Experience

  • SMC has been in shipbuilding industry since 1973.
  • SMC’s expertise in shipbuilding is combined with the Schulte Group’s shipping (90 vessels) and ship management (650+ vessels) experience, which are channeled to our clients’ newbuilding projects including specification review, plan approval and site supervision. Such combination will not only ensure high level technical and operational performance of the vessel, but also add considerable value to the vessel.
  • SMC has provided technical consultancy, plan approval and site supervision services for over 900 vessel, 30+ types of vessels, including:
    • Gas carriers: LNG, LBV, FSRU, LEG, LPG, NH3, Liquified CO2
    • Tankers: Crude oil/ product/ chemical, VLCC
    • Container vessels, MPVs, general cargo ships
    • Bulk carriers, VLOCs, wood chip carriers
    • Offshore and specialized units: FPSO, CSOV, SOV, WTIV, self-elevating units, PSV, offshore maintenance vessels
    • Passenger vessels: adventure cruise vessels, ferries, ro-pax
    • Ro-ro, rail car carriers, PCTCs
    • Floating dry docks
    • Special units: Transshipment platforms, pipe laying
    • barges, diving support vessels
  • SMC has experience with over 110 shipyards in Asia (China, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand) and Europe (Germany, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, Turkey, Romania)
  • SMC has accumulated extensive experience in development and execution of newbuilding, conversion and retrofit projects, in cooperation with over 170 customers, from shipowners, charterers, industry majors, to financial institutions and private investors.

An overview of SMC track record:

#Vessel TypeCountry of BuilderCompleted ProjectsCurrent Projects
1ContainerChina, Korea, Germany, Poland, Philippines217 vessels9 vessels
2Bulk Carrier / VLOC / Wood Chip CarrierChina, Korea, Japan, Montenegro, Philippines223 vessels79 vessels
3MPV/General Cargo ShipChina25 vessels30 vessels
4Self-unloading VesselKorea4 vessels
5Crude/Chemical/Product Tanker/VLCCChina, Korea, Japan, Turkey, Ex Yugoslavia114 vessels42 vessels
6LNG CarrierChina, Korea, Spain
31 vessels38 vessels
7LNG Bunkering VesselChina, Korea, Turkey5 vessels5 vessels
8LEG/LPG Carrier/VLGC/NH3/ Liquified CO2China, Korea48 vessels5 vessels
9FSRUChina1 unit1 unit
10FPSOChina1 unit
11OSV*/PSV*/AHT*/OMV*/DSV*/FSV*/SOV*/WTIV* /MPV Barge/Self Elevating Unit/CSOV/AHTS*China, Hong Kong, India, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam22 vessels19 vessels
12Floating Offshore Transshipping PlatformKorea1 unit
13Pipe Laying BargeChina1 unit
14Multipurpose Trenching & Cable Laying VesselChina1 vessel
15Crew Boat/Crew Transfer VesselChina3 vessels
16SpeedboatNetherlands8 vessels
17Floating Dry DockChina, Turkey6 units3 units
18Car/Passenger Ferry / Ro-Pax / Ro-Ro Expedition Cruise Vessel / Accommodation VesselChina, Portugal, Turkey, Spain, Japan14 vessels4 vessels
19PCTCChina, Japan15 vessels
20Rail Car CarrierChina2 vessels
Subtotal:719 vessels258 vessels
Total:977 vessels

Notes: OSV – Offshore Support Vessel, PSV – Platform Supply Vessel, AHT – Anchor Handling Tug. OMV – Offshore Maintenance Vessel, DSV – Diving Support Vessel, FSV – Field Support Vessel, SOV – Service Operation Vessel, WTIV – Wind Turbine Installation Vessel, CSOV – Commissioning Service Operation Vessel. AHTS – Anchor Handling Tug Supply.