24/01/12 - On 24^th January 2012, in Brodosplit-Diesel Engine Factory, installation of the main engine of Hull 470 was performed on the bench. It is a ship size handy bulk carrier for the transport of bulk cargo, with capacity of 52.000 dwt and contracted for domestic shipping company from Split Jadroplov.

Bulk carrier has the same dimensions of the m/v ''Peristil'' i m/v ''Sveti Dujam'' which are built and delivered to the domestic shipping company in 2010. By applying the new regulations, main engine is changed, so the Newbuilding will have better features – she will achieve lower fuel consumption and lower pollution.

Engine was built under licence of MAN B&W Diesel, type 6S60MC-8.2 with M(aximum)C(ontinious)R(ating) of 7500 kW at 110 r/min. Engine performance was optimised on 85% of MCR i.e. 6375 kW at 104,2 r/min. A fuel oil consumption at optimised point is 166,4 g/kWh, meaning more than 24,5 tons of fuel oil per day.

The ship will have a dual class, and its construction is supervised by Classification societies Bureau Veritas and Croatian Registry of Shipping.

22/12/11 - On 22^nd December 2011, a bed trial of main engine was performed in Brodosplit-Diesel Engine Factory. It will be installed in Hull 324 of Brodotrogir Shipyard. It is a tanker for chemicals and oil products, with capacity of 46000 dwt built in the shipyard Brodotrogir and contarcted for swedish company „Lauren Maritime AB“.

Engine was built under licence of MAN B&W Diesel, type 6S50MC with M(aximum)C(ontinious)R(ating) of 8200 kW at 121,4 r/min. Engine performance was optimised on 93,5% of MCR i.e. 7670 kW at 118,7 r/min. A fuel oil consumption at optimised point is 170 g/kWh, meaning more than 31,8 mt of fuel oil per day.

Brodotrogir Shipyard is one of long-term partners of Brodosplit Diesel Engine Factory that are delivered 8 main engines in last ten years.

6/12/11 - On December 5th 2011, in Brodosplit shipyard the keel is laid for luxury passengers yacht that BSO is building for Laplain Management Ltd headquarted in British Virgin Islands.

The 60-metre vessel will be able to host 70 passengers on shorter relations on three decks and two luxurious saloons, while the owner and VIP guests will have some privacy in one of the three top-class cabins that can fit up to six people.

After three cruise ships built for US market from 2006-2008, this contract represents another step forward for Brodosplit Special Naval Shipyard on the demanding world market of high class passenger vessels. The delivery of yacht is planned in September 2012.

25/11/11 – The Company Brodosplit Cranes Ltd. has delivered in September this year electric gantry crane for eletric switchboard plant in the TS «Dugopolje» located at the Northeast part of economic zone (called) Podi.

It is about the largest substation in central Dalmatia, with the power of 2x20 MVA and voltage of 110/20 (10)kV, wich will be connected to the highway. The mentioned substation will provide safe and reliable work of the existing/current as well as connection for new customers in the area of economic zone.

The crane is designed and constructed for purpose of mounting and dismantling of equipment in civil engineering. Its capacity is 5 tons, lifting height 6 m, distance btw tracks is 7,5 m. Trackway length is 11,7 m and electrical power supply cables are suspended on the trackway as well as the main beam. Crane operation is controlled by hanging control panel.

Due to precise mounting/dismantling works required on site, all the drives are equipped with the two speed elecric motors. Also, the cranes is equiped with necessary limit switches and special overload protection device.

(Crane Data)

18/11/11 - On 18^th November 2011, in Brodosplit-Diesel Engine Factory, main engine installation of Hull 324 was performed on the bench. It is a tanker for chemicals and oil products, with capacity of 46000 dwt built in the shipyard Brodotrogir and contarcted for swedish company „Lauren Maritime AB“.

Engine was built under licence of MAN B&W Diesel, type 6S50MC with M(aximum)C(ontinious)R(ating) of 8200 kW at 121,4 r/min. Engine performance was optimised on 93,5% of MCR i.e. 7670 kW at 118,7 r/min. A fuel oil consumption at optimised point is 170 g/kWh, meaning more than 31,8 mt of fuel oil per day.

Its delivery date is planned for the end of the year. Brodotrogir Shipyard is one of long-term partners of Brodosplit Diesel Engine Factory that are delivered 8 main engines in last ten years.

26/09/11 – Twenty of Croatian companies, large and medium sized shipyards and marine equipment producers, organised by the Croatian Chamber of Economy (CCE) appeared from 20th to 23rd September at the shipbuilding exhibition NEVA in St. Petersburg in Russia.

The shipbuilding exhibition NEVA represents one of the most important shipbuilding fairs in the world. At the common exhibition area of more than 100 square meters besides Brodosplit there have exhibited also 3. Maj shipyard, Kraljevica, Brodotrogir, Uljanik, Viktor Lenac, Adria-Mar, Montmontaža Greben, Tehnomont, Solin brodogradnja and the equipment producers Adriadiesel, ACM, Centaroprema, Croatia pumpe, Đuro Đaković Kompenzatori, Indi metal, Pastor inženjering, Saacke, Somet i Vemos.

In the scope of the exhibition, on September 21th, 2011 there was also held a Croatian Day when our showroom was visited by many current and potential Russian partners which have been announcing new projects of ships construction for the Russian market. It should be added that the Croatian Shipbuilding – Jadranbrod d.d. has signed a Cooperation memorandum with the Russian Financial Corporation from Moscow, which has defined the future cooperation on the exchange of projects, construction and vessels repair, marine equipment sales and the projects financing.

- The Croatian shipbuilding industry devotes a special attention to the Russian market where it has been present for more than 50 years. In the past collaboration there have alredy been realised significant export transactions, and the potential in that area of cooperation is very large, as in the very shipbuilding as well as in the deliveries of marine equipment of the Croatian producers for the Russian shipbuilding industry. The said exibition presents only one of the activities that are arranged by the Chamber in the area of the international promotion of the Croatian economy abroad, improvement and increase of the Croatian exports and foreing investments in Croatia – it has been pointed out by Director of Sector for Industry at CCE, Mrs. Zoja Crnečki.

23/08/11 - On August 23rd 2011, the keel was laid for bulk carrier contracted for Jadroplov company in Brodosplit shipyard. Hull 470, with 190 m length, 32 m breadth, 17 m depth, 12,35 draught and 51.900 DWT, will be able to sail at speed of 14,5 knots thanks to the MAN-B&W engine of 7500 kW at 110 rpm.

This bulk carrier is similar to m/v „Peristil“ and m/v „Sveti Dujam“ delivered to the same shipowner last year. Applying of the new maritime regulations changed the main engine structure, which will result in better performance, less fuel consumption and lower enviromental pollution.

Hull 470 will be built under supervision of Bureau Veritas and Croatian Register of Shipping. The delivery is planned in 2012.

19/08/11 - Luxury yacht "JoyMe", which is owned by Philip Zepter, officially delivered in early August 2011 in Split and since then breath take wherever it appears with its unique appearance and unusual color combinations on the platings.

The tedious job of painting that breaks the standard was entrusted to experts of Brodosplit-Anti Corrosive Protection Ltd. Based on the idea of designer Marijana Radović, on the yacht hull was appliquéd 13 shades of yellow, red, gray, orange and black that are in long patterns infiltrate whole ship.

-The lines are indeed something unseen and very special in the world of yachts. Although for the Brodosplit shipyard capacity was a small business, it was worth the experience to do something like this attractive and challenging. The lines have been painted and feared for eight days and spent almost kilometer and a half of bars, four thousand gallons a whale and two thousand one hundred liters of paint - said Ivica Rogošić, director of Brodosplit Anti Corrosive Protection Ltd.

"JoyMe" was built in the shipyard "Kraljevica" according to special specifications requested by the owner. The ship was designed by architect Srđan Đaković from Split and the interior was designed in "Studio L" from Zagreb.

08/06/11 - On 07^th June 2011, a shop trial of main engine of Hull 323 was performed in Brodosplit-Diesel Engine Factory Ltd. It is a tanker for chemicals and oil products, with capacity of 46000 dwt built in the shipyard Brodotrogir and contarcted for swedish company ''Lauren Maritime AB''.

Engine was built under licence of MAN B&W Diesel, type 6S50MC with M(aximum)C(ontinious)R(ating) of 8200 kW at 121,4 r/min. Engine performance was optimised on 93,5% of MCR i.e. 7670 kW at 118,7 r/min. A fuel oil consumption at optimised point is 170 g/kWh, meaning more than 31,8 mt of fuel oil per day.

To the end of the year Brodosplit-Diesel Engine Factory plans to deliver another one main engine for the same client.

7/06/11 - During March 2011, Brodosplit Cranes Ltd. delivered an engine room crane to Newbulding 468. It is a ro-pax vessel for transportation of passenger, cars, trucks and vehicle with dangerous cargo on the route Marseille - Bastia in Corsica, contracted for the French shipping company CMN.

For overhaul of main engine, as well as for repairs or maintenance of other equipment in the engine room, are provided with two electric bridge cranes of 2 tons. Cranes are designed and manufactured with a hook can reach all the heavy equipment in the engine room. Lift equipment is 7 meters, a range of crane track is 7560 mm. The length of this route is 10 380 mm. Management of the crane is hanging over the counter. Speed ​​up and down the double in order to more accurately work at work repairing a hook when not in operation, can be run over higher speed. Crane is equipped with all the necessary stops walking, as well as overload limiter that does not allow to raise more than the design load.

The ship is being built under the French flag, which requires the application of French national regulations - the strictest in Europe. Documentation, monitoring and testing of cranes was carried out by classification society Bureau Veritas.

20/05/11 - At Brodosplit-Shipyard is completed one of the demanding procedures in the construction of ro-pax, the vessel for transportation of passenger, cars, trucks and vehicle with dangerous cargo on the route Marseille - Bastia in Corsica.

It is the project of installation of passenger and crew cabins, different areas and levels of comfort. The vessel has twelve decks, 200 cabins for 750 passengers and 56 cabins for necessary 56 crew members. Capacity of ro-pax`s garage space is 200 cars and 230 trucks.

In order to the cabins are installed in the proper location, above the insulation are done all the isolation works, installed electrical installations, pipes, pumps and air-conditioning installations. All cabins must fit to the respective, previously welded girders in a ship that are fixed.

The ship is being built under the French flag, which requires the application of French national regulations - the strictest in Europe. Building, in cooperation with shipowners and shipyard Brodosplit, is supervised by classification society Bureau Veritas.

10/02/11 - At Brodosplit-Shipyard in progress is one of the most demanding procedures in the equip of ro-pax, the vessel for transportation of passenger, cars, trucks and vehicle with dangerous cargo on the route Marseille - Bastia in Corsica.

It is the project of installation of passenger and crew cabins, different areas and levels of comfort. The vessel has twelve decks, 200 cabins for 750 passengers and 56 cabins for necessary 56 crew members. Capacity of ro-pax`s garage space is 200 cars and 230 trucks.

In order to the cabins could be installed in the proper location, above the insulation should do all the isolation works, installed electrical installations, pipes, pumps and air-conditioning installations. All cabins must fit to the respective, previously welded girders in a ship that will be fixed later.

The ship is being built under the French flag, which requires the application of French national regulations - the strictest in Europe. Building, in cooperation with shipowners and shipyard Brodosplit, is supervised by classification society Bureau Veritas.

19/11/10 - Doyen of Croatian shipbuilding sailed her first voyage in the time when Emperor Franjo Josip was sailing the Adriatic cost. She survived five states, wore five flags, but destiny wanted that her sailing life ends in city of Split where she spent the greatest part of her life.

Reconstructed hull, superstructure and wooden deck, 115 years old ''Vridni'' now is exhibited at the eastern entrance to the shipyard Brodosplit.

Until World War II ''Vridni'' worked like tugboat in harbour Split and she was damaged in German bombing, but repaired in Island of Vis in 1969.

Reconstruction of ship, built in city of Kiel, is being done in cooperation with Croatian Restoration Institute, under Ministry of Culture and Croatian Maritime Museum in city of Split.

17/09/10 - Matko Trebotić, one of the most important Croatian artists with international reputation, was completed, another in a series of art projects of their large format - a solemn curtain for Croatian National Theatre Šibenik, which this year marks the 140th anniversary.

After the curtains for Split, Rijeka and Dubrovnik theater, very well acceptable in the audience, the last in a series of author was titled ''Prayer of Šibenik''. Curtain size 4.5 times 9 meters was built during the summer months in the shipyard Brodosplit.

While Split stage curtain created painting historical artifacts, Rijeka interwoven notes of the great citizen of Rijeka, Ivan pl. Zajc, theatre Dubrovnik by text of Marin Držić from ''Tirena'', last curtain made on the foundations of the city of Šibenik, whose central motif of the author chose text ''Prayer of Šibenik'' , which is one of the first record in Latin script and Croatian languages, whose original is kept today in the monastery Saint Francis.

3/09/10 - One of the actions arising from the determination of the Brodosplit shipyard to improve environmental protection is underwater cleaning action around a third slipway held on September 3, 2010th in collaboration with members of the Croatian Navy.

Seven firefighters of Professional Fire Brigade in Business Brodosplit and seven members of the training center for Navy divers, including five divers were pulled underwater as much as two tons of scrap iron which was ending in the sea during the decades of shipbuilding on the slipway.

Action lasted two hours, a large amount of waste was successfully removed thanks to shipyard crane lifter. In Brodosplit believe that the cooperation with the Navy continue to the mutual satisfaction. Specifically, experts from the Navy has entrusted to a diving training of Brodosplit firefighters, while the latter with the keepers of the Adriatic sea share their knowledge of fire fighting on ships.

The intention of Brodosplit shipyard is sent eight young and physically fittest firefighters from his unit on the three-week training in diving this month. Then, draw up the plan for cleaning underwater port per sectors. Underwater soil of shipyard port without screws, pipes and metal structures - this is the ultimate goal, in accordance with the norms of environmental protection.

3/09/10 - At Brodosplit-Shipyard is completed one of the most demanding procedures in the construction of juicy, a ship for transport refrigerated fresh orange juice. It is the project of installation of tanks for the transport of cargo in the hull. 12 of them have the volume of 2000 cubic meters, and each of 2 bigger can storage 4000 cubic meters of juice. For that demanding job, shipyard ordered crane of 600 tons capacity and adjusted coast - reinforced ground by additional leveling and filling.

The tanks are about 19 meters high, while their diameter is 12.6 and 18.6 meters. Weight of smaller is 120 tons, while the other two, those bigger, is 210 tons, and all tanks have to match the corresponding pre-welded carrier in the ship, in which tanks is fixed later.

After installing tanks in the hull, procedure in which workers of Ziemann and Split`s shipyard are engaged, a second part of the building 190 meters long orange juice carriers that will make the boat structurally complete will start. The structure of the ship in the cargo area will be closed with upper deck. It is a condition for the further completion of the load system and cooling load system (fitting pipes, pumps, compressors and other functional and control devices).

Newbuilding 469 is a unique project in the Croatian shipbuilding industry, since so sophisticated types of vessels ever were built solely in Norway. The ship is being built under a project developed in Brodosplit.

19/08/10 - On 19^thAugust 2010, a shop trial of main engine was performed in Brodosplit-Diesel Engine Factory. It will be installed in Hull 322 in Brodotrogir Shipyard. It is a tanker for chemicals and oil products, with capacity of 46000 dwt built in the shipyard Brodotrogir and contarcted for swedish company „Lauren Maritime AB“.

About main engine
Engine was built under licence of MAN B&W Diesel, type 6S50MC with M(aximum)C(ontinious)R(ating) of 8200 kW at 121,4 r/min. Engine performance was optimised on 93,5% of MCR i.e. 7670 kW at 118,7 r/min.

A fuel oil consumption at optimised point is 170 g/kWh, meaning more than 31,8 mt of fuel oil per day.

On May 22, 2010 Unit – X, dancing group from Split, shooted the last frame for their promotional video spot on location in the Split shipyard. Skilled dancers performed balances and dance steps on the slipway, under the the lid of juicy´s tanks, on the sections of the newbuilding and in the halls of shipyards.

- We are grateful to the Board of Brodosplit which has allowed us to record part of our video in the shipyard. This is an unforgettable experience and we are pleased that the shipyard is in our video, along with other symbols of Split, since we also shooted on Poljud and in Diocletian palace and historical core of the city – said dancers.

Unit-X has 9 dancers (trainers and professionals from the regional dance club DNF) who are performing breakdance (bboyingom), hiphop, disco, house and similar styles of dance. Since founded in 2004, this versatile dance group competed in numerous national and international competitions, so its members are perennial national champions in group and individual categories of street dance styles "hip hop ", "break dance" and "disco dance".

Besides starting "house" dance, Unit – X as first in Croatia started with a professional acrobatic balancing, which made their dance choreography more interesting. Their performances complement the programs of numerous events. They gained popularity particularly after entering final of Nova TV show "Supertalent", which they deserved by the opinion of the audience and jury.

View video spot of UNIT-X ''The Movie'' (source: You Tube)

On 12^thMay 2010, a shop trial of main engine was performed in Diesel Engine Factory. It will be installed in Hull 467 of Brodosplit Shipbuilding Industry. Type of ship is bulk carrier, with 52113 mt at draft of 12,35 m. Shipowner is Croatian company „Jadroplov“.

About main engine
Engine was built under licence of MAN B&W Diesel, type 6S50MC-C7 with M(aximum)C(ontinious)R(ating) of 8600 kW at 121 r/min. Engine performance was optimised on 85% of MCR, i.e. 7310 kW at 114,6 r/min. A fuel oil consumption at MCR is 171 g/kWh, meaning more than 35 mt of fuel oil per day.

On 10th March 2010, a shop trial of main engine was performed in Diesel Engine Factory. It will be installed in Hull 469 of Brodosplit Shipbuilding Industry. Type of ship is juice carrier, with 14 tanks of total 32.000 m3, built for North Sea Reefer Enterprise S.A.

About main engine
Engine was built under licence of MAN B&W Diesel, type 6S50MC-C7 with M(aximum)C(ontinious)R(ating) of 8600 kW at 121 r/min. Engine performance was optimised on 85% of MCR, i.e. 7310 kW at 114,6 r/min. A fuel oil consumption at MCR is 171 g/kWh, meaning more than 35 mt of fuel oil per day.

At the Brodosplit shipyard Ltd., on 13^th January, 2010 was presented results of testing period, using pneumatic grinder of domestic business company Banko.

It is innovative domestic product, which was developed with financial and logistical support of Business Innovation Center of Croatia – BICRO, Ltd. and over two months, from September to November last year tested in industrial conditions, in the Brodosplit shipyard.

Just use the component in real production conditions was the most important link to quality assessment and competitiveness of the Banko tools in relation to many world-known brands of the same tools.

- We are glad that we could be a testing ground for one domestic product that the quality can be measured with the global competition - said at the conference Matko Balić, director of production in Brodosplit - and, it was one of the most important tasks, but also benefits the production of powerful system as it Brodosplit. No high domestic manufacturer of industrial conditions in fact there is no possibility or subjected to testing your product as required for quality assessment, on the other hand, such a product at some stage this may qualify for the large systems and thus achieve recognition in the market. Brodosplit time fulfills its purpose, which is often unjust in another plan, which is to be the flywheel for many small manufacturing companies in Brodosplit have a reliable partner in the development and eventual sale of products - said Balić.

Nikola Mikačić, Head of Investments, said that the pneumatic Banko grinders during the test "is not spared" – In the workshops of Brodosplit, tools because of the nature of work actually spend up to a maximum and I think that there was no better place to test the limits of endurance for the grinding of the Banko. Worked on them our most professional and most skilled workers who are now able to assess any problems and the tools we use technologically demanding stages of the work, like sanding prochrome tubes and small parts. On this basis, we estimate that the Banko grinders are quality alternative to existing tools.

With the announcement that the trial use of the grinders after in Brodosplit continue in all other Croatian shipyards, Aljoša Bošković, Director of the company Banko, announced this year and the beginning of penetration on foreign markets – at the end of February on a large international trade fair of tools in Köln, organize the first international presentation of Banko grinders. For some European markets, including the German market, but vendors have agreed, and we expect that, after the fair, thanks to references obtained in the tests, and others appear interested partners for the European market.

During the year of the monitoring by Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) and commercial banks are planning to increase production capacity in accordance with the initial announcements about the demand for our products - said Aljoša Bošković.

Dalibor Marijanović, director of Croatian Business - Innovation Center Ltd.(BICRO) said pneumatic grinders project as a positive example of cooperation between the scientific and the private sector where BICRO financed the project of company Banko with 7.6 million kuna, and a further 3.6 million invested in prototyping technically advanced version of the tool. – I am extremely happy as this is, the final stage proved that we recognize and support the development of technically superior products that may find wide application in industry. I believe that success in development and expected success in the market Banko grindes, is guideline for other innovative entrepreneurs who support the path from idea to product etabliranog can contact the Croatian Business - Innovation Center, - Marijanović said.

Pneumatic Banko grinders uses an innovative lamella machine, designed and constructed in accordance with all known safety regulations and the latest technological achievements in continuous use in the harshest working conditions. Compared with pneumatic grinders world's leading manufacturers, the Banko grinders has increased grinding efficiency and greater durability, allow production without pollution of the environment and produces less vibration due to work. In addition, there is greater energy efficiency and ergonomic design for less operator fatigue and easier control when working, all with competitive price.

Organized by the Croatian-German society Split, on September 29, 2009 Brodosplit shipyrad visited secondary technical high school students from the German city Rheine.

Group of 40 students and two teachers, as well as in previous years was led by Professor Jurgen Komm, as the production process and all the generations of students of these fascinating diesel engine factory, they were met prof. Nikola Bratić, from the Department of Education. For the translation, in front of the Croatian-German society Split, Professor Ana Matusinović care.

After the shipyard, their host, prof. Matusinović, a group of students took a visit to the Croatian-German company from Split, where they met with the activity of the company in a multi-year conservation and development of the Croatian-German friendly relations.

As part of his first visit to Split, 22 September 2009 new U.S. ambassador to Croatia, James B. Foley, visited Brodosplit with the Embassy delegation.

In an interview with Srđan Kovač, CEO of Brodosplit Inc., and members of the Board Mr. Damir Arapović and Mr. Domagoj Klarić, the ambassador showed interest in the company's current business situation, its prospects in the market and the privatization process, and stressed its support for the successfully privatization of Brodosplit - Shipbuilding industry is extremely important for Croatia. We hope that the privatization process will be completed successfully and that the new investor will be able to support and sustain this industry - said the Ambassador Foley.

President of the Board of Brodosplit Inc. Mr. Srdjan Kovač informed the ambassador and his associates with the company production program, as well as current information on business, and expressed satisfaction with the visit - I am extremely proud to be one of your first visit companies in Croatia was just a visit to Brodosplit - said Kovač.

After meeting with members of the Management Company, Ambassador Foley and his associates visited the manufacturing plant Brodosplit.

                                                               
Tank as an artistic motif

On the eve of naming ceremony and delivery day of handymax tanker '' Stena Progress '', the latest acquisition Swedish shipping company Concordia Maritime AB, whose majority shareholder is group Stena Sphere, Brodosplit Shipyard on August 26, 2009 visited Mr. Dan Sten Olsson, owner of group and heading a company Stena AB, accompanied by one of his closest associates, CEO, Stena Bulk AB Ulf Ryder.

In an interview with Mr. Srđan Kovač, Manager of Brodosplit-Shipyard Ltd., and his associates Mr. Domagoj Klarić, assistant of manager for shipbuilding industry and Mr. Branimir Kovačić, manager of Construction and Sales Department, distinguished guests expressed their satisfaction with many years of successful cooperation with the Brodosplit shipyard. Srdjan Kovač guests thanked for pointing of trust in building ships today plume of Swedish companies, but thanks to its performance and innovative projects and solutions to build and contribute significantly to the reputation of the company that built them. The two touched and tasks that are before them, stressing the importance of continuing good cooperation and professional teams Brodosplit and Stena on improving existing and developing new concepts in ship building.

End of 2010 year, with the mention "Stena Progress," which is scheduled for delivery to the second half of September, the Swedish company will be given three P-MAX tankers. Shipyard in Split delivered to them seven tankers in period from 2005 till today, and two of them, m/v ''Stena Paris'' and m/v ''Stena Performance'' received international awards as significant ships in the year they were produced.

COMPANY

Stena Sphere – One of the largest family of corporations in Sweden, an international group with approximately 17000 employees. Main activities are related to marine transport, ferry transport, oil platforms, investment, finance, trade ... The group consists of three main companies, wholly owned by the family Olsson: Stena AB, Sessan Stena AB, Stena Metall AB. Income group in 2007 year was 4.5 billion euros, with 453 million euro profit. According to data from the end of 2008, the Stena Sphere has 37 ferries + 4 under construction, 70 tankers + 4 under construction, 10 fallen angel / RoPax ships, with 80 ships of other ship managed, 5 so-called '' Semi-Submersible " platforms and 2 ships for the oil and gas.

Stena AB - parent company for the following companies: Stena Line, Stena Bulk, Stena fallen angel, Stena Drilling, Stena Teknik, Northern Marine Management, Stena Fastigheter, Stena Adactum.

Stena Bulk - one of the world's leading shipping company with a fleet of over 70 tankers. In addition to its own vessels, Stena Bulk manage for commercial and charter operations for the second owner.

June 12, 2009 shipyard Brodosplit were visited 22 MBA students and two teachers of American University of Denver. The Daniels College of Business is one of twelve graduate programs at the University of Denver. Founded in 1908, the Daniels College of Business is the eighth oldest business school in the United States. The University of Denver's business school has joined Dartmouth, Yale and Stanford in being ranked as one of the world's best.

We needed to prepare very hard in order to answer on their questions regarding details of production, transport of material, steel cutting, launching...how does the production last...which is the biggest ship ever built....since when we are building ships....how many per year....train in shipyard.... This visit is the part of organized journey of the production plants in this part of Europe and shipyard in Split will surely remain in their good memory.

Few days later, precisely June 16, Brodosplit shipyard were visited also 30 students and two teachers of Zurich University. School of Management and Law was established in 1968., and now it is one of Switzerland’s leading school of economics and business administration. This visit is the part of organized journey, on subject Waste Management as a part of II. university term.

At the shipyard, students was held a presentation about history, development, business and strategy of our company after they show interests and have a questions about global environment where shipyard work. Shipyard in Split, by express thrill, will surely remain in their good memory.

At the Brodosplit Naval and special vessels shipyard, on June 9, 2009 was delivered Hull 513 named “BIOS DVA”.This is a research vessel built for Institute for Oceanography and Fisheries in Split.

Her max draught is 3,3 meters, length 36,30 meters, breadth 8,15 meters and runs with motor of 895 Kw with 1800 revolution per minute, what will product the speed of 13,2 Knots. Vessel is equipped with sophisticated technology and modern laboratories for research of life at sea, as well as for oceanographic measurements and gathering of information that will be directly forwarded into the Institute Data base. She will be able to accept 6 crew members and 17 researchers.

Delivery and acceptance protocol on the side of the owner signed Mrs. Ivona Marasović, Director of Institute for Oceanography and Fisheries and Damir Arapović, Director of Brodosplit Naval and special vessels shipyard Ltd.

Also, she is carrying weather station onboard and is equipped with acoustic current direction gauge, navigation system, computer network with Internet access, ship’s navigation, probe for acoustic fisheries researches and measurements up to thousand meters of depth, hydraulic winches for sampling, cranes, refrigerating chamber and icebox for storing the samples.

Vessel will cover the area of Adriatic and Ionian Sea, and if necessary other parts of Mediterranean Sea, whose gathering of data will be of service for other countries including Montenegro and Slovenia.

Almost 50 designers from Croatian shipbuilding industry gathered, 4th of June 2009, on two day meeting in Brodosplit. This is the sixth such gathering since the praxis of organizing same meetings took place, formed in the way that shipyard as a host presents newest achievements through their projects. The gathering began with introduction words of Mate Renić, Director of Design and construction department, after what Siniša Ostojić, Commercial and marketing director in Croatian shipbuilding-Jadranbrod gave his introduction. Predrag Čudina, Manager of design department focused on current situation on seafaring and shipbuilding market in his introduction statement.

Brodosplit choose for its presentation project of Hull 468, RoPax vessel (for transport of passengers and vehicles) and which is developed for French company CMN. Through presentations of tens of shipyards designers the participants have gotten the chance to see how Hull 468 is sophisticated, demanding and for many things very special project. Only to remind this ship is of 180 meters length, 30.5 meters breadth and 50 meters draft with 12 decks. Six of them for vehicles, from which 2500 meters of boarding roads is for trucks, 1180 for cars and on four decks are public areas and cabins for 750 passengers, among with areas for 56 crew members.

Among others, designers had to adjust limitations of port Bastia (since the vessel will sail on the route Marseille – Bastie, Corsica), which were the key factor in determination vessels dimensions, among with the requests from ordering company for large passengers accommodation capacity, lots of cargo and manoeuvring areas for cargo trucks inside of garages and great speed of the vessel with good manoeuvring capabilities. Safety and comfort of the vessel will be on very high level and newest SOLAS regulations from 2009. Therefore Hull 468 is the first among the vessel of this type that is designed in accordance with these regulations, and class of comfort in sense of noise and vibration protection is Class comfort 1.

Considering all stated and other innovations, Brodosplit team of experts presented to their colleagues how they are ready to answer the most demanding needs of market, in design of sophisticated vessels, what will be very important reference for shipyard when contracting future jobs.

After the first part of gathering, on Friday 5th of June, participants visited present Newbuildings at shipyard in Split.

German ambassador dr. Bernd Fischer and his associates – Mr. Burkhard Kühnapfel, Germany's military attache in Croatia and Mr. Vice Dodig, Germany's honorary consul in Split - visited Split shipyard on Tuesday, May 5th, 2009.

During their visit, Dr.. Bernd Fischer and associates met with Mr. Srđan Kovač, Brodosplit's CEO and Mr. Domagoj Klarić, member of the management Board, as well as Mr. Damir Arapović, CEO of Naval and Special Vessel Shipyard Ltd. (BSO) and Ms. Živana Grisogono, sales manager of BSO. The emphasis of the meeting was on the existing cooperation between German companies and both Split shipyards, as well as opening of possibilities for new forms of cooperation, especially due to Croatia's recent acceptance in NATO membership.

On that occasion, ambassador Fischer and Brodosplit's CEO especially emphasized possibilities for cooperation between Croatian and German navy. – We wish to have a deeper cooperation with Split shipyards, and we are especially interested in cooperation between the two navies. Croatia is now a member of NATO, which brings new obligations and requests upon its navy forces, ambassador Fischer said.

Srđan Kovač, CEO of Brodosplit Shipyard Ltd. mentioned continuing and fruitful cooperation of the shipyard with German companies, mentioning German financial institutions which are often shipyard's partner, as well as production companies:

- Our Diesel Motor Factory Ltd. has MAN B&W licence since 1969, and there are also many other German products built-in in our vessels. Therefore, it can be said that the success of German products can be seen through quality of our ships, Srđan Kovač emphasized.

After the meeting with Brodosplit's and BSO's representatives, the ambassador and his associates visited Brodosplit's museum and production plants of both companies.

Tankerska plovidba Zadar received a special package from Palm Beach for m/v “ Hrvatska ” – Green flag. That is a award which stands for international recognition for ships which are “more then welcome in all ports of the world”, thanks to maximal safety and cleanness.

Green Award Flag is awarded to ships “which are extremely safe and clean”. And those ships are the plums of world shipbuilding industry.

There are more and more ports and companies all around the world that recognize the value of this award-mark and more and more they are offered special conditions and privileges. This award, which was created in 2006, is also being supported by many outstanding institutions lead by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

- This is one extraordinary world recognition which has followed after detailed control and verification of our tanker “ Hrvatska ” during her stay at port of Palm Beach in fall 2008. It confirms and recognizes everything what makes the values of our company, max safety and environmental and awareness. In our business that is of extreme significance. Tankerska plovidba respects all world criteria and certificates of highest possible level – said Dragan Gaćina, commercial director of company.

Award for “Hrvatska” is the confirmation of quality for Brodosplit shipyard, which delivered to Tankerska plovidba three suezmax tankers in 2004, 2005 and 2007. Alan Veliki, Hrvatska and Donat. Those three are three largest tankers in the world (166,000 tons) launched from slop slipway in one piece. It is also to emphasize that the award was taken by the ship that makes the leading strength of our most powerful shipping company. (May 2009)

Esteemed British association of shipbuilding engineers RINA included tanker „Mary Ugland“, built last year in Brodosplit, in it's annual report „Significant Ships of 2008“.

This is one of the most popular publication of shipbuilding industry, which is being published since 1990 and represents 50 most significant ships built in previous year, where largely are presented ships of 100 meters and more. Every ship is detailed described with technical data, drawings and photos. During the years „Significant Ships“ has become the guide in search for most inventive and most quality products of shipbuilding industry.

M/v “Mari Ugland“, Panamax type, is the third from the series of four tankers built for Swedish company Marinvest Shipping AB. This vessel is specially designed for sailing and transportation of oil in Ice waters – Class 1A. The speciality of series is the innovative system „Take me home“ which is a auxiliary propulsion system which starts in case of main engine failure.

Panamax type of tanker is of following characteristics: length 228,60 meters, breadth 32,24 meters, draught 20,45 meters and dwt of 75000. It is steered by the MAN-B&W engine built in Brodosplit Diesel Engine Factory, type 6S60 MC-C of 13560 KW with 105 turns/minute what allows the speed of 16 knots.

Royal Institution of Naval Architects, which was found in 1860 in London and today is highly respectable international professional association, whose membership spreads on 90 countries in the world. Members of RINA are included in all aspects of shipbuilding industry – from design and production to exploitation of ships, from schools to maritime organizations.

The only preserved original steam tugboat from the 19^th century on the east side of Adriatic Sea, named '' VRIDINI '', is passing through complete reconstruction. Doyen of Croatian shipbuilding sailed her first voyage in the time when Emperor Franjo Josip was sailing the Adriatic cost. She survived five states, wore five flags, but destiny wanted that her sailing life ends in city of Split where she spent the greatest part of her life.

Reconstructed hull, downloaded superstructure and wooden deck, 115 years old ''Vridni'' is situated in front of horizontal slipway of shipyard Brodosplit, near by grand halls.

Hull repair

This time ''Vridni'' will be reconstructed completely - said Filip Bosančić, Director’s deputy for non- shipbuilding activity. – ‘’Vridni‘’ is outstanding artefact of history and will be reconstructed by rules of curator profession and instructions of Croatian Maritime Museum. Her hull is from steel of low thickness, with fast decay because is near sea. Very important is to repair the hull, fill up all holes and repair damages under which we will lay cover steel. For repair we will use thermo stable humidity and son proof cement. Works could be finished for six months period, said Bosančić.

Reconstruction of ship, built in city of Kiel, is being done in cooperation with Croatian Restoration Institute, under Ministry of Culture and Croatian Maritime Museum in city of Split.

Until World War II ''Vridni'' worked like tugboat in harbour Split and she was damaged in German bombing, but repaired in Island of Vis in 1969. From Brodosplit shipyard she goes to nemesis pension after what she is exhibited in shipyard’s park.

- ''Vridni'' has deeply marked Split harbour history and she is outstanding monument of seafaring. I hope that her reconstruction will end until shipyard gets a new owner, said Stjepan Lozo, Manager of Croatian Maritime Museum.

After reconstruction process is finalized, she will be exposed in front of east entry in shipyard.

On 28th of September in 1988, Brodosplit shipyard delivered Hull 356, named AMORELLA, car and passenger cruiseferry for navigation in Ice waters.

Delivered 20 years ago for company SF Line from Mariehamn, Finland according to highest Scandinavian standards for such type of vessel, "Amorella" is the first modern vessel for transportation of passengers and vehicles built in Split.

Car/passenger ferry with 12 decks, length of 169,4 and beam of 27,6 meters with propulsion of 24 thousand kilowatts and speed of 21,5 knots, owns the garage on two cardecks with total length of layers for passenger cars of almost 3 kilometres for accommodation of 550 cars.

On Stockholm-Mariehamn-Turku route passengers' cabins could accommodate 1986 passengers, together with different areas for business meetings, conferences and seminars, restaurants, clubs and bars that offer additional 300 places.

With most modern equipment, she was then at the top of the world.

This year is 20th year from delivery of MS Amorella, the pride of shipbuilding industry in Split, which was also on several postage stamps here and abroad. After whole 10 years of edition Croatian Post is withdrawing the stamps with sign HPT and among them is one of 7,20 Kuna with MS Amorella on it. Due to the number of significant jubilees (10 and 20 years) and on request of Dalmatian collectors society ''Diokles'' from Split, the last day of usage of this stamp was marked on 5th of September with occasional postage stamp that will be in use in Post Office in Split, on address Street of King Tomislav.

Ships " Amorella ", " Isabella " and '' Frans Suel '', brought great recognition to Croatian shipbuilders – have been chosen in the years 1988, 1989, 1992 as one of the Most Outstanding Ships of the year by the US magazine “Maritime Reporter & Engineering News”.

Pot – Cooker for preparing gigantic sea food risotto, with capacity of 700 litre, was delivered at Brodosplit-Shipyard Ltd., on July 17, 2008 for association ‘’Dalmatian cook‘’.

Brodosplit once more answered on the invitation of ‘’Dalmatian cook‘’ and developed a huge pot, which was used to prepare gigantic sea food risotto for citizens and visitors of Saint Dujam ceremony. Diameter of pot is 1,5 meters with base build in very short time according to the idea of locksmiths and drawing of Ivan Dundić, employee of Brodosplit Design department and Milan Gabričević, employee of Locksmith's- tinsmith's fittings manufacturing workshop.

The same Pot-Cooker thrilled also a citizens of City of Makarska, which members of association ‘’Dalmatian cook‘’ was used to prepare the largest sea food risotto of history for citizens and visitors of Day of city.

This is the second pot which Brodosplit shipyard made for association ‘’Dalmatian cook‘’. This proves the skills and variety of possibilities of many Brodosplit employees, outside of their basic activities.

On March 25, 2008 Brodosplit Cranes Ltd delivered an engine room crane of 2 tons to shipyard Brodotrogir. Crane has chain winch with lifting height of 10,5 meters and the diameter of bridge is 1300 mm. Length of crane jib is 2500 mm and its slewing speed is 0,4 rpm.

Crane was manufactured under the supervision of Lloyd’s Register classification society. This delivery is the fourth out of eight contracted for Hulls No 315-322.

This year they plan to deliver one crane for Hull 319 and the remaining ones are in plan for the end of 2009.

By the end of 2007, Brodosplit Shipyard was visited by 50 Union representatives of public services of Denmark. They were fascinated with shipyard especially it's contribution to the War in Croatia. In the one hour stay they visited our Museum, slipways and gave their tribute to ten men who died in the Park of Croatian tortures.

On March 21, 2008 we were visited by 24 students of famous French university La Sorbonne. We needed to prepare very hard in order to answer on their questions regarding details of production, transport of material, steel cutting, launching...how does the production last...which is the biggest ship ever built....since when we are building ships....how many per year....train in shipyard.... This visit is the part of organized journey of the production plants in this part of Europe and shipyard in Split will surely remain in their good memory.

On May 21, 2008 for the closure of their studding, 36 Swedish students of Technical University Chalmers from Gothenburg, choose our shipyard as their study travel. Slobodan Aničić, consul of Sweden tour them in Brodosplit and introduced them to the production plants.

Twenty shipyard workers is joined Josip and Mary in the wake under Jesus. This is the idea of Stanislav Bavčević, self educated sculptor, who for years develops Nativity scene out of scarp material in shipyard.

Totally 26 statues are positioned on the grass near the Museum of Brodosplit. Especially efective will be the sight in night because the scene is lighted with reflectors so any passer may see them.

Five days was necessary for Bavčević and Tonći Sule to develop nativity scene out of almost two tons of scarp iron. On question why all shipyard workers (statues) have padlocks on their mouths, Bavčević replied that they are here to work not to talk. Different also from custom nativity scenes is that little Jesus is in the sea. But Bavčević had ready answer: because shipyard workers will built him a ship so he could spread his word all around the world. (December 19, 2007)

At Brodosplit Museum, on 17th December 2007 the ceremony of awarding ISO 9001:2000 certificate to Brodosplit-Shipyard Ltd. was held. Among many guests at the ceremony there were representatives of the City and the County, Croatian Shippbuilding agency, Management Board, Cluser Shippbuilding, representatives of classification societies, ship owners and representative of all trade unions.

In his exposure Mr. Josip Raić, the representative of quality department, explained that this achievement has been result of hard “team work” during last year and the half. From the first moment we fulfilled main pre condition for successful building and implementation of ISO i.e. full involvement and participation of management in all levels – from the director of the company to the department’s directors and their assistants. Respectable team of 55 intern auditors made their greatest efforts in building and implementation of this quality system and they showed great professionalism in their work so they made possible to implement the system within planed time limits.

Representatives of certificate institutions, Bureau Veritas and Croatian Register of Ships, Mr. Tomo Agustinović and Mr. Damir Roje delivered the certificates ISO 9001:2000 to Mr. Domagoj Klarić, the director of Brodosplit-Brodogradilišta d.o.o., with congratulations on a well-done job in building and implementing of this quality system. Mr. Domagoj Klarić thanked and addressed the guests:

- One of the areas of future work is more intensive cooperation with suppliers and cooperates in connection with ISO 9001:2000. Also, we are happy to notice that the number of suppliers and cooperates with ISO 9001 certificates are getting higher. Of course, we don’t put the accent on the certificate as “paper”. Although the “paper” may not be disregarded in psychological and marketing sense, the most important aspect of this system may be summarized in two words: CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT! It is indisputable that we have to persist with this, the only right concept of up keeping of quality system, keeping in mind satisfaction of the buyers and benefits of the shipyard.

In front of the Shipyard is demanding and responsible work on up keeping of quality system due to the fact that the contract has been executed for three years time and the supervisors of the certificate society shall supervise functionality of the system and perform re-certification from time to time.

Nice custom of school visits to our shipyard is increasing from year to year. Firstly, in May 2007 we had a visit from students of Secondary Technical School from Dijon, France, and in September 4, students of Secondary Technical School from German town Rhein.

The group of 45 students and two teachers was lead, like last year, professor Jurgen Komm, and introducing shipyard were Dražen Bulić and Krsto Baničević, touring them through the Museum of Brodosplit. Translator was Mr Ivo Ivanišević.

Most interesting part of their visit was the sight of famous roller for sheet constructions, which was used for sheet rolling of Hitler’s army ship “Bismarck”. It was produced in Germany in 1936 and delivered in shipyard in 1952, as a part of German war reparation.

Considering their specific technical orientation, shipyard's employees guided them to slipways and what they find very interesting was Diesel Engine Factory, which is used to produce ship's engines under the licence of MAN B&W, world leading manufacturer of two-stroke engines.

Also, we are visited every year by the students of Technical school from Kranj, Slovenia. This time they were introduced to rich history of shipyard and process of building ship by Krsto Baničević, from the Education department.

The process of shipbuilding is also very interesting to the small ones, like scholars from Primary schools Skalice and Plokite and even to the kindergarten kids.

Brodosplit Shipyard once more answered on the invitation from Split's administration and developed a huge pot, which was used to prepare gigantic sea food risotto for citizens and visitors of Split. Diameter of pot is 2,5 meters with base build in very short time according to the idea of locksmiths and drawing of Ivan Dunić, employee of Brodosplit Design department. This proves the skills and variety of possibilities of many Brodosplit employees, outside of their basic activities. (May 5, 2006)

Stanislav Bavčević, employee of Brodosplit Shipyard and artist, transformed whole sensibility and belongings to his region as some kind of gratitude to labourer from Split, in sculpture of hack which was placed on a lot of 3000 square meters on the area of former field in Pujanke. City company ''Parkovi i nasadi'' planted there olives, god-roses, fig and walnut treas. The sculpture of hack was given to town Split for its 1700 birthday. (April 24, 2006)

Association of veterans of Croatian war of Independence Brodosplit under the sponsorship of Brodosplit Shipyard Ltd, County of Split and Dalmatia and town Split organized on April 14, 2006 unusual and impressive happening of Good Friday in shipyard.

Inspired idea of Stanislav Bavčević

According to the idea of author of sculpture Stanislav Bavčević, shipyard's employee, Brodosplit workers made out of scrap sheet plates the statute of Jesus Christ, 50 meters tall and 20 tons weight. They raised it up with help of two cranes while the third ensured the lifting of head. In this half hour performance supported with instrumental of Jean Michael Jarre, smoke cloud and special light show, the sculpture of Saviour was raised.

More then thousand visitors

The performance was visited by over thousand shipyard workers and citizens of Split, together with Ante Sanader, County ruler for Split and Dalmatia and Zvonimir Puljić, Mair of town Split. This exceptional happening was covered by most significant Croatian media and according to our knowledge TV show was directed also in European televisions.

Acknowledgment of Association

This way Association thanks to all of those who participated in this great event and especially those who build and raised the sculpture.