Visit to the “Vahali” Shipyard – Season 2025/26

As part of the traditional annual study visit, students from the Department of Naval Architecture visited the “Vahali” shipyard in Zasavica near Mačvanska Mitrovica on May 7. The shipyard specialises in the construction of luxury river cruise vessels, which can frequently be seen sailing along the Danube or docked at the Belgrade passenger terminal below Kalemegdan Fortress. The Dutch-based shipbuilding company Vahali has been operating in Serbia since 2005 – initially at the former “Beograd” shipyard site in New Belgrade, and since 2013 it has been permanently based in Zasavica, where it took over the former “Sava” shipyard. This facility was built according to the original design and patented solution of a mechanised slipway with “pitless” lateral vessel transfer, developed… опширније…

Professional Visit to the Zemun TPS Depot: Maintenance of Modern Rail Vehicles in Practice

First and third-year undergraduate students of the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, attending the elective courses Railway Systems and Life Cycle of Railway Vehicles, recently visited the TPS (Depot) in Zemun – a specialised maintenance workshop for electric multiple units and passenger coaches. The visit was organised as part of the long-standing and highly successful cooperation between the Department of Railway Mechanical Engineering of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and the railway company Srbija Voz. The cooperation is primarily focused on the development of highly specialised engineering staff, as well as joint work on development projects aimed at improving and optimising the company’s operations. Particular importance is attached to the education of Master Engineers in Railway Mechanical Engineering,… опширније…