tokyo.

Departments:

- Ichthyology and Ecology

- Aquaculture

- Ichthyopathology and Hydrobiology

- Agricultural Production

- Zoological Engineering

2) Commercial Fisheries Faculty

The Commercial Fishery Faculty was founded in 1931, the basis of it was the Commercial Fishery

Department founded in 1915 by Professor Baranov.

Departments:

- Commercial Fishery

- Hydrologic System and Water Use

- Safety of Life

3) Mechanics and Technology Faculty

The Faculty has trained specialists in food production technology and machinery since 1930, and in

1997 it started a new specialisation in renovation of production means.

Departments:




- Food Products Technology

- Food and Refrigerating Machinery

- Machining Technology

- Theory of Machines, Mechanisms and Machine Parts

- Descriptive Geometry and Drawing

4) Naval and Power Engineering Faculty

Founded in 1944, the Faculty is one of the largest and most rapidly developing in the University.

Departments:

- Shipbuilding

- Structural Mechanics of Ships and Strength of Materials

- Shipboard Power Plants and Thermal Power

- Electrical Equipment of Ships and Electrical Power Engineering

5) Automatic Production and Control Faculty

Originally formed in 1958 as a Mechanic Faculty, the Automatic Production and Control Faculty

offers engineer courses in four specializations, and economists - specialists in IT.

Departments:

- Production Automation

- Control Systems and Computing Machinery

- Automatic Machine-Building Technology

6) Economics Faculty

As one of the oldest faculties of the University, the Economics Faculty has grown from twelve

students in 1930 to 2,425 now.

Departments:

- Enterprise Management




- Economics and Entrepreneurship

- Accounting, Analysis and Audit

- Theory of Economics

7) Humanities Faculty

Departments:

- Foreign Languages

- History

- Social Sciences, Pedagogic and Law

- Philosophy and Cultural Studies

- Sports

8) Fundamental Training Faculty

Departments:

- Higher Mathematics

- Applied Mathematics

- Physics

- Chemistry

9) Upgrading Faculty

10) Fundamental Training Division for Foreign Students

Fundamental training division also offers courses in mathematics, physics, IT, etc. necessary for

further studies at the respective faculties. Those having successfully passed the final exams, are moved

up into the faculties. For an overseas student applying to study at KSTU, a secondary education is

compulsory for undergraduate studies, while those willing to do post-graduate studies must hold a

Master's degree or a Specialist diploma. These qualifications and a successful interview form the basis

for being accepted on a course.




Nine faculties offer academic training at the University. Eight of them award degrees and diplomas in

a variety of courses, namely:

Bachelor’s Degree (4 years of study with a possibility to continue for the Specialist Diploma or the

Master’s Degree)

• Management

• Economy

• Technique and Technology

• Agriculture

• Fisheries

• Fishing Economy

• Ecology and Nature Management.

Specialist Diploma (5 years with a possibility to continue at the post-graduate level – Kandidat Nauk

Degree)

• Economy

• Management

• Engineering

• Information Technology

• Ichthyology – Fish Farming

• Agronomy

• Zoological Engineering

Master’s Degree (2 years after the Bachelor’s Degree with a possibility to continue at the post-

graduate level – Kandidat Nauk Degree)

• Technique and Technology

• Fishing Economy




Murmansk State Technical University, Murmansk

The MSTU is one of the oldest higher educational establishment on the Kola peninsula. The history of

the University begins in 1950. Thus, in the year 2000 it will celebrate its 50th anniversary. The first

name of it was the “High Marine School” (HMS). Then it was made the Russian State Academy of

Fishing Fleet and since 1996 it has become the Murmansk State Technical University, the biggest and

the most prestigious educational center in the Far North of Russia and undoubtedly one of the biggest

and famous in the whole North-West of the country.

At present the MSTU is the leader on the educational market of the Murmansk Region. There are 9

Faculties and more then 30 Departments that train specialists in 28 fields and, what is more important,

their number is constantly increasing. The main purpose of the University is providing all the branches

of industry with well-qualified specialists. The total number of students is 4,458 and the teaching staff

is represented by 394 licensed specialists, among whom there are professors, doctors of sciences,

actual and corresponding members of Russian and Foreign Academies of Sciences.

The MSTU carries out not only enormous teaching activities, but also very intensive research work in

various fields and scientific directions by the cooperative strengths of its students, teachers, scientists

and post-graduates. Nowadays the internationalisation has become one of the main aspects of

education all over the world, consequently, taking into consideration all the above mentioned

information, it is impossible to underestimate the role of the MSTU being the potential partner for the

international cooperation in the sphere of higher education. The established catalogue of the

international conference held at the MSTU is meant to serve the best guide for all interested in

constructing links and cooperation. The spectrum of interests of professors and scientists of the MSTU

is rather wide and covers different fields of education and science.

Faculties:

- Faculty of Navigation

- Faculty of Electro- Engineering

- Faculty of Marine- Engineering

- Faculty of Technology




- Faculty of Humanities

- Faculty of Natural Sciences

- Faculty of Management and Economics

- Faculty of Law

- Faculty of Finance

- Part-Time and Correspondence Faculty

- Faculty of Correspondence Socio-Economic Education




Ukraine Ukraine has over 1,500 km of sea shoreline accommodating dozens of ports and terminals,

shipbuilding and shiprepairing yards on Azov and Black Seas on rivers Danube and Dnepr.

Maritime and internal waterways transport plays an important role in international trade which has

become more important since independence in re-establishing profitable transit traffic, in promoting

tourism and in unifying the country. Transport demand has changed radically since independence and

Ukraine has achieved a great deal in the transport sector, writing laws which are generally suitable for

the transport sector of a sovereign state, and privatising some transport enterprises. However, the State

still dominates the transport sector.

Ukrainian State Ship register by 01 April 2005 had 3,475 vessels of the total 2.633M GRT entitled to

fly the flag of Ukraine. These vessels are carriage only 7% of cargoes passing the country’s ports.

Total cargo handling in Ukraine in 2004 amounted in 144M t, and the share of state sea ports

amounted to 77% of that number or 111.4M t.

There are over 50 shipyards, enterprises making marine equipment and navigation instruments, design

bureaus and scientific-research institutions in the country. Marine Universities and Colleges of

Ukraine traditionally established in Sea ports town Odessa, Nikolayev, Kherson, Sebastopol.

Ports in Ukraine

Along Black and Sea of Azov coastline there are 20 merchant sea ports: Reni, Izmail, Ust-Dunaisk,

Belgorod-Dnestrovsky, Illichevsk, Odessa, Yuzhny, Nikolayev, Dnepro-Bugsky*, Oktyabrsk,

Kherson, Skadovsk, Yevpatoria, Sevastopol, Yalta, Theodosia, Kerch, Berdyansk and Mariupol,

Genichesk, as well as 11 port points. Moreover, there is a number of port and berth locations owned

by enterprises not subject to the Ministry of Transport of Ukraine, working in fields such as: fishery,

metallurgy, shipbuilding and repair, oil and gas extraction, and so on. The berthage line only above

mentioned 20 sea ports amount in totals more than 36 km with about 580 gantry cranes, thousands of

lift trucks of different types. These ports have over 300,000 sq. m of sheltered storage areas, and over

2.3M sq. m of open storage spaces.

The most important Ukrainian ports are those of Odessa, Illichevsk and Yuzhny, all situated not far

from each other on the north-western part of the Black Sea coast. These three ports alone account for




57 % of the total cargo turnover in Ukrainian sea ports; and offer the best sea approach ways, which

can accommodate large vessels with draft of from 11.5 m to even 15m; while other Ukraine's ports can

only take ships of considerably less draft. The major container terminals in Ukraine are located in

ports of Odessa and Illichevsk.

At the mouths of Ukraine's major rivers, the Dnepr and Yuzhny Bug, there is another important

grouping of sea ports: Nikolayev, Kherson, Oktyabrsk and Dnepro-Bugsky (structural subdivision of

the Nikolayev alumina plant), which can handle both bulk and general cargoes.

Around the Crimean Peninsula's seacoast, lie the merchant sea ports of Yevpatoria, Sevastopol, Yalta,

Theodosia and Kerch. They are designed, primarily, to serve Crimean transport needs. Given the

Crimea's tourism potential, ports of Yalta and Sevastopol have great perspectives for passenger and

cruise traffic development. Port Theodosia is the second in Ukraine by the volumes of crude oil and

petroleum products handled.

On the northern coast of the Sea of Azov lie the Ukrainian merchant sea ports of Berdyansk and

Mariupol whose distinguishing feature is their closeness to the industrially developed regions of

Donbass and Pridneprovye. The export of metals and other commodities from these regions provides

the main workload for these two ports.

Ukraine also has three merchant sea ports in the lower Danube: Reni, Izmail and Ust-Dunaisk.

Besides merchant sea ports, there are also four fishery sea ports in Ukraine i.e. those of Illichevsk,

Sevastopol, Kerch and Mariupol, which are supervised by the Fisheries Department. Of the four, only

that of Illichevsk is a joint-stock enterprise; the rest are still state enterprises.

The river Dnepr, which flows through Ukrainian territory, is the third largest river in Europe; and,

since ancient times, has strongly influenced the development of Ukrainian river shipping activities.

There are indeed many river ports and quays along the banks of the Dnepr and Yuzhny Bug. Eleven

major Ukraine's river ports, namely, those of Chernigov, Kiev, Cherkassy, Dneprodzerzhinsk,

Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhie, Kremenchug, Nikopol, Novaya Kakhovka, Kherson and river port of

Nikolayev.

Some details of major Ukrainian ports are described below.




Port of Berdyansk

The port on Azov Sea have general area comprises 402,600 sq. m, including 251,000 sq. m of the

operational area. Each port berth has railway and road approaches. There are 10 berths in the port

having total length of 1,704 m. The port provides handling of liquid, dry-bulk and general cargo,

containers, etc. The port territory comprises one cargo handling area. In 2004 the port handled

2,403,200 t of cargo. Total port capacity designed to handle up to 4.5M t a year.

The port has Specialized Terminals and Berths:

- Terminal for export of edible vegetable oil. Intensity of oil loading is 225 t per hour;

- Light petroleum product discharge area. Intensity of cargo handling 4,000 t per day;

- Metal handling berth. Total area amounts 9,610 sq.m;

- Grain handling berths and South-eastern Grain terminal;

- Passenger terminal

The port is accessible for vessels with a draft up to 7.9 m and maximum length up to 205 m.

The general plan of the port development includes building of container terminal with cargo handling

capacity of 60,000 TEU per year.

Port of Izmail

The port situated in the Kiliya mouth of the river Danube at the distance of 93 km from the Black Sea

and can accommodate the following vessels:

- sea-going cargo ships up to 10,000 DWT; draft up to 7.2 m, length up to 150 m and 30 m

breadth;

- river cargo ships up to 5,000 DWT; draft in full load up to 2.7-3.5 m; and length up to 150 m.

The port territory comprises 24 berths with total length of 2,666 m. The port has modern equipment,

loading devices and machinery for handling bulk, dry-bulk, packaged cargo and containers.

In 2004 the port transferred 6,644,800 t of cargo, but the port is designed to handle up to 8M t of

cargo a year.

Port of Illichevsk




One of the largest port in Ukraine is situated on the coast of Sukhoy Liman (estuary), 12 miles

southwest of Odessa. There are 29 berths in the port having total length of 6 km. The port is

accessible for vessels with a draft up to 13 m and 100,000 DWT.

Total port capacity designed to handle up to 28.5M t a year.


- Container Terminal. Storage areas for 9,700 TEU including 200 refrigerator containers;

- Ore handling complex;

- Complex for handling of edible oils;

- Grain handling complex;

- Fertilizers handling complex;

- Multimodal complex specialized in operation with railway and Ro-Ro ferries (Rail ferry lines

from Odessa to Bulgaria (Varna), Gerorgia (Poti and Batumi), Turkey (Derince)). Complex

facilities enable to handle 50,000 motor vehicles a year;

- Fuel Terminal;

- Liquefied gas handling complex.

Port offers specialized facilities for handling heavy lifts (max. 300 t).

In 2004 the port transferred 14,882,700 t of cargo.

Port of Kerch

It is situated on the shore of the Strait of Kerch which joins the Black and Sea of Azov. The port is

accessible for vessels with a draft up to 8.1 m and length up to 200 m. General area comprises

615,300 sq. m, including 564,000 sq. m of the operational area. There are 2 handling terminals:

- Cargo handling terminal 1 has 7 berths with total length of 1432 m.

- Cargo handling terminal 2 in the area of the Fishery port.

Total port capacity designed to handle up to 2.5M t a year, but in 2004 cargo turnover exceed the

design capacity and amount of 2,636,200 t of cargo.

In the Kerch region also placed ferry terminal which operated with railway (Crime - Caucasus line)

and Ro-Ro ferries.

Port of Mariupol




It is the biggest port on Azov Sea have general area comprises 73.2 hectares. The port is accessible

for vessels with a draft up to 8 m and length up to 250 m. There are 18 berths in the port having total

length of 4.03 km. In 2004 the port handled 14,771,300 t of cargo.


- Specialized coal handling terminal;

- Container Terminal;

- Cargo-Passenger Terminal.

The general plan of the port development includes reconstruction of berth and storage areas which

enlarge for capable to transfer fertilizers and up to 1M t of metal a year.

Port of Nikolaev

It is situated on the left bank of the river Yuzny Bug, 35 km upstream from where the river flows in

the of Dneprovsky Liman (estuary). The port is accessible for vessels with a draft up to 10.3 m; and

length up to 215 m and 30 m breadth. General area comprises 94 hectares and divided into 3 cargo

area.

The port have Specialized Terminals and Berths:

- Grain Terminal;

- Chemical fertilizers handling terminal;


cargo a year.

In the Nikolaev region also placed sea port Oktyabrsk which has 7 berths total length of 1.9 km. The

port can handle up to 2M t of general cargo. In 2004 the port transferred 841,400 t of cargo.

Port of Odessa

The largest port in Ukraine is located on the north-western coast of the Black Sea in the south-

western part of Odessky Gulf. Total port capacity designed to handle up to 38M t a year. In 2004 the

port handled 30,549,600 t of cargo.

There are 42 protected berths with depths ranging from 6.2 to 13.5 m. The berth line totals over

9,000 m. The port has 8 terminals for handling dry cargoes, as well as passenger, oil and container




(vessels of 12.5 m draft and 240 m long are accommodated) terminals, harbours, terminals to handle

tropical and technical oils.

Harbours of the port:

- Quarantine harbour admits ships of up to 11.5 m draft, and 240 m in length;

- New harbour admits ships of up to 11.5 m draft and 240 m in length;

- Cabotage harbour admits ships of up to 11.5 m draft and 240 m in length;

- Convenience harbour admits ships of up to 11.5 m draft and 240 m in length;

- Oil harbour admits ships of up to 12.5 m draft and 250 m in length.

Port of Reni

The port situated on the left bank of the river Danube at the distance of 124 km from the Black Sea.


- Oil terminal for sea-going and river vessels up to 10,000 DWT;

- Grain Terminal;

- Mineral fertilizers handling terminal;

- LPG terminal.

The port territory comprises 39 berths with total length of 3,927 m.

In 2004 the port transferred 2,242,800 t of cargo, but the port is designed to handle up to 14.5M t of

cargo a year.

Port of Theodosia

It is situated on the Black Sea on the shore of south-eastern Crimea peninsular in the western part of

Theodosia Gulf. The port land territory covers 13.44 hectares. There are 2 handling terminals:

- Dry cargo handling terminal.

- Oil and petroleum products terminal for vessels with a draft up to 11.5 m and 80,000 DWT.

In 2004 the port transferred 5,334,700 t of cargo, but the port is designed to handle up to 11.25M t of

cargo a year.

Port of Kherson




The port is situated 15.2 miles from the mouth of the river Dnepr. The port is accessible for vessels

with a draft up to 7.6 m in fresh water and length up to 200 m. There are 10 berths in the port having

total length of 1.6 km.

The port handles general and dry bulk cargoes.


cargo a year.

Port of Yuzhny

One of the deepest port in Ukraine is situated on the coast of Adjalykskiy Liman (estuary), 30 km on

the east from Odessa. There are 10 berths in the port having total length of 3 km. The port is

accessible for vessels with a draft up to 14.5 m, length up to 278 m and 48 m breadth.

The port divided on 2 areas which have Specialized Terminals and Berths:

- Terminal for handling carbamid (urea) in bulk;

- Terminal for handling liquid chemicals cargoes include liquefied ammonia, methanol,

superphosforic and nitril acrylic acids;

- Terminal for handling of sand;

- Terminal for handling general and bulk cargoes;

- Oil Terminal “Pivdenniy”. It is a sea component of the complex oil pipeline Odessa-Brody;

- Liquefied gas handling complex.

In 2004 the port transferred 18,868,200 t of cargo.

River port of Dnepropetrovsk

The port is situated on the river Dnepr 393 km from the mouth. The port is accessible for vessels

with a draft up to 3.75 m in fresh water. Territory of the port contains 2 cargo areas with total length

of berths 2,250 m.

Port specialized on handling of rolled profile metal, containers, coal, coke, sand, iron ore pellets,

mineral building materials, grain cargoes.

In 2004 the port handled 2,847,500 t of cargo.

River port of Zaporozhie





with a draft up to 4 m in fresh water and length up to 180 m. The main kinds of cargoes handled are:

ore, coke, scrap, metal products, fertilizers, clay, sand, ferro-alloys, bauxites.


River port of Kiev


with a draft up to 3.2 m in fresh water and length up to 130 m. Port specialized on handling of

building materials for local needs.


Shipyards in Ukraine

Ukraine has got great traditions in shipbuilding and shiprepair. After the USSR collapse a powerful

shipbuilding base remaining in Ukraine. There are 9 shipbuilding plants which given 30% of the

USSR shipbuilding product, 5 ships machinery manufacturers, 27 R&D institutes and design bureau.

Besides that, Ukraine has a number of shipbuilding and shiprepairing yards of the Ministry of

Transport and Communications, Department of Fisheries and Ministry of Defence. Most of companies

and organizations of the industry participate in non-governmental Association of Shipbuilders of

Ukraine.

At present the companies with private property are Illyichivsk Shipyard and Mariupol Shipyard. The

rest of ship repairing yards are under management of Ministry of Transport and Communication of

Ukraine. Shipbuilding yards are the joint-stock companies. Suppliers, in general, are the traders with

private property.

Production range is design and construction of all kinds of Merchant ships up to 100.000 DWT

including oil, product and chemical tankers, bulk carriers, universal and multi-purpose dry cargo

vessels, reefers, fishery vessels, supply vessels and tugs, floating docks and cranes, hydrofoils and

hovercrafts, special and Naval ships.

Some details of major Ukrainian shipbuilding and shiprepairing yards are described below.




Damen Shipyards Okean

JSC "Damen Shipyards Okean" is located in Nikolaev on the Bugsko-Dneprovsko-Limansky canal. It

was established in 1951. Since 1958 Sudostroitelniy zavod "Okean" built sea-going vessels among

them 50,000 DWT bulk carriers “Zoia Kosmodemianskaya” type and 100,000 DWT oil-bulk carrier

“Boris Butoma”, bulkers of “Panamax” type.

In September 2000 the Dutch company "Damen Shipyards Group" acquired 78 % of shares of the JSC

Sudostroitelniy zavod "Okean". In February 2001 the shipyard was given its present name: JSC

"Damen Shipyards Okean".

Today the shipyard builds dry cargo vessels of different types: container carriers, chemical tankers,

bunker tankers, combi-freighters, ocean tugs and "river-sea" types of ships; it also repairs and

modernizes vessels, manufactures machine building products.

On December 16, 2003 they started construction of the first dry cargo vessel of the series of 10 motor

vessels of the "river-sea" type having cargo capacity of 6,500 t and to a total value of $7M for SC

"Ukrrechflot". Thus, after the long term break, construction of vessels for Ukrainian ship owners was

started.

In 2002 they built 9 completed vessels and 5 hulls; in 2003 — 8 vessels including completed ones. By

November 2004 the shipyard had been building 16 vessels.

JSC "Damen Shipyards Okean" was the first shipbuilding plant in Nikolaev to register and to carry out

the investment project on the territory of the special economic zone "Nikolaev".

The shipyard employs almost 4,000 workers.

Production facilities:

- Dry dock dimensions: the length is 354 m, the width is 60 m and the depth is 17 m. It is

designed to build vessels of displacement up to 300,000 t. It is equipped with 6 cranes: 2

travelling cranes of maximum lifting capacity of 320 t each and 4 gantry cranes of maximum

lifting capacity of 80 t each.

- Floating dock is designed to repair and launch vessels of cargo capacity of up to 6,000 t.




The berthing of 400 m long is used to finish construction of large tonnage vessels; the berthing wall of

200 m long is used to finish construction of middle tonnage vessels. They are equipped with cranes of

lifting capacity of 15-30 t.

There are three independent production-position lines of hulls forming at the shipyard.

Assembling-welding shop makes sections of middle tonnage ships building and hulls by blocks

positioning method.

The slipway is designed to form hulls for middle tonnage ships building.

The block of hull shops of large tonnage ships building including mechanized storage of shipbuilding

steel is equipped with gantry cranes of 20 t of lifting capacity.

The hull treatment shop with high level technological processes is equipped with modern machines for

cutting hull components under water. To bend shell plating sheets hydraulic presses of cargo capacity

of 800 and 1,200 t and expanders for bending metal of 50 mm thick are used. Cleaning and priming of

plates and profiles are carried out by shot-blasting machines with horizontal movement of plates and

profiles.

Assembling-welding shop for large tonnage ships building. The shop bays are equipped with cranes to

manufacture sections weighing up to 200 t.

Machine-erecting shop is designed to assemble main power plants, auxiliary machinery and to make

ships pipe lines and systems.

Shop for completion of constructions is designed to equip ships compartments.

Recently DSO has built vessels under the supervision of such Classification Societies as: Germanisher

Lloyd (GL), Lloyd’s Register (LR), Bureau Veritas (BV), Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Russian

Register of Shipping.

Chernomorsky Shipbuilding Yard Plant

Joint stock holding company "Chernomorsky Shipbuilding Yard" is situated in the city of Nikolaev on

the banks of the Bugskiy Liman (estuary) was established on the 9th of October 1897. The first ship

built there was the torpedo-boat “Zavetniy”. Since that time the shipyard built over one thousand




vessels, ships and submarines on various projects and for different purposes. The shipyard built large

reefer trawlers, the biggest in the world whalers, tankers and tugs. All aircraft carriers for the USSR

Navy were built at the shipyard.

Today the SHC "Chernomorsky Shipbuilding Yard" is one of the biggest enterprises of the

shipbuilding industry in Ukraine. The enterprise has great production capacities - shipyard, machinery

construction, metallurgical, and production stand enterprises - insure the fulfilment of orders not only

of the ship owners, but also of various brunches of industry for production of different kinds of

technical products.

At the present time the company incorporates the following subsidiaries, open joint-stock companies,

in which the company owns 51% of the stock:

- OJSC "Shipbuilding Yard "Merydian";

- OJSC "Chernomorsky Machine-Building Plant"

- OJSC "Painting and Insualtion Manufacturing Plant "Rayduga";

- OJSC "Chernomorsky Furniture Factory "ChornomorMebli"

- OJSC "Construction Department "ChornomorBudService"

The number of employees 6,000.

For the moment the enterprise is fulfilling the order for the construction of the product tankers 45,000

DWT according to the international standards demands. Five enterprises, which are the members of

the holding "Chernomorskiy Shipbuilding Yard" manufactures wide range of products, including:

small tonnage vessels (trawlers) up to 5,000 tons, ship machinery and equipment, electric equipment,

furniture, consumer goods.

State Enterprise "Shipyard named after 61 Communards"

State enterprise "The shipyard named after 61 Communards" is situated in the city of Nikolaev on the

banks of Ingul river, 55 miles from the Black Sea.

1788 - the year of foundation of Nikolaev Admiralty (the first name of the shipyard).




1856-1867 -the period of battleships construction. From this series of warships the most important

historical mission fall to the armoured battleship "The Prince Potyomkin Tavrichesky". The shipyard

built battleships till 1910.

1911-1914 - on the left bank of the Ingul River two building berths with slip-ways, assembling and

welding workshop , a number of buildings and outfitting wharf were built. The shipyard got new name

- "Russud". Battleships, cruisers, storm-boats that were built at the shipyard were the best vessels of its

class at the period.

From 1931 when the shipyard was named after 61 Communards torpedo-boat destroyers, destroyers

and submarines, supply vessels for Navy, including rescue vessels of various purposes equipped with

deep-water operation systems were built. About one third of Navy ships of former USSR were built at

this shipyard.

The total area of the enterprise is 1414.5 thousand sq. m, with building up area of 476.5 thousand sq.

m. Production capacities of the enterprise are concentrated in 286 industrial buildings and 165

industrial structures.

Technological and organizational possibilities of the shipyard allows to build contemporary, highly

efficient and reliable vessels of all types with hull weight up to 28 000 t. Hulls construction is made on

three building berths with partial installation and mounting of equipment and machinery

simultaneously. The total length of warfs equipped with necessary infrastructure makes 1248 m that

allows to outfit simultaneously no less than 10 vessels.

Production capacities of pipe machining, mechanical mounting, electrical engineering, paint and

insulation, woodworking and machine building workshops are involved in the process of shipbuilding

and ship repair without enlisting a contractor.

Floating dock of 7000 t lifting capacity allows to perform any kind of ship repair for the ships of up to

140 m length and up to 20 m width. Maintenance on repairing or modernization of the vessels in

different parts of the world is carried out by means of mobile teams of highly qualified engineers and

specialists.




In connection with conversion the excessive production areas (20 thousand square metres), covered

terminals to keep and handle different kinds of cargo (30 thousand sq. m), terminal equipped for

keeping, receiving and giving out luboil and fuel (10 thousand sq. m) have appeared at the shipyard.

All kinds of production are equipped to the sufficient extent with machining, woodworking, lifting and

transportation machinery.

All kinds of materials and technical supply are carried out on the basis of information accumulated for

the last years about suppliers of materials and ship's equipment in Ukraine and abroad. The basis of the

experience amassed in the shipbuilding and ship engineering are highly qualified engineers and

workers at the shipyard.

Besides shipbuilding which comprises 93.5% (in 1999) of the total production the shipyard carries out

ship repairing, manufactures the articles of ship, industrial and special (licensed articles for nuclear

power stations) machine building.

Shipbuilding Yard "Liman"

This Yard is located in the city of Nikolaev on the banks of the Bugskiy Liman (estuary) close to

"Chernomorsky Shipbuilding Yard".

Shipbuilding Yard "Liman" JSC originated as an independent enterprise from the repair workshops of

Nikolaev Merchant Port in 1896. At that time, no alternative ship repair base was available at the

Black Sea, so the Port could not manage without the repair workshops and later without the Yard,

which predetermined ship repair work as the main kind of the enterprise activity for many years to

come.

From the year 1933, the enterprise's specialization began to change. In addition to the traditional ship

repair work, the Yard was entrusted with construction of non-propelled barges, floating wharves,

lighters. The enterprise started fabrication of metal structures for marine construction purposes.

At that time, the enterprises involved into construction of the port and hydraulic structures were the

basic purchasers of the Yard.




In 1995 the Yard was privatized and re-organized into a joint stock company. With the new owners'

arrival, construction of sail-motor yachts and boats of various purposes supplemented traditional kinds

of the enterprise's activity.

The enterprise continuously looks for new prospects of development. Having studied the market, the

management of the Yard made a decision to construct small-size fishing vessels for the fishery

enterprises in the Black Sea and Azov Sea regions. This project is supported by the Ukrainian

Government and is financed by Innovation Support Foundation of Ukraine.

The Yard is now constructing the prototype ship in the series of small-size seiner-trawlers, Design

09103, 25.6 meters in length. Preparations are being made for construction of fishing boats 12, 14 and

16 meters in length which are intended for coastal fishery, and 18 m. small-size seiner-trawlers

intended for fishery in the enclosed seas.

Today the objective of the enterprise is to increase the efficiency and reliability of the ships

constructed. Design development is carried out using up-to-date CAD systems and is based upon

consultations with the Customers, as the success is attainable only through complying with their needs

and wishes.

Shipyard is capable for construction and repair of vessels (including yachts, boats, ships) of length up

to 70 meters, and dock weight up to 800 tons. The depth of water area at the mooring line is 5 meters.

The company has open access to sea, railway and motorway connection. The railway goes deeply into

the yard territory, which allows transportation of heavy constructions directly to and from the place of

their fabrication.

JSC Kherson Shipyard

Kherson Shipyard is located in the mouth of the Dnepr river. The Shipyard exists over 50 years and is

one of the biggest shipbuilding facilities of Ukraine. During its long history over three hundred vessels

for 26 countries of the worldwide have been built at its berths.

After collapse of the USSR, change of geopolitical and economical situation, the Shipyard did survive

not the best times and mainly dealt with shiprepair.




The renaissance of the Company began in early 2005, when Kherson Shipyard from state ownership

turned into the ownership of Evroresurs Company. The scope of shiprepair has sufficiently increased,

shipbuilding has renewed.

The basic directions of activity of JSC Kherson Shipyard are shipbuilding, updating and repair of

vessels. Shipyard’s production facilities provide for the construction of tankers, dry-cargo vessels,

container-carriers, ice breakers, Arctic supply vessels, drilling vessels and various multi-purpose

vessels.

Production Area No. 1 Production Area No. 2

Maximum length (depending on fore or aft overhangs) 180-185 m 140-160 m

Maximum width 25,5 m 32,5 m Maximum launching draft 4,5 m 4,0 m Launching weight 10 000 t 6 000 t

The company performs the works as follows:

Hull Assembling and Metal Processing Facilities - performs works on pre-processing of rolled metal

(straightening, shot-blasting, priming) cutting and bending of details; performs staightening, shot-

blasting of rolled metal plates 3 to 50 mm thick, maximum size 3200x16000 mm on plasma and gas

cutting machines. Bending equipment provides for bending of details of 1 to 50mm thick plates of all

types and shapes, including shaped bends by profile gauge and frame work, bottom stamping of 6 to

10 mm thick plates, with diameter 350mm to 800mm as well as bending materials of rolled profiles.

The assembling-and-welding production deals with assembly and welding of metal sections and units

of all kinds (flat and volumetric); produces sections and units sizing 16m x 25,3m, weighing 85t to

180 t, using 5 to 125t l.c. overhead cranes, semi-automatic and automatic welding equipment.

The Shipyard's processed metal capacity in 2005 will be around 100 thousand tons.

Building Berth Facilities - forms main body on two construction sites (see the Table above):

Production Site No. 1 - units up to 2000 tons are formed in Large Unit Building to be further moved

on to the building berth (two building berth lines, 300 m long each). It is possible to build vessels up to

180 m long, up to 25,5 m wide, with the launching weight up to 10 000 tons. Production Site No.2 -




hull forming is carried out in a roofed building berth on two building berth lines. The length of each

line is 240 m, the width is 36 m. It is possible to build vessels up to 140 m long and up to 32 m wide.

The Shipyard implemented a unique technology of modernization and updating of river and sea

vessels (enlargement of sides, raising of hatch coamings, refurbishment of hatch-covers, elongation of

hulls) which provides for Customers to increase deadweight and scope of transported goods.

JSC Kherson Shipyard obtained The Certificate of Approval of German Lloyd for execution of

welding works on hulls of metal vessels and pipelines as well as for Central laboratory regarding

measurement of thicknesses of hull structures of vessels.

The introduction of quality management system, corresponding to ISO 9001:2000 International

Standard and implemented periodical audits are a strategic solution of JSC Kherson Shipyard.

Kherson State Plant “PALLADA”

The plant is located on the Dnepr river, was founded in 1936 on the base of ships repairing shops.

Since 1958 the yard specialized on building of floating docks.

PALLADA is one of the largest dock building yards specialized in production of floating

constructions, especially, floating composite (i.e. including reinforced concrete pontoons and steel

sidewalls) docks of various lifting capacity. PALLADA uses special non-caisson technology for

reinforced concrete pontoon connection afloat in sea water. This method allows us to create different

floating constructions with no length and breadth limitations. For years of our existence we have

constructed about 80 floating docks of different lifting capacity, some of these docks are really unique

and unrivalled.

PALLADA built docks for Finland, Japan, Korea, Russia, Turkey, Egypt, Croatia, Bulgaria, Nigeria,

Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Vietnam.

Now PALLADA has begun to build floating docks of new generation which provide docking and

repair works of PANAMAX vessels. The strength characteristics of these docks allow carrying out the

utilization of civil and navy vessels including special-purpose vessels and nuclear power submarines.




PALLADA can build the following floating objects: quays, electric power and wind-power stations,

garages, hotels, restaurants, warehouses, storages, submerged drilling platform foundations, etc.

There are totals of 600 employees worked on the plant.

Shipbuilding plant “Leninska Kyznya”

JSC plant "Leninska Kyznia" is located in Kiev was founded in 1862 by production engineer Mr.

Donat Fyodor Grigorievich. It had been a mechanical plant and iron-works and from the very

beginning the plant had been a private property with management of works being carried out by the

founders.

1868: Within a short period of time metal structures had been manufactured for a new bridge over the

river Dnepr, construction thereof being carried out under direction of the well-known Russian engineer

Mr.Struve.

1889: Reorganization into a company named as "Kiev Machine-Building Plant" belonging to Society

"Donat, Lipkovsky and Co".

1895: Transfer to the ownership of the Joint Stock Company "South Russian Machine-Building Plant".

1924: Renaming of the company "South Russian Machine-Building Plant" to "Leninska Kuznya" plant

according to Decree of Kiev Regional Executive Committee. 1928: Decree of Supreme Soviet of

Ukraine on the following matters: organizing of shipbuilding in Ukraine, specialization of "Leninska

Kuznya" in this branch of industry, development of shipyard.

1928: Laying down of shipyard on the left riverside of Dnepr, at Rybalsky peninsula.

1931: Launching of the first tugboat with all-welded hull designed for 150 hp.

1932: Commencement of building the river tugs for 300 hp with valve steam engine of our own

production on board.

1934: Beginning of building the river tugs for 400 hp.

Post-war period: construction of dredges with the out-put of 250 m/h, of passenger vessels for 400 HP,

harbour seagoing tugboats, self-propelled sea-going scows.




The plant built middle sized fishery vessels, manufactured ship boiler and other equipment.

Since 1995 the plant "Leninska Kyznia" is a joint-stock company and 25.4% of its shares is

governmental property.

Docking block of the plant include four floating docks. There are shipbuilding and shiprepair shops,

power supply site, transport shop with approaching and plant railways, five production lines for

production-positioning building of vessels.

The plant builds small and medium size fishery vessels (refrigeration and freezing), technical fleet

vessels (suction hopper and chain-bucket dredgers), dry cargo vessels of up to 5,000 t displacement

and tankers of up to 6,000 t displacement, combat craft and corvettes.

Machine building shops of the plant manufacture boiler plants, pumps, preventers, garbage and wastes

incinerators and controllable pitch propellers.

In 2003 shipbuilding sector amounted to 79 % of production activities of the JSC plant "Leninska

Kyznia", machine building - 20 %, shiprepair - 1 %.

Volume of production totalled 35M UAH (75.2 % - shipbuilding, 24.8 % - machine building). They

sold products for 41M UAH (68.1 % - shipbuilding, 31.4 % - machine building), including 32M UAH

for export (81.6 % - shipbuilding, 18.4 % - machine building).

In 1993-2004 the following fishery ships were built: 502 EM project - 2 ships, 12800 project - one

ship, gun-boat - 2 ships, chain-bucket dredgers of 15191 project - 1 ship.

Hulls: dry cargo vessels - 10 pcs, tankers - 10 pcs.

The plant orders portfolio has comprised dry cargo ships, a corvette, gun-boat, hulls of tankers and

container's vessels.

At present the plant is getting ready its quality system to be certified according to ISO 9000.

The vessels are built under the supervision of Germanischer Lloyd's, Lloyd’s Register, Bureau Veritas,

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping and Ukrainian Register of Shipping.




Sevastopol Marine plant

The Shipyard was founded in 1783 simultaneously with Sevastopol city.

"Sevastopol Marine Plant" is located on the South - West coast of the Crimea in Sevastopol bay.

Protection of defined water area of the yard against direct influence of nature disasters, not freezing

bay and absence of tidal fluctuations of water level allow to repair and build vessels all the year round.

During more than 200-year history the plant faced different periods of the declines and revivals.

Destroyed during the periods of the Crimean war (1853-1856), Civil war (1918-1920), the World War

II (1941-1945) the plant revived from the ruins, restored invariably its production and staff raising up

to the level of the leading enterprises of the shiprepairing and shipbuilding branches.

Currently the main activities of the JC "Sevmorzavod" and the enterprises established with its

participation are shiprepair (JSC SRC "Sevmorsudoremont"); ship building ("Sevmorverf" Ltd.); ships

and general machine building ("Sevmormash" Lt.); general, spare parts and components supply,

engineering service of marine equipment abroad ("Vneshekonomservice", subsidiary company);

manufacturing and supply of electrical equipment, etc.

Shiprepair production facilities of the industrial societies incorporated into shiprepair complex JC

"Sevastopol marine plant" make it possible to carry out almost all kinds of works as to repair,

modernization and re-equipment of ships.

The north dock (286 x 36 x 11 m, lifting capacity of gantry cranes total 80 t, 10 t, 30 t and 16 t)

provides docking of vessels of up to 250 m long (tanker) and up to 220 m (bulk carriers), of up 32 m

wide, having draught up to 9 m and deadweight up to 65,000 t (tanker), up to 52,000 t (bulk carriers),

that is all vessels of "Panamax" type.

The east dock (179 x 26 x 9 m, lifting capacity of gantry cranes: 10 t - dock crane, 10 t - inter-docks

crane) provides repair of vessels of up to 165m long, up to 22m wide and having draught up to 9 m

and deadweight up to 18,0001.

The west dock (160 x 26 x 8 m, lifting capacity of gantry cranes: 16 t - dock crane, 10 t - inter-docks

crane) provides repair of vessels of up to 145 m long, up to 22 m wide and having draught of up to 7 m

and deadweight of up to 12,000 t.




Dry docks and embankments, which are equipped with systems supplying compressed air, fresh and

sea water, oxygen and natural gas, berthing walls (650 m) and specialized shops to repair all

compound parts of ships provide conditions to carry out all kinds of repair, docking and re-equipment

of ships and vessels of all types and purposes including:

- works and services in dock;

- shaft repair and replacement of gaskets;

- repair of anchors, anchor chains and drives;

- replacement of steel constructions;

- repair of main and auxiliary engines and machinery, boilers and heat exchangers;

- repair of systems and pipe lines;

- repair of electric systems and equipment;

- modernization and reconstruction of vessels if required by Classification Societies.

In 2001 the shipyard repaired 42 vessels, in 2002 - 44, in 2003 - 55 vessels. They are getting involved

into a new service market to repair tanker (in 2003 they repaired 8 tankers).

The shipyard has successfully cooperated with ship owners from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Greece,

Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta, Latvia, Cambodia, Liberia and others.

"Sevmorneft" Ltd. closely cooperates with the plants joined JC "Sevastopol marine plant" and project

organizations and makes all complex of works on ships construction (from making projects to delivery

trails).

Size of the inclined slipway (its width totals 27.8 m) makes it possible to place hulls having principal

dimensions up to 100 x 26 m and launching weight up to 3,000 t on it. They are the hulls of fishing

vessels, technical and general suppliers, such special purpose ships as tugs, ferry boats, boom-laying

and oil collectors, research vessels, fire boats, oil, chemical and gas tankers and food carriers.

Favourable climate and protected non-freezing harbours ensure delivery trails in any season.

The shipyard has been involved into the following activities:

carrying out the complex works to design and build ships and floating crafts, technical means for oil

production and processing complexes;

working out, manufacturing and realization of products of industrial-technical purpose;




working out design and technological documents to manufacture ship's constructions, machinery and

equipment;

making of ships components, units, constructions, hulls, machinery and equipment;

fitting, finishing and start-adjusting works, submitting tests of systems and equipment as well as

delivery trials of ships and vessels;

repairing of hull constructions.

For 30 years shipbuilding site of JC "Sevastopol morskoy zavod" jointly with CDB "Korall" have built

over 70 floating cranes having lifting capacity from 100 t to 1,600 t that have been still operative.

At present (November 2004) building of propelled ground-carrying barge of cargo carrying capacity

of 1,200 t ordered by JSC "Chernomortekhflot" (Ukraine) and boom-laying ship for the port of

Yuzhniy (Odessa) are being completed on the on the slipways of the shipyard.

October 1, 2004 the floating crane "Sevmor-neftegas" of lifting capacity of 340/400 t designed for

building and service of hydro technical constructions including drilling rigs on the north shelf of

Russian Federation was submitted to the customer JSC "Gasprom" (Russian Federation) by JSC

"Sevastopol marine plant".

In November 2004 "Sevmorneft" Ltd. concluded a contract with JSC "Mostobud" (Ukraine) to build a

river non-self propelled floating crane of lifting capacity of 1,200 t that is designed to transfer and

mount spans of the bridges intended to be built over the rivers and to carry out works to lift cargo.

Machine building

Currently "Sevmormash" Ltd. is one of the leading plants manufacturing ship's deck equipment

(windlasses, semi-windlasses, winches, cable drums), heat exchangers (coolers, heaters, condensers)

and filters, reduction gears and so on.

At present the shipyard is an integrated complex comprising machining, foundry, tool maker's and

forge-heat - treating shops resulted in complete technological closed circuit.




Feodosia shipbuilding company "Morye"

The company is a shipyard (founded in 1947 as the plant “Yuzhnaya tochka”) specialized in

production of high-speed dynamically supported vessels (hydrofoils, hovercrafts, vessels with air-

cavities), motor yachts and boats with hull made of aluminum-magnesium alloy. The company is the

biggest in the Ukraine in this field. Water area of the company and the harbor make it possible to fulfil

launching, testing and vessels mooring with the length up to 90m and with the draught up to 5m.

The considerable part of its production is warships: patrol boat "Grif" and antisubmarine hydrofoil

crafts "Antares" and "Sokol", multi-purpose hovercrafts, including small amphibious landing craft

"Zubr" that doesn't have analogues in the world.

Well-known passenger hydrofoils as "Raketa", "Kometa", "Voskhod", "Cyclone" and "Olympia" were

built by this shipyard. Their total amount composes 40% of vessels built in the world.

The hydrofoils "Kometa", built at the end of the 60s - the beginning of the 70s, are still in operation in

Germany, Greece, Croatia, Cuba.

The company possesses technical and manufacturing potential that ensures the most difficult tasks

solution in creating high-speed vessels and ships applying the newest technologies such as:

- Mathematical designing methods and transparent loftsman - technological preproduction with

the application of CAD/CAM systems;

- mechanized methods of forming polysurfaces;

- the finishing plasma arc cutting;

- laser control and cantering methods in mechanic-assembling manufacture;

- one-sided methods of constructions welding in all space positions with deep melting-through.

The company's Design Bureau specializes in dynamically supported vessels and ships designing of

aluminium alloy and glass-reinforced plastic and development of glass-reinforced plastic complex

constructions. Design Bureau has already worked out a number of high-speed boats with graphical

computer technologies application using the scientific and technical resources of Russia and the

Ukraine.

The following departments in the company can provide the full cycle execution of technological

preproduction for new vessels designing as well as for repair and modernization of operating vessels:




- loftsman-patterned section with the appliance of modern methods of loftsman preproduction

based on modelling with the help of automated systems that help exclude the necessity of

natural mock-up laying-out and issue the control programs in the form of cutting charts,

sketches for the hull details processing on the numerical program control (NPC) equipment;

- technical department consisting of specialized subdivision of experts in hull-processing,

assembling and welding, hull-making, machine-building, fitting-out, pipe-processing and

mechanical assembling works and vessels testing and delivering, provides all the necessary

designing and technological documentation, necessary technological equipment, special tools,

means of mechanization and non-standard equipment designing.

Preproduction workshop, consisting of storage, mechanoprocessing, thermal, assembling and welding,

woodworking and glass-fibber-reinforced plastic section provides all technical equipment production

works fulfilment, special tooling, means of mechanization and non-standard equipment.

Hull-manufacturing provides the whole cycle of components production of aluminium-magnesium,

titanic alloys and stainless steels.

Shipbuilding production is of a high technical level. Its equipment and the highly qualified specialists

team allows to fulfil erecting-welding works in construction production of steels, aluminium and

titanium alloys. The production is equipped with the multi-purpose welding current sources, special

automatic welding workbenches, and automatic resistance welding machines. The welding specialists

as well as manufacturing methods of welding are certified according to the Maritime Register of

Shipping requirements. The welding materials preparation is fulfilled on the specialized area, method

of electrochemical welding wire purifying is used.

The company has a welding laboratory and central factory laboratory (CFL), certified according to the

Register requirements which allow to conduct the certification of the working welders independently

and do all kinds of testing and control.

Hull building ensures the fulfilment of the shipbuilding works on the production lines, starting from

hull laying and assembling in building berths, installation of the foundations, reinforcements,

mechanical saturation of hull, testing on impermeability and air-tightness, fulfilment of painting-

insulating, mechanical-assembly, fitting-out, electric wiring and finishing works ending in

transportation and vessels launching.




Shipbuilding yard “Zaliv”

Zaliv Shipyard was organized in 1938. Shipyard is located on the shore of the Kerch Strait. During the

first years the Yard did repairs and retrofitting of vessels sailing in the Black Sea and Azov Sea,

constructed small vessels for the Navy and special commercial vessels (torpedo boats, mine sweepers,

fishing boats).

During the period from 1940 till 1960 totally 134 units were constructed.

Since 1960 till 1968 new facilities were put into operation. In 1968 the first tanker of 1500 DWT was

delivered, and the Yard started to build tankers of 22000 t displacement. Building its dry dock Zaliv

started to construct tankers of 182000 t displacement.

During the period from 1960 till 1980 more than 300 vessels were constructed in total.

In the 80s Zaliv started to build Panamax tankers with double bottom/sides. At the same time frigates

of 3300 t displacement were built for the Navy, as well as drilling rigs, and non-self propelled barges.

In 1988 the first in the world nuclear powered LASH vessel “Sevmorput” for 1300 containers of 74

lighters was delivered at Zaliv.

In 1994 Zaliv Shipyard was reorganized into a joint stock company (JSC). During 1981 till 2004 the

Yard constructed 61 vessels and hulls in total.

Since 1960 till 1968 new facilities were put into operation. In 1968 the first tanker of 1500 dwt was

delivered, and the Yard started to build tankers of 22000 t displacement. Building its dry dock Zaliv

started to construct tankers of 182000 t displacement.

During the period from 1960 till 1980 more than 300 vessels were constructed in total.

In the 80s Zaliv started to build Panamax tankers with double bottom/sides. At the same time frigates

of 3300 t displacement were built for the Navy, as well as drilling rigs, and non-self propelled barges.

In 1988 the first in the world nuclear powered LASH vessel “Sevmorput” for 1300 containers of 74

lighters was delivered at Zaliv.

In 1994 Zaliv Shipyard was reorganized into a joint stock company (JSC). During 1981 till 2004 the

Yard constructed 61 vessels and hulls in total.




Production facilities include:

- prefabrication facilities, consisting of NC plate and profile cutting machines, shotblasting and

priming line;

- welding-assembly facilities, including block and panel line with an output up to 40,000 t steel

constructions per year;

- a paint shop, equipped with modern western technological and coating equipment , with a total

coating capacity 410,000 м2/year;

- 2 building berths for construction of vessels with a steel weight up to 2,200 t and 125 m long;

- a dry dock: 360m x 60m x 11 m with 2 cranes 320 t lifting capacity each and 5 cranes with 80

t lifting capacity each;

- 2 deep-water outfitting quays 270 m and 240 m long with 2 cranes (32 t lifting capacity) and 1

crane (50 t lifting capacity);

- an outfitting quay 186 m long with a crane (80 t lifting capacity);

- all necessary facilities for construction and repair of vessels;

- a port certified for international vessels to call at, where general cargoes can be handled;

- a bonded store warehouse and customs brokers, providing for quick and proper clearance.

Zaliv is one of the leading Ukrainian yards with high level of technology. Yard's quality management

system was certified by BV to ISO 9001-2002.

JSC Kherson Shipbuilding & repair yard Comintern

Kherson Shipbuilding & repair yard is located on the Dnepr river, 28 km from its estuary. The

Shipyard was founded in 1797. Since 1944 the yard has built 962 ships: dredging and auxiliary

technical fleet, passenger boats and vessels, barges and ferries.

Today the Closed joint-stock-company "Kherson Comintern shipyard" being the branch of the

shipping company “Ukrrechflot” reequipped to carry out repairs only its own fleet. The yard is capable

to repair ships up to displacement 4,500 t, 134 m length, 22 m wide, 4 m draft.

The number of employees 670.




JSC Kiev Shipbuilding & repair yard

JSC Kiev Shipbuilding & repair yard is located on the Dnepr river. The Shipyard was founded in

1896. For many years the plant were built river barges and self-propelled vessels. It also was one of

the main shiprepair bases on the river Dnepr.

In 1998 the plant was reconstructed under the project developed by Ingeniertechnik und

Maschinenbau GmbH. JSC KSRY - the joint-stock company based on the private capital.

The number of employees 500.

The plant specialized in building of river-sea type vessels with displacement up to 5,000 t..

Shipbuilding facilities include:

- - 4 slipways of up to 110 m in length and 16.2 breadth each for vessels with launching weight

up to 1800 t.

- - 3 slipways of up to 80 m in length and 16.2 breadth each for vessels with launching weight

up to 600 t.

Shiprepair services for river-sea type vessels up to 5,000 DWT include:

- lifting on slipway;

- hull cleaning;

- hull repair;

- repair of main engines;

- replacement and repair of machineries;

- repair of electric equipment;

Currently the plant is building vessels certified by The Lloyd's Register, Germanisher Lloyd, Russian

Maritime Register of Shipping and Ukrainian Register of Shipping.

Zaporozhskiy Shipbuilding & repair yard

Zaporozhskiy Shipbuilding & repair yard is located on the Dnepr river. The Shipyard is the branch of

the shipping company “Ukrrechflot” specialized on repairs of river and river-sea vessels.

Shipyard facilities include:




- floating dock for vessels up to 135 m in length and 20 m breadth with launching weight up to

5000 t.

- slipway G-150 type of up to 90 m in length and 16 m breadth each for vessels with launching

weight up to 800 t.

- floating repair shop.

Kiliya Shipbuilding & repair plant

Kiliya Shipbuilding & repair yard is located on the left bank of Kiliya estuary (47th km) the Danube

river. The plant was founded in 1944 on the base ships repair workshop of Kiliya port.

In 1978 the plant reconstructed and the building of lighters started.

The plant specialized in building and repairing of river-sea type vessels with length up to 135 m.

The number of employees is .

Currently the plant is building vessels certified by The Bureau Veritas, Germanisher Lloyd, Russian


Azov shipyard “SRZ” Ltd

SRZ ltd located in Mariupol; it began working in 1886 as mechanical shops of Mariupol port.

The shipyard is universal shiprepair, shipbuilding and machine building enterprise. It performs all

kinds of shiprepairs and dock works in floating dock of cargo capacity of 15.000 t for vessels with

length up to 200 m and breadth of 28 m. The yard has experience in building non-self propelled

barges, lighter “LASH” type, floating docks and berths.

The number of employees 1.800. The yard is incorporated into Free Economic Zone (FEZ) “Azov”.

Currently the plant is building vessels certified by The Bureau Veritas, Germanisher Lloyd, Russian





Ilyichevsk Shiprepair Yard

Ilyichevsk Shiprepair Yard (ISRY), established in 1951, is one of the biggest Shiprepair Yard

enterprises in Ukraine. The Yard is situated on the bank of Sukhoy liman (estuary), on the area of 40

hectares, 20 km southwest of Odessa.

During its 50-year existence, the Yard has repaired over 6000 units of river and sea vessels for

domestic and foreign shipping companies and has built about 317 floating units. On the whole,

production capacity enables the Yard to repair up to 150 vessels per year. Ilyichevsk SRY has a

considerable experience of work with Ukrainian, Russian, Greek, Italian, Turkish, UAE customers and

shipowners from other countries of the world. Production of ISRY is certified in accordance with

International quality control standards ISO 9001.

The plant is a joint ownership. The number of employees is 2000.

High-capacity production and engineering base, competent personnel enable the Yard to perform all

kinds of repair works for all types of ships with up to 120,000t displacement including dry cargo ships,

tankers, bulk carriers, Ro-Ro vessels, ferries and research vessels as well as cruisers, harbor tugs and

hydrofoils.

Services:

- hull treatment;

- repair and renewal of plating;

- overhauling/repair of sea valves;

- repair of steering gear;

- sterntube seals renewal, inspection and repairing of tailshaft

- main and auxiliary diesels and turbine plants;

- refrigerating plants;

- renewal and repair of pipelines and valves of all ship's systems;

- renewal and repair of cable lines;

- navigation equipment;

- electrical equipment:

- main and auxiliary boilers;

- various repairs on vessels during loading operations in ports of llyichevsk and Odessa.




The Yard has 4 floating docks.

Technical descriptions of docks.

Dock Dock 4M Dock 152 Dock 154 Dock 5 RC

Length L, m 240 225 225 90

Breadth B ,m 45 36 36 19

Tonnage t 60000 30000 30000 4000

Cranes 3x20 t 2x15 t 2x15 t 2x10 t

Repair is possible afloat at quays. The extent of the Yard's berths is approximately 3 km..

Technical characteristics of berths.

Berth Pier №1 Pier №2 Pier №3

Length of mooring side 760 760 760

Number of places 4 4 4

Cranes 1.“Cheretty” 2x30 t

2.“Cone” 1x30 t

1.“Cheretty and Tajfany”

2x30 t

2.“Cone” 1x30 t

1.”Salmat” 1x30 t

2.”Salmat” 1x50t

3.”Sokol” 30t

Depth at berth, m 6-7,6 6-7,6 7-7,8

Since 1976, ISRY has been manufacturing 1CC containers of 24 tons gross. Containers of the llyichevsk Yard: are certified by Lloyd’s Register and Russian Maritime Register of Shipping; fully comply with the requirements of the International Standardization Organization (ISO), International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), the Customs Convention on Containers (CCC); are designed to carry any kind of a general cargo, without transport tare for the most part, including food in original packing, standard unitized cargo or cargo on pallets; can be operated in any climatic zone in a temperature range of -50°C up to +70°C; can be employed by any one mode of transport or for multimodal operation in domestic trades or abroad; are fitted with devices for reliable and convenient stowage and lashing of cargo. Production output amounts up to 300 containers per month.

Also build containers for dry bulk cargoes, “open-top” and with increased ventilation, with reduced height for heavy cargoes.




Odessa Shiprepair Yard "UKRAINA"

The Odessa shiprepairing yard "UKRAINA" is one of the largest enterprises in the Ukraine

specializing in ship repair of the marine and river fleet. Founded in 1793, the shipyard is situated close

to the sea-trading port of Odessa in the centre of the town. The shipyard carries out the full scope of

shiprepairing works:

- Blasting of ships hulls with grade up to SA-2.5 (Standard SIS 00559000-1967), with

subsequent painting with various compounds;

- Repair of propellers, renewal of stern tubes sea any types;

- Repair and renewal of ships hull elements, boilers, ship arrangements and steel structures;

- Repair of main and auxiliary engines;

- Repair and renewal of ships pipelines;

- Renewal, repair and adjustment of electrical equipment.

Vessels with a length of up to 197 m, beam up to 27 m and docking weight no more than 20,000 t are

accepted for docking.

The shipyard has the unique workshop on fuel oil equipment production for diesel engines of various

types.

The number of employees about 1.500.

«Zorya»–«Mashproekt» State Enterprise Gas Turbine Research & Production Complex

In 1954 was founded a special designer bureau for design and development of gas turbine engines and

marine propulsions for USSR Navy to support the Southern Turbine Plant «Zorya» (Nikolaev,

Ukraine). In 1961 the bureau was separated from «Zorya» as an independent company – Design

Bureau «Mashproekt», later on it was renamed to SPE «Mashproekt».

In 2001 both companies were merged in to one «Zorya»–«Mashproekt» State Enterprise Gas Turbine

Research & Production Complex.

Today it is the Complex designs, manufactures and supplies gas turbine engines, reduction gears,

marine gas turbine units for surface naval and commercial ships.




Public bodies in Ukraine

Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Transport and Communication Administration; Ministry of

Transport and Communication of Ukraine, State Department of Marine and River Transport;

Transport and Communication Authorities within Regional State Administrations.

Industrial bodies in Ukraine

Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company; UKRMORRECHFLOT Joint-Stock Shipping Company,

Ukrainian Sea Shipping Company, UKRCOMFLOT State Shipping Company, commercial seaports,

Enterprises of dredging craft: “Black Sea-Azov Seaways”, “Black Sea Technical Craft”.

Association of Ukrainian Shipbuilders (Uksudprom).

Association of Ukrainian Ports (Ukrport) which comprises 46 enterprises and companies including all

merchant sea ports and some ports of other department.

R&D and universities in Ukraine

Traditionally Marine Universities and Research Institutes of Ukraine established in Sea ports towns

and Shipbuilding centres: Odessa, Nikolayev, Kherson, Kerch and Sebastopol. Inland waterways

Institutes and Administration – in Kiev.

Marine Engineering Bureau (Odessa)

Marine Engineering Bureau (MEB) is non-governmental design and engineering company was

founded in 1995 by group of research assistance of the shipbuilding faculty of the Odessa National

Marine University. At present MEB has over 50 highly skilled qualified engineers and experienced

researchers. Totally staff 67 employees.




Today Bureau recognized by the Russian Maritime Register of shipping, Russian River Register and

the Register of Shipping of Ukraine, is dealing with:

- development of the pre-contract projects of the sea-going, inland and mixed (river-sea)

navigation ships, including oil, dry-cargo ships, railway ferries, gas-carriers, nature

conservation ship, barge-towing trains under any classification society;

- development of the classification projects of the sea-going, inland and mixed (river-sea)

navigation ships, including oil, dry-cargo ships, railway ferries, gas-carriers, nature

conservation ship, barge-towing trains under any classification society;

- development of projects of "conversion" of the sea-going, inland and mixed (river-sea)

navigation ships with change of year of construction;

- development of projects of modernizations of the sea-going, inland and mixed (river-sea)

navigation ships, including change of assignment, class, area of navigation, ice category, re-

equipment of dry-cargo ships into oil, RO-RO and of other purpose under any classification

society;

- development of projects of renovation of the sea-going, inland and mixed (river-sea)

navigation ships under requirements of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, Russian

River Register and the Register of Shipping of Ukraine;

- preparation and carrying out CAP procedures for the oil, combined ships and gas-carriers

under requirements of the Russian Maritime Register of Navigation;

- preparation of projects of increase of the ship carrying capacity and container capacity;

- estimation of technical condition of ship hulls; calculations of actual strength according to

fault detection; substantiations of operational restrictions;

- analysis of actual fulfillment of requirements of International Conventions;

- expert estimations of repair sheets, reduction of volumes of hull repair; preparation of

programs of fault detection of hulls of bulk carriers and tankers pursuant to the requirements

of IACS;

- strength-based substantiations of issuance of ship documents for 5 years for ships of mixed

navigation aged over 15 years;

- strength-based substantiations of non-standard docking of ships with cargo and damaged

hulls;




- development of the operational documentation, including "Information on stability and

strength", "Instructions on loading", "Information on stability when carrying grain",

"Information on stability and strength at transportation of bulk cargoes" (Booklets),

"Information on damage trim and stability", "Manuals on cargo fastening";

- preparation of projects of transportations of non-standard cargoes, including super-heavy and

large-sized, additional tires of containers on deck;

- substantiations of one-time passages and single voyages of ships and other floating objects,

substantiation of passages of ships of the mixed navigation through the bay of Biscay;

- development of ship programs for calculation of loading, stability, strength, cargo plan and

riding out a storm for onboard PC;

- express - consultations and expert estimations on questions of technical operation of ships,

design and pre-design studies;

- scientific researches under the order of classification societies;

- calculation support of the rescue actions (Emergence Response Service).

During the 5 years in period since 2001 till 2005 MEB developed 42 classification projects (dry cargo

- 17, tankers – 9, LPG carrier – 1, ferry – 4, tugs -2, dry cargo and oil barge – 9) and 14 projects of

significant modification or dimensional modernization (dry cargo - 9, tankers – 4, ferry -1). In 2006

had finished or in work out 12 classification projects (dry cargo - 6, tankers – 4, ferry – 1, dredger –

1).

Projects developed by MEB were realised on building various type of vessels (dry cargo vessels, oil

and chemical tankers, LPG carrier, bulk carriers, train ferries) on shipyards of Ukraine (Kiev and

Kiliya SSRY, Kherson SY, Yuzhny Sebastopol), Russia (Astrakhan, Petrozavodsk, Nizhniy

Novgorod, Volgograd), Bulgaria (Varna), Turkey (Ada, Cheksan and Tersan shipyards in Tuzla region

and Gelibolu shipyard in Dardanelles), China.

MV "Heydar Aliyev" type dry cargo river-sea vessels 6.930 dwt (Project 006RSD05 developed by

MEB) was included among Significant Ships of 2004 - The Naval Architect published by RINA,

London.




Odessa National Marine University

The Marine University is the member of International University Association and European

Association of University was founded in 1930 on the base of shipbuilding faculty (established in

1918 in Politechnical Institute). It was certified its compliance with the International ISO Standards

9001:2000.

At present 5200 students attend lectures in 7 Faculties:

- Management of Organization (Speciality Management);

- Lifting Transportation, Construction, Road-Building and Land-Reclamation Machines and

Equipment (Speciality Engineering Mechanics);

- Ship Power Plants and Equipment (Speciality Power Engineering);

- Hydro technical Сonstruction (Speciality Engineering);

- Naval Architecture (Speciality Naval Architecture);

- Organization of Transportation and Transport Management (Speciality Transport

Technologies);

- Jurisprudence.

Number of postgraduate students, total 82

On 33 chairs there are 418 lecturers, among which 59 doctors of sciences and professors, 210

candidates of sciences and senior lecturers work. From them 35 academicians and corresponding

members of branches of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 6 - Honorary Workers of High School

of Ukraine, 10 - the deserved workers of different branches, 2 – members of the New York academy

of Sciences, 2 - winners of the State premium of Ukraine in the field of science і techniques.

Odessa State Maritime Academy

Odessa State Maritime Academy is one of the leading world centres of higher marine education that

since 1944 is training skilled specialists for the merchant marine, fishing fleet, enterprises and

organizations of the marine transport. Since the time of foundation the leading scientists and scientific

schools of the Academy made a considerable contribution into the development of the native and

world marine science and technology, training of specialists for the marine branch of Ukraine and

many foreign countries.




Graduates of the Academy work successfully occupying key positions in shipping companies in

Ukraine, states of the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) and in 45 foreign countries. Many

foreign graduates occupy leading positions in marine education in establishments of Poland, Egypt,

Canada, China, Cuba, Vietnam, etc.

Training and educational work is provided by highly qualified academic staff in 37 departments of the

Academy, most of them have basic marine education and practical experience on ships, among them:

25% have degree of doctor of science and professor; 49% have candidate's degree, associate

professors; 17 academicians and 9 Associate Members of Academies of Ukraine; 3 Honorary Workers

of High School; 3 Honorary Workers of people's education and 3 Honorary Scientists of Ukraine.

Nowadays the Academy is an educational and scientific institution, comprising the Odessa State

Maritime Academy in Odessa, the Institute of Water Transport in Kiev, faculties in the cities of

Mariupol, Izmail and different training and simulator centers.

Training merchant seamen with higher education of qualified level: junior specialist, bachelor,

specialist and master is carried out at the Academy both on a full-time basis and on a part-time basis

(correspondence course).

2500 full-time cadets including 85 foreigners from 25 countries and more than 1500 part-time students

study at the Academy.

The level of training specialists at the Academy meets the Requirements of the IMO Convention

STCW 78/95.

There are 9 main faculties at the Academy: Sea Navigation Faculty, Faculty of Navigation and

Operation of Specialized Ships, Marine Engineering Faculty, Electrical Engineering Faculty,

Automation Faculty, Faculty of Radio Electronics, Humanitarian Faculty, Correspondence

Department, Faculty of Training Foreign Citizens. They train professionals of the following

professions and specializations of all educational and qualification levels:

- Navigation, with specializations: Deep-sea navigation; Deep-sea navigation of hydrographic

ships and execution of hydrographic operation; Short-sea and inland navigation.




- Operation and maintenance of ship power plants, with specializations: Operation and

maintenance of ship power plants (sets); Operation and maintenance of ship power and

refrigerating plants; Automation of ship power plants;

- Electronic systems and complex sets of transport, with specializations: Operation of ship

automatic systems;

- Automation of technological process management:

- Radio electronic instruments, systems and installations;

- Jurisprudence, with specializations: Transport Law; Management of establishment.

Leading professions are accredited by the Institute of Marine Engineers (London).

The Academy operates refresher courses for serving sea-going staff.

The Marine Academy comprises the Main in the marine branch of Ukraine center of training, full time

in service training course and refresher courses for serving ship staff, providing training of seamen to

the full extent in compliance with the national requirements and provisions of the International

Convention STWS 78/95. The Centre is equipped with the modern marine simulators, up-to-date

training facilities and computers.

The OSMA operates post-graduate courses, training specialists of the highest qualification (candidates

and doctors of science).

Candidate's and doctor's degrees are awarded by the Special Council of the Academy .

The scientific activity of the Academy comprises carrying out fundamental investigations and

elaborations concerning actual problems of marine education, safety of the navigation, energetic and

automation of ships, systems of marine radio communication.

The course of study at the Academy is provided with modern training and laboratory facilities, marine

simulators, audio-visual teaching aids, computers in compliance with the requirements of training

schemes, curricula, syllabus. There are 160 training and research laboratories.

The duration of the studies at specialist's level is 5.5 years, Master's - 5.5 or 7 years.

The Academy maintains constant contact with leading world Centres of marine education,

International Maritime Organization, marine institutions through the exchange of scientific and

educational experience.




The Agreement on Friendship and Cooperation between the Academy and the Belgian marine College

has been signed. Cooperation between the Academy and the Institute of Marine Engineers (London,

Great Britain) resulted in the fact that 30 scientists, instructors and cadets of OSMA acquired

membership of this institute.

Close links with the World Maritime University (Malmё, Sweden) have been established.

Besides high schools there are some significant Maritime colleges in Odessa

Odessa Maritime College.

Specialities: operation of means of mechanization and automation of cargo handling equipment;

operation of ship power plants; the organization of transportations and cargo handling on water

transport; navigation. A qualifying level: the younger expert. Forms of training: day time,

correspondence. Financing is carried out due to the state budget, means legal and physical persons.

Odessa Maritime College of Fishery Industry.

Specialities: navigation, operation of an electric equipment and automatics of courts, operation of ship

power installations, installation and service compressed-air cooling machines and installations. A

qualifying level: the younger expert. Forms of training: day time, correspondence. Financing is carried

out due to the state budget, means of legal and physical persons.

Ukrainian Research and Design Institute of Merchant Marine,

UkrNIIMF dates back to March 1947.

Over the period of 54 years the collective of scientific workers, designers, and naval engineers has

been carrying out at a high professional level work necessary to the marine transport on the

development and scientific support. The present generation of the UkrNIIMF workers can be proud for

what have been done during the past years. And much has really been done.

Practically all cargo gripping devices in ports; docks; technology and work organization for shiprepair;

equipment for cleaning and painting ships at shiprepair yards - are the designs of UkrNIIMF.




Coastal passenger boats, pilot boats, fuelers, water boats, floating cleaning facilities, and oil and debris

skimmers - are the designs of UkrNIIMF.

"The Danube flotilla" - self-propelled and non-self-propelled ships, lighters for the River Danube, the

organization of work of the "Danube-Sea" LASH system - are the designs of UkrNIIMF.

Equipping the fleet with environmental equipment in compliance with the requirements of the

MARPOL 73/78 International Convention - is the design of UkrNIIMF.

Polymeric materials and new welding procedures on the maritime transport - are the designs of

UkrNIIMF.

Black Sea Project Development and Research Institute of Maritime Transport

State Project Development & Research Institute of Marine Transport “CHERNOMORNIIPROEKT”

founded in 1930, in Odessa. The main building with 7200 sq. m area and laboratory building 1 with

4100 sq. m area.

The main directions of the Institutes work are the following: - complete all-step design of sea harbours, shipyards, installations of sea and river transport

infrastructure;

- all-round engineering surveying works (geology, hydrology, geodesy) on-shore and off-shore;

- research in marine hydraulic engineering;

- ecological research and solutions on environmental protection against establishments being

designed and operated;

- engineering services.

CHERNOMORNIIPROEKT has got State Certificates for the right to exercise construction activity in

Ukraine and Russian Federation, is State Awards laureate for design of a number of the most

significant objects (Illyichevsk Port, Illyichevsk Shipyard, Odessa Marine Passenger Terminal,

Novorossiysk Port);

It is appointed as a base standardizing and norm-setting organization in marine hydraulic engineering,

technological engineering of sea ports, shipyards, navigation channels, as well as a territorial

organization of State Building Committee of Ukraine in "Marine Transport" direction;




It is a joint member of Ukrainian Quality Association, of Odessa Chamber of Commerce and Industry;

Its production activity within the Quality Management System certified by the International

Certification Society "Bureau Veritas Quality International" and Shipping Register of Ukraine proving

its compliance with the International ISO Standards 9001 Series; widely cooperates with the known

companies of the leading countries: USA, Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, etc.;

It has a highly trained staff of experts in all directions of the Institute's activity including an

Academician and a Corresponding Member of Transport Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 5

Academician and 6 Corresponding Members of International Academy of Sciences for Ecology,

Human and Nature Safety, 2 Doctors and 12 Candidates of Engineering and Economic Science;

ECUS-1 Experimental Plant for investigation of models and elements of hydroengineering structures

completed by measuring instruments and equipment.

Chernomorniiproekt consists of:

- design and survey departments: Harbours and Shipyards Design Dept., Hydraulic Structures

Dept. with Construction Management Sector, Architectural-and-Building Dept., Sanitary

Engineering Dept., Electric Supply and Automation Dept., Communications and

Electroradionavigation Dept., Engineering Ecology Dept., Engineering Survey Dept.,

Engineering Geodesy Dept., Estimate and Rate Dept., Department of Design Process

Automation;

- research departments: Laboratory of Hydraulic Research and Port Water Basins, Laboratory of

Hydroengineering Designs Investigation, Sector of Structures Foundations Investigation.

- technical archives with over than 90000 books on actually all harbours and other installations

of marine transport of Black Sea, Azov and Danube basins beginning from 1925 including

about 6000 volumes with engineering survey data.

Odessa Maritime Training Centre

Odessa Maritime Training Centre (OMTC) was established on 17 March 1998 with the aim of

perfecting the facilities and methods of seafarers’ training in order to respond quickly to changes and

amendments of the international requirements as well as to requests of Shipowner Companies




regarding competence of officers and ratings of sea and river ships, high-speed vessels and yachts and

shore services.

During the next two years the OMTC Quality Management System was being developed and

implemented and in 1999 it was applied for, certified and approved by the classification society Det

Norske Veritas (DNV) in accordance with the Rules for Maritime Training Centres. DNV carries out

re-certification annually.

By now OMTC has a rather high image and is widely famous at the international level. The Centre is

equipped with modern training and simulation equipment the training on which is conducted by highly

qualified lecturers and instructors. Different local simulators on providing the safety of navigation are

also created at the Centre.

The partners of the Centre are: Department of Maritime Transport of Ukraine, Training and Certifying

Centre of Seafarers, Odessa National Maritime Academy, Ukraine General Inspectorate for Safety of

Navigation, State Inspectorate for Shipping Supervision, Inspectorate for Training and Certification of

Seafarers (ITCS), different crewing agencies, Shipowner Companies, yacht clubs, ports,

Administrations of Liberia, Panama and etc.

There are the Centre’s branches in Kherson and Sevastopol. The quality system of OMTC branches is

certified and approved by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) also.

Admiral Makarov Ukrainian State Maritime Technical University (Nikolayev),

In 1929 the Nikolaev shipbuilding technical school has been incorporated with Nikolaev evening

working technical school. The new Institute has received the name of the Nikolaev machine-building

institute. However in 1930 after association with ship-building faculty of the Odessa polytechnical

institute it has been renamed into Nikolaev shipbuilding institute (NKI).


- Economics and Enterprise (Speciality Business Economy);

- Management (Speciality Management of Organization);

- Law (Speciality Jurisprudence);

- Ecology (Speciality Ecology and Environmental Protection);




- Computer Science (Speciality Software of Automated Systems);

- Composition and Powder-like Materials, Coating (Speciality Engineering Science of

Materials);

- Engineering Mechanics (Speciality Internal Combustion Engines and Engineering

Technology);

- Power Engineering (Speciality: Ship Power Plants and Equipment, Heat-and-Power

Engineering, Turbines, Refrigerating Machines and Plants Refrigerating Machines and

Plants);

- Electrical Engineering (Speciality High-Voltage Technology and Electrophysics);

- Instruments (Speciality Precision Instruments);

- Comtuter Systems, Automatics and Control (Speciality Automatic Control and Systems);

- Electromechanics (Speciality Electric Systems and Vehicle Units, Electromechanical systems

of Automation and Electric Drive);

- Welding Productions (Speciality Welding Technology and Equipment);


There are 418 lecturers, among which 68 doctors of sciences and professors, 256 candidates of

sciences.

Ukrainian Scientific research institute of Technologies of Shipbuilding (Nikolaev)

Joint-stock company "UkrNIITS" - the developer of new technologies, materials, means of

technological equipment for shipbuilding and other areas of the industry.

Having started the activity as the Nikolaev branch of the Central Scientific research institute (Saint

Petersburg) in 1957, sped up work on acceleration of scientific and technical progress at the ship-

building enterprises of southern region of the country.

Perfection of technology of shipbuilding, creation of ways of a hardware by all kinds of ship-building

manufacture from processing metal before delivery of a vessel, a labour safety are basic directions of

work of the State Ukrainian Scientific research institute of Technology of Shipbuilding, and since

1995 - joint-stock company UkrNIITS.




A number of development of institute have found wide application at the ship-building enterprises and

other areas of the industry. These are the flow-mechanized lines of processing of sheet and profile

hire, a line thermal are sharp, the machine for laser such as "Lazurite", technologies welding metal,

launching of ships, connection on float parts of the hull without or with floater (caisson) in the ways,

machine tools for a bend of pipes with heating by currents of high frequency, modular обстройка and

the equipment of ship compartments and others.

UkrNIITS is parent organization of the Ministry of Shipbuilding on development of materials and

technologies for furnish and the equipment of the ships and courts.

By institute are developed and introduced into manufacture: modular systems of the equipment of

compartments. Industrial production of lines insulation materials is developed and organized: for

isolation of hull structures and pipelines.

Alongside with the received development, forces of workers of institute performed works on furnish

and the equipment of ship compartments: a covering of decks (mastic, linoleum, tiles), sheathing of

ship compartments by modular systems of own and foreign manufacture.

Design company Chernomorsudoproject S.A.

Company Foundation date - 22nd December, 1955. For 50 years Chernomorsudoproject S.A. has been

responsible for the design and engineering of about 60 projects according to which about 500 vessels

have been constructed at shipyards throughout the world.

Form of property - corporate from 17.05.1994 without state share

Productive spaces - 3 buildings 18 thous. and sq. m

PERSONNEL - 238 people (July 2005)

Management and administration - 15

Engineering staff, total – 202 (Naval architects – 67, Design engineers hull structure and deck outfit –

53, Machinery installation – 60, Electrical installation – 22).

Objects of designing - Sea-Going and River Ships:




- Multipurpose Ships

- Container Ships

- Bulk Carriers

- tankers

- Refrigerated Cargo Ships

- Ro-Ro Ships

- Ferries

- Research Ships

- Drilling Ships

- Ice Breakers

- Tugs

- Pilot Boats

- Special Purpose Ships

- Motor Yachts

- Floating Electric Power Stations

State Research & Design Shipbuilding Centre (Nikolaev)

SRDSC was established when general development of shipbuilding in 50-70 years of XX century and

the development, including modernization of Navy of USSR demanded a creation of the additional

scientific and designing shipbuilding potential in the South region of country, particularly, in

Nikolaev. With the purpose of increasing of production feasibilities of St.-Petersburg Severnoe

Planning and Design Bureau (SPDB) it was established the 61 Department by the Order of SPDB №

146/k dated 01, November, 1975 the 61 Department was transformed into Nicolaev Branch of SPDB

according to the Order of Ministry of Shipbuilding Industry of USSR.

The main aims of Nikolaev Branch at the first state of the formation were following:

- Technical service of increasing volumes of ships and vessels construction, are built according

to the projects of SPDB for USSR Navy;

- Perfomance and implementation of local modernization at ships of operating fleet and at new-

building by the way of their own design developments;




- Performance of design developments of separate parts or stages of new projects are being

developed in SPDB and intend to be built at the shipyards in South region;

- Author’s supervision of the ship construction and modernization as well as mounting of ship

complexes and systems;

- Participation in trials and delivery of ships and local complexes and systems to the Customer.

The first practical tasks were following:

- Help to the SPDB in development of the detail design of destroyer, project 956; large

antisubmarine vessel, project 1155; nuclear cruiser, project 1144. Works were carried out in

St.-Petersburg to simplify the work coordination;

- Carrying-out of engineering developments and design documentation on the installation of

modern complexes of antiair and antiship defense at large antisubmarine vessels (BPK),

project 61.

Carrying-out of engineering developments and design documentation on implementation of increased

level of habitability and comfort at BPK, project 61.

During this period the following large-scale works were carried out:

- Development of planning and design documentation for the modernization of antiair defense

complex of one of destroyers, project 61E;

- Development of the detail design documentation for construction and operation series of

project 61 ME for export;

- Development of the detail design documentation for construction and operation series of

cruisers series of project 1164;

- Development of engineering projects of frigate, project 11351, as well as destroyer, project

61ME, had been modernized for export.

During the period since 1975 till 1990 it had been carried out about 70 scientific-and-research works

and engineering developments of various size and scale. Many of the developments were embodied in

22nd of vessels were built and operated for USSR Navy, navy divisions of Frontier forces of USSR

KGB, as well as for export.

Complexity, versatility and voluminosity of works, have been carried out by the enterprise before

USSR was disintegrated, allow Ministry of Shipbuilding Industry to separate it from SPDB and




create “Yuzhnoe Planning and Design Bureau” based on the enterprise (by the order MSI № 334 dated

1990.10.22). In that way the level and qualification of the enterprise was confirmed.

Modern state of the enterprise.

In 1992 Yuzhnoe PDB was transformed into “Research-and-Design Shipbuilding Centre of Ukraine”

by the order № 292 of Ministry of Machine Industry of Ukraine dated 1992.12.30. Then the enterprise

was renamed into “State Research-and-Design Shipbuilding Centre” (SRDSC) by the Order № 360 of

Ministry of Industrial policy of Ukraine dated 1998.10.9. . It entered into the list of Ukrainian

enterprises which are strategically important for economy and safety of country.

Such transformation was possible because of the enterprise was and it is the unique specialized

planning and design organization in Ukraine, which provides scientific and technical support of

shipbuilding and has laboratory and testing base, necessary for it.

During 1992 - 2003, SRDSC has extended significantly the spectrum of its works and service

according to the orders of Navy of Ukraine, Goscomgranitza of Ukraine, Navy of Russia, Asian and

European customers, owners of various commercial companies. At the present time the enterprise

cooperates with majority of them.

Design works on passenger ships, landing vessel, test subjects and others were being carried out

additionally to the traditional ones.

While acting as a base shipbuilding centre of Ukraine, SRDSC had carried out the line of scientific-

and-research and developmental works, as follows:

- creation of multi-purpose patrol vessel,

- creation of multi-purpose vessel of “destroyer” class,

- creation of floating cosmodrome,

- creation of sea-based missile-test complex,

- creation of perspective vessel of “corvette” class,

- creation of perspective frontier patrol vessel,

- documentation development on search-and-rescue vessel for coast guard , etc.




It should be noted especially the provision of construction and delivery of “Getman Sagaidachny”

frigate being the flagman vessel for Navy of Ukraine, have been built at shipyard "Zaliv" in Kerch, of

"Ternopol" corvette at shipyard "Leninskaya Kuznitza" in Kiev.

At recent year SRDSC had developed projects of the rever armoured gunboat "Gyurza" on order of the

State Department, USA, provided construction on the shipyard "Leninskaya Kuznitza", Kiev, and it's

delivery to user - Republic Uzbekistan.

At the present time take part in fulfillment of “State Program of Ukraine and NATO cooperation”, is

being the member of joint group AC/NG 6В.

SRDSC was assigned the head scientific organization on scientific and technical direction

“Shipbuilding” by the Order№ 254 of Ministry of Industrial policy of Ukraine dated 1999.07.12. It

was confirmed by Certificate on certification of scientific organizations № 180 dated 2002.11.26.

The enterprise is the Juridical person and carry out it’s activity on the base of the following:

- Law of Ukraine “About enterprises in Ukraine ”

- Certificate № 5629/1 of state registration of the enterprise dated 1998.11.03, was issued by

Chamber of Registration and License of Nikolaev Executive Committee;

- Statute№ 11-к, was registered by Chamber of Registration and License of Nikolaev Executive

Committee under № 5629/1 dated 1998.11.03.

Director is a top manager on the enterprise, to be assigned by Ministry of Industry policy of Ukraine

under a contract.

In accordance with the Decision of Ministry Cabinet of Ukraine dated 2001.04.23, Director of SRDSC

Yevgen O.Borysov also is the Chief Naval shipbuilding Designer of Ukraine.

Activities of the SRDSC:

- Projection of the combatant surface vessels and crafts, auxiliary ships and special floating

constructions;

- Ensuring the fulfilment of the project works for modernisation of the combatant surface

vessels and crafts;

- Investigations in the field of naval armaments, including researches of the "stealth"

technologies.




- Technical-scientific activities in the field of war shipbuilding, including the optimization of

the structure such as "Coast Guard";

- Ships and boats for Coast Guard.

Torola Ltd

Torola Ltd was organized in 1998 in Nikolaev with the purpose of development designing

documentation required for building ships and other floating facilities. Majority shareholder of Torola

is Allround Shipbuilding and Repair Ltd. Chernomorsudoprojekt and Damen Shipyard Okean 10%

each. The company holds licences for the Tribon system version M1, specialists have finished

education in training centers in Sweden and Poland and have a wide practical experience in Tribon and

in using the SAPS designing system. Over 100 of the company's computers are connected via intranet.

Information exchange with clients is accomplished via e-mail in formats DWG and DXF.

The company TOROLA specializes in hull building documentation and also documentation

concerning fragments of other shipbuilding works such as:

- Ship arrangements (mooring and towage, propulsion and rudder etc.)

- room furnishing (installation of scuttles, covers, doors, ladders etc.)

- hatch covers;

- system piping etc.

Employees of the company represent an alloy from the competent experts having a long-term

experience of work at leading shipbuilding enterprises of Ukraine and the USSR (Chernomorsky

Shipbuilding yard, Shipyard named after 61 Communards, JSC "Okean ", Central designing bureau

"Chernomorsudoproekt", Central research institute "Center" etc.) and young engineers who have

graduated from the Ukrainian State Marine Technical University, which has 100 year history of

preparation experts for shipbuilding specialization.

Among employees of our company there are candidates of sciences, laureates of State premiums of

Ukraine and the USSR, authors of numerous inventions, scientific articles, developments.

Since foundation the company has developed designing documentation for a trawler being built to

order of the Norwegian firms Solstrand AS, Moen Slip AS and others in the Riga ship repair yard,

Baltic ship repair yard in Tallinn, in Szczezin Shipyard in Kiliya ship repair yard.




Torola Ltd with Volharding Group and Royal Niestern Sander the Netherlands are majority

shareholders of ATA Engineering. This company was found in order to carry out engineering, nesting

and cutting documentation in Ukraine for European Shipyards.

At present classification drawings are being developed for a yacht with an overall length of 50 metres

(for a German client), workshop documentation for the tanker hull which is now under construction on

the Damen Shipyard Okean for the Dutch company Niestern Sander, workshop documentation for a

trawler for 61 Communards Yard to order of Norwegian DOF Industry and five other projects.

Since May 17, 2001 the Company have a Certificate No. QS-2198 HH of Germanischer Lloyd DIN

EN ISO 9001:1994

Central Design Bureau “Izumrud” (Kherson)

Trough 30-year “Izumrud” getting great experience in designing of tankers, research vessels,

reinforced concrete and composite floating docks and other craft.

Today “Izumrud” can develop projects of tankers in the range from 6,000 to 45,000 DWT, floating

docks with lifting cargo capacity from 6,000 to 30,000 t, 20-100 MW self-contained floating power

plants, floating factories, grain storages, terminals and other crafts.

Kherson Maritime College

It is one of the oldest marine educational institutions in Ukraine, founded in 1834. From 1996 College

is the branch of Odessa State marine academy and works according to academy's educational plans

and programs. It has all necessary licenses to prepare marine specialists on the level of junior

specialists and bachelors with the profound knowledge of English according to such directions and

specialties as:

Navigation and power of ships:

- navigation;

- exploitation of ships' power plant;

Electro engineering:

- exploitation of electrical equipment and automatics of ships;




- electrical system and complexes of transport means.

Education takes place according to requirements of International Convention STCW'-78/95г., and

other international and state documents, which regulate the training of seafarers. After graduation from

the College graduates, having the necessary navigational qualification, get corresponding licenses:

- Short Voyage Navigator;

- Third Class Engineer;

- Third Class Electroengineer;

Qualified teachers, who have corresponding marine education and experience of working on sea fleet

vessels, lead educational process. Many of them have science degree and class and are the authors of

books and manuals. There is all the necessary up to date training equipment in the labs and studies of

the College, models of electrical and radio navigational equipment, of vessels' diesels and additional

mechanisms. Up to date computers, different types of training machines and other technical means of

education and knowledge diagnosis are used. During the process of education cadets have navigational

practice according to requirements of International Convention STCW' and national statements of

seamen' graduation.

Sebastopol National Technical University

1963 - a history of Sevastopol instrument– making institute begun. It was a branch of the Odessa

polytechnic institute.

29 of August 1994 Sevastopol instrument– making institute got a status of technical university and

begun called Sevastopol state technical university.

University has gone out a way of formation and developing, got the highest accreditation level (4th)

with full rights for 34 years. New specialities were opened. Its envelop the most perspective

educational-professional directions. All specialities have State certifying commission licenses.

University has six buildings (common square 59 000 sq m) with special laboratories, lecture-rooms,

museum, computer technologies centre, library with more than million fund, hospices, sports complex.

Experienced pedagogues, famous scientists, professors work with students. Contingent of student is

6,000.

There are 25 chairs grounding in 28 specialities.




More than 6 thousand students study in University.

University has 47 Doctors of Science, professors, 233 assistant professors, candidates of science.

There is edition for textbooks, manuals, monographs, scientific collections and others.

List of the specialities:

- Philology (Speciality Translation);

- Economics and Enterprise (Speciality Business Economy, Accounting and Auditing,

Finance);


- Ecology (Speciality Ecology and Environmental Protection);

- Computer Science (Speciality Information Control Systems and Technologies);

- Engineering Mechanics (Speciality Automobile and Automobile Management, Engineering

Technology);

- Radio Engineering (Speciality Radio Engineering);

- Electronics (Speciality Microelecrtonics and Semiconductor Devices, Physical and

Biomedical Electronics);

- Instruments (Speciality Precision Instruments);

- Computer Systems, Automatics and Control (Speciality Automatic Control and Systems);

- Computer Engineering (Speciality Computer Systems and Networks);

- Electromechanics (Speciality Electric Systems and Vehicle Units, Electromechanical systems

of Automation and Electric Drive);

- Automatic Control and Computer-Integrated Technologies (Speciality Automated

Management of Engineering Processes, Automated Control of Computer - Integrated

Technological Processes and Production);


- Navigation and Ship Power (Speciality Ship Power Plant Maintenance, Navigation);

University graduated 41 000 engineers for 34 year of work.




Central Design Bureau Corall

Located in Sebastopol established in late 1960’s today is a member of MNP Group. CDB Corall has

extensive experience in development of mobile drilling rigs, fixed platforms, production units, derrick

barges, pipe-laying vessels and similar facilities. Corall has been designing most of the offshore

drilling and production units for Caspian and Baltic seas, Russian Arctic and Far East. Corall designs

were built for 12 jack-up rigs, 7 semis, 16 fixed production platforms and more than 85 floating cranes

with lifting capacity from 25 up to 1,600 mt. Corall also has valuable experience with the design of

vessels that operate in very cold regions.

For all of the projects Corall provided complete engineering service covering feasibility studies,

conceptual and basic design, preparation of detail fabrication drawings for shipyards and construction

support.

Central design bureau Tavria (Sebastopol)

Open Society TSKB "Tavria" has been created in 1967 as the base enterprise of the Ministry of the

ship-building industry on designing deck mechanisms, heat-exchange equipment and means of water-

preparation for the ships, submarines of Navy fleet of the USSR and civil vessels. The aim of

engineers - designers was creation of high-quality mechanisms and devices which not only did not

concede to foreign analogues, but also surpassed them on characteristics and reliability - service life

from 12 till 30 years. The collective (more than 500 employees) successfully carried out tasks in view,

working on a military-industrial complex of the USSR and civil shipbuilding, creating the ship

equipment for supertankers, sea floating cranes, semi-submersible offshore installations, research

vessels, ice breakers, etc.

For years of activity "Tavria" experts develop and create 1800 products and devices: devices of deck

mechanization, anchor-mooring mechanisms special lifting device, winches for towage of the

equipment of surface vessels, lifting devices for hydroacoustic stations of the surface ships, descent

and rise of boats on a vessel, devices for positioning semi-submersible offshore platforms, heaters,

coolers, condensers, incinerators, ion filters, ship’s distillation water installations.




Central design bureau “Chernomorets” (Sebastopol)

The State enterprise formed 55 years ago the Central design bureau "Chernomorets" - the oldest in the

CIS and in the south of Ukraine the design organization of a shipbuilding-shiprepair structure. The

enterprise saves up a wide experience of designing of floating stands and installations for test of the

ship equipment, development of the documentation for repair, re-equipment and modernization of

various types of vessels, shiprepair bases and workshops. design-technological support of works is

carried out at construction and repair of vessels both in Ukraine, and in territory of any other country,

designing the installations working on alternative energy sources is mastered. Recently the basis of

development of the enterprise is made with projects of construction of civil vessels of small and

average displacement.

Qualification of experts and scientific and technical potential of the enterprise allow CDB "

Chernomorets " to project the vessels, completely adequate to the world standards, and also at the

highest level to solve questions of ship repair and modernization.

Basis of creation of competitive technical equipment is wide use of CALS-technologies (that is

technologies of continuous information support of products during all their life cycle) which

application demands development of uniform information model of a vessel.

Mastering modern information technologies, CDB experts actively search for ways of adaptation of

standard decisions to conditions of a design bureau. Are applied Tribon, Autodesk Mechanical

Desktop, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor; there is the powerful computer base, connected in a local

network.

In 2001 the enterprise executes the project unique independent submersible platforms for

transportation the big distances of the hovercraft "Bison". The platform, capable to transport any

objects in the size up to 28×55 m and weight up to 400 t, is constructed in Sevastopol on Open

Company "Sevmorferf". The same enterprise built fire vessel "Pivdenny", intended for rendering

assistance to vessel in emergency and maintenance of fire safety of the oil terminal of port "Yuzhny".

Southern Scientific Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (SSRIMFO) (Kerch)

Marine Branch of Ukrainian Research Hydrometeorological




In 1922 in Kerch (Crimea) the first on Black sea research fishery establishment has been organized -

ihtyologist laboratory on the basis of which the Аzov-Black Sea scientific research institute of a sea

fish industry and oceanography - AzCherHIRO with branch in Odessa subsequently has been created.

In 1988 the institute has received a new name - the Southern scientific research institute of a sea fish

industry and oceanography (SSRIMFO). In 1996 to SSRIMFO establishments - in Sevastopol and

Berdyansk are attached on the rights of branches 2 before independent scientific - research.

The institute is one of developers and executors of the National program of research and use of

resources of the Аzov-Black Sea basin and other areas of World ocean till 2005, the National program

of research of resources of Antarctic Region, Nation-wide programs of development of a fish industry

of Ukraine and building of vessels for Fishery fleet of Ukraine, and also the state programs of

development of plant-breeding work and stocking with fish reservoirs of Ukraine for the period till

2010.

SSRIMFO is a centre of science of maintenance of activity of the Ukrainian industry and regulation of

fishery within the framework of the international organizations on fishery NAFO (the organization on

fishery in a northwest part of Atlantic ocean), АNТCОМ (the commission on preservation of sea alive

resources of Antarctic Region), the Russian - Ukrainian Commission on questions of fishery in sea of

Azov.

The international ecological program across Black sea (BSEP) SSRIMFO it is determined by the

Ukrainian regional center on fishery. The institute cooperates with many foreign мореведческими

establishments, takes part in various projects TACIS (the Program of technical assistance to the

countries CIS), INTAS (the International association of assistance to cooperation with scientists of the

independent states of former Soviet Union), etc. Experts SSRIMFO take part in the international

scientific conferences, symposiums, and also carried out{spent} and carry out joint researches with

scientists of many countries: Australia, Albania, Egypt, Yemen, Pakistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Cuba,

Vietnam, France, Mozambique, Republic Seychelles, Mauritius, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Russia,

Georgia, etc.

SSRIMFO is the national partner from Ukraine in the international information system on water

sciences and fishery (Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System) - ASFIS and has full access




to an electronic database (ASFA), and also possesses the right of representation within the limits of the

established volume of such access to the Ukrainian foreign organizations.

Within the framework of the Convention on international trade in kinds of wild fauna and the flora,

taking place under threat of disappearance (CITES), SSRIMFO it is determined by Scientific body of

Ukraine on questions of performance of requirements CITES concerning sturgeon kinds of fishes and

production made of them.

Kiev State Maritime Academy

KSMA was founded in 1998 on the base of Kiev shipbuilding technical college.


- Navigation and Ship Power (Speciality Ship Power Plant Maintenance, Navigation);


There are 134 lecturers.

The Central Scientific Research Institute Of Navigation And Management (CSRINM)

CSRINM it is created according to Order Minprompolitiki of Ukraine from 25.03.02 № 122 on the

basis of scientific research institute "Kvant - navigation" and scientific research institute of new

physical and applied problems (scientific research institute NFPP) for maintenance of a uniform state

policy in the field of development of new methods and means of navigation and management of

moving objects.

As the assignee of scientific research institute "Kvant - navigation" and scientific research institute

NFPP Institute has a long-term operational experience on creation of complexes and means of

navigation and management of movement of objects for which legal maintenance owns corresponding

licenses.

According to the Rules of the permanent Interbranch commission on questions of navigation and

management of moving objects at the Cabinet of Ukraine, 10.04.1998 authorized by the First vice-




prime minister (which is Chairman of this commission), CSRINM are its working body, and director

of Institute - the responsible secretary

CSRINM carries out also coordination of works in Ukraine on navigation and management through

created on its base:

- Coordination advice{council} “ Radionavigation “ at Minprompolitiki of Ukraine;

- Interbranch coordination council on sea instrument making.

Director of CSRINM is main designer Minprompolitiki on systems of navigation (the order № 22-ß

from 12.10.1994), Chairman of Presidium of the Ukrainian branch of the International academy of

navigation and management of movement and the responsible{crucial} secretary of the above

mentioned Interbranch commission.

The decision of the Interbranch commission at the Cabinet of Ukraine (the report № 2 from July, 21,

1998) CSRINM is appointed by the head executor of works on creation of uniform system of display

of surface conditions, the control and management of movement of the ships and vessels in the Аzov-

Black Sea basin.

For the successful decision of carried out works CSRINM have a highly skilled scientific potential (7

doctors and 15 ph doctors, professional developers) both necessary material and experimental -

industrial base (including the computer networks provided with software of own development and

foreign firms, the measuring equipment, design divisions with the automated systems of designing,

experimental - industrial sites).

CSRINM is a headquarters plant of branch on the following directions:

- Development of the uniform radionavigating plan of Ukraine;

- Creation of uniform system of display of surface conditions, the control and management of

movement of courts and the ships in the Аzovо-Black Sea basin;

- Creation of the integrated onboard systems of navigation and management of movement;

- Creation of means for technologies of system of exact agriculture.

Policy makers in Ukraine

- Transport and Communication Administration,




- Ministry of Transport and Communication of Ukraine

- State Department of Marine and River Transport.




Annex I: Questionnaire MARITIME RELATED ACTORS AND

THEMATIC AREAS

R&D and Universities

Industry (shipyards, suppliers, etc. by size; private or public; main activity domains)

Public bodies

Policy makers

E t d O t t O i ti f t ffi i l & t ti ( ti l h i t l i t i l

Please desribe shortly maritime cluster, e.g. shipbuilding & ship repairing, ship suppliers, shipping, ports, offshore etc. in your country.

Give some important maritime related stakeholders by name, short description & Europan cooperation.

Industrial bodies

Please give your suggestions regarding actors who should be invited to ENCOMAR brokerage events.




Budget

Funding organization

Thematic focus of the Program

Name of the Program

Are there any national research programmes in your country related to maritime transport?

Duration

Activites funded by ministries or other national bodies

Are there any other major research activities in your country related to maritime transport?

Which thematic R&D areas in maritime transport might be of interest in future joint European R&D activities for the following actors in your country?For ministries and other national bodies (please make the references to the national policy documents)

Activities funded by industryActivities funded by universities or other research organization

For the industry

For universities and other research organizations




Which thematic R&D areas in maritime transport are covered by your organization recent and current R&D activities?

National activities

EU activities

Other international activitiesWhich thematic R&D areas in maritime transport might be of interest in future joint European R&D activities for your organization?

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