Shipbuilding
Norway - Norwegian Marine Industries 2005 is an annual magazine issued at the
turn of the year, with the intention to provide the readers with an insight into
the Norwegian shipbuilding and marine industries. The paper version is distributed
free of charge at selected numbers of international shipping, shipbuilding, offshore
and fishery-related exhibitions and conferences, while this web-based version
can be accessed by anybody at any time free of charge. |
Norwegian
shipbuilding success with a subflavour
At
the treshold of 2006 the outlook for Norwegian shipbuilding industry is appearently
bright. Never since 2000 the year before the abolition of the subsidies
have so many ships been on order at Norwegian yards. Read
more |
A great year for the Norwegian maritime industry 2005
was a great year for the Norwegian maritime industry. The industry reports that
for ship orders placed in Norway we are looking at a solid 40% increase over 2004.
Even for a cyclic industry, this is an impressive growth, Mr. Odd Eriksen, Minister
of Trade and Industry says. Read more
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Vessels
delivered from Norwegian yards in 2005 By clicking on the ships' name listed
below you will get a photo and a technical description of the actual vessel. The
selection is intended to give a cross-section of the production by Norwegian yards
in 2005, in terms of thip types and sizes.
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The
"G.O. SARS" was awarded SKIPSREVYEN'S "SHIP OF THE YEAR" for 2003. Norwegian Minister
of Trade and Industry, Mr. Ansgar Gabrielsen, announced the price as he opened
the Nor-Shipping 2003 Exhibition on 3rd June. The Institute of Marine Research
(IMR) and the University of Bergen UiB) joined forces when ordering the new fishery
research vessel "G.O. SARS", which is possibly the most advanced research vessel
in the world. The vessel was christened by Her Majesty Queen Sonja on the 7th
of May 2003 in Bergen, but was handed over from Flekkefjord Slipp & Maskinfabrikk
AS to the Owners already on the 25th of April 2003. |
Aker
Langsten AS, Tomrefjord (Aker Yards) delivered in 2004 a Platform Supply Vessel
of a complete new design by Norwegian company Vik-Sandvik, VS 493 Avant, to her
Owners Eidesvik Shipping AS, Bømlo as the yard's Hull No. 197. M/V «VIKING
AVANT» is built with bridge and engine aft, contrary to all previously built
PSVs. Due to her innovations this ship was elected SHIP OF THE YEAR 2004 by the
Nordic shipping magazine SKIPSREVYEN. Mr. Andreas Gaarder, Norway's chargé
d'affaires to Germany, performed the handing over of SKIPSREVYEN's awards for
2004 to the ship's captain, owner, building yard and designer at the SMM exhibition
in Hamburg. | |
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HM
King Harald is congratulating captain Ola S. Harsheim of «The World»
with SKIPSREVYEN'S «SHIP OF THE YEAR 2001» award at Nor-Shipping in
Oslo. Building yard was Fosen Mek. Verksteder AS, and with «The World»
as «SHIP OF THE YEAR» Norway entered the Super League of shipbuilding
The Cruise Ship Building Nations. |
The
new pride of the Norwegian Navy KV "Svalbard" built by Aker Langsten AS, was delivered
from the yard in January 2002. Described as the worlds most sophisticated
Coast Guard Vessel KV "Svalbard" received SKIPSREVYENs SHIP OF THE YEAR award
at SMM 2002. | |
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In
1999 the extremely advanced seismic research ship «Geco Eagle», owned
by Geco-Prakla and delivered from Bergen-based Mjellem & Karlsen Verft AS, was
presented with the «SHIP OF THE YEAR» award. Once again the event
took place as part of the official opening ceremony at Nor-Shipping in Oslo. |
In
2000 the world's first LNG fuelled ferry M/F «Glutra»
was elected SHIP OF THE YEAR, built by Aker Langsten AS for Norwegian owner Møre
og Romsdal Fylkesbåtas AS. The handing over of SKIPSREVYEN'S awards was
performed at SMM in Hamburg by Ms. Grete Knudsen, Norwegian Minister of Trade
and Industry (right). | |
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SKIPSREVYEN'S
«SHIP OF THE YEAR» 1997 was awarded the chemical tanker M/T «Bow
Faith», Hull no. 134 from Kværner Florø AS and owned byStorli/Odfjell
ASA. The handling over was performed by Ms. Grete Knudsen, Norwegian Minister
of Trade and Industry (left), at Nor-Shipping 1997. |
In
1998 the handing over of SKIPSREVYEN'S «SHIP OF THE
YEAR» awards took place at the international shipping exhibition SMM in
Hamburg. Winner of the award was the luxurious M/S «Pasiphae», hull
no. 67 from Fosen Mek. Verksteder owner by Minoan Lines S.A. in Greece. |
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