The 4POWER project aims to exchange knowledge between EU regions in order to stimulate the growth and implementation of offshore wind. 4th partner meeting was organized by the Maritime Institute in Gdańsk – the project partner. The meeting was devoted to discussion of the best practices analysis and findings from reports (Frameworks and Implementation) as well as definition of the Guidelines content (how to implement the best practices).

The participants of the meeting had the opportunity to visit the CRIST S.A. shipyard in Gdynia
The production profile of the company includes:

• offshore structures (heavy lift jack-up vessels and wind turbines installation barges, platform supply vessels, anchor handling tug supply vessels, platforms and units for assembly of wind farms at sea, foundations for wind turbines;
• vessels: fishing vessels, tugs, ferries, containers, research vessels;
• hydrotechnical structures: gates and port berths, barges.

CRIST cooperates

JACK-UP BARGE B392 "THOR"


Source:; www.crist.com.pl

A discussion after a short presentation of the company given by Mr. Grzegorz Różański, Mrs. Sylwia Bąk and Mr. Jacek Mak revealed that CRIST is not only a pioneer in Polish offshore market but also in the education of professionals: The company has initiated close relations with several technical schools in the region and is in fact mastering its future labor force, as majority of their students later on become employees of CRIST!

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