Since early 2020, the Covid-19 Pandemic has made face-to-face meetings difficult and international travel has been severely curtailed. For companies like ICE that depend on international business, these restrictions have had a major impact on the ability to meet new…
ICE employees will take well-deserved time off for Christmas starting December 21. Regular operations resume on Tuesday, January 3. Our offices will be closed but senior management will be available on mobile phones for any urgent requirements. We wish our…
On November 19, Silversea Cruises gave its newest expeditionary cruise ship the name “Silver Endeavour”. The naming ceremony took place in the Lemaire Channel, one of Antarctica’s most scenic straits, ahead of the ship’s inaugural voyage under her new name. The 200-passenger vessel, described…
Primarily known as a ship designer, ICE also takes pride in intimately understanding the shipbuilding process. This knowhow is gained from “best practise” at more than 100 shipyards around the world, as well as from ICE’s management and many employees…
We are happy to note that our colleague Vasile Rata has successfully defended his PhD Thesis “Research on Reducing Pollution on Maritime Routes and Coastal Areas in the Black Sea” at the Dunărea de Jos University in Galati. Vasile –…
In addition to extensive experience from working on design of a variety of ships for different customers – and in many cases also having had hands-on shipyard experience – almost all ICE employees have a solid academic background with degrees…
Among its recent visitors, ICE was pleased to welcome Bart van Rijssen, Managing Director of Nevesbu, who visited ICE’s main design office in Romania to discuss experience from a recent project, tour the design office, and get updated on ICE’s…
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Professor Dr Liviu Crudu. He died unexpectedly in hospital on October 9th, 2022, at the age of 68. Following his graduation in Naval Architecture from the Dunărea de…
The high cost of fossil fuel has accelerated an already rapid growth of offshore wind farms around the world. That has resulted in a corresponding need for vessels both to install and later to maintain offshore wind farms, as well…
One of the most cost-effective ways to meet customers in person is to participate at selected trade shows. As a sign that the pandemic is now less threatening, marine industry trade shows are now again being held “in person”, and…
A team from Damen Yachting recently visited ICE’s main design office in Romania to discuss experience from a recent project, tour the design office and get updated on ICE’s resources and capabilities available for upcoming work. The family-owned Damen shipbuilding…
This summer, ICE again arranged its traditional summer programme for students from the Faculty of Naval Architecture of the “Dunarea de Jos” University. Many of ICE’s employees holds graduate or post graduate degrees from this internationally recognised university, with which…
Ongoing and upcoming design contracts are requiring ICE to hire additional naval architects and graduate engineers in several disciplines for its subsidiary ICEPRONAV Engineering SRL in Galati, Romania. Both permanent positions and short-term engagements are available for qualified candidates. ICE…
Earlier this summer, two senior representatives of ABL Group visited ICE to explore areas of common interest. ABL Group is a leading independent global energy and marine consultancy, working in energy and ocean-related fields to de-risk and drive the transition across…
A combined team from Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Limited and its ship-owning client Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) recently visited ICE’s main design office in Romania for a design review workshop related to ICE’s ongoing contract with Ferguson. The picture…
This year, ICE will not have a common summer holiday period. Many of our employees will take time off in July and August but our offices will remain open and ongoing contracts will progress as normal. We wish everyone a…
In June, ICE successfully passed the recertification audit for ISO 9001:2015. The audit was carried out over four days for ICE’s main design office in Galati, Romania and one day for the Branch Office in Split, Croatia. The ICE Group’s…
Last week, ICE’s Chairman, Steinar Draegebo, accompanied Chief Dr Ainabe, the Chairman and Chief Executive of Kohi Engineering Nigeria Limited for discussions with the Viktor Lenać shipyard in Croatia. Kohi is a prominent Nigerian marine services company involved with offshore…
After four years of absence due to the Covid pandemic, the traditional Posidonia marine industry exhibition took place in Athens in early June with 2000 exhibitors from 88 countries and thousands of visitors. ICE participated with a large stand and…
ICE has developed a Service Operation Vessel design suitable for emission free operations and cost-effective maintenance of offshore wind farms. The concept uses a battery-powered propulsion system designed to be recharged using offshore charging stations. ICE WS-90-SOV is designed to…
ICE will again be exhibiting at the upcoming Posidonia 2022 in Athens. Mr Coen Landa, Business Development Director of ICE Marine Design said: “ICE will have three representatives at the trade show. We are looking forward to discussing ICE’s designs…
ICE had the pleasure of a recent 2-day visit of a combined delegation from the Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Limited (FMPG) shipyard and Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL). Since 2020, ICE has been providing technical assistance to help FMPG correct…
ICEPRONAV Engineering hosted in May the quarterly meeting of the Romanian Shipbuilders Association (ANCONAV) – the first in-person association meeting since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. ICEPRONAV is one of the founding members of ANCONAV, which represents the Romanian…
ICE has recently performed modification design work for its long-standing Norwegian client Fred. Olsen Windcarrier for the “Brave Tern” – one of its Gusto 9000 type jack-up wind turbine installation vessels. The work performed included: Detail design and fabrication for…
ICE Marine Design’s Business Development Director, Coen Landa, recently attended the Danish Maritime Fair – a maritime exhibition that ran concurrently in Copenhagen with the World Maritime Technology Conference. There he assisted Bluewater Engineering Ltd – the inventors and promoters…
Mr Eddie Chambers visited ICE in Galati to explore potential cooperation between ICE and Belcan, a large US-based multi-industry engineering company with extensive involvement in the UK, focused on detail design of naval vessels. Some 15 years ago, Mr Chambers…
With the lifting of Covid-related restrictions in many countries, opportunities to meet face-to-face with customers have improved. ICE recently participated in the NorShipping trade show in Oslo, which was held after several postponements and cancellations and was very well attended….
State-of-the-art simulation technology using powerful computer software has for many years been part of the service offered by ICE to solve challenging problems related to ship design. So far this year, ICE has performed a simulation analysis contract for a…
Steinar Draegebo, ICE Group’s Chairman and Chief Executive, took advantage of his recent visit to Romania to meet HE Siri Barry, the Norwegian Ambassador and brief her about ICE and the Group’s long-standing relationship with Norwegian customers. In addition to…
ICE has engaged Mike Hennessy as Financial Advisor, based at the Group’s head office in Douglas, Isle of Man. Mike has a wealth of senior financial experience gained from a career in international banking, spanning more than 25 years. He…
Last month, ICE hoisted the Finnish flag to welcome Mr Jyrki Heinimaa, President & CEO and Mr Mika Laurilehto, Chief Sales Officer from Rauma Marine Constructions Oy (RMC), Finland. They discussed upcoming projects, were briefed on ICE’s resources and capabilities,…
As a key partner in the SKYTUG Design team, ICE recently arranged successful towing tank tests of the proposed catamaran hull. The purpose of the tests was to compare and validate the CFD results, and to observe the overall behaviour…
Thank you to all the children who participated in our recent virtual “Build a Wind-Powered Boat” competition. It is very encouraging to see that so many younger members of our wider ICE family have such an appreciation of the importance of sustainability. And…