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Seatrium inks two-year retrofit deal with Greece’s largest shipowner

Angelicoussis Group has signed a favoured customer contract with Singapore shipyard group Seatrium.

Marcus Hand, Editor

July 5, 2024

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Andreas Spertos, Executive Vice President and Technical Director of Maran Gas on behalf of Angelicoussis Group and Alvin Gan, Executive Vice President, Repairs and Upgrades, SeatriumPhoto: Seatrium

The contract between the largest shipping group in Greece and Seatrium is for two years with a one-year renewable option includes the retrofit of 10 to 15 vessels a year from Angelicoussis’ fleet of LNG carriers, tankers and bulkers, that operate under Maran Gas, Maran Tankers, and Maran Dry.

The contract builds on a longstanding relationship between the shipowner and the yard covering 70 retrofits, including 20 LNG carriers, and a series of scrubber installations, on vessels in Angelicoussis’ fleet since 2012.

Andreas Spertos, Executive Vice President and Technical Director of Maran Gas, “We are confident that this partnership will be the blueprint for a successful long-term fleet retrofitting programme, thereby enhancing our operational efficiency and instilling the highest standards of quality, safety, and environmental sustainability in the maintenance of our fleet of LNG carriers, bulk carriers and tankers. We look forward to a fruitful and successful partnership with Seatrium.”

The partnership will involve close co-operation in joint planning, information exchange and experience sharing between the yard group and the shipowner.

Alvin Gan, Executive Vice President, Repairs and Upgrades, Seatrium, said, “This Favoured Customer Contract not only affirms our leadership in the global ship repair market, but also our commitment to embarking on a shared journey of growth, trust and mutual success with our new partner, Angelicoussis Group. With the global focus on maritime decarbonisation, Seatrium is well-positioned to provide our esteemed customers with a broad range of low-carbon, cleaner energy solutions and energy-saving retrofits to support a sustainable future.”

Related:Seatrium renews LNG repair pact with Gaslog and Shell

Angelicoussis operates 141 vessels with a total deadweight of 24.18 million metric tons and a total cubic metre capacity of 9.80 million and is one of the world’s largest privately owned fleets.

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Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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