L'ASTROLABE NAMING CEREMONY
12/07/2017PIRIOU, the Austral and Antarctic French Territories (TAAF), the French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV) and the French Navy just celebrated in Concarneau the new ice-breaker named L’Astrolabe. The ceremony took place on Wednesday July 12th in Concarneau. Annick Girardin, minister of the French Overseas...
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NEW ORDER : A 63M-LONGLINER FOR COMATA
12/07/2017COMATA just confirmed to PIRIOU the order of a 62.8m freezer dedicated to toothfish fishing in the French Austral seas. Designed by PIRIOU INGENIERIE and built in the Vietnamese PIRIOU shipyard, ‘’Ile de la Reunion’’ should be delivered by the end of the 2018 summer. Designed...
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ECOREP-PIRIOU_ NEW ORDERFOR THREE WORKBOATS - 13.06.17
13/06/2017ECOREP-PIRIOU just recorded the order for three workboats for STH Spa, Algerian Company for Research, Production, Transport, Transformation, and Commercialization of Hydrocarbons to be operated in the harbours of Arzew, Bejaia and Skikda. They will be entirely built in Algeria - a first for that type of vessel - and their delivery is due during...
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NEW ORDER : TWO WFSV 26W FOR WIND ENERGY MARINE
07/06/2017PIRIOU has just secured the order for two wind farm support vessels for the British operator WIND ENERGY MARINE. Built by PIRIOU VIETNAM, these two WFSV* 26W are expected to be delivered in spring 2018 in Europe and to be operated in the North Sea. With a proven design by © BMT Nigel Gee, BV classed, MCA CAT 1 certified under the new...
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LAUNCHING OF THE FIRST UNIT 'LOIRE'
01/06/2017Following the notification by the French DGA (Defence Procurement Agency) of a programme of four Offshore Support and Assistance Multipurpose Vessels, the first unit named ‘Loire’ was launched in Concarneau on June 1st. Featuring a 70 metres length and a 2,600 tonnes full load displacement, the BSAHs can accommodate a crew of 17...
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