Freire Shipyard

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 an open tender in which several other Spanish shipyards competed, it will see the yard build a new diver support vessel.

The vessel, equipped with cutting-edge technology, will have a length of more than 30 meters, a beam of 9 meters, a range of 500 nautical miles, and a capacity for 30 crew members

The estimated...

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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 in Vigo, Spain. Upon its expected completion in 2026, R/V Thuwal II will be the first regional class research vessel for Saudi Arabia and enable complete access to the Red Sea, including coastal waters and the deep sea.  

R/V Thuwal II will be the flagship of the Saudi research vessel fleet...

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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.

Briggs Marine orders maintenance support vessel

“It’s great to see building has started on the vessel which will further enhance our marine project support capability for the expanding renewables sector, as well as the traditional marine construction industry in which Briggs Marine has built its...

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Research and Training Vessel News Roundup | August 8 – Canadian ROV, Australian training vessel refit and more

An Australian training provider places one of its vessel back into service following a modernisation program as Russia’s defence ministry takes delivery of a hydrograph ..

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VESSEL REVIEW | Jaywun – Arabian Gulf oceanographic research vessel for UAE operator

Construction has been completed on a new oceanographic research vessel ordered by UAE operator Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD). Named Jaywun after a local variety of p ..

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Marine Projects Vessel News Roundup | March 29 – Newbuilds for Dutch owners, a new maintenance workboat for a UK service provider and an unmanned survey craft

Deliveries include an LNG-fuelled dredger and an offshore support workboat to two owners in the Netherlands. A new compact unmanned vehicle boasts advanced sensors to aid ..

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VESSEL REFIT | Falkor (Too) – Ex-platform supplier rebuilt for global deep-sea research

California-based research organisation Schmidt Ocean Institute recently welcomed a rebuilt research vessel into operational service. The Cayman Islands-flagged, 363- by 6 ..

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Research and Training Vessel News Roundup | March 8 – German autonomous demonstrator plus new research ships for the US and Australia

A German university christens an autonomous catamaran demonstrator as two US-based owners welcome recently acquired vessels to their respective fleets. An Australian gove ..

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Research and Training Vessel News Roundup | January 17 – Deliveries in China and UAE, Russian survey vessel launch and future US Navy oceanographic ship

A Chinese science institute has taken delivery of a large mothership for unmanned craft that is itself capable of autonomous sailings while a UAE operator welcomes a newb ..

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