SMC News

SMC was awarded by SITC Shipowning Group Company, a subsidiary company of SITC International Holdings, China. SMC will provide plan approval and site supervision for their newbuilding project of four 2,400 TEU container ships to be constructed in Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding, China.

The plan approval has started right after the agreement signing, and site construction is scheduled to be carried out from October 2018 till April 2020 with a site team composed of five supervisors.

SITC International Holdings, headquartered in Hong Kong, is a leading shipping logistics company in intra-Asia area. It currently owns 65 container ships and 6 bulk carriers (data source: IHS Sea-Web).

SMC is pleased to report Naming and Delivery Ceremony in Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group, China of mv “ORE SHENZHEN”, Hull No. YZJ2015-2276, the second unit from the series of 6 x 400,000 DWT VLOC ordered by ICBC Leasing, China.

SMC is more than happy to announce that, after having followed up on this project for over a year, we have secured an agreement for providing services for three 82,000 DWT bulk carriers and one 22,000 m3 LEG carrier for Sumec, China (one of the biggest state-owned companies in Jiangsu Province) against various competitors.

The three 82,000 DWT bulk carriers were half built by Dayang Shipyard. After the bankruptcy of Dayang, Sumec took over the vessels and will complete them under the supervision of SMC.

The 22,000 m3 LEG vessel newbuilding project was cancelled by the previous owner before the construction and will now be a full newbuilding project under SMC for both plan approval and site supervision.

SMC is pleased to report the steel cutting of Hull No. 2017-2171, in Jiangsu Xinfu Shipbuilding China. This vessel is the first unit from a series of ten 208,000 DWT Bulk Carriers ordered by China Development Bank Leasing, China.

The vessel will be classed by ABS and built to the Liberia flag requirements.

Delivery of the vessel is scheduled for 19th July 2019.

SMC is pleased to report keel laying in Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd., South Korea of Hull No. 8225, the fifth unit from a series of eight 50,000 DWT product/chemical tanker ordered by Union Maritime, United Kindom.

Delivery of the vessel is scheduled for 19th October 2018.

SMC is pleased to report the launching on 19th May in Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Korea of MV “KAIROS”, Hull No. H8250, the 7,500m3 Gas Supply Vessel ordered by Bernhard Schulte, Germany and Babcock International, United Kingdom.

The vessel will be classed by Lloyds Register and built to Cyprus flag requirements.

Delivery of the vessel is scheduled for 15th October 2018.

Following signing three VLCCs with Landbridge, S.M.C was awarded another VLCC by Aeolos Management, Greece (also known as Andros Maritime with an operating office in London). The Supervision Agreement for one 318,000 DWT VLCC was signed in the middle of May. The vessel will be constructed in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), Korea starting from July 2018 till July 2019. This vessel is our very first VLCC in Korean shipbuilding market.

Andros Maritime is a returning customer as S.M.C has earlier done plan approval and supervision for them for three 6,700 TEU container vessels and four 9,000 TEU container vessels in Hyundai Samho, Korea. BSM also manages eight container vessels belonging to Andros Maritime.

Aeolos Management belongs to the Embiricos Group which started their shipping business in late 19th Century and owns a fleet of container vessels, bulk carriers and tankers.

SMC is pleased to report the launching on 18th May 2018, in Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd., South Korea of Hull No. 2630, the second unit from the series of 8 x 50,000 DWT Class Product/Chemical Tanker ordered by Union Maritime, UK.

Vessel will be classed by Lloyd’s List and built to Liberian Flag requirements.

Delivery of the vessel is scheduled for 17th Aug 2018.

SMC has signed a supervision agreement with Transocean Maritime Agencies (TMA), Monaco, right after the Chinese New Year. SMC will support TMA’s site supervision for two 82,000 DWT bulk carriers; a newbuilding project in Jinling Shipyard, China. Steel cutting for the first vessel started from February 2018 and delivery for the last vessel is scheduled for April 2019.

TMA is a private, family-controlled shipowning company, specialising in bulk carriers, with 17 vessels currently under their fleet. SMC started cooperation with TMA in 2013 and has already supervised four vessels with same type in Jinling Shipyard two years ago. TMA was very satisfied with the services provided and therefore entrusted this project to SMC.

SMC is pleased to report delivery of “FMG AMANDA” on 12 June 2018 in Guangzhou Shipyard International, China. It is the third unit from the series of four 261,000 DWT VLOCs ordered by Fortescue Metals Group, Australia.

The vessel is classed with Lloyds Register of Shipping and was built to Hong Kong flag requirements.

The construction for this vessel started in August 2016 and it has taken one year and ten months for its completion. The last vessel of the series is scheduled to be delivered in August 2018.