Wulkan launches final dock module for Gryfia. Entire structure now afloat

All three modules of the floating dock that Stocznia Szczecińska Wulkan is building for the Morska Stocznia Remontowa Gryfia are now in the water. The last of them was launched in Szczecin on Saturday, 8 August, closing the phase in which the dock's hull was built in sections.

Kamil Kusier executive editor 09.08.2026, 08:55 Reading time: 3 min

Aerial view of three floating dock modules being towed at Wulkan shipyard in Szczecin — fot. materiały prasowe

In brief

Stocznia Szczecińska Wulkan launched the third and final module of a floating dock being built for Morska Stocznia Remontowa Gryfia on 8 August in Szczecin. The module, around 80 metres long and weighing more than 4 thousand tonnes, was assembled in 13 weeks and was moved onto a launching pontoon a day earlier. The complete dock, with an overall length of 235.6 metres and a mass of around 13 thousand tonnes, will be delivered to Gryfia in 2027 and will accept ships with a length between supports of up to 231 metres and a mass of up to 24 thousand tonnes. The construction is financed by Fundusz Rozwoju Spółek, the owner of both shipyards.

A two-stage operation

The operation ran over two days. On 7 August, a roughly 80-metre, 4,000-tonne module was moved from the Odra Nowa assembly yard onto a launch pontoon, and the following day it was launched on the turntable at the Ewa elevator.

- The last module was assembled on the yard floor in just 13 weeks. For such a huge structure, weighing over 4,000 tonnes, that is a very good pace and a result of the whole team's efficient organisation. Launching the third module is one of the most important stages of the floating dock's construction. We are now focused on joining all three modules and on further outfitting work - says Radosław Kowalczyk, chief executive of Stocznia Szczecińska Wulkan.

The first two modules were launched earlier and have already been joined together, with outfitting under way at Drzetowskie Quay. The third will now join them, after which the yard will assemble the complete structure, fit it out and prepare it for trials and acceptance. The finished dock will weigh around 13,000 tonnes.

The largest dock on the western coast

Once the sections are joined, the dock will measure close to 240 metres in length, making it the largest structure Stocznia Szczecińska Wulkan has ever built.

- We are building the largest dock on the entire western coast. Once the work of joining the sections is complete, it will be almost 240 metres long. Within the next several months, Gryfia will be repairing the largest ships able to enter the port of Szczecin. This is our shipbuilding industry moving to a completely new level - said Deputy Infrastructure Minister Arkadiusz Marchewka, who oversees the Fundusz Rozwoju Spółek, at the launch.

Gryfia specialises in ship repairs and class overhauls. The new dock is due to enter service there in 2027, allowing the yard to handle longer and heavier vessels than before, up to a supporting length of 231 metres and a docked weight of 24,000 tonnes.

An investment within one group

Both yards, Wulkan and Gryfia, belong to the Fundusz Rozwoju Spółek group, which owns and financed the dock's construction.

- This dock is at once an investment for the Fund, an order for Wulkan and a working tool for Gryfia. We have invested significant funds in its construction, and from 2027 it will be working at the Morska Stocznia Remontowa Gryfia, allowing the yard to handle larger ships than before. This is how we carry out our strategy of investing in the maritime economy on the strength of our group's capital and the local-content principle. One of our companies builds it, the other gets a tool for decades to come - says Aleksandra Skibniewska, chief executive of the Fundusz Rozwoju Spółek.