Freire wins diver support vessel contract
Vigo, Spain-based Freire Shipyard will be well known to Marine Log readers as a builder of a range of specialized vessels. Now it has won its first Spanish Navy contract. Awarded in
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KAUST orders Saudi Arabia’s first regional class research vessel
KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) announced that Freire Shipyards, which has over 100 years of shipbuilding experience, will build its new research vessel, R/V Thuwal II, at its yard
Freire lays keel of new Briggs Marine maintenance support vessel
Spain’s Freire Shipyard is moving right along on the 40-meter maintenance support vessel ordered by U.K.-based Briggs Marine in March, holding a keel laying ceremony for the vessel on September 19. “It’s
Glosten unveils design for fisheries-focused research vessel
Seattle headquartered naval architect firm Glosten has released imagery of its latest vessel design: a Global Class, fisheries-focused, research vessel that is quieter on board and underwater. Developed with fisheries research in
Freire Shipyard selected to build new IFREMER research vessel
The family-owned Freire Shipyard in Vigo, Spain, has recently signed a contract with the French national institute for ocean science IFREMER for the construction of a new vessel. It will join the
MBARI to build new flagship research vessel
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has selected Freire Shipyard in Vigo, Spain, to build its new state-of-the-art research vessel. It is to be named R/V David Packard, in honor of
Belgium orders new research vessel at Spain’s Freire Shipyard
NOVEMBER 7, 2018 — Belgium has ordered a new EUR 58 million (about $67 million) research vessel at Spain’s Freire Shipyard that will replace the aging RV Belgica. When the new vessel
Nexans extends charter of GC Rieber construction vessel
DECEMBER 18, 2017 — Bergen, Norway, headquartered GC Rieber Shipping reports that Nexans Skagerrak AS (Nexans) has extended its charter of the construction support vessel Polar King. The 21 months charter commenced
Freire to build two Rolls-Royce designed trawlers
OCTOBER 7, 2016 — The Freire Shipyard in Vigo, Spain, is building two 80 m stern trawlers of Rolls-Royce NVC 375 design. One of the trawlers has been ordered by Qajaq Trawl
GC Rieber OCV gets offshore wind farm work
JULY 12, 2016 — Bergen, Norway, headquartered GC Rieber Shipping ASA has entered into a time charter agreement with wind turbine provider Senvion GmbH for the Construction Support Vessel (CSV) Polar Queen