SMC News

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.

While the statutory the steel cutting was done on 15th September 2015 and the keel laying on 25th December 2015, the production commencement for Hull No. TK1030, MV ” FRIEDRICH SCHULTE” was carried out on 15th May 2018 in Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding, China in the presence of representatives from SMC and Lloyd’s Register (LR). This vessel is the second unit from a series of 2 x green dolphin 38,000 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 for 15th June 2019.

While the Steel Cutting was completed on 1st November 2017, the production Keel Laying for Hull No. T308K-1 was carried out on 8th May 2018 on DSIC Slipway No H3 in the presence of Classification (CCS), SMC Site Office and DSIC personnel. This is the first unit from a series of 3 x 308,000 DWT Crude Oil Tankers for Landbridge Holdings, Hong Kong.

This vessel will be built to Hong Kong flag requirements and classed by CCS Register as

Delivery of this vessel is scheduled for 31st December 2018.

SMC is pleased to report meeting of SMC Supervision team with Owners in Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard Co., for production kick off meeting on May.7th 2018 after SMC taking over the supervision of the project for two 64,000 Bulk Carriers.

All vessels in the series will be classed by LR and built to Marshall flag requirements.

Delivery of the vessel is scheduled for 8th May and 9th June 2019 respectively.

SMC is pleased to report Naming and Delivery Ceremony in Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group LTD, China of mv ”ORE HONG KONG”, Hull No. YZJ2015-2275, the first unit from the series of 6 x 400,000 DWT VLOC ordered by ICBC Leasing, China.

SMC is pleased to report Keel Laying in Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd., South Korea of Hull No. 8224, the fourth 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 10th September 2018.