Ship Conversions

SMI Weekly Newsletter 31/03/22

Society of Maritime Industries Newsletter

31st March, 2022The latest updates from SMI, including industry news and upcoming events.
 
UK Maritime Mission 2022
The UK pavilion is now fully subscribed, but there are still spaces on the UK trade mission with partial funding available.  This will cover Indo-Pacific, and then visit Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.  There will be engagement with State governments, visits to the BAE Systems Osborne shipyard and ASC Pty submarine yard, engagement...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/31/smi-weekly-newsletter-31-03-22/

Crowley Awarded Contract for Ice Class Tanker Serving U.S. Defense Department

The “Stena Polaris”

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; March 21, 2022) – Crowley has been awarded the Military Sealift Command charter contract to operate the Stena Polaris, an Ice Class tanker serving bulk fuel needs of the U.S. Department of Defense.

Crowley’s government ship management group has completed the conversion of the ship to meet government and military service standards, including registration as a U.S.-flag vessel. The tanker will transport necessary fuel for defense operations in the Arctic and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/21/crowley-awarded-contract-for-ice-class-tanker-serving-u-s-defense-department/

Damen Maaskant wins Shellfish Sustainability & Innovation Prize

Jeroen van den Berg (Commercial Manager, Damen Maaskant Shipyards), Eric Moerkerk (Managing Director, Damen Maaskant Shipyards) and Andre de Bie (Programme Manager, Damen)

Damen Maaskant Shipyards is working hard for the development of a maritime industry without harmful emissions. Their contributions to a future proof fleet have been acknowledged on Thursday March 17th at the Shellfish Conference. Representative from the province of Zeeland, Jo-Annes de Bat, presented to yard managing director...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/18/damen-maaskant-wins-shellfish-sustainability-innovation-prize/

MB92 La Ciotat reaches major milestone ahead of September shiplift delivery

  • Lifting platform moved into position in complex engineering manoeuvre
  • World’s largest artificial harbour-based fish nursery installed along the quays

MB92 La Ciotat, France’s leading superyacht refit shipyard, announced today that a major milestone has been reached in the construction of the platform, maintaining the shipyard’s schedule for the opening of the facility as planned this autumn for yachts up to 115-metres in length.

Following the delivery last summer of the main elements of the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/18/mb92-la-ciotat-reaches-major-milestone-ahead-of-september-shiplift-delivery/

GTT, Alwena Shipping and CHI Zhoushan receive Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas for a new retrofit concept combining LNG fuel conversion and vessel jumboization for very large container ships

GTT, Alwena Shipping and CHI Zhoushan receive Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas for a new retrofit concept combining LNG fuel conversion and vessel jumboization for very large container ships

Paris and Beijing – March 1st, 2022. During a ceremony at Bureau Veritas (BV) headquarters based in Paris La Défense, GTT, a technological expert in membrane containment systems, Alwena Shipping, a naval consultancy and engineering firm, and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Zhoushan) Co., Ltd (CHI...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/01/gtt-alwena-shipping-and-chi-zhoushan-receive-approval-in-principle-from-bureau-veritas-for-a-new-retrofit-concept-combining-lng-fuel-conversion-and-vessel-jumboization-for-very-large-container-ships/

The BDI@2,076, Dirties up at 1,147 whilst Ukrainian chaos begins to shake Planet Ocean …and with Covid still around…

The BDI@2,076, Dirties up at 1,147 whilst Ukrainian chaos begins to shake Planet Ocean …and with Covid still around…

John Faraclas – picture by ecopack77

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) was down 111 points since yesterday and now stands at 2076. On a weekly though basis the BDI was up 112 points from 1,964p. Dirties advance; a good sign or a tempo rise… The despicable situation in Ukraine continues and the West must not just impose the toughest of sanctions but go even beyond before it’s too late....

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/25/the-bdi2076-dirties-up-at-1147-whilst-ukrainian-chaos-begins-to-shake-planet-ocean-and-with-covid-still-around/

The world’s only purpose-built charity hospital ship to set sail from Antwerp

The world’s only purpose-built charity hospital ship to set sail from Antwerp

After a six-month stay in the Port of Antwerp since 12 September, where she received the final outfitting of its medical and IT facilities, the Global Mercy – the world’s only purpose-built, civilian-funded charity hospital ship – will soon depart at the end of February for field services where she is needed around the world.

Measuring 174 m long and 28.6m wide, the 37.000 GT ship is the newest and largest vessel of the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/14/the-worlds-only-purpose-built-charity-hospital-ship-to-set-sail-from-antwerp/

Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven: the aim is to secure the long-term future

Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven: the aim is to secure the long-term future

Dr Per Hendrik Heerma (left) and Dr Christoph Morgen at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven – Photo: Lloyd Werft / Scheer

The provisional insolvency administrators responsible for the future of the shipyard Lloyd Werft, Dr Christoph Morgen for the owning company and Dr Per Hendrik Heerma for the operating company, today agreed on the further course of action in Bremerhaven: the common goal is to achieve the best...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/19/lloyd-werft-shipyard-in-bremerhaven-the-aim-is-to-secure-the-long-term-future/

MB92 La Ciotat Appoints Senior Business Development Manager

MB92 La Ciotat Appoints Senior Business Development Manager

Joe Degabriele

MB92 La Ciotat, France’s leading superyacht refit shipyard, announced today the appointment of Joe Degabriele as Senior Business Development Manager whose main area of focus will be the commercial development of the new 4300t shiplift, due for delivery in September 2022.

With over 30 years of experience, Joe is no stranger to MB92 as he was previously Director of Projects at the shipyard in La Ciotat from 2014 to 2019....

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/19/mb92-la-ciotat-appoints-senior-business-development-manager/

DNV’s Maritime Academy Course – Contract and Spec negotiations for Newbuildings and major conversions / retrofittings – Live Virtual Classroom

DNV’s Maritime Academy Course – Contract and Spec negotiations for Newbuildings and major conversions / retrofittings – Live Virtual Classroom

Dr Marina Papaioannou, Maritime Academy Hellas

DNV’s Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on 1 and 2 February 2022, a live virtual classroom course on contract and specifications negotiations for newbuildings and major conversion retrofittings.

Course Objectives

This course shall assist the technical staff of shipping companies during forthcoming...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/19/dnvs-maritime-academy-course-contract-and-spec-negotiations-for-newbuildings-and-major-conversions-retrofittings-live-virtual-classroom/

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