Start Cutting of 35K Floating Dry Dock (NB045) in Gemak Shipyard Turkey

We are pleased to announce that on 02 May 2023 at h 16.25 (GMT+3h) the project 35K Floating Dry Dock (Construction NB045) had achieved first fabrication milestone “Start Cutting” in Gemak Shipyard (NETA Factory) – Turkey.

This is one of the biggest Dry Dock built under SMC Supervision with following characteristics:

Length overall:                 253.5 m

Width overall:                   54.5 m

Utile Width:                       41.0 m

Draft max:                         18.3 m

Capacity:                           35,000 LT @ 18″ FREEBOARD

Structural Capacity:         85LT/FT in CL

Gross Tonnage:                16500 LT

Class:                                 American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

and having following milestone date

Steel Cutting:                     2023-May-02

Keel Laying:                       2023-August-16

Launching:                         2024-July-13

Delivery:                             2024-November-21

There are some representative pictures from the amended event.