SMC News

Landbridge Horizon is a newbuilt 308,000 dwt VLCC for Landbridge Group. After delivered from Dalian Shipyard on 6^th August 2019, she was reallocated to Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard straight away for scrubber retrofit. SMC is pleased to share the news that the commissioning for each equipment/system and sea trial for EGCS were carried out smoothly, and the vessel has been delivered to Landbridge successfully.

SMC was responsible for overall management of the retrofit work, including drawing review and site supervision during retrofit construction. The subjected EGCS is open loop type with U-Type scrubber, and is designed to make the SOx emission equivalent to 0.1% Sulphur fuel oil emission where the original sulfur content in fuel oil is 3.5% complying with IMO Resolution MEPC 259(68) adopted on 15th May 2015 according to scheme B. It is designed for one ME and three (3) sets of G/E and one EGCS G/E, it’s max. treatment amount of exhaust gas is for one M/E at 85% SMCR +Two (2) sets of G/E at abt.70% load.

The retrofit work includes scrubber room installation, FW tanks modification, AFT mooring repositioning, funnel modification, installation of sea water pumps for scrubber, overboard openings for EGCS drain water, installation of additional G/E for EGC, MSB modification, M/E turbocharger replacement, etc.

SMC is pleased to report steel cutting at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd., Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, CHINA, of Hull No. N945, the second unit from the series of two 114,000 DWT PRODUCT and CRUDE Oil TANKER ordered by FSL Trust management Pte Ltd., Singapore.

The Vessel will be classed by DNV-GL and built to Marshall Islands flag requirements.

Delivery of the vessel is scheduled for 15 January 2021.

SMC is pleased to report delivery ceremony in New Yangzi Shipyard, China: of MV “CEBU”, Hull No: YZJ2015-2020, the first unit from the series of six 2,400 TEU container vessels ordered by SITC.

Two vessels in the series are classed by DNV-GL Last Four are classed by NK will be built to Hongkong flag requirements.

SMC is pleased to report the launching of Hull No. TK1031 on slipway was carried out at at Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding, China, in the presence of representatives from SMC and Lloyd’s Register. This is the third unit from a series of four Green Dolphin 38,500 DWT bulk carriers ordered by Bernhard Schulte, Germany.

The vessel will be classed by LR and built to the Singapore flag requirements. Delivery of the vessel is expected in December 2019.

SMC is pleased to report Delivery at Zhejiang Zengzhou Shipbuilding Co., China, of M/V “Interlink Eternity”, Hull no. ZZ059, the third and last of the series ordered by Interlink Maritime Corp., Bermuda

The vessel will be classed by Lloyd’s Register and built to Marshall Islands Flag requirements.

SMC is pleased to report steel cutting at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd., Yangzhou, China of Hull No. N944, the first unit from the series of two 114,000 DWT product and crude oil tanker ordered by FSL Trust Management Pte Ltd., Singapore.

The vessel will be classed by DNV-GL and built to Marshall Islands flag requirements.

Delivery of the vessel is scheduled for 11 November 2020.

SMC is pleased to report Vessel delivered at Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Jiangsu, P.R. China, of “CL Volga River”, Hull No. H2017-1272, the second unit from the series of Ten 208,000 DWT bulk carriers ordered by China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co. Ltd., P.R. China.

The vessel is classed by CCS and built to Liberia flag requirements.

Vessel delivery on 25th September 2019.

SMC is pleased to report Vessel delivered at Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Jiangsu, P.R. China, of “CL Volga River”, Hull No. H2017-1272, the second unit from the series of Ten 208,000 DWT Bulk Carriers ordered by China Development Bank Financial Leasing, China.

The vessel is classed by CCS and built to Liberia flag requirements.

Vessel delivery on 25th September 2019.

SMC is pleased to report Steel Cutting at Zhoushan COSCO Heavy Industries, China, of Hull No. N755, the 113,000 DWT crude oil tanker ordered by Union Marine, UK.

The vessel will be classed by LR and built to Panama or Convenient flag requirements.

Delivery of the vessel is scheduled for 1st March 2021.

SMC is pleased to report the erection starting of Hull No. TK1032 was carried out at Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, China, in the presence of representatives from SMC and Lloyd’s Register. This is the fourth unit from a series of four GREEN DOLPHIN 38,500 DWT bulk carriers ordered by Bernhard Schulte, Germany.

The vessel will be classed by LR and built to the Singapore flag requirements.

Delivery of the vessel is scheduled on 28th Feb 2020.