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A new heritage exhibition has been created at ICEPRONAV Engineering SRL, the ICE Marine Design Group’s main design facility in Galați, Romania. The exhibition celebrates the history, achievements and people that have shaped today’s marine design centre. Its predecessor was…

ICE Group brought together colleagues, specially invited former senior employees, local partners and guests in Galați, Romania, on 17 July to celebrate 60 years since the formal establishment of the ICEPRONAV ship design institute. By coincidence, the ICE Group’s Isle…

ICEPRONAV Engineering SRL is welcoming students from the Faculty of Naval Architecture and the Faculty of Automation, Computers, Electrical and Electronics Engineering as part of its Summer Internship 2026 programme. Over the course of three weeks, the students are working…

The July 2026 newsletter includes highlights from the CORE POWER European Summit, Posidonia 2026, the latest feature in our ICEPRONAV Alumni series and another project from the ICE Marine Design portfolio.

Last month, Chairman and CEO Steinar Draegebo represented ICE Marine Design at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2026, held in Houston, Texas, 4-7 May. OTC remains one of the offshore energy sector’s leading international events, bringing together operators, contractors, technology…

We continue our 60th anniversary highlights of ship designers who, with solid professional experience at ICEPRONAV, went on to successful careers elsewhere in the marine industry: Valentin Gheoca joined ICE in 2007 as a Junior Outfitting Engineer, building on an…

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International Day for Women in Maritime, observed on 18 May, recognises the contribution of women across the global maritime sector both at sea and ashore. The International Maritime Organization’s 2026 theme, “From Policy to Practice: Advancing Gender Equality for Maritime…

SwitcH2’s Project Atlantico received Project of National Interest (PIN) status from the Portuguese Government, reinforcing the strategic relevance of the offshore floating green ammonia development. The project centres on a floating production solution offshore Portugal and has been identified as…

Continuing our series highlighting ICEPRONAV alumni who have gone on to prominent roles in industry and academia, we feature Dr.-Ing. Jean Sever Popovici. He graduated in 1973 from the Polytechnic Institute of Galați, Faculty of Mechanics, Naval Architecture and Marine…

ICE Marine Design recently attended Undersea Defence Technology (UDT 2026) in London, represented by CEO Steinar Draegebo and Business Development Director Jason Nunn. UDT is one of the defence sector’s main international events focused on undersea technology, bringing together naval…

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The first meeting in 2026 of the Romanian Shipbuilders Association (ANCONAV) not only marked the 60th anniversary of its host, ICEPRONAV, but also saw the launch of a remarkable book on engineering persistence titled Innovate! Regardless. The book documents the…

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Graduating from Galati University in 1980, Dragos Rauta worked for a local shipyard before joining Icepronav in 1983. There, he became part of the team that started up its new towing tank in cooperation with Mitsui Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries…

The offshore jack-up vessel HEA Hydra (formerly Seajacks Hydra) has successfully passed its first U.S. Coast Guard Port State Control inspection in Jamestown Anchorage, Rhode Island, earning a clean report and full operational clearance. Originally delivered in 2014 and first…

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In its 60-year history, Icepronav Engineering SRL and its predecessor and affiliated companies (ICE) have provided a training ground and career path for many ship design professionals. Most joined ICE after gaining degrees in naval architecture or other engineering disciplines…

ICE Marine Design Group has moved its Croatian office to the newly opened Technology Park in Split, Croatia’s second largest city and a major seaport. The team relocated at the end of October after more than six years in its…

The year just ended demonstrated ICE’s ability to deliver complex marine design work across offshore energy, defence and commercial shipping markets. Much of this work was executed under demanding schedules and strict confidentiality. It confirmed the value of our long-term…

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