This summer, 19 students from “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galați joined ICEPRONAV Engineering SRL, the main design office of the ICE Group, for a three-week internship. The programme aimed to connect academic study with real-world marine engineering. We invited…
We are pleased to share that our company successfully completed the ISO 9001:2015 recertification audit in June, covering our office in Romania and its branch office in Croatia. Feedback and insights from DNV are being integrated into improvement actions that…
ICE is pleased to report the successful completion of a fast-track Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for Bluewater, supporting the redeployment of the Aoka Mizu FPSO. This marks the largest project ICE has undertaken to date for Bluewater, a…
The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Department for Export Controls (ANCEX), has recently registered ICEPRONAV Engineering SRL, ICE’s Romanian ship design subsidiary, to conduct import, export and transfer operations related to naval vessel design services. ANCEX is the…
We are pleased to welcome Renée Caley to ICE as our Marketing Manager, based at the Head Office in Douglas, Isle of Man. Renée brings extensive experience in both strategic and operational marketing, gained across public and private sector organisations….
ICE exhibited at Sea Asia 2025, held at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, from 25–27 March. The exhibition is a major meeting point for the Asian maritime community and attracts thousands of professionals from across the region. ICE participated as part…
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) organised an invitation-only seminar in Hamburg in partnership with Lloyd’s Register (LR) to demystify ammonia as a marine fuel. The Seminar’s keynote speaker was Chris Clucas, a highly respected Isle of Man-based gas shipping expert who,…
ICE will once again take part in Nor-Shipping, one of the world’s most established maritime exhibitions, taking place in Oslo from 2–6 June 2025. This year marks Nor-Shipping’s 60th anniversary, reinforcing its role as a key arena for innovation, collaboration…
In March, ICE started a new internship program. Following an interview process, nine students from the Faculty of Naval Architecture and the Faculty of Automation, Computers, and Electrical Engineering at Galati University were selected to participate in this 3-month program….
In February, ICE hosted the quarterly meeting of the Romanian Shipbuilders Association (ANCONAV), which represents the Romanian shipbuilding industry, including producers of ships’ equipment and service providers. During the meeting, Sorin Brazdis, Managing Director of ICEPRONAV Engineering, and Dragos Totolici,…
After His Royal Highness Prince Edward (now the Duke of Edinburgh), accompanied by the British Ambassador to Croatia, formally opened the ICEPRONAV Branch Office in Split in 2019, the COVID pandemic forced ICE to significantly reduce its activities. Having recently…
ICE congratulates Cadeler and Hanwha Ocean Shipyard on the successful delivery of “Wind Maker”, a state-of-the-art wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). Wind Maker, the first of two M-class wind installation vessels in Cadeler’s newbuild portfolio, is an NG-16000X design by…
Exmar has announced that the “Tango” floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit that it sold to the Italian energy giant Eni in 2022, after a year of operation has successfully exceeded its guaranteed output volume. ICE assisted Exmar with integration…
With effect from February 1, 2025, Robert Swan has retired from his Isle of Man-based position of President and Chief Operations Officer (COO) for the ICE Group. To provide continuity vis-à-vis ongoing projects, he has agreed to continue to serve…
ICE will be exhibiting at Sea Asia 2025, taking place 25–27 March at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Steinar Draegebo, Chairman of the ICE Group, and Jason Nunn, Business Development Director will be representing ICE at stand B2-B40, part of the…
Although starting the year with high utilization of its technical resources and some projects stretching into 2027, in 2025 ICE will again actively participate in various industry events as part of its ongoing business development strategy. ICE has signed up…
In December last year, ICE attended the “Sustainable Shipbuilding Models for the Future” conference in Rijeka, Croatia. Organized by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Zagreb, Green Yard Kleven, and KONGSBERG, the invitation-only event attracted over 80 participants from Croatian and…
The friendly football rivalry between ICE and NAPA continued last fall, with both teams back on the field for another fun and competitive match. Employees from both companies, including those from technical and administrative departments, came together to enjoy a…
ICE was last year commissioned by the Netherlands-based project developer SwitcH2 B.V. to design the hull of a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel incorporating a 300 MW offshore green hydrogen and ammonia synthesis plant using wind and wave…
December brought the joy of ICE’s traditional Christmas craft workshops, where employees and their children gathered to celebrate the festive season creatively. This year’s themes included making Christmas tree decorations and modeling clay sailboats, which added a maritime twist to…
ICE congratulates Mate Lukas, ICE’s Country Manager for Croatia, for having successfully completed the demanding Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme at the internationally accredited COTRUGLI Business School in Zagreb, Croatia. The MBA programme, based on intensive week-end residential…
Bluewater Energy Services B.V., a leading owner and operator of Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels, has awarded ICE a fast-track front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for hull engineering of the Aoka Mizu FPSO. The vessel is planned…