Arctech Helsinki Shipyard
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Arctech Helsinki Shipyard is a shipbuilding
company in Helsinki
, Finland. It was founded in late 2010 as a joint venture between STX Finland Cruise Oy
and United Shipbuilding Corporation
, when the latter purchased half of the Hietalahti shipyard
. The company has a focus on icebreaker
s and other icegoing vessels for arctic conditions.
On 16 December 2010 Arctech Helsinki Shipyard received its first order when a contract for two icebreaking platform supply vessel
s similar to the SCF Sakhalin was signed with Sovcomflot. The production of the two icebreakers began in September 2011. Before this the pushers and barges of the Finnish Finnpusku
integrated tug and barge system, operated by ESL Shipping, were modernized at the shipyard by STX Finland Lifecycle Services.
Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history.Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both...
company in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland. It was founded in late 2010 as a joint venture between STX Finland Cruise Oy
STX Finland Cruise Oy
STX Finland Cruise Oy, formerly Aker Yards Oy, is a Finnish shipbuilding company operating three shipyards in Finland, in Helsinki, Turku and Rauma, employing some 4,000 people. It is part of STX Europe a group of International shipbuilding companies....
and United Shipbuilding Corporation
United Shipbuilding Corporation
United Shipbuilding Corporation is a open joint stock company in Russia which unite shipbuilding, repair and maintenance subsidiaries in western and northern Russia, and in the country's Far East, to streamline civilian shipbuilding using military facilities. The corporation was established by a...
, when the latter purchased half of the Hietalahti shipyard
Hietalahti shipyard
Hietalahti shipyard is a shipyard in Hietalahti, in downtown Helsinki, Finland. It is operated by Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, a joint venture between STX Finland Cruise Oy and United Shipbuilding Corporation....
. The company has a focus on icebreaker
Icebreaker
An icebreaker is a special-purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters. Although the term usually refers to ice-breaking ships, it may also refer to smaller vessels .For a ship to be considered an icebreaker, it requires three traits most...
s and other icegoing vessels for arctic conditions.
On 16 December 2010 Arctech Helsinki Shipyard received its first order when a contract for two icebreaking platform supply vessel
Platform supply vessel
A Platform supply vessel is a ship specially designed to supply offshore oil platforms. These ships range from 20 to 100 meters in length and accomplish a variety of tasks...
s similar to the SCF Sakhalin was signed with Sovcomflot. The production of the two icebreakers began in September 2011. Before this the pushers and barges of the Finnish Finnpusku
Finnpusku
Finnpusku is an integrated tug and barge system owned and operated by ESL Shipping, a Finnish shipping company that specializes in bulk cargo transports in the Baltic Sea. The system was developed in the 1980s by Finnlines, another Finnish shipping company that also managed the vessels until 2003,...
integrated tug and barge system, operated by ESL Shipping, were modernized at the shipyard by STX Finland Lifecycle Services.