We observe with huge regret Russia’s attack on Ukraine. ICE has no business relationships in or with Russia and none of our ongoing contracts will be directly affected by sanctions now being imposed. Design of naval ships is an important…
In January, the energy major Equinor formally opened its Martin Linge oil and gas field offshore Norway. It comprises a jacket-based integrated wellhead, production and accommodation platform and a permanently moored Floating, Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessel. The pioneering field is controlled and…
ICE employees will take time off for Christmas starting December 22. Regular operations resume on Monday, January 3. Our offices will be closed but senior management will be available on mobile phones for any urgent requirements. We wish our customers,…
ICE has won a contract with a subsidiary of the new offshore wind player Eneti Inc., formerly known as Scorpio Bulkers, for detailed design approval of a wind turbine installation jack-up vessel (WTIV) being built in South Korea. Scheduled for…
ICE’s longstanding effort of designing ships that use fuel more efficiently – and thus emit less Green House Gases (GHG) – has traditionally involved optimising the shape of ships’ underwater hulls to minimise resistance, and selection of effective propellers to…
With the disruptive C-19 pandemic slowly getting under control, ICE is finally able again to second designers to clients’ offices in different countries. Currently, ICE has experienced engineers providing technical assistance to clients in Germany, the UK and the Netherlands….
Face-to-face conferences and trade shows are starting to take place once again, following nearly two years when such events have either been cancelled, postponed or changed into cyber format. Although the threats of the Covid-19 pandemic are far from over,…
The ICE Marine Design Group has become a signatory of the “Call to Action for Shipping Decarbonization” initiative launched in conjunction with the U.N. General Assembly on 22 September. It will be delivered to world governments ahead of COP26, the…
Bluewater Engineering has contracted ICE for concept development of the SKYTUG (www.skytug.co.uk), an innovative class of vessels designed for ocean towing of slow-moving cargo ships. Incorporating Bluewater’s patent-pending technology to deploy and control large kite arrays, SKYTUGs will effectively convert…
In August, a relaxation of UK’s COVID-19 travelling restrictions added Romania on the so-called “green list” of countries from which travellers with valid vaccinations no longer would need to quarantine upon arrival in the UK. As a result, ICE had…
ICE is pleased that the construction and trials of both 72-metre Amherst Islander II and the 99-metre Wolfe Islander IV ferries were successfully completed. The vessels recently sailed from the shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Galati to Constanta, for onwards transportation to…
One of ICE’s experienced engineers recently performed a 3D laser scanning and survey on-board a vehicle carrier, with focus on the engine room. He produced an accurate Point Cloud database, which was delivered to the client to allow design work…
In June, DNV Business Assurance performed the periodic audit on the ICE’s Quality Management System (QMS). The audit scope included verification of both ICE’s main design office in Galati, Romania and ICE’s Branch Office in Split, Croatia. Due to the…
We inform our clients and other business associates that this summer ICE will not have a common holiday period. Many of our employees will take time off in July and August but our offices will remain open and ongoing contracts…
To provide its customers with leading ESS technology, ICE has entered into a cooperation with Sterling PlanB Energy Solutions, a world leader in design, supply and servicing of safe lithium-ion battery systems on ships. Steinar Draegebo, ICE’s Chairman and CEO…
ICE was very pleased to be advised this week by its valued customer MV WERFTEN that – after a prolonged period of Covid-19 related difficulties – the shipbuilder will now progressively be returning to normal operation after having secured financing…
Recently, “Seajacks Zaratan”, a self-elevating wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) started offshore foundation installation work on the Akita Noshiro wind farm in Japan. The installation work is part of the construction of Japan’s first large commercial offshore wind farm. The GustoMSC…