A contract for the construction Alexandria shipyard and the supply of its shop's equipment was signed in 1962 with the government of the Soviet Union.[4][5] The yard foundation was laid beside the site of Alexandria Port old graving dock. In 1963 the shipyard apprentice training center was opened to train and qualify the shipbuilding and ship repair personnel. In 1964 the shipyard mechanical slipway with carriage lifting capacity of 600 Tons was opened for service. In 1965 a new graving dock built by a German contractor with a capacity of 85,000 dwt went into service.[6] In 1968 the rest of the shipyard area was reclaimed from the sea and the building of two semi submerged inclined berths were completed. Each can be used for building of vessels to 35,000 dwt. In 1969 after the shipyard has been practically completed, construction of large merchant ships started. In 1971 the first dry cargo vessel "ALEXANDRIA CLASS" M/V Alexandria was launched and towed to the yard outfitting quay for fitting out and delivery. Since then the yard has built and delivered 35 vessels of different types and sizes. By 1976, Russian involvement in the shipyard was curtailed.[7]
In 2004 the shipyard ownership was transferred to the Ministry of Defense under the Maritime Industries and Services Organization (MIASO). In 2011, a contract was signed for upgrading of the shipyard main building facilities with China State Shipbuilding Corporation's China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. and the work was completed in 2015.[8][9]
In 2014, the Egyptian Ministry of Defense signed an agreement for the construction of four El Fateh-class corvette. The first vessel[10] was built in Lorient site of DCNS (later Naval Group) and delivered to Egypt in September 2017. The remaining three units of the series were built through technology transfer at the Alexandria Shipyard.[11] The last was delivered in 2020.[12]
alexandria, shipyard, shipyard, located, alexandria, port, northern, coastal, city, alexandria, egypt, native, namearabic, ترسانة, الاسكندريةcompany, typestate, owned, enterpriseindustryshipbuilding, defencefounded1962, years, 1962, headquartersalexandria, ale. Alexandria Shipyard is a shipyard located in the Alexandria Port in the northern coastal city of Alexandria Egypt 1 2 3 Alexandria ShipyardNative nameArabic ترسانة الاسكندريةCompany typeState owned enterpriseIndustryShipbuilding DefenceFounded1962 62 years ago 1962 HeadquartersAlexandria Alexandria EgyptArea servedAfroeurasiaProductsWarships merchant vessels up to 57000 tdws tugboats river barges flotillas offshore engineeringServicesShipbuilding ship maintenance ship repair and conversion for all kinds of vessels up to 85 000 tdwsOwnerEgyptian Ministry of Defence and Military Production Marine Industries And Services OrganizationNumber of employees2800Websitewww wbr alexyard wbr com wbr eg Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editA contract for the construction Alexandria shipyard and the supply of its shop s equipment was signed in 1962 with the government of the Soviet Union 4 5 The yard foundation was laid beside the site of Alexandria Port old graving dock In 1963 the shipyard apprentice training center was opened to train and qualify the shipbuilding and ship repair personnel In 1964 the shipyard mechanical slipway with carriage lifting capacity of 600 Tons was opened for service In 1965 a new graving dock built by a German contractor with a capacity of 85 000 dwt went into service 6 In 1968 the rest of the shipyard area was reclaimed from the sea and the building of two semi submerged inclined berths were completed Each can be used for building of vessels to 35 000 dwt In 1969 after the shipyard has been practically completed construction of large merchant ships started In 1971 the first dry cargo vessel ALEXANDRIA CLASS M V Alexandria was launched and towed to the yard outfitting quay for fitting out and delivery Since then the yard has built and delivered 35 vessels of different types and sizes By 1976 Russian involvement in the shipyard was curtailed 7 In 2004 the shipyard ownership was transferred to the Ministry of Defense under the Maritime Industries and Services Organization MIASO In 2011 a contract was signed for upgrading of the shipyard main building facilities with China State Shipbuilding Corporation s China Shipbuilding Trading Co Ltd and the work was completed in 2015 8 9 In 2014 the Egyptian Ministry of Defense signed an agreement for the construction of four El Fateh class corvette The first vessel 10 was built in Lorient site of DCNS later Naval Group and delivered to Egypt in September 2017 The remaining three units of the series were built through technology transfer at the Alexandria Shipyard 11 The last was delivered in 2020 12 See also editEgypt Russia relationsReferences edit Shipyard ALEXANDRIA SHIPYARD Alexandria Egypt www trusteddocks com Egypt Maps Naval Shipyard The New York Times December 1 1955 Egypt Plans New Shipyard The New York Times February 6 1957 Agency United States Central Intelligence August 4 1972 Daily Report Foreign Radio Broadcasts via Google Books Alexandria to Have Shipyard The New York Times January 19 1959 Egypt Opens Big Shipyard The New York Times August 1 1965 Sadat cracks down on Soviets still in Egypt February 15 1980 via Christian Science Monitor 乘上中埃合作的万吨巨轮 记亚历山大船厂开工仪式 in Chinese Xinhua 31 May 2015 Retrieved 7 July 2019 Alexandria Shipyard in 280m upgrade of ship repair facilities Seatrade Maritime October 28 2014 Maritime Baird September 7 2018 Alexandria Shipyard launches Egypt s first locally built warship Egypt takes delivery of first Gowind corvette from France Naval Today 22 September 2017 Retrieved 7 March 2020 Egyptian Navy s Final El Fateh class Corvette Luxor Launched by Alexandria Shipyard May 16 2020 External links editOfficial website GlobalSecurity org 31 10 21 N 29 52 07 E 31 1724 N 29 8687 E 31 1724 29 8687 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexandria Shipyard amp oldid 1164914176, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
